Tales from the H&H Festival of Dressage: the dancing Dales pony aiming for the top
The eye-catching Dales pony is working at medium level at home and his rider is hoping to take him up through the grades
Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage
The inaugural Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage was held at Sheepgate Equestrian, Lincs on 20-22 July.
The three-day unaffiliated competition featured championship classes from intro to medium level, as well as warm-up and evening freestyle competitions, with a prize fund of about £1,000 per level, including winners’ rugs and top-quality prizes.
Combinations at each level took part in classes on the Saturday and Sunday, the combined scores from which will determined each championship winner. There were also extra warm-up classes run on all three days, with freestyles on Saturday evening.
And as well as the dressage, competitors enjoyed a drinks reception on the Friday, a hog roast on the Saturday plus other evening entertainment, giving them all the buzz of a stay-away championship.
Find out who won what, plus read some extra special stories from our competitors, in our online reports below. The magazine report from Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage will be on sale in 3 August issue.
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Dressage: ‘I found my perfect match in a Horse & Hound advert’
It was thanks to an advert on the Horse & Hound website that H&H Festival of Dressage competitor Louise Hoffman found her “perfect match”
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New friends, gorgeous horses and pink-flavoured cake — 12 things we learnt at the H&H Festival of Dressage
Find out what we learnt at a very sunny Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: elementary champions scoop first big win
Lesley Wheatley and Furst Lazlo took first place in the elementary championship and second place in the medium in a very successful weekend for the pair
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: ‘the most amazing feeling’ — horse and rider put injuries behind them to take novice title
‘The fact I can ride Hamlet after all the problems we have been through together, let alone come here, compete and then win is the most amazing feeling’
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: ‘I couldn’t have asked her for any more’ — double championship victory for homebred star
The Lincolnshire-based rider credited the win to the help and support she receives from her parents
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: ‘I can’t put into words how I’m feeling’ — miracle comeback horse takes medium championship
The pair consistently bettered their scores over the weekend to win the Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage Wow Saddles Medium Championship
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Dressage: from racehorse to dressage diva — ‘he loves to dance down the centre line’
‘This is a horse who was destined for the meat market — now he has found his forever home’
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: summer night brings hot competition in music classes
Competitors at the Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage wowed spectators with fantastic performances across four music classes
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: comeback king polishes his crown with second victory
‘I had three comments that said ‘needs more ground cover’, so that’s what I need to work on tomorrow’
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: homebred mare shines on competition debut
The four-year-old mare broke the 70% barrier twice on her competition debut at the Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage
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Tales from the H&H Festival of dressage: ‘He was going to the meat man’
Meet the Charlotte Cooper and her Connemara star, Kildromin Sir
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: pair return from serious injuries to take novice lead
Sarah Clarke and Hiawatha La Perle overcome adversity to return to the competition arena and take the lead in the Equestrian Surfaces Novice Championship
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Dressage: ‘She broke her hip in the stable’
Find out how Angela Bishop brought her ex-racehorse, Lucy Minaj, back to fitness following a freak accident in the stable
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: close-fought competition and a remarkable comeback
Catch up on the news from the elementary and medium classes on day one of the Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage at Sheepgate
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Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage: victory over the nerves secures early wins
Catch up on the action from the warm-up day at the Horse & Hound Festival of Dressage
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Entries close today! All you need to know about the H&H Festival of Dressage
Entries close TODAY (13 July), so don’t miss out and enter the H&H Festival of Dressage today — there is still time
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World Cup Wednesday: offering you one amazing dressage discount (thanks, football!)
To celebrate an exciting day for sport, we’ve got an offer you can’t miss
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How to nail your first long arena dressage test
Feeling phased by the long arena? Don't be. Take on the challenge and join us at the H&H Festival of Dressage later this month
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Enter H&H’s Festival of Dressage today for a chance to win Hickstead tickets
Competitors who enter before 11.50pm on 1 July will be entered into a prize draw to win one of five pairs of tickets to the Royal International Horse Show
