how to get into county showing??

[Banleno007]

hi guys i was looking into going county this year with my two mares, however im finding its going to be quite expensive?? ie horses have to be registered with the relevant societys- in my case sports horse society for ridden and workers? also does the owner, and as one of my horses is a small hunter 15.2 ish she needs a jmb height certificate etc? is that right? looks like ill never get up there with the best of them!
Thanks!

 

[shadowboy]

I'm lucky I have natives so no need for all that! I used to show my MW hunter at county level and I remember the first year being expensive but once all the paperwork was bought the following year was fine! I didn't need the height cert for my classes though!

 

[mrogers]

unfortunatley showing is expensive. for anything with a height limit on it, you need to have a height cert on it. Think these are £77. However you will need a height cert every year until the horse reaches 7 where they can then have a life height. If your horse is over 7 then you need to height certs before a life.

Depending on who runs the class, may have to reg horses and become a member of shb gb, and if you go for any qualifiers then you would also need to reg the horse and yourself with puk, bsha etc etc

If your under 25 it might be cheaper to show your 15.2 as an intermeidiate show hunter

 

[beehorses]

hi guys i was looking into going county this year with my two mares, however im finding its going to be quite expensive?? ie horses have to be registered with the relevant societys- in my case sports horse society for ridden and workers? also does the owner, and as one of my horses is a small hunter 15.2 ish she needs a jmb height certificate etc? is that right? looks like ill never get up there with the best of them!
Thanks!

I am really interested in this as well, I hope to go to county level this year with my 2 year old, and do in hand sports horse class. But I just read the Devon county schedule and it doesn't look like I have to be a member just the horse?? But if I wanted to do the ridding horse in hand class i have to register with all sorts and very expensive. (it is very confusing)

 

[SNORKEY]

Hi, it is expensive im afraid, ive just brought a new coloured pony, and to register with CHAPS is now about £100, i last paid £30 about 10 years ago!
I also have a small Riding horse but im not showing him at county level anymore, partly due to the cost.
You will need to register them with the correct society first then get a height certificate for them, and your have to take them to the vets to do this as the ground has to be perfectly level.
I would go and watch some classes and if your sure your horse looks as good as the other horses in the ring and behaves very well, and your going to do quite a few shows in the year, then go for it.

You can start off with some smaller county shows and work your way up to the bigger ones.

The socielty you will have to register with can give you some more help as well.

 

[rockysmum]

And once you have done that the entry fees can be extortionate. I think the Great Yorks last year was £50+ a class, or that might have been the year before. £50 a night for stabling as well I think.

I dont actually pay that as I'm a member of the society and we get a discount but still.

I think they are the most expensive but some of the others are not far behind

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

It is stupidly exspensive. 2 years ago I looked into showing my TB as a Large Riding Horse - no height cert required, and it still would have cost me near on £150 just for all the relevent paperwork before you thought about HOYS & RIHS cards to allow you compete in those classes. And then you get the show entry fees themselves on top of that. If your horse is really worth it then by all means bash on, but if you just want a good day out then I would probably avoid it. Saying that you can do some classes on Day Tickets which I think are £50-ish? But you can't do a HOYS or RIHS qualifier on them.

 

[minesadouble]

And once you have done that the entry fees can be extortionate. I think the Great Yorks last year was £50+ a class, or that might have been the year before. £50 a night for stabling as well I think.

I dont actually pay that as I'm a member of the society and we get a discount but still.

I think they are the most expensive but some of the others are not far behind

With GYS you do get two exhibitor passes to the show with each entry - worth not far off £50 - so actually not that much of a rip off. Am sure the stabling is about £30 per night and cheaper if staying for the duration. We missed last year due to lame neddy but looking forward to this year - it is my fave show of the year .

To the OP - are you under 25? If so why not show your horse as an Intermediate Show Hunter Type? You can then compete at County level and only need to register BSPS if you want to go to the Champs?