Boost for riding club championships
31 May 2002
KBIS extends its BRC sponsorship to include the senior novice show jumping championships
KBIS Insurance is extending its support of British Riding Clubs to include the senior noviceshow jumping championships, which take place during the BRC National Championships at Lincolnshire Showground on 14-15 September.
More than 1,200 competitors are expected to compete in area qualifiers around the county, which areonly open to affiliated riding club members, with around 160 riders going forward to the championships.
The competition is open to members riding horses with no British Eventing or BSJA points, and is designed to cater for less experienced horses and riders. Courses at the qualifiers are 2ft 6ins in height with 2ft 9ins fences in the first round at the championships.
“After sponsoring the BRC Festival of the Hunter, we are pleased to be extending our involvement with British Riding Clubs into the summer season and to be supporting such a popular competition,” said Elizabeth Prest, director of Kbis Equine Insurance.
For more information about your local British Riding Club and how to join, visit www.bhs.org.uk or call the British Riding Clubs Office (tel: 08701 202244).
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