Tremendous success of British Riding Club ’ s first national Virtual Dressage Championships
Virtual Championship videos exceed 6,600 Views
This year British Riding Clubs ( BRC ) ran the BRC HorseHage & Mollichaff Intermediate Winter Dressage Championships for 2020 and 2021 as virtual events from Wednesday 26 April to Sunday 2 May 2021
BRC streamed both virtual championships on their Facebook page alongside the BRC SEIB Novice Winter Dressage Championships , with over 14 hours of competition shown . Featuring the top three riders in each test , the videos have received over 6,600 views .
Rachael Hollely-Thompson , Head of BRC , commented :
“ This has been a huge undertaking , and the whole team worked incredibly hard to ensure a seamless production for our riding club members . In all , we had over 1,250 entries , running across the 58 arenas , with 29 dressage judges marking the all-important tests , giving great feedback to the riders . We are thrilled to have been able to run this competition for those riders who had already
Equi-Trek support Blair Castle Horse
WITHOUT doubt one of the highlights on the eventing calendar , Land Rover Blair Castle International Horse Trials has once again won support from leading horsebox manufacturer , Equi-Trek .
Taking place on the picturesque Atholl Estates , one of Scotland ’ s best known Highland estates , this year ’ s event will run August 26 to 29 .
A long-time supporter of the horse trials , as well as sponsorship of the Equi-Trek Arena , there will also be an array of vehicles to view on the Equi-Trek trade stand throughout the event .
Said Equi-Trek Managing Director , Tom Janion : “ We are delighted to be back at Blair sponsoring the prestigious Equi-Trek Arena and catching up with all our valued customers in Scotland and the north .
“ Blair Castle is a superb venue and
“ This has been a huge undertaking , and the whole team worked incredibly hard to ensure a seamless production for our riding club members .”
Rachael Hollely-Thompson , Head of BRC
qualified and hope that everyone enjoyed taking part . We saw some fabulous arenas and backdrops which we would not usually get to see ; this is certainly one of the largest virtual equestrian competitions we are aware of .”
Following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 BRC HorseHage & Mollichaff Intermediate Winter Championships due to the Covid pandemic , BRC set to work hosting
always attracts many of the leading riders from around the world .
“ The team at Equi-Trek are looking forward to one of the most northern events in the calendar , well-known for its fantastic hospitality and great competition .”
Added Event Director Alec Lochore : “ Equi-Trek are a long term valued partner these virtual championships for those riders who had already qualified across the UK in their respective dressage classes .
“ We would like to congratulate everyone who competed in the BRC HorseHage & Mollichaff Intermediate Winter Virtual Dressage Championships 2020 & 2021 and a big thank you to everyone who made the virtual event happen ; it is clear that it was a great success with some strong competition .
“ We are very proud to be able to support BRC through this sponsorship and recognise the importance of this organisation to the grassroots rider . We look forward to working with the team at BRC in the future ,” said Chris Tar of HorseHage & Mollichaff . •
of the event and we are delighted to be working with them again for 2021 . The brand is synonymous with top quality and nothing could be more appropriate for the world that we are living in right now than being able to travel safely and comfortably with your horses .” •
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