2022 Summer Area Festivals

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Festival Focus - Sparsholt College

Paula Sparsholt

Our last Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival is here! Sparsholt College (26 – 28 August) hosted the last riders hoping to make their way to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

 

Festival Focus - Port Royal

Verity Franks Port Royal

Our last Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival of 2022 was held at Port Royal (25 – 28 August) on the last weekend of August. Riders who attended gained the last spots on the list to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

 

Festival Focus - Moreton Equestrian

Sarah Moreton

The second to last weekend in August was a busy one finishing off the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festivals with a trip to Moreton Equestrian (20 – 21 August).

 

Festival Focus - Fenning Farm

Angela Fenn Fenning Farm

Only three Petplan Equine Area Festivals to go! Fenning Farm (19 – 21 August) welcomed riders for the first time, as they were a new venue this year, to show off their best tests to gain their tickets to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

 

Festival Focus - Onley Grounds

Onley Grounds (1)

With only a handful of Petplan Equine Area Festivals left to go riders made their way to Onley Grounds (19 – 21 August) to gain their qualifications for Arena UK.

 

Festival Focus - Field House

Fay Field House

Staffordshire was next on the Petplan Equine Area Festival list where Field House (13 – 16 August) saw riders get their dancing shoes on to impress the judges.

 

Festival Focus - Bicton Arena 

Sian Bicton

Riders made their way to Bicton Arena (12 - 14 August) where the sun was shining and the judges were ready to award places to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

Festival Focus - Kings Equestrian

Eleri Kings

Over half way through our Petplan Equine Summer Area Festivals and riders made their way to sunny Herefordshire to Kings Equestrian (10 – 14 August).

 

Festival Focus - Sheepgate Equestrian

Leanne Sheepgate

Sheepgate Equestrian (9 – 12 August) hosted riders from Lincolnshire, where they put their best dance moves forward to gain their place at Arena UK in October.

Festival Focus - Alnwick Ford

Cat Dalton Alnwick

The second of the two Petplan Equine Area Festival on the first weekend of August, North and East venue Alnwick Ford (5 – 8 August) gave more riders their golden tickets to Arena UK.

Festival Focus - Speedgate Equestrian

Gemma Speedgate

Riders put on their jackets, polished their boots and perfect their floorplans to kick start the Area Festivals in August at Speedgate Equestrian (5 – 8 August).

Festival Focus - Kingswood Equestrian

Jennifer Kingswood AF 22

Riders were off to Staffordshire (29 – 31 July) to strut their stuff in front of the judges at Kingswood Equestrian, 29 – 31 July. Hopefully to place themselves in the top two to gain their ticket to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

Festival Focus - Brook Farm 

Katrina Brook Farm 22

The last weekend in July saw riders make their way to Brook Farm, 29 – 31 July in Essex. It was a show of spectacular dressage with many riders pushing over the 70% mark, gaining their ticket to Arena UK in October.

 

Festival Focus - Beacons Equestrian

Beacons AF 22

Our Welsh Petplan Equine Area Festival rounded off a weekend full of events. Beacons Equestrian (23 – 27 July) saw riders put their best hoof forward for the judges to hopefully make their way to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

Festival Focus - Myerscough College

Macro alias: Image

Show two out of three for a busy weekend in July full of Petplan Equine Area Festivals. Myerscough College (20 – 24 July) hosted the next lot of hopeful riders hoping to make their way to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

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Festival Focus - Wellington Riding

Wellington AF 22

Wellington Riding (19 – 22 July) was the venue of choice for many returning Petplan Equine Area Festival riders but also some new faces topped the podium for the first time. Find out who will be making the trip to Arena UK to contest their first or reining title at the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championships.

 

Festival Focus - Rockrose Equestrian

Tracey Rockrose Equestrain Winner 22

Rockrose Equestrian, 8 – 10 July kicked off the 2022 Summer Petplan Equine Area Festival season! It was a wonderfully sunny weekend for riders in Scotland where they danced their way to gain places to the Petplan Equine Summer Area Festival Championship at Arena UK in October.