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Midlands’ 2025 Season about to begin

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 The long-anticipated Midlands Carriagedriving outdoor events are about to begin! Starting the season will be the first of five One-Day Events at Anslow in Derbyshire . These popular competitions are open to all, even the smallest equine, and ideal for getting going, bringing on a novice animal – or driver – and refreshing the brain. Now with new and revamped obstacles, each ODE will be preceded on the Saturday by training days when the facilities will be open with the option to ‘have a play’ or bring your own trainer. Dates for the ODEs in 2025 will be Sunday’s 11 May, 22 June, 13 July, 17 August and 14 September. New for this year is a Training Day at Bennington Carriages , near Newark in Nottinghamshire, on Friday 16 May. Open from 2.00pm until 7.00pm, this is another opportunity to practice any or all three phases with assistance and/or feedback if requested. Pre-entry (£30) is required. The club’s Two-Day Event at Onley Grounds in Warwickshire is from 26 to 27 July and will h...
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Some new stars and fresh faces at another successful Anslow event

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 Midlands Carriagedriving’s one-day event at Anslow on Sunday 17 August saw some new stars in the making and fresh faces, along with the more experienced, enjoying the venue’s excellent facilities. Mary Fuller’s eye-catching six-year-old gelding, Bubbles, was making his first appearance in public, having only been broken to harness four weeks earlier. The horse has the makings of a real competition contender as he lapped up Best Dressage of the Day and put up some good times in the four obstacles, showing an enthusiasm beyond his experience. The ’best part’ is that Bubbles is a rescue horse, abandoned as a two-day old foal and bottle-fed, Mary discovered him when he was a bone-racked yearling, so weak he had to be lifted into the trailer – and now he’s repaying Mary in spades. Mary Jane Campbell brought along her two novice pony Hackneys which are quite competed in the Gateway Allcomers class at Onley and continued his education at Anslow while the darker bay looks to have a bright...
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Strong entries put on excellent show at Onley Grounds

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It was all systems go for the organisers of Midlands Carriagedriving’s two-day event held at Onley Grounds in Warwickshire from 26 to 27 July. Strong entries across many of the 23 classes catered for – including the British Young Drivers’ Championships - put on an excellent show.   British Young Drivers Championships It was a close finish in Class E: (Horse and Pony) 6-16 years with Rudolf (Rudi) Krikorian taking the spoils with his delightful coloured pony by just over three penalties from Etienne Kember. While Henry Hyde-Chambers (Class A: (Pony) 8-14 years) held on to win by less than five penalties it was nip and tuck between Lacey Llewellyn and Isla Cooper for second and third place. Isla led the class after dressage but had a disastrous cones round, racking up the penalties and, despite a storming best marathon of the class, failed to catch Lacey by 0.47 of a penalty.   Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and Sophie Hunt – who both had entries in the National classes –...
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