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Look Forward to the 2024 Belsay International and Banish Those Winter Blues!

We are in full on organisation mode here at Belsay and getting everything in place to deliver you another week of outstanding equestrian competition!

This year our feature competitions will once again be the prestigious Junior and Pony Championships and we will also be hosting CCI1* Intro, CCI2*-S, CCI2*-L and CCI3*-S. We have the full gamut of national classes from BE90 to Open Intermediate and new for 2024 is a Novice Masters section and both the Howden Way 6yo and 7yo classes.

A huge success over the past two years, we are now extending the Northumberland Challenge to cover the BE100 classes at Belsay, Alnwick Ford and Burgham Horse Trials as well as the CCI3*-S and the CCI2*-S international fixtures with a massive total prize pot of over £60, 000!

As always there is a host of other equine attractions on offer this year, with the NSEA competition, the BSPS Working Hunter Pony Show, Arena Eventing and the infamous Belsay Inter Hunt Relay. The popular Belsay Dog Show will be back with classes for everyone and there will be fun rides, archery and shopping and food options galore with our wonderful array of trade stands. We cannot wait!

The action kicks off here on Wednesday 29^th May 2024 with First Horse Inspection for the long-format competitions in front of the stunning Belsay Hall. British Eventing Entries open on 22^nd April and public tickets are available. Our schedule is now live on British Eventing. Stay tuned for news and updates!

The latest from Belsay

The Northumberland Challenge expands to include grassroots

British Eventing venues Belsay, Alnwick Ford and Burgham International Horse Trials are delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Northumberland Challenge, which will include

Celebrating 10 years in partnership with Barbour

This year, we are very excited and grateful to be celebrating our 10 year partnership with Barbour, one of the UK’s most iconic country brands.

Tickets for 2024 are now on sale!

We are delighted to announce that tickets for Belsay International Horse Trials (Wednesday 29th May – Sunday 2nd June) are now on sale. The event

Trade stand & Volunteer applications are now open for 2024!

We’re thrilled to announce that trade stand applications are now officially open for 2024! Belsay International Horse Trials will take place from Wednesday 29th May

Project Pony All Stars at Belsay!

PROJECT PONY ALL STARS AT BELSAY COMPETITION We were delighted to play host to the very first Project Pony All Stars competition this year. A

2023 Results

It has been the most unbelievable week for us at Belsay, which makes it hard to know where to start in reliving the highlights! There

Looking back at a truly wonderful week at Belsay International Horse Trials 2023

2023 provided the most unbelievable week for us at Belsay. This video shares an amazing encapsulation of our week. We can’t wait for 2024!

We are exceptionally proud of the growth of our event over the last ten years, and the wonderful feedback that we recieve is truly humbling.

Thank you to Declan West for your talent and hard work in creating this fantastic video to celebrate the best of Belsay.

Project Pony All Stars at Belsay International 2023

In addition to our plethora of International and National Eventing Classes, we were delighted to host the very first Project Pony All Stars competition this year. A fantastic initiative designed to encourage interaction and collaboration between the riders, allowing youth riders the opportunity to team up with the stars of the sport they all look up to, but also giving senior riders a chance to meet and encourage the great group of youth riders that are coming through the system.

After four days of International competition, including the British Pony Championships, British Junior Championships, CCI2*L, CCI2*S & CCI3*s, the 2023 results were as follows:

FIRST – TEAM ONE

Seniors – Yasmin Ingham & Caroline Basnett

Juniors – Maisy Spratt, Morgan Evenett, Carys Thomas, Toby Roach

Ponies – George Howard, Niahm Reid & Elizabeth Jelfs

SECOND – TEAM TEN

Seniors – Harry Mutch

Juniors – Pippa Moore, Anna Price, George Vergerson-Rowley, Elizabeth Barratt, Ada Marson

Ponies – Clara Wilson & Annie Dean

THIRD – TEAM EIGHT

Seniors – Tyler Cassells & Phoebe Locke

Juniors – Olivia Graham, Annabel Finston, Eva Morby, Emma Shaw

Ponies – Jessica McCaldin, Phoebe Woods & Ella Howard

"We had a brilliant Belsay, winning the CCI2*-S and the first leg of the Northumberland Challenge. It is a special place, well worth the trip north and more people should make the effort to go there. I’ll be back next year!”

"Belsay turned out to be one of the best events we’ve been to in a long time! Not only is Belsay in the most beautiful setting, but the event had a real International feel to it with top class courses, plenty of space, easy access and happy, helpful and efficient staff and volunteers. Huge compliments to the organisers – the event ran smoothly and in hard times they produced the perfect event for everyone. We would absolutely make the long trip again!"

"Thank you so so, so much for one of the nicest shows I have been to. It was a breath of fresh air. To have such a variety of fences throughout was the biggest treat, using every bit of terrain to its full advantage and therefore giving my 6YO more training in one course than he would perhaps get running round six other courses.”

"Such a great event, everyone so welcoming. A beautiful estate and proper cross country course for the youngsters, who will have learnt so much this week. Well done to Laura de Wesselow and Team."

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