The Show Blog

The good, the bad and the downright ugly from the British equestrian show season
Big news from Side Saddle Association

This press release just in from the office of the Side Saddle Association, hot on the heels of their "National Championship Show" at Addington last weekend: BEGINS Top Riders to Contest Open Equitation Title The Side Saddle Association are delighted to announce that the blue riband event of the annual National Sidesaddle Show will be […]

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The Equifest Bomb Scare Incident

It's Friday night at Equifest and the evening performance had just finished, rather later than planned. Spectators are filing out from both sides of the indoor arena and Arena UK, but we are talking to the owners of a trade stand right by the automatic doors out into the car park. There is a drunk […]

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The Northern Lights Masters

Let me explain. The Northern Lights Show circuit, I'm reliably informed, is a series of "local" shows in the North of England, culminating in this two-day Northern Lights Masters show at Arena UK. There is an evening performance on the Saturday night, though it is only scheduled to go on until 7.50pm. There is also […]

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