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While Christmas is just around the corner, we’ll soon be ringing in the New Year which means the 2023 edition of the Bramham International Horse Trials is only six months away! Running 8 – 11 June, Yorkshire’s largest equestrian event will be back with all the elements – plus a few new additions – which make it one of the best loved fixtures in the calendar for everyone. Each year, we partner with a charity and in 2023, it’s a very special group. Formed as Covid struck, Here4Horses is a small charity run entirely by volunteers who offer rescue, refuge and rehabilitation to horses, ponies, donkeys and mules.
Based in Crook, County Durham, here4horses was set up by a group of horse lovers who wanted to help horses in the northeast, the area of England worst hit by equine welfare cases. Chairman of the Board of Trustees Nicola Endersby is one of the founding members and in her work as a veterinary surgeon was only too aware of the cruelty horses can face having been involved with a number of cases with the RSPCA.
Any horse or pony taken into their care remains in the charity’s ownership for life but the team works with their equines to rehabilitate them with a view to going out to a foster or loan home. Television presenter Matt Baker is their President, and the centre currently provides a home for around 48 horses. With running costs of around £6000 per month, their need to fundraise is ever present.
Nicola commented; “We’re extremely grateful to the team at Bramham for this opportunity. We might be a small charity but we have huge ambitions and sincerely hope this partnership helps boost our profile and gets some more exposure around the work we do – and of course raise some much needed funds. We’re looking forward to joining everyone at Bramham with a tradestand, including a ‘shop and drop’ facility and showcasing the tireless work of our volunteers to safeguard a better future for all equines.”
The team at Bramham has already been putting plans in place for 2023 and all the favourite competitions will be back! The showcase CCI3*-L, the Under 25 CCI4*-L and the Land Rover CCI4*-S will all take pride of place in the timetable. Throughout the four days, the NAF Five Star BE 80 National Championships, top-flight showjumping classes, Pony Club showjumping and mounted games, showing, youngstock, breeding and hunter showing competitions and the ever-popular Saracen Horse Feeds Arena Eventing with 90cm and 100cm classes will also feature.
The equine action is of course set in one of the most stunning parks in Yorkshire which also hosts a bustling trade stand village of over 130 outlets, a food hall and catering and refreshment options for every taste. Bramham is very proud of our green credentials and in 2023 we’ll be working hard to continue to reduce the carbon footprint of the event on our environment – more news on that in the new year.
The Bramham Box Office opens on 1 February 2023 to secure tickets, memberships and camping passes but why not get ahead with a gift voucher for the perfect Christmas gift. You can purchase £10 and £20 options to be used as part or full payment towards tickets online by 30 May 2023.
You can follow the work of here4horses by signing up for their newsletter and with Christmas coming, you can purchase hay, carrots or treats for the horses and ponies at Farnley Farm – sponsorship of one of their residents would make a great gift for someone – with a Bramham gift voucher of course - or simply make a cash donation. Visit www.here4horses.org.uk to learn more, meet their horses and ponies and see the amazing work they do.
Event Director Nicholas Pritchard said, “It was amazing to have everyone back to the park in June after missing two years and we’re already pretty excited about 2023. We’ll make sure we retain all the elements our visitor love about the event but we’re always looking for new features to make the Bramham experience better and better. We’re delighted to welcome the team at here4horses to Bramham and look forward to working with them as we build towards June 2023. I’d like to thank all our supporters, competitors, volunteers and fans for your unstinting support and wish you a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.”
Follow Bramham on, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook as the event shapes up for 2023 and a visit to the website www.bramham-horse.co.uk will give you all the info you need to plan your visit during 8 – 11 June next year.
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