Allerton Park to add Advanced Course to its 2012 Programme

The Allerton Park Horse Trials Committee is delighted to announce that it is adding an Advanced Course to its 2012 Programme which will take place on 15th and 16th September.  The new course will provide riders with that essential practice at the end of the season before leaving for the Europe.

At last a late season advanced course in the North of England that will plug the gap left by the closure of Witton Castle some years ago. The course designer will be Ian Stark. The Advanced Course will replace the Trials’ Open Intermediate (OI) Section.

Course Builders are Dominic Lawrence and Olympic Course Builder David Evans.  It will be just under 4k in distance with 32 fences and will include a woodland section. Work starts on fence design, planning and build in January 2012.

Ian Stark is continuing with his plans to develop Allerton Park’s other courses with a remodelling of the island complex and work has already started on a new dressage area.

We’ll bring you further news in the New Year.  Happy Christmas to all.

Big, Bold and rides well

We were delighted to read in Jo Prestwich’s article in Horse and Hound 29th September 2011 that Nicola Wilson said:

“There were loads of clever combinations and you couldn’t have asked for better going.”

Becky Crosbie- Starling who won Section G with Clifton Clicquot.  Referring to the course Becky said:

” I love it here – big, bold and it rides well.  The water is strong with loads to look at with all the spectators.”

Thank you.  See you next year.

2012 Dates Confirmed: 15th & 16th September 2012