Are you stuck for things to do this week? To keep your diary up-to-date and make sure you’re never missing out, we’ve picked a selection of equestrian events to keep boredom at bay over the next seven days.
Polo
The Clague Cup tournament is being held at Taunton Vale Polo Club, Somerset, from 29 – 30 August. The Hong Kong Polo Team will be among the competitors.
Visit: www.tauntonvalepolo.co.uk
Eventing
Burghley Horse Trials in Stamford, Lincs, runs from 3-6 September. The four-star horse trials will see some of the world’s top eventing combinations compete for the first prize of £63,000.
Visit: www.burghley-horse.co.uk
Wellington International runs at Highfield Farm, Hook, Hants, from 29-31 August. The horse trials features classes from BE100 up to advanced and CIC3*.
Visit: www.wellingtonhorsetrials.co.uk
Trainers’ open morning
Epsom Downs trainers’ open morning, is on 31 August. This is followed by Epsom’s bank holiday raceday that afternoon.
Visit: www.epsomdowns.co.uk
Iberian horse show
Watch Spanish horses and Portuguese Lusitanos in showing, dressage and musical displays at the Iberian Performance Show. The event is held at Merrist Wood, Surrey, on 30-31 August.
Visit: www.iberianperformanceshow.co.uk
Art exhibition
Arabian racing-themed artwork is on display at the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket, Suffolk, until 5 October. The exhibition has been produced by the Society of Equestrian Artists.
Visit: www.nhrm.co.uk
Retraining of Racehorses (RoR)
The first Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) championship show is being held at Aintree International Equestrian Centre at Aintree racecourse, Liverpool, on 29 – 30 August.
Visit: www.ror.org.uk
Outdoor cinema
The Horse Trust is hosting an outdoor cinema event on 29 August at its base in Princes Risborough, Bucks.
Visit: www.horsetrust.org.uk
Team Chasing
The team chasing season opens with the Warwickshire hunt’s event on 30 August at Hill Farm, Watergall, Warks.
Visit: www.warwickshirehunt.co.uk
Showjumping
Scope Festival, featuring international and grand prix showjumping classes, is at Staffordshire County Showground from 23-30 August.
Visit: www.scopefestival.org
Dressage
British Dressage’s senior home international is at Hartpury College, Glos, from 28-30 August.
Visit: www.britishdressage.co.uk
County Show
Bucks County Show is at Weedon Park near Aylesbury on 27 August.
Visit: buckscountyshow.co.uk
This page will be updatedly weekly with new events, so why not add it to your bookmarks/favourites?
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