THE online entries system for the RDS National Championships is now open.

With a new Championships in place this year, competitors are asked to familiarise themselves with important deadlines for the online entry system for this year’s RDS National Championships.

Online entry for the Showing and Performance Qualifiers for the 2021 RDS National Championships is now open via the ‘Its Plain Sailing’ website: www.itsplainsailing.com/club/dhs

Entries deadline

All entries for the Show Hunters, Irish Draught Mares and Foals, the Breeders’ Championship, and the Young Horse classes must be submitted online by 5pm on the Thursday before each qualifier is due to take place.

Exhibitors in these qualifier classes will be informed, via the Its Plain Sailing Notice Board section, (www.itsplainsailing.com/club/dhs) in relation to the expected start time for their qualifier classes. This information will be made available after 5pm on the Friday preceding each qualifier.

All entries for the Three Year Old Potential Event Horse and Three Year Old Loose Performance must be submitted online by 5pm on the day before each qualifier is due to take place. Exhibitors in the Three Year Old qualifiers will be advised of their start time by return email on the morning of the qualifier.

No late entries or entries on the day will be accepted. Entries will not be accepted by phone or email. The entry fee at each qualifier is €30 and it should be paid directly to the venue on the day of the qualifier.

For the full list of qualifiers for the 2021 RDS National Championships see the following link; https://www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/equestrian/national-championships/qualifiers

Competition Schedule

The Competition Schedule for the 2021 RDS National Championships is now available and copies have been posted out to equestrian exhibitors who regularly compete in the classes being offered and those who have already requested a hard copy.

The Schedule is also available to download on the Championships website - https://www.rdsnationalchampionships.com. For those wishing to receive a copy of the Schedule by post they can simply email equestrian@rds.ie with a postal address.