| Area Dressage Qualifer Results |
| Results for the Area 1 Dressage and Riding Test Qualifiers are now available on the Polnoon web site. |
| Half Price Membership This Year Only |
| North Ayrshire Riding Club are offering half price membership this year only. Junior £10 Senior £15 Family £20. Go to www.naridingclub.co.uk to join online. We have a varied events diary this year and the emphasis is on fun. We also cater for those who want to compete. |
| Showcase of Horses for Sale |
| Fed up of wasted journeys to see horses? Trying to sell your horse but finding the market slow? Why not come along to the Showcase of Horses for Sale @ S.N.E.C on 31st March 2010. An evening when potential purchasers can view a range of horses and ponies for sale, under the one roof. Each horse will be allotted a 5-10 minute slot in the Internation Arena, with commentary, and can be shown over a course of jumps, on the flat or in hand/ on the lunge. This is not an auction, simply an opportunity to put buyers and sellers in touch. There may be a chance to try horses at the end of the evening, time permitting. Entry free to potential purchasers, entry per horse £25. for more details and for entry forms, see www.andrewhamiltoncoach.co.uk |
| World University Equestrian Championships - Do YOu Want To Compete? |
| Message on behalf of the BUCS Equestrian Chairman and WUEC British Team Manager. BUCS are looking for riders to put themselves forward for selection for the World University Equestrian Championships 2010 in South Korea. In order to be eligible for students must: 1) Hold a full 10 year UK passport 2) Be born between 1 January 1982 and 31 December 1992 3) Be studying for a degree or diploma (anything from Higher National Certificate or Certificate of Higher Education upwards should be fine) at a university or similar institute (colleges are fine). Nomination Packs and Selection Criteria for the British Team at the World University Equestrian Championships 2010 in South Korea are now available from the BUCS website: http://www.bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=15229§ionTitle=Equestrian Any student that meets the selection criteria and is interested should apply. All applicants will be considered. For individuals to be considered the nomination form must be fully completed, signed by the relevant person within the Institution and sent back by the deadline. THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY 22 MARCH 2010. There will also be further open training organised in the coming months. If any individuals are interested in taking part please register interest by emailing info@studentequestrian.co.uk Any questions or queries please email info@studentequestrian.co.uk Kind Regards Hannah Westropp BUCS Equestrian Chairman and WUEC British Team Manager. |
| Area 1 Show Jumping training with Andrew Hamilton |
| Andrew Hamilton is provided subsidised traning courtesy of Area 1 at Hyndshawland Farm Stables, Elsrickle, Near Biggar on Sat 13th Feb and Sat 13th March 2010 for riding club members.
Lessons are indoors, 2 in a lesson for one hour costing £20 each. If your interested please download a booking form from www.peeblesridingclub.org.uk/dates. |
| Howe CC Start Times Avaiable |
| Start times available here. |
| Area 1 Show Jumping Qualifier Results |
| The results for the Area 1 Show and Style Jumping Qualifiers on Sunday 21st June are now available. Photographs from the Area 1 Show Jumping Qualifiers will be available on the Equine Photographic website www.equinephotographic.com Peebles & District Riding Club would like to thank all the clubs who supplied helpers on the day, the day could not have gone ahead without you all. Many thanks from all on the organising sub committee. |
| Lecture/Demo with Ruth Edge at Ingliston Equestrian |
| Strathclyde Dressage Group has organized a lecture/demo with British Open Eventing Champion Ruth Edge on the evening of 27th November. See event listing for full details. |
| Arena Training Event Schedules now on Event List |
| Les Smith has pulbished the Arena TRaining Events for 2010. Detilas are on the event list. |
| Polnoon Bring and Buy Sale |
| By popular demand, Polnoon is hosting a Bring and Buy Sales at West Kype on Tuesday 6th October from 7.30pm. All welcome! Bring a table and clear your attic/tackroom/garage! £5 per seller. Home made teas and cakes will be available. Contact Jayne Frost 07710 315588 if you want any questions answered. |
| Area 1 Hunter Trials Qualifiers POSTPONED |
| Because of the low entries, the Area 1 qualifiers have been postponed. It is hoped that they will be run in March 2010. Stoneligh is being asked if additional entries can be made by clubs as the official closing date has passed. |
| PDRC Success at Horse Trials Champs |
| Peebles & District RC Novice Horse trials team consisting of Susan Terris-Weir, Liz Fletcher, Laurie McGowan & Kirsten McPhillips headed south to the Horse Trials Championships at Aston le Walls on 8th & 9th August 2009. Albeit very muddy the weather was great and a good weekend was had by them all with individual placings going to Susan Terris-Weir and Howick So so, 9th & Kirsten McPhillips and Pure Genius IV, 5th.
Well done to you all who participated. A full report & photos are available on the PDRC teams webpage www.peeblesridingclub.org.uk/teams |
| Area 1 Horse Trials - photos now available |
| Photos from the Area 1 Horse Trials on Sunday 5th July can be obtained from: Scott Equestrian at www.scott-equestrian.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=65003 or from McWilliam Photography at web.me.com/jmcw/McWilliam_Photography/Events_-_Greenfields_5th_July_2009/Events_-_Greenfields_5th_July_2009.html |
| STRATHCLYDE NEW HORSEWATCH GROUP |
| PC Karen Beaty of Strathclyde Police is setting up a Horsewatch scheme in her police area. She would like to hear from those persons in the equine community in her area who can assist her in getting the scheme up and running. As always the success of any Horsewatch scheme is the working partnership between the police and the community. To make her scheme work Karen will need the communities help. Strathclyde Police area is large and not only includes Glasgow but takes in a great deal of rural and island location. In fact the police area covers 5,370 square miles of Argyllshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Aryshire and the Isle of Arran
Karen’s contact number is 07868 098605 Or e mail karenbt@sky.com |
| Polnoon Showing Show MOVED TO MAIDENHILL due to Heavy Rain |
| Torrential rain on Friday night has forced the moving of the Polnoon Showing Show from Drumclog to Newton Mearns. The Show will now run at Maidenhill Farm in Newton Mearns. The normally wonderful ground at Greenfields has taken a pounding and it would have been unsafe to run the show there in these conditions. |
| Polnoon Working Hunter and Showing Show - schedule available on event listing. |
| The schedule for Polnoon's annual showing extravaganza is now available online. You can download from any of the SEA event listing sites or from here . |
| Polnoon Dressage Show Results |
| Results from the Polnoon Show are available. |
| Hi-Fi Sound for Dressage to Music at Polnoon Show |
| The Dressage to Music tests at this year's Polnoon Open Dressage Show will be ridden to Hi-Fi quality sound. Kilmaurs-based hire company The Cause will be setting up one of their superb systems to deliver top-quality sound for the riders and spectators. If you haven't entered yet, get your entry in now and enjoy fabulous music as you ride your test. Top Quality Sound System and Lighting from The Cause |
| Area 1 Horse Trials - Times now available. |
| For times, either click on link to schedule under entry in events section or go to www.kilmacolmridingclub.org.uk |
| Area 1 News |
| Click here to read the Area 1 Newsletter. |
| Area 1 Hunter Trials Qualifier CANCELLED |
| The organizers have been forced by conditions to cancel the Hunter Trials qualifier.
Ayr RC plan to run an open competition later in the summer for anyone interested. |
| BRC Area1 Hunter Trials schedule available. |
| The schedule for the BRC Area 1 Hunter Trial;s is now available. Get the schedule her or from the event list. Volunteers needed to help run the event please click here for the application form. |
| HORSES STOLEN in Belgium which may be in Scotland |
| Report from Horsewatch Dumfries Meitie Dekkers reports 7 horses stolen at the end of Dec 08 She particularly wants this info to go to Rowallan as well as round the UK She has sent details of 5. Pictures are on Facebook (you will have to log on) Liago 6yo 1.72m chip no 972000000874348 Athlete 11yo 1.75m 972000000867929 Special shoeing 3/4 shoes in front CaretaneZ 1yo 1.67m 985120030847108 Colt with black spot on bum like an apple Polo 3yo 1.70m 972000000867691 Polo has no white markings windsucks Poutche le Mouche 10yo 1.60m 056098100266930 Clipped except head and many whorls There is a large reward for safe return of Mouche 10,000 EU |
| Ingliston Arena Event Results |
| Click here for Ingliston Training event results (Excel) |
| Trailer theft warning |
| A brown double Ifor Williams trailer has been stolen from the Kilmacolm area despite being fitted with both a hitch and wheel lock. We would suggest that you be on the look out incase the thieves are doing the rounds. If anyone has any information regarding this trailer then please contact info@kilmacolmridingclub.org.uk |
| Dabbs Arena Training Results |
| Click here for the Dabbs results |
| SNEC Arena Training Results |
| Click here for the SNEC results |
| Howe of Fife Start Times |
| Click here for Howe of Fife start times |
| SNEC Training Event Results |
| Click here for the results of the Training Event held at SNEC on Sunday 18th January 2009 |
| Braeface Equestrian Club |
| Limited,members-only club,
Braeface Equestrian Club is a new concept, offering you the chance to exercise and train your horse in a safe, professional and well equipped indoor environment all year round. Facilities include the impressive 30x60m indoor Cover-All arena with Cushion Track Premier surface and a complete set of coloured show-jumps. For a weekly fee of £20, members have access to the facilities at Braeface Stud, from 3pm until 9pm, five days a week, without the need to pre-book. www.braefacestud.com |
| UKCC training courses at Easterton, Blackford |
| Have a look on the event list for UKCC Level 1 and 2 courses running at Easterton over the next few months. |
| Area 1 Hunter Trials - CANCELLED |
| Sadly, the Hunter Trials on 4th October has had to be cancelled. Kirsteen Watson from Ayr (who are organizing) said "This is very disappointing. Hopefully we shall be able to reschedule in April". She will destroy or return all checks |
| SEA Survey online - please complete |
| Click to go to the SEA Survey SEA has created an online survey that researches into equestrian participation in Scotland and equestrian associated activities. This will help improve understanding of participation levels and aid support and funding across the equestrian sector in Scotland. Please spare a few minutes to fill in the short survey. All input is very important in order to appreciate the breadth and depth of equestrian activity in Scotland.
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| BRC Area 1 AGM and minutes from 2007 |
| The Area 1 AGM will be held at the Cartland Bridge Hotle, Lanark on 26th October starting at 1pm. All are welcome. This is your chance to have your say about Area activities and to put forward constructive ideas. Click here for last year's AGM Minutes (Word format) |
| Area 1 Lincoln report |
| Championship Results from Area 1 The final British Riding Club Championship of 2008 took place at Lincoln on 6th and 7th September. As has been the case with almost every equine activity this year, the weather was awful! Lincoln was the venue for the Show Jumping and Dressage Finals. Polnoon Castle Riders emerged victorious winning the Novice Show Jumping. It must have been a pressure loaded experience for the team of Clare Higgins, Kirsty MacGillivray, Lesley McCulloch and Lisa Grant. There was more success for Polnoon as Angela McKinna collected an Arena 2nd in the Open Dressage and an Arena 4th in the Riding Test. Almond Riding Club finished 6th overall in the Novice Dressage, with individual arena 3rd, 7th and 8th. Joy McLean from Dunedin collected an individual 2nd place and Ettrick Forrest Riders Association collected 2 individual 3rds in the Novice Dressage. EFRA also had 3rd placings in the Open dressage and the Pairs and finished 8th overall in the Intermediate Show Jumping. The Horse Trials Championships took place at Offchurch Bury. The weather started well, but did not hold, resulting in very slippery show jumping arena. Victoria Walker from Kilmacolm Riding Club, in the Open section, won her arena, was closest to the optimum cross country time and was 2nd overall. Area 1 had another representative, Hannah McMillan from Stranraer, who competed in the Junior Trials on her 12.2 pony. Hannah flew round the cross country and finished in the top half of her arena. At the Festival of the Hunter Championships held at Hartbury, Renfrewshire Juniors were third overall with Hannah Watson wining individual first and coming closest to the optimum time by a fraction of a second. In the Senior section, South Lammermuir finished 8th overall, with Peebles and District wining an individual 9th place. At the Winter Dressage Championships, run for the first time this year, the EFRA team was 7th overall, with an individual 5th place. All the clubs who made the extremely long journeys south are to be congratulated on their successes. It takes a great deal of organisation and fund raising to get Riding Club members to these Championships. It all starts with the qualifiers, which have been well supported this year, although it would be good to see more at the Horse Trials! The first qualifier for 2009 season is the Hunter Trials on the 4th October 2008, the momentum continues! Good luck to all competitors ! |
| Polnoon wins show jumping at UK Championships |
| The show jumping team from Lanarkshire-based Polnoon Castle Riders Association has won the Novice Show Jumping competition at the British Riding Clubs UK Championships at Lincoln. Club President Alan Arnott said "This is a fantastic result for the club and for Scotland." More information on the Polnoon web site |
| 3 Gold Medals so far from Paralympic Equestrians |
| Britain's Paralympic Equestrians have won 3 gold medals so far in China. Lots of silver and bronze too.
Click here to read more |
| Show Jumping and Dressage training with Andrew Hamilton, Lisa Ogilvie and Linda Penman at SNEC |
| Short notice but Almoind RC have an open training day at SNEC on 27th September. See the event list for details and a schedule/application form |
| SEA Jackets and Gilets now available |
| Click to download a Jacket and Gilet Order Form These are top quality items and great value at £47 for the jacket and £42 for the gilet plus p and p. |
| The World's Biggest Tea Party at SNEC 26th September 6.30pm |
| Lauderdale Vaulting Group and the International Vaulting Team will be at SNEC to demonstrate the wonderful sport of equestrian vaulting and to tell the story of EquiBuddy. Free entry with donations going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Not to be missed! More details on event list. |
| Young Scot needs your vote. |
| Rachel Barr from Lanark & Upperward has got through in a nationwide competition to the final three. This involved writing a piece about herself, being chosen for the final 10, and going down to Bury Equestrian Centre with 9 others, riding different ponies, and being assessed. Rachel is a dedicated little horsewoman, and is Scotland's representative. To vote for Rachel. log onto www.shiresequestrian.co.uk, click on the Competition, Final three, |
| World Class Programme - Do you have what it takes? |
| Click here to go to the BEF World Class Programme
The World Class Development programme is lottery funded through UKSport and is designed to support talent identification and nurturing of that talent. It underpins the World Class Performance Programme which supports elite preparation and performance at senior international levels. Riders who are aged between 14 and 30 (on first application) and who see themselves as having the exceptional talent and dedication to ride and win at Olympic level in 2012, 2016 and beyond have the opportunity to be assessed through a three stage process. |
| Success for British Junior Eventing Team at Thirlestane Castle |
| The British Junior Eventing Team held on to their early lead after the first day of dressage with three clear cross-country and show-jumping rounds at the Junior European Championships held at Thirlestane Castle, Scotland this weekend (15-17 Aug). They held an impressive 30+ point lead over Ireland and Germany, finishing on a fantastic final team score of 132.6.
There was also great success for the rest of the British squad in the Individual competition, with Sienna Myson-Davies (16) holding onto first place after posting a dressage score of 38.1, with clear rounds in both the cross-country and show-jumping. Second place went to British rider Libby Soley (17) with a score of 45. Robin Balfour, Team Manager says: “It was a fantastic European Championship with some very strong teams, and our success exceeded all our expectations. The British Junior Team and our Individual riders are very talented, and the combinations worked very well together, ably demonstrating that we have an excellent core of horses and riders upon which to build teams for the future. “Thanks must go to our excellent coaching team, who worked very hard to help the riders achieve so many (10 of 12) sub-40 dressage scores; plus five of the 12 clear rounds in the very influential show jumping phase were achieved by British riders.” The British Junior Squad is kindly supported by UK Sport (Team Funding), Land Rover (Team Vehicles), Toggi (Team Clothing), KC Equestrian (Rodney Powell Body Protectors), Urchin (Rugs and Numnahs), Gatehouse Range (Hat Silks) and the Horse Trials Support Group (Funding for Training). For more infosee the British Eventing web site |
| Kristina Cook wins Individual Bronze |
| Kristina Cook completed a second clear round in the eventing showjumping to clinch individual third place. Hinrich Romeike of Germany won gold and Gina Miles from USA won the Silver. |
| British Eventers win Bronze |
| Great Britain has won Eventing bronze at the Olympics. Steady showjumping secured third place behind Australia and Germany. Theyhad a good day in the Cross-country phase of the eventing competition to leave them in bronze medal position ahead of the Show Jumping. Daisy Dick lived up to her reputation as a brilliant path-finder as the first Britain to go in the cross-country phase this morning. She picked up 17.2 time faults to put her on a score of 68.9, the time was proving very challenging and this remained up there with some of the quickest times of the day. Daisy was delighted commenting, I had a peach of a ride. She produced a textbook round apart from one slightly difficult moment towards the end of the course when it looked like she might have a run out, it was all going a bit too perfectly up to that point so I thought I had better give everyone a nervous moment. Daisy's feedback to the team was important to the 4 British competitors still to go, I probably could have gone faster but it is very skidy out there and I didnt want to risk a fall on the flat. Referring to her horse Spring Along as, Mr SAS , she was ecstatic with his performance, hes a unique horse in so many ways and any problems we do have, its usually my fault! William built on Daisys performance by posting the second fastest time of the day, picking up just 10 penalties to put him onto a score of 60.20 at this stage. William commented, Thats as tough as eventing gets, I was puffed and Ive been putting in a lot of fitness work. The questions come thick and fast but I had an enjoyable ride where I managed to get into a good rhythm - Ed has a long stride which worked to our advantage. You have to make a decision at every single fence but I trusted him to jump, he was fabulous and finished really well, hes a super horse. With Tina Cook next to go William was keen to share some last minute advice with her before she headed off on the course. It must have worked because Tina continued to build on Britains good fortunes with another round picking up the same time faults as Daisy which gives her a score of 57.4. Tina was absolutely delighted with her young horse Miners Frolic who at just 10 years old is the youngest horse in the British Team, he was very confident, focused and so willing to please. He took on every fence and didnt look at anything. He felt very grown up and really wanted to please me so the pressure was on me to get it right. Hes the best horse Ive ever had as hes great in all 3 phases, Ive planned his career carefully with the aim of getting him to the Olympics and bringing him here full of confidence. By the time Mary King got out on the course the rain was falling hard and she had the worst conditions of the day to contend with. This didnt stop her putting in a great round to finish in joint 5th on a score of 56.10. Mary commented, "I went as quickly as I could! My horse is a relentless galloper but hasn't got the wizzy gallop of a thoroughbred . I kept to tight lines wherever I saw an opportunity and cut inside everyone else's hoofprints. My only sticky moment was at the second last but I wasn't going to let him run out. I was very emotional at the end and just looked to the sky and thought 'aren't I lucky to be doing this.' |
| Team GB Show Jumpers all pass inspection |
| All of Great Britain’s show jumping horses have passed the horse inspection in Hong Kong today. Their competition begins tomorrow when the first qualifier, counting towards qualification to the individual final and decides the jumping order for the Team competition gets underway.
The British squad have been drawn sixth to go and will jump in the following order: Nick Skelton with Lisa Hales’ Russel Tim Stockdale with John Bosher’s Corlato Ben Maher with Daniel Paul’s Rolette John Whitaker with Rebecca Stones’ Peppermill The competition will take place at the impressive Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue in Sha Tin, seventy-nine horses and riders from twenty-nine nations will contest this year’s Olympic competitions. The first qualifying competition will take place on Friday 15th August 2008 where all seventy-nine riders complete one round, not against the clock and with no jump off. Those competitors with the same number of faults are placed equal. The competition counts for qualification to the individual final and decides the jumping order for the team competition held on the 17/18 August. The British Team arrived safely in Hong Kong last week and has spent the last few days acclimatising themselves to the heat and humidity and the unpredictable weather conditions that has hit Sha Tin in the last week or so. The British contingent for this year’s Olympic Games can only be described as a mixture of experience and youth. Two members will be making their Olympic debut; twenty-five year-old Ben Maher from Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire is the youngest member of an Olympic show jumping team for some years. Ben’s Olympic partner is Daniel Paul’s ten year-old bay mare Rolette. Ben and Rolette have had many successes on the International stage over the past twelve months, including wins in the Mechelen and Maastricht Grand Prix’s. Tim Stockdale, 44, from Roade in Northampton will also make his Olympic debut, for which he has worked for many years. Tim will ride John Bosher’s stunning eleven year-old grey mare Corlato, who made a remarkable recovery from a serious fall in Lisbon two years ago to become a key player in the British Team in recent months. For John Whitaker, 54, from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, this will be his fifth Olympic Games and he also claims the title of the oldest member of Team GB competing at this year’s Games! John partnered the famous Ryan’s Son to an Olympic Team Silver Medal in Los Angeles in 1984. This year John will ride Rebecca Stones’ eleven year-old bay stallion, Peppermill. Together John and Pepermill were the linchpin of the British Team who secured not only the Bronze medal at last year’s European Championships in Mannheim, Britain’s first show jumping medal for nine years, but also Great Britain’s place in the Hong Kong Games this summer. Nick Skelton, 51, from Claverdon in Warwickshire travelled to the Games as Team reserve but following the withdrawal of Michael Whitaker and Portofino 63 now finds himself in the squad of four striving for a medal. Nick, another one with extensive Olympic experience having ridden at four Olympic Games prior to Hong Kong, will partner Lisa Hales’ thirteen year-old grey stallion Russel. In 2001 Nick broke his neck in a horrific riding accident and was advised not to ride again. However, defying all the odds he returned to the saddle in 2002 and rode Arko III into tenth place at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. |
| Area 1 Dressage Qualifier results and Polnoon Dressage Show |
| Results for all classes are available here.
Results currently excludeNovice Team Dressage as these are under review. |
| Area 1 Horse Trials Qualifiers Results |
| Results here |
| Good news for SEA and the UKCC in Scotland |
| The SEA systems in place covering the UKCC, including the assessment and verification paperwork, have been given the thumbs up. In fact are being used as an example of good practise. Funding is in place to support SEA members through all 3 levels of the UKCC. The final course materials for level 3 have not been completed but will be shortly. Meanwhile it is recommended that all considering the UKCC Level 3 should sit the Level 2. The funding is not restricted to support for one course only but is in place for a candidate to receive support through all levels of the UKCC. BUT you must now be a member of SEA to receive the grant, at £10 per SEA membership fee this is good value. UKCC Courses at Easterton Farm, PH4 1RQ Easterton Equine Activities Club have three Coach Educators on site. We offer to Co-tutor with all other disciplines to Level 2. Alternatively facilities could just be hired to use your own Coach Educators. Facilities available are : Indoor arena 20 X 43 m, separate indoor Lunge circle, outdoor arena 25 x 60 with set of safety jumps, some spare stables, classroom facilities with power point projector and screen. Bed and Breakfast available for up to 6 people. Course dates UKCC Level 1 Generic/Vaulting - 2 training days + assessment day ( to be arranged at each course) Thursday September 11th and 18th Tuesday October 7th and 14th Saturday /Sunday November 8th/9th 3rd day for Assessment to be arranged by mutual agreement UKCC Level 2 Generic and vaulting – 4 training days + assessment day ( to be arranged at each course) Thursday/Friday 17th/18th July - further dates by mutual agreement Friday 26th September/ 24th September /10th October - further dates by mutual agreement Saturday/Sunday 15th/16th November - further dates by mutual agreement. Extra Technical days by arrangement. |
| Michael Whitaker's horse lame |
| The British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Olympic Equestrian Team have decided to withdraw horse number 329 PORTOFINO 63, ridden by Michael Whitaker, from the Show Jumping competition due to lameness. The team veterinarian has carried out an extensive investigation but as yet has been unable to target the source of the problem. Portofino 63, a 16.3hh 14 year old bay mare owned by Gillespie Equestrian, was sound during pre-export quarantine in the UK and on arrival in Hong Kong but has developed a problem in the last 48 hours. It has been decided in the horse’s best interests to withdraw her before the Horse Inspection.
The reserve horse, Russel, ridden by Nick Skelton, now comes into the squad of four. Owned by Lisa Hales, Russel is a 16.2hh Grey Stallion. |
| pittenweem horse & pony show |
| saturday 9th august 2008 at balcaskie estate pittenweem our annual show is held jumping for all ages & abilities veteran horse society qualifiers,working hunter pony club pony riding club horse, tack & turnout |
| Area 1 Horse Trials - Thank you helpers! |
| Jennifer Rentoull would like to thank everyone who volunteered at Barskimming.Click here to read her note |
| Strathallan Event Training Tuesday 29th July |
| Due to over 90 horses being balloted from Strathallan Castle Horse Trials the organisers have decided to put on an XC training day on Tuesday 29th July.
Training will be from BE accredited trainer David Gatherer. The cost will be £40 per horse for a 90 min session in groups of 5 or 6 riders. Spaces are limited and must be paid for in advance, cheques made out to "STRATHALLAN CASTLE HORSE TRIALS" Even if you are competing on Sunday why not come back on Tuesday and school round a bigger class? To book a place contact Wendy Cochran Dalbeath Farm Cowdenbeath Fife KY4 9PR 07762213395 dalbeathfarm@btinternet.com |
| A71 closure 12-14 July 2008 - diversion details |
| Download details and a map of the diversion here. East Ayrshire council is closing the A71 between Galston and Newmilns from 12th to 14th July. |
| Blyth Tait at SNEC |
| Blyth Tait - one of New Zealand’s greatest sportsmen and winner of World and Olympic eventing titles - is at SNEC on Monday 14th July to give a Lecture Demonstration. This is your opportunity to meet the legend. Blyth will be joined by fellow New Zealander Caroline Powell, who has just been selected for the NZ Olympic Team. Full details are in the event list. |
| Area 1 Dressage Qualifier times available here |
| Get the dressage and riding test times here |
| Area 1 dressage test correction ***NB*** |
| Please note that the qualifying tests for the senior open dresage are Novice 20, Novice 27, Novice 30 & Elementary 48. Stoneleigh sent out a misprint which gave Novice 36 instead of Novice 30 and the Polnoon shcedule reflected this error. The correct test is NOVICE 30 and not 36. |
| New Date Lanark Showing Show |
| Lanark Showing Show has been rescheduled for Saturday 9th August at Longshot, Lanark Racecourse, Lanark |