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How to make the most of summer evenings with your horse

Gemma Redrup Gemma Redrup

    • We all know that summer means more daylight hours to enjoy with your horse. It also means keeping little ones busy during the school holidays, endless social engagements that you just can’t say no to, and all of this on top of your usual busy schedule.

    So how on earth are you meant to fit in getting your horse out to shows when it really seems there aren’t enough hours in the day? Thank goodness for evening competitions.

    Here’s just some of the fantastic venues who accommodate those of us who can only spare a couple of hours in the evening to get our horses out and about.

    Leamside Equestrian, Durham

    Ideal for: those who want to compete in the evening every week
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage
                 Evening unaffiliated showjumping

    Grove Farm Equestrian, Oxfordshire

    Ideal for: those wanting to have a go over a full set of championship British Showjumping fences
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage
                 Evening unaffiliated showjumping

    Capricorn Equestrian Centre, Kent

    Ideal for: those who don’t have time to plait and get into full competition gear
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage

    Inchcoonans Competition & Livery Yard, Perthshire

    Ideal for: competitors in the east of Scotland
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage

    Forest Edge Arena, Norfolk

    Ideal for: those wanting to shelter indoors from the elements when the summer weather turns!
    Offers: evening unaffiliated showjumping

    Cobham Manor Equestrian Centre, Maidstone

    Ideal for: London commuters
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage
                 Evening unaffiliated showjumping

    Chard Equestrian, Somerset

    Ideal for: those who love a beautiful view
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage
                Evening unaffiliated showjumping

    Todburn Equestrian Centre, Morpeth

    Ideal for: North-eastern competitors wanting an easily accessible show centre
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage

    Townlease Farm Livery, Wiltshire

    Ideal for: Those on the M4 corridor
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage

    Beaver Hall, Staffordshire

    Ideal for: those who love freshly prepared, locally sourced food from the on-site café
    Offers: evening unaffiliated dressage
                 Evening unaffiliated showjumping

    Port Royal EEC, Yorkshire

    Ideal for: north-eastern commuters
    Offers: evening unaffiliated showjumping

     

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
    Gemma Redrup

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