Membership: 2025 membership is open & please do remember that the animal registration is for life and therefore you don’t need to do that again. Registered animals have extra classes at all our shows, as well as the chance to qualify for the free overall finals at Pony of the Year (NCPA Registered Supreme, Chairman’s & President’s Cup) extra rosettes & a free annual points scheme.
Click the green enter online button on the website www.thencpa.co.uk or follow the link https://ncpa.entrymaster.online/index.php?id=63
As normal, members receive entry fee discounts for most classes at our shows & at all Main Branch events including the RIHS qualifiers.
***New Competition for 2025***
The Trustees have decided to run a new competition at Pony of the Year: The Staffordshire Branch Gold Star Finals
From 2025 NCPA star rosettes will be awarded to the champion & reserve ridden M&M mini section & also the open ridden section (except for RIHS & HOYS sections). These exhibitors will also receive a qualification card in a similar way to those given for the Topline Junior M&M ridden finals. We do hope this will encourage our lead rein & first ridden riders as well as those who are too mature for the junior classes!
We will continue with the Junior Handler finals and the overall NCPA Registered finals as well.
We have a new venue for the NCPA Eastern Spectacular for 2025: Camden EC, YO26 8EH. Some of you will be disappointed that we will no longer be at the Northern Racing College, but there have been increasing problems with holding this show there. Camden offers hard standing vehicle parking, all weather & grass surfaces, as well as the added advantage of onsite stabling available (bookable through NCPA)
The other major change is the date for Pony of the Year, which moves back a week to14th September 2025. We hope this will help our members who don’t want to miss out on other shows that run over the first September weekend, which do include a lot of STARS final qualifying RC shows as well as Horse of the Year qualifiers. Our entry fees remain the same and as with all Main Branch shows there is an early, cheaper entry fee to help you with your costs. Stabling will again be bookable through the venue (Warren Farm EC)