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The series which attracts many of the country’s top young horses takes place at some of the leading summer shows with the highest placed 24 from the points league going through to the final at the Horse of the Year Show in October. With the aim of producing international level horses, the KBIS British Equestrian Insurance 6-year-old Championship is highly regarded.
At the qualifiers points are awarded to the horses that jump a double clear and the combinations six best placings through the series are considered for the final selection. Liz Prest of KBIS British Equestrian Insurance said: “We are really looking forward to supporting the 6-year-old Championship and are hoping the sponsorship will go some way to helping produce the British team horses of the future. “The venues for the qualifiers all have wonderful competition rings where horses can begin to get used to competing in front of a large audience and in a ring where there is real atmosphere.”
The 2007 qualifiers take place at the following venues:-
| Vicarage Farm, Middlesex |
1 – 3rd May |
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| Towerlands, Essex |
18 – 10th May |
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| South View, Cheshire |
23 – 24th May |
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| Rowallan, Ayrshire |
15 – 18th June |
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| Hickstead, West Sussex |
27 – 29th June |
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| Wales & West, Monmouthshire |
3rd July |
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| Weston Lawns, West Midlands |
10 – 12th August |
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| Addington, Buckinghamshire |
22 – 23rd August |
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| Scope/Festival of Show Jumping, Staffs |
27 August – 2nd September |
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| Horse of The Year Show, Birmingham |
3rd – 7th October |
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