British Eventing would like to thank long-standing organiser Charles Hood, as well as event secretary Anne Whitton, for their dedication in running Lincolnshire Horse Trials for many years.

Both are stepping down from running the Lincolnshire Horse Trials due to a change of use at Lincolnshire Show Ground.

Last weekend saw the final fixture organised by Charles Hood, who has been at the helm of the event for more than two decades.

The event will now be organised by Bishop Burton College, which is partnered with Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, the venue’s landowners.

Mike Etherington-Smith, from British Eventing, said: “I would like to extend a huge thank you to Charles and also Anne Whitton, who have spent many years now running this ever-popular spring fixture. Their dedication to running an extremely smooth operation has not gone un-noticed.”

The Lincolnshire event will now be headed by the Bishop Burton team.

Kim Knightley, who is also event organiser at Bishop Burton Horse Trials, said: “While we are stepping into the very big shoes of the former event organisers, but it is a really exciting opportunity for us.”

The college has a long-standing reputation for hosting its own horse trials twice a year, along with other international equestrian events.

“Charles and Anne have been incredibly helpful in letting us shadow them during this transitional period. We are delighted to be involved with such a wonderful and established event and we will make every effort to make sure the event continues in the same vein,” said Kim.

British Eventing is the national governing organisation for the sport in Great Britain.

Eventing is a unique combination of all the disciplines of dressage, cross-country over fixed fences and showjumping. It is a sport that engages all ages and has equal opportunities to compete.

They regulate as well as schedule more than 190 events throughout Britain that cater for nearly 94,000 entries per season (March to October).

British Eventing has more than 14,000 members and provides access to cater for riders from grassroots to those performing at international level. Britain’s senior squad won team silver at both the London 2012 Olympic Games and Normandy 2014 World Equestrian Games.

To deliver the sport on a national basis to the highest standard, British Eventing trains hundreds of volunteers, officials, riders and technical support teams.

The result is that there is a successful European medal winning teams at pony, junior, young rider and senior level.

For more details about British Eventing, go to britisheventing.com