BSJA for dummy parents!

[Vic3gs]

Morning all.

I have a 12 year old daughter who is desperate to do BS.

She is currently in PC and also competes unaffiliated and is jumping successfully at around 90cm.

Her pony already has a good BS record (not with us) and I believe that will dictate which classes she is able to do but other than that I have no clue where to start…

If I’m honest I’ve put her off for the last 18 months due to how much more complicated the class qualifications are, especially with pony she has and fear of the unknown.

She is very competitive and is placing consistently atm and I have tried to tell her that she will be moving into a much bigger pool of talented kids (with more money for training, horse etc than us!) but it hasn’t put her off, if anything, made her more determined!!

Can anyone give me a dummy guide to BS, where do we start, how will her current ponies record effect the classes she can do and also very open for people telling me that it would be an easy transition from our lovely inclusive PC.

 

[EventingMum]

It's a good while since I have been involved with BS especially ponies but if you can access a rule book and take time to read up it should help. Basically, all ponies are graded, JD, JC or JA accorded to what they have won and this determines the classes they are eligible for although some other classes are only for certain heights of pony - 128cms and under, 138cms and under etc and others are open. The rider's age will also determine what classes and height of pony they can ride, age is like Pony Club and taken on 1st January.

BS also have training academies in place which should be a good place to start and get advice: https://britishshowjumping.co.uk/training/Academies-1