Put your best hoof forward: 7 dressage shows you would be mad to miss
If you fancy taking part in some dressage with your horse or pony, take a look at this range of competitions on offer
Unaffiliated dressage
Date: 30 September
Venue: Beaver Hall, Leek
Details: “Classes from intro to medium, plus an open freestyle competition in a long arena. There are also sections for starters and green horses under the age of six. This is your opportunity to enter two classes for £20.”
British Dressage and unaffiliated dressage
Date: 30 September
Venue: Inchoonans Competition & Livery Yard, Errol
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Details: “Classes from introductory to elementary with affiliated and unaffiliated sections.”
Unaffiliated dressage
Date: 30 September
Venue: Kings Sedgemoor Equestrian Centre, near Bridgwater
Details: “A range of classes from introductory to medium.”
Unaffiliated dressage
Date: 30 September
Venue: Priory Farm Equestrian Centre, Stafford
Details: “A range of classes on offer from intro to advanced medium. This competition will be run on the outdoor arena with warm-up indoors.”
Winter dressage
Date: 1 October
Venue: Woodside Farm, Swadlincote
Details: “Classes from intro to elementary open to everyone. The warm-up is indoors with competition in an outdoor arena. Refreshments available.”
British Dressage
Date: 1 October
Venue: Alnwick Ford Equestrian, Morpeth
Details: “Classes from prelim to prix st georges with freestyle sections and winter qualifiers.”
Unaffiliated dressage
Date: 5 October
Venue: Wix Equestrian Centre, Manningtree
Details: “Classes from intro to advanced medium with restricted sections and a freestyle dressage to music class too. There are two large arenas, both of which are under cover. One will be used as a warm-up arena on the day, and both have a new Andrews Bowen surface. There is hard standing for parking, a 60 seater café with a very varied hot and cold menu. Plus there is a heated viewing gallery seating 60 and a very friendly atmosphere.”
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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.