Equestrian Life October 2016 Edition
The leading regional magazine for the East Midlands and Northern Counties. Aimed at the competition rider at both unaffiliated and affiliated level across a wide range of disciplines.
The leading regional magazine for the East Midlands and Northern Counties. Aimed at the competition rider at both unaffiliated and affiliated level across a wide range of disciplines.
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NEWS<br />
Cleveland Bays Meet at<br />
Doncaster Racing College<br />
A<br />
couple of weeks<br />
ago saw the global<br />
Cleveland Bay Horse<br />
community coming together to<br />
promote the rare and critically<br />
endangered Cleveland Bay.<br />
Every year, supported by the<br />
Cleveland Bay Horse Society,<br />
riders, owners and breeders<br />
are encouraged to get out<br />
and about raising awareness<br />
and raising the profile of<br />
this truly versatile breed of<br />
horse. The breed is popular<br />
worldwide with owner’s in<br />
Canada, America, UK, France,<br />
Australia and New Zealand,<br />
and all are encouraged to take<br />
part in this annual event.<br />
Here in the UK a group<br />
of owners, breeders and<br />
supporters got together<br />
at Doncaster’s Northern<br />
Racing College, at an event<br />
organised with support and<br />
encouragement from the<br />
Cleveland Bay Horse Society.<br />
Twelve horses, both pure and<br />
part bred, enjoyed an informal,<br />
fun filled day with activities<br />
which promote the breed as<br />
an all-round versatile riding<br />
horse. The day began with<br />
a parade of the horses and<br />
a brief commentary of their<br />
breeding and history. A trophy<br />
was presented to the best pure<br />
and part bred the judge would<br />
like to take home!<br />
There were rosettes and<br />
goody bags for all who took<br />
part, riders and supporters<br />
on foot, who were also there<br />
to enjoy a day of watching<br />
Bays in action! There was a<br />
show-jumping course and<br />
local rider Jasmine Lamb (nee<br />
ansfield who copetes part<br />
bred Lindon Joint Honours<br />
in BS, was on hand to offer<br />
advice and support to budding<br />
showjumpers. Trec GBbrought<br />
the control of paces<br />
and obstacle elements to the<br />
day. It seems Cleveland Bays<br />
are very good at Trec and<br />
many expressed an interest in<br />
taking up the sport.<br />
By far the most exciting part of<br />
the day was the experience of<br />
using the gallops and it was a<br />
fantastic sight to see Cleveland<br />
Bays galloping around the<br />
track, it was hard to tell who<br />
enjoyed the experience most, a<br />
horse or rider!<br />
At the end of the day everyone<br />
went home with a huge smile<br />
on their face and a very tired,<br />
but happy Cleveland Bay in<br />
their lorry or trailer.<br />
30 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong>
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