The Brecon Beacons host the BHS TREC Welsh Championships
in National Park
An international field of more than 100 riders will contest
the BHS TREC Welsh Championships at Tregoyd Mountain Riding
Holidays, near Hay-on-Wye, from 17-18 June.
Situated within the Brecon Beacons National Park on the edge
of the Black Mountains, Tregoyd Riding offers competitors
the chance to ride in one of the most popular areas in Wales
while testing their abilities in a rugged and spectacular
environment.
The sport of BHS TREC challenges the partnership across a
broad range of skills including orienteering on the first
day, when the riders can be out for six or seven hours using
all their map reading abilities to correctly follow a set
route of up to 40 kilometres in length.
The emphasis on Day Two is on the riding skills of the competitor
and the versatility of the horse as they negotiate varied
obstacles around a cross-country course at the venue. Sunday
is an ideal spectator day and admission is free.
Irish and British riders will use this annual competition
as a stepping stone into their national Senior and Young Rider
teams for the European TREC Championships, which are being
run by the British Horse Society on Exmoor in September.
The event is kindly supported by the Brecon Beacons National
Park Authority, South Essex Insurance Brokers, Performance
Equestrian and the Worshipful Company of Saddlers.
The event has attracted more than 100 riders from throughout
the British Isles, in classes for individuals, pairs and teams
across different Levels of competition.
Rob Jones, BHS Competitions Senior Executive, said: “We
are delighted with the level of support for this event, and
it promises to be particularly dynamic this year with the
added impetus of a home International Championships in the
Autumn. Tregoyd and the surrounding area will be an ideal
testing ground to launch the Society’s Championship
programme for 2006.”
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