Horse & Country announces two-year partnership and extensive live coverage from Aston le Walls
London, United Kingdom – February 22nd, 2024 – Leading international equestrian sports network Horse & Country (H&C) today announced details of extensive and exclusive live coverage from Aston le Walls in a deal spanning 2024 and 2025. Members of H&C’s streaming service, H&C+, will be able to watch the forthcoming Arena Eventing Finals and all the Cross Country from the Aston le Walls International Horse Trials in July.
Due to demand for entries, the Arena Eventing Finals will now take place across two days, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th February. H&C+ viewers can watch every round with the action starting at 12.30pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday.
Following the success of 2023’s inaugural event, the International Horse Trials will run from 7th – 9th July 2024, and H&C+ viewers will be able to watch all the Cross Country action across the three days from the Captain Mark Phillips designed course.
Eventing fans can look forward to a feast of sport in 2024 on H&C+ including 5* events from Adelaide and Luhmühlen. In the UK, the action starts with the season opener at Thoresby and, in addition to Aston le Walls, includes Burnham Market, Chatsworth, Belsay, Bramham, Gatcombe, Hartpury, and Blenheim.
Annual membership of H&C+ is only £74.99 as a one-off payment, or there’s an option to pay in 12 monthly instalments of £7.99. And non-members who wish to watch Aston le Walls can choose H&C’s Pay Per View option and buy a pass for the event for just £17.99.
H&C’s coverage of Aston le Walls will be produced by Paul Tapner’s Pivot Productions.
Commenting for H&C, Director of Content, Jonathan Rippon said, “I am delighted to announce our partnership with the team at Aston le Walls. Coverage of both the Arena Eventing and the International Horse Trials underlines our commitment to the sport at all levels and cements H&C’s position as the Home of Eventing. We’re looking forward to a long and productive relationship.”
For Aston le Walls, Event Organiser Nigel Taylor said, “Our partnership with H&C is a great showcase for these events and the world class facilities we’re continuing to invest in at Aston le Walls. The new all-weather arena provided the perfect location for the showjumping in 2023 and this year’s International Horse Trials is a real opportunity to broaden the reach of our sport and showcase GB talent in advance of the Paris Olympics”
To watch all H&C’s Aston le Walls coverage, make sure you are signed up to H&C+. Members can watch online or with H&C’s mobile apps, as well as on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire. Both H&C+ members and H&C Freestyle pass holders can watch all the action from Aston le Walls on-demand straight after the event. Full details on how to join or purchase your H&C+ Freestyle pass can be found at www.horseandcountry.tv
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About Horse & Country Horse & Country is the leading international sports network for the passionate and active equestrian community. Headquartered in London, it is available globally via connected TVs, mobile and web and on leading digital and pay-TV platforms in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia. Horse & Country’s programming line-up includes live coverage from leading sporting competitions in all equestrian disciplines, as well as training and learning shows, documentaries and entertainment.