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Date: Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 June 2015
Organisers: Sara and Nick Tusting
Contact: 01234 720320; info@carltoncrosscountry.co.uk; www.carltoncrosscountry.co.uk
Location: Bedfordshire
Entries open: 22 May
Ballot date: 6 June at 12 noon
Entries close: 17 June
Link to Carlton entries: www.britisheventing.com/carlton
How to get there
Grid reference SP970552. Map and directions are on our website. Do not follow satnav directions through Stevington.
What the organisers say
With new title sponsors, Country & Stable of Olney and associate sponsors, Scotts of Thrapston, Waitrose, Matthew Nicholas Estate Agents, Gatecare and Reelcare, Carlton moves to a new date at the end of June, for two days of professional, friendly and enjoyable competition.
The beautifully presented cross-country courses, which run over permanent pasture and established gallops, are enticing and rewarding to first-timers and seasoned partnerships alike. If necessary, courses and arenas will be aera-vated or watered to ensure excellent ground conditions.
The dressage arenas are secluded with a large warm-up area and the showjumping, designed by David Conway, is in a flat arena adjacent to the house. All areas are within easy reach of the lorry park.
There will be course walks on Friday, 26 June at 2pm with Nick Turner and on Sunday, 28 June with Jonathan Chapman.
See website for full details of Burghley young event horse qualifier on Friday, 26 June.
What the riders say
Dressage & showjumping — “Big, flat spaces to warm up for the dressage and then you pop through a gap in the hedge to the arenas.” “The going was good and it was a very friendly, nicely run event.” “The show jumping was in an adequate arena with a big warm up.” “The arena had a slight gradient.”
Cross-country — “The cross-country courses here were very educational with undulations.” “A good first-timers or young horse event.” “The event was well laid out and the ground was good.”
Percentage of cross-country clears 2014
ONU18: 54%
ON: 54%
N: 64%
BE100 Open: 71%
BE100: 72%
5YO: 79%
BE90 Open: 74%
BE90: 78%
BE80(T): 60%
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