Joining a group to go to Badminton 2012

[Cakiwi]

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice for attending Badminton, hopefully this is the right place to go...

I am a kiwi travelling in the UK on my own, and on a budget! I would really love to see Badminton but other than joining an organised tour I'm not sure how to go about it.

I would really like to go camping with some fellow horse lovers, so would need to find someone with a spare spot in their tent/caravan. Does anyone know how I could go about finding a lovely local willing to share their Badminton experience with me? Will pay for all my share of costs of course, plus a few wines!

 

[Suziq77]

It might be a good idea to post this in Competition Riders as well as I expect there are a fair few Badminton regulars in there who might be able to give you good advice. I've never been, just watch it on TV each year and wish there was more of the dressage etc but red button and internet coverage has improved things quite a bit these days.

You might also want to have a look at the British Eventing forum to see if anyone else is looking to buddy up http://www.britisheventing.com/forums.asp?section=497&sectionTitle=British+Eventing+Forums

Or try Squizz22's website which she set up to bring together people who compete on their own, I'm sure there are some friendly people connected on there who would meet up with you http://thefrustratedeventer.co.uk/

Enjoy

 

[Cakiwi]

Thanks so much, Ill re-post in the competition forum too

 

[rema]

I seem to remember a very similar post to this last year and the year before that!.