Spectators go free at the Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships
Spectators go free this August when the hugely-anticipated 2022 Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships returns to Bolesworth over five action-packed days from 10 to 14 August!
Following July’s Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show, the Bolesworth team have decided to reward its supporters, and welcome new people to Bolesworth by offering free entrance to its next high-profile event, namely, the Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships.
We’re really delighted to be able to offer free spectator entry to the Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships,”
said Nina Barbour, director of Bolesworth.
We wanted to reward our supporters with free entry to our next event.”
The event incorporates the official qualifiers for the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships which will be held at Zangersheide, Belgium from 21 – 25 September this year.
There’ll be International Showjumping throughout the week at 1* and 2* level, with a 2* Grand Prix running after the six and seven-year-old finals have taken place on Sunday 14th August
Louise Saywell, with her horse Kingsborough Kasper, was the resounding winner of the Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show Grand Prix earlier this month. She will contest the upcoming Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships, and will bring at least five young horses to Bolesworth next month.
Other top riders due to compete include George Whitaker, James Wilsom, Damien Charles, Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA), Anthony Condon (IRE), Christopher Burton (AUS), Humaid Al Muhain (UAE), Omar Al Marzouki (UAE) and Gemma Tattersall.
We are also so pleased to be welcoming back the team from Al Shira’aa who are supporting as title sponsors of the Young Horse Championships.”
We would also like to extend a huge thank you to all of our supporters Dodson & Horrell, E Vet Drug, Bloomfields Horse Boxes, Windmill Farm Estate, Cavago, Le Mieux, Horseware, Dallamires Stables, Ashdale Sport Horses, Hunter Woodshavings, Nexgen and the team from Old Lodge Stud.”
National Young Horse entries are still open for 4, 5, 6 & 7 year-old-horses. To enter, riders need to visit Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships – Rider Information.
Bolesworth Elite Foal Auction
The Bolesworth Elite Foal Auction will take place on Friday, 12 August. It will feature a truly outstanding collection of around 25 foals – it’s set to be the best yet! Famous sires that feature in the collectin include Chacco Blue, Cornet Obolensky, Aganiz de Seigneur Z, Tobago Z, Emerald, Comme Il Faut, Big Star and Diamant de Semilly. Bolesworth Elite Auctions are known for their emphasis on Black type breeding on the dam side of all the foals and this year is no exception with direct dams including top 1.60m mares Funky Music, Wild Rose, Ruby VII, Arera C, Beat Me, Franka Trichta, & Remi Cavalleri to name a few. Other close relations of the foals in the collection include world famous horses including Hello M’Lady, Casall Ask, Cella, F One USA, RMF Echo, Aristio Z, and many more.
For more information and to attend the Auction visit www.boleswortheliteauctions.com
Bolesworth is a dog-friendly venue and everyone loves a dog show, don’t they? There’ll be plenty of canine action over the weekend with dog shows, have-a-go agility and serious agility competitions, and kids activities too.
Remember spectator admission is free of charge* to the Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships – come along, have fun and enjoy the fierce competition in the arenas!
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