AN ATTELAGE DE TRADITION MEET
With grateful thanks to his Grace the Duke of Marlborough
Hon AIAT Judges: Rosemary Neal • Elizabeth Cartwright-Hignett • TBA
Discover the very best of traditional carriage driving within the magnificent splendour of Blenheim Palace.
This is a new type of competiton and our very first Attelage de Tradition Meet which is a short format Attelage competition. This event will be run in conjunction with The Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials and will take place in the lunchtime break of the 4*Long final Show Jumping phase in the Palace Arena. The main Attelage competition will be held in separate Attelage Arena in a quiet corner of the estate away from the hustle and bustle of the main horsetrials event.
Run over one day, participants will undertake the customary AIAT Three stage presentation judging followed by a short drive through the park to enter the main arena for a timed display and three PC difficulties. There is no cones stage in this competition.
You can learn more about the Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials event here:
12.00pm Presentation
The 15 carriage turnouts will commence judging by the 3 individual judges in the Attelage Arena in the West Park
12.20 Routier
The individual carriages will commence their road drive through the park towards the Palace , through the Palace Gardens and then into the Palace Arena on the South Lawn.
1.00pm Difficulties
The individual carriages will enter the Palace arena and negotiate the 3 difficulties: The Salute, The Champagne Drinking Glass and the Rail.
2.00pm – Return Routier
All carriages will return back to the Attelage arena for Awards
2.30.pm -Awards
All competitors will be awarded their individual awards and placings to determine the winners
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1PS
Lester Dagge
Attelage Event and Technical Director
Tel: 07858 501427
Julie Elliott
Attelage Funding and Entries Manager
Tel: 07768 348123
Photographs kindly sourced from Blenheim Palace and Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. All copyrights and ownership acknowledged.
We are extremely grateful to the various businesses and organisations for their very kind and generous support to help facilitate the Attelage at Blenheim. Click on the pictures to learn more about our much valued sponsors and their businesses.
Photographs kindly sourced from Blenheim Palace and Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. All copyrights and ownership acknowledged.
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