Membership fee Q&A

December 12, 2025

Membership fee Q&A

WHY DO WE NEED TO PAY A MEMBERSHIP FEE TO COMPETE IN BTC EVENTS?

We believe that British Team Chasing should be a community that invests in its future and supports its events. This began in 2025 with income raised from members used to support events, improving the ground conditions caused by the lack of rain, funding developments to new tracks and improvements at existing events and purchasing timing equipment. It allows us to make improvements to the sport which will make it safer and more fun and help keep events viable.

WHY HAS IT INCREASED FOR 2026?

For 2026 we are very pleased to be announcing that as part of your annual membership you will be covered by the new BTC Public Liability Insurance Policy. This is a bespoke policy that is only for BTC members and covers you 24/7 - not just for team chasing.

WHY CAN'T I USE MY EXISTING INSURANCE?

Including insurance with membership will mitigate the risk to events; BTC is not able to check that everyone has cover and so without a mandatory policy there is a likelihood that some people won't have the requisite cover. Many riders are uncertain if they are covered or are under a misconception that they are covered. We do not believe there is another member's policy which comes close in terms of cover or value for money.

WHEN WOULD MY COVER START?

If you want to get the most advantage of this and your other member's benefits please renew your membership as soon as possible. You will not gain these benefits until your membership has been paid. If you want to be ready for 1st January (remember BTC membership runs from 1st Jan to 31st Dec) please use this link to renew – BECOME A MEMBER

WHAT IF I CAN ONLY DO ONE OR TWO EVENTS NEXT SEASON?

We will continue to offer a day membership scheme which can be used up to three times each year, at a cost of £7 per event. This also includes public liability cover but ONLY while you are competing at the event.

BECOME A MEMBER

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2025 Final League Standings

November 22, 2025

The British Team Chasing leagues were hotly contested once again in 2025. Teams won points for their respective Premier Performance Open Leagu e and Stuart Nichols Waste Disposal Ltd Intermediate Leagu e at each event in the spring and autumn seasons. PREMIER PERFORMANCE OPEN LEAGUE Premier Performance Open League winners Team Ride Away I got their campaign off to a great start with wins at the Beaufort, Fernie and Worcestershire, adding on open victories at the Berkeley and Grafton to seal the title. They won the Open League Trophy, £300 prize money, goody bags from Premier Performance, and in recognition of the number or riders needed to run a team through the season, engraved glasses and winners’ rosettes were presented to Roddy Stanning, Susannah Stanning, Lisette Davies, Joe Stevenson and James Sheppard. The other podium places went to the wire, with runners’ up the Beaufort Boozers having been incredibly consistent, picking up points at eight of the year’s 12 events. Masterless Bitch Pack took third place with placings a plenty including runner-up slot at the Worcestershire and victory at the Cotswold. Also taking home cash prizes were Cupid Stunts , 4th, and Fox Grant Dot Com , 5th. STUART NICHOLS WASTE DISPOSAL INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE Eternal Optimists dominated the Stuart Nichols Waste Disposal Intermediate League , winning an impressive seven events with their bold and daring rounds. They were presented with the Tyson Trophy in memory of Stephen Clark and Roddy Stanning’s wonderful intermediate horse, £150 prize money and fantastic commemorative jackets while rosettes went to squad members Henry Chamberlain, Ed Chamberlain, Jade Lovell, Zack Mallalieu, Jess Powell and captain Simon Coady. Team Ride Away 4 took the runner-up slot, after a better autumn than spring season! More Boring Gorings showed the consistency that has kept them at the top of the sport for more than 40 years to take third, with team members that hail from as far afield as East Sussex and Wales. Prizes also went to Fox Grant Thrusters Too , 4th and Gloucestershire Equine Vets , 5th. It was a great celebration at the Cotswold which stood in at the last minute to host the presentation after the sad loss of our usual season climax at the Essex and Suffolk. Thank you very much to our sponsors Premier Performance and Stuart Nichols Waste Disposal Ltd who made the series possible. The 2026 leagues start at the Bicester on Sunday 22nd March - see you there !