Where abouts in the Northwest are you? Im in the noth west, Lancaster area. If you are interested there is a show at Accrington on the 15th of September at Croft |Top Farm, there will be some people to talk to and some nice horses to watch as well.
Trainers however our way get a bit harder to find, there are a few in Yorkshire, none of which I really rate, there is Scherie in Cheshire who is lovely, and is good for people coming over from English as she is also an Advanced Dressage rider.
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www.wes-uk.com you can find lots of information about stuff going on in your area, probably will be area five like me, they alsohave a list of all the trainers approved by WES.