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2024 Winter Area Festivals

Published: 23 January 2023

Find out more about the Winter Area Festival winners and competitors. 

2023 Championships Winners

Published: 20 October 2023

Find out more about the winners from the Petplan Equine Winter and Summer Area Festival Championships 2023.

Summer Championship winners

Watch the interviews from the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships at Arena UK. We hear their story and their journey to the championships.

2023 Summer Area Festivals

Published: 26 July 2023

Find out more about the Summer Area Festival winners and competitors.

Winter Championship winners

We catch up with all the winners at the Petplan Equine Winter Area Festival Championship 2023. We discuss their training and what it means to compete at the Championships!

 

2023 Winter Area Festivals

Published: 10 March 2023

Find out more about the Winter Area Festival winners and competitors. 

Venues allocated for Petplan Equine Area Festivals 2024 – 2026

Published: 27 March 2023

British Dressage is delighted to announce the venues that have been allocated to host Petplan Equine Winter and Summer Area Festivals in the next three-year cycle, from 2024 to 2026. 

2022 Championship winners

Published: 10 October 2022

Find out more about the winners from the Petplan Equine Winter and Summer Area Festival Championships 2022.

Summer Championships winners

We catch up with all the winners of the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships 2022. Held at Arena UK, as we crowned 28 winners across four days.

 

2022 Summer Area Festivals

Published: 15 July 2022

Find out more about the Summer Area Festival winners and competitors.

 

Winter Championship winners

We catch up with all the winners at the Petplan Equine Winter Area Festival Championship 2022. They talk about their stories on who get got here, their training and what it means to compete at the Championship.

2022 Winter Area Festivals 

Published: 20 January 2022

Find out more about the Winter Area Festival winners and competitors. 

U21 Area Festival classes return to Winter Championships

Published: 19 January 2022

After feedback from members, there will be Petplan Equine Winter Area Festival Under 21 Championship classes at this year’s NAF Five Star Winter Championships, 13 – 17 April.

2021 Championship Winners

Published: 11 October 2021

Find out more about the Petplan Equine Winter & Summer Area Festival Championship winners.

 

Summer Championship Winners!

We catch up with all the winners of the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships 2021. Held at Arena UK, we crowned 28 winners across four days.

2021 Summer Area Festivals

Published: 9 September 2021

Find out more about the Summer Area Festival winners and competitors. 

Winter Championship Winners!

 

We catch up with all the winners at the PetPlan Equine Winter Area Festival Championship 2021. They discuss the highs and lows of training, their achievements and stories on how they got this far.

 

2021 Winter Area Festivals

Published: 6 June 2021

Find out more about the Winter Area festival winners and competitors. 

Petplan Equine Area Festival Championships Confirmed

Published: 26 March 2021

In collaboration with the organisers Show Direct and venue Hartpury College, we are delighted to confirm a new date for this year’s NAF Five Star Winter Championships, which will now take place from Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July. The five day show hosts the ever popular Petplan Equine Area Festival finals.

2021 Winter Area Festival Ambition Reignited

Published: 15 March 2021

All those members who put hard work into qualifying for the Petplan Equine Winter Area Festivals only to have their hopes dashed by lockdown can celebrate with all 12 fixtures back in the 2021 calendar. With the first Festival getting underway on 30 April, there’s only a matter of weeks to wait and entries are opening for the first few dates.