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6 competitions you need to check out to keep half-term boredom at bay


  • If you’re on the hunt for horsey activities to keep you busy during half-term, take a look at this selection you need to enter

    Unaffiliated showjumping

    Date: 31 May
    Venue: Blue Sky Equestrian Centre, Morpeth
    Details: “Classes from clear round and 50cm to 80cm with cash prizes in each class.”
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    Half-term fun show

    Date: 31 May
    Venue: Cerney Equestrian Centre, Cirencester
    Details: “This show includes showjumping, showing and handy pony classes. We have showjumping classes from poles on the ground up to 60cm, featuring a pairs class and even a puissance! Or if jumping isn’t your thing why not enter our range of ridden and in-hand showing classes culminating in a championship. Come and have a go at our handy pony classes where you will need to navigate your pony around our obstacle course in the quickest time possible, plus there’s plenty of other classes on offer.”
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    Evening unaffiliated dressage

    Date: 1 June
    Venue: Chard Equestrian, Chard
    Details: “This show has classes from introductory to medium with Cricklands and sunshine tour qualifiers. There are rosettes to sixth place.”
    Enter now

    Two-day junior jumping show

    Date: 2-3 June
    Venue: Forest Edge Arena, Swaffham
    Details: “This is a two-day junior British Showjumping competition, with classes from clear round and 70cm to 1.15m. There are options to buy stabling for the night, hook up, hay, haylage and shavings.”
    Enter now

    Prix Caprilli

    Date: 2 June
    Venue: Whitfield Charity Horse Shows, Northamptonshire
    Details: “Prix caprilli is essentially a dressage test with jumps, albeit very small jumps. It is great fun to get young horses used to popping a pole while schooling. For anyone who is afraid of jumping proper fences this is ideal. There are two tests — one walk/trot and the other is at prelim level.”
    Enter now

    Nervous and novice unaffiliated showjumping

    Date: 3 June
    Venue: Milton Equestrian Centre, Worksop
    Details: “Classes from clear round to 55cm with junior and senior sections which will each be awarded with rosettes and prize money.”
    Enter now

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