Ride a test in your own arena, have a friend video it, pop it onto YouTube, and our listed judges will score it in our virtual show. Places and scores count towards entry in our championship and league. Practice the new BD tests before the real shows. Dress code is smart, and plaiting is optional

Enter through My Riding Life or the IDG website. Email your video to showsec@idgmail.co.uk.

Hard hats, Boots and Gloves must be worn. White, beige or cream gloves are strongly preferred.
The unaffiliated show is open to all members of the Pony Club, Affiliated Riding Clubs, BHS, BE, BSJA, BD and non-affiliated members with their own insurance.
Appropriate smart clothing should be worn.
The judges’ and/or organisers’ decision is final.
All classes are unaffiliated but will be run in accordance with British Riding Club / British Dressage rules where applicable.
The organisers may refuse entry without giving a reason.
All horses/ponies must be over 4 years old.
The judges reserve the right to eliminate any unsound or unfit horse/pony.
No entry fee will be refunded without a doctor’s/veterinary certificate.
If in the opinion of the judge an animal is being badly treated the competitor will be eliminated.

Video
Arena must be marked out with the correct letters and must be the correct size for the test (eg. 20m x 40m).
The video cannot be entered for any other on-line dressage competition and should have been filmed between 25 February to 11 March 2024.
Video must be taken from C and letters must be clearly seen. Zoom can be used but the whole horse and rider must be visible in screenshot.
Video must be taken in a continuous film-no stopping and starting-commencing as the horse enters the arena and finishing when horse leaves the arena.
If filmed with an iPhone /iPad please film in landscape.

How to use YouTube
Set up your YouTube account.
Upload the video to your YouTube account. Please mark as “opened by person with the link”, don’t mark as Private as we will not be able to open it.
Send the link by email to showsec@idgmail.co.uk with the following in the title of your email & video “Your name; horse name; Class number and Test” by 11th March 2024If entering multiple classes please send a separate email for each class. This allows the entries to be grouped by class before forwarding to the judge. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EMAIL THE VIDEO! Restricted and Open Sections/Numbers and Data Protection Each competitor is required to specify whether they are Restricted or Open in each class. Failure to do this means they will automatically be entered in the Open section.

Are you restricted or open?
The IDG shows are intended to help riders of all abilities and experience. Within our classes we have Restricted and Open sections.
The purpose of the Restricted sections is to give inexperienced riders a level of competition that allows them to feel comfortable competing with others of the same level.
We ask that riders should self regulate and not compete at Restricted if they have;
a) Ridden or competed 2 levels above that of the class entered, in any competition, RC, PC or BD. Also the corresponding levels at BE. b) Won any of the IDG League Championships at the level entered. c) Won BD points at the level or above. For BE the rider should have no points. Horse experience is not relevant. Open classes are for more experienced riders to compete young/inexperienced horses, as well as more established combinations.

Your Personal Information Personal information that you supply to us may be used in a number of ways to facilitate your riding club membership or your entry to one of our events. It should be noted that as we are affiliated to the British Horse Society as a British Riding Club, your personal information will be shared with them in order to fulfil your BRC membership benefits and they may share with associates for the purpose of fulfilling your full membership benefits i.e. insurance providers. If you are a non-member who has provided us with your personal information we may contact you in connection with future events that we are running and also in connection with an event you may have entered.

We / BRC will automatically contact you about your membership: for example, to ensure you receive your membership benefits, to tell you about news, activities and events. This includes sending you a regular magazine, email updates, information on other membership benefits, and publishing competition times and results in the public domain.

To see our full Privacy Policy, or if you need any further information, please email us at; idgdressage@gmail.com or go to: www.idgdressage.co.uk