European Jumping and Dressage Champs 2009

[Rambo]

The UK is going to host the European Showjumping and Dressage Championships at Windsor in 2009 ! Anyone else surprised that it isn't going to Hickstead !?

http://www.equestrian.co.uk/NewsArticles/WindsortohostEuropeanCham.html

 

[Tempi]

hmmmmm, i am surprised its not being held at hickstead, i wouldve thought that would be the ideal place. However its good news for equestrianism, and i for one am excited already!!

 

[Santa_Claus]

if i remember rightly hickstead didn't submit a tender as the time they had to do it in was too short and also just before the derby meeting or RIHS one of the two anyway.

 

[eventingdiva]

It was absolute chaos when hickstead did the dressage euros a couple of years ago! A23 was at a standstill for hours, i dont think there is the room at H'std! x

 

[lorenababbit]

in which case you have to wonder how they will fit the olympics into grenwich park.....its smaller and they have to find space for eventing also!!

 

[teapot]

Am glad it's at Windsor as I'll hopefully be doing an MA about 20mins from there.

Much as people bang on about Hickstead being ideal - it doesn't have that much seating really - it's packed on Derby day, let alone what it would be like for the Europeans. Not to mention the two main stands really need to be repaired. Plus the traffic problems - you can't walk from the train station, so it's drive or taxi. Hickstead to me would seriously have to be redesigned to be able to cope with massive numbers

 

[SJFAN]

I agree that Hickstead is not suitable because of transport, access and lack of seating with good sightlines. Envy the facilities the venues in other countries - particularly Aachen!

 

[Imonone]

Its true that hickstead probably isnt ideal for this - hopefully Dane and his team will be involved in some way though. Hickstead has sdone so much and been so innovative inthe dressage world in recent years - we owe much to them.....

Dane gets my vote for new BD Chair xx

 

[eventingdiva]

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Dane gets my vote for new BD Chair xx

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Me too! x