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OK, so I want to do BSJA with my 16.1hh gelding, and prehaps my 13.2hh mare, and I was just wondering when you knew you and your horse was ready to go affiliated, and how you practiced and prepared for it?

Thanks!
 
I decided to go affiliated after competing at a similar height unaffiliated. Jen and I qualified in the UK chasers and riders championships and when we went to the final in Warwickshire she jumped round the course no bother so I decided then really. I went along to a load of shows to watch and then bit the bullet and joined and went on from there. You could also do a couple of classes on a day ticket and see how you get on. I'd say the biggest difference I found from unaffiliated was the fences were well and truly up to height and the width of the oxers pretty wide compared to unaffiliated.
 
Ok, thanks very much! Also, do you think it would matter if I was big on Monica, my 13.2hh, only we are trying to sell, and thought to affiliate her, to get her out and seen? She can carry my weight, just wondering whether me being tall on her would matter.
 
i would have thought a 13.2 would struggle with the distances if you're planning on jumping seniors especially if you're big on her and if you are a senior then people will question why the pony is being ridden by an adult. i would personally keep her unaffiliated
 
I jump my 13.1hh seniors up to 1.10 im 5'4'' but your pony must be able to jump wide spreads although they are better courses at BSJA shows. Go for it
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We are taking our 13.1h to a Seniors comp on Tuesday - her first one, so I will let you know how we get on if you like.

We are going because tbh, we are bored taking her to unaff comps. She doesn't even start to jump until 1.10m, and locally the biggest we find is 90cm.

I'm 5ft7 so I'm quite tall on her, but I've had her 9 years, and we know each other inside out.
 
I would ditto what Elle said - it depends on the pony really but you would have to jump her in seniors (assuming you are an adult) and so a small pony might struggle with the distances in combinations and related distances.
 
I'd make sure you are going well at home practice your distance's etc... esp with the 13.2 to make sure he can cope with the strides, I don't really think it will be to much of a problem in the lower classes such as British Novice as a pony can pretty much get themselves out of trouble. Though he may stuggle when the fences get bigger. Then go to some un-aff shows of the same height as BSJA see how it goes then maybe go to a BSJA sohw and ride on a ticket that way if its not for you, you're not folking out a lot of money
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I'm not a senior haha, I'm only 15, so surely the striding would be suited better for a pony? Thanks for all the help! Once Monica (the 13.2hh) is fit, I am going to practice more over larger fences and make them right up to size, take her to unaffiliated larger competitions etc. and maybe jump on a ticket!

Thanks again!
 
In that case you would be able to ride the pony in juniors and the strides would be better suited for a pony, but the 16.1 would have to go in senior classes and you would compete against adults. I'm not sure (someone on here will know) whether you would have to register as an adult to ride the 16.1 but then I'm not sure whether you can ride as a junior and a senior at the same time if you see what I mean. Hopefully someone else might know.
 
to be sure you are ready to start affiliated, you need to be happily (in my opinion) be jumping slightly higher unaff than the smallest bsja class (90cm is senior british novice) and so probably be comfortable jumping a 1m unaff course if you want to start bsja as affiliated courses are much more up to height very often than unaff sj comps.

as for the pony, i would say that it depends on the pony. some may struggle with the distances/wide spreads, but some are fine. possibly take the pony in a british novice and see how he/she copes with the striding? (and in that case there isnt any major height issues encase you encounter a problem with distances?)

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Yes haha, I didn't know that either? I think if I cannot ride as a junior, then I would leave it a year for my 16.1hh and focus on Monica more. Also, is BN the smallest, and if so, what is the size? Also, can the spread be the same length as the height..?

Thanks!
 
You might be better just doing juniors on Monica and then after shes sold reregistering as an adult to do seniors on the 16.1 TBH I'm not sure of the heights for juniors other than they start at 80cm. It might be on the website though.
 
i think you would have to be a junior assossiate member which means you can jump juniors and seniors, if you're already on horses it would be a shame to miss a year. I have a feeling ponies have age limits though i.e when you're 14 you can't ride 13.2's any more. Not entirely sure about that it could just be for specific classes but from what i've seen people come off 12.2's at 12, off 13.2's at 14 and off ponies altogether at 16
 
hi, you can jump seniors and juniors at the same time- my friend does, she has 2 14.2hh ponies and 1 15.2hh horse and does BSJA on them all.
i decided to affiliate because i just felt like it lol... i didnt really know what i was getting myself into and one thing i would say is if you do something like pony club, BSJA is alot bigger- the spreads are huge, well at 1.10m they are and also the courses are a lot more technical and much more upto height compared with un affiliated!
 
in juniors yes, but you would only be able to do a year on her. i dont think you are allowed to compete her in sneiors because you are a junior so you can qualify for everything BUT you have kinda missed this years qulifiers for things like scope. if you jump on a day ticket you cant qualify etc.
 
I just looked it up in the rule book and you can't do 138 competitions if you're over 14 but i assume you can do normal classes like british novice etc. You'll also have to have the pony measured to register and it if it comes in above 138cms you can compete in 148 classes. The best thing to do is ring the bsja they're normally helpful
 
You can register as a pony associate member and jump horses in senior classes and ponies in junior ones, a parent will need to join as a non-jumping member too. You can jump your 13.2 in the british novice at 80cm, discovery at 90 cm and newcomers at 1m etc provided your pony hasn't won too much money for them if previously registered. You can qualify her for anything she is eligible for except the height classes. You won't be able to do these ie 138cm as you have to be 14 or under to jump in them. Good luck.
 
You won't need to have the pony measured until he has won £50 or more notional money and you come to reregister. However without a height certificate if your pony is "very full up" (!!!!) you may get challenged by another competitor (especially if you beat them) to have your pony go under the stick on the day.
 
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