The Badminton Ride
Sunday 22nd September 2019
By kind permission of His Grace The Duke of Beaufort and in aid of The Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled & the Beaufort Hunt.
Pony Club Area 9 Discount ENTER NOW
Ride around the iconic Badminton Park, home of the 4 Star Badminton Horse Trials.
Last year attracted over 400 riders who took advantage of the excellent going due to early morning rain to tackle the 60 jumps and help raise £2000 for the Royal British Legion.
"It was fantastic, my old girl of 27 enjoyed the jumps, our first year doing this, very well run and everybody was very welcoming, thank you."
To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Pony Club The Badminton Ride is giving a £5 discount for all advanced entries from Area 9 Pony Club Members & Pony Club Centres.
When entering on-line please ensure you enter your Pony Club Membership Number in the notes. You must bring your membership card with you on the day & Pony Club clothing must be worn on the day.
The first 100 Area 9 Pony Club entries will receive a Pony Club Anniversary Rosette. You must follow the guidelines above to be eligible.
For the sake of Clarity, Pony Club Area 9 comprises the following Hunt and non-Hunt PCs: Hunt PCs
Beaufort, Berkeley, Berkeley South, Clifton -on-Teme, Cotswold, Cotswold Vale Farmers, North Cotswold, Croome, Heythrop, Ledbury, Old Berks, South Hereford & Ross Harriers, VWH, Worcestershire. Non Hunt PCs: Malvern, Minchinhampton, Stroud, Wyre Forest.
Pony Club Centres
Asti Equestrian. Barton End Riding Centre. Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre. Defence Academy Saddle Club. Durhams Farm Riding School. Foxcote House Riding School. Grafton Riding Centre. Guinness Park Farm. Huntersfield Equestrian Centre. Lower Langley School.Malvern Riding School. Meadow Bank Riding Centre. Noakes Farm Riding Centre. Pigeon House Equestrian. Putley Pony Club Centre.Regal Equestrian. Showell Riding School. Sturt Farm Stables. Summerhouse Equestrian & Training Centre.Tewkesbury Pony Club Centre. The Elms. The Playmate Riding School.The Talland School of Equitation. Tipton Hall Riding Centre. Tumpy Green Equestrian Centre. Walnut Equestrian Centre. Wickstead Farm Equestrian Centre. Worcester Riding School.
"A massive thank you to all the volunteers and everyone behind the scenes that made this day possible. Weather was lovely when we went and ground conditions were great. We had lots of fun and are really glad we decided to go regardless of what the weather was going to do. Thank you!!"
A cheque for £2,000 from The Badminton Ride 2018 was presented to the Royal British Legion`s Gloucestershire County Chairman, Brian Hewitt on Saturday 1st December by the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort.
"We had a fabulous ride and will definitely be back next year. Horse trials and all. Thanks to all involved"
"Thank you all for giving us the opportunity to ride in this beautiful piece of England. Superbly organised as always."
"We had a fabulous ride and will definitely be back next year. Horse trials and all. Thanks to all involved"
The Ride would like to give a particularly big and public thank you to Mole Valley Farmers for their generous sponsorship, one again, of the cost of the rosettes.
Photos are available from TTLVideos.net
All horse boxes must approach Badminton from the North via A46, turn at Dunkirk Crossroads and through Little Badminton to The Slates. If you come through Badminton village you will hit a low bridge and have to turn around.
Ride parking GL9 1AA.
Hon Secretary
Nicky Roach, Ashwicke Grange, Marshfield, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 8AE
Entries Secretary
Emily Small
