The BSPS 2024 Rule & Show Handbook

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Amendments to 2024 BSPS Rule & Show Handbook

Rule 47 – Mobile telephones, Smart watches and ear pieces must not be taken in the ring.

Rule 195 – Animals eligible for Challenge Nursery Stakes classes must not have qualified for RIHS in the relevant class in the current or previous year.

Page 48 – Home produced status – Open to Horses/Ponies which are either stabled at home or in a   D. I. Y. yard and have not been shown by a Professional Producer in 2023, 2024 or 2025 or stabled in a Professional yard at any time in the 2023, 2024 or 2025 Season.

Rule 534 – The marks for the London Performance classes has been amended as follows:
Performance – 70 Marks
Manners and way of going – 10 Marks
Presentation, suitability and condition – 10 Marks
Type and Freedom of Action – 10 Marks

Rule 488 – Judges may only judge one qualifier for LIHS.

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