Moloh to sponsor class at Badminton Dressage Champs

Tweed will be the order of the day at next year’s Badminton Dressage Championships, thanks to a new sponsor for the young dressage horse of the future class.

Gloucestershire-based clothing company Moloh have signed up to sponsor the event for the next three years.

As well as a cash prize of £3,500 — up £300 from last year — the winner will take home a special one-of-a-kind patchwork tweed horse rug.

And tweed rosettes will also be presented.

“It’s very exciting, we want to create something that’s fun, different and stylish — definitely not your average horse rug,” said Caroline Smiley from Moloh.

“We’ve never made rugs before so we’ll have a play around — but you never know, this could be our next big business idea.”

Ian Adsetts, organiser of the championships, said: “We’re delighted a local business is sponsoring the event and the prize fund is now one of the biggest in the world.”

The class is open to four- and five-year-olds and the finals take place in July on the Badminton estate.

This article was first published in the current issue of Horse & Hound, 25 November ’10

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