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Ace Rules
British Eventing reserve the right to increase the number of qualifying places from ACE Qualifiers and include those
combinations who feature in the Newcomers & OBP BE80, BE90 & BE100 Leagues.
Qualification is for combinations only. Substitutions will not be possible. If a combination is qualified for all 3
Championships, their Championship entries will be limited to the 2 higher level classes.
ACE Penalties
First disobedience 4 penalties
Second disobedience at same fence 8 penalties
Third disobedience Elimination
Knock down of obstacle 4 penalties
Fall of horse Elimination
Fall of rider Elimination
Every commenced second in excess of the optimum time 0.4 penalties
Every commenced second in excess of 5 seconds under the
0.4 penalties
optimum time
Exceeding time allowed* Elimination
Error of course Elimination
Retaking obstacle already jumped Elimination
* Time allowed is twice the optimum time.
ACE Championships
The Championships are open to BE members only. A minimum of PAYG membership is required for the rider, no
need to purchase a horse season ticket, just a free horse registration.
entries for the ACE Championships will be taken via the BE Website or an approved third-party provider.
The British Eventing ACE Championships will run the following classes: -
• ACE70u18
• ACE80u18
• ACE90u18
• ACE100u18
• ACE70
• ACE80
• ACE90
• ACE100
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)
You agree that the information you have provided in connection with your entry will be disclosed to British Eventing.
Should you receive an injury as the direct result of an accident occurring whilst you are participating in any event
organised by an affiliated event organiser, any medical reports relating to your condition will be passed to British
Eventing. Any medical reports passed to British Eventing will be held on your records and passed in confidence to the
UK Transport Research Lab for the purposes of safety analyses.
☐ I Agree
The competitor confirms that they have appropriate third-party insurance cover in place for the day of the
competition for which they are entering.
The competitor agrees to comply with all the relevant BE rules as detailed in the BE Rules and Members' handbook,
including those relating to vaccinations & BEFAR (BEF Anti-Doping Rules).
☐ Please tick this box to acknowledge and accept these terms and conditions and those relating to entries
detailed in the Rules and Members' Handbook and to give consent for the organiser to share contact details with
British Eventing.