Amateur Riders at BSJA, what to aim for?

sillygillyhorse said:
Introducing restrictions on the horses winnings in these classes would, as you say, alienate far too many people such as the genuine amateur who is riding a Grade A horse to gain competition experience.

I no longer want to produce young horses and not being a particularly good showjump rider like to ride something that has competed at a higher level than me which helps my confidence. I am not interested in qualifying for this, that or the other, for me the challenge is to improve as a rider aiming to jump rythmical balanced double clears and move up a height class if and when I feel comfortable, any placings/qualifications etc are considered a bonus. To that end the amateur classes are perfect for me in the current format.

My understanding of the concept of the amateur series was that it was to give the less experienced rider the opportunity to ride competatively on a schoolmaster horse, which, to my mind it does.
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To be honest, there are Open classes that would provide you with the same result that you are trying to achieve
 
Very interesting post as I am thinking I might register the youngster next year when he is 5 if he carries on jumping like he is so far!
Will watch your progress KatB and see where you go for inspiration :)
 
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