Entries and Times
Entries for Bury Farm shows must be made online via the event link on the Events Tab of the Bury Farm website, www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.uk. . Entries will not be accepted after the closing date unless space allows.
Competitors will be required to provide the following information with their entry:
- Name of Horse
- Name of Rider
- Classes entered
- Stabling requirements if any
- Horsebox Registration number
- Horsebox size in tonnes
- Payment details - all entries must be paid for online in advance of the show
Once submitted entries may be changed prior to the times being published by contacting dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk with the entry changes.
Bury Farm prize vouchers cannot be redeemed against Championship class entries.
Times will be posted on the event link two days prior to the competition.
Once the times have been published entries may still be amended but only if a horse and/or rider can be substituted into the class and time on the published schedule.
Refunds and transfers to future shows will not be issued after times have been published. A transfer of entries may be considered if the competitor emails dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk prior to the show times being published. Bury Farm will issue refunds for entries in line with British Dressage rules. Bury Farm reserves the right to charge an administration fee for any refund or transfer of entries.
On the day of the competition
Competitors may park on our hardstanding lorry park. Lorries may not park on the hardstanding in between the outdoor competition and warm up arenas as this space is reserved for low sided vehicles and cars.
Competitors may use the outdoor sand arena and the indoor warm up arenas during this show. . A maximum of 12 competitors will be allowed in the outdoor sand warm up and 5 in each of the indoor warm up arenas at any given time. No member of the public may attend the warm up spaces on foot. A collecting ring steward will call each competitor to the Arena at their allotted time. The competitor must enter the arena via the designated entrance as directed by the collecting ring steward. Competitors not access any other arena or farm track after their test has finished.
Scores will be added up at the venue throughout the show. Results will not be printed and competitors will not be able to view results on Bury Farm noticeboards. Results will be verified by a judge and they will be published online via the Bury Farm website show link. Sheets will be available for collection after each class has concluded. Prize Givings will take place and the top 8 competitors in each class are invited to attend, unmounted, in full competition dress to receive their rosettes and awards.
Sheets can be posted after the show upon receipt of an SAE or by paying £2.50 towards postage, providing name and address and class details to the secretary.
Please call the show reception mobile on 07568 395548 if you need assistance. The show reception desk will be manned by the team throughout the show.
Toilets will be available for use in the International show centre. Disabled visitors should contact the show organiser to ensure that they have full access to toilet facilities during the course of their visit.
The Paddocks cafe team will provide a service on the day of competition and will be offering food and drink.
Competitors may not access the livery facilities during their visit to the centre.
Please refer to www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.uk for full terms and conditions. All Bury Farm EC affiliated dressage events are run to BD rules.
By entering any equestrian class or competition run or held at Bury Farm EC you acknowledge that you are taking part in a risk sport and are a competent rider at the level to which you are competing.
Please refer to our Show Rules & Conditions of Entry.
Our agreed onsite partner SBM Photographic will provide a photographic service at selected Bury Farm shows, complying with GDPR guidelines. Some large Bury Farm events are live streamed by H&C TV and by Clip My Horse TV under the guidance of equine media services policies.
BIOSECURITY MEASURES
All horses must be travelled with passports which can demonstrate that all vaccinations are up to date (Bury Farm operates a 12-month vaccination policy)
Horses must also show no clinical signs of the following when attending the centre:
- recent cough of unknown cause
- recent nasal discharge of unknown cause
- enlarged lymph nodes
- fever (>38.5 degrees)
- recent onset of neurological signs of unknown cause
- diarrhoea
Horses must also
- not be under current investigation for EHV infection
- have not been in contact with and is not kept on the same premises as a horse known to have or be under investigation for EHV
- have not travelled out of the country for the past 28 days.
Horses should NOT be brought to the centre if they are not in good health on the date of travel.
1. The decision of the judges & stewards in all cases is final. They reserve the right to alter, amend or cancel any part of the competition or to refuse any entry without stating a reason.
2. The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring, and must obey instructions of the organisers, officials and stewards.
3. The organisers will not be held responsible and accept no liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, rider, spectators, vehicles or their contents and accessories, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. It is a condition of entry that each entrant shall agree to indemnify against any legal action arising from such incident.
4. All competitors must be suitably dressed in correct riding attire to current British Safety Standards. Riding / Jodhpur boots must be worn for all classes.
5. Horses & ponies tied to lorry or trailers must not be left unattended.
6. Please ensure the area around your horsebox / trailer is clean and tidy. Droppings collected and not swept onto or left on BFEC. Please take litter home or use the bins provided.
7. Children must be supervised at all times
8. Whilst outside arenas, horses and ponies should be moved at a walk only.
9. No dogs allowed, other than in Lorry Park Only and MUST be on a lead at all times
10. Drivers are urged to take extra care when driving around the Show Centre and in the surrounding villages. Please be mindful of horses, pedestrians & other vehicles.