Competitions
16th November 2009 - The NPS Rules Book 2010 has now gone to print and can be found under RESOURCES at the foot of this page.
28/10/09 - SUMMER 2010 AFFILIATION PACK NOW AVAILABLE - Please see Summer Affiliation item on the left
The 2010 Summer Affiliation Pack has been sent out today to the secretaries of shows that affiliated for 2009.
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Competitions / Affiliations / Qualifying Rounds / Championships
The NPS holds Ridden, In Hand and Working Hunter Pony Competitions as well a Silver Medal Championships, qualifying rounds for the Royal International Horse Show Working Hunter Pony Championship and the famous NPS/Baileys Horse Feeds Mountain and Moorland Pony of the Year the final of which is held at Olympia.
There are NPS Competitions for Mountain and Moorland ponies, Show Ponies and Show Hunter Ponies. There are also competitions for Hacks and Riding Horses.
Shows throughout the country Affiliate to the NPS and hold Qualifying Rounds.
Shows between September and end March hold Winter Qualifying rounds, the Finals of which are at the NPS Spring Festival held at Malvern in April each year.
Shows between April and October hold Summer Qualifying rounds. The finals of which are at the NPS Summer Championship Show held at Malvern in August each year.
The definitions of the NPS Competitions can be found in the NPS Official List of Judges and Rules which can be found as a resource at the bottom of this page.
NPS Rules 2010 - Word NPS Rules 2010 - PDF
Summer 2010 Affiliations Form Summer 2010 Affiliations Pack