Festival Association Championships

Mrs SM Grundy will be the In hand Judge and Miss D Castellano will be the Ride Judge at the NCPA show on 7 February.

A new one day Festival will be introduced in February 2010 with a £100 First prize to the Supreme of Show. The winner will qualify for a new championship to be held at the 17th Winter Festival.

The FA have introduced a Judge’s Panel Appraisal Scheme. Click here to download an application form.

Click here to download Festival Association Rules 2009.

The Festival of Champions is sponsored by Blue Chip Feed Ltd.

The Festival of Champions was created in 1993 by Mike Fenton to give Riding Club members the opportunity to have their very own Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at a fraction of the cost. The first Festival was held over a two day period in 1994 at Birchinley Manor Equestrian Centre with 350 entries representing 19 Riding Clubs.

Steven Gardner, freelance event organiser and commentator at Birchinley Manor was involved in the Festival from the outset and introduced the theme “Simply the Best” to reflect on the quality of the Championship winners.The Festival of Champions, now known as the Festival Association may have started from humble beginnings, but is fast becoming one of the premier shows in the UK.