ester
Not slacking multitasking
Moreton Morrell cancelled for May, seems in part as they had a midweek date.
So what has British Eventing done wrong?
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anguscat
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What…repeatedly running your horse (or a few of them) within a short time-frame?
LEC
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Howick did the same at start of the season. They are a GR event and can’t make the numbers stack up mid week especially as they run a 90…. They tried to get a weekend and couldn’t which is insane when there are so many gaps in May in the SW calendar. In the SW we now have just 1 x BE event and it’s one I won’t go to. So either go unaff of which there is a tonne of choice including Pontispool or travel a lot further.
millitiger
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Yep, May is dire for me too with BE events- none within 2.5hrs.
I have pencilled Broadway unaffiliated instead
I have pencilled Broadway unaffiliated instead
Squeak
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It can be quite common to run a few weekends in a row, especially at the beginning of the season, to help get the horse in to a rhythm/ swing of eventing. I used to do runs of three and often your best event is your third one where you've both got your eye in and eventing is a routine rather than huge excitement. In between events is managed to make sure the horse is ready and raring to go for the next one.
Chippers1
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Eland BE is cancelled this weekend as well, I was planning on going to watch.
Squeak
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Does anyone know how many even'ts/ days have had to cancel versus the days that have managed to run so far this year? Unfortunately feels a complete deja vous of the start of last year.
RachelFerd
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I reckon this may be worse than last year. It's been the wettest 18 months since records began in 1836...
LEC
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LEC
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Pink is cancelled due to weather - red is cancelled permanently out of BE calendar. I pick up unaff and BE so if have BE classes it says BE90 etc if 80-100 it’s unaff
Squeak
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Thanks LEC, that's really interesting - 15 cancelled so far, 8 have run and 4 are scheduled to run.
It will be interesting to see if there are any changes to the calendar next year off the back of these last two starts to the season.
It will be interesting to see if there are any changes to the calendar next year off the back of these last two starts to the season.
LEC
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What I haven’t picked up is Cirencester was replaced by a Tweseldown and Oxstalls replaced Ascott U W
ihatework
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Well something is shifting behind the scenes in BE, at least in regards to pragmatic event rescheduling where organisers can make it happen.
Ciren to Tweseldown
Ascott to Oxtalls
MM to Solihull
Kirrimeur
Possibly others that have bypassed me.
Let’s keep this drive to change things going and let’s hope it can filter into other areas of concern too
Ciren to Tweseldown
Ascott to Oxtalls
MM to Solihull
Kirrimeur
Possibly others that have bypassed me.
Let’s keep this drive to change things going and let’s hope it can filter into other areas of concern too
Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
Solihull to a new date (which all the U18s are whingeing about! Are people never happy!!)
ihatework
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Nope. I have come to the conclusion most people are 99% self centred
Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
I get that it's disappoining to reschedule to midweek, but it is a lot better than just cancelling.
LEC
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New dates given to Bovington & Breckenbrough,
conniegirl
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The problem is that mid week in term time means they cannot attend.
Schools won’t allow kids to be absent for this sort of event and its the run up to exams.
So that means that parents have to take a day off, then they also have to pay the fine from the school (£60 per parent, so potentially £120) and they miss out on exam prep sessions.
Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
Yes I know all that but they are not saying 'it's sad we have to miss out' they are saying 'how can you schedule midweek'. At least some are. My friends with U18s aren't. They get that you can;t please everyone, and an event that at least some people can do is better than everyone missing out. Not just for those people but for eventing as a whole - which in the end matters to all of us who don;t want BE to die.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
I think most seem to just be stressing when they will get qualifying runs in given the other cancellations.
ihatework
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Precisely!
asmp
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Wonder if they’ll struggle to get volunteers to help? My daughter and I fence judge for BE but wouldn’t be able to do it midweek
Nicnac
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Maybe some of the 200
It's fantastic to see BE showing some flexibility along with the amazing organisers.
teapot
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This looks like a good opportunity re fixture review https://www.britisheventing.com/for...orbi9ybteCFCdXpktTHIujzFYqL0kep481NhooorpK4hK
TheMule
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Great idea, except it’s aimed at amateurs but all the times are during normal working hours
teapot
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Great idea, except it’s aimed at amateurs but all the times are during normal working hours
Briliant
Squeak
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I think I'm going to see if I can move my lunch break or something one of those days to make it. They should have realised and done some out of hours but any effort that BE are making to listen to and engage with members has to be a good thing and I'd feel a hypocrite for complaining when I was given a chance to engage and didn't take it. They probably wont actually give us a chance to say anything or give any thoughts or feedback on the call anyway 
LEC
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That’s my POV. I can move meetings around and take my lunch hour to do it if chosen. I suspect they are inundated. I do think they need to choose people that have real experience of the calendar though within the categories and know better calendars when they were around.I think I'm going to see if I can move my lunch break or something one of those days to make it. They should have realised and done some out of hours but any effort that BE are making to listen to and engage with members has to be a good thing and I'd feel a hypocrite for complaining when I was given a chance to engage and didn't take it. They probably wont actually give us a chance to say anything or give any thoughts or feedback on the call anyway
myheartinahoofbeat
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What’s going on at Osberton international, many withdrawals before XC and E and R’s. Did they get a lot of rain yesterday?
Muddy unicorn
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Not a lot of rain during the day yesterday - the intermediate track was causing carnage though - loads of problems especially midway round the course