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28/02/2024

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23/08/2023

And we're off.... the CCI2* horse inspection is underway, to be followed by the CCI3* and CCI4*

26/06/2023

Best show ever!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year's show today... what a day! So many visitors, trade stands, vintage vehicles and stunning animals... congratulations to all of today's winners... but we think you are all winners - exceptional exhibits across all of the above, and we hope you come back next year...

Thank you also to our amazing volunteers who worked so hard in the searing sunshine. The show couldn't run without your help.

We now need to clear the show ground and return it to its normal purpose of being a grass field and then have a bit of a sleep...

As soon as we have details of how much you have all helped raise for local charities, we will let you know!

14/06/2023

For a small annual subscription you can support the charity fundraising work of the society and enjoy exclusive show day benefits:

07/06/2023

ENTRIES FOR OUR NON-EVENTING COMPETITIONS ARE NOW OPEN!🎉🎉
Please enter here https://www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk/non-eventing/

Entries will be processed through Entrymaster and stabling must be booked with entries.

Schedules, including terms and conditions, and rules are available on our website!

Edit: We understand the frustration of not being able to book multiple nights stabling with a single entry, or to bridge between Thursday and Sunday entries. We are working to allow as many competitors to stable as possible, especially those who are travelling furthest. Please email [email protected] with your requests and details.

Image credit- Julia Shearwood

17/05/2023

It's just 40 days to go until this year's show! Find out more about what we have planned here: https://www.blastonshow.co.uk/the-countdown-is-on-40-days-to-go/

05/05/2023

And so it begins…

27/04/2023

Just one week to go until this year's 2023 Badminton Horse Trials!

18/04/2023

It can be very tiring being a winner...

and much more at Blaston Show, 25th June.

17/04/2023

I had a great Burnham Market!

Always a pleasure to chat with Piggy! Piggy March talks to Hilary Manners about Vanir Kamira's new life, a special moment coming up with the famous mare and the 2023 Badminton Horse Trials cross country course https://www.an-eventful-life.com.au/ukeurope/interviews/interview-piggy-march-burnham-market-international

16/04/2023

Badminton entries dominate the top ten of both CCI4* & Advanced classes at Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials after dressage, with Laura Collett and Pippa Funnell leading the way. But where is London 52? https://www.an-eventful-life.com.au/ukeurope/burnham-market/laura-collett-leads-burnham-market-international-2023

15/04/2023

My first event of the year...

14/04/2023

Horse & Pony Events are now available to enter/book via online or postal entries from the website... which means that ALL events are now taking entries online 💥 Make sure 25th June is in your diary!
https://www.blastonshow.co.uk/product/horse-pony-events/

04/04/2023

This is a fabulous show... highly recommend.

03/04/2023

It's 12 weeks to go until this year's Blaston Show! The countdown is ON... Sunday 25th June 2023

30/03/2023

Exciting news! Entries are now being taken for the Classic Car Run & Display, and the Classic & Vintage Tractors for this year's show.

Follow the links on our website: https://www.blastonshow.co.uk/show-events/

28/03/2023

More about 28th March...

28th March is Respect Your Cat Day
and Black Forest Cake Day
and Something on a Stick Day
in 1483 Raphael, the Italian painter, was born
In 1854 Britain and France declared war on Russia during the Crimean War
In 1891 the world's first weightlifting championship took place
In 1963 Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds was released
In 1973 The Twelfth of Never was number one in the charts for Donny Osmond
In 1986 Lady Gaga was born
In 2019 The European Union Parliament declared single-use plastics were to be banned by 2021

28/03/2023

🚨🚨FAKE PAGE WARNING!🚨🚨
There are fake accounts, pages and events on Facebook for Blair. Please be on the lookout and report any that appear fake. The only official page has 38K followers. If in any doubt, please access the box office throught the horse trials website.
www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk

28/03/2023

BLASTON SHOW …. Guess the year ??
Look at those lorries in the background!!
Make sure to save the date of this years show and make memories….
SUNDAY 25th JUNE

27/03/2023

23/03/2023

06/03/2023

Continuing the theme.... what has happened on March 6th in previous years?

Apparently it's White Chocolate Cheesecake Day 🍚
And National Dentists Day 🦷
In 1869 the first periodic table was presented by Dmitri Mendeleev to the Russian Chemical Society 💡
In 1987 a car ferry, The Herald of Free Enterprise, capsized just outside the Belgian port of Zeebrugge 🛳
In 1946 Dave Gilmour of legendary band Pink Floyd was born – his father was a lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge. 🎸
And in 1994 the then 78-year-old Frank Sinatra fainted onstage during a show in Richmond, Virginia, forcing him to retire a few months later. 🎤

28/02/2023

So I know I have been rubbish at putting anything on social media for months... but with the start of the British eventing season looming (this weekend), and having had a rollocking from a certain press office friend, who can remain nameless, I am turning over a new leaf.

Today's pearls of wisdom relate to football, not horses (that's a first) and come from aforementioned friend:

The oldest player at Aston Villa is Ashley Young.
The tallest player at Roma is Chris Smalling.
The fastest player in the Premier League is Kyle Walker.
Brighton’s player of the month for January was Solly March.

07/08/2022

Born in Australia, she learnt to ride after moving to the United Kingdom at the age of eight. Greta is now based at Rodney Powell’s competition yard in Wiltshire.

18/07/2022

🍸 Persie Gin is back as Official Drinks Sponsor at ! They are hosting a 'Gin & Fizz' Charity Reception Friday evening 26 August in the Sponsors' Marquee, in support of the Equine Grass Sickness Fund. ➡️ Head to the website for all the details and to buy your tickets!

https://www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk/persie-gin-fizz-charity-evening/