Opinion
It’s now midsummer and, after a stream of spring three-day events, I’ve been enjoying a bit of “downtime” — two weddings and a holiday in Corsica. It feels like I haven’t been to an event for ages, but by next weekend we will be in full swing again. Barbury, Jardy, Aachen, Gatcombe — before we know it, it will be Burghley and we’ll be on the run-down to the end of the season, amazingly.
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