7 competitions to showcase your dressage skills
If you love nothing more than strutting your stuff in the arena, take a look at these dressage competitions you need to enter this week
British dressage in North Yorkshire
Date: 7 December
Venue: Richmond Equestrian Centre, North Yorkshire
Details: “Classes range from prelim to medium and all have summer qualifiers.”
Evening unaffiliated dressage
Date: 8 December
Venue: Grove Farm Equestrian, Abingdon
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Details: “Classes from introductory to elementary. Rosettes awarded to sixth place.”
Friday affiliated dressage
Date: 9 December
Venue: Stilebridge Barn Dressage, Kent
Details: “Classes from elementary to advanced medium.”
Christmas dressage
Date: 10 December
Venue: Beaver Hall, Staffordshire
Details: “Come wearing your festive gear such as a Christmas jumper. Mince pies and mulled wine for all riders and helpers, plus spot prizes. A huge range of classes on offer, including affiliated and unaffiliated sections, from British Eventing (BE) tests, introductory to elementary plus a ‘green horse (six-years-old and under) class.”
Dressage show in Aberdeenshire
Date: 10 December
Venue: Ladyleys, Oldmeldrum
Details: “Affiliated classes range from prelim to advanced, prix st george, pick your own FEI test plus music classes and summer qualifiers. Unaffiliated classes from introductory to medium and pick your own freestyle. All classes are indoor on a premier mixed fibre surface 25x60m school with warm-up on an outdoor school.”
Quest club in Northamptonshire
Date: 10 December
Venue: Moulton College Equestrian Centre, Northampton
Details: “A My Quest and Team Quest competition held in conjunction with British Dressage (BD) incorporating classes from introductory to novice.”
Christmas dressage near Exeter
Date: 11 December
Venue: Centyfield Eventing & Dressage Academy, Exeter
Details: “Unaffiliated indoor Christmas dressage with classes ranging from introductory to elementary. Drinks and refreshments available in a friendly, fun and supportive environment. Rosettes to sixth place and there is a prize for the best Christmas-themed fancy dress.”
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Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She 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 Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.