Talent Spotting
Mac

13-06-2008 16:32

My daughter is 16 years old (17 in Sept) and a member of BD. She rides a 14hh pony with much success up to Novice and is going to start Elementary soon. She would love to attend a talent spotting day but has been told she is too old to ride a pony and must compete on a horse in order to attend talent spotting. Can someone explain.

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Gingers

13-06-2008 17:23

 RE: Talent Spotting

It's just the way the rules are laid out. They have 3 categories split into the following age groups...

11-16yrs on ponies
13-18yrs juniors (On horses)
19-25yrs Young riders (Also on horses)

She can only do it on ponies until the end of the calendar year in which she turned 16...which was last year.

Look at the page on BD website which states the rules.

https://www.britishdressage.co.uk/uploads/File/New%20site%20PDF-
...



Hope this helps



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Minstrel

13-06-2008 18:11

 RE: Talent Spotting

Probably due to the fact that these are the FEI age limits for competing internationally.

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kudos

22-06-2008 09:10

 RE: Talent Spotting

Hi Mac

You could apply for the U21s UK Search for a Star
competition run on the same lines. Finals take place
in October - Age limits as follows -

Fledglings 11 years and under on 1st January 2008.
Pony Riders 16 years and under on 1st January 2008
Juniors riding horses 17 years and under on 1st January 08
Young riders horses 21 years and under on 1st Jan 2008.

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