14th-17th March 2023 – 35 | min drive from Burleigh Court Hotel
The most prestigious and unmissable Jump racing horse event of the year. The Cheltenham Festival is a bucket list event that captures the nation and produces extraordinary moments to last a lifetime, including Gold Cup Day.
Enjoy a full day of buzzy world class racing and an evening of total relaxation at our manor house hotel in our cosy bar and with seriously good food.
4th -8th May 2023 – 25 min drive from Burleigh Court Hotel
The Badminton Horse Trials is a 5 day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale. It takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in South Gloucestershire, England.
4th – 6th August 2023 – 10 min drive from Burleigh Court Hotel
Eventing (or sometimes referred to as Horse Trials) originally evolved from the training and selection of cavalry horses. Today it is three equestrian disciplines (dressage, show jumping and cross country) combined and competed by horse and rider as a combination.
Each of the three disciplines is designed to test the horses ability – dressage shows how trainable the horse is and its basic paces in walk, trot and canter. The show jumping shows athleticism, control and accuracy while the cross country tests stamina, speed, jumping and bravery. The sport is rather like the triathlon horse events in that it combines different disciplines in one competition and is run on a cumulative penalty basis. The competitor with the least penalties at the end is the winner.
