Equine Events Sponsorship Slide Deck NR

Restricted Novice Championship

The Novice Restricted Championship is an exciting true Novice Championship included in the British Eventing calendar. It was launched in 2015 at the Festival of British Eventing and has been incredibly popular ever since. In keeping with the grassroots nature of the Championship, riders must not have finished in the top 25% of an Intermediate class in the current or preceding five years, and not completed an Advanced class in the current or preceding 10 years. The qualifying period runs from 1 July each year to the 30 June in the following year, with the Championship taking place in the succeeding August. Horse and rider combinations must finish in the top 15 percent at any Novice, Open Novice, Intermediate Novice, CCI2*-S or CCI2*-L during this period, excluding Under 18 Novice classes and Pony Trials. Alternatively, combinations that have achieved four double clear results in the qualifying period have gained qualification for the Novice Restricted Championships.