BD National Convention Hartpury 23/24 November

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Just wondering if anyone is going to this?

http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/training/national_convention

I'm going with a few friends and despite the recent thread about Adelinde Cornelissen I am interested to hear what she has to say and will make up my mind from there.

What I can't seem to find is a timetable of events. Is it just me not seeing it, or has it not been published yet?

Thanks. :) x
 
I have been to about 5 or 6 of these. They are always brilliant and each rider/trainer has a different slant on how they do things. Usually there are 4 to 6 guinea pig riders with their own horses from Novice to Grand Prix level. Sometimes the host will ride themselves but not always. The guinea pigs are usually combinations who have excelled at their level during the season.
 
I'm going and can't wait! I have been to most of these in the last 10 years. They never publish a schedule in advance, but the day starts at around 10am and finishes at around 4pm. They usually have 4-6 horse/rider combinations working at different levels, the lower levels are usually young horses, then up to Inter I to GP and sometimes the guest trainer also rides one of their horses (Anky rode Painted Black and another one I forget now, Jan Bemelmans gave the most entertaining training ride). The second day the same riders/horses come out but work on different things (apart from Carl Hester who repeated large chunks of his training and patter from one day to the other and was boring on the Sunday if you had already heard him on the Saturday). Lunch is a nightmare, huge cues and not enough food so bring your own as backup if you can. There is also a large area with exhibitors so loads of nice pre-Christmas shopping! Finally keep in mind that while it is indoors, it is also November and it can get pretty cold so bring a good coat and an extra blanket!
 
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