Barbury Castle today - with photo's

Jiffy

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I took the day off work to go down to Barbury Castle & watch some ** dressage today. For the first time I met with MizElz and her lovely black lab' -

It was great to be able to get so close to the fences, but I found it slightly confusing as they now have a novice & *** course built. Some random pictures of both courses in no particular order.

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How pokey is this one...

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On top of a scary little hillock...

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MizElz is hiding somewhere in the middle of this fence
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So would you say it is worth going to spectate Jiffy? I have heard it is a good 'viewing' xc course?
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Good God Acolyte! Why it's fantastic...you see more than at Blenheim in a fab setting.

Or you could let me go with your Ma instead!
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Okay okay I am convinced
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As for the second bit.... please, feel free
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Looks ace Jiff.
Great pics as always.
Some decent dark clouds over head, hope you didnt get wet.

Theyve always had the Novice and *** dont they have a ** this year too?
 
I forgot to mention the wonderful arena which is set in an amphitheatre with random big rocks to sit on one side of it. The arena is banked at one end with a lake on top of it, the riders have to canter up and down the slope.

If you get bored of that, they're showing Wimbledon and Silverstone on the diamond screens as well.

Oh...and there's a podium for the prize-giving too, so if you stay to the end you get a great view of the prize-winners too.
 
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Jiffy thats terrible! Good job you didnt have to pay to get in, or I would have been asking for a refund
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Did they have many tradestands there??
 
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Did they have many tradestands there??

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I didn't go last year, but I reckon there are more than were there 2yrs ago. It's just that very few of them opened today & lots were still setting up.
 
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You have Lucinda Fredericks and Rodney Powell in your section!

Good Luck - it looks great.
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Mary King won my section last weekend, if Lucinda is in my section then no chance of me leading after the dressage
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. I'm used to it, once you get up to novice the sections all read like a who's who of eventing!
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Definitely !!!
The fences, the scenery, the sky.... And Jiffy to take loads of pics to take back to the wrong side of the channel from.....The best shire
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