28 March 2022

British Indoor Championships 2022 welcomes royal driver

One of the 125 drivers planning to compete at the British Indoor Carriage Driving Championships 2022 at Arena UK, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, 1-3 April, is Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, 18. A driving enthusiast like her grandfather, she has qualified in her class from a series of winter competitions at Merrist Wood, Guildford.

Lady Louise has a strong relationship with Balmoral Phantom, the 12-year-old black Fell pony she drives. He is a former member of HRH Prince Philip’s four-in-hand and has proved himself in all three phases of the competition; precise and well-mannered in the dressage arena, accurate and quick in the cones course and fast in the thrilling obstacle driving.

The Championships are free to watch. Drivers of ponies from 31” to horses of 17 hands – 68” – have qualified through the winter season at local events held all over the country. Thirteen new National Indoor Champions will be made with two Supreme Championship titles awarded, one for small pony classes and the other, the overall best indoor driver.

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Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
Photo: Paul Orchard