West Surrey Riding Club Events

***Good Friday Dressage***

After a day of watching the internet for news from BEF, talking extensively to Merrist Wood we have made the decision to publish the times for Friday's dressage as planned.

Today we received the following notification from the Chair of British Riding Clubs:
Previously there was specific wording in the legislation stating that indoor and covered arenas would be considered as outdoor spaces for sporting activities due to their size and air flow. This wording is no longer present in the guidance. You can still use them for one person at a time, so a dressage competition or show jumping competition would be ok providing your judge is in a car/box and only one rider is in the ring at a time. Warm up would need to be outdoors. Unfortunately, they cannot be used for groups or coaching so clinics would not be permitted.

I will say that the BEF and the BHS are fighting very hard for the original wording to be added back in, so I do hope to have more positive news for you in the near future.

This sounds great in principal but in reality we need two arenas to be able to run on Friday - we would need to run for 15 hours solid to run in one arena so its not feasible to run in that way.
Therefore, in agreement with the Committee we have decided to issue times and set a deadline for Stop or Go at 12 noon on Wednesday. This hopefully allows those of you that have had to hire transport or make set arrangements to change them with more then 24 hours notice. If you have any concerns please contact us on [email protected]

We still have our fingers firmly crossed that this is resolved quickly.

Dressage spaces still available in class 1 PYO Intro or Prelim and class 5 PYO Novice or Elementary! Book your entries in via https://www.equineaffairs.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=335681

Entries are coming in fast! We can’t wait to welcome lots of you at our fun and friendly dressage event which will be run safely at the fantastic venue of Merrist Wood! There is a class for everyone! To attend please enter your class at https://www.equineaffairs.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=335681