Showjumping championship qualifying

Huomio 4.3.2025

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Upcoming qualifications and registration forms

You can find information about upcoming qualifying competitions and organizers below and in the results list.

HIHS qualifying competition 28.2.2026

Qualifying competitions organized in connection with the Helsinki International Horse Show. Attention! Exceptionally, the participation fee for the qualifying competitions is 5€/class. In addition, you must purchase a HIHS fair or show ticket. More information: https://helsinkihorseshow.fi/

Contact: skhh@skhhry.fi

Qualifying competitions for the showjumping championships

Pre-qualifications will be held again for both showjumping championship classes!

The qualifications will take place between 1st of January 2026 to 31st of May 2026.

They will be organized together with enthusiasts. An association, club, team or individual stable or enthusiast can apply to be the organizer. The Finnish Hobbyhorse Association is responsible for coordinating the activities, the setting is provided by the organizer and the judge is an official judge of the SKHH ry.

The qualification correspondents of the Finnish Championship organizing team take care of the results list, which is updated in a timely manner with the results of all qualifications and of course, the most important and interesting, the finalists.

General instructions of qualifications Note: new rules added!

As before, the classes are divided by age group and hurdle height as follows:

Junior showjumping Championship, born 2014 and younger, course height 70–80cm
Open showjumping Championship, no age limit, course height 100–110cm

You can qualify for the classes in the following ways:

  • Open showjumping championships
    • The 2025 Finnish Championship winner and those who have won regional championships after June 14, 2025 will be able to compete in the class without a separate qualifying round, and they will be assigned competition spots in the class
    • By getting a place for the finals from a live qualifications
    • The three competitors with the most SM-ranking points in the open series will receive a place in the Finnish Championship. The competitor must have collected more than 10 points.
      • Read more about the SM-ring and ranking here (only in Finnish)
  • Junior showjumping championships
    • The 2025 Junior Finnish Championship winner and those who have won junior regional championships after June 14, 2025 will be able to compete in the class without a separate qualification, and they will be assigned competition spots in the class
    • By getting a place for the finals from a live qualifications
    • The three competitors with the most SM-ranking points in the juniors’ series will receive a Finnish Championship spot. The competitor must have collected more than 10 points.
      • Read more about the SM-ring and ranking here (only in Finnish)

 

The number of available spots in the final is proportional to the number of participants in the qualification category.* Participants from each qualification category will advance to the finals based on the number of participants in the qualifications, as follows. Please note that the number of participants who qualify for the finals is calculated based on those who started, not those who registered!

Note! Changes in the number of finalists!

  • 1-3 participants/ 1 gets a place in the Finals
  • 4-6 participants/ 2 gets a place in the Finals
  • 7-10 participants/ 3 gets a place in the Finals
  • 11-19 participants/ 4 gets a place in the Finals
  • 20-29 participants/ 5 gets a place in the Finals
  • 30 or more participants / 6 gets a place in the Finals

 

Those who have received 16 or more penalties cannot get a place in the finals of the Finnish Championship, even if they place in the qualifying class or win the regional championship. The competitor must also clear at least one of the oxers in the course, or the competitor will be disqualified. Those who have received excessive penalties or oxer faults are considered inexperienced in the Finnish Championship class.

The results list of those who started in the qualifiers and those who were accepted to the finals will be published on this page and we will try to keep it as up-to-date as possible as the results of the qualifiers are received. The results of different qualifiers are not compared with each other, as we cannot guarantee the exact same conditions. The association reserves the right to reject the results of a qualification class or demand a repeat of the qualifications class if it detects violations of the rules or guidelines.

A competitor who has cancelled their place in the final or has not paid the competition fee may be replaced by the next best competitor from the same qualification round. However, if the quota of competitors for the showjumping championship class is already being filled or has been filled, reserve places will not be taken to the class

The qualifications follow the rules of SKHH ry and the instructions on this page. The evaluation method is A.2.0.

*The association reserves the right to increase the number of finalists if necessary, if the qualifying competitions cannot be organized sufficiently

Instructions for competitors

To compete in the Finnish Championship, you must be a Finnish citizen. Competing in the Finnish Championship categories requires SKHH ry’s 2026 membership. You can become a member after participating in the qualifiers and claiming a place in the final, but the membership must be paid by 5th of June. Please make sure that the 2026 membership is paid.

Before qualifications

  • By registering for the qualifying classes, you accept these instructions and the SKHH ry competition rules.
  • Registering for all qualification competitions happens via the competition-specific form found on this page and the classes are filled in the order of registration. You will receive a confirmation email if your registration is accepted.
  • Registration for the qualifying competition begins when it is published on the results list. Registrations must be submitted no later than 5 days before the qualification competition.
  • There are a limited number of spots availabe, so please register well in advance!
  • Please note that you can find the organizer’s contact information on this page or in the results list! Please do not send questions addressed to them to us.
  • You can only participate in the one category of qualifiers each year. This means you cannot participate in both the Junior Championship and the Open Championship, even if you are the correct age for the first and talented enough for the second.
  • A person who is over the age limit for the Junior Championship cannot participate in the Junior Qualifications, even as an outsider. However, a Junior may participate in the Open Championship if they wish. If necessary, the competitor may be asked to prove their age.
  • Participants in the junior championship will have their age checked before entering the qualifying course, so please bring a valid ID card or passport with you. A photo of the card will also be accepted.
  • If you have not already received a place in the final, you can participate in the qualifiers again as many times as you want, but only once in the same qualification competitions.

 

After the qualifications

  • The results list above contains the times of all the starters in the qualifiers and they are arranged in order. Please follow the list, as you can get a cancellation place a very long time after the qualifications!
  • The results list will also include confirmation of your final place. An email will also be sent to the person who receives a final place, so keep an eye on both of them!
  • Competitors have two weeks from the qualification date to appeal to the Finnish Championships Committee about incorrect judging.
  • Those who have reached the final will be sent a form by email, with a reply message containing an invoice for participating in the final (the final participation fee will be announced later), please remember to pay it by the due date, i.e. within a week! The competitor will lose their final place if the invoice is not paid on time.

For the organizer of the qualification competitions Note: new rules added!