The joint initiative between the Future Event Horse League and the Royal Dublin Society will continue in 2010. Eighteen 4-year olds and eighteen 5-year olds may qualify with FEHL for RDS Young Event Horse Class.

Three horses will be invited to enter the RDS from each qualifier. 1st prize winners in each age section automatically qualify; the third qualifying horse will come from that section where the next placed horse has the score closest to that of the section winner - conditional on it achieving the required MAS (click here). The 2 highest placed horses from the League, not already qualified, will also be invited to compete at the RDS.

The decision of the Chief Steward in determining the qualifying horses is absolute and final.

Further details of this class will be available on the RDS Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show Schedule and will be available at the FEHL Qualifiers.

 

The RDS Young Rider Speed Derby will be run concurrently with the FEHL Speed Derby. Terms and Conditions for eligibility of horses and riders are available from RDS. Only those entries made on designated entry forms with RDS, one week in advance of each qualifying venue, are eligible for adjudication. For more information see RDS website www.rds.ie

Riders must be under 20 years of age on 1st January 2010.

Horses must be Irish-bred, with passports corroborating this fact.

Jumping will be over the full Speed Derby course of fences up to 1.15 metres (Table A).

Entry Forms are available directly from the RDS or may be downloaded from their website: www.rds.ie and must be returned to them one week before each Qualifier.

The unique innovation of this competition is to offer all those who qualify access to autumn and spring training clinics to cultivate and improve their equestrian potential. The 2011 RDS Young Rider Derby Championship will be the pinnacle of this process.

Entry fee: €35