05/10/2026
Attendance and Qualification 🗒✔️
Below is a run down of the Attendance and Qualification requirements for our 2027 show being held from the 3rd-6th of March - make sure to have a good read through and familiarise yourselves with this years requirements! 😊
It is the responsibility of the Rider / Handler / Person Responsible to know the conditions of entry, qualification information, and rules of the class or section in which they are competing.
Breed or Kindred Society sections may have different qualification and attendance requirements from the RAS sections of the show. Please check with your breed society.
🔹 This show is run under the Rules of the Royal A&P Society New Zealand (RAS) and Equestrian Rulebook –www.ras.org.nz / equestrian section / rulebook page.
🔹 Entries will be received on a first come, first served basis under the two (2) Tier criteria which will only come into affect if classes reach maximum numbers
Tier One (1): Qualification gained plus three (3) A&P Show Attendances
Tier Two (2): No Qualification gained but three (3) A&P Show Attendances
The period for any qualification gained for RASNZ Showing Titles 2027 is from 24th February 2026 and concludes on 23rd February 2027. ( Note🚨: the RASNZ Championship Show 2026 was not a qualifying Show). Any qualification/attendance achieved after this date and before the end of the 2026/2027 Show season will transfer to RASNZ Titles Show 2028.
🔹Qualifications: 1 x Champion or 2 x Reserve Champions or 2 x firsts gained; or any combination of these.
Please read the full ‘Showing Conditions, Regulations and Criteria’ document before entering (full document will be released shortly)
🔹A ‘Newcomer Horse/Pony’ is one that was a Novice as at 1st August 2026; and not to have competed more than twice in the Rising Star section at a HOY Show; Lead Rein & First Ridden ponies excluded.
🔹RAS Led Horse/Pony and Thoroughbred sections – one show attendance and no wins required.
Note 🚨: Affiliated RAS Shows/Events who run qualifying sections will be those sections/classes as noted in the MSS of the RAS Equestrian Rulebook. If a RAS affiliated show/event did not run the minimum number of classes within a section, then that section is not a qualifier. The show will still count as an attendance.
Entry & Schedule Information 📋
The full schedule of classes, conditions, entry fees, and sponsorship packages will be released by November 2026 - so keep an eye out for more updates! 🤗
