Plan your season

South-west

Barbury International Horse Trials

Barbury Castle Estate, Wilts
9-11 JULY

Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and overlooked by an Iron Age hill fort, this event offers novice sections as well as CCI3*-S and CCI4*-S classes.

Badminton International Horse Trials

Badminton, Glos
5-9 MAY

This pinnacle of eventing will be held behind closed doors, with a limited number of spectators if restrictions allow. But eventing fans can enjoy the top-class action via livestream.

Bicton Arena International Horse Trials (3)

Bicton Arena, Devon
21-24 OCTOBER

This important autumn fixture hosts classes ranging from a BE90 three-day event up to CCI3*-S, with cross-country courses running through Grade I-listed parkland.

Devon County Show

Westpoint Showground, Exeter
2-4 JULY

This show celebrates its 125th edition in 2021. You’ll find top-class showjumping, as well as scurry racing, Shetland pony racing and Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) showing qualifiers.

Cirencester Park Horse Trials

Cirencester Park, Glos
27-28 MARCH

This event’s much-anticipated return after a 47-year break was delayed a year when the 2020 comeback event was cancelled. The plan is to host classes from novice to advanced intermediate.

Cheltenham International Meeting

Cheltenham Racecourse, Glos
10-11 DECEMBER

Get into the festive spirit with an action-packed two days featuring 15 races.

Petplan Equine Winter Area Festival Championships

Hartpury College, Glos
14-18 APRIL

The most important event in grassroots dressage, with classes from prelim to inter I.

Royal Cornwall Show

Wadebridge Showground, Cornwall
9-11 SEPTEMBER

The highlight of the county’s competition calendar, this show attracts a high-quality field with a huge range of showing classes and qualifiers, as well as top-class showjumping.

The Cheltenham November Meeting

Cheltenham Racecourse, Glos
12-14 NOVEMBER

An unmissable three-day meeting at the home of jump racing.

The Festival

Cheltenham Racecourse, Glos
12-19 MARCH

This sporting spectacular is the most important race meeting in the