British Horse Society's Royal President to open Tweed Trail
in Scottish Borders
President of The British Horse Society, HRH The Princess
Royal, will visit the Scottish Borders on Monday 19 May to
officially open the first of the Tweed Trails across the south
of Scotland. Her Royal Highness' visit is also part of the
celebratory Borders Festival of the Horse
(17-25 May) organised by members of the BHS (Borders) Committee.
The Princess Royal will attend lunch where she will meet,
among others, members of the BHS (Borders) Committee, representatives
of the Southern Upland Partnership* and the sponsors and organisers
of the Festival. Following the official opening of the Trail
the Princess Royal will travel on to Selkirk where she will
be introduced to dignitaries, meet some of the local children
on their ponies and see a display of safety equipment for
horses and riders which is being set up in conjunction with
Lothian & Borders Police.
BHS Chief Executive, Kay Driver, said, "We are delighted
that The Princess Royal has agreed to take part in the official
opening of the first of the Tweed Trails between Traquair
and the Yarrow Valley. Her Royal Highness is very supportive
of the Society's work and has shown a keen interest in new
access routes having opened another BHS initiative, the Sabrina
Way in Gloucestershire, last year. We are doubly pleased that
this will coincide with the second Borders Festival of the
Horse, set up last year to promote the area following the
disaster of Foot and Mouth Disease."
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