competition news
With the event just a month away, preparations at the Blair Castle Barclays International Horse Trials and Country Fair are moving swiftly as you might expect. Tickets and passes are being sent out and advanced ticket sales are up by 20% compared to this time last year, with the event proving to be more popular than ever says the organising team, who share the latest news below.....
eventing, new British Showjumping classes including the Rowan Barbary Six Bar in the Equi–Trek Main Arena and the Atholl Estates Championship it looks like it’s going to be a busy year. As always Blair likes to provide a myriad of entertainment for everyone, with exciting displays in the Bruadar Country Fair Arena such as Horse Boarding, Falconry, Guide Dog demos and Foxhounds, over 200 shops of every kind and fantastic evening entertainment including our Charity Whisky Tasting in aid of our chosen charity of the year; Guide Dogs Scotland, Ceilidh night and Saturday night Disco.
With the weather proving to defy the usual Scottish climate so far, we look forward to it continuing and this year fingers are crossed for a sunny Blair Castle Barclays International Horse Trials and Country Fair.
The tracks for improved traffic flow are nearly complete and look great; alongside them, the new site plan is being finalised and we are extremely excited about the positive affect that both these improvements will have on the site as a whole. The Farm team and the Castle Gardens team have been working hard around the site topping and mowing the arenas to help ensure that they look fantastic for the event. The cross country course is starting to come together with Ronald Alexander, our course designer, making
improvements throughout in what is his 25th and final year with Blair, before he retires at the end of the year. Peter Wilson, our course builder, is set the task of making Ronald’s ideas come to life and he will be working flat out up until the event ensuring that everything is perfect. Entries for all the different types of equine competition are coming in thick and fast and we look forward to welcoming around 1000 horses to this year’s event. With Barclays sponsoring four different classes of international
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To book your tickets in advance and save money visit www.yourhorselive.
co.uk. Hotline closes on Monday, November 4 at midday.
For your chance to win a pair of tickets for Sunday November 10, answer this question ......... Where is Your Horse Live 2013 taking place? Entries must be made online at
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Closing date 31/08/2013. Winners will be selected at random after the closing date and notified by email. No postal entries will be accepted.
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Fancy a pair of tickets to Your Horse Live 2013? Now’s your chance to win them as the show team puts five pairs up for grabs! Held on November 9-10 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire this year’s phenomenal event promises to deliver two amazing, action packed days and as a winner of our competition you could be there! Leading names Lucinda Fredericks, Geoff Billington and Oliver Townend are just some of the top riders headlining the show so you can be confident you’ll see a range of brilliant demonstrations and masterclasses. Outside the arenas, the famous Your Horse Live shopping is second to none and with more than 300 stands there will definitely be something for you and your horse. Whether you’re after a new bridle or fancy treating yourself to a stylish new outfit, Your Horse Live the place to shop - just in time for Christmas too!
22 – 25 August 2013
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