Qualifications to big events?

[Kafairia]

I don't compete currently, so I have no real idea about competing and qualifications, and I was curious about how people qualify for big 4* events like Burghley?

Please go back to basics, how would one even start out?

Just curious to be honest.

Thank you.

 

[LeannePip]

There isn't a qualification process for Burgley (or other 4*'s) but you do have to have met certain criteria with runs/ results/ points at 3* (both horse and rider) to be eligable for 4*

Sure some one will be along with alot more detailed information!

 

[Fiona]

You need so many Novice runs to compete a 1*
So many 1*/intermediates to compete at 2*
So many 2* etc to compete 3*
and a certain number if qualifying results at 3* to enter a 4*

However if the 4* is over subscribed, they rank in order of FEI points obtained within the last 2 years (or 18 months?) at international events....

FIona

 

[AandK]

You need so many Novice runs to compete a 1*
So many 1*/intermediates to compete at 2*
So many 2* etc to compete 3*
and a certain number if qualifying results at 3* to enter a 4*

However if the 4* is over subscribed, they rank in order of FEI points obtained within the last 2 years (or 18 months?) at international events....

FIona

You also need a certain number of runs at BE100 to compete at Novice level too.

ETA, also the 'qualifying' runs for each level must not exeed a certain number penalties in each phase, i.e. no more than X number of fences down SJ and no more than 20pens XC. I think for FEI events, you also need to get below a certain mark in the dressage for it to count. The rules are all on the British Eventing website, under downloads.

 

[abbijay]

Is it horse, rider or combination that this applies to?
E.g. could a 3* school master horse be ridden by a 'first time' affiliated event rider at novice or intermediate first or would they have to start out at BE100? Or could a 4* rider take a new horse out at Novice for its first event? Or do WFP and the like have to do a certain number of BE100s as a combination even if they've bought a horse with a record?

(sorry, rule book geek! I love learning stuff like this)

 

[Fiona]

Is it horse, rider or combination that this applies to?
E.g. could a 3* school master horse be ridden by a 'first time' affiliated event rider at novice or intermediate first or would they have to start out at BE100? Or could a 4* rider take a new horse out at Novice for its first event? Or do WFP and the like have to do a certain number of BE100s as a combination even if they've bought a horse with a record?

(sorry, rule book geek! I love learning stuff like this)

I think it depends on what category of rider you are in as to what level you need to start at with a new but experienced horse.....

Fiona

 

[HotToTrot]

Is it horse, rider or combination that this applies to?
E.g. could a 3* school master horse be ridden by a 'first time' affiliated event rider at novice or intermediate first or would they have to start out at BE100? Or could a 4* rider take a new horse out at Novice for its first event? Or do WFP and the like have to do a certain number of BE100s as a combination even if they've bought a horse with a record?

(sorry, rule book geek! I love learning stuff like this)

If horse is qualified for everything under the sun (for the sake of argument) then what level the rider may start at with that horse will depend on what the rider is qualified for/what FEI category the rider has.

The one concrete one that I know (because it applied to me!) was that to compete at Intermediate for the first time on a horse (in my case on my horse who was qualified for everything under the sun) the rider, unless qualified to ride Advanced, had to get one QR with the horse at Novice. Obviously I also had to be qualified to ride at Int! So we had to do one run together at the level below the highest level for which I was qualified. I imagine that it is the same for the other levels. So no - you do not have to get your three 100s, five Ns, five Is and a ** to ride Adv, if you are both qualified to go Adv! I *think* that some horse/rider combos would be allowed to go straight out at Adv.


Then FEI has rider categories and riders in higher categories need fewer QRS before they can do stuff. But not sure on the specifics.
FEI eventing

 

[Kafairia]

Thank you for all your replies! I understand it a lot better now. I'm aiming to event BE100 next year but we'll see. My goal isn't to rush him but he's a very capable boy - it's getting him to believe in himself and not panic haha. I was just curious about how you qualify and it sounds like a smooth ladder which is good.


Thanks again everyone.