Entry Information
Entry Dates & Costs
INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES (Championship only):
Entry Opening Date
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Entry Closing Date
Tuesday 10 June 2025 at 23:59 - Student/ Competitor Deadline
(Students/ Competitors must apply by this deadline)
Thursday 12 June 2025 23:59 - Institution Administrator Approval Deadline
(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/ competitor deadline to approve entries)
Entry Costs
Individual - £104
TEAM ENTRIES (Championship and Trophy):
Entry opening date:
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Entry closing date:
Thursday 12 June 2025 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline (Teams must be added by an instiution administrator by this deadline)
Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 23:59 – Team Join & IA Approval Deadline (Students must have joined their team and been approved on BUCS Play by this deadline)
Note that BUCS Play will not show this team join/IA approval deadline at present. Once the individual deadlines above have passed, BUCS Play will change to reflect this.
Entry Costs:
Team - £427.25 (Team of 4 - Riders must join on BUCS Play as per 2024-25 Ranking List. These will be checked on the day)
Schedule
Please see below for a basicschedule. A more detailed schedule will be available in due course:
Wednesday 18 June 2025
07:30 - 19:00 - National Trophy Final (Dressage & Showjumping)
Thursday 19 June 2025
07:30 - 19:30 - National Championship Final (Dressage)
Friday 20 June 2025
08:30 - 17:00 - National Championship Final (Showjumping)
Entry Process
ENTRY PROCESS – INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (CHAMPIONSHIP ONLY)
To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:
- Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
- Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
- BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list
ENTRY PROCESS – TEAM EVENTS (TROPHY & CHAMPIONSHIP)
To apply for this competition:
- Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
- Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
- Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
- Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
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By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer
To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.
Qualifiers
Please see the 'Qualifiers' Tab above for a full list of qualifiers.
If you have qualified please ensure you enter on BUCS Play by the relevant deadline specified in the 'Entry Dates & Costs' Panel above.
If you have qualified but will not be attending, you MUST inform Chris Lamb otherwise you may still be charged for your entry.
Tests
Rules & Regs
Withdrawals
Withdrawals are accepted up until the relevant entry deadline listed above (Tuesday 10 June for individuals, Thursday 12 June for teams)
Please note if you withdraw after the deadline, you will still be charged your entry fee. If you do not inform BUCS of your withdrawal, you will also still be charged for your entry fee. Informing BUCS of your withdrawal means your space can be offered to the next best qualifier, so please ensure you email Chris Lamb if you cannot attend.