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2004
British Eventing Season Kicks Off In Style |
This
weekend marks the start of the 2004 eventing season with Isleham
in Cambridgeshire and Stilemans in Surrey hosting the first full
one day events on the 6th and 7th March.
The
UK season runs until the end of October and includes some 190 events
at over 160 locations throughout the country. It is expected that
around seven thousand horse and rider partnerships will take part
in the sport during the year - approximately 62,000 cross country
rounds!
The
premier international events, including Badminton, Burghley and
Blenheim, take on increased profile this Olympic year as attention
focuses on the British Three Day Eventing Team's prospects in Athens
during August. The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials at the
end of April will play an important role in the final team selection.
Chief
Executive of British Eventing, Peter Durrant said, "We are
looking forward to a successful season and to continuing the growth
in participation and profile that the sport has enjoyed over the
past few years. This year we have brought in a number of new initiatives,
such as the four year old Breeding Championships - the first time
horses this age will be able to compete. We hope that this will
bring talented young horses into affiliated eventing to start their
careers. "
A
full fixture list is available on the British Eventing website www.britisheventing.co.uk
Major Dates for British Eventing 2004
April
29 - May 2 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire
May 15 - 16 Chatsworth International Horse Trials, Derbyshire
May 20 - 23 Chepstow International Horse Trials, Gwent
May 5 - 6 Sansaw Park International Horse Trials, Shropshire
May 27 - 30 Windsor International Horse Trials, Berkshire
June 10 - 13 Guardian Collections Bramham International Horse Trials,
Yorkshire
June 17 - 20 Burgie International Horse Trials, Morayshire
July 31 - Aug 1 Lulworth Castle International Horse Trials, Dorset
August 6 - 8 Festival of British Eventing, Gatcombe Park, Gloucestershire
August 12- 15 Hartpury International Horse Trials, Gloucestershire
August 21 - 22 Thirlestane Castle Scottish Championship Horse Trials,
Scottish Borders
August 26 - 29 Bowmore Blair Castle International Horse Trials,
Tayside
September 2 - 5 Burghley Horse Trials, Lincolnshire
September 9 - 12 Blenheim Petplan International Horse Trials, Oxfordshire
September 19 Gatcombe Park CIC**, Gloucestershire
October 6 - 10 Weston Park CCI*/**, Shropshire
October 21 - 24 Aldon CCI*, Somerset
For
further information on these and any other British Eventing affiliated
events please go to www.britisheventing.co.uk or telephone (02476)
698856.
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