From dealing with downpours, welcoming spectators back for the first time in three years and putting on a competition for +800 horses, H&H caught up with Bolesworth’s managing director Nina Barbour…
The Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show is not a fixture that sits still – and this year is no different.
The addition of an extra discipline, a new auction and even more infrastructure are among the changes for 2021. Spectators, too, are back after a three-year hiatus, as a result of torrential downpours in 2019 and pandemic restrictions last year.
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Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.