Dacorum and District Riding Club - Dacorum and District Riding Club

Horse Show Dates for 2025:

Westwick Row Farm, Westwick Row, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 4UB

Note there will be 6 shows, howver weather etc can cause a show to be cancelled.

27th April 2025
18th May 2025
22nd June 2025
20th July 2025
17th August 2025
21st September 2025

About Us

We are a local grassroots riding club based in Hertfordshire with a big heart, catering to all abilities from tiny tots on lead reins to those more experienced competitors. With several rings to watch or compete in including: a show jumping from cross poles at 30cm to 1m, 1 ring for Dressage, 2 rings for showing (in hand and ridden) and a ring for clear round and Working Hunter. We encourage anybody to come to the club and join in.

We are based just outside Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire in several acres of grassland within easy access from the M1/M25.

DDRC run 6 unaffiliated horse shows during the summer which are open to both members and non-members and so try to help competitors get on to the first rung of the competition ladder.

We are not now running a membership system to make it easier for you and less work for us.

If you are new to jumping/showing or dressage then visit this page. We have written down some tips to make your day more enjoyable.

If you need any more information please use the contact us page.

What’s new for 2025?

The dressage classes will only run in May, June and July. So to win the end of year championship you don’t have so many shows to go to now.

We are now allowing all competitors to enter for the end of year awards. You don’t need to be a member. In fact we are stopping the membership entirely. This also makes it easier to book the classes as you don’t need to remember your number

We are buying some new jumps so they will look pretty but are also lighter for us setting up the showing field. Some of our old jumps are very heavy.

We will be updating our rules to stop the use of spurs for the 16 years and younger competitors. The use of the whip has also been changed to a maximum of 3 times as a rider aid and zero times as a punishment tool.

We did have a problem last year with a situation of verbal abuse. We do not tolerate any abuse of any sort.

Qualifiers

You can qualify for lots of shows around the country by competing at Dacorum. Each on has its own rules with a copy of the rules for each type available in this section.

Equifest, Equine Sports UK, Sunshine Tour, TGCA.