bsja help needed

[dunsecd]

i recently got 16.2 show jumper, who i have been jumping 5ft with ease on, took him to his first show jumping show on sunday and won our class got a big trophy and rossette and qualified for festival of championship, but i am now trying to find out if i could go to a show that says for bsja with out being a member of bsja?? or can i only do unaffiliated jumping? and if i become a member is that fine or has horse gotta be graded to?? have only ever done local and now want to go on to bigger and better things but bit unsure about the whole bsja thing, and their website was bit confusing

[PinkGlamourGurl]

Ok first of all. How old are you? Is the horse, or has the horse ever been registered with the BSJA?

[dunsecd]

i am nearly 21, and as for the horse am not sure as i know he has done some big shows before i got him and won nealr £500

[CurlyWurlyRach]

you can compete HC (cant win money or official prizes) on a day ticket but if you want to compete much at BSJA level then you need to register yourself AND your horse.

[dunsecd]

right well i got the form to register me, how do i go about doing my horse?? i will need to check and see if he been registered before

[PinkGlamourGurl]

If hes done big shows Im inclined to think he has been registered. When you register him again you'll need to jump bigger classes, depending on how much he's won with the BSJA. However you can jump 90cm open classes etc.

[CurlyWurlyRach]

if you can find out if he's been registered before it would help.
If he has won over a certain amount of money then you will have to jump him in bigger classes (its to stop great experienced horses jumping in the classes with the people trying for the first time at BSJA level) but with a different registered horse you can jump lower classes if you feel like it.

eta - crossposted with Nat *bops nat one on the nose for getting in there so quicky* ;) only joking m'dear!

[dunsecd]

but if he hasnt been registered before then will i have to start at bottom and work my way up??

ok you posted back to quick lol, well will find out tomo then if i can and then can sort out registering, thats fair enough i prefer bigger jumps and so does he

[PinkGlamourGurl]

you dont HAVE to. But most people do, gives the horse the necessary experience of tackling the striding and quality of the course without having to jump MAHOOSIVE fences ;)

[CurlyWurlyRach]

if he hasnt been registered then yes you will have to work your way up (i think), for seniors im thinking 90cm is the smallest, if he's good then he will move up the levels quickly.

[dunsecd]

oh right, will have to see how he goes on these next couple of shows, i for one have not done a course of jumps over 3ft 6 so i will need to work up to it my self, thank you for your help

yea 90cms i think is correct,
here is a lil pic of us winning on sunday
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/lil-leah/meandapollo1.jpg

[CurlyWurlyRach]

you'll be fine :) 3ft3 is about a meter so you will manage just fine.

any piccies of your horse?

[dunsecd]

picture posted of my handsome lad, is looks small but he is 16.2, and bit thicker set than what he looks like in pic

yea like i sayin we jumpin top of wings straight with a spread at home, he loves it and has great potential

[helenc]

picture posted of my handsome lad, is looks small but he is 16.2, and bit thicker set than what he looks like in pic


Wow - you must be really tall.

I would imagine that with winnings of £500, he will have been registered with BSJA before. If you wanted to go straight in for the qualifiying competitions then you would be jumping Foxhunter with that amount of winnings (1.20m which is 3'11"). However, there are plenty of smaller opens that you could compete in & with the introduction of the Amateur classes, there is much more choice if you don't want to compete at the higher level of Grade C.

If he hasn't been registered before then you can start at BN (90cms) but you don't have to. If you feel you can then you can start at Foxhunter but I wouldn't advise it as the fences are all up to height & the spreads are big, up to 1.30m, the courses are also pretty technical & unforgiving. You could go the other way & go to the intro days which usually have a 75cm & 85cm class to start although they aren't usually BSJA classes, just held on BSJA days so your winnings wouldn't go on your horse's card.

If you just want to try it out then go a few times & buy tickets, these are not day tickets BTW but class tickets so you have to buy one for every class you compete in. It is a good way to start but if you are planning on competing regularly it will work out cheaper to fully register, especially at the minute as they are doing reduced price membership for people who have never been registered or have not been registered for the last 3 years.

Hope this helps a bit

[showjumper-zoe]

You don't have to be a member, you can compete on a ticket which you can get from the show secretary but you go last in the jump off and do not recieve prize money and a ticket to ride is about six pound on top of the entry fee which is usually around six pound. Also on a ticket you obviously cannot qualify for anything.

[eml]

If you haven't jumped BSJA courses before i would certainly go and do a few on a ticket. There is a vast difference in jumping a 3'6 at a RC or local show and the same built to BSJA standards, they are inevitably much more technical and usually wider. You will also find out if you and your horse enjoy the 60+ in a class and busy collecting rings atmosphere..one we tried just didn't cope.

[helenc]

You will also find out if you and your horse enjoy the 60+ in a class and busy collecting rings atmosphere..one we tried just didn't cope.

That's a very good point actually - the atmosphere is very very different to a local show! Loads of horses, a lot of babies at lower levels too that can be very excitable.

Some horses revel in it, some really really freak out! Sylvester seems to settle very quickly, loves the attention of the passers by & likes watching the other horses while he's stood about, my old loan horse Rio absolutely hated the activeness of it all, he was really spooked by it!

[sonnet]

That is the tiniest 16.2 I've ever seen!! He looks lovely though- I'm confused are you jumping 5ft with ease or not jumped over 3ft6?

[danielle:>]

That is the tiniest 16.2 I've ever seen!! He looks lovely though- I'm confused are you jumping 5ft with ease or not jumped over 3ft6?

I think she means that she has jumped a single fence at 5ft, or jumped 5ft at home, but hasn't competed and jumped a full course which is over 3ft6. That's how I read it anyway :)

[sonnet]

I think she means that she has jumped a single fence at 5ft, or jumped 5ft at home, but hasn't competed and jumped a full course which is over 3ft6. That's how I read it anyway :)

Cheers! I was being a bit dim methinks!! :rolleyes::o:D

[dunsecd]

i will get a better pic to show his height, but i am 5.8, i have jumped a course of 3ft 6 in a show but at home have done a course of 4ft 6 and jumped 2 fences at 5ft, the heighest he has jumped is 6ft 1, he only puts effort in on jumps over 3ft 6 he hs been good in collecting rings so far but only been about 25 in, the only thing that sets him off is the bell when you get in the ring, his head goes up and he flys

than you helenc and the rest of you was a massive help

[HJC]

to find out what classes he has jumped and how much he has won you can phone the bsja, just give them his name and they will tell you or you can go on the website and put his name in and pay £12 for a print out.