Sunday 30th August 2026

This class fee includes a £12 RIHS contribution

CLASS RULES, REGULATIONS & QUALIFIERS
These classes are affiliated to and run under the rules of the British Show Horse Association.
This class is a qualifier for the Open Working Show Horse Championship at The Royal International Horse Show. All affiliated BSHA Open Working Show Horse classes held prior to 8th June 2026 are qualifiers for the Royal International Horse Show final and the SEIB Working Show Horse Final. For the RIHS qualification, the highest placed unqualified in the top five will qualify. For the SEIB Working Show Horse qualification, the two highest placed unqualified in the top five will qualify. RIHS Qualifying classes held after 1st August will carry the qualification forward to 2027, but only the WINNER will receive qualification in these cases. Open ONLY to Hacks, Cobs, Maxi Cobs and Riding Horses, mare or gelding four years old and over, exceeding 148cms. This class is NOT open to Hunters, ie those horses registered and competing as a hunter or working hunter with BSHA, Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain or The Showing Register for the current season. Please refer to rule 2(iv) in the 2026 BSHA Rulebook. Any Horse which is a Grade B Showjumper, Intermediate Eventer, or above, as at the 1st January of the current year, is not eligible to compete in any Working Show Horse class. A Rider may ride up to two Horses in the jumping phase but must then select one Horse to take through to the Ride and Conformation phases (if required). No change of Rider is allowed. Horses may wear protective boots, of a plain colour, for the jumping phase only; no weighted boots are permitted; no change of tack is permitted between jumping and flat phases.

(a) Height of Fences Jumps:  minimum 2’9 maximum 3’0, maximum spread 3’0
Please note that the height of the jumps may be raised at the National Championship Show at the discretion of the Course Builder/Show Director.

(b) Scoring
Jumping - 40
Style - 20
Conformation, movement and type - 20
Ride and manners - 20

Penalties:
Knockdown - 10
1st Refusal - 15
2nd Refusal - 20
3rd Refusal - Elimination
Fall of Horse/Rider or Error of Course - Elimination
Stepping back at any obstacle on the course will be counted as a refusal.

Day Tickets
The Working Show Horse qualifying classes may be entered on a day ticket, but appropriate membership and horse registration must be applied for within 14 days of the qualifier in order to confirm qualification.

Royal International Horse Show 2027
For the RIHS qualification, only the winner will qualify in this class. 

SEIB Working Show Horse Final 2026
For the SEIB Working Show Horse qualification, the two highest placed unqualified in the top 5 will qualify.