Trailblazers is the name for the competition structure developed by the Permanent Show Organisers Association and sponsored by South Essex Insurance Brokers and Horse Magazine. It is a competition structure suitable for the true amateur/recreational rider with four levels of show jumping competitions over heights of .75M / .85M / .95M and 1.05M and three levels of dressage comprising of Preliminary, Novice and Elementary. These competitions are split into Senior and Junior sections and run over two rounds, culminating in a Final.

Approved Member Centres of the PSOA – promoting the Trailblazer concept, run the first two rounds of the competition.

There is one second round competition per participating venue and these will run from 27th March 2005 to 1st May 2005. In both dressage and show jumping there will be 4 to qualify (subject to change) for the Grand Final which will be held at Stoneleigh Park (formerly Royal Show Ground) on the 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th August, 2005.

Juniors classes are for riders 16 years and under, and will not have attained their 17th birthday by the 1st day of the National Championships.

Qualification for dressage will be on class percentage, with all tests at 58% and over gaining qualification at that level. Qualification for show jumping will consist of a double clear in a height class and will entitle that rider and horse/pony to compete in any number of qualifying second rounds at that height class.

In the event of a partnership ceasing the qualification ceases.

Once a competitor has qualified they will be issued with an envelope containing a congratulatory letter telling them that they have qualified. The competitor will then have the choice to either take up the qualification or not. Should the competitor decide to accept the qualification for the second rounds, he/she will return the congratulatory letter (within 14 days) together with a cheque for £10, made payable to the Centre of Qualification and with TWO stamped addressed envelopes. One will be used to return a qualification certificate; the other will be used to forward details of the second rounds.