Welcome to the first weekly newsletter of the Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships!
The goal of the newsletter is to gather all the important announcements from the previous week into one place! This way we can make sure that our announcements aren’t lost in the waves of social media algorithms.
Last week our updated website was finally launched to the public! Enrollment lots for open classes were also published, make sure to make note of your most important dates!
Our website is now open!
Our updated website is now open! 🥳
We’ve clarified the look and layout of the website, especially on the “classes” page. We’ve also done some general organizing to make the site as user-friendly as possible for you, our dear competitors and visitors! ❤️
All currently available information has been published on the website, and we’ll continue updating it with new details/files as they become relevant. So if you can’t immediately find what you’re looking for, it might simply be on its way and will be published a bit later 🤫 On the renewed “Competitors” page, for example, you’ll find all important dates conveniently in one place! Pretty neat, right? 🤭
What do you think of the website’s new look? We welcome feedback via private message or email 😊
Visitor tickets on sale now!
Tickets to the 2026 Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships under the Christmas tree? Yes please! 🤩
You can now purchase visitor tickets through Ticketmaster. You can now buy all ticket types available for the event and by buying your ticket in advance you’ll get it at a lower price 🫱🏻🫲🏼 However, tickets can also be purchased at the door on the day of the event.
Dressage qualifications are open!
The dressage qualifiers for the 2026 Finnish hobbyhorse Championship have started and will end on ❗️March 1st, 2026❗️ The qualifying is not a speed competition. The places will be awarded to the riders who performed best in the qualifiers.
The following dressage classes include qualifying:
☑️ Open Finnish Dressage Championship
☑️ Junior Finnish Dressage Championship
☑️ International freestyle
More information about the qualifying can be found from the website.
Show jumping qualifying competition host applications open!
The qualifying competitions for the Showjumping championship classes will be held between 1st of January 2026 and 31st of May.2026, together with enthusiasts. An association, club, team or individual stable or enthusiast can apply to be the organizer. The organizer is responsible for the setting of the competitions, hiring a judge and announcing the results, Finnish Championship team registrations and the organizer’s instructions.
It is worth investing in a qualifying competition application – the Showjumping qualifying team decides which competitions will be accepted. Previous experience in organizing Hobbyhorse competitions and planning are valued. An official judge is usually always required, and geographical location also plays a role. Multiple qualifying competitions are usually not accepted for the same area.
Check our website for more detailed instructions for the qualifying organizer, as well as a link to the application form!
Registration schedule for the open classes of 2026
Registration for open competition classes will be held again this year in a way that those who enter the classes will be drawn from among all those who have registered. In most of the classes, a proportional draw is also used: the more classes a competitor registers for, the lower the probability that they will enter any of them. In other words, the draw method favors those who register for fewer classes. The proportional draw is affected by the classes in that draw round, so for example, if you register for one class in part three registration and one class in part one registration, you have an equal chance of entering both classes.
Registration for all open classes begins in December and ends by February.
➖First registration 8th of December – 1st of February (Open showjumping classes)
➖Second registration 11th of December – 26th January (International classes and Team showjumping)
➖Third registration 14th of December – 16th of February (Western and dressage)
Registration is not a so-called speed race, but entering the class is only guaranteed after the results of the draw are published, and of course the invoice is paid. The results will be published within three days after registration closes.
