BD Regionals and AF Qualification query

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I'm still trying to get my head around the new BD rules and hoping someone can help me with a few questions!!!

1. We competed at Novice Restricted Winter regionals the other week. I presume I can still compete at Novice Silver AFs this year?

2. Can I compete at Elementary bronze and Novice Silver AF in the same year?

3. Can I compete at Elementary Silver and Novice Silver summer regionals (or would I need to do Novice gold)? If I did this would this change what AF I could do?

Am trying to work out what sections I need to enter in forthcoming shows! We weren't at all competitive at Novice Restricted regionals this winter as we were still a new partnership but I'm hoping we might stand a better chance at summer regionals. However we are nearly out of silver points so will need to step up to novice gold soon and I'm also keen to try a couple of elementarys in May or so (don't think we'll be competitive but looking for a challenge!). I just don't want to end up having done lots of shows and not having qualified for anything! Thanks
 
1. We competed at Novice Restricted Winter regionals the other week. I presume I can still compete at Novice Silver AFs this year?

No you cannot compete at the same level at regionals and area festivals in the same year.

Rule 60.
Combinations competing at Regional Championships (excluding PSG Freestyle) are ineligible for Area Festivals at that level or below in the same calendar year, i.e. If a combination qualifies for the Winter/Summer Regionals and decides to compete at the Regional Championships they will need to compete at a higher level in the Area Festival in the autumn of the same year.

2. Can I compete at Elementary bronze and Novice Silver AF in the same year?

Yes I think that would be fine in theory, but you would be ineligible for the novice due to competing at winter regionals.

3. Can I compete at Elementary Silver and Novice Silver summer regionals (or would I need to do Novice gold)? If I did this would this change what AF I could do?

Yes you can do this. Rule 51:
Combinations that are qualified for three or more levels for Regional Championships may only compete at two levels. It is the competitors choice which two levels they wish to ride at i.e. a combination qualifying Novice, Elementary and Medium may choose to compete in Novice Gold and Silver Medium. If eligible, combinations may compete in two consecutive Silver levels.

If you do Elementary summer's then you wouldn't be able to do Area Festival's at Elementary, see above about rule 60.
 
Thanks. I thought rule 60 referred to winter/summer champs rather than regionals? I was confused at it says 'regionals championships' and I thought it meant as long as you didn't compete at championships you could compete at AF at same level? Also I wasn't sure how they equated restricted section to the new section - I would presume silver?
 
Regionals are championships in their own right, but it's best to ask BD directly for a concrete answer, the rule's are so convaluted and complicated it will probably be easier than trying to dissect the rule book!

Restricted at area festival's would be bronze, but at regional's silver.
 
dressage_diva said:
Thanks. I thought rule 60 referred to winter/summer champs rather than regionals? I was confused at it says 'regionals championships' and I thought it meant as long as you didn't compete at championships you could compete at AF at same level? Also I wasn't sure how they equated restricted section to the new section - I would presume silver?
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"Regional championships" are regionals. "Winter championships" or "National championships" are the finals.
 
AlexHyde said:
Restricted at area festival's would be bronze, but at regional's silver.
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^^ not sure there is a direct comparison really between restricted/open and bronze/silver/gold - I'm doing Novice Open at Winters this week, but am still eligible to ride in Novice silver on the same horse.
 
milliepops said:
^^ not sure there is a direct comparison really between restricted/open and bronze/silver/gold - I'm doing Novice Open at Winters this week, but am still eligible to ride in Novice silver on the same horse.
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Very true but its the closest I can see :D and after all is this not what BD tell us ;), Silver is the old restricted and Bronze is 'super' restricted...

Plus you may place in your class and be booted out of silver :D, I'm rooting for you :D:thumbup: please let us know how you get on.
 
milliepops said:
hahahahaah as if!! lol
will be absolutely delighted with a clear-ish round and a nice picture :) on this occasion i won't even mind coming last. Someone's got to :lol:
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It's a special thing to be last in class ;) that's what I told myself at the Petplan Champs last year anyway! Though we are clawing our way up the score-board at regionals, even made it to the half way mark at Myerscough :D.
 
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