National dressage championships
The 2024 LeMieux National Dressage Championships are taking place at Somerford Park Farm on 12-15 September – the fourth time the championships have been held at the Cheshire venue. The event attracts the best British dressage riders across all the levels with championship classes from prelim up to grand prix, as well as para dressage championships and young horse finals for four-, five- and six-year-olds.
The National Dressage Championships will include masterclasses on each of the four days. Visitors can also enjoy letting loose their credit card with their favourite ‘must-haves’ from the busy shopping village.
Horse & Hound will be covering the 2024 show, keeping you fully up to date, with stories and features published on our website throughout every day, bringing you all the action as it happens. You can also read full reports and analysis of the championships in the magazine.
Find more information about this year’s championships, including how to buy tickets and to view the full entry lists for every class once available.
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‘She’s known as nan’s horse’: rider spends ‘house deposit’ on mare who is now a national champion
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‘I come out with a smile on my face’: Michael Eilberg on his seven-year-old nationals winner
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National Dressage Championships day two round-up: Becky Moody and Charlotte Dujardin take top two spots in inter I gold final
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‘It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster’: illness doesn’t stop Becky Moody riding to win at the National Dressage Championships
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‘She’s been worth waiting for’: chestnut mare blossoms from ‘scruffy’ youngster into nationals champion
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‘He needed another job’: former vaulting horse, who stands at 19hh, takes national novice gold glory
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Tales from Somerford: a racehorse who failed to beat a single horse on the track loves the change of pace
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National Dressage Championships day one round-up: Annabella Pidgley and Gio score highest mark of their partnership
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Charlotte Dujardin kicks off last show before maternity leave with top two spots in prix st georges gold
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Former pacer who’s ‘taught over 50 people to canter’ is crowned national dressage champion
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‘I stole the ride off my husband’: a break from the dressage ring proves perfect tonic for advanced medium silver national champion
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Gemma Owen on her riding goals and why she won’t miss this week’s National Dressage Championships
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From the chance to meet Lottie Fry to seeing Charlotte Dujardin in action, here’s why you should be excited for the dressage nationals
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When will Charlotte Dujardin compete at the National Dressage Championships and which horses is she riding?
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‘The sort of piaffe you want to bottle’: former British champion and Carl Hester’s Rio reserve retires
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‘The yard is so quiet without him’: Young horse champion and grand prix prospect put down aged eight
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Carl Hester on the national dressage championships: ‘I enjoyed it, but the prize money was appalling’
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How to teach a horse extended trot – and other training tips from Anna Ross
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Tales from Somerford: the native breeds strutting their stuff at the National Dressage Championships
