Every Year the NZPCA National Dressage Championships are held . Franklin Thames Valley Area sends a team to this event each year . This event is in January . The North Island Championship is hosted this year by Taranaki Pony Club at Hawera and the South Island Championship is hosted by the Canturbury Area at McLeans Island in Christchurch . The same Judges fly between the Islands to judge the competition under the same conditions.
Team Selection
FTV runs an Area Trial in November every year to select the Team. The team consists of Three Seniors and Three Juniors plus reserves. Each rider rides two prescribed tests in the selection trial.
Riders must be financial members of their Branch which in turn must have paid its levies to District , Area and NZPCA
Qualification
The "Rally Rule" applies to all combinations entering the Trial plus confirmation of the Branch Chief Coach who confirms your level of competition . Junior riders need to be at a Level 2 and Seniors Level 3