Please ensure you have read all of the information regarding new Covid guidelines for staying safe and well during your visit to Bury Farm EC

The Bury Farm team looks forward to welcoming competitors back to the centre. As the health and safety of all visitors is paramount please ensure that you have read the below information as you will be asked to comply with these guidelines during the course of your visit. Bury Farm reserves the right to ask competitors to leave the centre if any of the below guidelines are breached.

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
Name of one additional person per horse attending the centre on the day of the competition
Horsebox Registration number
Horsebox size in tonnes
Payment details - all entries must be paid for online in advance of the show
Competitors will also be asked to agree that they comply with Covid guidelines which have been set up at the centre for the health and wellbeing of all centre visitors.
Once submitted entries may be changed prior to the times being published by contacting dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk with the entry changes.

Times will be posted on the event link two days prior to the competition. Please note that under British Dressage Covid guidance the test time has been increased to 10 minutes per test to allow time for judges to compile comments on rider test sheets.

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.
ENTRIES CANNOT BE CHANGED AT THE VENUE ON THE DAY OF COMPETITION.

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 will be met by a member of the team at the entrance to the lorry park. Competitors will need to provide identification upon arrival at the centre. NO PERSON MAY ENTER THE SHOW GROUND IF THEIR DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED ON THE ONLINE ENTRY FORM. Competitors will be directed to an allocated parking space. Please note that cars may be parked in a separate part of the show ground to lorries. Sufficient space will be allocated between cars and lorries to maintain correct social distancing measures.

Competitors will be provided with a grassed area in which to start their warm up for their class. They will then be invited to transfer to the outdoor sand arena for further warm up prior to their class time. A maximum of 5 competitors will be allowed in any warm up space at the centre 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 Legacy Arena at their allotted time. The competitor must enter the arena via the designated entrance as directed by the collecting ring steward. The competitor must leave the arena at the top of the Legacy arena via an exit to the left hand side of the commentary box. The exit leads to a designated grass cool down area in which competitors are invited to allow their horses to cool off after their test. Competitors must head straight back to their lorries after they have cooled off. They may not access any other arena or farm track after their test has finished.

The Bury Farm team can only collect test sheets from a judge at the end of a class. Scores will be added up at the venue after a class has concluded..Results will not be printed and competitors will not be able to view results on Bury Farm noticeboards, neither will competitors be able to collect sheets from the venue on the day of the competition. Results will be verified by a judge and they will be published online via the Bury Farm website show link within 24 hours of the show's completion. Results will be sent to British Dressage within 48 hours of the show's conclusion and they will be available via the BD website once they have been verified by the BD fictures team. Test sheets will be scanned and sent to competitors via the email address on their My Riding Life Account. Competitors who win prize money will be contacted via email to obtain their bank account details. Upon receipt of competitor bank details Bury Farm will pay prize money within 7 working days.

The show organiser, Anne Dingley will be your Covid Compliance Manager on the day of competition. The show mobile will be available for competitors to contact on the day of competition - 07568 395548.

Social distancing measures must be observed throughout the show. Please use hand sanitiser and wash hands regularly during your visit to the centre.

Toilets will be available for use in the International show centre. Gents toilets will be located downstairs, ladies upstairs. Disabled visitors should contact the Covid Compliance Manager 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 take away food and drink within social distancing parameters. Competitors may not access indoor arenas or the livery facilities during their visit to the centre. For this reason music classes will only run if indoor sporting activity has recommenced by the date of the show.

Entries in advance. You can enter using a Secure Online Entry System:
Payment is secure and it goes directly Bury Farm Equestrian Centre.
You will receive an email confirmation of your class entry and payment.

20% DISCOUNT ON ALL ENTRIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE BURY FARM EQUESTIRNAN CLUB. Bury Farm Equestrian Club Membership cost £5 per person for life.
All Bury Farm EC affiliated dressage events are run to BD rules.

Stabling is not currently offered at the centre until the centre believes it can comply with BEF and government Covid guidance (2nd July 2020.)

Prize money will be sent via BACs to competitors. Competitors will be contacted via email to request their bank details if they have won prize money at a Bury Farm affiliated dressage show. Bury Farm will process payment within 7 days upon receipt of the competitor bank details.

The Paddocks cafe team will provide a service on the day of competition and will be offering take away food and drink within social distancing parameters.

Please email withdrawals to dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk or text 07568 395548 on the day of the show.
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.

By entering this Show, competitors and helpers agree to comply with all Covid guidelines which have been set up at the centre for the health and well-being of all centre visitors.

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. 
This may be downloaded from our website.

Email, phone and address details may be used by Bury Farm to communicate forthcoming events at the Centre. These details will not be passed on to any third parties. Please inform the dressage secretary, dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk if you do not wish to receive communication from the Centre

Withdrawals need to be made in writing and emailed to dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk or by text on 0756839548