Point-to-Point

Point-to-Point
in the
South East

In the South East - did you know?

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There are 15 fixtures in 2004 (List HERE)

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There are 8 courses.

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9 foxhound packs run P-to-P in our region

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The East Kent Meeting on 12.4.04 had the biggest attendance ever. More HERE

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The East Sussex and Romney Marsh Meeting on 18.4.04 included an MP. More HERE

The Surrey Union Meeting. More HERE

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In the event of a ban there would be one fixture at best and possibly none.

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At least two jockeys in the East Kent have set their sights on riding P-to-P since they were 12

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Nationally - did you know…?

60,000 horses are actively involved in hunting. The abolition of hunting would see the majority of these 60,000 made redundant and difficult to re-habilitate, a concern shared by the International League for the Protection of Horses.

199 out of the 209 Point-to-Point meetings being held this year are organised by hunts or hunt clubs.

To qualify to race in a Point-to-Point a horse must have been hunted a minimum of four times in the current hunting season. A total of 4092 horses qualified with hunts in 2002.

Each Point-to-Point rider is required to be a member or subscriber to a recognised hunt. The Jockey Club issued a total of 1020 rider qualification certificates in 2002.

Point-to-Pointing is a vibrant and popular country sport, attracting crowds in excess of three quarters of a million people in each year.

Point-to-Points are designed in part to raise funds for the organising hunt, but also to provide a competitive arena for the participants and a fun day out in the countryside for the spectators.

Unpaid help to run Point-to-Points is almost entirely from hunt members and supporters

Point-to-Point horses, when their racing careers are finished, go on to spend many years as hunters. The hunt field also provides an active retirement for many racehorses

The amateur status and "country' feel of point to point would finish if it managed to survive in some form after a ban. It would become an extension of the existing, already overcrowded professional racing circuit.

Many top National hunt jockeys have their interest in racing fired in the hunting field - Richard Dunwoody, Carl Llewellyn, Richard Johnson, Andrew Thornton all started their careers in Point-to-Point Racing.

"The BHB believes that a ban on hunting with dogs would severely undermine the present scale of Point-to-Pointing, and that this in turn would have a damaging impact on British Racing, hitting quality, the bloodstock, reducing the number of runners, cutting revenue and threatening jobs."
British Horse Racing Board submission to Government in 2000

South East Fixtures 2004

Sat. Feb. 14th

Mid Surrey Farmers

Charing

Sat. Feb. 28th

Chiddingfold, Leconfeld & Cowdray

Parham

Sun. March 7th

South East Hunts Club

Charing

Sun. March 14th

West Street Tickham

Detling

Sun. March 21st

Southdown & Eridge

Godstone

Sat. March 27th

Crawley & Horsham

Parham

Sun. April 4th

Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent

Penshurst

Sat. April 10th

Ashford Valley

Charing

Mon. April 12th

East Kent

Aldington

Sun. April 18th

East Sussex & Romney Marsh

Bexhill/Catsfield

Sat. April 24th

Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent

Penshurst

Sat. May 1st

Surrey Union

Peper Harow

Mon. May 3rd

West Street Tickham

Aldington

Sat. May 15th

Southdown & Eridge

Godstone

Wed. May 19th

UNITED HUNTS H/CHASE

Folkestone

Useful Links

The Countryside Alliance P-to-P site HERE
Pointing South East HERE

Point-to-Point in the South East
In the South East - did you know?
•	There are 15 fixtures in 2004 (List HERE)
•	There are 8 courses.
•	9 foxhound packs run P-to-P in our region
•	The East Kent Meeting on 12.4.04 had the biggest attendance ever. More HERE
•	The East Sussex and Romney Marsh Meeting on 18.4.04 included an MP. More HERE
	The Surrey Union Meeting. More HERE
•	In the event of a ban there would be one fixture at best and possibly none.
•	At least two jockeys in the East Kent have set their sights on riding P-to-P since they were 12

Nationally - did you know…?
	60,000 horses are actively involved in hunting. The abolition of hunting would see the majority of these 60,000 made redundant and difficult to re-habilitate, a concern shared by the International League for the Protection of Horses.
	199 out of the 209 Point-to-Point meetings being held this year are organised by hunts or hunt clubs.
	To qualify to race in a Point-to-Point a horse must have been hunted a minimum of four times in the current hunting season. A total of 4092 horses qualified with hunts in 2002.
	Each Point-to-Point rider is required to be a member or subscriber to a recognised hunt. The Jockey Club issued a total of 1020 rider qualification certificates in 2002.
	Point-to-Pointing is a vibrant and popular country sport, attracting crowds in excess of three quarters of a million people in each year.
	Point-to-Points are designed in part to raise funds for the organising hunt, but also to provide a competitive arena for the participants and a fun day out in the countryside for the spectators.
	Unpaid help to run Point-to-Points is almost entirely from hunt members and supporters
	Point-to-Point horses, when their racing careers are finished, go on to spend many years as hunters. The hunt field also provides an active retirement for many racehorses
	The amateur status and "country' feel of point to point would finish if it managed to survive in some form after a ban. It would become an extension of the existing, already overcrowded professional racing circuit.
	Many top National hunt jockeys have their interest in racing fired in the hunting field - Richard Dunwoody, Carl Llewellyn, Richard Johnson, Andrew Thornton all started their careers in Point-to-Point Racing.
	"The BHB believes that a ban on hunting with dogs would severely undermine the present scale of Point-to-Pointing, and that this in turn would have a damaging impact on British Racing, hitting quality, the bloodstock, reducing the number of runners, cutting revenue and threatening jobs." British Horse Racing Board submission to Government in 2000

South East Fixtures 2004
Sat. Feb. 14th	Mid Surrey Farmers	Charing
Sat. Feb. 28th	Chiddingfold, Leconfeld & Cowdray	Parham
Sun. March 7th	South East Hunts Club	Charing
Sun. March 14th	West Street Tickham	Detling
Sun. March 21st	Southdown & Eridge	Godstone
Sat. March 27th	Crawley & Horsham	Parham
Sun. April 4th	Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent	Penshurst
Sat. April 10th	Ashford Valley	Charing
Mon. April 12th	East Kent	Aldington
Sun. April 18th	East Sussex & Romney Marsh	Bexhill/Catsfield
Sat. April 24th	Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent	Penshurst
Sat. May 1st	Surrey Union	Peper Harow
Mon. May 3rd	West Street Tickham	Aldington
Sat. May 15th	Southdown & Eridge	Godstone
Wed. May 19th	UNITED HUNTS H/CHASE	Folkestone