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Keysoe Horse Trials (2): what riders need to know [H&H VIP]


  • Get the lowdown on this fixture from Eventing magazine's horse trials guide — including what riders say about the event, plus vital statistics

    Date: Friday 28 – Sunday 30 August 2015

    Organiser: Simon Bates
    Contact: 01234 708400; info@keysoe.com; www.keysoe.com
    Location: Bedfordshire

    Entries open: 24 July
    Ballot date: 7 August at 12 noon
    Entries close: 18 August

    Link to Keysoe (2) entries: www.britisheventing.com/keysoe-2

    How to get there

    Go through Kimbolton then pick up the B660 to Keysoe. The event is sited eight miles north of Bedford on the B660. Postcode MK44 2JP.

    What the organisers say

    Major reseeding and track widening has been undertaken this winter. Courses will be designed by Eric Winter and Angus Smales, and built by Dominic Moore. The slow routes will be suitable for first-timers, the direct routes will be sufficient for those well established at that level.

    Keysoe (1) and (2) will run on completely different course layouts.

    Four dressage arenas are on a surface, the rest and working-in are on well-established, dedicated turf. The showjumping and working-in is on a waxed surface.

    Licensed café and permanent on-site stables.

    What the riders say

    For rider comments, see Horse Trials Guide Part One

    Percentage of cross-country clears 2014

    OI: 60%
    I:
    46%
    ON:
    69%
    N:
    73%
    BE100 Open:
    66%
    BE100U18:
    77%
    BE100:
    60%
    BE90:
    75%
    BE80(T):
    74%

    Download part two of the horse trials guide for just £1.49: Eventing horse trials guide part two