Jumping at the FEI European Pony Championships is governed by the FEI Jumping Rules with the age groups (12-16 yrs) for riders and minimum of 6 yrs old for ponies and a team of 4 competing for each National Federation. 

In the qualifying Competitions and the team Championship the maximum height is 1.30 m and maximum spread 1.40 m (1.60 m for the triple bars). In the individual Championship, maximum height is 1.35 m and spread 1.45 m (1.60 m for the triple bars). The speed for all FEI Pony Jumping competitions is 350 m per minute.

The championship course will consist of 10 to 12 obstacles requiring no more than 15 efforts. The maximum number of combinations shall be one double and one triple or three doubles.

The FEI European Pony Championship for Jumping consists of three competitions, each taking place on a different day.  The total penalties incurred by the three best placed athletes of each Nation in the first Competition and in each round of the second Competition count towards the team placing and the total Penalties incurred in each of the three Championship Competitions count towards the individual placing.

The first Qualifying Competition for the Individual Championship is a Table A Competition against the clock without a jump-off. The second Qualifying Competition is run over two identical rounds according to Table A not against the clock with a jump-off against the clock in case of equality for first, second and/or third place. This Competition is open only to Athletes and Ponies which have taken part in the first qualifying Competition, the team classification only affecting the members of the teams who have declared to start.

An individual Farewell Competition must be held for those who are not qualified to participate in the Individual Final of the Championship. This Competition is judged under Table A against the clock with one jump-off against the clock.

The third Competition (Individual Final) Competition consists of two different rounds A and B judged under Table A not against the clock with a jump-off against the clock in case of equality for the first, second and/or third place.  Qualified to participate are the top 60% of the Athletes (including those placed equal for last place) according to the cumulative penalties over the first and the second Competitions.