HOME PONY SELECTION CRITERIA 2025
Monday 30 June 2025
Please follow the link HERE for the full details of Home Pony selections for 2025.
Selection for Scottish Teams
Wales & West and South View Home Pony
To be considered riders should declare their interest and availability for Home Pony competition in writing to the BS Performance Team (performance@britishshowjumping.co.uk) before the start of the Home Pony Show.
- A team of 4 plus one reserve rider will be pre-selected for each Home Pony.
- Successful applicants must have form on their record at the relevant height of the team competition and selection will be based on overall performance and consistency and their record of results.
- Riders must have expressed an interest in the Home Pony Teams and have submitted a code of conduct form prior to selection.
*teams may be subject to change
Selection for Debut Teams for all Nations
Selection Criteria
- There is no pre-selection for the Debut teams, you just need to enter the selection classes at the show as specified in the schedule.
- The final four combinations will be the top 2 from each of the selection as identified in the schedule. The reserve will be the combination with the highest points over the two selection classes (disregarding combinations in the top two places of each classes.)
Eligibility for all Nations:
- English and Irish Teams: Rider to never have competed on a Home Pony Team 148cm Team (excluding Cavan) Scottish and Welsh Teams: Combination never to have competed on a HP 148cm Team
- Rider to have never competed on an International Great Britain or Irish Pony Team (CSIOP).
- Combination to have never been placed (received prize money) in a Pony Showjumper of the Year First Round or Winter JA Classic first round.
- Combination to have never competed in the 148cm pony classes at Dublin Horse Show (excluding the 6 and 7 year 148cm classes).
English, Scottish and Welsh Debut teams will all be selected at each show from the specific selection classes as identified in each schedule.
*Point system will be based on 1 st=10 points, 2nd = 9 points etc. calculate over the 2 days and the most points would be reserve.
*all selection criteria are subject to change
Please note the Chef d’Equipe’s decision is final.
