Little Mattingley

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

Am planning to do little mattingley as my first BE event but on a day ticket - how high are the chances that i'll get balloted out? Is it quite a popular event?

 

[ihatework]

it is popular but if you offer to do day before dressage or jump judge they day before they will normally squeeze you in!

 

[H-J]

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Am planning to do little mattingley as my first BE event but on a day ticket - how high are the chances that i'll get balloted out? Is it quite a popular event?

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Very very popular event! And a lovely event!

I am planning on taking mine to do the PN - I will probably use my May sticker for it!!

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

Ah i thought it would be! So its pretty likely i'd get balloted on a ticket for the intro?

 

[EmmaChal]

Am planning to enter too, but unable to do day before dressage or jump judge so fingers crossed I won't be balloted as will be my first event with new horse and really looking forward to it!

 

[H-J]

I think it is quite likely to get ballotes on a ticket - but maybe not dont know until you try I spose!!

I have a dilema in May as have LM and Borde Hill - both ballot!!

Which do I use sticker for!

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

If you get balloted do you get your entry fee money back?

 

[H-J]

Yes you get it all back

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

Phewf lol will try and get in anyway but there doesnt seem much point in spending all that money joining BE when im only going to do one event this year

 

[H-J]

Can you not do half a year membership? Mattingley have another one later on in the year.

Then you could enter maybe one more? And it would be worth the money and you get stickers.

Ive entered Mac for Poplar and Grt witch on tickets and already spent almost as mjuch as I would registering him for a full year! So have just registered him!!

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

Ah i didnt realise you could do half a year - excellent idea will look into that

 

[EmmaChal]

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I have a dilema in May as have LM and Borde Hill - both ballot!!

Which do I use sticker for!

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Me too! Borde Hill is very close to home and a lovely course which I know very well, but LM is a fab course too, an earlier start to get there but a course I don't know so well so more exciting.....decisions, decisions!

 

[H-J]

Well I will hopefully be going to both - will have to have a look at how many each balloted last year and go from there!

Dont know why but I always seem to have a bad time @ Borde Hill! Just one of those events! XC course is lovely though - have different horses this year so hopefully will be a good event for me!

And yes LM is lovely to, very nicely run! I have a 1 1/2 journey to both - maybe a bit longer to LM

 

[bandit]

when is LM and when is B Hill? don't have schedule in front of me and want to do one...

 

[H-J]

Mattingley is 18th-20th May. The next one is called Little Mattingley as they dont hold a Novice and is 28th & 29th July.

Borde Hill is 27th & 28th May

 

[bandit]

likely to do B hill then - in Texas for Mattingly but will do their one in July tho'!

 

[lizzie_liz]

Mattingly is a lovely event, I fence judged at little mattingly last year and will no doubt be fence judging again this year, mum may go fence judge at Mattingly this year but i will still be at uni finishing my exams

 

[BBs]

Mattingley ballots because its a popular event. Little Mattingley is very popular but I dont remember them balloting.

Will hopefully be going to both on the little guy, prob Intro first and PN at LM.

Super event tho

just not sure what Snoop will make of the mushrooms as the last two eventers ive ridden there, although have jumped it, have had a fit at the mushroom fence lol

 

[SpruceRI]

Ooh - I'm hoping to go to Mattingley for the first time this year, if I can pluck up the courage to drive there!!
Went with a friend 2 yrs ago to help, and thought it was a lovely place. Anyone else going from Kent/E. Sussex area?