THE announcement that the I.C.E. Horseboxes All England Dressage Festival will not take place at Hickstead next year has come as a huge blow to riders and fans in Britain and Ireland alike. First held in 2021, the show grew from being a three-day Premier League competition to a six-day CDI3* and CPEDI.

“Regrettably, we’ve made the difficult decision to end our running of our dressage fixture, but we would like to thank all our sponsors, especially I.C.E Horseboxes, as well as organiser David Crockford, and all the riders and owners who supported the fixture over the past four years,” said Hickstead director Lizzie Bunn.