2019 Show Dates

Theses are the dates we have for this seasons races, some are yet to be confirmed. We will announce which shows will be qualifiers at the training day.
All shows with qualifiers will have display races for all who passed the training day.
All Entries will only be accepted by email only to shetlandponygn@gmail.com

April
14th: Trials day at Arena uk

Registration will be from 9 till 10.30am .
Followed by a briefing from management.
There will then be a short break to enable people to tack up and get ready .
Entry fee: TBC
Jockeys may ride more than 1 pony
You must bring ponies passport and or passport or birth certificate for the jockey .
All jockeys will be measured at registration.
We anticipate to be finished by 2.30 .

May
4th Badminton Horse Trials (Invitation)
8th – 12th Royal Windsor Horse Show (Invitation)
19th Essex Young Farmers
​25th Heathfield Show - East Sussex
29th & 30th Suffolk Show – Ipswich Suffolk

June
7th & 8th South of England - Sussex
20th Lincolnshire County Show - Lincolnshire

July
7th Barbury Castle Horse Trials – Wiltshire (TBC)
19th & 20th & 21st Royal Lancashire Show - Lancashire
24th Dunster Country Fair - Somerset
26th, 27th & 28th The Game Fair – Hatfield House Hatfield

August
3rd & 4th Gatcombe Horse Trials – Gloucestershire
7th Cartmel Show – Cartmel Cumbria
10th Canwell Show – Sutton Coldfield West Midlands
27th Epsom Racecourse (Flat Race) (TBC)
September
7th Chalfont St Giles Show – Buckinghamshire
21st Somerset County Show – Taunton Somerset
28th Newmarket Racecourse (Flat Race) (Invitation)

October
12th Chepstow Racecourse Flat Race (TBC)
There are a few things you will need to know before you take part in the racing. 
  • To enter Olympia qualifiers they must have had their 9th birthday but not their 14th by 1st January.
  • All children must have obtained their 8th birthday by 1st January of the racing year to participate in display races. 
  • All jockeys must be under 5 foot in height.
  • All Shetland ponies must be between 37-42 inches in height, aged between 5-20 years old and registered with the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society.
  • To be eligible to take part in the Shetland Pony Grand National, jockeys and ponies must attend the training day.

Shows where you can qualify for Olympia will still have a display race each day, in some cases two.

Once a pony and jockey have qualified for Olympia they will have had to attended a minimum of 5 venues during the year prior to Olympia.