£10,000 Prize Fund DHI Dressage Challenge

The £10,000 DHI Dressage Challenge is unique there is no other auction of dressage horses in the world that rewards their buyers in such a way. The Challenge also shows our confidence in the horses we sell being capable of competing for one the richest prize funds in Europe in front of international judges.

£10,000 DHI Dressage Challenge
The £10,000 Challenge will precede the 2008 November Evening Auction, commencing in the morning with the Qualifying Tests and the Championship Freestyle to Music in the afternoon with the Auction commencing in the Evening.

Rewarding our Clients
Every year we welcome back past graduates of the auction to compete for the Richest Prize Fund in Europe - £10,000 Dressage Challenge for 4 and 5 year old auction horses.

Prize Fund

Learn from - International Judges

Olympic Judges -  will give a critique on every test to the audience. As well as being a fantastic event to watch the Challenge provides the unique opportunity to listen and understand what International Judges are looking for in a Potential Top Class Dressage Horse.

Format of the Challenge
Scores from the Qualifying Test carry through to the Championship which is run in reverse order with lowest scoring horses first. Your can feel the tension and excitement in the arena as the Best of the Best take up the Challenge in their freestyle to music for the £5,000 first prize and Championship Title.

Previous Champions

2007  Ruth Edge & Shadowfax This pair have been performing together with great success, at the 2008 Winter Dressage Championships they were crowned Champions of the Elementary Open Music Freestyle and Medium Classes. During 2007 the pair were place third at the National Dressage Championships and Champions of the Novice Open at the 2007 Winter Nationals.   2006 Jane Bredin & Soul Sister   2005 Charlotte Dujardin & Fernandez   2004 Daryl Thickett & Segnoir S   2003 Carl Hester & Superman   2002 Peter Storr & Donnerklein   2001 Nancy Bowles & Pegasus MK   2000 Hannah Esberger-Sheppard & Noblesse   1999 Dries Roefs & Moonlight   1998  Carl Hester & Fantastic Elastic