Keep your eventing blues at bay with these great competition and training opportunities

If you just can’t bear the thought of the eventing season coming to an end, then take a look at this selection of forthcoming hunter trials and arena eventing competitions to get involved with

Hunter trial in Scotland

Date: 15 October
Venue: Kinnaird Cross-Country, Fife
Details: “Classes from 2′ and under to 3′, including adult and junior sections, plus pairs and an outside assistance class. The competition will run over an extended track rather than the usual training course and it should be an inviting course, ideal for nearing the end of the season.”
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Try JumpCross in Cambridgeshire

Date: 15 October
Venue: Grange Farm Equestrian Centre, Peterborough
Details: “Classes from 2′ up to 3’3″ with senior and junior sections.”
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Autumn hunter trial

Date: 23 October
Venue: Foresterseat Cross-Country, Perth
Details: “Classes from 50cm to 1.10m with junior and senior sections.”
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Team chase and hunter trials in Dorset

Date: 23 October
Venue: RAC Saddle Club, Wareham
Details: “Classes from 60cm to 1m, including individual, paris and team chase classes. All hunter trials classes are qualifiers for the Horseware national hunter trials series final. There is a military section in all classes.”
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Hunter trial in Lincolnshire

Date: 30 October
Venue: White House Farm Equestrian, Lincoln
Details: “Classes from 50cm to 1m including pairs classes and qualifiers for the Horseware national hunter trials series final.”
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Arena cross-country

Date: 6 November
Venue: Resparveth Riding School, Truro
Details: “Classes from 60cm to 1m. The competition will consist of a showjumping round in the indoor school followed immediately by the timed cross-country section in the outdoor school.”
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Arena one-day event

Date: 19 November
Venue: Port Royal EEC, Yorkshire
Details: “This one-day event, run under BE rules, encompasses dressage in one all-weather arena plus a large showjumping and cross-country course in another all-weather arena. Competitors can take part in the one-day event as a whole or try arena showcross instead which includes just the showjumping and cross-country or simply compete in just the dressage. Classes from 70cm to 1m.”
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Unaffiliated arena eventing in Essex

Date: 20 November
Venue: Finchingfield Equestrian Centre, Braintree
Details: “Classes from 75cm to 1m including horse and pony sections.”
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Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.