INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES (Championship only): 

Entry Opening Date

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Entry Closing Date

Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 23:59 - Student/ Competitor Deadline
(Students/ Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 4 June 2026 23:59 - Institution Administrator Approval Deadline
(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/ competitor deadline to approve entries)

Entry Costs

Individual - £105.25

TEAM ENTRIES (Championship and Trophy): 

Entry opening date:

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Entry closing date:
Thursday 28 May 2026 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline (Teams must be added by an instiution administrator by this deadline)

Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline (Students must have joined their team and been approved on BUCS Play by this deadline)

Thursday 4 June 2026 23:59 - Institution Administrator Approval Deadline
(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/ competitor deadline to approve entries)

Entry Costs: 

Team - £431.75 (Team of 4 - Riders must join on BUCS Play as per 2025-26 Ranking List. These will be checked on the day)

If you have qualified and cannot attend you must inform the event lead, otherwise you will still be charged the entry fee.

Please see below for a list of qualifiers. If you have qualified, as a team or an individual, you must submit an entry on BUCS Play, following the steps outlined in the Entry Process tab below.

Championships Qualifiers (Updated with all qualifiers 15:00 21-05-26)

Trophy Qualifiers (Updated with all qualifiers 15:00 21-05-26)

Please see below for a preliminary schedule. A full schedule will be uploaded closer to the event: 

Tuesday 9 June 2026

07:45 - 19:00 - National Trophy Final (Dressage & Showjumping)

Wednesday 10 June 2026

07:45 - 19:30 - National Championship Final (Dressage)

Thursday 11 June 2026

08:30 - 17:30 - National Championship Final (Showjumping)

ENTRY PROCESS – INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (CHAMPIONSHIP ONLY)

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

ENTRY PROCESS – TEAM EVENTS (TROPHY & CHAMPIONSHIP)

To apply for this competition:

1. 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)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
3. Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

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.

Hats and Body Protectors

Please note that Sparsholt College follows a strict policy on the use of body protectors and hats, and therefore should conform to the relevant standards below. Hats will be checked and tagged at registration to ensure compliance. To be clear, if a competitor does not have equipment conforming to the below standards, they will not be allowed to ride.

BHS Approved Centres Hat Rules

BHS Approved Centres Body Protector Rules

Weight Limits

There is a weight limit of 14st, for horse welfare reasons. If this will affect you or a member of your team, please contact the event lead at your earliest convenience.

Please see here for the Equestrian Finals rules and regulations

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To withdraw from the finals, please email the event lead. If you withdraw prior to the relevant entry deadline (28 May for Team entries, 2 June for Individual Entries) you will not be charged the entry fee. 

Withdrawals after the entry deadline will still be charged.