ACE your eventing skills with British Eventing.

The exciting Championships culminating at Aintree Equestrian Centre

Harry Hall One Club - Anyone Can Event (ACE), is an Arena style eventing competition which runs throughout the winter months and into spring providing riders with the ideal opportunity to get out, develop their skills and enjoy competing during the shorter daylight hours. A range of height classes will be offered from 70cm up to 1m and will be available to anyone aged 10 upwards, helping to encourage younger riders into the sport.

QUALIFIERS

Qualifying competitions are organised and run by the venue, competitors are requested to abide by the venue’s rules and guidance when competing there. Qualifying venues will be provided with rules, regulations and format details relating to how each qualifier should be run.

Riders will not need to be members of BE to take part in the qualifiers.

Riders compete in their cross country kit, including cross country colours, and will take on a course of show jumps followed by a simulated cross country course of knock-down fences.

Classes are split into two age ranges, seniors and under 18's (U18). Whilst the qualifiers will see all age groups compete together, the Championship Final will see the two age categories split.  Those competing in the U18 classes are not to have attained their 18th birthday on or before the date of the Championships. (ACE Scotland Championships, age categories will not be split)

Competitors who qualify for the BE ACE Championships at Aintree Equestrian Centre and the ACE Scotland Championships at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre (SNEC) will receive a British Eventing ACE Championships qualification email from the BE Office on receipt of the results at BE from the Qualifying venues. Upon receipt of the qualification email competitors will have 14 days to become a member (minimum PAYG) of BE to retain their qualification.  Failure to do this will result in the qualification being passed down the line to the next placed combination that have not already qualified. Qualifying period is between 1st October and mid May and January to March for ACE Scotland.

Qualification is as follows:

For 70cm, 80cm & 90cm classes

• below 15 starters in a class > top 4 qualify
• up to and incl 30 starters in a class > top 6 qualify
• 31 or more starters in a class >top 8 qualify

For 100 cm class

• below 15 starters in a class > top 6 qualify
• up to and incl 30 starters in a class > top 8 qualify
• 31 or more starters in a class >top 10 qualify

British Eventing reserve the right to increase the number of qualifying places from ACE
Qualifiers and include those combinations who feature in the Newcomers BE80, BE90 & BE100
Leagues.

ACE Scotland Qualification

For 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and 100cm classes

• Top 5 in each height section will qualify for the Scottish ACE Championships
• The relevant % of qualifying combinations at Scottish Qualifiers will also be invited to attend the Harry Hall One Club ACE Championships at Aintree, as per usual ACE rules.

British Eventing Scotland reserve the right to increase the number of qualifying places from Qualifiers. Qualification is for combinations only. Substitutions will not be possible. If a combination is qualified for 3 or more Championships, their Championship entries will be limited to the 2 higher level classes.

For full details on competition structure, qualifying venues and dates please see below.  ACE Scotland venues are marked (SCQ).

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

The Championships are open to BE members only. A minimum of a PAYG membership is required for the rider, no need to purchase a horse season ticket, just a free horse registration.

• Competitors who qualify for the BE ACE Championships will receive a qualification card from the ACE competition Organiser followed by an email from the BE office.
• Qualification is for combinations only. Substitutions will not be possible. If a combination is qualified for all 4 Championships, their Championship entries will be limited to the 2 higher level classes.

The British Eventing ACE Championships at Aintree Equestrian Centre will run the following classes: -

• ACE70u18
• ACE80u18
• ACE90u18
• ACE100u18
• ACE70
• ACE80
• ACE90
• ACE100 

The BE Scotland ACE Championships at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre will run the following classes :-

• ACE70
• ACE80
• ACE90
• ACE100
• ACE110
• ACE120

Entry to the ACE110 and ACE120 Championship classes will be direct entry only.  To be eligible to enter the ACE120 Championships, rider and horse combinations must have completed 3 British Eventing Novice competitions with a clear cross country.

It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure they enter the correct section.
(Members competing in the u18 sections are not to have attained their 18th birthday on or before the date of the Championships)

• Any Grade of horse can compete in all ACE Championship classes.
• If the horse has not competed in BE competitions before, the horse is Grade 4 and is eligible for any ACE Championship class.
• The Championships are run and administered under British Eventing Rules and Regulations, current body protector and protective headwear guidelines must be adhered to. Stop watches are not permitted.  When entering the Championships competitors will agree to abide by BE Rules which include but is not limited to the rules relating to vaccinations, BEFAR and standards of protective dress. BE compliant Cross-country kit must be worn.
• Riders must be in their 10th birth year or older in 2025; horses/ponies must be foaled in 2020 or older.  Heights: for ACE70, ACE80 and ACE90 Championships ponies must be at a minimum 132cm’s, for ACE100 they must be a minimum of 142cms.

Championships refund policy as per Championship Schedule on the BE Website.

A BE Official will be present at the Championships to oversee competition and answer any scoring queries, discipline and horse welfare issues that may arise, they will also complete vaccination spot checks.  Hats will also be checked and tagged.

If stabling onsite you will be required to comply with Aintree vaccination requirements.