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The Gosling Cup is a well-established and long-running competition, unique to Area 8. Mrs Gill Lyster, daughter of the late Mrs Gosling, presents the Cup annually.

It is open to teams in the southern Branches of Area 8, to participate in a competition that consists of:

  • Turnout of Pony & Rider: in which pony, rider and tack are all assessed individually (marks out of 20)
  • Individual Ride: a current dressage test
  • Team Ride: a special quadrille dressage test, in which all four ponies are in the arena together!
  • Handy Hunter Trial: using whatever cross-country course is available, this includes some simple challenges e.g. opening gates
  • Show Jumping

The Gosling Cup has a special scoring system: the 2022-GOSLING-CUP-RULES . Each year, the competition is hosted by one of the participating Branches.  It is a brilliant day with spectators, who are also often previous Gosling Cup competitors themselves.

 

Turnout of Pony & Rider: in which pony, rider and tack are all assessed individually (marks out of 20)

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Team Ride: a special quadrille dressage test, in which all four ponies are in the arena together!

Handy Hunter Trial: using whatever cross-country course is available, this includes some simple challenges e.g. opening gates

Show Jumping

The Gosling Cups Unique Mounted Presentation for all competitors is the ultimate celebration to end a spectacular day