EGB Lancashire Group Annual Trophies and Awards.

To keep everyone up to-date, we have included here a list of the current Lancs EGB Trophies available, and the Horse and/or Rider qualifications/entry requirements etc. that apply to them.

EGB LANCASHIRE GROUP TROPHY LIST

Please note that whilst many of these trophies have the same name as used previously, there are some changes particularly in age and distance qualifications, so please don't assume that you do still qualify for the award. As far as is possible, we have tried to keep the qualifications for individual trophies in-line with similar National Awards, in accordance with National EGB Rules and Guidelines.

Trophies based on Non-Competitive Kilometres

Lancashire Rosebud Trophy: Awarded to the best Horse or Pony ridden by a Junior/Young Rider, 21 years old and under (as @1st January), which has successfully completed the greatest number of Non-Competitive kilometres in EGB Lancs Group Social Rides and approved training and charity rides. All non-competitive kilometres to count.

Lancashire Rose Trophy: Awarded to the best Horse or Pony ridden by a Senior Rider, (over 21y.o. on 1st January) which has successfully completed the greatest number of non-competitive kms in EGB Lancs Group Social Rides and approved training and charity rides. All non-competitive kms to count.

Pendle Salver: Awarded to the best Veteran non-competitive Horse or Pony, which is 18 years of age and older (1st January), and which has successfully completed the greatest number of non-competitive kms in EGB Lancs Group Social Rides and approved training and charity rides. All non-competitive kms to count.

Arab Cup ( Non Competitive): Awarded to the best Horse or Pony which is registered with the Arab Horse Society as a Pure, Part-bred or Anglo Arab, and which has successfully completed the greatest number of non-competitive kms in EGB Lancs Group Social Rides and approved training and charity rides. All non-competitive kms to count. To be eligible for this trophy, copies of the current AHS Registration documents must be submitted with the kilometerage claim.

April Primrose Trophy: Awarded to the Veteran Rider who is 60 years of age and older (1st January) who has successfully completed the greatest number of kms in EGB Lancs Group Social Rides and approved training and charity rides. Proof of age to be submitted with claim.

Trophies based on competitive kilometres

Collee Memorial Trophy: Awarded to the best Veteran Horse or Pony who is 18 years of age and older (1st January), which has successfully completed the greatest number kms, in all classes of EGB competitive rides. All competitive kms to count.

Trophies based on both competitive and non-competitive kilometres

Tarka Trophy: For the best coloured Horse or Pony, which has successfully completed the greatest number of kms in all classes of EGB Lancs approved competitive and non-competitive rides. All rides to count. Only piebald and skewbald horses and ponies are eligible.

Winston Memorial Trophy: Awarded to the rider, new to Long Distance Riding in their first registered season, who has successfully completed the greatest number of kms in all classes of EGB Lancs approved competitive and non-competitive rides. Rider not to have ever been previously registered with any other endurance society (e.g. EHPS, BERA, SERC, ILDRA, ERG etc). All rides to count.

Trophies based on competitive points

Highpoint Champion of Lancashire: Awarded to the overall champion competitive Horse or Pony, gaining the highest number of points achieved in any types of EGB competitive ride. Best 10 rides to count.

Graded Ride Champion of Lancashire: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony achieving the highest number of points in EGB Graded Rides when ridden by a senior rider. Best 10 rides to count. Intermediate and Advanced horses are eligible, but the horse/pony must not have competed in any Endurance Rides (ER classes) in the current season. Any distance to count.

Endurance Champion of Lancashire: For the best Endurance Horse or Pony, gaining highest number of points in EGB Endurance Rides only (all ER classes) only. Best 10 rides to count.

Novice Champion of Lancashire: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony gaining the highest number of points in it's first season registered as a Novice horse/pony. Not to have previously competed in any other type of competitive ride, and not to have competed in rides of a distance greater than 45 km, with this or any other society, in this or in any previous season. In line with National Novice classification, only horses and ponies taking the ‘slow track' novice route will be eligible and completion of a ride greater than 45km will exclude a horse/pony from this category. Slow track horses/ponies may not compete in more than 10 set speed or graded rides in this first novice season, all of these 10 rides will contribute to trophy points.

Young Rider Champion of Lancashire: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony gaining highest number of points when ridden by a Young Rider, aged 14 to 21years old (1st January rule applies). All types of EGB competitive rides are eligible in line with National Young Rider classification, and best 10 rides to count.

Helme Trophy: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony gaining the highest number of points when ridden by a Junior Rider aged 8 to 17 years old (1st January), in graded rides only. Best 10 rides to count.

Cumbria Za Trophy: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony, gaining the highest number of points in any type of competitive ride of 45 km (27 miles) and under only, when ridden by a senior rider. Best 10 rides to count.

Arab Horse Society Cup (Competitive): Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony which is registered with the Arab Horse Society as a Pure, Part-Bred, or Anglo Arab, which has gained the highest number of points in all classes of EGB competitive rides. Best 10 rides to count. To be eligible for this trophy, copies of the current AHS Registration documents must be submitted with the kilometerage claim.

Norah Trophy: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony other than Pure, Part or Anglo Arabs either registered or not registered, gaining the highest number of points in all types of EGB competitive rides. Best 10 rides to count.

Willowsweet Trophy: Awarded to the best competitive Horse or Pony, seven years of age and under (on the 1st January), gaining the highest number of points in all types of EGB competitive rides. Best 10 rides to count.

Pairs Trophies

Chanel Pairs Trophy: Awarded to the best pair of competitive Horses or Ponies, gaining the highest number of points in any division of EGB competitive rides. One Horse/Pony to have only completed rides of 45km and under in the current season, and their best 10 miles will count. For the high mileage horse/pony, only rides of greater than 45 km will be included, and again their best 10 rides will count. Any class of EGB horse/rider category is eligible (i.e. junior, novice, senior, graded, ER etc.

Britannia Double: Awarded to the best pair of non-competitive Horses or Ponies, gaining the highest combination of kilometres in the current season in EGB Lancs Group Social Rides and approved training and charity rides. All non-competitive kms to count and both junior and senior riders are eligible.

Kilometre Rosettes: Awarded to each Horse or Pony for successfully completing all types of EGB approved competitive and non-competitive kilometres in the current season, awarded from a minimum distance of 100 km, followed by 150 km, and then increasing in increments of 100 km up to a maximum of 1000km.

Cumulative Rosettes: These rosettes will be awarded in increments of 1000km starting at 1000km, during the registered lifetime of the horse or pony, and will be updated annually. As a “one-off” in this inaugural year of EGB, we are accepting kilometerage from all previous long distance societies, if the horse/pony is registered with EGB Lancs Group this year. Documentary evidence (e.g. photocopies of Master cards etc) must be provided for the previous kms to be counted. The database will be updated to take account of these kms at the end of this season, and from then on, this will be Lancs Group's official record of cumulative lifetime's kilometerage for each registered horse/pony. This is a once only concession for this season only, and there are no exceptions to this rule in subsequent seasons.

Well that's it!

There are quite a lot of trophies listed here, and hopefully there is something for all types and classes of horse/pony /rider to aim for.

We hope that this information is useful to you, and that the explanations are fairly straightforward, but if you do have any queries regarding your eligibility for an award please contact on of the committee.

Good Luck everyone and have a good season!!!!

Sue Taylor-Green