'Enjoy showing, don't endure it'

Simon Reynolds flags up some changes as the showing season begins

- Alex Robinson

I WRITE this column as the wind is howling and the rain lashing, after just recovering from the recent snow. It is hard to visualise emerging for the forthcoming show season, which seems to have flown round, and yet here we are with our diaries, planning ahead.

There will be many changes this season. Deciding which societies to register your horse with has been a conundrum for many. With so many options available now on the route to the finals, it can be a minefield.

My best piece of advice would be to look at the season as a whole. Ask yourself what your goals are, and then you can decipher which society offers you the most opportunity. All horse owners will be asking who provides the most value for money.