Category: Dressage Update

Several new centres have joined the southern network of dressage venues, established centres have tailored their offering in response to demand — and anyone will have a chance to sample the new Hickstead!

Golden Cross Equestrian Centre, East Sussex, came on-stream as an affiliated dressage venue last Saturday, 16 October. Other dates are being planned by both SMP Events and Ian Bareham

To celebrate the event and encourage the dressage community to show their support for this important new venue, online magazine www.outandaboutdressage.co.uk is offering a free digital image from their test to every bronze, silver and gold winning rider on the day.

The Parwood show on 24 June was Charlotte or ‘Lottie’ Wickington’s last as dressage show secretary and organiser. She will be handing the reins over to Nikki O’Carroll who will be running her first Parwood BD on 15 July.

BRENDON SHOW SECRETARY Caz Light in the middle of a busy showjumping competition today at Brendon Stud, West Sussex, would only say there were ‘many different reasons’ why they will not in future offer affiliated dressage at Pyecombe.

EXCAVATORS in one corner of the countryside near the town of East Grinstead, West Sussex, are very good news indeed, especially for horse riders.

PARWOOD Equestrian Centre has delivered a vital shot in the arm to dressage in the South by making a significant investment in order to safeguard the Area Festival.

Dressage glamour returns to Hickstead this year when the site’s proprietors will host a Premier League show. Out and About asked Hickstead director Lizzie Bunn about this year’s plans and the support they are looking for to put dressage at Hickstead firmly back on the annual national calendar. We also learn how founder Douglas Bunn first introduced dressage to the All England Showjumping venue

SHOWS ARE RESTARTING and online magazine Out and About Dressage will be back in action and continuing to focus its coverage in support of the community of competitors, trainers, show venues and other equestrian businesses in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. 

Show centres are getting ready for their first shows as the Covid-19 lockdown eases. With preparation for national Winter semi-finals and Area Festivals as well as young horse and summer qualifications on the agenda, riders will have to plan their campaigns carefully and quickly. Classes are filling up fast.

Completed questionnaires continue to arrive in Out and About’s secure mail box. Thank you! Some people have queried aspects of OAAD’s suggestion for new qualifying rules to find gold and silver Regional Champions at all current levels. To explain more clearly:

A big thank you to everyone who has so far responded to Out and About Dressage’s Re-regionalisation and Viable Venues questionnaire.