British Riding Clubs Area 16 NAF 2026 Summer Dressage Qualifier

NAF 2026 Summer Dressage Qualifier Schedule
 on
Saturday 16^th May 2026
at
Epworth Equestrian Centre,

Scawcett Lane,

Epworth,

Doncaster,

Sth Yorkshire,DN9 1LQ

You must book and pay on booking by the 7th May 2026 

This is for Teams and Individuals at £15 per person. The club is supplementing the full price of £20pp

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our Team manager needs to know asap if you are wishing to be included. If you have any questions she will be happy to answer these for you. We do not have a selection process so if you wish to participate put your name down.

Competition passes are required for all Qualifiers and Championships. If you already have purchased this it is valid for 1 year from date of purchase.

How to Purchase Competition Pass

We have the pleasure of welcoming NAF as the title sponsor again who are very generously supporting us.

 Eligibility for all classes can be found in the current BRC Handbook. Eligibility will be taken from the date of the qualifier, any points/gained between the qualifier and championships will not be counted. All competitors must be a member and be on the BRC Database by midday the Friday before the qualifier. All riders must have a current Competition pass on their membership profile for the horse they are riding. Anyone failing to meet the eligibility criteria will be disqualified and informed by BRC HQ when the results are processed. 

 Eligibility for all Dressage classes can be found in the BRC 2026 Handbook (pages 41 & 42) and G6.1 Age of horses (page 22).

Please note: From the Summer Dressage 2026 National Championships Qualifiers Horse and rider combinations may compete in more than 1 team in the same competition.

Although no horse or rider may compete twice in the same team. 

Eligibility will be taken from close of pre-entry & competitors must be a registered current member of the correct club on Sport80 by midday the Friday before the qualifier. Anyone failing to meet the eligibility criteria will be disqualified and informed by BRC HQ when the results are processed.

Flu Vaccinations:

Flu Vaccinations & Microchips

Your horse must have up to date influenza vaccinations in line with rule G7 in the current BRC Handbook. There is also a downloadable flu vac checking spreadsheet available to check the flu vaccination: BRC Downloads | The British Horse Society (bhs.org.uk) under ‘Competitions’.

Flu Vacc checking at Epworth Equestrian on day of qualifier.

Please remember it is the owner’s / competitor’s responsibility to make sure the horse’s / pony’s vaccination certificate is correct. If a certificate is found to be incorrect the horse / pony will be issued either a yellow or red card. A red card (disqualification) flu vacc certificate will not be permitted to compete at the Qualifier. A disqualified horse / pony is not permitted to be substituted at the qualifier.

Please remind your members that the Booster or 2^nd initial vaccination must not be later than Saturday 9^th May 2026 for this qualifier.

Team Managers:

Please remind competitors that it is compulsory for Flu Vaccs and Hats to be checked before competing. Failure to do so may result in disqualification of the competitor. (If a team of 3 only is competing, this will result in the Team result being disqualified).

BRC Code of Conduct:

As this competition will run under BRC Rules, anyone in attendance will be bound by the BRC Code of Conduct.

All BRC code of conduct rules must be observed at the event unless the venue / organiser has given specific instructions that are still in line with health and safety guidelines. This includes: the welfare of the horses and ponies; the conduct of members, officials, volunteers and representatives; safeguarding and equality and diversity as well as social media and discipline.

For further information on the BRC Codes of Conduct please see the 2026 BRC handbook, pages 5 - 7.

Members should ensure that they are up to date with the BRC Code of Conduct to encourage a smooth competition; anyone found to be in breech of the BRC Code of Conduct is subject to discipline from the BRC disciplinary committee at their discretion.

Numbers to qualify:

BRC have adjusted the numbers to qualify due to requests from many areas. For further information on the numbers to qualify for BRC championships, members are advised to review the BRC 2026 handbook – page 98.

PPE:

Hats:

All hats must have a visible PINK BRC/BE/PC hat tag in place before they are worn on the showground, to show that they meet the current safety standards.  There will be a trained official available on the day to do this for you if your hat does not currently have one. For up-to-date hat rules please see the current BRC Handbook. Hats with a fixed peak can ONLY be used for dressage and show jumping.

Body Protectors:

A body protector is not obligatory for Show Jumping competitions. However, competitors may wear an up-to-date standard body protector should they wish to, for up-to-date list of standards for body protectors please see the BRC handbook.

Riders wearing Exo Body Cage protectors must inform the secretary at all events, so medics can be informed.