CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BENEFIT BUSINESSES

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Paris Olympic medallist Laura Collett, pictured riding Hester at Blenheim in 2023, is likely to be among the title contenders when the event hosts the European championships next year.

First on UK soil for ten years.

The 2025 Eventing European Championships are to be held in the UK at Blenheim Palace.

The news will be welcomed by the event’s traders as they stand to benefit from an influx of UK and European visitors.

The Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials – on 18 to 21 September – is the first at the venue with the insurer as title sponsor.

“Next year is going to be a very exciting one at Blenheim Palace,” said the event’s sales manager Kate Walsh, “and ensuring our exhibitors benefit from the championship-level ambiance is a central component of our planning.”

Last month’s Blenheim horse trials featured a revised, shopping-friendly site plan. Around 215 trade stands exhibited.

Organiser Stable Events moved Blenheim’s Food Walk to the shopping village and introduced a big wheel attraction.

The 2025 Eventing European Championship will be the first held in Britain since Blair Castle in 2015.

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