This competition is run under Defender Bramham International Horse Trials Rules. Each competitor is responsible for ensuring that they are conversant with these and the following:
1. Horse/rider combinations must be confident in jumping the entered height at a competition environment. Bramham is a big atmosphere and the horse/rider combinations must be well established.
2. Competitors must be at least 12years of age
3. No horse or rider may compete more than once in each arena eventing class. Horse/rider must not have competed at either CIC1*, CCI1* or higher in the 2023/2024 seasons.
4. Combinations must have competed at that level atleast 3 times
5. Skull Caps to BE standards must be worn. Hats with a fixed peak are not permitted. Body Protectors are COMPULSORY
6. Cross country colours should be worn. No electronic recording devices are permitted on horse or rider.
7. Tack and Saddlery must comply with British Eventing regulations
8. Paper Numbers will be provided – please bring your own number bibs
9. If a rider has a fall from their horse they must be seen by one of the designated medical staff
10. The judges’ decision is final. They may disqualify riders at any stage for dangerous riding, inappropriate behaviour or language, abuse of officials, misuse of whip or spurs, ill treatment of the horse or if in their opinion the horse is lame, sick or unfit to compete
11. Horses must be 5 years of age to compete and at least 132cm to compete in the 80cm, 137cm to compete in the 90cm and at least 142 cm in 100cm class
12. This is an unaffiliated event, no need to qualify
13. There will be a drawn order and approximate start times will be given in advance of the day, the course will be open for walking shortly before the class starts and Friday evening
14. The winner will be the competitor with a clear round closest to the optimum time. In the event of a no clear round, the winner will be the one closest to the optimum time with the least number of jumping faults.
15. Stopwatches are not permitted
16. Warm up in designated area only - Practice fences must be jumped the correct way (red flag on the right) •
Penalties will be awarded as follows:
Show Jumping: First disobedience = 4 penalties, Second disobedience = 8 penalties, Third disobedience = Elimination, Knock down of obstacle = 4 penalties, Knock of Final Joker Fence = 6 penalties, Fall of horse OR rider = Elimination.
Cross Country: First disobedience = 20 penalties, Second disobedience = 40 penalties, Third disobedience = Elimination, Fall of horse OR rider = Elimination.
Error on course = Elimination
Retaking obstacle already jumped = Elimination
Flu Vaccination Requirements:
a) An initial Primary Course of two vaccinations must be given; the second vaccination must be administered within 21-92 days of the first vaccination. b) The first booster must be administered within 7 calendar months following the date of administration of the second vaccination of the Primary Course. c) In accordance with FEI regulations, all horses attending the Event at Bramham must have received a booster within 6 months +21 days (and not within 7 days) before arrival at the Event. d) Horses may attend Bramham 7 days after receiving the second vaccination of the primary course. e) Horses that have received the Primary Course prior to 1 January 2005 are not required to fulfil the requirement for the first booster, providing there has not been an interval of more than 12 months between each of their subsequent annual booster vaccinations and they have received a booster within 6 months +21 days (and not within 7 days) before arrival at the Event.
Disclaimer of Liability
Save for the death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Organisers or anyone for whom they are in law responsible, neither the organisers of the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, nor any agent, employee or representative of these bodies accepts any liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, riders, spectators, land, cars, their contents and accessories, or any person or property whatsoever, whether caused by the negligence, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever.
Health and Safety
The organisers of this event have taken reasonable precautions to ensure all the health and safety of everyone present, for these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organisers and all the officials and stewards.