BTC SUMMER NEWSLETTER

August 29, 2025

BTC SUMMER NEWSLETTER

Dear All,

I got rained on riding yesterday for the first time in months so I am keeping my fingers crossed for some more. The season is now just over two weeks away, schedules are out and entries are coming in. Please keep up to date with the latest developments by following both BTC and individual event social media pages.

Spring Season

The wet winter months soon became a distant memory as all events ran during a sunny spring season. Thank you to Beaufort for coming forward to host the first team chase of the season, following on from the cancellation last Autumn. We had lovely good ground, but following this the biggest factor causing the organisers sleepless nights was the lack of rain. Huge thanks must go to all the landowners, course builders, contractors and volunteers for all the efforts they made to ensure we had the best going possible for the rest of the season.

Well done to Worcestershire for hosting the National Championships for the first time and congratulations to Team Ride Away 1 for winning the title. It was great to see so many spectators spread around the course supporting all the teams. We look forward to returning to the fabulous Abbeylands course on 12th April next year for the 2026 Championships. This is a real opportunity to showcase our sport, so we are working to raise awareness and aiming to become an annual ‘date in the diary’.

It was fantastic to compete at a new venue at Park Eyton in the heart of the Wynnstay country. A huge thank you must go to all of those involved in both building a brand new course and running a superb day, not least landowner Harry Williams-Wynn and organiser Nicole Woodward. A great day was capped off with everyone gathering by the beer and BBQ tent to watch a thrilling GB Hunt Scurry.

Autumn Season

This record-breaking summer has not been the ideal weather for prepping the autumn team chase courses and unfortunately the ground at Warwickshire will not be safe to run on so they have made the tough decision to cancel. The Belvoir course is looking as good as ever and somehow they even have green grass!!! They have reclassified their courses to bring them more in line with BTC guidelines, so will be running Novice, Intermediate and Open classes. This ties in with our current policy of slightly easing open classes with the aim of making them an achievable goal for more riders. As the team chase draws near they will agrivate the course if necessary to ensure the best possible going. Berkeley also have plans in place to work the ground if we don’t get plenty of rain in time. So if everyone could do a rain dance that would be grand and hopefully we will get a full season of runs.

New Event for 2026

We are looking forward to Usk Valley’s inaugural event on 26th April. Those of you on social media should have seen videos and photos of the really exciting progress they are making with course building. Please follow their facebook page to keep abreast of the courses as they take shape.

League positions

The PREMIER PERFORMANCE Open League 2025

TEAM	DoB	FER	BIC	WOR	WYN	POINTS	POSITION
TEAM RIDE AWAY 1	5	10	8	10	5	38	1st
THE CUPID STUNTS		8	6	4	0.5	18.5	=2nd
MASTERLESS BITCH PACK		5	3	8	2.5	18.5	=2nd
FOX GRANT DOT COM			10	5		15	4th
BEAUFORT BOOZERS			4	6		10	5th
RUPERT'S RIDES		6				6	6th
TAFIA MAFIA			5			5	7th
DUTCH COURAGE			2			2	8th

THE STUART NICHOLS WASTE DISPOSAL intermediate LEAGUE 2025

TEAM	DoB	FER	BIC	WOR	WYN	POINTS	POSITION
ETERNAL OPTIMISTS	10	8	10	10	10	48	1st
GLOUCESTERSHIRE EQUINE VETS		10	8		8	26	2nd
BEAGLIN' RASCALS FOX OFF	8	1	4	6	5	24	3rd
FOX GRANT THRUSTERS			6	3		9	=4th
BEAUFORT BOOZERS TOO	4			5		9	=4th
TIPSY TROTTERS			3		6	9	=4th
TAFIA MAFIA				8		8	=7th
BEAUFORT BOOZERS	6	2				8	=7th
TEAM RIDE AWAY 4			5		3	8	=7th
MORE BORING GORINGS		5	2			7	10th
FOX GRANT THRUSTERS TOO		6				6	11th
FOR FOX SAKE	5					5	=12th
TEAM RIDE AWAY 5		4	1			5	=12th
STUNTS INC				4		4	=14th
SUFFOLK N' SLOW					4	4	=14th
TEAM RIDE AWAY 6		3			3	3	16th

Many thanks to both league sponsors whose generosity has allowed us to increase the prize money on offer this year. We are now just over a third of the way through the league season so all is very much still to play for, including two newly sourced fabulous trophies. We plan to amend the rules to allow intermediate teams to occasionally step-up to an open run without it unduly hindering their chances in the intermediate league for 2026.

Tumblers Club

Thanks also goes to YPG Financial for their support of the Tumblers Club this year. This has enabled us to pull together some cracking prizes to be awarded across the Tumblers Club. Also Zara and Simon Coady have kindly donated a trophy to be awarded to the champion tumbler. Supporting the crucial work undertaken by the Thames Valley Air Ambulance is really important and all those who make a donation (£10/fall or £20 to cover multiple tumbles) will be eligible to win the trophy and the prizes!!

Please use the QR code to donate.

BTC Sponsors

Please contact our sponsors and partners to make the most of their offers and advice. The sponsors page on the website has links to all - www.britishteamchasing.co.uk/sponsors and the members area lists all the benefits and discount codes.

Blogs

Please keep an eye on the news section of the BTC website as well as our social media pages for some regular blogs with useful and relevant articles. These are designed to answer some of the questions we frequently get asked. We have had three during August including contributions from two of our sponsors - www.britishteamchasing.co.uk/news

Rider Public Liability Insurance Policy for 2026

It is mandatory for riders to have public liability insurance to compete at a team chase. Many people are uncertain as to whether they have cover or not and are concerned about the cost of a suitable policy.

We are pleased to announce we have secured a Public Liability policy for all members which will be included as benefit for the 2026 Annual Members. This policy of last resort will provide cover at all times during your membership (not just when you are riding) and will be applicable to the majority of equestrian disciplines, but most importantly hunting and team chasing. It is important for the events, and thus team chasing’s future, that we minimise the risk of a claim being brought against them so we must be certain that all riders are adequately covered.

Please remember that your BTC annual membership expires on 31st December, so we recommend making the most of this new benefit by renewing your membership as early as possible. Day members will also get PL cover but only when they are at the event. Membership prices for 2026 will be agreed by the members at the AGM in December but are anticipated to be circa £50 (annual) and £8 (day – limited to 3 per year).

Rider Registrations

Registering as a rider is a one-time only deal! We have been tidying up the entries system as quite a few people have registered themselves more than once. Please do not register as a rider again, as this may cause issues such as incorrect profile details and you paying the same membership more than once!! If you have any issues logging in please use the HELP/FAQs button or email admin@britishteamchasing.co.uk. Please can you check your details on the entries system - www.teamchasingreg.co.uk/login and in particular that your full name and date of birth are correct. If you have a fall the medical team will use this information if they need to access your NHS medical history. Also please ensure your emergency contact details are up to date and is not your own phone number!!!

Headcam Footage

We are on the hunt for good quality recent headcams for a few of the courses, so if you have suitable footage which could be used on the BTC websites and social media please email us a link to the videos - admin@britishteamchasing.co.uk . By sending any footage (or links to footage), you confirm you are the sole owner of the copyright and permit British Team Chasing (BTC) and any BTC Affiliated Events to use it for marketing and media purposes.

Members Feedback

We are planning to put out a survey soon in order to get your feedback on how we can keep improving team chasing. Please take the time to complete this as more responses give us the best chance of channelling our time and energy in the most relevant direction.

As always if anyone has any ideas or feedback for the Board please don’t hesitate to email admin@britishteamchasing.co.uk or catch up with one of the exec committee members at the next team chase.

I am looking forward to getting back on the circuit at Garthorpe in a couple of weeks and hoping to be rained on some more between now and then!

All the best,

Roddy Stanning

chairman@britishteamchasing.co.uk

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