Burghley Pony Club Spring Hunter Trial

The Hunter Trial course is run on old parkland and turf and is designed and maintained by Philip and Guy Herbert. The competition will run under the Pony Club Eventing Rule 2024. There will be an optimum time set at the equivalent Pony Club Eventing speed per class height. No horse or pony may compete in more than two classes. In pairs classes, please note that competitors do not need to jump side by side, but a pair may not jump the next obstacle before their partner has jumped the previous one. Pairs can be of any combination (i.e. Pony Club members and non-members may form a pair). ‘L’ fence alternatives, where available, will incur 15 penalties.

Pairs entries: £40.00 per pair

Individual entries: £30.00 (£25.00 for members of Burghley Pony Club).

Cross-country colours may be worn. Accepted hat standards All hats must be tagged to comply with the Pony Club Hat Rule 2024, with a pink hat tag. Hat tagging will be available at the Secretary’s/ information point. Hats must be a jockey skull cap and have no fixed peak. Hat cams are not permitted. Body Protectors Body protectors are compulsory and must be worn. Body protectors worn must meet the BETA 2018 Level 3 standard and display the blue and black label. Air jackets are permitted, but must be worn over the top of a body protector which meets the above standards. Please note requirement for number bib and baton whips. Numbers  Numbers BE style number bibs must be worn. You are responsible for printing and bringing your own numbers. These can be printed out from www.ponyclubresults.co.uk.

The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present at this event. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organiser and all officials and stewards.

Save for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the organisers or anyone for whom they are in law responsible, neither the organisers of this event nor The Pony Club, nor any agent, employee or representative of these bodies, nor the landlord or his tenant, accepts any liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, riders, spectators, land, cars, their contents and accessories, or any other personal property whatsoever, whether caused by their negligence, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. Entries are only accepted on this basis.

Times Times will be posted on www.ponyclubresults.co.uk by 8pm on Friday 22nd March. If you have specific requests regarding your run time, please make these at the time of entry. Numbers  BE style number bibs to be worn with a number both front and back. You are responsible for printing and bringing your own numbers. These can be printed out from www.ponyclubresults.co.uk

Course Walking The course will be open for walking on Saturday 23rd March from 2pm – 5pm (please note that the park gates are strictly locked at 6pm). The course can also be walked with care on the day.

Please note our new parking and site layout, as used in October 2023. Parking access for course walking and the competition day is via the Burghley Horse Trials Office entrance – with postcode: PE9 2LH It will be well signed on the day from Barnack Road. What3words: estate.foil.veal