Dakota to perform at Windsor Europeans gala night
Visitors to the Alltech World Equestrian Games Gala Night on the Friday night of the Alltech FEI European Jumping & Dressage Championships (25-30 Aug) will be entertained by new rock band Dakota.
Dakota, which is about to release its debut album Here, There and Everywhere, includes international show jumpers Ben Talbot and dressage rider Richard Davison’s son, Tom, who is also a show jumper, among its number.
The band has been picked to perform as part of a drive by the British Show Jumping Association (BSJA) to introduce show jumping into the mainstream and encourage more young people to get involved in the sport.
Tom Davison said: “It will be amazing to perform at the Europeans, especially in front of Muhammad Ali. My dad will be there as Team GB’s Dressage Chef d’Equipe so it will be quite strange performing in front of him, at an event he’s involved with!”
For more details on Dakota, visit:
http://www.myspace.com/dakotabandofficial | http://www.dakotaband.co.uk <http://www.dakotaband.co.uk/>
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.