The Blair-bound blog — my first one-star: I couldn’t be prouder
The dressage is done for Louise and Feu, and it brought her mum close to tears
Blair Castle Horse Trials
The Land Rover Blair Castle Horse Trials takes place every year in August in Scotland. The event has one of the most beautiful and dramatic settings of any horse trials in the world, with the main site nestled in a natural bowl in the Perthshire mountains. The backdrop to the main arena is the shining white castle.
The cross-country course is renowned for being strong at all levels, with horses needing good fitness to climb up and down the Scottish hills. The course-designer is Alec Lochore, who is also the event director.
The 2022 dates for Blair Castle Horse Trials are 25-28 August and the event will run five international horse trials classes – a CCI4*-L, a CCI4*-S, a CCI3*-L, a CCI2*-L and a CCI*. In addition the Scottish grassroots championships take place at Blair Castle, at BE100open and BE90open levels.
The weekend at Blair is about much more than the horse trials. There is also showing and affiliated showjumping, a country fair with displays and attractions and more than 220 tradestands.
The event is famed for its Scottish hospitality with features such as whisky tasting and ceilidh dancing in the eventings for competitors.
Kitty King riding Persimmon at the 2015 European Championships at Blair Castle.
In 2015, Blair Castle hosted the European Eventing Championships. Germany won the team gold, with Britain in silver and France taking the bronze.
Michael Jung claimed the individual gold – his third in a row – on Takinou, with fellow German Sandra Auffarth landing silver on Opgun Louvo. France’s Thibaut Vallette led the French effort with individual bronze on Qing Du Briot IFCE.
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Clean sweep: Oliver Townend holds top three places after CIC3* dressage at Blair Castle
The British rider ruled in Scotland today, leading the way on Kentucky CCI4* winner Cooley Master Class
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The Blair-bound blog — my first one-star: trying to contain ourselves
Louise and Feu have enjoyed a day off competing before everything gets underway for them today
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The Blair-bound blog — my first one-star: rubbing shoulders with big names
Louise and Feu have settled into their week in Scotland, and have completed their first ever trot-up
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The Blair-bound blog — my first one-star: after two days of travelling, we have arrived
Louise and Feu have arrived at their first three-day event after the long journey to Scotland
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The Blair-bound blog — my first one-star: last-minute brakes testing and a gazebo disaster
Louise is preparing for the two-day journey to Scotland
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*NEW* The Blair-bound blog — my first one-star: everything, including the kitchen sink
Meet our new blogger as she prepares to tackle her first one-star in just a couple of week’s time...
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‘Mistakes happen’: scoring error means wrong rider 'won' Blair
The three-star winner alerted organisers when she discovered she had had one more showjump down than was previously thought
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British three-star first-timer comes out on top at Blair Castle Horse Trials
‘Winning this class means everything – all the hard work has paid off’
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Shane Rose claims an Aussie first at Blair as Gemma Tattersall secures ERM series title
Shane Rose led an Australian one-two on the Event Rider Masters podium at Blair as cross-country speed became the deciding factor
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Wow! Watch this rider replace his lost bridle during his showjumping round
In a remarkable incident, event rider Ludwig Svennerstal managed to put his horse’s bridle back in place — without dismounting — in the Event Rider Masters at Blair today
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Scottish hideaways to make you want to escape north of the border with your horse
With Blair Castle International Horse Trials taking place this weekend (24-27 August 2017), take a look at these heavenly Scottish equestrian properties for sale
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Teenager wins Blair Castle CIC3*: ‘I think my horse shed a tear as well!’
The fastest cross-country round gave victory to Harriet Wright, who was riding in only her second competition at this level
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New faces lead Blair CCI3* after cross-country: ‘She’s just an Irish bog pony’
All three CCI classes at Blair have new leaders today as the cross-country courses shook up the leaderboards
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Medical student leads after dressage in Blair Castle Event Rider Masters
A 22-year-old student heads the leaderboard after the first phase in the Blair Castle ERM leg, with Mark Todd and Gemma Tattersall also in the shake-up
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Blair dressage results: nailing the warm-up and being a madam, plus lost bridle drama
Up-and-coming British riders lead three classes at Scotland’s premier horse trials, while one competitor suffered a tack malfunction today at Blair
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Sam Griffiths on the mend: ‘I’m not proud I rode at Badminton with a cracked neck’
The Australian event rider has lost the whole summer season after an injury incurred in a fall back in April
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Burns Night: 10 reasons why equestrians love Scotland so much
Before you tuck into your whisky and haggis to celebrate the Scottish poet Robert Burns tonight (25 January 2016), here are a few reasons why equestrians are so fond of Scotland
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H&H's eventing editor Pippa Roome: A timetabling nightmare *H&H VIP*
Horse & Horse's eventing editor reflects on Blair Horse Trials and her time reporting in Rio
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Oliver Townend wins ERM at Blair: 'Hopefully we've turned a corner and figured him out'
The British rider scored back to back Event Rider Masters wins with his second victory in the series up in Scotland this weekend
