Rare Breeds Survival Trust offers new platform to promote native breeds
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is launching a new Versatility Showcase, giving riders and owners of native horse and pony breeds the chance to demonstrate just how special these equines are. The RBST Versatility Showcase is a new performance points scheme which will run throughout 2024. Points can be backdated to the 1 of […] The post Rare Breeds Survival Trust offers new platform to promote native breeds appeared first on Your Horse.
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is launching a new Versatility Showcase, giving riders and owners of native horse and pony breeds the chance to demonstrate just how special these equines are.
The RBST Versatility Showcase is a new performance points scheme which will run throughout 2024. Points can be backdated to the 1 of January this year and can be submitted up until the 31 of December, with winners announced in January 2025.
The Showcase is open to all equine breeds listed on the RBST Watchlist, there is also a category for partbreds. Categories are split into Junior and Senior sections and include showing, dressage, eventing, showjumping, driving, hacking/driving miles, overall versatility, veteran, mares, geldings, stallions’ handlers, riders and breeders. There can be a winner for each breed in each category.
“We are excited to launch the RBST Versatility Showcase, and we’re really looking forward to celebrating the skills and abilities of the UK’s native equine breeds with handlers, riders and breeders from across the UK,” said Rare Breeds Survival Trust Chief Executive Christopher Price.
“It’s positive that many people are aware of how breeds such as the Clydesdale Horse, the Cleveland Bay and the Fell Pony have served our nation for centuries in our fields, forests, quarries and armies and on our roads. But it’s also really important for our native breeds’ future that we increase recognition of their suitability and versatility for modern needs, and the great joy they can bring today.
“The new RBST Versatility Showcase is a great platform for riders to demonstrate just how special and multi-talented the UK’s native breeds are, encouraging more people to choose a native horse or pony.”
RBST Versatility Showcase points will be awarded from 1st – 6th place, with additional points being awarded for Champion, Reserve Champion and Supreme. National and international level events will be worth double points. Results will need to be signed by the show secretary or committee member, or be verifiable via photos or online.
Entrants will submit the data for their horse or horses by 31 December 2024.
To enter the RBST Versatility Showcase, download a form from www.rbst.org.uk/news/the-rbst-versatility-showcase or email RBST at enquiries@rbst.org.uk
The RBST Versatility Showcase is made possible thanks to funding and support from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB).
For more information visit www.rbst.org.uk/news/the-rbst-versatility-showcase
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