Royal Windsor Horse Show Facts and Figures
Outgoing Royal Windsor Horse Show Committee Chairman Michael Bullen was presented with The Geoffrey Cross Memorial Trophy by HM The Queen. He will be succeeded in the role by Col Stuart Cowen.
The Daks-sponsored Pony Club Mounted Games was won convincingly by the England team of Francesca Reeve (Bramham Moor), Georgia Drummond (Cheshire Hunt North), Patrick Crane (Devon & Somerset), Katie Barrett (Oakley Hunt West), Amber Williams (Old Berkley Hunt North), April Wilson (Banwell) with Wales; Chloe Edwards (Berwyn & Dee), Sophie King (Sir W W Wynn’s Hunt), Olivia Corbett (Sir W W Wynn’s Hunt), James Dawson (Tanatside Hunt), Bethan Johnson (Tredegar Farmers), Owain Williams (Banwen) in second and Republic of Ireland; Ashley O’ Sullivan (Kildare), Ben O’Connor (Kildare), Helen Keatley (Kildare Hunt), Kate O’Connor (Tipperary), Kate Muluihill (Tipperary), Simon McKeever (Meath) in third place.
The show played host to the ever-popular Shetland Pony Grand National Accumulator contest now in its 27th year
There were 2500 equine entries to the show over five days
The new arena seated 5000 – this will be expanded to 8000 for the 2009 European Championships
Refreshments consumed included;
- 1500 bottles of champagne
- 2500 bags of ice
- 25,000 litres of mineral water
- 2.1 tonnes of salmon
- 5,000 pints of beers
- 30,000 soft drinks
