H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘He never ceases to surprise me’ — Irish cob takes 100cm lead
Doriel Watson and her “opinionated Irish cob” have risen five places to take the lead ahead of the final showjumping phase
Horse & Hound Festival of Eventing
The popular Horse & Hound Festival of Eventing made its much anticipated return to The College Equestrian Centre at Keysoe in Bedfordshire on 25-27 May for its successful third edition.
Download the 2019 results (PDF format)
The annual event has classes at 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and 1m, with no pre-qualification necessary. The event sees dressage taking place on Saturday, cross-country on Sunday, followed by a horse inspection and showjumping on Bank Holiday Monday. There are no roads and tracks or steeplechase phases.
The unaffiliated three-day event is perfect for riders looking to enjoy a great stay-away show experience with their horse, while having the chance to be crowned a Horse & Hound champion and win an armful of exciting prizes.
Entered riders can take advantage of the closed facebook group to plan their competition and share their highs and lows throughout the event.
The Horse & Hound team were on site throughout the event, reporting extensively for both the magazine and website and interviewing riders throughout.
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H&H Festival of Eventing: Made Of Gold shines across country to secure the lead
Honor Gordon and Made Of Gold produced a well-judged cross-country round to secure their place at the top of the leaderboard ahead of the showjumping phase
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H&H Festival of Eventing: new leader in 80cm — ‘if she has every fence down it doesn’t matter’
The horse now topping the leaderboard in the 80cm class has been transformed over the past five years
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H&H Festival of Eventing: it’s all change at the top of the 70cm — ‘I honestly can’t believe it’
Find out how a riding school horse has come up trumps on cross-country day
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘He turned up fluffy and wild’
Find out about this horse bought unseen via a Facebook advert and the rider whose eye is being operated on next month
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: the rider returning from a broken back and the horse she almost sold
Meet the rider who has recovered from a broken back to return to competing
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: meet the companion pony who grew into a supercob
Boxer’s owner was looking for a donkey to act as a companion to her horse, when Boxer found her...
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: meet the 13.2hh pocket rocket with an impressive CV
From racing at Cheltenham, to hopping Leicestershire hedges and competing at a three-day-event — meet the pint-sized surprise son of a riding school pony
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H&H Festival of Eventing: gentle giant cruises into overnight 100cm lead
Competition is fierce in the Horse & Hound Festival of Eventing 100cm section, with three penalties separating the top-10 ahead of cross-country
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H&H Festival of Eventing: schoolgirl storms into 90cm lead on day one
The young rider fended off her older rivals in the 90cm class on dressage day
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H&H Festival of Eventing: teenager and her Lipizzaner mare take the 80cm lead
Chloe Nixon and her Lipizzaner mare lead the honours in the 80cm class
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H&H Festival of Eventing: horse and rider return from serious injuries to take overnight lead
‘We both had a bit of a terrible year last year, but I think the fact we were both off has made us come back together — we have come back stronger’
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: 'Donny helped me recover from bacterial meningitis'
The 62-year-old rider has fought back from serious illness
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: 'I broke both my arms in a rotational fall'
Polly suffered a nasty fall last year while doing arena cross-country
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Alice Pearson’s top tips for a three-day event *Promotion*
Preparing for a three-day event can be quite daunting, with so much to remember aside from your dressage test!
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Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: 'I’m nearing 50, if I don’t do this now I never will'
Georgie groomed for her daughter at the event in 2017, but wanted to be back riding herself
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Walk the H&H Festival of Eventing 100cm cross-country course
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Walk the H&H Festival of Eventing 90cm cross-country course
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Walk the H&H Festival of Eventing 80cm cross-country course
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Walk the H&H Festival of Eventing 70cm cross-country course
