International Horse Trials 2012
11 - 13 May 2012
This is a child friendly event
Slideshow images © Fiona Scott Maxwell
11 to 13 May are the confirmed dates for the Chatsworth International Horse Trials 2012.
For three days of world class sport in the stunning Chatsworth grounds, you can't beat the excitement and elegance of the International Horse Trials. With all kinds of displays, entertainment and stalls, there's something for everyone to enjoy. A perfect gift idea.
Discounted admission tickets are now available
Saturday and Sunday two-day tickets are now available at a discounted online price of £22 per adult and £7 per child.
Admission tickets are required for entry to the event. Members badges alone will not gain entry.
Child prices are applicable for under 14s. Children under 5 are free.
Car parking is charged at £2.00 per car, per day. When booking two-day passes, you will need to purchase car park passes for each day.
See some of the highlights of the 2011 horse trials on this YouTube video
2011 post event press release
Chatsworth International Horse Trials 2011
Incorporating the FEI World Cup TM Eventing
Derbyshire's top event hosts all-star Eventing Competition plus a whole host of attractions.
The new additions to the Chatsworth International Horse Trials line-up proved hugely successful for the organising team with large crowds on both Saturday and Sunday. Fans of eventing could enjoy the sport from Novice level up to Britain's only FEI World-Cup CIC3* qualifier which made for a great event-finale at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
Emily Baldwin lead the CIC3* FEI World Cup qualifier from the fore with her own and Jill Barker's Drivetime finishing on a score of 54.8. Ruth Edge took second place with Applejack II (61.7) and was followed by Sarah Cohen with Treason (69.4).
Due to the recent dry spell, much work had gone into ensuring good going across-country, so when the rain came riders were thankful for near-perfect going including Emily Baldwin who said of her result: "It was so great to put the ghosts of my recent Badminton experience to rest - when he is on-form he is fantastic, his dressage test on Friday was really impressive and he was fantastic through the water across country which was great as I felt we had a point to prove!
"Ian Stark's course was really tough, it was more like a four star in that it made riders think and caused a lot of problems. He (Drivetime) was foot perfect in the showjumping round - he marched into the arena at great speed and totally enjoyed himself! He will be totally unbearable for the next few weeks as he knows when he has done well!"
Sarah Cohen also was second on Irish Jester (59.6) in the non-World Cup CIC3* section behind the winner Oliver Townend with Neo Du Breuil (54.4). Lucinda Fredericks took third place with The Navigator (60.6).
The huge amount of classes on offer in addition to the three star classes hosted all the top names including Pippa Funnel who took the honours in both International Novice (CIC1*) sections with two young horses from the popular sport-horse breeders Billy Stud - Billy Beware and Billy Black Jack respectively. Full Eventing results from Chatsworth can be found on www.bdwp.co.uk/cha.
The huge crowd were also captivated by the magical performances each day by the world renowned horse whisperer Jean Francois Pignon with his famous grey horses from Calvisson. Regular Chatsworth favourites were as popular as ever and included Pony Club mounted games, ferret racing, sheepdog and birds of prey displays.
The new addition to Friday's line-up at Chatsworth was the popular Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse five year old qualifier, a competition which show-cases the stars of future eventing - it proved a popular choice for competitors with over forty entries and was won by Leicestershire rider Chloe Newton with Fernhill Nearly Darc.
The new inter-hunt relay competition sponsored by Brocklehursts of Bakewell was won by the Flint and Denbigh Hunt who also won the Boulton's Arenas Best Turned Out Team prize.
