Prix St Georges Challenge 2011

Maree Tomkinson winner of the 2010 PSG Challenge Final with Anne Gribbons and Lesley Sullivan

Equestrian Australia has advised that in 2011 the Prix St Georges Challenge has taken on a slightly different format to previous years.

This has been highlighted in the 2011 Dressage rulebook, however, an excerpt from the rulebook is below so that riders and Organising Committees are aware of the requirements to qualify for the final in 2011.

•  horse must be registered with EA and hold a current performance card
•  riders and owners must be financial members of the EA
•  horses must exceed 149cm with shoes or 148cm without shoes
•  horses may enter qualifying competitions once they have turned 7 years of age (1 August for Southern Hemisphere horses, 1 January for Northern Hemisphere horses
•  horses must be 10 years or under during the qualifying period
•  all Official PSG competitions are considered to be qualifying competitions wherever held in Australia providing:

1. There are at least 2 judges, one of whom must be an A level judge
2. It is recommended that there be 3 judges where possible
3. If 3 judges then at least one must be A level or above, the other two may be B level

• the qualifying period is from the closing date of entries for the Australian Dressage Championships up to and including the next closing date of entries for the Australian Dressage Championships (e.g. 16/9/10 to 15/9/11)
• riders will be required to nominate for the PSG Challenge Final at the time of entering the Australian Dressage Championships
• horses must qualifying by submitting 3 qualifying scores of 60% or better gained during the qualifying period
• the 12 highest ranked horses will be eligible to compete in the Final
• the Ground Jury of the Final:

1. may consist of 5 or 3 members
2. must include at least two foreign FEI judges from different countries
3. other members of the Ground Jury must be at least A level

•  at their discretion the Selectors, with ADC approval, may invite a maximum of two Wild Card entries to also compete in the Final

Please ensure that if you are an organising committee planning to run a PSG class that you wish riders to be able to use as a qualifier, you need to meet the above standards.

Good luck to all riders qualifying!