NSEA Competition Rules 2012 for all competitions listed on the NSEA website

The following rules are for all Regional Points League and County Dressage and Show Jumping competitions.

For all Regional Qualifier/ Championship rules go to NSEA Championships 2012 page.
For B.E schools series rules go to B.E Eventing series page.

All schools must be members of the NSEA and provide, on the Entry Form to the secretary of each competition they enter, their membership number.

Only the Team Manager (Team Trainer, Supporting Teacher, Riding Captain or the appointed responsible adult, for that school, at that competition) of each school is to deal with the Secretary. (for declarations, enquiries, objections etc)
This should be the person/s listed on the NSEA Membership Form. (Further Team Managers can be emailed to us at a later date)

Objections must be made by the Team Manager only, within 5 minutes of the end of the class, in writing, with a £30 deposit. Video/photographic evidence is not admissible.

GENERAL RULES 2012

Teams
T1) All riders to be from the same school
T2) Teams to be made up of three or four riders, the best three scores to count.
T3) In COUNTY Competitions and CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS, a horse/rider combination may compete in 2 teams at the same competition, providing that they are at 2 different heights and these must not be mini & open. At local level (RPL) a horse/rider combination may compete in 3 teams at different heights.

Riders
R1) Riders must be in full time education at the school/college they represent in 2012. (age u19 on 1st Jan 2012)
R2) Riders who are home schooled may only compete as individuals (unless there are a number of riders from one family or are educated as a home schooled group)
R3) A rider may only compete once in any team, therefore cannot compete two horses in the same team.
R4) A rider may not compete in both mini and open classes.
R5) For MINI/70cm competitions, the age of rider must be 13yrs & under on 1st Jan 2012. (except Grass Roots Competitions)
R6) Boys & girls compete in the same classes.

Horses 
H1) Any horse competing at 1m-1.05m may not also compete in the 70cm class at the same competition.
H2) FEI Pony/ JRN horse/rider combinations are not eligible to compete in any 80cm classes.
H3) Horse/ Rider combinations that have completed a BE or BS competition may not compete in Mini (County or RPL) or Grass Roots classes. However, they may compete in Mini qualifiers for the NSEA Championships (see specific rules).
H4) Stallions may only compete in school competitions with prior permission from the competition organiser. This must be sought before the entry closure date and must wear a stallion disc, as stated in BS Rulebook.

Grass Roots Competitions
GR1) These competitions are designed to introduce riders to team & individual competitions. All schools to be NSEA members.
GR2) No horse may be ridden by two different riders in the same class except in NSEA Grass Roots Competitions.
GR3) A competitor in Grass Roots Competitions cannot have successfully completed in NSEA 80cm classes or above or have competed at the NSEA Championships.
GR4) At a grass roots competition, the 70cm (mini) class is open to riders up to the age of 18yrs. This class may be split into Grass Roots Juniors (U14 on Jan 1st) and Grass Roots Seniors.
GR5) Competitors may be assisted in the ring in GR 40cm classes and these riders may compete as part of a team. However the team’s result will not count for qualifications for any championships.
GR6) Grass Roots competitions can be for teams & individuals. See each specific schedule for details of classes. General Competition Team Rules apply to team classes.
GR7) A series of Grass Roots qualifiers will run in the South East this summer, as a trial that should be expanded to all regions next year. Qualifiers are at 40, 50 & 60 cm for teams & individuals. These will be run as single phase show jumping classes only. The first 4 teams and 4 individuals will qualify for the Regional Championships.
GR8) Any rider who is led/assisted in a Grass Roots qualifying class will not eligible for qualification for the championship. Whilst they may compete in the class, if they are part of a team, the team will not qualify either- even if the assisted rider has the discount score.
GR9) For the qualifiers and regional championships, teams of 3 or 4 different horses and riders, best 3 scores to count.
GR10) All riders must be from the same school at GR qualifiers.

Points Leagues
P1) The location of the school is irrelevant, teams can accrue points at any competition listed on the NSEA website but, the points gained, will be applied to the league table for the region in which they were gained. That is, points gained at a competition held in one region, for example North East, cannot be used in the points league of another region, for example South West.
P2) Individual points leagues will run in areas where there is a demand for them. We are currently running an individual points league in the North East region.
P3) For the Individual Points league, the combination of horse & rider will accrue points. Therefore, if a rider competes on more than one horse, they will gain points on each horse separately in the relevant league table.
P4) If you do not wish your child’s name to appear in the results, you must contact us immediately.

County Competitions
C1) To be included in this competition, the school must be situated in the county stated.
C2) The County competitions are for teams and individuals. The winning team and individual will be awarded the county title for that year at mini, novice, intermediate & open level.

SPECIFIC RULES

(Scoring, tack etc unless otherwise stated on the schedule)
Show Jumping – British Show Jumping Rules 2012
Dressage – British Dressage Rules 2012
Eventing – British Eventing Rules 2012
Jumping with Style – NSEA JwS Rules for scoring, British Eventing Rules for tack etc