Kronenberg this week: four youth Nations Cups on one ground
British Showjumping named four youth squads on 4 September for the FEI CSIO Youth Nations Cup Finals at Peelbergen Equestrian Centre in Kronenberg. The FEI Youth Nations Cup calendar lists the final for 8 to 13 September 2026, with Young Riders, Juniors, Children and Ponies on the same ground.
Clare Whitaker is Chef d'Équipe for the Pony, Children and Junior squads. Tracey Newman has the Young Riders. British Showjumping's published days are the Nations Cup first qualifier on Thursday 10 September, the second qualifier on Friday 11, the Challenge Cup on Saturday 12, and the Nations Cup Final on Sunday 13. Results and the stream sit on peelbergen.eu and FEI.TV via ClipMyHorse.TV.
If you build club or county team classes, this week is the one to watch. Four age groups, four scales, and two different clocks under the same article.
Two clocks under Article 226.10
The 2026 Jumping Rules put youth Nations Cups in Article 226.10. CSIOCh and CSIOP stay Table A not against the clock, with a time allowed in both rounds. CSIOY and CSIOJ run Table A against the clock in both rounds. Classification in every youth category is still the three best scores.
The jump-off is the bit club designers copy wrongly. At senior Nations Cups, first place is settled by one athlete per team over a minimum of six obstacles. At CSIOY, CSIOJ, CSIOCh and CSIOP, all team athletes may take part in that jump-off. You still need at least six fences. You also need a track that four combinations can walk, not a shortened speed round that only suits the last horse.
If you are writing a schedule for a riding-club team night, say which clock you are using. Children and ponies at this final share a ground with the Young Riders. They do not share a format.
1.30 m is not a small senior track
British Showjumping's Pony and Children on Horses pages both put team height at 1.30 m. That is the number for the pony and children Nations Cups. It is not a licence to copy a 1.30 m horse open.
Related distances for 128, 138 and 148 ponies are shorter than the horse table. If you have not looked at those numbers since last season, read British Showjumping pony distances before you tape a double. A one-stride that rides for a 16.2 hh horse will put a 138 pony in the middle of the oxer.
The same ground will also have Junior and Young Rider Nations Cups. Wait for the Peelbergen schedule, then build to what is printed. Last week's senior EEF Final at Avenches was a 1.55 m CSIO4* team class. Kronenberg is a different job.
What to take from Thursday
Watch the first qualifier with a notebook, not a highlight reel. Count numbered fences. Note whether the double is early or late. See how much room sits in front of the combination after a turn. Children and ponies, not against the clock, should still meet a time allowed that punishes a long wander without asking for a scramble.
Young Riders and Juniors jump against the clock. Time faults from a tight five after a wide oxer usually mean the related distance was wrong.
If you are putting a two-round team class in a 20 x 60 or a county grass ring this autumn, sketch it first. Open the designer, set 1.30 m, put in two combinations, and check the numbers against the pony table. Then open Article 226.10 and write on the plan which clock you are using before the first horse walks.
