SW Independent Steeplechase League - SWISL

19/09/2025

First show - 31st October 🎃🎃

Email us to book:
[email protected]

Full details available on our page and Agilitynet

29/08/2025

October is half full already 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Email entry details below

Winter Steeplechase information 2025/26

Bookings:

Email entries only to [email protected]
Please make your subject -Winter League
Please include:
*Handler name
*Dogs name
*Dogs measured height or estimate
*Dogs Grade (If you haven't competed yet you will be Grade 1)
*Date of the show you wish to enter or block booking if booking all 6.

Payment details will be sent to you, please make your payment within 24 hours to complete your booking.
Please note: We cannot hold places, your booking is not confirmed until payment is received.

Full show details below

WINTER 2025/26 STEEPLECHASE LEAGUE

World Horse Welfare
Glenda Spooner Farm
Somerton
TA11 7LA

Open to all dogs G1-G4. (G5-7 are welcome for NFC runs)

We have separated the grades this year and will be running two leagues
Grades 1/2 and Grades 3/4
Minimum age = 16 months.

4 runs over 2 beginner steeplechase courses
Best time over each course counts towards your combined total score

Show opens 12.15pm Course walking 12.30pm Judging 1pm

Rings will start promptly at 1.00pm beginning with all Large and Intermediate, Small, Mediums & Micro will follow once large and intermediate have finished.
Presentations will be done on the day. Unfortunately we cannot post any unclaimed rosettes.

DATES:
31st Oct 25
5th Dec 25
9th Jan 26
6th Feb 26
6th Mar 26
3rd April 26

£18 per dog per pre booked session
£99 block booking - all 6 dates
Pay on the day will be available at uncapped shows at £6 per run - cash only.

Please join our FB group to keep up to date with the latest news and show information:
Steeplechase winter league:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1JvGAJ5jHj/

Prizes:
Individual shows:
Every height will be awarded 1st and 2nd place rosettes.
Micro, Small. Medium, Intermediate, Large

Winter League winners
Every height will be awarded:
1st - Rosette & Trophy
2nd -Rosette & Trophy
3rd - Rosette & gift

LEAGUE SCORING:
Points will be awarded at each show as follows:
1ST = 10 POINTS
2ND = 9 POINTS
3RD = 8 POINTS
4TH = 7 POINTS
5TH = 6 POINTS
CR = 5 POINTS
League winners will be announced after the last show has taken place.

BOOKINGS:
Email entries only to [email protected]
Please make your subject -Winter League
Please include:
*Handler name
*Dogs name
*Dogs measured height or estimate
*Dogs Grade (If you haven't competed yet you will be Grade 1)
*Date of the show you wish to enter or block booking if booking all 6.

Payment details will be sent, you must make payment within 24 hours to secure your place.

Rules & Regulations

No official measure is required however you must run at the height closest to your dogs estimated height.
NFC (Not For Competition) runs are allowed using non squeaky toys only. No food in the ring.
Course times = 60 seconds, spinning in front of an obstacle will NOT be faulted, all other KC judging rules apply.
Elimination = 100 seconds
No bi***es in season allowed
Any handler found harsh handling will be asked to leave immediately.
Flat collars only, please remove any tags or dangles before your run
Grades 5-7 are welcome to run any height NFC
Queuing - Lunging, excessive barking and staring will not be tolerated whilst queuing, in the interest of all the dogs you may be asked to wait away from the Queue, dogs showing any signs of aggression will be asked to leave.
Bullying, intimidation and/or harassment of any judges, ring party or organisers will result in immediate removal from the show and a ban from all our future shows
In the unlikely event we are forced to cancel, all refunds are discretionary and will only be paid after all expenses have been covered.
If you can no longer make any show you may sell your space to any height - please notify us of the new handler details so we can update our entries.
There will be NO off lead exercise area - Dogs are to be kept on leads AT ALL TIMES at the venue, Please remember to clean up after your dog!

Veterinary support: Band Veterinary Centre, The Old Band House, Langport, TA11 6NB - 01458 274021

New 2026 DOG SQUAD Agility Shows:
Don’t forget to check out our 3 new agility shows in 2026 - same venue, same confidence boosting goal, train in the ring available.

25th January
22nd February
15th March.

[email protected]
Find us on Fb - https://www.facebook.com/share/1CduwX9Kfv/

Beginners Steeplechase.
Monthly competition and 6 series winter league- Open to all dogs Grade 1-4.
G5-7 welcome for NFC runs.

22/08/2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3jP7dRkgdfeZ_sD7Ie9_7BJ7ovlAHz6/view?usp=drive_link

22/08/2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1hqjYR85gVnyI7FZKlOcb0lep7i3ET9/view?usp=drive_link

19/08/2025

Get ready!! Friday Steeplechase Winter League is back!!!

Two leagues this year!!
💥 Grade 1/2
💥 Grade 3/ 4

Also new this year - MICRO!! 🎉

Each show will have individual winners and points towards our overall league.

🐾 Fully enclosed rings - including the exits!
🐾 Train in the ring
🐾 Practice Queuing

Full details snd schedule to follow

Bookings open Friday 22nd August!

04/04/2025

Southwest Steeplechase League Winners 2025!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Small
1st - Emma & Blip
2nd - Harriet & April
3rd - Sue & Hamish
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Med
1st - Tracey & Margot
2nd - Fiona & Teaka
3rd - Marie & Bonnie
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Int
1st - Gill & Mabel
2nd - Jenny & Annie
3rd - Alison & Nova
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Large
1st - Rowan & Pepper
2nd - Patsy & Millie
3rd - Sonny & Duke

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Huge congratulations to all our winners 🏆 👏 🙌

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Todays individual results:
Small
1st - Emma & Blip
2nd - Harriet & April
Med
1st - Lucy & Halle
2nd - Tracy & Parker
Int
1st - Gill & Mabel
2nd - Jenny & Annie
Large
1st - Sonya & Porsche
2nd - Sonya & Molly

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

04/04/2025

Thats a wrap! 🎬

Our second winter league complete 🎉

Well done to all our competitors and thanks for supporting us again. 😊
Big or small, we hope you've achieved any goals you had and have enjoyed the league with your dogs 💪 It's been enormous fun once again and watching so many dog and handler teams grow in confidence since last October has been just brilliant.

Huge thanks to our resident purple judge Martin Fields, for giving up his Fridays and setting great courses every month 👏👏👏 and to all our guest judges in the pink ring also setting great, grade appropriate, courses too 👌

No show runs without a great team and we've got some of the best
Sonny Glover Carly Trott Sonya Root Nev Moule and Martin - all working hard before during and after to make it all happen - Thankyou 🌟🌟
We've also had fantastic support when we've needed extra hands doing various show jobs - too many to mention but huge thanks to all who have jumped in, stepped up and got stuck in. 🥳 Superstars!

Thanks to Pawsability Dog Training for the kit 🥳 and to World Horse Welfare Glenda Spooner Farm for use of their superb facilities 👌

We hope you all have a great summer with your dogs and we very much look forward to doing it all again next winter 😊😊😊😊

Results to follow ...

03/04/2025

Last show! League winners will be announced tomorrow -Friday 4th April

Setting up at 11.30am - help is always welcome 😊

CAFE WILL BE OPEN ON FRIDAY FOR DRINKS AND SNACKS - please support if you can so we can have the cafe at every show.

Car parks will be open from 12.15pm
Course walking will be between 12.30pm -1pm for all heights - please walk both courses.
For anyone that misses this first walk, wants a refresh or doesn't want to arrive early, there will be an additional 5-10 minutes walking after the smalls and mediums have finished ( Approx 2.30) but we cannot give an exact time for that.

Smalls will start in Ring 1, Mediums in Ring 2 - once you've finished your first run, please join the back of the same queue and be ready for your second run in that ring.
Once both heights have finished the rings will swap and start again.
Intermediates and larges will run once small/mediums have finished in both rings.
Intermediates will start in Ring 1, Large in ring 2.

Here to help - Our judges and our helpers will help you -if you aren't sure about what to do when you're walking the courses - Don't be afraid to ask.
If you want to run one or both of your runs with a toy please tell the scrime that you are running NFC ( Not For Competition) this means your score for that run won't count but you can practice. You will be given 60 seconds to practice in the ring.

This year the scores will be added up on the day and rosettes awarded immediately - Please note: Rosettes not collected on the day cannot be posted or collected later.
If you get a double clear ( clear round in both rings) please help yourself to a bag of gravy bones from the bowl on our rosette table.

Toilets are in the main building, there are stairs directly in front of you as you enter through the main door, toilets are downstairs and to the left.

IMPORTANT STUFF -
There is no designated exercise area so please keep your dogs on lead at all times on the grassy areas directly outside of the arenas and it goes without saying -PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG.
Please do not enter any fields or buildings other than the main building/toilets - this is a working farm with rescue livestock - none of them will want to say hello to your dog!
There is a strict 10mph speed limit at this venue -including the driveway - PLEASE WATCH YOUR SPEED.
Anyone found not adhering to these rules will be asked to leave immediately.

WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS
The league will be updated over the weekend and posted monthly onto the FB page.
LEAGUE SCORING:
Points will be awarded at each show as follows:
1ST = 10 POINTS
2ND = 9 POINTS
3RD = 8 POINTS
4TH = 7 POINTS
5TH = 6 POINTS
CR = 5 POINTS ( over both courses)
League winners will be announced after the last show has taken place.

We look forward to seeing you all on tomorrow

Good luck 🎉🎉🎉🎉

03/04/2025

Tight at the top for the mediums 😱😱
All to play for tomorrow 🏆

24/03/2025

Our final show of the year has capped and is now closed for entries!!! 🎉🎉

We've had such a great time running these steeplechase events, its always a bit sad when we get to the last one.. But... that does mean the summer competing season is just around the corner 🎉🎉🎉 So for now we'll look forward to seeing you all in 2 weeks time and awarding our league winners some lovely trophies and rosettes.
🎉🎉🎉
Good luck everyone 🍀
🐾🐾🐾

06/03/2025

Whose ready for the penultimate show tomorrow? 🎉🎉🎉

We will be setting up from 11.30am, if you're available early -help is always appreciated and tomorrow is Donut Friday, be rude not to join in so there will be helper Donuts!!! 🎉

The cafe will be open for drinks and snacks tomorrow and the sun has arrived here too!! 😎

See you all tomorrow 🌞🌞