Freestyle Winter Regionals
From Novice Silver and above, you can qualify for the Freestyle Winter Championships by taking part in regular day to day BD competitions at your local venues. Earn scores from qualifier tests to notch up the total scores needed and you’ll be dancing your way to the Championships!
Key facts
| Qualification period | 1 July - 31 December |
| Levels | Novice to Advanced Medium |
| Sections | Silver and Gold |
| Winter Regionals | February - March |
| Championships | NAF Five Star Winter Championships: 10 - 14 April 2024 |
Winter Regional Freestyle Qualification
Following a scores based system, you can attend your local BD competition to gain the relevant scores listed below for your desired level. Earn scores from qualified tests to make up the total scores needed.
How to qualify
| Level | Qualification |
| Novice Silver | two scores of 68% or higher |
| Novice Gold | two scores of 69% or higher |
| Elementary Silver | two scores of 66% or higher |
| Elementary Gold | two scores of 68% or higher |
| Medium Silver | two scores of 65% or higher |
| Medium Gold | two scores of 66% or higher |
| Advanced Medium Silver | two scores of 65% or higher |
| Advanced Medium Gold | two scores of 66% or higher |
Need to know:
- Pick your own classes may not be used for qualification. Combinations competing in music classes will be limited to three consecutive levels in any music qualifying period. They may compete at two consecutive levels at the Music Regional Championships.
- A combination may not compete at the same level (including music) in both an Area Festival and Regional in the same season. The Area Festival level must be higher than the Regional if competing in both in the same season.
- Combinations who have qualified for silver section may not compete at a higher level in a gold section than they ride in the Silver section.
Winter Regionals
Find out the venues for the 2024 Winter season below.
Membership
To qualify and compete at a Winter Regional Championship, both rider and horse need to hold Full membership and registrations. If you are an owner, you will need either Full (non-competing) or Full (competing) membership.
