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The Cavago Associated Championships, which celebrate the great diversity of horses and ponies competing in BD competition, will feature a number of changes for 2022. We’re delighted to add a new category this year – side saddle – and taking on board members’ feedback have made the following revisions to how the classes work: • There’s no longer a requirement to join another relevant society; however, we recommend that if you, or your horse, is eligible you keep up your membership for the benefi ts or news. • At the two Championships, classes will be run as one section with separate awards i.e. overall rosettes for fi rst to tenth with a sash to the overall champion, then the highest placed Bronze,

Silver and Gold combination in each class will receive a rosette and sash. • The Forces Equine championship classes, which have run as part of the wider series, will now be incorporated in the Vale View-hosted fi xture (09 – 13 November).

This is a polite reminder that horses, riders and owners should be registered before entering BD competitions. Organisers may take late entries at their discretion however the onus is on the competitor to ensure all parties are registered prior to the entry being accepted.

Due to the high volume of registrations at peak times, we advise you allow three working days for postal registrations to be processed. Alternatively, you can join/renew online at britishdressage.co.uk/ membership.

Those who compete without being registered will not be covered by BD members’ insurance and their results will be excluded. Repeat offenders may be fi ned.

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Alicia Anderson (List 2) from Devon, Linda Fievez (List 3) from Buckinghamshire, Roseanne Fitzgerald (List 6) from Berkshire, Margaret Gibbins (List 6) from Somerset and Mary Hope (List 4) from City of Edinburgh have all retired from the Judges Panel. British Dressage would like to thank them all for their hard work and support over the years and wishes them all the best for the future.

27-29 May Somerford Premier League, Cheshire 08-12 Jun Wellington Premier League, Hampshire 08-12 Jun Festival of Para Dressage, Wellington Riding, Hampshire 09-12 Jun Wellington CDI3*/CDIU25/CDIYJP, Hampshire 24-26 Jun Bolesworth CDI3*, Cheshire 25-26 Jun BD Youth Inter Regionals, Bury Farm, Buckinghamshire 06-10 Jul Hartpury Festival of Dressage including CDI3*, CPEDI3*, KBIS Young Pony Championships, KBIS Young Horse Semi-Finals, and Premier League 09-10 Jul Summer Regional Championships, Somerford Park, Cheshire 14-16 Jul Vale View Equestrian Premier League, Leicestershire 15-17 Jul Summer Regional Championships, Sparsholt College, Hampshire 22-24 Jul Summer Regional Championships, Bicton Arena, Devon 22-24 Jul Summer Regional Championships and KBIS Young Horse Semi-Finals, Port Royal EC, North Yorkshire 25-31 Jul FEI Junior and Young Rider European Championships, Hartpury, Gloucestershire A comprehensive list of all major dates including the Petplan Equine Area Festivals can be found online at britishdressage.co.uk/competitions/international-and-