APHS-FBS
Foreign Breed Society National Finals

APHS-FBS FOREIGN BREED NATIONAL FINALS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
4th OCTOBER 2026
Pickering Grange Equestrian Centre, Ellistown, Leics., LE67 1EZ.
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Judges: Kim Neal & TBC

There will be a range of classes open for qualified horses (you can qualify on the day), plus a range of classes for non-qualified horses. A sliding entry fee scheme will be in operation, with discounts on entries for members.

The 2026 schedule can be viewed by clicking on the Blue Box below.

Overnight stabling, hook ups, camping & prebooked evening meal for the Saturday night should be made directly with Pickering Grange

Our official2025 Photographers:
Dream Catcher Photography

We have the Foreign Breed Veteran Championship - open to any foreign breed that has placed 1st-3rd in any of our APHS Veteran classes during 2026.

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If you would like YOUR event to be a qualifier for our National Championships, then please contact us HERE
or use the form below.
Shows holding Foreign Breed classes (non-indigenous to GB, Northern Ireland & Eire) are welcome to apply.
These classes need to be judged under Foreign Breed Show Rules - if your class is being run under "English" rules (individual show required), then any suitably qualified Panel judge can officiate. If they are being judged under "American" rules, then a judge from the Foreign Breed Judges list, or one holding an American "R" / "r" card must be appointed to officiate.
For more information and/or details please get in touch.
2026 Foreign Breed National Finals Schedule Foreign Breeds National Finals Affiliation Form
HOW THE APHS-FBS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WORK
 To enter one of our National Finals you must have qualified and received a qualification card. 
We are using a revamped system for 2026!

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL FINALS:
  • At the 2026 National Finals show – the top 3 in all "Open" classes  qualify.
  • At other APHS events - the top 3 in all Foreign Breed classes qualify.
  • To enter the In Hand Finals, you must have qualified in hand.
  • To enter the Ridden Finals, you must have qualified ridden.
  • You can qualify  at other shows around the country, from local level to county & National Breed Shows. The winner in affiliated shows’ Foreign Breed classes qualify. If they have already qualified, the card can be passed down the line, no lower than 6th place. 
  • Qualification can also be earned at any National Breed Championship Show – all Overall (Supreme) In Hand and Ridden Champions & Reserves qualify. Simply send us a copy of the printed results and we will post your qualification card off to you.
  • You can qualify through dressage. Scoring 70% or over in unaffiliated dressage (including the dressage phase of Working Equitation), or 65% or more in BD/MCI Affiliated Dressage qualifies you for the Foreign Breed National Finals. All you need to do is take part in your dressage competition during the period of 1st Jan 2026 to 30th September 2026, gain the required scores and then submit your score sheet to us and we will post you your qualifying card.
ONE in hand qualification is needed per horse for the Foreign Breed National In Hand Finals & ONE ridden qualification is needed per horse for the Foreign Breed National Ridden Finals - it is the HORSE that qualifies, not the horse/exhibitor combination.

The reverse of the cards must be completed and returned to APHS (36 Philpot Square, Peterborough Road, London, SW6 3HX) . There are many classes at the show for non-qualified/non-members too - so all are welcome to join us in this end of year celebration of Foreign Breeds.

If you are a show secretary who hold foreign breed classes and you would like them to be qualifiers for our Foreign Breed National Finals,  please get in touch with us. To help with costs, we ask that Show Secretaries enclose an A5 SAE with their application form for return of our qualifying cards.
View our "other events" page to see a list of current qualifying shows.

WILD CARD option to qualify too.
This is an option for Judges to present in ANY class (does not have to be a Foreign Breeds class) to any pure or partbred Foreign Breed that they feel is a good representative of (that) breed. These can be in any open type competition, where ever the judge is officiating at. 

If you are a judge who regularly comes across foreign breeds and would like some Wild Cards for 2026, please get in touch with us.


Please contact us for more information.

SPONSORS AND AWARDS

A big thank you to our sponsors for this event - without the support of our generous sponsors we would not be able to bring you these great shows. If you would like to know more, or to support us at this or future events, then please see the form below, or contact us HERE


We rely on sponsors for prizes and additional bling awards, all of which help make our events special. Can you help? Please get in touch if you would like to sponsor a class or championship at the next (2026) Foreign Breed National Finals.



Thank you to our 2026 sponsors:

USA-UK - sponsor of an Award for the Best Saddlebred in the in hand & ridden USA Breeds classes.

UK Friesian Federation - sponsor of the Friesian In Hand & Friesian Ridden classes.

Lusitano Breed Society of GB  - sponsors of an Award for the Best Lusitano in the in hand & ridden Iberian classes.

Appaloosa Horse Club UK - sponsors of an Award for the Best Appaloosa in the Broken Coat/Dilutes and USA Breeds In Hand & Ridden classes.

British Morgan Horse Society - sponsors of the in hand & ridden Morgan Horse classes.

KC Saddlebreds  - sponsors of the Foreign Breed National Finals Mares/Fillies In Hand Finals, with an embroidered rug for the overall winner.

Foreign Breed National Finals Partbred In Hand Champion - embroidered rug sponsored by Virginia Draper .

Sponsorship Form
Ridden National Purebred Champion 2021, Sonny Hillier's Tjomme W (shown by Pete Saunders) also winner of our 2021 JRL Supreme Champion of Champions

Ridden National Purebred Champion 2021, Sonny Hillier's Tjomme W (shown by Pete Saunders) also winner of our 2021 JRL Supreme Champion of Champions