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WELCOME TO MGA GB

The Mounted Games Association of Great Britain hold the most exciting and exhilarating competitions on horseback! Our Sport involves riders racing against each other demonstrating Speed, Accuracy and Horsemanship. Races are a mix of turns, intricate hand overs, equipment collections and placements, vaulting on and off the horses – and of course – all at a gallop! 



The Mounted Games Association of Great Britain (MGAGB) has over 2000 members who compete regularly, both in this country and abroad, throughout the season. 






ABOUT MGA GB

Mounted Games were the inspiration of H.R.H. Prince Philip. When the late Col. Sir Mike Ansell was Director of the Horse of The Year Show, Prince Philip asked if he could devise a mounted competition for ordinary children which would be fun and which did not necessarily involve owning an expensive show pony.


In 1957, the Horse of the Year Show, (then held in Harringay Arena), staged the first Mounted Games Championship for the Prince Philip Cup and the competition was an enormous success from the start. However, Pony Club rules stated that riders must finish competing in the games when they reached the age of 14 years. Mr. Norman Patrick, the then Chairman of the Pony Club Mounted Games Committee, felt that there was a need for an organisation where riders could continue to play the games past this age and so decided to form his own organisation.


The Mounted Games Association of Great Britain was founded by Norman Patrick on 21st January 1984 (his 70th birthday) and was originally based at his home, Bunces Farm, Farnham, Surrey. Col. Sir Mike Ansell, the instigator of mounted games, became the Patron of the newly founded Association. There were seven founder teams in the Association :- Avon, Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Sussex and South West Wales. It is from these original seven teams that the Association takes it’s theme music “The Magnificent Seven”.



2023 MEMBERSHIP

Welcome to membership of MGA(GB) - the Mounted Games Association of Great Britain. We hope that you have a happy and successful time with us! The membership year runs from 1st January to 31st December. Membership is required by 28th February of each other otherwise and additional payment is required of £20




Details of membership fees can be found on the following forms and all members are duty bound to adhere to MGA GB policies and procedures.





MGAGB DATES LIST 2025


X-ZONY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 29th-30th MARCH

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12th-13th APRIL

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - 19th-20th APRIL

SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS - 26th-27th APRIL

BRITISH INDIVIDUALS - 24th-26th MAY

JOHN SCOTT PAIRS & HOME INTERNATIONAL - 7th-8th JUNE

UK MASTERS - 14th-15th JUNE

WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS - 28th-29th JUNE

SOUTHERN CLASSICS - 26th-27th JULY

INTERCOUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS - 23rd-25th AUGUST

BRITISH PAIRS - 13th-14th SEPTEMBER

END OF SEASON SHOW - 27th-28th SEPTEMBER






OUR PARTNERS

We are the only equestrian games association affiliated with British Equestrian

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