David Broome Event Centre, Mount Ballan Manor, Crick, Chepstow (2026)

12/06/2026

The countdown is on...

The Welsh Midsummer Festival
📅 26th–28th June

Get ready for three unforgettable days of competition, entertainment and festival vibes at one of the most anticipated shows of the summer.

🏆 Brand New Timetable

With classes to suit everyone from 70cm through to 1.20m, there's something for every rider and horse combination.

The full timetable can be viewed here:
https://www.theshowground.com/_files/ugd/fe28bf_889fd51e087442d1a642db52bc943c8f.pdf

🔥 Grand Prix Action
75cm – 1.20m Grand Prix classes
Pony Grand Prix classes at 80cm & 1m
Veteran Grand Prix classes at 80cm & 90cm

British Showjumping Team Qualifiers for the National Championships :
90cm
1m
1.10m

A great opportunity to secure your place at the Championships while enjoying everything the festival has to offer.

🎭 The Legendary Ride & Run Returns
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝐩𝐦
These places disappear fast, so be ready!

And remember... Fancy Dress is highly encouraged. The bigger, bolder and more outrageous, the better! Riders must not have face coverings or blow up costumes!

💰 £1,000 Leading Rider Award, think you've got what it takes?

🎶 More Than Just A Horse Show

We're bringing in a stage usually seen at Glastonbury, complete with live music, a buzzing festival atmosphere, great food, friends and unforgettable evenings.

Expect a show packed with fun, excitement and memories to be made.

🌟 The Show You Cannot Afford To Miss This Summer
Gather your friends, load up the horses and join us for an unforgettable midsummer celebration.

To book & further details :
https://horsemonkey.com/uk/equestrian_event/82890/The+Welsh+Midsummer+Festival

The Team at Wales & West 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

07/06/2026

🎉🐴 The Ultimate All-Rounder Show is BACK! 🐴🎉

The only show where you can enjoy all three disciplines in one place — with classes for every rider, every level, and every ambition!

☀️ The July Summer Show ☀️

💥 Here’s what’s coming up…

💃 DRESSAGE

Calm, collected, and competitive!

🏅 Running the NEW 2024 tests across 3 days
🏵️ Rosettes to 6th place
📅 Saturday & Sunday entries are limited – book early to avoid missing out!
👩‍🎓 Open to juniors and seniors

⸻

🔥 SHOWJUMPING

From first clear rounds to competitive jumping, there’s something for everyone.

🚸 Just for Schools League – Saturday & Sunday (60cm–1.10m)
👧 Junior classes: 50cm – 1m
🧑 Senior classes: 60cm – 1.05m
✅ Clear Round Friday – the perfect warm-up day
🌿 Mini Jumping (Rustic Fences) – open to all ages and abilities

A great option for first-timers, young horses, or anyone looking to build confidence.

⸻

✨ SHOWING

Over 100 classes catering for all types, styles, and levels.

🎨 Novelty • In-Hand • Young Handlers • Working Hunter
🏆 Qualifiers for SWPA, TGCA (including Quest), CHAPS & VHS
👑 Supreme Champion of Show – Sunday
🎁 Prizes for both Champion and Reserve

⸻

🎽 RIDE & RUN

The legendary Friday evening challenge!

🏃‍♀️🏇 Limited entries available – expect quick feet, fast ponies, and plenty of fun.

🌟 SIX BAR CHALLENGE – Saturday Evening

As the fences get higher, the excitement builds!

🎉 Who will be the last combination standing?

⸻

🎪 Fantastic atmosphere
🐴 Three great disciplines
🎶 A busy showground packed with action all weekend

🚨 ENTRIES ARE OPEN NOW for both the July Summer Show & the Cricklands Derby Show!

📖 Full schedules can be found via our website
📧 [email protected]

We can’t wait to welcome you all for another fantastic weekend at Cricklands! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

28/05/2026

🌞 The June Mixed | 12th–14th June 🌞

Three days of a brilliant atmosphere, and something for everyone.

✨ Brand New for 2026:
The Next Generation Relay - open to junior members aged 16 & Under competing alongside a senior member.
Fancy dress is highly encouraged 🎭

🏆 Classes from 75cm through to 1.40m
💰 Great prize money across the entire show

Including the Equestrian Surfaces 1.40m Grand Prix
💥 £1,560 to the winner

⭐ Grand Prix classes starting at 1.10m
(Qualification Required)

Stabling is almost full with only a handful available ⏰
Get your entries & stabling in before they’re gone.

📋 Timetablehttps://www.theshowground.com/_files/ugd/fe28bf_0986a944a0a5443092ffb4a0582bf5cb.pdf

📖 Schedule:https://members.britishshowjumping.co.uk/Scheduling/View/10022492

We can’t wait to welcome you for another fantastic June Mixed!

The Team at Wales & West Shows 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

📸 Megan Blake Photography

25/05/2026

As the sun sets on the final day of the Second Rounds Show, record-breaking entries and record-breaking temperatures made for a weekend to remember ☀️🔥

Anna Power, not quite content with her second place finish yesterday in the Talent Seekers, rose to the challenge today in the Redpost Equestrian Foxhunter Second Round. Riding the small horse with the biggest heart, Calgary PH Z, Anna claimed the win in an incredibly fast and exciting jump-off. Second place went to Nick Benterman aboard Compton Park X, who answered every question asked of him. Congratulations to both combinations on securing their Horse of the Year Show tickets!

Iwan Carpenter rounded off what has been a fantastic week here at Wales & West by taking top spot in a competitive Wales & West 1.35m Grand Prix aboard Merllyn's Chacco B. Another thrilling jump-off kept everyone on the edge of their seats, with Ignacio Caba and Flying Star X finishing second, followed by Nicole Pavitt and Neil Bundock’s Rhodos Van De Kiekenboer in third.

Congratulations to everyone who drove away from the show with their Horse of the Year Show tickets secured - we can’t wait to cheer you all on in October!

What a weekend it has been. Brilliant sport, fantastic horses, and a lovely group of competitors who made the show such a pleasure from start to finish. Thank you all for your continued support.

As always, a huge thank you goes to our incredible team behind the scenes. To our course designers, judges, commentators, medics, catering team, stewards, photographers, arena party crew, ground staff and secretaries - thank you for the hard work, long days and commitment that keep everything running smoothly. We appreciate every single one of you.

A special mention also to Jamie at who always goes above and beyond supplying us with jumps and helping our arenas look their very best. Thank you for everything you do for us.

We hope everyone has a safe journey home and manages a quick recharge before we do it all again at the June Mixed in just a couple of weeks’ time.

Goodnight from all of us at Wales & West 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

24/05/2026

☀️ The second day of Horse of the Year Show qualifying action delivered another fantastic day of sport in the stunning Welsh countryside, with glorious sunshine setting the perfect backdrop for a brilliant day of competition.

A huge 95 combinations came forward to tackle Raf Suarez’s technical and demanding course, with just 6 combinations returning for an exciting jump-off.

🏆 Pippa Goddard aboard the super talented mare PDV Constanza, owned by Tom Williams stormed into the lead to secure their coveted HOYS ticket.

🥈 Anna Power and the mighty Calgary PH Z produced a superb performance to take second place and also secure their place at HOYS.

🥉 Ellie Townend, first to go and first to produce a clear aboard Kallio B, claimed third place and the final HOYS qualifying ticket.

⭐ A special mention also goes to our highest placed 7-year-old, Abbie Bevan riding Optima De Ness, who also secured a HOYS ticket. The talented young horse jumped a beautifully clear first round, narrowly missing out on the jump-off with an unlucky time fault.

Congratulations to everyone who came forward today and made it such a competitive class.

📢 Please note there has been a change to tomorrow’s timetable. The Foxhunter has moved from the Equine America Arena and will now run in the Main Arena following the W&W 1.35m Grand Prix.

We look forward to another exciting day tomorrow with the Foxhunter Second Round alongside the W&W 1.35m Grand Prix! 🌞

23/05/2026

Today saw the first of our Horse of the Year Show Qualifiers, and what a way to kick things off!

A huge well done to all 95 combinations who came forward to take on Raf Suarez’s testing track. From those starters, 19 clears returned for round two, with 7 making it through to a thrilling jump-off.

Huge congratulations to Iwan Carpenter and Ramiro Dollar, who delivered a superb performance to take the win and secure the first HOYS ticket of the show. Fellow Welsh rider Gemma Ellison, partnering Gold Survivor, also rose to the occasion to take second place and claim the final HOYS qualification spot.

A fantastic result for Wales, two Welsh riders securing the coveted HOYS tickets on Welsh soil!

Congratulations to everyone involved on a brilliant class.

The Team at Wale & West🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

13/05/2026

🦠 Equine Influenza Update for those attending the Cricklands May Summer Show 🦠

As a precaution following the recent reports of Equine Influenza cases, we will be implementing the following protocols with immediate effect:

✅ Passport checks will be carried out during the event to ensure horses/ponies meet the correct vaccination requirements.
✅ It is now mandatory for all competitors to bring their horse’s passport with them. Please remember this is also a legal requirement when transporting any equine.

As you are aware, The David Broome Event Centre operates under British Showjumping rules and policies. Therefore, all horses attending must have up-to-date vaccinations in order to compete.

Please see the current vaccination requirements here:
https://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/page/Updates

British Showjumping also released a further update this morning regarding the increasing number of Equine Influenza outbreaks across the UK, which also contains good safety measures to follow:
https://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/news/call-for-increased-vigilance-as-number-of-reported-equine-influenza-outbreaks-in-uk-continues-to-rise

In addition, Equine Bio Genie attended the venue yesterday and carried out a full disinfectant treatment across each and every stable, as they do for every show here at The David Broome Event Centre, as part of our ongoing biosecurity measures.

⚠️ Important Reminders:
• Horses vaccinated within the last 7 days are NOT permitted to compete. Horses must not attend any event venue within 7 days of vaccination.
• On arrival, passports should be open at the vaccination pages ready for inspection.
• Any competitor who cannot present their horse’s passport, or whose horse does not have up-to-date vaccinations, will be asked to leave the venue immediately.
• If you are travelling with multiple horses, please ensure that all horses on board fully comply with vaccination requirements. If any horse does not meet the requirements or a valid passport cannot be presented, that horse will not be permitted to unload and the vehicle will be required to leave the showground immediately.

If you are aware of anyone planning to attend events without up-to-date vaccinations, please feel free to make us aware so this can be handled appropriately.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in helping us protect the welfare of all horses attending our events.

📢 Please share this post and tag anyone you know who will be attending so they are aware of the above procedures.

10/05/2026

Just a quick reminder for anyone planning to join us for the June Mixed (12th–14th June) 💛

The Early Booking Discount finishes this Thursday, 14th May, and booking before then means 10% off stabling and entries.

For full details and booking can be found here 👉 https://www.theshowground.com/junemixedshow

🌐 www.theshowground.com
👀 Timetable :https://www.theshowground.com/_files/ugd/fe28bf_0986a944a0a5443092ffb4a0582bf5cb.pdf

The Team at Wales & West 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

07/05/2026

Quick heads up 🐴

All remaining stables for Welsh Home Pony will go on sale Tuesday 12th May at 12pm.

Stabling will be on a first come, first served basis and bookings will be available through the following link : https://www.theshowground.com/welshhomepony

Just a reminder, during this time we won’t be able to take bookings over the phone or by email, so please make sure to use the link.

‼️Waiting list info ‼️
If you’ve already joined the waiting list, this doesn’t give priority for booking; it’s purely for cancellations. As spaces become available, we’ll offer them out to those on the list. If you’re offered a stable, the amount you paid to join the waiting list will be deducted.

If you’d like to remove yourself from the waiting list and receive a refund, just email [email protected] and we’ll sort it for you.

The Team at Wales & West 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

06/05/2026

🎉🐴 The Ultimate All-Rounder Show is Back 🐴🎉

The only show that brings together all three disciplines! Offering something for every rider, every level, and every ambition.

The May Summer Show

Here’s what you can look forward to:

💃 Dressage
Calm, precise, and competitive
• Tests running across three days
• Placings to 6th place
• Friday entries are limited - early booking advised
• Open to juniors and seniors, with no restrictions

🔥 Showjumping
From first rounds to competitive heights - there’s a class for everyone
• Just for Schools League (Saturday & Sunday, 60cm–1.10m)
• Junior classes: 50cm – 1m
• Senior classes: 60cm – 1.05m
• Clear Round Friday
• Mini Jumping (rustic fences), open to all ages and levels - ideal for building confidence

✨ Showing
Over 100 classes across a wide range of categories
• Novelty, In-Hand, Young Handlers, Working Hunters & Pairs
• Qualifiers including RIHS Miniature TGCA (including Quest), CHAPS & VHS (Area)
• Qualification for Champion of Champions at our End of Season Derby Show
• Supreme Champion of Show crowned on Sunday
• Prizes awarded for Champion and Reserve

🎪 A fantastic atmosphere, three outstanding disciplines, and a full showground experience

🚨 Entries are open, Stabling is limited!
👉 https://www.theshowground.com/maysummershow
💻 [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you,
The Team at Cricklands 🏴

David Broome Event Centre

12/06/2026

07/06/2026

28/05/2026

25/05/2026

24/05/2026

23/05/2026

13/05/2026

10/05/2026

07/05/2026

06/05/2026

Address

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Business

Shortcuts

Share