National Championship (MM-NR) Open to stallions, mares and geldings four years old and over. Pony not to have before 1st January in the current year: won an open NPS affiliated mixed M&M ridden class, qualified for LIHS, HOYS or RIHS Open M&M Ridden classes, qualified for the M&M Novice or Intermediate Ridden final at the NPS Summer Champ Show. Ponies can compete as novices in this competition for two consecutive years provided, they do not submit an entry to the final in the first year. If a pony qualifies for HOYS or RIHS in its second year it is immediately de-noviced and cannot compete in the Picton Final. This class is also a qualifier for the NPS/Castleford Stud M&M Confined Novice Ridden Winter Championship. Pony not to have won a first prize of £10 or more in any open Ridden M&M Class before 1st September in the current season and the NPS M&M Pure Bred Novice Ridden Championship, ponies NOT to have been placed first in ANY affiliated M&M class (excluding LR & FR before the 1st September 2025