10/08/2026
EQUIFEST 2026
As always, Equifest receives a lot of comment on Social Media. Sadly, the negative ones are mostly from people who choose to be anonymous and possibly were not even at the show. We are truly grateful for the hundreds of positive comments from the people who did attend Equifest and had a great time. Judge and Steward bashing is never acceptable. I believe that we have the best team of Judges, Stewards and Officials there is - and we will not accept any abuse to our Equifest family.
Our list of "thank you's" is extensive - but it goes without saying that it includes every Judge, Steward, Official, Course Builder, Trade Stands, Stable Manager, Security Team, Medics, Farrier and Suzanne Green our Vet..
For every Sponsor who supports Equifest, we are truly grateful to you for your generosity. For the hundreds of happy competitors, spectators and visitors - thank you. You are the people who make Equifest happen and allow us to continue running this event. To our amazing Office Team - Debbie Spears, Rachel Drew, Kelly Horne, Sara and Andy Haines from Redpin - they kept calm and polite at all times and ran the office like clockwork.
To our Commentators - the one and only Carey Knox, Corrinne Knox and Luke - we are very lucky to have you at Equifest.
To my colleagues who run Equifest - Heather Phillips and Larry Branyan and of course Rocco our four legged office security - we are a very small team who put on a large, complicated event and the work that goes into it never gets easier.
Lastly, to the team at Arena UK who welcome us and work so hard to keep Equifest running smoothly. Teresa Stratford, Kevin and Lauren Fogg and of course Norman Oley who is so supportive of Equifest. Finally - our team of cleaners - Kate, Shirley, Dennis, Julie and Philip. You have a thankless task - and are the unsung heros of Equifest.
We look forward to seeing you at Equifest 2027.
