RDS Arena

I booked my tickets through Ticketmaster which was a nightmare. It would not send a code to my Barbados mobile #, which is not helpful. I had tickets in the North Stand, because the ticket site is so poot, I could not access the Grand Stand, although I mad my booking in early March 2025. The sound system was poor, commentators spoke too fast and we could not hear much of the information. Wifi is not available outside the main hall, we are in 2025!!! will the situation be upgraded for 2026?? The exhibitions, food stalls activities in outdid rings all well organised. People help full and friendly.

Fabulous day out. Perhaps people should not be allowed to enter during jumping. We spent a large part of the afternoon standing up and sitting down while others went out for food and drinks.

I attend the Rds every year, this year was the 150 anniversary. I was very disappointed with the organisation or lack there of, for the Aga Khan, it took over 40mins queuing to get to out seats, it was very poorly managed, one entry into the stand on either end and everyone trying to get in and exit. The event had started and people we still trying to get to there seats. When the event was finished there was another lengthy wait to get out.

Fabulous again, My 4th year visiting RDS.

Being a two decade attendee and fan of the horse show I was very disappointed that the normal levels of ticket checks and crowd control fell so much this year. The new temporary main arena stand was very comfortable and gave great venues of the successfully modified arena. However the access and ticket checks to gain entrance to the stand were exceptionally poor and led at times to 20 to 30 minute queues. There were many with walking difficulties and elderly who struggled to stand for these long periods in queues. The two access points to the stand probably would have just about managed to cater for the number of people if there was a better system of ticket checking implemented. Unfortunately the queue continued to back up on either entrance as there was only one person scanning tickets and one other checking tickets again to make sure seat for correct stand. If both checks had been done at the same time and then two staff were used to do the two checks of all it would have been more time efficient and stop people having to double back (passing the first check but not the second). There were also a large number of staff on the stand without a purpose who would have been better placed helping with ticket checking. I am disappointed I lost over an hour of the day queuing having to leave the stand to use the bathroom and purchase water. I hope next year the event can return to the previous well organised and better functioning event.