British Eventing revealed details of a new novice series and area festivals for grassroots members at its 2020 AGM, as well as sharing news on its finances and the long-running IT project. H&H finds out more...
Emma Sutton riding COLTSTOWN GLIDER, 3rd in the Mitsubishi Motors Cup for BE90 during the Badminton Horse Trails between 1st - 5th May 2019 on the Badminton Estate near Bristol in Gloucestershire in the UK on 30th April 2019 NEW feature classes aimed at grassroots eventers are on the cards for 2021.
Area festivals at 80, 90 and 100 levels, and a new novice masters series, are in the pipeline for next year.
The news came during British Eventing’s (BE) annual general meeting, held via Zoom on Tuesday (24 November).
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