Team

Mounted (restricted to UK Military Working Horses or Service Police Horses only)
Open to Service teams and comprising horses owned by the crown. All horses entered in this section must have conducted State Ceremonial & Public Duties (SCPD) in the previous 12 months. To include The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the Defence Animal Training Regiment.
Eligibility: Open to all serving Officers and Other Ranks of the UK Armed Forces, Police Force and University Officer Training Corps (URNU, OTC, RAF). Number of teams to be limited, and there will be a ballot if necessary. To be ridden in uniform; No 1 Dress is to be worn where issued (Army competitors in the Challenge Cup), No 2 Dress (Army competitors in the Challenge Trophy – The Queen’s Plate) or equivalent Tunics for the Police. Teams of three riders – members of the University Officer Training Corps are not permitted to enter their own team but are invited to join their respective single Service teams. No rider may ride more than one horse.
N.B. No horse is to have been competed at:
Elite level (be listed on the British Showjumping Gold League or equivalent, i.e. any horse with winnings or double clears at 1.35m or above, either in the year of competition or the previous 2 calendar years as at 1st January, 2026.

Registered as an Advanced Eventer having completed at 3* or above. For BE downgrading, the horse cannot have won points at Advanced level in the current or preceding 2 calendar years as at 1 January, 2026.

Rules:
British Showjumping Table A. One round plus jump-off, both rounds against the clock. Speed 350 metres per minute.

Round 1. - All three riders from each Team (Castle Arena).
Over a course of approximately nine fences, none of which will exceed 1.05m. Teams will jump in the order of the draw. Mounted, Non-Mounted and International sections will be drawn separately. In the first round Teams will run in drawn order with all three riders jumping their respective rounds one after the other. If a competitor is eliminated this will not eliminate the team, but the competitor will be awarded the worst score in Round 1, with 20 faults added.

Round 2 – For the Challenge Cup (Mounted Military Horses) and the Queen’s Plate (Non-mounted Military Regiments), one rider from each of the five best placed teams from the first round in each section will compete in the jump-off. In the event of a tie for any of the five places for the second round, the combined time of the team for the first round will determine which team(s) goes forward to the second round with the fastest teams taking precedence. The order for the jump off will be decided by descending order of faults (and time in the case of equality) accumulated by the Team from Round 1 – the team with highest faults going first. The classification for each section will be determined by the faults accumulated over both rounds and time of each representative rider in the jump-off with the team with the least penalties in the fastest time from the second round being the winner.

The selection process for the second time will only change if it is deemed by the committee that a team does not have a suitable rider to compete in Round 2.

Parade of Teams (Castle Arena) & Presentation of Awards.

The 5 teams competing in the Second Round of each of the UK Military sections plus all of the International teams together with the winners of additional individual prizes (see below) will be required to parade in the Castle Arena in the afternoon of the same day.

Declarations to be made by 7.00 pm on Thursday 14th May. Competitor numbers will be available from the Victoria Bridge Wristband Exchange cabin to be collected by the Team Captain. Army team entries for the Mounted Sections are to be completed by the nominated team manager for the unit. For the Non-Mounted section entries will be completed by the Army Equitation Association.

CHALLENGE CUP PRESENTED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Presented to the winner of the Services Team Jumping to the First Placed team on horses owned by the crown. All horses entered in this section must have conducted State Ceremonial & Public Duties (SCPD) in the previous 12 months. To include The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the Defence Animal Training Regiment.

Additional Prizes: The highest placed overall individual rider in Phase 2, and the highest placed rider under 25 from Phase 1, will receive prizes kindly donated by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers. Chef D’Equipe’s are to declare any rider in their team that is under 25. Failure to do so will result in that individual being ineligible for the special prize.

There will be special prizes for the Best Shod Team, with judging to take place immediately after jumping. The judge will examine each horse taking into consideration (a) the condition of the feet (b) the making (or preparation) and fitting of the shoes (c) the nailing and position of clips. Normal shoes and showing plates are equally acceptable, provided they are suitable for the horse and work to be undertaken. Only horses entered in the Challenge Cup need to be inspected (and from the DATR if in the Challenge Trophy).

Non-Mounted (open section)
For all Service riders, riding horses which are not Military Working Horses (including Defence Animal Training Regiment if not meeting the SCPD rule) or Service Horses (Police).
Eligibility: Open to all serving Officers and Other Ranks of the UK Armed Forces, Police Force and University Officer Training Corps (URNU, OTC, RAF). Number of teams to be limited, and there will be a ballot if necessary. To be ridden in uniform; No 1 Dress is to be worn where issued (Army competitors in the Challenge Cup), No 2 Dress (Army competitors in the Challenge Trophy – The Queen’s Plate) or equivalent Tunics for the Police. Teams of three riders – members of the University Officer Training Corps are not permitted to enter their own team but are invited to join their respective single Service teams. No rider may ride more than one horse.

N.B. No horse is to have been competed at:
Elite level (be listed on the British Showjumping Gold League or equivalent, i.e. any horse with winnings or double clears at 1.35m or above, either in the year of competition or the previous 2 calendar years as at 1st January, 2026.

Registered as an Advanced Eventer having completed at 3* or above. For BE downgrading, the horse cannot have won points at Advanced level in the current or preceding 2 calendar years as at 1 January, 2026.

Rules:
British Showjumping Table A. One round plus jump-off, both rounds against the clock. Speed 350 metres per minute.

Round 1. - All three riders from each Team (Castle Arena).
Over a course of approximately nine fences, none of which will exceed 1.05m. Teams will jump in the order of the draw. Mounted, Non-Mounted and International sections will be drawn separately. In the first round Teams will run in drawn order with all three riders jumping their respective rounds one after the other. If a competitor is eliminated this will not eliminate the team, but the competitor will be awarded the worst score in Round 1, with 20 faults added.

Round 2 – For the Challenge Cup (Mounted Military Horses) and the Queen’s Plate (Non-mounted Military Regiments), one rider from each of the five best placed teams from the first round in each section will compete in the jump-off. In the event of a tie for any of the five places for the second round, the combined time of the team for the first round will determine which team(s) goes forward to the second round with the fastest teams taking precedence. The order for the jump off will be decided by descending order of faults (and time in the case of equality) accumulated by the Team from Round 1 – the team with highest faults going first. The classification for each section will be determined by the faults accumulated over both rounds and time of each representative rider in the jump-off with the team with the least penalties in the fastest time from the second round being the winner.

The selection process for the second time will only change if it is deemed by the committee that a team does not have a suitable rider to compete in Round 2.

Parade of Teams (Castle Arena) & Presentation of Awards.

The 5 teams competing in the Second Round of each of the UK Military sections plus all of the International teams together with the winners of additional individual prizes (see below) will be required to parade in the Castle Arena in the afternoon of the same day.

Declarations to be made by 7.00 pm on Thursday 14th May. Competitor numbers will be available from the Victoria Bridge Wristband Exchange cabin to be collected by the Team Captain. Army team entries for the Mounted Sections are to be completed by the nominated team manager for the unit. For the Non-Mounted section entries will be completed by the Army Equitation Association.

CHALLENGE TROPHY - THE QUEEN’S PLATE
There will be special prizes for the best two teams, in Phase 2, of non-horsed units. Teams eligible for the Challenge Cup will not be eligible for these prizes. For all Service riders, riding horses which are not Military Working Horses (including Defence Animal Training Regiment if not meeting the SCPD rule) or Service Horses (Police). The Committee will have absolute right to exclude from these Special Prizes any other Team at their discretion and will so inform any such Team before the start of the competition.

Additional Prizes: The highest placed overall individual rider in Phase 2, and the highest placed rider under 25 from Phase 1, will receive prizes kindly donated by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers. Chef D’Equipe’s are to declare any rider in their team that is under 25. Failure to do so will result in that individual being ineligible for the special prize.

There will be special prizes for the Best Shod Team, with judging to take place immediately after jumping. The judge will examine each horse taking into consideration (a) the condition of the feet (b) the making (or preparation) and fitting of the shoes (c) the nailing and position of clips. Normal shoes and showing plates are equally acceptable, provided they are suitable for the horse and work to be undertaken. Only horses entered in the Challenge Cup need to be inspected (and from the DATR if in the Challenge Trophy).

International
Open to International Service Teams by invitation.
Eligibility: Open to all serving Officers and Other Ranks of the UK Armed Forces, Police Force and University Officer Training Corps (URNU, OTC, RAF). Number of teams to be limited, and there will be a ballot if necessary. To be ridden in uniform; No 1 Dress is to be worn where issued (Army competitors in the Challenge Cup), No 2 Dress (Army competitors in the Challenge Trophy – The Queen’s Plate) or equivalent Tunics for the Police. Teams of three riders – members of the University Officer Training Corps are not permitted to enter their own team but are invited to join their respective single Service teams. No rider may ride more than one horse.

N.B. No horse is to have been competed at:
Elite level (be listed on the British Showjumping Gold League or equivalent, i.e. any horse with winnings or double clears at 1.35m or above, either in the year of competition or the previous 2 calendar years as at 1st January, 2026.

Registered as an Advanced Eventer having completed at 3* or above. For BE downgrading, the horse cannot have won points at Advanced level in the current or preceding 2 calendar years as at 1 January, 2026.

Rules:
British Showjumping Table A. One round plus jump-off, both rounds against the clock. Speed 350 metres per minute.

Round 1. - All three riders from each Team (Castle Arena).
Over a course of approximately nine fences, none of which will exceed 1.05m. Teams will jump in the order of the draw. Mounted, Non-Mounted and International sections will be drawn separately. In the first round Teams will run in drawn order with all three riders jumping their respective rounds one after the other. If a competitor is eliminated this will not eliminate the team, but the competitor will be awarded the worst score in Round 1, with 20 faults added.

Round 2 – For the International Competition, one rider from each of the teams competing in the first round will compete in the jump-off. The order for the jump off will be decided by descending order of faults (and time in the case of equality) accumulated by the Team from Round 1 – the team with highest faults going first. The classification for each section will be determined by the faults accumulated over both rounds and time of each representative rider in the jump-off with the team with the least penalties in the fastest time from the second round being the winner.

The selection process for the second time will only change if it is deemed by the committee that a team does not have a suitable rider to compete in Round 2.

Parade of Teams (Castle Arena) & Presentation of Awards.

The 5 teams competing in the Second Round of each of the UK Military sections plus all of the International teams together with the winners of additional individual prizes (see below) will be required to parade in the Castle Arena in the afternoon of the same day.

Declarations to be made by 7.00 pm on Thursday 14th May. Competitor numbers will be available from the Victoria Bridge Wristband Exchange cabin to be collected by the Team Captain. Army team entries for the Mounted Sections are to be completed by the nominated team manager for the unit. For the Non-Mounted section entries will be completed by the Army Equitation Association.

CHALLENGE TROPHY - INTERNATIONAL
There will be a special prize for the best Services teams from overseas.

Additional Prizes: The highest placed overall individual rider in Phase 2, and the highest placed rider under 25 from Phase 1, will receive prizes kindly donated by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers. Chef D’Equipe’s are to declare any rider in their team that is under 25. Failure to do so will result in that individual being ineligible for the special prize.