Winter Regionals 2026: Qualification Ratios

With the Winter Regionals beginning next week at Onley Grounds, we're pleased to publish the qualification ratios for competitors aiming for the NAF Five Star Winter Championships at Addington Equestrian, 15 - 19 April 2026. 

Good luck to all competitors heading to the BD Winter Regional Championships over the coming months. Please find below several points to be aware of: 

1. Combinations scoring below 65% will not be eligible for qualification for the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships as stated in the British Dressage Members Handbook, unless it is via a wild card. 
2. The number qualifying from each Winter Regional class will depend on the number of starters in that particular class according to the conversion charts. The number of qualifications per level varies according to the total number of horses qualified for the Regionals and the number of spaces available at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships. 
3. A ‘starter’ is a horse that enters the competition arena and goes down the centre line, even if it retires before finishing.
4. The number of starters will not be known until the class is finished, after which the organiser will calculate how many have qualified and mark them on the score board. The number of direct qualifications will be announced at the prize giving.  

5. The last Winter Regional finishes on Sunday 8 March and in the following week the BD Office will calculate how many unfilled spaces there are in each class at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships. These spaces will be filled by the highest scoring unqualified combinations from across all of the Regionals. 

6. The names of the combinations awarded wild cards will be published on Tuesday 17 March on the BD website. Please do not telephone the BD Office regarding wild card allocation before 2pm on this day. 

Close of entries for the NAF Five Star Winter Championships is Wednesday 25 March, please note that no late entries will be accepted.

Numbers to Qualify 

You must achieve a score of at least 65% to qualify for the Championships from a Regional and the numbers who qualify from each regional in each class and section are based on the number of starters as below:

Mollichaff Preliminary Silver  
1 in 14 qualify 
1 - 14   = 1 qualifies 
15 - 28 = 2 qualify 
29 - 42 = 3 qualify  

Horsehage Preliminary Gold 
1 in 12 qualify 
1 - 12   = 1 qualifies 
13 - 24 = 2 qualify 
25 - 36 = 3 qualify  
37+      = 4 qualify 

Prestige Novice Silver 
1 in 6 qualify 
1 - 6  = 1 qualifies 
7 - 12   = 2 qualify 
13 - 18 = 3 qualify 
19 - 24 = 4 qualify 
25 - 30 = 5 qualify 
31 - 36 = 6 qualify 

Prestige Novice Gold  
1 in 10 qualify 
1 – 10 = 1 qualifies 
11 – 20 = 2 qualify 
21 – 30 = 3 qualify 
31+ = 4 qualify 

Equi-Trek Elementary Silver  
1 in 7 qualify 
1 – 7 = 1 qualifies 
8 – 14  = 2 qualify 
15 – 21 = 3 qualify 
22 – 28 = 4 qualify 
29 – 35 = 5 qualify 
36+ = 6 qualify 

Equi-Trek Elementary Gold 
1 in 6 qualify 
1 – 6 = 1 qualifies 
7 – 12  = 2 qualify 
13 – 18 = 3 qualify 
19 – 24 = 4 qualify 
25 – 30 = 5 qualify 
31 – 36 = 6 qualify 

Horselight Medium Silver 
1 in 8 qualify 
1 – 8 = 1 qualifies 
9 – 16  = 2 qualify 
17 – 24 = 3 qualify 
25 – 32 = 4 qualify 
33 – 40 = 5 qualify 

Horselight Medium Gold 
1 in 7 qualify 
1 – 7 = 1 qualifies 
8 – 14  = 2 qualify 
15 – 21 = 3 qualify 
22 – 28 = 4 qualify 
29 – 35 = 5 qualify 
36+ = 6 qualify 

Black Country Saddles Advanced Medium Silver 
1 in 4 qualify 
1 – 4  = 1 qualifies 
5 – 8   = 2 qualify 
9 – 12 = 3 qualify 
13 – 16 = 4 qualify 

Black Country Saddles Advanced Medium Gold 
1 in 6 qualify 
1 – 6   = 1 qualifies 
7 – 12   = 2 qualify 
13 – 18 = 3 qualify 
19 – 24 = 4 qualify 
25 – 30 = 5 qualify 
31 – 36 = 6 qualify 

Magic Prix St Georges Silver 
1 in 12 qualify 
1 – 12   = 1 qualifies 
13 –24  = 2 qualify 
25 – 36 = 3 qualify  
37+       = 4 qualify 

Magic Prix St Georges Gold 
1 in 8 qualify 
1 – 8  = 1 qualifies 
9 – 16   = 2 qualify 
17 – 24 = 3 qualify 
25 – 32 = 4 qualify 

Superflex Intermediate I Silver 
1 in 7 qualify 
1 – 7 = 1 qualifies 
8 – 14  = 2 qualify 
15 – 21 = 3 qualify 
22 – 28 = 4 qualify 
29 – 35 = 5 qualify 
36+ = 6 qualify 

Superflex Intermediate I Gold 
1 in 4 qualify 
1 – 4   = 1 qualifies 
5 – 8    = 2 qualify 
9 – 12   = 3 qualify 
13 – 16 = 4 qualify 

Freestyle to Music Numbers to Qualify 

Baileys Horse Feeds Novice Freestyle Silver 
1 in 7 qualify 
1 – 7 = 1 qualifies 
8 – 14 = 2 qualify 
15 – 21 = 3 qualify 
22 – 28 = 4 qualify 
29 – 35 = 5 qualify 
36+     = 6 qualify 

Baileys Horse Feeds Novice Freestyle Gold  
1 in 6 qualify 
1 – 6 = 1 qualifies 
7 – 12  = 2 qualify 
13 – 18 = 3 qualify 
19 – 24 = 4 qualify 
25 – 30 = 5 qualify 
31 – 36 = 6 qualify 

PDS Saddles Elementary Freestyle Silver   
1 in 10 qualify 
1 – 10  = 1 qualifies 
11 –20 = 2 qualify 
21 – 30 = 3 qualify 

PDS Saddles Elementary Freestyle Gold   
1 in 5 qualify 
1 – 5    = 1 qualifies 
6 – 10  = 2 qualify 
11 – 15 = 3 qualify 
16 – 20 = 4 qualify 
21 - 25 = 5 qualify 

Spillers Medium Freestyle Silver 
1 in 7 qualify 
1 – 7  = 1 qualifies 
8 – 14   = 2 qualify 
15 – 21 = 3 qualify 
22 – 28 = 4 qualify 
29 – 35 = 5 qualify 
36+ = 6 qualify 

Spillers Medium Freestyle Gold 
1 in 5 qualify 
1 – 5  = 1 qualifies 
6 – 10 = 2 qualify 
11 – 15 = 3 qualify 
16 – 20 = 4 qualify 
21 - 25 = 5 qualify 

Nupafeed Advanced Medium Freestyle Silver   
1 in 7 qualify 
1 – 7  = 1 qualifies 
8 – 14  = 2 qualify 
15 – 21 = 3 qualify 
22 – 28 = 4 qualify 
29 – 35 = 5 qualify 
36+ = 6 qualify 

Nupafeed Advanced Medium Freestyle Gold  
1 in 4 qualify 
1 – 4  = 1 qualifies 
5 – 8  = 2 qualify 
9 – 12 = 3 qualify 
13 – 16 = 4 qualify