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The winter
is officially over- well at least for the club. The Winter
Championship were a great success and now we are starting
the summer series. Don’t forget to look out for
reports and photographs in local magazines. The winter
league and championship are always highly competitive
whereas the summer series is aimed at encouraging people
to try out at a higher level or just have a little fun
on a summer evening without highly competitive pressures.
The summer championship will be on 19th September (please
note date change) and we will review the date as it currently
clashes with the BD national Championships as they have
been changed because of the Pope’s visit!
The first set of accounts for the merged club are currently
with the auditor. Preliminary figures suggest that we
have approximately broken even which is the target for
each year as we have a good balance of funds to tide us
over any future short term problems and to fund capital
purchases like the new club lap top and mobile phone.
Your committee puts on around 20 shows a year and we need
a large number of volunteers to help, particularly for
the winter series. So I am appealing again for more offers
of help including some new committee members. We reward
all of our helpers- anyone that helps for ½ a day
receives a voucher for a free entry to a class at a club
show. We are looking for people with ideas and just a
little time to help on the committee, meetings are only
around 4 times a year and you get the opportunity to input
your ideas into the running of the club. Please don’t
wait to be asked, either to be a volunteer at a show or
a new committee member- contact Laura on 07533825502or
me on 07702023288.
I have been asked to explain the differences between Training
Shows and the Test & train day that we will be holding
in the Autumn. The Training show is used as a competition
so that the two highest placed in each class receive training
vouchers to use at club clinics (and receive priority
for places before close of entries) and is designed to
make riders try out at a higher level than they normally
compete. A generous legacy from Mr Jenner of Woodlands
Stables enables us to make these awards. Usually each
rider in this competition has a slot of 20 minutes but
small entries have enabled us to give longer slots int
eh recent past. The test and train day is like a clinic
but with a judge rather than a trainer. Each rider has
a 30 minute slot to ride their test and receive help from
the judge but there is no competition and riders can choose
to ride at any level .I hope this makes it clearer- I’m
sure you’ll let me know if it doesn’t.
The Riding Club team and individual events will take place
in July (see article below) and we hope that many people
will put themselves forwards to represent the club. The
club finances the entry fees that are paid to the Riding
Clubs central office for qualifying competitions together
with all fees in regards to any riders who qualify for
the finals and only the local fees are paid by the riders
so riders can compete at the lowest possible cost. Any
rider prepared to ride for the club should be prepared
to ride at the finals if they qualify (at Lincoln in September
for the team event and at Aintree in October for Music
classes). Please also note that the Dressage to Music
qualifiers are in 20x60 arenas for the first time this
year.
BRC are sending out e-newsletters to everyone who has
provided an email address so you should start to receive
yours soon, They are in negotiation with dressage anywhere.com
to hold online classes which are open only to riding club
members. In addition, to retain their charitable status
they are looking to distribute some of their excess funds
to fund training and to market riding clubs to encourage
more members.If anyone has any idea about improving the
marketing and image of BRC please let me know and I will
pass your ideas on to the area rep Lisa Spence. There
Is likely to be an area Quiz with a National final to
encourage non riders to become more involved.
Thank you to everyone who offered Carly Woodgate the ride
on their horse for the Royal Windsor RC finals when her
own horse became lame- we wish both Carly (on Diane Pegrum’s
veteran Midas) and Michelle 9 on her own Pseudonym) the
very best in their quest to win a trip to WEG in September.
We understand that ext year the Windsor competition will
be a preliminary dressage which will hopefully make it
more attractive to many of our members
If any of you have any news of success or anything you
would like to share with the other members then please
let me know or if you have any comments on any aspects
please contact anyone on the committee (see the contact
page on here for details).
Kim Ratcliffe
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| Summer
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Once again the
time has come for our Summer series to begin. After a
fantastic Championship show rounded off the winter season
on a sunny note, it leaves us only 9 days until the first
of the Summer evening competitions.
Our Summer series is designed to be low key and pressure
free. A chance to come and have a go and enjoy yourselves.
Either bring a young horse for it's first outing or have
a go at the next level with your old faithful, we accomodate
everyone and pride ourselves on being friendly, relaxed
and encouraging.
We are holding 6 events this summer with tests from Intro
to Advanced Medium, we cater for all levels and ages.
So please do come along and see us, either on four legs
or two.
We look forward to seeing you.
View diary dates and schedules for
up coming competitions here All competitions
will be held at Woodlands Stables, Chingford, London,
E4 7RE
Good luck to you all!
Good news: Woodlands is
outside of the low emissions zone!
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| Riding Clubs Area
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…It
is getting close to the big Liaison Area Qualifier weekend
and we need to start thinking about putting some teams
together to hopefully build on our fantastic success
from last year and get EVEN MORE teams and individuals
to the Championships this year! There are 2 events coming
up:
Liaison Qualifier Weekend 10th and 11th July
at Lordsbridge
This is the same venue as last year, very easy to find
off the M11 near Cambridge. It is on grass, as the Championships
are on grass, but there is loads of space and the ground
is flat and level, and arenas are watered. ALL the DRESSAGE
is being held on Saturday 10th July – this is
so the arenas are not cut up by people jumping on them!
The classes available are:
JUNIORS (under 18 on 1st Jan 2010)
Dressage - Team of 4 with 3 scores to count, 2 riders
to ride a prelim test and 2 a novice. Horses/ponies
to have 0 BD points for prelim and up to 124 BD points
for novice. There is also a junior individuals competition
and all team members are automatically entered into
the individual competition as well.
Junior pairs dressage – for a pair of riders to
ride a test at the same time. This is a set RC pairs
test and open to horses with up to 124 BD points
Junior Riding Test – teams of 4 with 3 scores
to count. All ride a novice level test, but the marking
emphasis is on the rider rather than the horse. Horses
to have up to 60 BD points.
SENIORS
Senior Open dressage – for teams of 4 riders with
3 scores to count, and for individuals (all team riders
are automatically entered into the individual comp).
All riders will ride a different test – there
are 3 novice level tests and 1 elementary. Horses doing
the novice tests can have up to 124 BD points, and those
doing the elementary up to 199 points.
Senior Novice dressage – for teams of 4 riders
with 3 scores to count riding horses with 0 BD points.
All 4 riders will ride the same Prelim test.
Senior Pairs dressage – for a pair of riders to
ride a set test at novice level at the same time. Horses
can have up to 124 points.
Medium dressage – this is an individual competition
for horses with up to 299 BD points riding a medium
test.
Senior Riding Test – teams of 4. 2 riders ride
a novice level riding test and 2 an advanced level one
but don’t panic, this is not an advanced dressage
test! It is basically between a novice and easy elementary
level. Judging is based on the rider rather than the
horse. Horses can have up to 60 BD points for the novice
level and 124 for the advanced.
Dressage to Music Qualifier Sat 24th July at
Sparrows Hill, Newport
All tests are ridden in a 20 x 60m arena and on a surface.
Please note that if you qualify then the Championships
are being held at Aintree, Liverpool (also on a surface)
so please only go to the qualifier if you are prepared
to travel to Aintree for the Champs should you qualify.
JUNIORS
For individuals only. There are 2 sections, both novice
level. One for horses with 0 points and one for horses
with 1-124 points
SENIORS
Individuals only, there are 3 classes. Novice dtm with
0 points; novice with 1-124 points and Elementary for
horses with up to 199 points.
There is also a Senior Pairs Dressage to Music class
where 2 riders ride the test at the same time on horses
with up to 124 points.
I know there is a lot of information to take in, so
if anyone has any questions please get in touch and
I will try to answer them!
We are happy to enter teams and individuals for any
and all of the above, but need to know if you are interested.
Entry fees are split into 2; the Club pays the fees
that have to go to the BRC office for preliminary entries
and we ask individuals to pay the area entry fee so
please bear this in mind. Should you qualify for the
National Champs then the Club pays all Championship
entries.
PLEASE can anyone interested in representing
the Club in ANY of the above get in touch with either
Rachel Roberts or myself, preferably by email, as soon
as possible. We have a huge membership now and with
both of us working full time simply don’t have
the time to ring round every member, so we rely on you
not to be too modest and put yourselves forward!
My email address is emmaequus@btconnect.com
and Rachel’s is rplroberts@live.co.uk
Emma Wakefield
Team Manager
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Congratulations
to Louise Clark who won the Elementary, Medium and Elementary
to Music at the Chiltern & Thames championships
at the College EC on 18th April with over 70% in every
class.
Congratulations to Emma Wakefield who has upgraded to
BD grade 3 riders so she is now eligible to ride at
Prix St Georges level.
Congratulations to Alyson Parker, Michelle Loy, Louise
Clark and Emma Wakefield who have all been selected
to represent Eastern Region in the BD inter regional
competition.
Congratulations to Jodie Richter with Silverfield Squirrel
Nutkin for getting a reserve Championship placing at
the Amateur Showing Society’s Championship.
Good Luck to everyone has qualified for the BD summer
Regional and Area Festivals- please let us know how
you get on and Good Luck to Carly Woodgate & Michelle
Loy at Royal Windsor Horse Show where they will be representing
the club in the Riding test competition where the first
prize is a trip to the World Equestrian Games In Kentucky.
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| Summer Clinics
2010 |
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A
great opportunity to pick the brains of TOP TRAINERS
including INGER BRYANT, KIM RATCLIFFE and ALISON KENWARD.
All trainers welcome riders of all standards so dont
be shy!
Click
here for more information and entry form.
For further information about the Alison Kenward clinic
click
here
There will be a training clinic with Aiden Millham in
the autumn and we are also endeavouring to book Mark
Ruddock & in addition there will be a Test &
Train clinic. Anyone who has a training voucher from
the recent training show can use them at any clinic
run by the club including test & train days
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