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Beth321

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Hi everyone, just something I read today which I'm a bit confused about.. Someone I know has just bought her 4th horse, and it is a lot better than anything she has had before. She has never competed in a show jumping class, but the horse has been doing pretty big affiliated classes up and down the country with her previous owner - now if she takes it into a small affiliated class, because the horse has competed at this level does it also make her an 'affiliated rider'? :confused:
 
Depending on how much money the horse has won depends on what classes she has to go in as its possible its jumped out of the smaller classes, she can compete affliated in the smaller classes by going h/c.
 
Unless things have changed the only way a rider can be "affiliated" is if she joins the BS (BSJA) . The horse can be jumped by her "on a ticket" if they are not registed. It's winnings will be allready recorded with the BS and may limit the classes it is elidgeble for.See BS website for more details.
 
If I'm reading your question right then agree with rossiroo - anyone who is registered with BS(JA) is an affiliated rider whatever height they are jumping xx
 
Beth321 said:
now if she takes it into a small affiliated class, because the horse has competed at this level does it also make her an 'affiliated rider'? :confused:
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OP, did you mean "small UNaffiliated" class?
If you did then checking with the comp sec would be required. Some unaff comps exclude currently registered horses or riders, some just registered riders, some just horses with BS winnings.
 
I am not sure what you mean by 'big classes' as to someone who has never competed jumping then I am not sure what they would consider big. Anyway, that's by the by. You can jump ANY registered horse not matter what they've won in any of the open classes that they now run which start at 70 or 75cms. However, if she's never jumped in a competition before then I would suggest she has some jumping lessons before going anywhere and she should maybe jump at unaffiliated shows/trailblazers before forking out for BS registration.
 
The smaller classes ( eg. 70 & 80 cms etc) are not available at every BS event. It is a new 'league' started recently by BS with the aim of encouraging more riders & not every centre will be holding them.
 
Fir clarification unaffiliated classes are any classes which are not run by the BSJA- usually the sort of showjumping classes you will find at local shows. Affiliated classes are those run by the BSJA. To become 'affiliated' you would have to registered both horse and rider with the BSJA. However, you can compete 'h'ors concours (non-competitively)' at affiliated shows for schooling or to see how you and your horse get on but i think this is limited to a certain number of classes over a certain period of time before you have to become affiliated to continue.

Even if the horse has been competed affiliated before it would have been registered with the old owner and i doubt they would have continued this registartion if they have sold the horse. It may be worth your friend checking with the BSJA regarding previous regisatrtion of the horse and any winnings it may have had.

Your frined would be able to compete the horse in any unaffiliated classes. Normally the only restrictions are for combinations of horse and rider. So for example if the combination of horse and rider had won any classes then usually you would not be able to compete in 'novice' classes at that particular height. But as yoru friend has never competed with the horse she will be abel to do any class at any height.

If i were her and i had not competed i would start with some training with a professional trainer to see how they thoguht the parrnership should progress and what the potential was. Then i would start right at the bottom with small unaffiliated classes of a suitable height and then when i felt ready i would compete h'ors concours with the BSJA and affiliate if i felt ready but soemtimes it can take quite a while to progress and learn how to ride tracks etc especially if she has never compete showjumping before.

:) :) :)
 
Anyone can be an affiliated rider (or horse for that matter)- just got to pay the BS / BSJA some money. (i don't seem why they changed the name - to me BS mean Bull *****:confused:)
 
nikCscott said:
just got to pay the BS / BSJA some money. (i don't seem why they changed the name - to me BS mean Bull *****:confused:)
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They had no choice if they wanted to fit in. First there was BD, then BHTA changed to BE so BSJA just had to change as well didn't they.
Just not sure they thought through the new name too well or parhaps they did? British Showjumping (BS) is probably slightly better than British Jumping.
I will happily say to anyone that I'm doing BS at the weekend, the alternative - NO WAY :eek:
 
JunoXV said:
OP, did you mean "small UNaffiliated" class?
If you did then checking with the comp sec would be required. Some unaff comps exclude currently registered horses or riders, some just registered riders, some just horses with BS winnings.
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Nope, the first class she ever did was a 90cm affiliated one .. can she only do these classes because the horse has won so much money in the past?
 
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