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I was there Thursday and yesterday. I was indoors, but still very glad I’m not there today as it’s horrible here (I’m about 20 miles from bury farm) and I don’t have much enthusiasm for wind and sideways rain!

I used to go there a lot (3-4 years ago) however my horse isn’t overly keen on the outdoor surface so I tend to avoid it. To be fair, I haven’t ridden on it for two years so I might just have been unlucky (and I’m fussy!). Most other people seem to love it there, and they do hold a lot...

It’s one of my nearest venues, but I don’t really go there much. They often run three arenas (two outside side by side and the indoor). My horse, who’s normally quite spooky, much prefers the indoor. There is a fair bit of room on each side of the long side of indoor, it’s just the...

My horse is a hedge hater, but he’s pretty much ok there (probably jinxed myself now if I do qualify!) I’m in a similar situation as I too was leaving it to fate. I was hoping to qualify at medium bronze thinking that ele silver was way too open for me to qualify, then suddenly got three...

Keysoe (although maybe a bit of a trek depending where you are in the midlands), also Onley have a few two day shows coming up over the next few months.

Off to a lesson this afternoon (really hoping the M25 isn't too horrendous :eek3: ). Have loads to work on and missed lesson last week due to lorry being off the road. Then hopefully off to BD music either tomorrow late afternoon or on Monday in the hope I can up my percentage on the music...

I think as others have said, it's easier to find them in the magazine still. Shame the music champs are only for the top 8 in the country per level/section. I was really hoping for a proper summer PetPlan or regionals type championship to aim for.

I was at Pencoed yesterday. It was so noisy in that indoor! Mine is normally spooky at new venues and gets nervous, but surprisingly he was OK in there until someone slammed a stable door in the barn next to the arena which then made the next few movements (all along that side) a little tense.

I'm entered for the BD gypsy cob champs tomorrow, but it's looking really unlikely we'll get there with the forecast. I'm currently undecided whether to even get him ready this afternoon, or just assume it's going to be a no go :-(

Good luck. I think I'm probably at the same AF as you - doing the ele tomorrow. I had the same a couple of years ago when my classes were on different days and no stabling. I hoping it's not as wet there as it is here :-O Currently have an orange coloured gypsy cob that needs to be piebald...

When I have been there, Keysoe regionals tests have been in the massive outdoor - so you'll have two or three test arenas next to each other and the judges are in huts. It isn't too spooky on a normal day, but it does get busy at regionals and the veranda is right next to the entrance to the...

I'm undecided between the same venues. Bury Farm is the closest for me and the one I wanted to go to, but my class is on a Monday and as it's mid-summer holidays I'm unable to get the day off. Keysoe is also close to me but also on a Monday in August which isn't great, but Hickstead is on a...

I know the feeling, mine struggled to canter when I first got him. It did take a while, then suddenly his canter became his stronger pace. Strangely he's always been worse on a hack. Have you got a field you can school in over summer? If it was me, I'd choose the nicest prelims that suit...

I agree, it was slightly busy! I'm in Herts so VV and Solihull both about 90 miles for me. Vale View is lovely though if you haven't been there before. We've lost a few venues around here so I sometimes venture up there.

Well done! We'll be there too hopefully. We went last year and the venue is really nice. It will be less busy in the warmup too as it's just gypsy cobs this year - the natives are off to Vale View I think. You've got plenty of time to qualify for the prelim too if you wanted! :-)