How to join British Eventing
and enjoy the GOLD standard
The 5 basic types of rider BE Membership for NEW or EXISTING members
GoBE £ Free
No membership fee, unpublished results, for BE80,90,100
PAY as YOU go £ from £30
available to use for ALL national events
Introductory £ from £80
for riders competing at BE90 & below
Standard £ from £125
for riders competing up to Intermediate, Novice, Intermediate Novice & CCI2*
Premier £ from £275
available for riders competing at ALL levels
There are also Pony Club and Riding Club special offer membership packages
British Eventing membership BENEFITS
GoBE
No Membership Needed and Unpublished Results makes British Eventing accessible for all!
British Eventing (BE) is introducing a new competition format that will give riders the opportunity to enjoy competing over BE courses.
From July 1st GO BE classes will enable riders to take part in a British Eventing affiliated competition, without the need of a BE membership and without a BE published record of the results. The classes will be run in accordance with all other BE competitions, just with the notable difference that they will be open to all riders from the year of their 12th Birthday, (non-members will need to complete a free Associate registration and horse registration via the website) and results will be unpublished.
This new format has been developed to reach out to the groups of competitors that wish to compete with BE but without their results being recorded in the BE database which will be especially attractive for those producing younger horses. It is also aimed to appeal to those who wish to try competing with BE for the first time but without the initial commitment of purchasing a membership. Classes are available from 80-100cm and will be known as GOBE80, GOBE90 and GOBE100. MERs as per BE100 classes will be required for GOBE100 level.
This exciting initiative provides many of the benefits of competing under the Gold Standard with BE, including the safety provisions, medical and veterinary care and the quality of the ground, course design and trained officials.
There will be a £10 run fee payable to BE for non-members to compete in GO BE classes.
Go BE summarised:
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Anyone can enter, no BE membership required*
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Same courses and organising team as National BE classes
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Results unpublished
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Entry fees will be set at the lower limit
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No prize money
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Won’t count for MERs and Qualifications
Results will be available on Eventing Scores but not published on BE records.
CLICK HERE TO FIND ALL THE EVENTS RUNNING GO BE!
Sign up as an Associate Member here and start enjoying Go BE.
* Non-members will need to complete a free Associate registration and horse registration via the website. Non-members will need to have their own third party insurance. They will also need to comply with BE's vaccination rules - horses must have a current vaccination against equine infuenza which complies with the conditions set out in members handbook 10.2.1.
Pay As You Go
Pay As You Go membership replaces the old day pass system and is designed to offer a level of flexibility for members. It is ideal for those trying eventing for the first time, those exploring stepping up to the next level and those who only want to compete a few times per year. PAYG enables you to qualify for Area Festivals and compete in Area Festival Championships, click here for the full list.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The Pay As You Go option is available for Rider memberships, Horse Season tickets and Owner memberships.
You pay a one-off membership fee of £30 for each category you wish to PAYG. So, if you want you and your horse to compete on the PAYG system, it would be £30 for your membership and £30 for your horse to hold a PAYG Season Ticket.
Once you have a PAYG membership you will be able to go ahead and make your entries. For any entry where a PAYG membership is held – either by the rider, the horse, the owner, or a combination of the forementioned – you will be charged an additional £10 run fee on top of your entry. This applies every time you and/or your horse competes. There is no limit to the number of times you may compete using this membership option.
WHAT BENEFITS DO I GET?
PAYG members receive several of the benefits that all BE members enjoy, including discount on BE training and education, discounts on BE winter competitions and access to inspired rewards.
They also receive a digital copy of the Handbook and BE Life magazine, as well as Third Party Insurance for the days on which they compete at BE events.
For more information on membership benefits click here.
Visit the British Eventing FAQs page to find out more about PAYG membership.
If your question still hasn’t been answered, please contact the Membership Team on 0330 1748196 or email info@britisheventing.com
Introductory, Standard & Premier 2023 fees
Click here for full table of membership breakdown.
RIDER MEMBERSHIP Office Online Direct Debit SDD Green Member Discount
Introductory £95 £90 £80 £90 £10*
Standard £140 £135 £125 £135 £10*
Premier £290 £285 £275 £285 £10*
*Green membership is for two members at the same address, where one member opts for Green membership and does not receive the bi-monthly magazines. The Green Member will receive a £10 discount on membership.
GoBE & PAYG summary 2023 fees
Rider Membership Horse Registration Owner
GoBE £ FREE £ FREE n/a
Pay As You Go £30 £30 £30
GO BE classes enable riders to take part in a British Eventing affiliated competition, without the need of a BE membership and without a BE published record of the results. The classes will be run in accordance with all other BE competitions, just with the notable difference that they will be open to all riders. Sign up as an Associate Member here and start enjoying Go BE.
Non-members will need to complete a free Associate registration and horse registration via the website
Other BE Membership 2023 fees
Office Online Direct Debit Green Member Discount
Owner £120 £115 £110 £10*Standard
Joint Owner £175 £170 £160
Syndicate £285 £280 £270
Corporate £285 £280 £270
Supporter Individual £50 £45 £40
Supporter Company. £55 £50 £45
*Green membership is for two members at the same address, where one member opts for Green membership and does not receive the bi-monthly magazines.
Horse registration & Horse season tickets
EVERY HORSE THAT COMPETES WITH BRITISH EVENTING NEEDS TO BE REGISTERED
If your horse has ever been registered with British Eventing before (with you or a previous owner) you do not need to complete a horse registration.
HOW TO REGISTER A HORSE
If your horse has never been registered before, log in to your BE account and navigate to Horse Registration to complete the form and upload scans of your passport.
If your horse’s passport details are not uploaded via the online form, they must be sent into the office as soon as you complete an equine registration. The membership team will then verify your passport and you'll receive an email confirmation. You can either email a copy (info@britisheventing.com) or post a copy of the official name page (this must be the name recorded in the passport) stating the ID number and year foaled, the breeding page and the vet's diagram page. You have 28 days to do this before your horse is suspended and you will be unable to make any entries.
Foreign horses, including Irish, will need to send these details in straight away as they do not have the 28-day period. We also need a printout of the results from the country of origin if the horse is older than five years. You will not be able to make any entries until we have received this information. If you have an unnamed Irish passport, you need to send the passport back to Ireland in order to have the name inserted before we can accept the horse registration.
MY HORSE IS REGISTERED
If the horse has previously been registered with you as the owner you will need to log into your BE account, select My Horses, and here you will find all the information in order to purchase Season Tickets/PAYG.
If they have been registered with a different owner, you will need to complete a change of ownership - see below for more information.
Before competing with British Eventing, you will need a season ticket for your horse – this can be purchased by the rider or the owner.
There are four graded categories of season ticket, depending on the number of BE points that the horse holds. Season tickets are available as a full season or a half season. The full season tickets are valid for the calendar year in which they are purchased and half season tickets are valid from the 1st July.
Grade. BE POINTS. FULL SEASON. 1/2 SEASON.
4 0 £74.00 £50.00
3 1 - 20 £110.00 £72.00
2. 21 - 60 £154.00 £90.00
1. over 60 £198.00 £119.00
HOW TO PURCHASE
Once your horse is registered, you can purchase a Season Ticket by logging in and clicking on the 'My Horses' tab by logging in to 'My Account' page.
Minimum eligibility requirements & restrictions (MERs) GRASSROOTS CLASSES
What YOU need to have done to compete in certain class levels
Class: BE80
Rider: Any rider. (There is no obligation to move out of BE80).
Restrictions: Competitors who have completed an Advanced, 3*, 4* or 5* competition prior to ballot date in the current season, or in the four immediately previous seasons, may only take part HC
Horse:
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Grade 4 (see above for Horse Registration types)
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5 years old and above.
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Except: From 1st July 4year old Horses may compete up to 4 times in a combination of BE80 and/or BE90 Classes.
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At least 132cms height.
Class: BE80 OPEN UNDER 18
Rider: Any rider. Restrictions as BE80
Horse: All Grades, 5 years old and above, At least 132cms height. Members in the year of 18th birthday and under - All combinations must be registered on the Youth Programme.
Class: BE100
Rider: Any rider. (There is no obligation to move out of BE100).
Restrictions: Must have completed 2 MERs at BE90. If in the year of 12th or 13th birthday also must have 2 MERs at BE90 competitions as a combination.
Horse:
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Grade 4 (see above for Horse Registration types)
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5 years old and above.
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At least 142cms height.
Class: BE100 OPEN, BE100 UNDER 18, BE100 Pony Club (PC)
Rider: Any rider. Restrictions as BE100
Horse: All Grades, 5 years old and above, At least 142cms height. Members in the year of 18th birthday and under -All combinations must be registered on the Youth Programme. BE90 PC must be Pony Club members.
Class: BE100 PLUS. Dressage at Novice standard, SJ & XC at BE100 and for horses Grades 3 & 4.
Class: BE90
Rider: Any rider. (There is no obligation to move out of BE90).
Restrictions: Competitors who have completed an Advanced, 3*, 4* or 5* competition prior to ballot date in the current season, or in the four immediately previous seasons, may only take part HC
Horse:
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Grade 4 (see above for Horse Registration types)
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5 years old and above.
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Except: From 1st July 4year old Horses may compete up to 4 times in a combination of BE80 and/or BE90 Classes.
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At least 132cms height.
Class: BE90 OPEN, BE90 UNDER 18, BE90 Pony Club (PC)
Rider: Any rider. Restrictions as BE90
Horse: All Grades, 5 years old and above, At least 132cms height. Members in the year of 18th birthday and under -All combinations must be registered on the Youth Programme. BE90 PC must be Pony Club members.
Class: BE105 with Dressage at Novice standard
Rider: Any rider. (There is no obligation to move out of BE100).
Restrictions: Must have completed 2 MERs at BE100 / BE100 Plus. If in the year of 12th or 13th birthday also must have 2 MERs at BE100 / BE100 Plus competitions as a combination.
Horse:
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Grade 4 (see above for Horse Registration types)
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5 years old and above.
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At least 142cms height.
Class: BE100 OPEN, BE100 UNDER 18, BE100 Pony Club (PC)
Rider: Any rider. Restrictions as BE100
Horse: All Grades, 5 years old and above, At least 142cms height. Members in the year of 18th birthday and under -All combinations must be registered on the Youth Programme. BE90 PC must be Pony Club members.
Class: BE100 PLUS. Dressage at Novice standard
Class: NOVICE
Rider: Must have 3 MERs at BE100 / BE100 PLUS / BE105 * / CCI1*. If in the year of 16th birthday or younger 1 MER must be as a combination. If in the year of 14th birthday or younger an age exemption is required.
Horse:
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Grade 3 or 4 (see above for Horse Registration types).
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5 years old and above.
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At least 142cms height.
Class: OPEN NOVICE, OPEN NOVICE - UNDER 18
Rider: Any rider. Restrictions as NOVICE
Horse: All Grades, 5 Years and above. OPEN NOVICE UNDER 18 - 6 years old and above. Horses may be any grade to compete in N u18 classes, but in order to be eligible for the Regional Team Championships must not have completed an Advanced, CCI4*-S/L, CCI5*-L in the current year. At least 142cms height. Members in the year of 18th birthday and under -All combinations must be registered on the Youth Programme.
Must have 3 MERs at BE100 / BE100 PLUS / BE105 * / CCI1* of which one must be as a combination. If in the year of 14th birthday or younger an age exemption is required.
