point to point? Any experts?

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Just wondering if anyone can help me.

Really fancy a go at point to point, and have a TB, not registered with weatherby's tho.

I know they have to go hunting so many times, does anyone know what the exact figure is?

And does my horse have to be registered with wetherbys?
 
Yup I think your horse does have to be registered with Weatherbys to run in normal point to points. However, you can do the hunt race on anything. It's the same as any other race except that horses have to have qualified with the hunt that's putting on the meeting. It tends to have fewer runners so is a great race to ride in for the first time. I'm not sure how many times you need to hunt to qualify.

Give it a go, it's fantastic fun!
 
hi wench - i am by no means any sort of expert! but the horse must have been registered at birth with weatherbys to race - I am pretty sure horses have to hunt four times to get a certificate to enable them to race. Have you ever been involved in point to pointing before??
 
It is usually 7, they dropped it to 4 this year (because of the FMD). I have learnt the hard way in the last week, first you need to qualify you and the horse, also you now need to have medical (even just for the members race at your local meet), you need to send your entries to weatherbys at least 3 weeks prior to your chosen race. The point to point planner has details of all of the fixtures and conditions for the whole season (£22 from PPORA). That should give you enough fr now!
 
to be honest i don't think its worth the cost of qualifying, insurance etc let alone the effort of getting a horse fit enough and the cost just to run round the back in one members race. If you are really interested in racing you need to have a suitable registered tb preferably one that has already raced, as a starting point.
 
I agree, in the first instance with the medical it is quite expensive, but I am seriously thinking of giving up eventing and pointing instead. It is certainly less expensive than eventing, and there are plenty of P2P meetings nearer to me than there are events. Yes I do think you need a decent horse, I am lucky enough to have one, but I think you can still do the members with a decent part bred if its fit and fast enough.
 
it's not really about going fast - you need a horse that can keep up a decent gallop for three miles and jump 18 fences safely. Speed dosen't really come into it.
 
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