Bates ARENA EVENTING QUALIFIERS inc MHL points

What is Arena Eventing? Bates Saddles Arena Eventing series is a two-phase competition where riders can qualify for the Championships to be held at Aston Le Walls Eventing Centre on Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1st March 2026. Arena Eventing is the perfect pre-season competition, providing both show jumping practice and training over some of the technical elements of cross country, all on an arena (this could be a surface and/or grass) during the winter months. Competitors will jump a course of (8-10) show jumps immediately followed by (10-12) cross country fences, including a water fence and will finish with the last fence as a show jump, the joker fence. The joker fence will be approximately 10cm higher than the rest of the course. Qualifying classes are run at 80, 90 and 100 and are open to anyone in their 12th birth year or older. Please see below for full rules. Qualification is as follows: For 80cm & 90cm classes • below 15 starters in a class > top 4 qualify • up to and incl 30 starters in a class > top 6 qualify • 31 or more starters in a class >top 8 qualify For 100 cm class • below 15 starters in a class > top 6 qualify • up to and incl 30 starters in a class > top 8 qualify • 31 or more starters in a class >top 10 qualify British Eventing reserve the right to increase the number of qualifying places from Arena Eventing Qualifiers.