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Issue 269 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | £2.80<br />
East midlands & the northern counties’ best equestrian monthly magazine by far!<br />
Two Years,<br />
TWO<br />
WINS<br />
EL Talks to<br />
Ashley Bird<br />
HOYS <strong>2017</strong><br />
Local Success Stories<br />
EL meets young<br />
showjumper Harry Wainwright<br />
PLUS<br />
All Rugged Up<br />
Top Rugs For Winter<br />
Christmas Gifts<br />
to suit all budgets<br />
Local Reader Successes / SEIB Search for a Star / SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse
62<br />
54<br />
This month in<br />
65<br />
NEWS<br />
5 News<br />
8 BS Regional Winners<br />
71 Diary dates<br />
74 Entry form<br />
76 Stockists/Directory<br />
FEATURES<br />
10 Cover Story : Up, Up and Away<br />
with Harry Wainwright<br />
12 Meet Rachael Barker, PetPlan<br />
Ambassador<br />
14 Christmas is Coming<br />
23 How to care for your horses’<br />
back<br />
24 The Arioneo Orscana Tried<br />
and Tested<br />
26 Get Rugged Up For Winter<br />
36 Lara Edwards Blog<br />
38 Advanced Equine Dental<br />
40 Dressage Tips from Sheepgate<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
42 Sovereign <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
56 EL Meets Ashley Bird<br />
EVENTS<br />
44 Osberton Horse Trials<br />
46 Oasby Horse Trials<br />
48 Kelsall Hill Horse Trials<br />
50 Readers Successes<br />
52 SEIB Search for a Star<br />
54 SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse<br />
58 Readers Successes<br />
61 Notts Derby Horse Show<br />
62 Patrington Mill<br />
64 Quorn Hunt Pony Club Hunter<br />
Trials<br />
65 The Showing Barn<br />
66 Horseware Ireland<br />
Eland Lodge Huntertrial<br />
Championships<br />
68 The Kathryn Bull Memorial<br />
Show<br />
69 Interclub from Trentvalley<br />
70 Lambley Riding Club<br />
Combined Training<br />
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WELCOME<br />
Can you believe Christmas is just around the<br />
corner, where has the year gone? There’s some<br />
great gift ideas in this issue, stocking fillers right<br />
up to the more bespoke items.<br />
We’ve always said it, but we have some great<br />
talent in this region. Firstly, massive well done to<br />
all our riders who got to HOYS and Search for a<br />
Star, a massive credit to you and thank you for sharing<br />
your stories with us. Loving the article on Ashley Bird (p56-57), so interesting to get<br />
to know the person and history behind their success.<br />
Our cover story is young ‘up-and-coming’ show jumper Harry Wainwright (p10-11).<br />
A promising talent just waiting in the wings, we look forward to following Harry’s<br />
progress.<br />
We complete the BE season with a look back at Osberton and Oasby, there’s the<br />
Horseware Ireland Championships from Eland Lodge and not forgetting our local<br />
shows.<br />
Great to see that you are keeping your news and views coming in and it is fantastic to<br />
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Issue 269 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | £2.80<br />
Two Years,<br />
I sue 269 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
PLUS<br />
East midlands & the northern counties’ best equestrian monthly magazine by far!<br />
TWO<br />
WINS<br />
EL Talks to<br />
Ashley Bird<br />
All Rugged Up<br />
Top Rugs For Winter<br />
EL meets young<br />
showjumper Harry Wainwright<br />
Christmas Gifts<br />
to suit all budgets<br />
HOYS <strong>2017</strong><br />
Local Success Stories<br />
Local Reader Successes / SEIB Search for a Star / SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse<br />
COVER PHOTO<br />
Harry Wainwright clearing the wall at Arena<br />
UK in the Puissance.<br />
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News<br />
round-up<br />
The Haddon Training<br />
British Grooms Awards <strong>2017</strong><br />
Nominations open!<br />
With the continuing media<br />
coverage facilitating the rising<br />
awareness of the important<br />
role grooms play in their rider’s<br />
success and none more so than<br />
ever of those who supported<br />
the Team GBR riders at the<br />
Longines FEI Senior European<br />
Championships together with<br />
those who supported the Pony,<br />
Children Junior and Young Rider<br />
European teams as quite rightly<br />
they played such a big part in the<br />
overall success of Team GBR.<br />
Nevertheless, so many grooms do<br />
not receive the acknowledgement<br />
they deserve for their hard work<br />
and commitment to the equines<br />
in their care, however, through<br />
the Haddon Training sponsored<br />
British Grooms Awards this<br />
provides an opportunity for<br />
these often unsung heroes of<br />
the equestrian industry to be<br />
OUR COVER STAR<br />
recognised and rewarded.<br />
The winning recipients in the five<br />
categories of the Haddon Training<br />
British Grooms Awards will be<br />
presented with their awards at the<br />
annual British Breeders Awards<br />
Dinner in London.<br />
The five categories are :<br />
• The Haddon Training British<br />
Grooms Award<br />
• The Haddon Training Team GBR<br />
Grooms Award<br />
• Team GBR Pony, Children, Junior<br />
and Young Rider Grooms Award<br />
• The Haddon Training Yard<br />
Manager Award<br />
• The Haddon Training Apprentice<br />
Award<br />
To nominate, visit www.<br />
haddontraining.co.uk/equine/<br />
grooms-awards<br />
At the Aintree Premier Show on 10-15th October, Harry<br />
Wainwright had a successful few days with all his horses ending<br />
up a wonderful double clear and being placed 6th in the 1.50<br />
World Class Development Programme Under 23 Championship<br />
on “Pinhiero Beech” qualifying for Olympia!<br />
NEW PONY CLUB<br />
RANGE FROM JUST<br />
CHAPS<br />
Just Chaps are delighted<br />
to announce the launch of<br />
its new range of Pony Club<br />
Chaps.<br />
Pre-launched at the Pony<br />
Club Championships, the<br />
two organisations have<br />
worked together to develop<br />
a range of riding wear<br />
for Pony Club Members<br />
that includes classic high<br />
quality leather and all<br />
purpose neoprene half<br />
chaps, waterproof full chaps<br />
(Dri-Riders) and fabulous<br />
waterproof trousers.<br />
Combining Just Chaps<br />
reputation for hardwearing,<br />
great fitting<br />
chaps with smart Pony<br />
Club branding, the range<br />
will be available online<br />
at justchaps.com and in<br />
Pony Club and Just Chaps<br />
shops at major events such<br />
as Your Horse Live and<br />
Olympia.<br />
In the words of Helen<br />
Salmon, owner of Just<br />
Chaps: “We are very excited<br />
by the new range and proud<br />
to have been selected by the<br />
Pony Club as their partner.<br />
We look forward to meeting<br />
Pony Club members at Your<br />
Horse Live and Olympia to<br />
show them the new range”.<br />
Head of Merchandising at<br />
the Pony Club reinforced<br />
the message. “We are<br />
delighted to be able to offer<br />
our Members this smart new<br />
affordable range - ideal for<br />
most Pony Club activities.<br />
Also, a grateful thanks must<br />
go to Just Chaps for their<br />
support with every purchase<br />
raising money for The Pony<br />
Club.<br />
The World Class Podium Potential Programme which organises<br />
the competition, with close collaboration with British Showjumping,<br />
are working together to ensure that the talent<br />
development and performance coaching systems are available/<br />
benefitted by talented riders aspiring for Great Britain Team<br />
Selection, so alongside the qualification, Harry has received<br />
£100.00 towards his training, which again is very much<br />
appreciated!<br />
Turn to pages 10 and 11 to read all about Harry and his horses.<br />
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news<br />
The field moves off from the meet<br />
Antonia Wills is a fully qualified and experienced freelance<br />
saddle fitter, who not only supplies a comprehensive range<br />
of new and second hand saddles but will also check and<br />
flock/adjust your own existing saddle.<br />
Having previously evented at top level, and trained and<br />
produced many competition horses, she is only too aware of<br />
the importance of correct saddle fit upon the performance and<br />
welfare of your horse - whether you compete, hunt, pony club,<br />
hack or whatever is your passion.<br />
Antonia is Qualified with the Society of<br />
Master Saddlers and she is also a British<br />
Eventing Accredited Trainer.<br />
She can be contacted on 07941 512933.<br />
The new season<br />
starts for the Quorn<br />
Well over 100 horses and riders<br />
assembled on 20 October for the<br />
opening meet of the Quorn hunt<br />
held at their kennels at Kirby<br />
Bellars. There was also a large<br />
number of foot followers who<br />
also enjoyed the refreshments<br />
organised by the QH Supporters<br />
Association.<br />
As is now a tradition, 21 lady<br />
followers arrived riding side<br />
saddle. Well known side saddle<br />
rider, Emma Brown, was<br />
responsible for pulling together<br />
such an elegant group. Several<br />
had travelled from far away, with<br />
one rider even coming all the<br />
way from Ireland.<br />
The meet was also a first for<br />
one of the new joint masters,<br />
Nicky Hanbury MFH. Although<br />
far from a stranger in Quorn<br />
Friday country, as she has hunted<br />
alongside her husband Joss<br />
Hanbury MFH for many years, this<br />
was her first day at the head of<br />
proceedings.<br />
New joint master, Nicky Hanbury<br />
MFH with Gaynor Morritt<br />
Emma Brown who was responsible<br />
for organising the side sadle riders<br />
The field was also joined by a<br />
number of mounted riders from the Remount Depot in Melton<br />
Mowbray on board their elegant black horses from the Household<br />
Cavalry.<br />
Riders and horses from the Household Cavalry<br />
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news<br />
Bitless Showing Society UK<br />
Bitless Showing Society<br />
UK is a recently formed<br />
society. In 2012 the<br />
Orrganisers began competing<br />
bitless due to a couple of horses<br />
unable to go in bits. Since then<br />
they’ve competed under many<br />
Panel judges, including at<br />
Equifest, but have mostly had<br />
to stick at smaller shows due to<br />
rules. This week Betsy and her<br />
wonderful team at Equifest have<br />
agreed to put on both a ridden<br />
class and a working hunter class<br />
for bitless horses. The response<br />
from bitless riders, most of whom<br />
would show if rules weren’t in<br />
place, has been phenomenal.<br />
The Bitless Showing Society UK<br />
are funding rosettes, sashes and<br />
a total of £1000 prize money for<br />
these two classes. Next year they<br />
opening their own competition<br />
yard in Leicester, where we<br />
intend to have many events<br />
running for bitted and bitless<br />
horses, including their own<br />
championship show.<br />
“We aren’t asking for bits to be<br />
banned, just for choice for horses<br />
and their riders. We want to show<br />
the showing world that a good<br />
horse is a good horse regardless<br />
of whether they wear a bit or not<br />
and we want to provide a viable<br />
option for horses who can’t be<br />
bitted for whatever reason. We<br />
will be very strict as to what<br />
bridles can be used in the show<br />
ring, no pulleys, chains, cranks,<br />
or serious leverage and so we<br />
blend into mainstream showing”<br />
commented the Organisers.<br />
To find out about the Society,<br />
please visit their Facebook page<br />
at www.facebook.com/Bitless-<br />
Showing-Society-UK<br />
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New Look Pony Club<br />
Classifieds Goes Live<br />
The Pony Club has<br />
launched a new look<br />
Classifieds website<br />
which will provide<br />
everybody a place to<br />
promote or find that<br />
perfect horse, pony, job<br />
and other equestrian<br />
goods and services.<br />
The fresh look will<br />
bring along with it<br />
new features to help<br />
enhance adverts including unlimited word count, the inclusion of<br />
up to 5 images and the option to insert videos.<br />
As well as horses and ponies, equestrian goods and services - such<br />
as transport and equipment - the refreshed Pony Club Classifieds<br />
website will feature listings for equestrian vacancies across the<br />
UK.<br />
A special introductory offer will mean that any advertisements<br />
placed before the end of <strong>2017</strong> will receive 2 months exposure for<br />
the cost of 1 at the competitive price of £22.<br />
Anyone wanting to place an advert or to search on Pony Club<br />
Classifieds should visit www.pcuk.org/classifieds<br />
The Caspian Horse Society put<br />
on a fabulous display every<br />
day at Horse of the Year Show<br />
and two local riders were<br />
delighted to be part of the<br />
team – Penny Walster and Jo<br />
Mason, with their daughters<br />
riding.<br />
The display was so popular<br />
they are now in great demand<br />
and it will be fabulous to see<br />
them at future events.<br />
news<br />
PHOTOS BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
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feature<br />
The Sky’s the<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Meets Upcoming<br />
Showjumper Harry Wainwright<br />
At only 21 years of age,<br />
Harry Wainwright,<br />
from Lowdham,<br />
Nottinghamshire had<br />
the night of his life at Arena<br />
UK’s Premier Show jumping<br />
Championships 18th-24th<br />
September. After having had a<br />
very successful show competing<br />
on his own string of horses<br />
ranging from Novices up to<br />
Grand Prix Level as well as riding<br />
horses owned by his boss Michael<br />
Whitaker, Harry finished the week<br />
off by competing and finishing 4th<br />
in his first ever Puissance clearing<br />
an amazing 2m10!<br />
Not only that but the horse he<br />
competed on KBS GRUVY Q which<br />
is owned by Harry, remarkably is<br />
only 7 years old and also has never<br />
jumped in a Puissance class before.<br />
first round ending up at 2.15 in the<br />
final round!<br />
Harry said to date this is the most<br />
daunting and exciting competition<br />
he has ever competed in and was<br />
so thrilled that his wonderful mare<br />
gave him such a fantastic ride as<br />
he never thought in a million years<br />
he would have ever been placed in<br />
such an conic competition.<br />
Harry, who is based at home with<br />
great facilities in a lovely cobbled<br />
courtyard with stabling for 11<br />
horses, fortunately owes quite a<br />
lot to his elder brother Jack as it is<br />
him he can thank for getting Harry<br />
riding in the first place because<br />
PHOTO BY WWW.EQUIPICS.CO.UK<br />
PHOTO BY WWW.EQUIPICS.CO.UK<br />
KBS GRUVY Q (stable name<br />
Grace) was purchased in 2016<br />
as a very green project. She is<br />
by the renowned stallion Obos<br />
Quality that had just come over<br />
from Ireland, and after putting<br />
a lot of hard work into her over<br />
the last year and a half on the flat<br />
and carefully selecting specific<br />
competitions to jump in at County<br />
Shows, a promising showjumper<br />
was beginning to emerge with<br />
a surprisingly enormous scopey<br />
jump!<br />
So the decision was made by<br />
Harry’s Mum. Michelle that the<br />
mare was more than capable and<br />
certainly brave enough to tackle<br />
the daunting big grey wall, and<br />
Harry was very lucky to not only<br />
own a horse capable of clearing it,<br />
but also to have the opportunity to<br />
enter his very first Puissance.<br />
On the Friday night the Arena<br />
was packed to the roof tops with<br />
enthusiastic, excited spectators<br />
waiting for the 15 competitors to<br />
challenge the wall in 5 x exciting<br />
rounds, beginning at 1.50 in the<br />
PHOTO BY WWW.1STCLASSIMAGES.COM<br />
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Limit<br />
PHOTO BY WWW.1STCLASSIMAGES.COM<br />
Harry jumped in The National Under 21<br />
class coming 2nd, which was fantastic<br />
as he was one of the only two clears, but<br />
unfortunately lost the top spot to Will<br />
Fletcher due to a time fault!<br />
although Harry comes from an<br />
established family of having<br />
years of experience owning many<br />
ponies/horses in showjumping,<br />
never rode himself!<br />
His Grandad ‘Alan Lomax’ who<br />
sadly no longer is with us, was<br />
a renowned BSJA Judge for over<br />
25yrs, and mum Michelle also<br />
showjumped and ran a Livery<br />
Yard/and a Horse Rug Washing<br />
facility, and all three of Harry’s<br />
brothers also competed on ponies<br />
too, but surprisingly even though<br />
he was completely surrounded by<br />
all of this, he had never even sat<br />
on one!<br />
Until at 14 years a chance bet<br />
with his elder brother for £20.00<br />
to jump a 2ft fence at Doverbeck<br />
Show planted the seed and he has<br />
never looked back! And never got<br />
paid either!<br />
For the past two and a half years<br />
he has been working/riding for<br />
International rider, Michael<br />
Whitaker, which has been<br />
amazing, having the opportunity<br />
to go and ride anywhere from 4-6<br />
horses each day, with training<br />
from Michael himself, and<br />
competing a variety of horses<br />
jumping from Newcomers level<br />
at 1.10 up to Grand Prix level at<br />
1.40-1.50, travelling to show’s<br />
weekly alongside his own horses,<br />
where also having his HGV Class<br />
2 Licence has been a valued asset<br />
to have.<br />
PHOTO BY WWW.1STCLASSIMAGES.COM<br />
This year Harry has stepped up<br />
to regularly competing in 1.40<br />
Classes at all the National Premier<br />
Shows and also jumped in his first<br />
1.50 International 2* Grand Prix<br />
at The Scope Festival this year<br />
on a horse called Pinhiero Beech<br />
that he co-owns with Michael<br />
and Di Fairclough which he has<br />
been competing on for the past<br />
year, and also again at The British<br />
National Championships at<br />
Stoneleigh earlier this year, Harry<br />
jumped in The National Under<br />
21 class coming 2nd, which was<br />
fantastic as he was one of the only<br />
two clears, but unfortunately lost<br />
the top spot to Will Fletcher due<br />
to a time fault! Harry says he was<br />
‘gutted’ to be so close to glory!’<br />
At home besides KBS Gruvy Q and<br />
Pinhiero Beech there is Kengarth<br />
Royal Princess, an ultra-careful<br />
eight year old mare about ready to<br />
step up to Foxhunter’s that looks<br />
very promising.<br />
Jana Van Lozerhof, another eight<br />
year old mare which was a chance<br />
purchase via a friend that has<br />
recently already qualified for the<br />
Foxhunter 2nd rounds for 2018,<br />
and is now ready to step up again<br />
to 1.25-1.30 Qualifiers, and they<br />
hope will be a Star for the future.<br />
Muckno Princess is an ex hunting<br />
mare 11 years old, now a Grade<br />
B, who Harry has produced over<br />
the past two years, an out and<br />
out double clear machine, always<br />
seems to be in the line-up, sadly<br />
though will be coming onto the<br />
market to help fund the purchase<br />
of the next 1.50 International<br />
horse/horses.<br />
At the moment Harry has<br />
been lucky enough to gain<br />
Sponsorship so far from<br />
his Dad, Paul Wainwright<br />
Construction Services based in<br />
Hucknall, Nottingham, which<br />
deals in Haulage-Aggregates-<br />
Groundworks-Construction<br />
Industrial-Residential and also<br />
from The Naraya Group owned by<br />
Mr Suniel Pillai which is a Luxury<br />
Brokerage Firm based in London<br />
and specializes in buying and<br />
selling Luxury Assets for High<br />
Net Worth Individuals across the<br />
World, which Harry says he is<br />
extremely grateful to both as it all<br />
helps towards the on-going costs<br />
of the Show Circuit/Competition<br />
Horses.<br />
For the future Harry would like<br />
another couple of horses to join<br />
his string at home, and although<br />
he missed out on HOYS this year,<br />
he will be continuing to campaign<br />
his two top horses to try and<br />
qualify for Olympia in December,<br />
and then for 2018 is hoping to<br />
travel abroad possibly to Portugal,<br />
Spain, if more horses can be found.<br />
So, if anyone has any horses<br />
suitable or is interested in<br />
sponsorship of any shape or form<br />
then please don’t hesitate to<br />
contact Harry, we can put you in<br />
touch.<br />
As for the future, he has hopefully<br />
more exciting things to come and<br />
we look forward to following his<br />
progress with interest.<br />
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interview<br />
FIVE MINUTES WITH…<br />
PETPLAN AMBASSADOR<br />
RACHAEL BARKER<br />
WHEN DID YOU FIRST<br />
START RIDING?<br />
I first started riding at the age of<br />
seven, after asking for a pony for<br />
as long as I can remember I went<br />
to a local riding school, where<br />
I stayed for a few years. I then<br />
went to a second riding school<br />
where I became a ‘weekend<br />
helper’, and learnt more about<br />
caring for horses and ponies.<br />
DO YOU COME FROM A<br />
HORSEY BACKGROUND?<br />
I am from a completely nonhorsey<br />
background! No one<br />
else in the family has ever had<br />
anything to do with horses. We<br />
were always a small pet family<br />
with hamsters, mice and the<br />
obligatory goldfish!<br />
DO YOU WORK WITH<br />
HORSES?<br />
I am a McTimoney equine<br />
manipulator and saddle fitter.<br />
I spent a long-time riding and<br />
competing for various people,<br />
but I wanted to do something<br />
more. I had an interest in<br />
anatomy and biomechanics at<br />
college and used McTimoney for<br />
my own horse, so it was a natural<br />
progression for me to become<br />
a practitioner myself. I find the<br />
saddle fitting work complements<br />
the McTimoney well, as there<br />
can be a lot of issues caused by<br />
an ill-fitting saddle.<br />
WHAT FIRST ATTRACTED<br />
YOU TO SIDE SADDLE?<br />
I was first drawn to side saddle<br />
by watching the Ladies classes<br />
at County Shows. It looked so<br />
elegant and the women rode<br />
such wonderfully schooled<br />
horses. I was unaware at the<br />
time of the difference in classes.<br />
There are the ‘Horse of The Year<br />
Show (HOYS) Ladies classes’<br />
which used to be the ‘HOYS<br />
Ladies hunter’ and The Side<br />
Saddle Association classes<br />
(SSA). These include Equitation,<br />
Classical Ladies and even<br />
Jumping classes.<br />
My first side saddle experience<br />
was with my own horse Sleet.<br />
We attended an Area 12 (which<br />
covers Notts, Lincs Derbys) ‘have<br />
a go day’ at Eland Lodge, and<br />
it was so much fun! We walked<br />
trotted and cantered on our<br />
first session and I was hooked!<br />
It was only a few months later I<br />
was competing in my first show<br />
aside!<br />
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU<br />
GIVE TO ANYONE STARTING<br />
OUT SIDE SADDLE?<br />
To anyone starting out side<br />
saddle, there are a lot of things<br />
you need to consider! Firstly,<br />
take your time! There is no rush!<br />
Contact your local Side Saddle<br />
Association group and have a<br />
chat with them about your horse,<br />
your riding, and organise some<br />
lessons first. Some areas run<br />
days where you can ‘Have a go’.<br />
So you take your horse and they<br />
fit the best saddle and you can<br />
have a session with a qualified<br />
side saddle instructor.<br />
Your horse must be fit enough to<br />
carry the saddle, as they are a lot<br />
heavier than an astride saddle.<br />
So some conditioning work<br />
could be required. As well as the<br />
horse, the rider will need to be<br />
reasonably fit! There is no such<br />
thing as ‘rising trot’ when riding<br />
aside, so you have to be able to<br />
absorb through your core!<br />
If you want to ride aside for<br />
leisure then normal riding gear is<br />
perfectly acceptable. Should you<br />
wish to compete then attention<br />
to dress code is important. There<br />
are various rules for different<br />
classes, times of day and level<br />
of competition. But your area<br />
association will happily help<br />
you. A ‘habit’ is the jacket and<br />
apron combined and worn for<br />
all showing or jumping classes.<br />
These can either be Navy, Black<br />
or Tweed. Depending on the<br />
class, a Navy or Black habit can<br />
be worn with either shirt and tie<br />
and bowler hat, or a stock and<br />
top hat. If tweed, then a shirt and<br />
tie should be worn. A hard hat<br />
is always acceptable with any<br />
dress, and is the recommended<br />
option for your safety.<br />
Saddles can be hard to source as<br />
the majority are vintage original<br />
saddles. The best place to start is<br />
with your area association, they<br />
will have details of people who<br />
may hire, instructors and also<br />
be able to help and advise on<br />
anything else you need.<br />
TELL US ABOUT THE HORSES<br />
YOU RIDE?<br />
I currently own two Irish<br />
Thoroughbreds, and a coloured<br />
pony. My first horse, Sleet,<br />
was bought as a four year old,<br />
he’s now 17 and still with me!<br />
We’ve been through so much<br />
as a partnership, competing in<br />
eventing, dressage, jumping<br />
and side saddle. Unfortunately,<br />
he was diagnosed with arthritic<br />
hocks and Kissing Spine in 2015.<br />
He now lives a semi-retired life<br />
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of happy hacking and low-level<br />
dressage.<br />
My other thoroughbred is Lordie,<br />
bought to ‘take over’ from Sleet,<br />
he was quite underweight and<br />
needed a lot of reschooling. He’s<br />
a work in progress, and so far<br />
is doing well, with high scores<br />
in his dressage and a promising<br />
show horse career.<br />
My pony is Tristan. He’s a very<br />
special little chap. He came from<br />
Derby Market as a four month<br />
old and was quite poorly as a<br />
baby. A lot of time and effort<br />
was put into getting him healthy<br />
and now he’s the most stunning<br />
little man! Sadly, he suffers with<br />
Uveitis, and last year had to<br />
have his left eye removed as it<br />
developed Glaucoma. It really<br />
hasn’t affected him though,<br />
he’s still just as lively and<br />
enthusiastic about life as always.<br />
Kingsclough Masquerade<br />
(Marcus) is the horse I now<br />
compete side saddle. He is<br />
owned by Amanda Chatfield,<br />
who I met through the SSA, and<br />
I now class her as a wonderful<br />
friend! Marcus is an Irish Draft<br />
x Welsh x Thoroughbred, and<br />
is a real personality! He’s such<br />
a great ride, and the pair have<br />
given me so many opportunities<br />
when competing. We have been<br />
2nd in HOYS qualifiers, just<br />
missing out on qualification, and<br />
have been placed consistently<br />
high in our Equitation classes.<br />
We have also qualified for the<br />
Classical Ladies Championship<br />
two years in a row!<br />
WHAT OTHER DISCIPLINES<br />
DO YOU COMPETE IN?<br />
At the moment I’m working with<br />
Lordie on dressage and showing.<br />
Tristan is only four, so he has<br />
only done in-hand classes to<br />
date, but as he is being backed<br />
this winter I hope to get him out<br />
competing under saddle later<br />
next season.<br />
WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR<br />
GREATEST SUCCESSES TO<br />
DATE?<br />
When I think back over my side<br />
saddle career I have achieved a<br />
lot with both horses. Sleet was<br />
never the best as a side saddle<br />
horse, as he is quite quirky but<br />
we had some fantastic results,<br />
4th in the restricted equitation<br />
on our first year at Nationals was<br />
amazing, we got to ride in the<br />
International arena for the first<br />
time! He was however a great<br />
side saddle jumping horse! His<br />
flat ex racehorse technique made<br />
him extremely comfortable to<br />
jump side saddle, and we got 2nd<br />
in the novice champs!<br />
Marcus has given me side saddle<br />
successes beyond what I could<br />
have ever have expected! We<br />
were pulled 2nd in a Hoys Ladies<br />
class just missing our ticket.<br />
This year we were pulled 14th<br />
in the classical final, after our<br />
show piece we were pulled right<br />
up the line to 6th place! In the<br />
Novice equitation <strong>2017</strong> we were<br />
a fantastic 2nd place! I was so<br />
happy I cried and I don’t do<br />
tears!<br />
HOW HAS BEING A PETPLAN<br />
EQUINE AMBASSADOR<br />
HELPED your PERFORMANCE?<br />
Being a Petplan Equine<br />
Ambassador inspires you,<br />
it pushes you to want to do<br />
better, not only in riding and<br />
competing, but in the way you<br />
own and manage your horse(s).<br />
Its encouraged me to look at the<br />
way I am when out competing,<br />
I’m more sociable, talk to and<br />
engage with more people, and<br />
am happy to encourage others to<br />
try side saddle. Without Petplan<br />
Equine I wouldn’t have the ride I<br />
do on Marcus and wouldn’t have<br />
managed to achieve too much<br />
with Sleet when he was able to<br />
compete.<br />
WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE<br />
for NEXT SEASON?<br />
Next season promises to be a<br />
busy one. We hope to continue<br />
our side saddle campaign<br />
with Marcus, aiming for the<br />
Equitation Championships again<br />
and the Classical Ladies.<br />
My own boys will continue<br />
their education. Lordie will<br />
continue to be aimed at dressage<br />
and showing and Tristan will<br />
hopefully make a lead rein pony<br />
for a lucky little jockey! Our<br />
long-term plan for Sleet is to<br />
maintain his soundness and<br />
keep him mobile and happy<br />
with hacking and dressage on a<br />
surface.<br />
There may even be a new<br />
equine addition to the team<br />
over winter!<br />
news<br />
WHO ARE YOUR GREATEST<br />
SUPPORTERS?<br />
My greatest supporters have<br />
to be to my family and friends. early starts and late finishes. Not<br />
No matter what I’m up to they only that, but he is the first to offer<br />
always show encouragement. and help with the horses if I need<br />
My wonderful dad, nicknamed it. I have some wonderful friends<br />
‘Equestridad’, is one of my heroes. too who help with the horses daily,<br />
He always comes to as many supporting, and generally keeping<br />
competitions and events as he me sane in stressful competition<br />
can, even if it means extremely situations.<br />
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The Stubbs Wooden Boot Jack from<br />
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The Bennington <strong>Equestrian</strong> Footstool<br />
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Annabel Brocks<br />
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Hy5 Roka Riding Gloves<br />
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gifts<br />
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perfect gift for the stylish equestrian.<br />
Featuring a lightweight technical<br />
stretch, sporty base layer and<br />
matching hat silk with faux fur<br />
pom-pom, this duo will ensure that<br />
the recipient is ready for the season<br />
ahead. RRP: £50.00.<br />
www.paragonequestrian.co.uk<br />
The Spanish Boot<br />
Company Red Suede<br />
Boots<br />
these boots will bring<br />
plenty of Christmas<br />
cheer to your wardrobe<br />
with their beautiful<br />
pop of colour! Choose<br />
from a huge variety of<br />
off the peg or bespoke<br />
boots. RRP:£245 www.<br />
thespanishbootcompany.<br />
co.uk<br />
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product news<br />
exigeante<br />
French Perfection<br />
Aztec Diamond <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
love classy horses!<br />
Brand new to the horsewear<br />
range, Aztec Diamond have<br />
introduced a Fly Veil with Ears.<br />
For show jumpers or dressage<br />
horses, these fly veils offer the<br />
ultimate in style, helping your<br />
horse to really look the part.<br />
Made from a breathable mesh<br />
material, your horse will stay<br />
cool in the ring while staying<br />
focused on the job in hand.<br />
This season there are three<br />
classic colour options, white,<br />
black and navy, allowing riders<br />
to colour coordinate their<br />
horses this season.<br />
Aztec Diamond Fly Veil<br />
£30 Available in sizes Small,<br />
Medium and Large. www.<br />
aztecdiamondequestrian.com<br />
www.equitheme.co.uk<br />
Black Heart Christmas style…<br />
Uber cool women’s<br />
riding apparel line, Black<br />
Heart <strong>Equestrian</strong> have<br />
introduced a beautiful<br />
fitted V Neck Sweater<br />
to their range just in<br />
time for Christmas.<br />
This soft, high quality<br />
100% natural cotton<br />
knit is an essential<br />
multi-purpose item<br />
for any equestrienne<br />
wardrobe.<br />
Made out of natural<br />
fibre this jumper is a<br />
perfect choice to wear<br />
on its own or layered.<br />
The soft, cotton yarn<br />
and fitted style makes<br />
a great outfit for<br />
training, wearing under a competition jacket or<br />
with a pair of jeans for a fashionable, casual look.<br />
Created by dressage Team GB young rider, Erin Williams in a<br />
preppy, modern style, this classic V Neck Sweater will last you<br />
for seasons and ensure you always look cool calm and collected<br />
– on or off your horse. So avoid ‘gift face’ this year, and get it<br />
right with Black Heart.<br />
Black Heart <strong>Equestrian</strong> V Neck Sweater £55<br />
Colours: Burgundy, Grey, Black, Blue and Navy<br />
Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL<br />
Available from www.blackheartequestrian.com<br />
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AUTUMN / WINTER <strong>2017</strong> COLLECTION<br />
Jonty Evans, member of Ireland’s 3 Day<br />
Event Team recommends EquiAmi<br />
Come and<br />
see us at Your<br />
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“ I have no hesitation in recommending the EquiAmi - it is an<br />
essential piece of kit in the producing of any kind of horse. Our<br />
horse - Cooley Rorkes Drift was 9th at the Olympic Games in<br />
Rio - The EquiAmi has played a significant part in his development.<br />
Without doubt it helps us keep him soft, supple and<br />
above all in self carriage”.<br />
Jonty’s dressage was a PB, clear jumping XC and 2 x clear in SJ<br />
- 1 of only 3 horses to go triple clear at Rio -<br />
an amazing performance!<br />
EquiAmi - for core strength, self-carriage and swing.<br />
Whatever your discipline, for competition, rehabilitation<br />
or leisure horses - chosen by professionals.<br />
T:01584 891049 enquiries@equiami.com<br />
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Equetech Trilogy 3-in-1 Waterproof Jacket - Mink & Navy MRP £181.50 / Equetech Cable Knit Headband £11.50<br />
Visit our website for our full collection and stockist information<br />
Gilets • Scarves • Breeches • Quilted Jackets • Headbands • and more<br />
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December <strong>2017</strong> - January 2018<br />
Forward Features<br />
Horsey Holidays<br />
What to Join<br />
Where to Train<br />
Horse and Rider Fitness<br />
Winter Weather Gear<br />
Horse Bedding<br />
Deadline<br />
Friday 17th <strong>November</strong> 17<br />
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Michelle Toner - Advertising<br />
01536 671327/07547 174015<br />
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horse health news<br />
How to keep a horse’s back healthy<br />
Emma Heath Fully Qualified Equine Massage Therapist with an<br />
equine degree from the Royal Agricultural College practising<br />
throughout Yorkshire.<br />
Equine Remedial Massage is a great way of keeping a horse’s back<br />
healthy, as it does not only treat the horse’s back, but the entire<br />
muscular skeletal system. A thin layer of fascia surrounds and links the<br />
muscles, allowing them to work well together, supporting organs and<br />
developing into the tendons which attach muscle to bone. This means<br />
that a recent problem in a horse’s muscular skeletal system with a<br />
seemingly obvious cause may in fact originate somewhere else entirely;<br />
this could even have occurred years earlier.<br />
The way a horse is exercised can<br />
also affect the health of their back.<br />
Regular short sessions of exercise<br />
are far more effective than a<br />
single lengthy session each week.<br />
A variety of different exercises,<br />
such as flat work, jumping and<br />
ground work, allow a greater<br />
range of muscles to be used and<br />
reduce the risk of repetitive strain<br />
injuries, in addition to avoiding<br />
potential boredom and reluctance<br />
to work. When planning a horse’s<br />
exercise routine it is important to<br />
include at least one day of rest a<br />
week, allowing muscles to rest and<br />
recover. A fully qualified equine<br />
massage therapist can advise on<br />
the correct exercise routine.<br />
Stretches are highly beneficial to<br />
keeping a horse’s muscles healthy<br />
and supple. Regularly carrying<br />
out simple stretches will increase<br />
core stability, developing the top<br />
line muscles, abdominal strength<br />
and flexibility of the back. Carrot<br />
stretches are a great example and<br />
are easy to perform. A selection<br />
of stretches may be carried out<br />
before and after exercise. Holding<br />
the stretch for between 10 to 30<br />
seconds ensures the effectiveness<br />
and benefits to flexibility. It is<br />
important to carry out the same<br />
stretches on each side, in order to<br />
avoid an unbalanced horse.<br />
The culmination of equine<br />
massage practise, good saddle fit,<br />
dentistry, exercise and effective<br />
stretches can help you on the way<br />
to a healthier, happier horse.<br />
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product news<br />
Tried<br />
&Tested<br />
What Do We Think<br />
Initially when we tried it, the<br />
instructions on the App were in<br />
French which made it a bit awkward<br />
but that has now been updated and so all<br />
information is in English. The App is free<br />
and really easy to download, adding the<br />
horses’ details and syncing to the phone,<br />
all really uncomplicated.<br />
Fitting the sensor in the little bag was<br />
really easy and clipping through onto<br />
the outside. A bit sceptical at first as to<br />
how this can benefit us we found it really<br />
interesting to update regularly and see<br />
how hot or cold our horse was at any<br />
time, how much he had moved about or<br />
been standing still or lying down.<br />
It is small enough and the horse hasn’t<br />
even noticed it, it is not affecting him<br />
lying down at any time, hasn’t fallen off<br />
the rug, it fits really securely.<br />
Technology has<br />
answers that we don’t!<br />
You get up in the morning, check<br />
your phone for Facebook, Messages,<br />
Instagram, Twitter. You get in your car<br />
and your Sat Nav is always on or you<br />
use Waze to avoid the latest jam. You get to the<br />
office switch your PC on……….. Not to labour<br />
the point but we use technology<br />
all day every day.<br />
So why when it comes to our<br />
horses do we not do the same<br />
thing?<br />
Is it a pride thing? Is it because<br />
we are stuck in tradition? Is<br />
it because we like to think<br />
we know best? Or is it just<br />
because……………………….<br />
Every September or October,<br />
the same articles appear about<br />
rugs and this year had been<br />
no exception. Dr David Marlin<br />
posted on his Facebook page<br />
on the 13th September THE SCIENCE OF<br />
RUGGING HORSES - WHAT TO USE & WHEN<br />
with 2,157 shares and 397 comments, clearly<br />
there are many people who are interested in<br />
doing what is right for their horses!<br />
There is however a lot of conflicting advice out<br />
there. Advice I have used in the past in good<br />
faith, bought lots of different rugs thinking I<br />
was doing the right thing for my horses.<br />
Then last winter I stumbled over Orscana from<br />
Arioneo. Being a techno geek I bought it. I<br />
sewed the pockets into my rugs, put the sensor<br />
in, downloaded the app to my iPhone, put in my<br />
horse’s details and duly disappeared home. Even<br />
I was thinking that it would just confirm that I<br />
was right.<br />
Horror of horrors, the next<br />
morning it told me my horses<br />
were extremely hot. I would have<br />
sworn blind that I was not putting<br />
on too many rugs but I was. Not<br />
only that but I could see from<br />
the movement analysis that my<br />
horses were not comfortable.<br />
I have been using Orscana for<br />
nearly a year now. I understand<br />
the normal behaviour of my<br />
horses. Each is an individual, each<br />
has different “normal”. I know<br />
how much lying down time my<br />
KWPN Eventer has on a rest day,<br />
a medium work day and a hard work day. My<br />
Thoroughbred mare is completely different.<br />
When it comes to rugs, it is very often the case<br />
that they have an entirely different set of rugs<br />
to each other. Each individual works differently.<br />
Combining common sense, stable management<br />
know-how with technology would seem to be<br />
eminently sensible to me. I know my horses are<br />
happier, more content and have less veterinary<br />
issues for which my wallet is eternally<br />
grateful.<br />
Having always been used to the<br />
traditional method of testing behind<br />
the ears or placing<br />
hands down inside<br />
the rugs, this new<br />
technology is going<br />
to be popular with<br />
us. We love being<br />
able to click on the<br />
App and see how<br />
warm or cold he<br />
is immediately.<br />
This is really<br />
reassuring to us and is taking<br />
away the guess-work.<br />
Priced from £90 in the UK, we feel this<br />
represents really good value for money.<br />
www.areonio.com<br />
We rate this product : 10/10<br />
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WINTER RUGS<br />
Don’t get left out in the cold this Winter, EL looks at the best winter rugs for your horse!<br />
Professionalism and Unbridled Passion<br />
Based in Haderslev, a historical trading<br />
town in southern Denmark, a team<br />
of dedicated employees who are all<br />
involved in horses and horsemanship,<br />
each brings their unique strengths and<br />
equestrian knowledge to the company, creating<br />
an inspiring workplace and exciting quality<br />
products. Every style and product is thoroughly<br />
tested by the employees as well as their team of<br />
professional riders in eventing, Icelandic riding,<br />
jumping and dressage before being released into<br />
production.<br />
CATAGO EQUESTRIAN - QUALITY AND<br />
HORSEMANSHIP<br />
The goal of the Danish based brand Catago<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> is to create a high quality line of<br />
products, with full attention to details that<br />
provides maximum comfort for horse and<br />
rider. Allowing horse and rider to dress and<br />
perform comfortably and effortlessly, regardless<br />
of weather conditions or season. As a result,<br />
Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> has become the go-to brand<br />
for Olympic dressage rider Anna Kasprzak and<br />
is embraced by riders from all disciplines and all<br />
levels.<br />
MAXIMUM COMFORT AND SCANDINAVIAN<br />
STYLE<br />
It’s all in the details. For Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> the<br />
very definition of Scandinavian style and design<br />
is the combination of protection and quality,<br />
paired with innovative functional materials to<br />
provide maximum comfort for horse as well as<br />
rider.<br />
The aim is continuously to develop both<br />
functionality and comfort with a clean modern<br />
look and details that dazzle. They have<br />
numerous well designed products, each equally<br />
perfect for elegant matching sets as well as<br />
vibrant mismatches, of saddle pads, fly veils,<br />
bandages, boots, rugs and halters.<br />
CATAGO PERFORMANCE RUG –<br />
PERFORMANCE LINE<br />
Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> develops all rugs to give<br />
maximum comfort to your horse while also<br />
providing full protection from the weather in all<br />
situations. The ‘top of the range’ product line<br />
from Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> is called Performance<br />
Line. Performance Line rugs are made for the<br />
rider who above all appreciates comfort and<br />
quality for his horse. So, if you want to give<br />
your horse top quality and maximum comfort<br />
the Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> Performance rug is the<br />
right choice! The Performance rug offers optimal<br />
fit and a very durable 1680D outer fabric. The<br />
rug is breathable to 5000 mvp and resists a<br />
water pressure of 5000 mm. To give your horse<br />
the best comfort the rug has IQ comfort lining<br />
- a functional fabric which transports excess<br />
heat and sweat away from the horse. The result<br />
is that the inside remains soft and dry! The<br />
Performance rug is delivered with SafeGum<br />
on the girth and leg straps. SafeGum protects<br />
the horse’s legs against injuries and saves rug<br />
repairs.<br />
INNOVATIVE NECK FOR THE<br />
PERFORMANCE RUG<br />
Give your horse maximum comfort with the<br />
most innovative functionality on the market.<br />
The performance neck has an air channel along<br />
the mane which allows the mane to breathe<br />
and oxygen to circulate. This helps to prevent<br />
irritation in the mane and hair loss. In addition<br />
the Performance neck has its closing system at<br />
the side, allowing a completely new shape of the<br />
neck compared to traditional neck designs. The<br />
new shape prevents the cold air from entering<br />
the rug at the horse’s chest.<br />
ENDURANCE RUG – CLASSIC LINE<br />
The Classic line from Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> is a<br />
range of rugs that are the perfect choice for the<br />
price conscious riders who won’t compromise<br />
on quality! All Classic Line rugs are weather<br />
resistant, hardwearing and designed with<br />
the comfort of your horse in mind. The <strong>2017</strong><br />
launch in the Classic line is the Endurance rug.<br />
The Endurance rug is warm, waterproof and<br />
breathable in 1680D durable fabric. The rug<br />
features a reflective piping along the binding<br />
and a large reflective band on the tail flap which<br />
makes it very easy to find your horse on a dark<br />
night. Breathable to 5000 mvp and resists a water<br />
pressure of 5000 mm. The rug is available in 0g,<br />
150g, 300g and 500g with the option to add a<br />
detachable neck.<br />
JASON 2.0 – CLASSIC LINE<br />
The Jason 2.0 is the most timeless rug from the<br />
Catago Classic Line. Here you will get a durable<br />
and very well fitting outdoor rug at a very fair<br />
price point! The rug comes in a classic navy with<br />
all the important functionalities you need in an<br />
outdoor rug. 600D outer fabric and strong cotton<br />
lining provides a breathability of 3000 mvp and<br />
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ugs<br />
a water pressure resistance of<br />
3000mm.<br />
Available in 0g for the rainy days<br />
and 200g and 400g for the cold<br />
winter days.<br />
CATAGO EQUESTRIAN STABLE<br />
RUG<br />
The most popular product from<br />
Catago equestrian! This is just a<br />
must-have for the winter season!<br />
The stable rug has a wide fleece<br />
collar which makes the rug super<br />
cozy and comfortable for your<br />
horse and as an extra bonus it<br />
protects the mane. The stable rug<br />
comes in grey with 100g filling, in<br />
blue with 300g filling and as a new<br />
launch for <strong>2017</strong> in brown with 500g<br />
filling.<br />
Bennington<br />
Rug Drier<br />
The new Bennington Rug Drier<br />
provides an effective,<br />
economical way of drying horse<br />
rugs.<br />
The Bennington Rug Drier is<br />
electronically controlled to<br />
maintain the optimum temperature<br />
to dry horse rugs and also does a<br />
great job of warming riding clothes<br />
before those cold morning outings!<br />
Made in our Nottinghamshire<br />
workshops and finished in a<br />
durable powder coat finish, the<br />
Bennington Rug Drier brings high<br />
quality Bennington engineering to<br />
the horse owner.<br />
Finished in red and fitted with a<br />
500w element.<br />
CATAGO EQUESTRIAN<br />
RECOMMENDS ORSCANA!<br />
With all rugs Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
recommend the Orscana by<br />
Arioneo. Orscana provides<br />
connected sensors that analyse<br />
your horses health and wellbeing<br />
at all times. Designed to be<br />
hung on any rug, it measures<br />
temperature, moisture and your<br />
horse’s movements. The Orscana<br />
sensor is highly recommended<br />
by Catago <strong>Equestrian</strong> as it helps<br />
you to rug your horse in the best<br />
possible way.<br />
http://eldorado.dk/en/start<br />
Made In Nottinghamshire<br />
Now Available in 2 sizes:<br />
Medium- W: 94cm H:145cm<br />
D:54cm - £325.00<br />
Large - W: 210cm H: 147cm<br />
D:54cm - £515.00<br />
Yesterday’s turnout rug<br />
still damp the following<br />
morning!<br />
Doesn’t your horse deserve a nice dry rug?<br />
The engineers at<br />
renowned carriage<br />
builders Bennington,<br />
know a thing or two about<br />
innovation and design, after all<br />
they do have a Royal Warrant<br />
to their name. So if a rug drier<br />
is on your horse’s Christmas<br />
wish list you really don’t need<br />
to look any further.<br />
Made in their Nottinghamshire<br />
workshops using high quality<br />
materials, the red powderfinished<br />
drier is both effective<br />
and economical. Its electronic<br />
controls maintain optimum<br />
drying temperatures ensuring<br />
your rugs are ready to go back<br />
on again, and your horse is<br />
kept warm and healthy.<br />
Fitted with a 500w element,<br />
the drier is much better for the<br />
longevity of your rug, keeps<br />
the mud and horsehair out of<br />
your tumble drier and does not<br />
damage waterproofing or cause<br />
shrinkage.<br />
Laura at Wellow <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
Centre, near Newark says “We<br />
like the Bennington rug drier<br />
because it is so versatile and<br />
easy to use. We use it to dry<br />
everything, from big winter<br />
turn out rugs to overreach<br />
boots and bandages. It makes<br />
drying things in poor weather<br />
so much easier.”<br />
And as a bonus, it does a great<br />
job of warming riding clothes<br />
before those cold morning<br />
outings!<br />
Available in 2 sizes:<br />
Medium- W: 94cm H:145cm<br />
D:54cm - £325<br />
Large - W: 210cm H: 147cm<br />
D:54cm - £515<br />
Delivery is £25 for the medium<br />
and £50 for the large.<br />
To find out more call Bennington<br />
on 01400 281280, visit<br />
www.benningtoncarriages.co.uk<br />
or carriages@bennington.co.uk<br />
For more information<br />
call 01400 281280<br />
www.benningtoncarriages.co.uk<br />
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WeatherBeeta Comfitec Plus Dynamic<br />
Detach A Neck Medium Turnout Rug<br />
Comfortable,<br />
durable,<br />
remarkable<br />
value. The<br />
WeatherBeeta<br />
ComFiTec Plus<br />
Dynamic Detach-<br />
A-Neck Medium<br />
comes with great<br />
features -<br />
• Super strong and<br />
durable 1200 denier<br />
triple weave outer<br />
shell with repel<br />
shell coating that<br />
is both waterproof<br />
and breathable<br />
• Memory foam<br />
wither relief pad<br />
that contours to the horse’s<br />
shape and lifts the rug off the<br />
wither to reduce rubbing and<br />
provide added comfort<br />
• Ezi-Clip front closure, fast and<br />
easy to use<br />
• Traditional side gusset for<br />
natural movement<br />
• Elasticated, adjustable &<br />
removable leg straps for a secure<br />
and comfortable fit<br />
• Reflective strips on the front<br />
each side and tail flap for added<br />
visibility<br />
• Twin low cross surcingles<br />
• Large tail flap for additional<br />
protection<br />
£99.99<br />
rugs<br />
Bridleway Ontario Medium Weight Combo Rug<br />
The Ontario Medium Turnouts are insulated with a 220g fill to<br />
protect your turned out horse throughout autumn and winter<br />
conditions. The combo features an integrated new style anti-rub<br />
cozi neck for comfort. 600d ripstop outer, 220g fill, taped seams,<br />
waterproof and breathable, Bridleway embossed full lining,<br />
adjustable buckle chest straps, cross surcingles and fillet strap,<br />
inner loops for attaching leg straps, large tail flap, silver heat<br />
transfer logos, gun metal grey anti-rust fittings.<br />
£79.99, www.randrcountry.co.uk<br />
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ugs<br />
Shires Tempest Original 300<br />
Rug And Neck Set<br />
These heavyweight Tempest Original rugs offer<br />
excellent winter warmth at a fantastic price! The<br />
rug and neck set offers great layering options in<br />
changing weathers. The neck cover attaches to<br />
the rug and fastens with touch close fastenings.<br />
Key features -<br />
• ShireTex 600 denier ripstop<br />
• Waterproof and breathable outer with taped<br />
seams<br />
• 300g polyfill<br />
• Blanket set chest fastenings<br />
• Adjustable cross surcingles, adjustable fillet<br />
strap and tail flap<br />
• Durable, dependable, excellent value!<br />
Tempest • Original rugs offer exceptional<br />
value for those wanting a good, dependable<br />
turnout rug.<br />
RRP. £95<br />
Horseware Rambo All In One Heavy<br />
The Horseware Rambo Heavy Turnout is a<br />
customer favourite and provides comfort<br />
and protection for your horse. Thanks to the<br />
integrated neck cover design, this turnout<br />
is waterproof and breathable without a gap<br />
at the withers. It also features a PVC-covered<br />
elasticated tail cord, removable surcingle and<br />
a 1000 Denier Ballistic Nylon Outer Shell. The<br />
anti-bacterial moisture management lining<br />
eliminates bacteria that breed in the presence<br />
of moisture and dirt.<br />
Key features -<br />
• Thermobonded fibrefill for longer lasting heat<br />
retention.<br />
• Leg arches<br />
• Wipe clean tail cord, and reflective strips as<br />
standard.<br />
• Fully integrated neck offering one weight<br />
from ears to tail.<br />
• Stable Rugs<br />
RRP. £225<br />
Shires Tempest 200 Stable Rug And<br />
Neck Set<br />
When temperatures start dropping this 200g<br />
stable rug is ideal. The polyester 210 denier<br />
outer resists stable scuffs and is breathable for<br />
comfort. Removable neck covers offer great<br />
layering options as the temperatures drop. This<br />
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• 210 denier outer<br />
• 200g quilted polyfill<br />
• Blanket set chest fastenings<br />
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• Durable, dependable, excellent value!<br />
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RRP. £65<br />
Saxon 600D Combo Neck Heavy<br />
Horse Turnout Rug<br />
The Saxon 600D Combo Neck Heavy Horse<br />
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• 600D Outer<br />
• Fully Waterproof & Breathable<br />
• 300g Polyfill<br />
• 210T Nylon lining<br />
• Twin surcingle front closure<br />
• Low cross surcingles<br />
• Standard tail flap<br />
• Fillet string<br />
RRP. £65<br />
WeatherBeeta Comfitec Thinsulate<br />
Heavy Channel Quilt Combo Neck<br />
Top of the range warm stable rug in a combo<br />
neck design.<br />
Key features -<br />
• Strong 600 denier ripstop channel quilted outer<br />
• Thinsulate filling technology provides<br />
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without the added bulk<br />
• Thermi-heat lining utilises thermal reflection<br />
to help maintain warmth and prevent heat<br />
loss, whilst allowing excess moisture to escape<br />
keeping your horse comfortable in cold<br />
weather<br />
• Ezi-clip front closure, fast and easy to use<br />
• Twin low cross surcingles<br />
• Large tail flap<br />
• Touch tape loop to fold back combo neck<br />
• Fillet string<br />
RRP. £120<br />
Horseware Mio Insulator<br />
Medium Stable Rug<br />
The Mio Insulator 150g Stable Rug is a superb<br />
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• Double front closure<br />
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• Cross surcingles<br />
• Classic Horseware cut<br />
• Fillet strap<br />
• Colour: Navy<br />
RRP. £40<br />
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Tyrex 600 D Technique<br />
Rug by Equithème<br />
The Equithème Tyrex 600 D Technique rug, helps keep your<br />
horse warm and comfortable.<br />
The turnout rug is breathable and<br />
waterproof and is made from 600<br />
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seams and polycotton lining.<br />
Real sheepskin padding at the<br />
withers helps to avoid rubbing<br />
keeping the horse chafe-free.<br />
With a handy wrapping front<br />
thanks to the adjustable chest<br />
piece with clips allows a<br />
comfortable custom fit. The<br />
chest piece is mounted on selfgripping<br />
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For more comfort when moving the rug has elasticated ease<br />
leg gussets.<br />
Other features include low-cross surcingles, thigh straps<br />
and tail flap. Colours: Black or Brown and available with or<br />
without a 300g polyfill. Polyfill 300g, sizes available are 5’9”-<br />
6’9”. RRP: £81.90. Without polyfill, sizes available are 5’9”-<br />
7’0”. RRP: £69.90.<br />
For further information visit: www.equitheme.co.uk<br />
rugs<br />
The Avante Hi Viz<br />
Fixed Neck<br />
turnout rug<br />
The Avante Hi Viz Fixed Neck<br />
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or ones that have a habit of<br />
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• Size - 4ft 6in to 7ft 6in<br />
• 600 denier ripstop fabric, both breathable and<br />
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• Ergonomic design over the withers helps<br />
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• RRP £105.00 (£73.50 for Harry Hall One Club<br />
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horse health<br />
Weighing up your Options!<br />
Chris Jamieson from Morley Vets<br />
As a population in the<br />
U.K. now 1 in 4 adults<br />
are considered to be<br />
obese. This crosses<br />
over into the equestrian sphere<br />
with “ bigger” adults and children<br />
being considered normal. This<br />
has become a problem at Riding<br />
Schools and at <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
Colleges where students may be<br />
not allowed to ride due to their<br />
weight.<br />
This must be upsetting for them<br />
as the passion for riding and<br />
being around horses as we know<br />
is very strong. But the effect<br />
of increased weight on horse<br />
welfare must be considered very<br />
seriously .<br />
Some of our great County<br />
Shows have set limits for riders,<br />
including adults warming up<br />
children’s ponies. The maximum<br />
rider weight allowed was 20%<br />
of the horse’s weight. This is<br />
considered to be at the high end.<br />
The general rule in the U.K. is<br />
that the rider’s weight should be<br />
just 10% of the horse’s weight.<br />
Therefore if the horse weighs<br />
500kg the maximum weight<br />
it should be expected to carry<br />
would be 50kg (just under 8<br />
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We understand to optimise<br />
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key. We handicap by increasing<br />
the weight carried. This seems to<br />
be obvious but sometimes riders<br />
don’t use good old fashioned<br />
common sense.<br />
If a horse carries too much<br />
weight for too long a period<br />
it will suffer the effects of<br />
orthopaedic problems and pain.<br />
It has become traditional to<br />
measure “strength or stoutness”<br />
by using the circumference of<br />
the bone and tendon mass just<br />
below the knee of the forelimb.<br />
Equations can be used to express<br />
the load that a cross section can<br />
support or express the figure as a<br />
limb with this bone and tendon<br />
circumference can support a<br />
maximum body weight . A B-T<br />
circumference of 8 inches will<br />
support a maximum body weight<br />
of 1000lb or just over 450 kg.<br />
The size and width of the horse’s<br />
foot is another good indicator of<br />
weight bearing capacity.<br />
Therefore a 16hh horse with 9<br />
inches of bone and good feet, in<br />
proportion, will carry a heavier<br />
rider than a 16hh horse with less<br />
bone and small feet.<br />
As riders we should also consider<br />
“ How” we ride. I know tall quite<br />
heavy men who ride as light as<br />
a feather and other smaller ones<br />
that ride like a lead weight. The<br />
latter will cause more damage to<br />
his horse in time both to limbs,<br />
feet and back. This is proved<br />
to be so when seeing cases in<br />
practice.<br />
It is up to Vets and Instructors<br />
to politely point out to a rider<br />
if they are expecting too much<br />
from their mount. This would<br />
also be included as part of a<br />
pre-purchase examination as<br />
“suitability for purpose”.<br />
So when you are thinking about<br />
buying your next “ Ferrari”<br />
consider carefully your weight<br />
and expertise, what you actually<br />
want to do and for how long you<br />
want to do it, then choose an<br />
animal that will cope with your<br />
demands and not be put under<br />
physical stress. Then you can<br />
enjoy your riding with no guilty<br />
feelings.<br />
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horse health<br />
A Winner’s Story –<br />
The Photizo<br />
I<br />
saw the competition to win the hire of a Photizo unit<br />
courtesy of Eleanor Frost Equine Sports Massage, in the<br />
July edition of <strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong>.<br />
Ross, my 12 year old ISH had just been put on box rest with<br />
a tear to the check ligament and a secondary tear to his<br />
deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) so I was really interested<br />
to find out more. Thankfully, I was lucky enough to win<br />
the competition and within a couple of days, Eleanor had<br />
promptly delivered the unit to me! She explained how to use<br />
it, for how long and the science behind it’s effectiveness - I<br />
have to say it’s really simple to use.<br />
At the end of the trial period, I’ve been so impressed that I’ve<br />
now bought one of the units. As the injury was 8 weeks old,<br />
I wasn’t sure I’d be able to see much difference however the<br />
lump on his leg has visibly decreased since using the Photizo.<br />
I was hopeful his first appearance in <strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong> might<br />
have been for competing or winning something, not tearing<br />
his check ligament! Having said that, I’m really impressed<br />
with the Photizo Vetcare device, and would definitely<br />
recommend it’s use to anyone.<br />
Ruth Wakefield.<br />
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HORSES will be HORSES…<br />
This month has seen Lara suffer the disappointment of having to<br />
withdraw Bodyguard from the National Championships. After working<br />
so hard to get there, read on to find out why…<br />
The month got off to a disappointing<br />
start when I had to withdraw<br />
Bodyguard from the Nationals.<br />
Although all our preparation had been going<br />
really well, the Thursday before we were due<br />
to compete I took Bodyguard out hacking<br />
for a good few miles of hill work, mixed with<br />
some canter work which he totally loved.<br />
Lara and<br />
Jasmine,<br />
one of her<br />
promising<br />
homebred<br />
youngters<br />
The following day he came out of his stable<br />
a little stiff, but did then seem to walk it<br />
off, however the next day he had a hock the<br />
size of a balloon. Although he was totally<br />
sound and full of energy, the decision was<br />
made to put him on antibiotics to reduce<br />
the inflammation and stop it going up or<br />
down his leg and because they were steroidbased<br />
for immediate effect, I had to make<br />
the horrible decision to withdraw from the<br />
Nationals because you cannot compete if<br />
your horse is on these drugs.<br />
What was even more<br />
annoying was that Rhett<br />
Bird came over the day<br />
before I should have<br />
been competing<br />
and because he was<br />
totally sound, we<br />
went through his<br />
test and he was a<br />
total star, well up for<br />
challenging a top ten<br />
place that I had been<br />
dreaming of.<br />
As they say ‘horses will be<br />
horses’ and these things just<br />
make you stronger, although at<br />
the time my tears maybe didn’t<br />
agree!<br />
The following weekend we were meant to be<br />
camping but the weather well and truly put a<br />
stop to that, too. Two nights in a muddy field<br />
with a tent and Annabelle didn’t really seem<br />
like fun, and as it was only 40 minutes away<br />
from home we decided that driving home at<br />
night to a comfy warm bed was the better<br />
option!<br />
It is our company year-end at the end of<br />
October, so for me, September and October<br />
are mainly spent snagging and doing<br />
handovers<br />
with the<br />
customers. This<br />
does take over<br />
my competing a<br />
little bit at this time<br />
of year but I have already<br />
booked my three stables<br />
for <strong>November</strong>’s show at<br />
Sheepgate. I am really looking forward to this<br />
show as I might finally bite the bullet and do<br />
an Inter 2 on Bodyguard and take Cleo for<br />
her first ever outing.<br />
Lara and husband Gary celebrating<br />
their second wedding anniversary.<br />
Gary and I celebrated our second wedding<br />
anniversary this month, with a lovely meal<br />
out. I can’t believe it was two years ago and<br />
wish we could do it all over again!<br />
I have had some amazing lessons at Rhett’s<br />
regular clinics including with my two threeyear-olds<br />
in preparation for their first outings<br />
in January. I have to say I can see me selling<br />
these two superstars as they are so laid back<br />
and I am just not used to it. I only tend to<br />
keep slightly quirky ones and both of these<br />
are so chilled, good to hack out, not spooky at<br />
all and even like to jump. You never know…<br />
my eventing days might not be over!<br />
Jasmine is one of these three-year-olds and<br />
is by my own Cadans M. I now have three<br />
Cadans offspring in work and all of them have<br />
his stamp of a head which is lovely to see, as<br />
well as his fantastic movement.<br />
Next month I have some very exciting news<br />
that I can’t reveal just yet, so watch this<br />
space!<br />
For further information contact Lara<br />
Edwards on 07920 452739, visit www<br />
laraedwardsdressage.com or ‘Like’ the Lara<br />
Edwards Dressage Facebook page.<br />
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horse health<br />
Dental Care of the<br />
OLDER HORSE<br />
Heather Urquhart BVMS CertAVP<br />
(Equine Dentistry) BAEDT MRCVS<br />
Whilst all<br />
horses require<br />
regular dental<br />
examinations to<br />
ensure their teeth and mouths<br />
are in tip top condition, it is<br />
especially important not to<br />
overlook the older equines -<br />
many of these horses are no<br />
longer stabled or in work, and<br />
it is therefore easier to miss the<br />
early warning signs of dental<br />
disease.<br />
Many horses start to resent<br />
dental treatment as they get<br />
older - this is likely due to<br />
dental pain, or potentially<br />
arthritic pain from the temporal<br />
mandibular joint, and sedation<br />
should always be considered in<br />
these cases. Some horses will<br />
also benefit from pain relief,<br />
in addition to sedation, prior<br />
to a dental examination being<br />
undertaken, especially if a<br />
particularly painful condition is<br />
suspected or has been previously<br />
diagnosed.<br />
It is also important to remember<br />
that horses do not have an<br />
unlimited amount of tooth<br />
- every year, the amount<br />
of reserve tooth available<br />
decreases. Therefore, any<br />
rasping of teeth in older horses<br />
should be performed very<br />
carefully, taking great care not<br />
to remove excessive amounts<br />
of dental tissue, as anything<br />
that is removed is essentially<br />
shortening the lifespan of the<br />
tooth, and therefore the horse.<br />
In many cases, if routine dental<br />
maintenance has been regularly<br />
performed throughout life<br />
and the teeth are well aligned,<br />
only minimal rasping will be<br />
required, if at all. A thorough<br />
examination with a headlight<br />
and mirror, however,<br />
should still be<br />
performed every 6-12<br />
months to identify<br />
any potential<br />
problem areas.<br />
Whilst all the<br />
signs of dental<br />
disease discussed<br />
in previous<br />
articles can apply<br />
to the older horse,<br />
the most common<br />
signs include:<br />
• Eating more slowly<br />
than normal<br />
• Food pouching in cheeks<br />
• Quidding (dropping partially<br />
chewed balls of forage)<br />
• Smell from mouth<br />
• Loss of muscle (hollowing)<br />
over cheeks due to decreased<br />
ability to chew<br />
• Excessive salivation (drooling)<br />
• Holding head to one side<br />
when eating<br />
• Weight loss (may be gradual)<br />
The above signs can be<br />
attributed to more than one of<br />
the following problems:<br />
Sharp enamel points and dental<br />
overgrowths<br />
In older horses, teeth only<br />
erupt through the gum at a<br />
rate of 1-2mm a year, if at<br />
all. Therefore the formation<br />
of sharp enamel points<br />
occurs more slowly, and if<br />
dental maintenance has been<br />
performed regularly throughout<br />
their life then it is likely<br />
that only minimal rasping of<br />
these points will be required.<br />
However, if a prolonged period<br />
of time has elapsed between<br />
dental examinations, or if the<br />
horse has displaced cheek teeth<br />
Displaced Upper Cheek Tooth<br />
digging into the cheek<br />
that do not grind down evenly,<br />
then these sharp points can dig<br />
into the cheeks and tongue and<br />
cause traumatic ulceration and<br />
discomfort.<br />
Diastemata<br />
Diastemata are common<br />
findings in older horses - teeth<br />
tend to be narrower towards<br />
their roots, and therefore as<br />
they continue to erupt gaps<br />
often appear between the<br />
teeth. If these gaps are wide<br />
then minimal amounts of<br />
food will become trapped, but<br />
occasionally sharp twigs and<br />
Large diastema upper cheek teeth<br />
displaced upper<br />
cheek tooth<br />
thorns become trapped and<br />
can cause extensive damage to<br />
surrounding soft tissues. Narrow<br />
gaps can cause particularly<br />
painful gum and periodontal<br />
disease as the food becomes<br />
tightly wedged in the space.<br />
Displaced teeth and Loose teeth<br />
Teeth become shorter with age,<br />
and therefore are less firmly<br />
embedded into the jaw. In<br />
some horses the teeth start to<br />
move, and can point towards<br />
the tongue or the cheeks. This<br />
contributes to diastemata<br />
formation, and can also cause<br />
ulceration to adjacent soft<br />
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Severe Incisor Disease<br />
Severley Overgrown Cheek Teeth<br />
missing upper incisors<br />
Extracted Teeth from<br />
Elderly Horse<br />
If the horse does not improve<br />
following dental treatment, then<br />
further advice should be sought<br />
from your veterinary surgeon.<br />
Feeding<br />
Once the teeth have started<br />
to wear out, or if the mouth is<br />
painful, then efficient grinding<br />
of forage will be limited.<br />
These horses will require a<br />
‘hay replacement’ type diet,<br />
consisting of soaked feedstuffs,<br />
often combined with high<br />
energy oil based products to<br />
aid weight gain, fed in large<br />
buckets several times a day.<br />
Proprietary feeds for older<br />
horses are supplied by most feed<br />
stores, and nutrition advice can<br />
be sought from your veterinary<br />
surgeon or feed company<br />
nutritionists.<br />
Food packing into cheek causing ‘hamster<br />
pouch’ of food<br />
Smooth mouth in elderly pony<br />
tissues if there are any sharp<br />
points. Eventually, teeth will<br />
become loose and may require<br />
removal if they do not fall out by<br />
themselves.<br />
Smooth mouth<br />
In some older horses the teeth<br />
wear out before they become<br />
loose - these teeth have a<br />
smooth, concave grinding<br />
surface, and are therefore<br />
ineffective at grinding forage. If<br />
multiple teeth are affected then<br />
a special diet will be necessary<br />
to enable the horse to maintain<br />
condition, as it will be difficult<br />
or impossible for him to eat<br />
forage effectively.<br />
Incisor disease<br />
Older horses can suffer from<br />
painful incisor disease too -<br />
EOTRH (Equine Odontoclastic<br />
Tooth Resorption and<br />
Hypercementosis), discussed<br />
previously, is more common<br />
in the older population. In<br />
addition, diastemata between<br />
the teeth can cause painful gum<br />
inflammation and periodontal<br />
disease, and teeth can become<br />
loose, or overgrown where a<br />
tooth is already missing.<br />
Other diseases<br />
It is important to remember that<br />
older horses may be suffering<br />
from other underlying health<br />
conditions too. Whilst some<br />
signs of dental disease are<br />
specific, others, such as weight<br />
loss, may have many causes.<br />
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dressage<br />
Are you looking for<br />
BIGGER<br />
STEPS?<br />
So Team Sheepgate have<br />
done plenty of planning<br />
this month, schedules and<br />
clinics are already in place<br />
for 2018 and the final show of the<br />
year is only just around the corner.<br />
Dare I mention Christmas which<br />
I have to say is really not far away<br />
either, I’m sure I’m not the first to<br />
mention it!<br />
So, what are you going to spend<br />
your time working on over the next<br />
few weeks? The development of the<br />
medium paces is a common request<br />
I get and the question comes ‘How<br />
can I get more than a 6?’<br />
What is expected in the<br />
movement?<br />
Let’s start with the canter because<br />
so often when you develop the<br />
canter, the trot will already<br />
have improved but it doesn’t<br />
often work the other way round<br />
although many riders can become<br />
over focused on the getting the<br />
trot right. From the working<br />
canter the horse should show a<br />
clear increase in the length of<br />
the stride with hurrying. The<br />
horse should give the impression<br />
of taking more time to cover<br />
the ground and be in the air for<br />
longer rather than being quicker<br />
to get the feet back on the<br />
ground. It is always shown in a<br />
test on a straight line so this gives<br />
me every reason not to always<br />
train it on a straight line.<br />
Start with a good working canter<br />
on a 20 metre circle, check that<br />
the horse is standing up around<br />
your inside leg; even use a<br />
suggestion towards shoulder in to<br />
help with the engagement of the<br />
hindquarters. So often riders use<br />
too much leg and drive with the<br />
seat, think more about releasing<br />
your seat and allowing the<br />
Canter<br />
Canter on a circle<br />
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TOP TIP<br />
I must share my latest exercise<br />
that many of my clients have been<br />
performing this month. A few<br />
months ago I shared my square of<br />
poles that we use on a daily basis.<br />
I have progressed this and made<br />
the square bigger, so approximately<br />
12 – 14 metres and it only has two<br />
opposite corners in place. This<br />
encourages the horse and rider to<br />
be accurate around the poles where<br />
the corners are in place and then<br />
they have to create their own corner<br />
where there aren’t any poles before<br />
getting to the next corner where<br />
the poles are in place again. It can<br />
be used in walk, trot and canter and<br />
lateral work can be added in around<br />
it too. This is a really great exercise<br />
for many different combinations.<br />
It will be staying in the school at<br />
Sheepgate for next month for sure.<br />
SHEEPGATE BOMMEL WAS<br />
DANCING HIS SOCKS OFF!<br />
So I decided to get back out<br />
there with my boy ‘Sheepgate<br />
Bommel’, he’s been out of the<br />
dressage scene for a while<br />
as I have been so busy with<br />
Lily and her adventures.<br />
Clearly he was enjoying it as<br />
much as I was! The end of<br />
September gave me my chance<br />
to compete at home, I was<br />
delighted to secure two wins<br />
in the Elementary freestyle<br />
to music and then in October<br />
I decided to dip my toe into<br />
Medium which was his debut<br />
at this level and was delighted<br />
with my 75% in the freestyle.<br />
Fingers crossed I can get my<br />
final qualifier for the winter<br />
regionals this month before<br />
Lily takes over his reins to<br />
gain some valuable experience<br />
through the winter.<br />
The circle gives the<br />
horse and rider the<br />
consistent support<br />
and is a really good<br />
way of developing<br />
the canter<br />
horses back to come up underneath<br />
your seat. This can’t happen if you<br />
are driving into him with your seat.<br />
Initially only ask for a few strides and<br />
then return to working canter. This<br />
can be developed around the circle<br />
until you feel confident in riding the<br />
longer strides and maintaining the<br />
balance and control. The circle gives<br />
the horse and rider the consistent<br />
support and is a really good way of<br />
developing the canter. Once you have<br />
mastered this then take your medium<br />
canter to wherever you might need it<br />
in your test and hopefully you will be<br />
pleasantly surprised how the canter<br />
has developed with the challenge and<br />
support of the circle.<br />
Bommel<br />
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Winter - Make sure<br />
you’re prepared with<br />
Sovereign <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
“At Sovereign <strong>Equestrian</strong>, we can guide you through some of<br />
the problems you may face and how to keep your horse healthy<br />
and happy during winter.”<br />
The winter months for horse owners can feel<br />
like an endless cycle of dark nights and even<br />
bleaker mornings; the mercury drops towards<br />
freezing, the nights get colder and rain starts<br />
to become an issue. As with any aspect of<br />
caring for your horses, it’s important to be<br />
pro-active in tackling the challenges that will<br />
come with the inevitable, adverse weather<br />
conditions of winter. At Sovereign <strong>Equestrian</strong>,<br />
we can guide you through some of the<br />
problems you may face and how to keep your<br />
horse healthy and happy during winter.<br />
Mud Fever: this refers to a wide range of skin<br />
problems, mainly caused by an infectious<br />
agent that thrives in muddy wet conditions.<br />
The infection can stay dormant in the skin<br />
and become active when the skin becomes<br />
damaged, for example, when the skin is exposed<br />
to long periods of wetting causing an acute<br />
inflammatory reaction.<br />
Mud fever is not just caused by prolonged wet<br />
conditions, there are many factors, such as,<br />
standing in deep or soiled bedding, constantly<br />
washing limbs, skin trauma and white limbs,<br />
are just a few. Mud fever is recognised by the<br />
distribution of lesions or scabs. Some horses<br />
also suffer from lameness, heat and swelling.<br />
The treatment of mud fever is to keep the skin as<br />
clean and dry as possible. Usually this can only<br />
be achieved if the horse is removed from the wet<br />
and mud. Also, the scabs should be removed to<br />
allow direct access for treatment. Once the limb<br />
is clean and dry a variety of creams and lotions<br />
are available to help reduce the inflammation.<br />
Temperature Control: As the weather gets<br />
more harsh, and the temperatures start to<br />
plummet, a horse grows a thicker coat. This is<br />
designed to insulate and protect the horse from<br />
the adverse weather. Therefore, if your horse<br />
is not clipped then they do not<br />
need to have thick winter rugs<br />
on. However, if your horse is<br />
being exercised their winter<br />
coat can cause a problem,<br />
therefore, either a full, blanket or<br />
trace clip helps keep the horse<br />
cooler during exercise. But<br />
the loss of a coat needs to<br />
be compensated with the<br />
attachment of a rug.<br />
Clean Water In the<br />
depths of winter it’s<br />
often the case that<br />
drinking water for<br />
horses can freeze.<br />
Therefore, it is<br />
important for<br />
horses to have<br />
access to
clean water as dehydration increases the risk of<br />
conditions, such as; impaction colic. Therefore,<br />
you should make regular checks to your horse’s<br />
water, both in the field and stable, to ensure it is<br />
still drinkable. If you have automatic drinkers<br />
in the stable make sure to fill water buckets as<br />
pipes will freeze and they take considerable<br />
time to defrost.<br />
Calorie Intake: During colder weather horses<br />
burn more calories to stay warm. Therefore,<br />
their calorie intake needs to increase. Hay is<br />
an excellent source of calories, and during<br />
snowfall can give horses something to<br />
eat without having to forage for it.<br />
Most of all during the winter it is important<br />
to keep your horse in their usual routine. To<br />
exercise them as much as you are able to, as this<br />
will considerably diminish the overall effects of<br />
the winter weather. After exercise it is essential<br />
to make sure your horse is thoroughly cool and<br />
dry after work before they are rugged up and<br />
left, as your horse can easily develop a chill.<br />
Winter can be a bleak time when owning a<br />
horse, so it is important just to do your best and<br />
try to implement these simple tips to ensure<br />
that you’re preventing a number of winter<br />
related problems. As always though, remember<br />
to have fun will your horses!<br />
About Sovereign<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
At Sovereign <strong>Equestrian</strong>, we train, maintain,<br />
and care for our horses so that they become<br />
exceptional performers across all disciplines.<br />
We know that a fit and healthy horse is<br />
a happy horse, and a happy horse is a<br />
successful horse. We want to share some<br />
of our techniques with you because, with<br />
the right care your horse can reach its true<br />
potential.
eventing<br />
Oasby Horse Trials<br />
n 14-15th October | Report by Arabella Clegg<br />
As the season draws ever<br />
closer to the end it was<br />
an unusually sunny<br />
weekend for this time<br />
of the year, especially as Oasby<br />
is often wet and gloomy. The<br />
ground was firmer than usual but<br />
wonderful for the time of year<br />
considering.<br />
Annie Bellamy had a good<br />
weekend with her two horses<br />
finishing first and second. Quba<br />
was having just his second run<br />
of the year, to finish in runner up<br />
spot in BE90 section Q. While Hera<br />
S, another five year old picked<br />
up his second victory of the <strong>2017</strong><br />
season in BE100 section I.<br />
The intermediate section F was<br />
successful for Piggy French who<br />
filled three of the top ten places. In<br />
third was Big Berry, a seven-yearold<br />
who started his eventing career<br />
this season at BE100 level. He has<br />
stepped up to this level by never<br />
having a show jumping or cross<br />
country fault at any event. Graf<br />
Cavalier, by Grafenstolz finished in<br />
fourth while Templepatrick Cooley<br />
finished tenth.<br />
Heidi Coy picked up three great<br />
results over the levels, she took top<br />
spot in the under 18 Novice as well<br />
as third place in the same class.<br />
As well as this she was fourth on<br />
Carrigsean Tigerseye in the Open<br />
PHOTOS BY TIM WILKINSON<br />
Constance Copestake, based just<br />
a stones throw from Oasby but<br />
a rider for France, had a win in<br />
the BE90 Open on her dressage<br />
score of 22.8, her mount Temple<br />
Ellie added 2.8 time penalties<br />
across the country. Denver VI<br />
finished second in the open<br />
intermediate under 21 class.<br />
Georgie Rockingham and<br />
her six year old Olaris Beech<br />
finished their season with<br />
a second place in the BE100<br />
section L on their dressage<br />
of 30.<br />
With five rides over the weekend<br />
Alex Postolowsky had three top 10<br />
placings. A third place on Freddie<br />
VIII, an extremely consistent horse<br />
at this level. While Tulla Clover<br />
in the Open Novice kept us his<br />
record of placings by finishing<br />
ninth. As did Ashburton,<br />
an exciting seven-yearold,<br />
who has had a great<br />
season and also finished<br />
in ninth place in the<br />
intermediate section F.<br />
Georgie Rockingham OLARIS<br />
BEECH (2nd BE100 secion L)<br />
Intermediate under<br />
21.<br />
Bouncing back<br />
from Burghley it<br />
was great to see<br />
Simon Grieves<br />
riding Douglas<br />
jump a lovely<br />
double clear in the<br />
Open Intermediate<br />
for fourth place.<br />
Simon’s other two rides<br />
for the weekend were<br />
also faultless in the jumping<br />
phases, leaving him in seventh<br />
in the intermediate and fifth in a<br />
BE100 section.<br />
A first and third for two DHI<br />
horses, both ridden by Heidi<br />
Woodhead. Handsome DHI and<br />
Harieko DHI both five-year-olds<br />
who have just had two previous<br />
British eventing appearances,<br />
finished on their dressage scores<br />
of 29 and 29.5 respectively in the<br />
BE100 classes.<br />
Richard Norfolk YOUGHAL LAD<br />
(1st place BE100 section N)<br />
Simon Grieve DOUGLAS (4th place Open<br />
Intermediate section H)<br />
Alex Postolowsky DENVER III<br />
(Intemediate section F)<br />
Sara Bowe led the dressage phase<br />
in the Intermediate section I, but<br />
a few time faults amounting to 7.6<br />
dropped her to eventual fifth, in a<br />
section that was extremely tight<br />
and came down to your first phase<br />
score and then the time across the<br />
country.<br />
Sara Bowe ERBENTICO VB (5th place<br />
Intermediate secion F)
Charlotte Hogg KINGSLAND PRINCE OF TIDE (1st place BE90<br />
section Q)<br />
Anna Taylor IRISH ENCOUNTER (2nd place BE100 section O<br />
Heidi Woodhead HANDSOME DHI (1st place BE100 section O)<br />
Annie Bellamy QUBA (2nd place BE90 section Q)<br />
Constance Copestake DENVER VI (2nd<br />
place Open Intermediate u21 section G)<br />
Laura Greenhalgh STANHOPES TRAVELLING MAN<br />
(1st place BE100 section I)<br />
Isabelle Macey RAYID CRACKER JACK<br />
(2nd place BE90 section R)<br />
Caroline Powell<br />
SHANNONDALE<br />
INCA (1st place<br />
Novice section C)<br />
Sally Butler TREGIDA (2nd place BE100<br />
section I)<br />
Margo Sly LITTLE<br />
NEWMARKET BOB (1st place<br />
BE90 section S<br />
Kizzy Smith BERLIOZ DU COIN (2nd place BE90 section P)<br />
Piggy French<br />
EMERALD JONNY<br />
(1st place Novice<br />
section B)<br />
Sally Chamberlain CHEVALIAN ROYAL FIRE (1st place BE90<br />
section R)<br />
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eventing<br />
Osberton<br />
International<br />
and Young Horse<br />
Championships<br />
n Writes Arabella Clegg<br />
KBIS SIX YEAR OLD<br />
CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
Ending the season as she started<br />
with wins and top placings, Piggy<br />
French’s young horses excelled<br />
all week, AKD Corline won the<br />
title and stablemate, Carnival<br />
March placed fourth. It could so<br />
easily have been a 1-2 but for a<br />
rail down by Carnival March in the<br />
showjumping.<br />
“The Young Horse Championships<br />
have been the target for these<br />
two horses all year. They are both<br />
very promising,” Piggy said. “AKD<br />
Corline has a fantastic brain and<br />
is very professional in his work<br />
which makes my life easy. For<br />
a big horse he is very light and<br />
balanced.”<br />
Less than a show jump behind in<br />
second was Nicola Wilson and JL<br />
Dublin, an extremely consistent<br />
young horse who has already<br />
proved himself at Intermediate<br />
level by winning his debut run<br />
earlier in the month at Richmond.<br />
Nicola also had good placings over<br />
the weekend with All We Need,<br />
finishing ninth in the same section<br />
and another exciting young horse<br />
in the five year olds, Chabadu who<br />
finished 11th.<br />
Alex Postolowsky and Grappa<br />
Nera continued their excellent<br />
double clear form for eventual<br />
11th place, finishing on their<br />
dressage score of 46.0.<br />
Moongariff Duke, the ride for<br />
Willa Newton<br />
Nicola Wilson JL DUBLIN (2nd place<br />
CICYH* KBIS 6yo Championships)<br />
Piggy French AKD CORLINE (Winners<br />
of the KBIS 6yo Championships)<br />
only started eventing this year, and<br />
having done four novices prior to coming<br />
to Osberton, posted a 48.2 dressage and<br />
nothing to add thereafter to finish 14th.<br />
Willa who has had her most successful<br />
season to date with a fantastic and<br />
enviable string of horses, was competing<br />
no less than seven horses at this event.<br />
PHOTO BY TIM WILKINSON<br />
Willa Newton MOANGARRIFF DUKE (14th place CICYH* KBIS<br />
6yo Championships)<br />
Alex Postolowsky GRAPPA NERA (11th place CICYH* KBIS 6yo<br />
Championships)<br />
Ben McClumpha ROYALE BEACH (4th place CCI2*)<br />
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Alice Pearson WORD ON THE STREET (7th place CCI2*)<br />
Emilie Chandler<br />
GORTFADDA DIAMOND<br />
(3rd place CCI2*)<br />
Becky Hartley SAFIRA (KBS 5yo Championshps)<br />
Her best result came in the seven<br />
year old two star where Cavatina<br />
Tinkerbelle finished in tenth.<br />
KBIS FIVE YEAR OLD<br />
CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
Ros Canter and the Grafenstolz<br />
sired Lordships Graffalo finished<br />
fourth on their 28.5 dressage in a<br />
section that was extremely tightly<br />
scored in the first phase.<br />
KBIS FOUR YEAR OLD<br />
CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
Ginny Turnbull rode Just Soda No<br />
Ice to victory in the four-year-old<br />
championship. This was the mare’s<br />
fourth affiliated run and she has<br />
yet to incur a jumping penalty in<br />
either the showjumping or the<br />
cross country.<br />
“She’s so trainable and totally<br />
consistent,” said Ginny, who<br />
backed the horse. This was an<br />
excellent achievement following<br />
on from the pair finishing 10th<br />
in this year’s Dubarry Burghley<br />
Young Event Horse Finals. Ginny<br />
had five horses in the four year old<br />
championships, a few poles rolled<br />
between the others kept them out<br />
of the top placings.<br />
Despite the wet ground conditions,<br />
the time wasn’t hard to get in the<br />
CCI one star so apart from the<br />
odd four faults among the top ten<br />
placings it was the score from the<br />
dressage judges that was the most<br />
important. Alex Postolowsky had<br />
two in the top ten. Both of these<br />
horses have impeccable jumping<br />
records.<br />
In the CCI two star it was an<br />
expensive pole rolled for Emilie<br />
Chandler and her ride Gortfadda<br />
Diamond who led all the way but<br />
one coloured rail on the floor<br />
dropped them to eventual third.<br />
Samantha Hobbs and Tresoke<br />
had their best result together at<br />
this level by finishing on their<br />
dressage score of 48.8 to sit in<br />
sixth at the end of the four days of<br />
competition.<br />
Yasmin Ingham REHY DJ (5th place CICYH**<br />
KBIS 7yo Championships)<br />
Matt Heath ONE OF A KIND II (2nd place CCI2*)<br />
James Avery ZAZU (Winners of the<br />
CCI2*)<br />
Virginia Turnbull JUST SODA NO ICE (Winners of<br />
the KBIS 4yo Championships)<br />
Bubby Upton COLA III (Winners of<br />
the CICYH** KBIS 7yo Champions)<br />
Annie Bellemy I G W (12th place KBIS 4yo<br />
Championships<br />
Dani Evans HOLLYWOOD DANCER (Winners of<br />
the KBIS 5yo Championships)<br />
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eventing<br />
French leads an international<br />
field at Kelsall Hill Horse Trials<br />
British International Piggy<br />
French was a force to<br />
be reckoned with at an<br />
action-packed Kelsall Hill British<br />
Eventing Horse Trials – an event<br />
kindly sponsored by Istanbul BBQ<br />
Chester.<br />
French took pole position in the<br />
Graham Heath <strong>Equestrian</strong> Open<br />
Intermediate class with ‘Jump Jet<br />
III’ ahead of Ireland’s Jonty Evans<br />
and ‘Cooley Rorkes Drift’. Third<br />
place went to China’s Alex Hua<br />
Tian riding ‘Dooney Rock’, a horse<br />
owned by Lesley Bradshaw from<br />
Istanbul BBQ Chester.<br />
Piggy’s run of good form<br />
continued in the Barlows<br />
sponsored Intermediate class<br />
when she pocketed the runner’s<br />
up prize in Section M aboard<br />
‘Templepatrick Cooley’. In Section<br />
L, Piggy and ‘Big Berry’ shared<br />
second place with Loretta Joynson<br />
and ‘PSH Jake’ after both riders<br />
completed on identical scores.<br />
This year marks a return to toplevel<br />
competition for French after<br />
missing last season due to the<br />
birth of her son, Max. In August,<br />
team selection for the European<br />
Eventing Championships heralded<br />
her return to the world stage<br />
and a second-place finish at the<br />
prestigious Burghley Horse Trials<br />
followed.<br />
Piggy commented: “Kelsall Hill<br />
is a fantastic event and one that<br />
I always try to get to. I thought<br />
that the course was well built and<br />
inviting. Enough questions were<br />
asked, but it was fair and very<br />
educational for the horses. The<br />
ground was amazing, full credit to<br />
the team.”<br />
This was the final run for the<br />
8-year-old ‘Jump Jet III’ who is<br />
owned by Piggy’s partner Tom<br />
March before he moves up to<br />
Advanced level.<br />
BARLOWS INTERMEDIATE<br />
ROUND-UP<br />
It was a sparkling victory for Paul<br />
Sims and ‘Lonestar’ in Section<br />
M. This was the first win at<br />
Intermediate level for the 8-yearold<br />
gelding who is jointly-owned<br />
by Paul and his father Steve.<br />
Meanwhile, Rosie Thomas and the<br />
homebred ‘Heat Wave’ produced<br />
the fastest cross country round of<br />
Section L to take top honours.<br />
IT’S KELSALL HILL<br />
Kelsall Hill received record<br />
entries across three busy days of<br />
competition with riders praising<br />
the team for the good going and<br />
the outstanding cross country<br />
courses designed by Captain Mark<br />
Phillips and built by David Evans.<br />
David and his team have been<br />
appointed as the course builders<br />
Paul Sims riding Lonestar<br />
for the 2020 Olympic Games in<br />
Tokyo.<br />
Visitors to this award-winning<br />
equestrian venue enjoyed birds<br />
of prey demonstrations, free face<br />
painting, and the trade stands on<br />
offer. Kelsall Hill’s Emma Latham<br />
hosted a coffee morning in aid of<br />
Macmillan Cancer Support and<br />
The Injured Jockeys Fund and<br />
the attractions extended to an<br />
arena eventing championships<br />
sponsored by Frickers Formula<br />
Horse Feeds.<br />
Kelsall Hill’s next British Eventing<br />
fixture will run from 20-22 April<br />
2018.<br />
www.kelsallhill.co.uk<br />
PHOTO BY FRW PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Sophie Croxton and Mr Mcgowan<br />
Alex Hua Tian on Dooney Rock<br />
Jonty Evans and Cooley Rorkes Drift<br />
PHOTO BY MARK CLAYTON<br />
PHOTO BY MATT NUTTALL PHOTOGRAPH<br />
PHOTO BY FRW PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Piggy French and Jump Jet III<br />
Rosie Thomas riding Heat Wave<br />
PHOTO BY ANN GIBBONS<br />
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We continue to find out more stories about some of our local stars<br />
Reader Success stories<br />
It’s a Red for Polly<br />
Mallender at the<br />
Tickhill One Day<br />
Challenge<br />
The adventures of Polly Mallender<br />
and Skewpie Champagne Charlie<br />
(owned by Emma Hore) . The<br />
weekend didn’t get off to a brilliant start;<br />
Pancake the hunter trod on my foot and<br />
caused some visible and painful damage.<br />
Cheeko (Skewpie Champagne Charlie)<br />
then did not want to be caught for his<br />
bath in preparation for his dressage at<br />
Milton EC.<br />
Two disastrous tests later Cheeko<br />
spent a good hour in the work-in arena,<br />
remembering he was a horse, not a<br />
camel. Come Sunday I was left deflated<br />
and downbeat; all the time and money<br />
I put into these horses and we can’t get<br />
over 65%! The day started with Cheeko<br />
standing on my damaged toe. At this<br />
point I was ready to tell Mum we would<br />
making waves across the equestrian world<br />
READER SUCCESS: POLLY MALLENDER<br />
forfeit my entry fee and have a day off;<br />
however, Tickhill RC very kindly let me<br />
enter last minute so I felt it would be<br />
disrespectful to not take my place.<br />
After Cheeko’s best giraffe impression on<br />
Saturday, I worked him at home prior to<br />
setting off to Tickhill; I was determined<br />
to get above 65%. He didn’t go terribly<br />
but was certainly no Valegro, with time<br />
pushing on and a filthy horse, we stopped<br />
our schooling session. Cheeko had a quick<br />
bath and plait up and off we went to<br />
Tickhill. Warming up he felt at best ‘okay’.<br />
There were some lovely horses warming<br />
up and I felt sure my place would be in the<br />
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ZTEN MEDIA<br />
lower ranks. We went into the arena and I<br />
was pleased we didn’t disgrace ourselves.<br />
Give and retake of the reins in canter felt<br />
good, as did the free walk.<br />
A nice square halt finished the test and<br />
I though we may have broken the 65%<br />
barrier by a tiny margin. A quick change<br />
into XC gear for the SJ/WH section.<br />
The course was excellent with precise<br />
distances, well thought out questions and<br />
lots to look at. Cheeko sailed round for a<br />
double clear, gaining compliments from<br />
the volunteers in the commentary box!<br />
When the results were read out and we<br />
had won, I thought it must have just been<br />
for the jumping section; it wasn’t until<br />
I collected my rosette and sheet I saw<br />
we had the best dressage score of the<br />
class with 70.36%! The last time I scored<br />
anything near to this was when I was<br />
riding my 12hh pony ‘Jasmine’ (MANY<br />
years ago!)<br />
After a terrible start to the weekend,<br />
Cheeko really did redeem himself and is<br />
proof that what you put in, you ‘can’ out.<br />
READER SUCCESS: VICKY LEE<br />
A Coloured to really catch the eye<br />
PHOTO BY EMMPIX.CO.UK<br />
Vicky Lee is back, fresh<br />
from her success at<br />
the Arches Show,<br />
where she was 1st place<br />
Amateur ridden Traditional/<br />
Native, followed by Reserve<br />
Champion in that section and<br />
then overall reserve supreme<br />
ridden, with Goldston Mr<br />
Fantastic also known as<br />
Ferdie is 7 years old.<br />
Vicky (Lee) has produced him<br />
from a nervous unbroken<br />
three-year-old. In this time,<br />
he has proved a challenge but<br />
the patience and time has<br />
paid off and he has turned<br />
into a wonderful boy.<br />
Such a pleasure at home<br />
and out competing. They<br />
have achieved so much,<br />
“more than I ever thought”<br />
commented Vicky. He is<br />
competing in affiliated and<br />
unaffiliated dressage to<br />
Novice level but at home he<br />
works towards Elementary.<br />
He is also very successful<br />
at showing both in hand<br />
and now ridden, achieving<br />
so many trophies, sashes<br />
and rosettes and standing<br />
either champion or reserve<br />
champion at the majority of<br />
shows he attends.<br />
Says Vicky “Our dream is<br />
that one day he will qualify<br />
for RIHS or HOYS! He really<br />
is one in a million and I feel<br />
so proud of how far he has<br />
come”.<br />
Vicky Lee and Goldston Mr Fantastic, photo courtesy<br />
of Emmpix<br />
PHOTO BY EMMPIX.CO.UK<br />
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eader success stories<br />
READER SUCCESS: NATASHA DOLMAN<br />
Second Time Lucky for<br />
Natasha and Mackenzie<br />
Qualifying for HOYS<br />
has been my dream<br />
since the day I can<br />
remember, and when Mack<br />
was born, I knew he was very<br />
special. I was only 9 years<br />
old when Lily, my Mum’s half<br />
Suffolk punch mare, who she<br />
has owned since just 6 months<br />
old and is now 26, gave birth,<br />
and I asked my mum “do you<br />
think me and Mack will go<br />
to HOYS one day?”, my mum<br />
replied “you never know,<br />
maybe”, and the dream took<br />
off from there really. I was<br />
totally inspired by the 2007<br />
Search for a star champion,<br />
Jordan Cook and Fleetwater<br />
Xecutive, and that’s what<br />
sparked my dream of wanting<br />
to ride at HOYS.<br />
After qualifying for last year’s<br />
final at Houghton Hall in<br />
Cambridge, unluckily, Mack<br />
went lame with a foot abscess<br />
just two days before we were<br />
due to leave for the NEC. We<br />
had another bash this year<br />
and the competition was so<br />
stiff, they had to split my<br />
class into two sections and<br />
select 3/4 out of each group,<br />
then we all went in the ring<br />
together for the final placings.<br />
We ended up qualifying once<br />
more and I was so very proud<br />
that we had managed to<br />
qualify for the second time<br />
on our second attempt. We<br />
trained very hard all year for<br />
the final in October, yet there<br />
was always something that<br />
life would throw at us.<br />
Just a few weeks before the<br />
finals, at the end of August,<br />
Mack’s front off-side leg<br />
was slightly swollen, yet<br />
he was 100% sound when<br />
being walked and trotted<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
Natasha Dolman and Mackenzie 3rd SEIB Search for a Star Show Cob<br />
up. We had the vet come<br />
and she diagnosed him with<br />
‘tendinitis’, a swelling of<br />
the fibres that surround the<br />
tendons in the lower limb,<br />
which to heal needed box<br />
rest and just walking on flat<br />
ground in straight lines. After<br />
the vet had left, my heart<br />
sank. For the second time I<br />
felt like my dream had been<br />
taken away from me. I tried<br />
to stay positive and we put<br />
together a rehab programme.<br />
We started walking him just<br />
along the road and back again<br />
for two weeks, then started<br />
walking a little more and got a<br />
little further. Between the end<br />
of August and the beginning<br />
of October, Mack had been in<br />
a school just three times. We<br />
didn’t know if we would be<br />
able to make it to HOYS for<br />
the second time.<br />
However I kept positive and<br />
carried on. Time flew by and<br />
before I knew it, it was the 3rd<br />
October and we were at the<br />
NEC, with Mack tucked away<br />
in his stable, and we went<br />
for a coffee and a walk round<br />
the site. At 9pm we were in<br />
for a warm up in the TopSpec<br />
arena, so we tacked up and<br />
trekked for 15 minutes to get<br />
to the ring. The lights were<br />
so bright and music loud,<br />
with microphones booming<br />
and chairs snapping up,<br />
the atmosphere was simply<br />
amazing. We then walked<br />
back to the stables and tucked<br />
Mack into bed, we took<br />
ourselves to bed too; we had a<br />
big day ahead of us.<br />
We awoke on the day of my<br />
class and it didn’t feel real<br />
that we were at Horse Of The<br />
Year Show. We went for a<br />
few hours shopping first as<br />
my class was scheduled last<br />
in the TopSpec arena. We<br />
groomed, sprayed, scrubbed<br />
and sheened the boy to the<br />
best of our ability, and my<br />
mum straightened up my<br />
tie and pin; we then trekked<br />
down to the ring once again.<br />
All I could hear was the<br />
muffled sound of what must<br />
have been hundreds of people,<br />
loud music and ear piercing<br />
microphones, I couldn’t<br />
believe it, we had arrived<br />
and it was almost time. My<br />
mum was in tears before I<br />
was about to go in the ring,<br />
she said that no matter what<br />
happens, she is the proudest<br />
mummy in the world. As we<br />
walked through the archway,<br />
it was like being on a catwalk,<br />
people from every angle were<br />
watching, and the both of<br />
us felt right at home. Two of<br />
the most highly thought of<br />
showing experts were judging,<br />
and the comments that they<br />
gave me I will never forget.<br />
The lap of honour made it all<br />
for me; the music, clapping,<br />
cheering and all the rest of<br />
it, made me so very proud of<br />
my horse, he is my best friend<br />
and I wouldn’t have wanted<br />
to achieve my dreams with<br />
anyone else. It was the most<br />
fantastic experience, and<br />
anyone who is considering<br />
trying to qualify, I highly<br />
recommend the SEIB Search<br />
For A Star series.<br />
My thanks must go to<br />
Nicolina Mackenzie and<br />
Sue Robb, all the SEIB team,<br />
judges, stewards, sponsors<br />
and everyone else involved,<br />
you all helped me achieve my<br />
dreams.<br />
Last but not least I absolutely<br />
must thank my best friend<br />
Jodie and my Mum, I couldn’t<br />
do it without either of them,<br />
we make the best team ever.<br />
Here’s to 2018.<br />
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horse of the year show<br />
Hunter is Crowned Search<br />
for a Star Overall Champion<br />
n Writes Tricia Johnson<br />
Accountant Lynsey<br />
Lawrence may have<br />
qualified for the SEIB<br />
Insurance Brokers<br />
Search for a Star (SFAS) final at<br />
Horse of the Year Show (HOYS)<br />
with a second place — but on<br />
Friday, 6 October, she went all the<br />
way to the top. She and her hunter<br />
Mista Fezziwig (Ralph) impressed<br />
the judges to stand overall<br />
champions.<br />
Lynsey, from Bramcote, Notts, has<br />
owned Ralph for six years, having<br />
bought him as a yearling from his<br />
breeder, Louise Hebditch.<br />
“To say I am over the moon is an<br />
understatement, what a day,” said<br />
Lynsey. “It still feels like a dream.”<br />
Not so long ago, it looked like an<br />
unattainable dream. When Lynsey<br />
tried to qualify the warmblood-<br />
Thoroughbred gelding last season,<br />
they were consistently pulled in<br />
first or second, but he wouldn’t<br />
settle with the ride judge.<br />
“He just wouldn’t give the judge<br />
a good ride, he got very tense<br />
and we were dropped down the<br />
line,” revealed Lynsey,<br />
who is 39 and has two<br />
sons, Teddy, five, and<br />
two-year-old Rory. “I think<br />
we had a third and a fourth,<br />
and maybe a sixth. He’s<br />
very sensitive. I broke him<br />
myself and I think he was<br />
very used to how I rode and he got<br />
worried when someone rode him<br />
differently. “I asked friends to get<br />
on him, took him to every showing<br />
clinic I could find and did lots of<br />
shows with ride judges.”<br />
And it paid off; the handsome<br />
bay looked a different horse when<br />
finishing second at Stretcholt<br />
back in May. He appeared even<br />
more confident with ride judge<br />
Katie Jerram-Hunnable at HOYS.<br />
Both Katie and veteran showman<br />
Robert Oliver, who was judging<br />
from the ground, were impressed<br />
by Lynsey’s achievements with<br />
Ralph.<br />
“He’s really come a very long<br />
way,” said Katie, who kept the<br />
enthusiastic and knowledgeable<br />
audience entertained with a<br />
running commentary as she<br />
put the finalists through their<br />
paces. “Lynsey has done a good<br />
job with him. I love the way<br />
he goes, he really swings<br />
through the shoulder.”<br />
Robert concurred, adding:<br />
“The horse gave a good account<br />
of himself. It was a very nice<br />
performance, and he really<br />
galloped on. He’s very correct,<br />
with at least eight and a half<br />
inches of good bone, the epitome<br />
of a true lightweight.”<br />
He confirmed: “He was a<br />
unanimous choice. He stood out<br />
from the first, he came in here and<br />
showed himself off. We really have<br />
found a star.”<br />
The judges agreed that Mista<br />
Fezziwig would not be out of<br />
place in next year’s open hunter<br />
weights; an assessment they also<br />
gave to the reserve, the riding<br />
horse/hack section champion<br />
Hevans Forever In My <strong>Life</strong>. The<br />
six-year-old (Aurora for short) was<br />
bought by nail technician Ellie<br />
Simmonds’s sister Georgie, but<br />
Ellie fell in love with the mare and<br />
subsequently bought her.<br />
The pair haven’t done much<br />
because Ellie wanted to give her<br />
horse time to mature, but Aurora<br />
rose to the occasion here and<br />
produced a fluent show to head<br />
her section and impress the<br />
judges again.<br />
“She rides really well, with<br />
a good length of rein,”<br />
assessed Katie. “I can see<br />
this pair going a very long<br />
way.”<br />
When Ellie qualified Aurora at<br />
Stretcholt, she was simply happy<br />
that her beloved mare went well<br />
for the judge. So this was the<br />
icing on the proverbial cake. “My<br />
beautiful little horse has made<br />
all my dreams come true,” she<br />
said. “She amazed me, the more<br />
clapping and cheering there was,<br />
the more she wanted to show off!<br />
She will enjoy a nice winter break<br />
now and I’ll bring her back into<br />
light work around Christmas. I<br />
hope to do some open classes with<br />
her next year.”<br />
The hack champion in the<br />
combined section was 16-year-old<br />
Danni Waterman with Pendley<br />
Countryman, who is owned by<br />
family friend Natasha Anglin. This<br />
combination also impressed the<br />
judges, who expressed genuine<br />
hope that they would see them in<br />
open hack classes next year.<br />
“The hack and its rider gave a<br />
really good account of themselves,<br />
and I think the hack is one of the<br />
hardest types to produce,” said<br />
Robert.<br />
Coincidentally, Countryman<br />
(stable name Peanut) was bred<br />
by Jennifer Williams, whose late<br />
husband, commentator Dorian,<br />
was memorably “The voice of<br />
Horse of the Year Show” some<br />
years ago.<br />
PHOTOS BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
Search for a Star,<br />
winning Hunter and<br />
Overall Champion<br />
Lynsey Lawrence and<br />
Mista Fezziwig<br />
52 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong> <strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong>
Search For A Star Hack<br />
winner Danni Waterman<br />
and Pendley Countryman<br />
Search For A Star<br />
Show Working Pony<br />
winner Karen Oliver<br />
and Ebony and Lace<br />
This superb series continues to<br />
do exactly what it says on the<br />
tin, it brings new showing stars<br />
into the spotlight at HOYS. The<br />
judges at the qualifiers during<br />
the season offer tips and advice<br />
to the amateur competitors and<br />
a training day is held shortly<br />
before the October fixture to help<br />
everyone up their game.<br />
“The standard genuinely does get<br />
higher every year,” said Robert,<br />
who has been involved with the<br />
project since its inception in 1996.<br />
“And it’s great to see how many of<br />
these champions have gone on to<br />
shine in open company.”<br />
Indeed, most competitors dealt<br />
well with the grand occasion,<br />
the only blip being when Marcus<br />
Kirkby-Bott’s hunter Mighty<br />
Dan boiled over in the electric<br />
atmosphere of the TopSpec arena.<br />
With admirable cool, Marcus<br />
took the horse straight back out<br />
before his antics could unsettle<br />
the others. “We may try again<br />
next year, but I think I’ll just<br />
take him hunting,” said Marcus<br />
philosophically.<br />
For this year’s SEIB Search for a<br />
Star champion, next year offers a<br />
whole new challenge. “I probably<br />
would never have attempted open<br />
Search For A Star Working<br />
Show Horse winner Maisie<br />
Swain and Marlon Brando<br />
HOYS qualifiers, but after the<br />
comments from Robert and Katie,<br />
I have already been looking at<br />
shows for next season,” admitted<br />
Lynsey. “I will definitely try to see<br />
if he will carry a side saddle, too.”<br />
COB<br />
Like Anastasia Steele of popular<br />
culture, the judges took a chance<br />
on a handsome gentleman,<br />
selecting Charlotte’s Bunyard’s<br />
Take A Chance On Mr Grey (stable<br />
name Christian, of course) to head<br />
the cob section.<br />
“He gave both Katie and me a<br />
beautiful ride,” said Charlotte,<br />
18, who plans to read equine and<br />
human sports science at university<br />
after a gap year. “He just went like<br />
he does at home and wasn’t fazed<br />
at all. He smiled all the way round<br />
too, bless him; he was so good for<br />
a six-year-old novice. “Riding in<br />
that arena was breathtaking and<br />
going through the famous curtains<br />
was just amazing. A big thank<br />
you to Search for a Star for the<br />
opportunity, and I hope to return<br />
to HOYS in the open classes.”<br />
WORKING SHOW HORSE<br />
College student Maisie Swain<br />
headed this strong section with<br />
Marlon Brando, who is said to be<br />
bombproof, despite the fact that<br />
Search For A Star Cob winner Charlotte Bunyard<br />
and Take A Chance On Mister Gray<br />
the six-year-old was only bought<br />
a year ago, just backed and very<br />
green. Maisie, 17, had tried to<br />
qualify Marlon at Keysoe, where<br />
they weren’t placed. Based in<br />
Hitchin, Herts, she decided to<br />
have another go at Bury Farm,<br />
which is fairly local, and they<br />
won.<br />
Marlon is bred to jump, so the<br />
working show horse format,<br />
in which contestants have to<br />
perform a show and jump two<br />
of three fences — suited him<br />
perfectly. The working show pony<br />
class follows the same format and<br />
both are new this year.<br />
WORKING SHOW PONY<br />
Emma Grimes had promised her<br />
grandmother, Nora Cole, that one<br />
day she would qualify an animal<br />
for HOYS. Not only did she keep<br />
the promise, she also won the<br />
working show pony section with<br />
Ebony and Lace, ridden by her<br />
friend Karen Oliver.<br />
“I am so proud,” said Emma.<br />
“There have been nights when<br />
I’m riding at 11pm and wondering<br />
if it’s all going to be for nothing.<br />
Mollie’s been in work five to six<br />
times a week with both Karen<br />
and I riding her. She’s been out<br />
competing and schooling and it’s<br />
expensive — and sometimes it’s<br />
hard.<br />
“When Karen and Mollie walked<br />
into the arena, I started to cry<br />
because I thought, ‘What if, after<br />
all the work, Mollie can’t cope<br />
with the audience?’ When they<br />
Search For A Star Riding Horse winner Ellie<br />
Simmonds and Hevans Forever In My <strong>Life</strong><br />
won I just felt overwhelming<br />
relief that all that grit had paid<br />
off, and my grandmother was<br />
sitting in the front row to see it.<br />
Nothing tops this.”<br />
She added: “As a traditional cob,<br />
without Search for a Star Mollie<br />
has no path to HOYS because she<br />
isn’t coloured or hogged. I cannot<br />
ever thank this series enough for<br />
that.”<br />
“SEIB Search for a Star is a<br />
pathway that has been taken<br />
by so many now-famous horses<br />
and riders,” said SEIB marketing<br />
director Nicolina McKenzie. “You<br />
just have to look at the <strong>2017</strong><br />
HOYS champion show pony<br />
Archwood Romeo Gigle.<br />
“It was sad this year to see Jordan<br />
Cook retire Fleetwater Xecutive<br />
after 10 years, but what a horse<br />
and what a career Jordan has<br />
had because of him and the SFAS<br />
competition.<br />
“SEIB is so proud to still be in<br />
the driving seat of this exciting<br />
series. Where else do you find<br />
true talent and future champions<br />
that just continue to make their<br />
mark year after year?<br />
“I have to thank the judges<br />
because they put so much time<br />
and effort into selecting the<br />
correct animals to go to Horse of<br />
the Year Show. Looking at some<br />
of these in the ‘rough’ takes real<br />
talent and that is what our judges,<br />
our riders and our qualified horses<br />
have.”<br />
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horse of the year show<br />
“Perfect Pete”<br />
lives up to<br />
his name<br />
One of this season’s most<br />
consistent campaigners<br />
capped their year with<br />
the SEIB Insurance<br />
Brokers Racehorse to Riding Horse<br />
(R2R) title at the Horse of the Year<br />
Show (HOYS) on Wednesday (4<br />
October).<br />
Not for nothing is Rebecca Court’s<br />
ride, Beware Chalk Pit, known at<br />
home as Perfect Pete; they beat<br />
a strong field for the coveted<br />
title in the Birmingham NEC’s<br />
international arena. It was a special<br />
moment for Rebecca, HOYS was<br />
Pete’s last show, as the 13-year-old<br />
will now be retired.<br />
“I was crying before the class,” she<br />
admitted. “I was emotional going<br />
into it, knowing it was our last ride<br />
together. He has been my horse of<br />
a lifetime and today was a fairytale<br />
ending. I always felt he was nice<br />
enough to win HOYS and he really<br />
deserves this.<br />
“Being involved in his retraining<br />
has been really rewarding. That’s<br />
why we call him Perfect Pete, he’s<br />
so easy and genuine.”<br />
Pete is owned by Ann Leftley,<br />
from whom Rebecca has him on<br />
Helen Newbold and Emporers Jade<br />
loan, and is produced by Justine<br />
Armstrong-Small. “I learned to ride<br />
at Justine’s when I was five and I’ve<br />
never left,” joked Rebecca. “I’m 31<br />
now!”<br />
Pete’s victory at HOYS is even more<br />
rewarding as this year Rebecca<br />
brought him through herself,<br />
winning not one but two of the<br />
hotly contested qualifiers, Bury<br />
Farm and Burghley.<br />
“I really wanted to qualify Pete<br />
myself,” said Rebecca, who is<br />
senior lecturer in fine art at the<br />
Birmingham School of Art. “We’ve<br />
had a great season and today has<br />
been amazing. What a horse, what<br />
a star.”<br />
Chris Bartram-Lawton, who<br />
judged the racehorses with<br />
Rachel Thomas, was equally<br />
enthusiastic, saying:<br />
“The winner was<br />
the epitome of<br />
a retrained<br />
racehorse,<br />
a quality<br />
horse that<br />
has raced<br />
but now<br />
loves his<br />
second job.<br />
ABOVE AND INSET: Champion Rebecca Court and Beware Chalk Pit<br />
He was fit<br />
and in show<br />
condition,<br />
had light<br />
elastic<br />
paces and<br />
a very<br />
mannerly<br />
cadence.<br />
He showed<br />
he had taken<br />
to the show ring<br />
like a professional.”<br />
Pete proved this last point<br />
when he rose to the occasion in the<br />
horse supreme at HOYS on Sunday<br />
night, to which he gained entry<br />
because of his R2R victory.<br />
Beautifully ridden, he produced<br />
an impressively smooth,<br />
flowing show which included a<br />
perfectly-executed shallow canter<br />
serpentine, a good rein-back and a<br />
one-handed canter and extension,<br />
all of which showcased his perfect<br />
manners yet again in an electric<br />
atmosphere.<br />
He has also earned several ribbons<br />
in riding horse classes, qualifying in<br />
that section at HOYS this year too,<br />
including standing reserve supreme<br />
amateur riding horse champion at<br />
the Longines Royal International<br />
Horse Show in July.<br />
Second place in the HOYS final<br />
went to Helen Newbold with her<br />
own Emperors Jade, whom she<br />
described as an “impulse buy”.<br />
Helen bought the 12-year-old<br />
“JJ” at the end of last year from<br />
an advert for him on the internet,<br />
having lost her 2015 SEIB runnerup<br />
Tycoons Reflection due to<br />
unsoundness issues.<br />
“I was undecided about having<br />
another ex-racehorse, but I spotted<br />
an advert for JJ as an all-rounder,”<br />
said Helen, who won this final<br />
in 2013 with Deep Reflection. “I<br />
always have my eyes open looking<br />
for the next one, if you are looking<br />
seriously, you never find. “JJ was<br />
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Paul Langrick and Clonard Lad<br />
Allister Hood and Gateshead<br />
He really didn’t<br />
race very well but<br />
I fell in love with<br />
him the first time<br />
I saw him<br />
completely amazing today and<br />
coped brilliantly with the HOYS<br />
atmosphere.”<br />
Jo Bates was third with the elegant<br />
grey Grandeur, who had won just<br />
under £600,000 on the track. He<br />
belongs to Yvonne Jacques, who<br />
bought him as a yearling from<br />
Goffs.<br />
Grandeur qualified for HOYS at his<br />
first attempt, when runner-up in<br />
the 30-strong class at Osbaldeston<br />
in April. He has also had several<br />
successful outings as a show hack,<br />
winning at the Addington Spring<br />
Festival, the North of England<br />
Summer Show and the British<br />
Show Horse Association National<br />
Championships last month.<br />
“I’m so incredibly proud of how far<br />
he has come, considering we have<br />
only had him for 11 months,” said<br />
Jo. “He coped amazingly well with<br />
everything. He was a little twitchy<br />
in the prize-giving but he soon<br />
settled again. He is a complete<br />
star.”<br />
Becky O’Neill’s Clonard Lad was<br />
fourth, ridden by Paul Langrick.<br />
The 12-year-old chestnut was<br />
seventh in 2015, Becky admitted it<br />
had been a year too soon, and was<br />
sixth last year, so is making his way<br />
up the rankings. Becky was quick<br />
to credit Paul, whom she says is the<br />
Hannah Horton and What Of It<br />
most “dedicated and hard-working<br />
professional” she’s ever met.<br />
A self-confessed “horse hoarder”,<br />
Becky first saw “Chester” at Market<br />
Rasen racecourse in March 2015.<br />
“He really didn’t race very well<br />
but I fell in love with him the first<br />
time I saw him,” she said. “He’s a<br />
beautiful boy and he’s never known<br />
badness.”<br />
Fifth, was one of the most<br />
consistent partnerships of the<br />
season, Hannah Horton and Sarah<br />
Ward’s What Of It, known at home<br />
as Wotty. Hannah has been riding<br />
the 14-year-old ex-chaser for just<br />
over a year, and they qualified at<br />
Vale View in August. The horse<br />
ran 23 times under Rules and had<br />
19 point-to-point starts, often<br />
partnered by Sarah’s son Tommy.<br />
“Sarah asked me to ride Wotty<br />
at the beginning of last year, but<br />
he only went to three shows,<br />
including HOYS where he was a<br />
bit starstruck,” said Hannah. “He<br />
was amazing today, I couldn’t<br />
have asked any more. Each year<br />
he is better, more confident<br />
and stronger. Next year will be<br />
exciting.”<br />
Allister Hood was sixth with<br />
Gateshead, the “baby” of the<br />
competition at just five. Bred by<br />
Juddmonte Farm, Zoe Turner’s<br />
gelding ran just twice without<br />
bothering the judges. He seems<br />
to have taken better to showing,<br />
qualifying at Vale View on only his<br />
third time in the ring.<br />
Lucy Barlow’s Grey Topper made<br />
his first appearance at HOYS a<br />
good one by filling sixth place<br />
with Claire Oliver. He only ran five<br />
times and has been hunting before<br />
starting his showing career.<br />
Donna Bamonte, who suffered a<br />
terrible blow in 2013 when she<br />
lost her R2R campaigner Steveys<br />
Lad in a collision on the way home<br />
from HOYS, finished eighth with<br />
Valentine Jak, who is easy to spot<br />
due to the perfect white heart on<br />
his forehead.<br />
“Sadly, it was not one of our better<br />
days as Jak seemed unsettled and<br />
stressed, unlike his normal self,”<br />
Donna noted philosophically.<br />
Ninth was Hannah Chisman’s<br />
Nicene Creed. She had bought the<br />
12-year-old former chaser to go<br />
point-to-pointing but entered him<br />
in an ex-racehorse class at a local<br />
show, which they duly won. They<br />
also compete in ladies side saddle<br />
classes.<br />
A notable absentee from this final<br />
was Katie Jerram-Hunnable with<br />
HM The Queen’s Barbers Shop,<br />
who finished runner-up in the 2016<br />
contest.<br />
“This morning he wasn’t 100 per<br />
cent himself, for the first time in<br />
all the time we’ve had him, so we<br />
made the choice not to put him in<br />
the ring,” revealed Katie. “We are<br />
devastated but they are horses, not<br />
machines. “Well done to Rebecca<br />
with Beware Chalk Pit though, he<br />
looked amazing and thoroughly<br />
deserved his win,” she added.<br />
Nicolina Mackenzie, marketing<br />
manager of sponsor SEIB, was also<br />
delighted with this year’s result,<br />
saying: “Beware Chalk Pit was a<br />
fitting champion of what has been<br />
an extremely high-quality series.<br />
All six qualifying rounds attracted<br />
massive fields and the cream<br />
definitely rose to the top. They are<br />
all champions simply for having<br />
got here.<br />
“We continue to apply stringent<br />
rules to both this series and the<br />
SEIB Search for a Star, and this<br />
year we have been dope-testing at<br />
selected Racehorse to Riding Horse<br />
qualifiers. We are determined to<br />
be the face of ethical showing and<br />
this year’s finalists have done us<br />
proud.”<br />
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horse of the year show<br />
What An<br />
ACHIEVEMENT!<br />
Ashley Bird and Gwerniago Gethin relive<br />
their early days and qualifying experiences<br />
PHOTOS BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES (UNLESS SPECIFIED)<br />
Ashley first started riding<br />
when he was eight years<br />
of age, his sister (aged 6)<br />
was very into the whole<br />
riding dream but for Ashley. he<br />
was very scared of ponies but was<br />
fascinated at the same time.<br />
Due to Ashley (by his own<br />
admittance) being a little over<br />
weight when he was younger<br />
his mother decided to make him<br />
go riding with his sister, so they<br />
started out at Robinhouse Riding<br />
School, which he hated, said<br />
Ashley “it scared me to death!”<br />
CONFIDENCE STARTED TO<br />
GROW<br />
Over time Ashley started getting<br />
more comfortable with the whole<br />
riding hobby and entered into the<br />
spirit, entering a few competitions<br />
that were held at the Riding<br />
School, and always came away<br />
with a rosette, very often a red<br />
one!<br />
After being at the riding school for<br />
a while Ashley got the opportunity<br />
to loan a pony that was (in his<br />
words) “as old as the hills!”<br />
Commented Ashley, “he was<br />
as fast as a race horse, but<br />
the only reason<br />
I kept the<br />
pony was<br />
because I wasnt allowed anything<br />
too expensive and we were on a<br />
budget as none of my family were<br />
into ponies.”<br />
He continued “We did a couple<br />
of local shows but nothing major<br />
but I was happy with the winning<br />
family pony.”<br />
MY BIG BREAK (LITERALLY!)<br />
Despite having non-horsey<br />
parents, Ashley was fortunate as<br />
he grew older as his Father bought<br />
him a 17hh Dutch warmblood<br />
show-jumping mare. As Ashley put<br />
it “In my eyes the bigger the horse<br />
the smaller the fences looked.<br />
We formed a great partnership,<br />
became a member of BSJA as it<br />
was back then and jumped up to<br />
Foxhunter.”
Due to a major fall with my trainer<br />
Ashley had a massive confidence<br />
set-back and didn’t really want<br />
to ride again; a couple of years<br />
later he still had the mare and<br />
was trying out jumping again but<br />
couldn’t get the feel of the whole<br />
jumping experience.<br />
Due to moving yards and some<br />
of the kind ladies that were on<br />
the yard they introduced him to<br />
the show scene so he went out<br />
and bought his first section D, a<br />
stallion called Gwerniago Gethin<br />
(known at home as Derek), from<br />
Birmingham and that’s where his<br />
showing career all started.<br />
QUALIFIER SUCCESS<br />
The first qualifier they attended<br />
was at Field House in Derbyshire.<br />
Ashley was initially just going<br />
to support a good friend! As she<br />
had helped Ashley out by getting<br />
him started doing the workers,<br />
she had told Ashley to bring<br />
Derek, the experience would be<br />
good but Ashley was reluctant<br />
as they had only jumped three<br />
working hunter courses together.<br />
Commented Ashley “Standing in<br />
the arena awaiting to go into the<br />
class my nerves definitely didn’t<br />
get the better of me and resulted<br />
in winning the class and qualifying<br />
for the Royal International on our<br />
first ever attempt.”<br />
It didn’t stop there. They qualified<br />
for Horse of the Year Show first<br />
time out at The Royal Cheshire<br />
County Show too. So having gone<br />
from zero, Ashley found himself<br />
in the enviable position of two<br />
prestigious qualifying results from<br />
two attempts. Impressive stuff.<br />
At the Royal International Ashley<br />
and Derek took second place by<br />
just one mark and topped it off<br />
with a win and Reserve Champion<br />
at Horse of the Year Show in 2016!<br />
I have always done a lot of<br />
my training on my own as I<br />
am not very good at taking<br />
direction and listening!<br />
HOME-GROWN TALENT<br />
Ashley has always tried to do<br />
everything himself with regards<br />
to his riding as he was always told<br />
he would never have been good<br />
enough! Due to not really knowing<br />
anyone in the horsey world he’s<br />
never had anyone to look up to or<br />
emulate.<br />
WHAT MAKES A GOOD<br />
WORKERS PONY?<br />
Ashley commented “A good<br />
workers pony would have to be<br />
bold, brave but careful, they need<br />
to be willing to please and also<br />
you must have a bond with the<br />
pony. Confirmation, presence and<br />
movement would be a good asset<br />
for a hoys pony to have too.”<br />
On his qualifying and results this<br />
year, Ashley said “Honestly I was<br />
speechless, to have been able to<br />
qualify again with my best friend<br />
(Derek) and to attend HOYS was<br />
enough for me but to have won<br />
second time running<br />
and being placed in<br />
the championship I<br />
never thought I would<br />
have been able to equal<br />
that.”<br />
He added “I have<br />
always done a lot of<br />
my training on my own<br />
as I am not very good at taking<br />
direction and listening! One of the<br />
people I have to mention is Sarah<br />
Field for giving me pointers and<br />
tips, also making me attend the<br />
qualifiers and making me believe I<br />
was good enough!<br />
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST<br />
“I would like to finish off by saying<br />
a massive thank you to my brilliant<br />
sponsor Shapley’s for providing<br />
me with the best products out on<br />
the market, making my boy shine<br />
and gleam, I am very grateful and<br />
honoured to be a part of your<br />
team. My fantastic family that<br />
have always been with me through<br />
everything and being able to<br />
make this dream come true, my<br />
special boyfriend (Liam Priestley)<br />
for putting up with my diva<br />
moments and also Derek’s diva<br />
moments! For turning him out to<br />
perfection (and me)! Also want to<br />
make a very special thank you to<br />
a very close friend that I haven’t<br />
known for years but we have been<br />
through thick and thin and she<br />
has always been my back bone and<br />
provided and made this experience<br />
enjoyable, fulfilling and amazing,<br />
thank you Sarah Weston.<br />
DÉJÀ VU?<br />
This year they qualified and went<br />
champion second time out for the<br />
Royal International at the TSR<br />
Show at Onley and won and went<br />
champion at The Royal Cheshire<br />
County Show for the second time,<br />
qualifying for Horse of the Year<br />
Show and going Champion.<br />
This year at the Royal<br />
International, they were second<br />
again by one mark and then won<br />
and went reserve champion at<br />
Horse of the Year Show<br />
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<strong>2017</strong><br />
We continue to find out more stories about some of our local stars<br />
Reader Success stories<br />
making waves across the equestrian world<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
READER SUCCESS:<br />
DANNI RADFORD<br />
Another strong<br />
performance from<br />
Danni and Ryfel<br />
Saxon Prince<br />
Ryfel Saxon Prince (owned by Emma Vince)<br />
had his 2nd year campaigning in HOYS<br />
qualifiers. After he qualified last year and<br />
came 4th at the final the pressure was on.<br />
They had a couple of close results then decided on<br />
the journey to Aintree and if they didn’t qualify<br />
there to go to The Royal Highland straight after.<br />
The class was huge and they came in 4th. Saxon<br />
did a lovely show and as they revealed the results<br />
everyone around them began to place and they<br />
came in top!<br />
The final was much stronger this year with so many<br />
producers and lovely horses. Saxon was the very<br />
first for the ride judge and as always gave a lovely<br />
ride to be placed 8th at HOYS.<br />
Danni Radford and Ryfel<br />
Saxon Prince 8th Non<br />
Native Coloured Horse<br />
READER SUCCESS: EMMA MRVIK<br />
A memorable<br />
first time at HOYS<br />
HOYS was everything<br />
you can imagine and<br />
more!<br />
This was the first time we<br />
had qualified and attended<br />
as a competitor rather than<br />
a spectator so although we<br />
were a little nervous, this<br />
was heavily outweighed by<br />
the excitement. Surprisingly<br />
it was all very calm and well<br />
Emma Mrvik and Pumphill Brandon<br />
organised which put you at<br />
ease and Corkers (Pumphill Brandon) settled well into his stable. Our evening<br />
practice in the warm up was a little hair raising at the start, but he soon settled<br />
and enjoyed the lights and music and I sang my way around to calm any<br />
nerves!! Dinner was at the 24 hour toastie bar – which I highly recommend!<br />
Where else can you get kitkat toasties!<br />
One the day of the competition we were all strangely calm and just excited to<br />
be there, I was hardly nervous at all, which surprised me as normally I feel sick<br />
before every competition. Our class was not until the evening so we spent the<br />
morning making sure everything was ready and of course a quick look around<br />
the shops.<br />
We had no expectations of being placed in the class and went in the ring to<br />
have some fun and enjoy being there. The initial go-round was fantastic and<br />
Corkers felt amazing, we were then split into two groups with half of the class<br />
carrying out the set show and half the confirmation. I presented Corkers for<br />
the confirmation first and then my individual show. If I was being critical the<br />
show could probably have been better, but I was so pleased with what we had<br />
achieved and proud we had made it. It was fantastic to see my friends and<br />
family there to watch and see the excitement and enjoyment on their faces.<br />
When the top 11 were invited to stay in the ring and our number was called,<br />
I couldn’t believe it and to be placed 10th out of 23 in a very strong class was<br />
simply amazing. For anyone who is considering entering any HOYS qualifiers,<br />
my advice is to go for it! It is hard work, but extremely enjoyable and if you<br />
make it, the best experience in the world.<br />
I hope to be there again in the future! Thank you to Nina Browning and Janice<br />
Allen for all your help throughout the season and at Hoys – an amazing team I<br />
couldn’t be without!<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
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eader success stories<br />
READER SUCCESS: NICKI GLENN<br />
It’s All In the Breeding!<br />
A<br />
chance purchase over 12 years ago<br />
at the Autumn Cob sales saw the<br />
start of the Section D breeding for<br />
Nicki Glenn and her husband at Larnleigh<br />
Stud, until then they had bred the smaller<br />
counterparts of section A’s and C’s with the<br />
odd part-bred.<br />
When they purchased Craignant Express<br />
Nicki said “the majority of our friends<br />
thought that we had taken leave of our<br />
senses, Express was rising 16 years old, had<br />
not sired any stock for a number of years<br />
and had a testicular tumour, but there was<br />
something about the stallion that meant<br />
we had to take him home”.<br />
His CV was lavished with his former glory,<br />
a multiple Royal Welsh, Glanusk and<br />
Lampeter winner and champion and a<br />
former premium stallion winner for Mid<br />
Wales, he had also previously been sold<br />
through the Cob sales as a 5 year old for a<br />
whopping £10,000. Express went straight<br />
from the sales to our vets for surgery, the<br />
tumour weighed in at over a kilo and it<br />
was believed the blood supply to it was<br />
so great this was what was causing his<br />
infertility; Spring came and it was time to<br />
test the theory, Adolf, as he had then been<br />
named, covered one of the resident Section<br />
A mares, Tangleberry Tamara and 3 weeks<br />
later she was safely scanned in foal.<br />
The hunt then began for a special Section<br />
D mare; commented Nicki “we were very<br />
lucky to purchase Abergavenny Nutmeg<br />
from Terry-Jayne Buckley, sired by Pennal<br />
Calon Lan who himself had also sold<br />
through the Cob Sales the same year<br />
as Adolf, for the same price of £10,000.<br />
Nutmeg was purchased in foal to Trevallion<br />
Leonardo and following foaling was<br />
covered by Craignant Express.”<br />
The following year a very special bay colt<br />
was born, from the minute they saw him<br />
they knew he was special, they had many<br />
offers to purchase him but knew that<br />
they needed to keep him. That foal was<br />
Larnleighs Dictator, he was lightly shown<br />
in hand and won a WPCS bronze medal as a<br />
yearling. Two years later Nutmeg produced<br />
a full brother to Dictator, Larnleighs<br />
Express, a clone of his sire.<br />
Both full brothers have gone on to qualify<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
Tarnya Shields riding Nikki Glenn’s Larnleighs Dictator<br />
Neppie defied his age qualifying for HOYS at<br />
the Great Yorkshire show now aged 20 and<br />
went on to be placed 7th at the final<br />
for the Royal International and HOYS,<br />
Dictator also qualified for Olympia as a<br />
5-year-old. This year, Dictator was placed<br />
5th at HOYS, improving on his last years’<br />
placing of 7th and prior to that, Larnleighs<br />
Express was placed 6th at his first visit as a<br />
5-year-old with the top ride mark.<br />
Added Nicki “We have been very lucky<br />
to compete at HOYS on a number of<br />
occasions, our first visit was in 2005 when<br />
we were showing Cwmmaddoc Neifion<br />
(Neppie) for his then owner/breeder Shirley<br />
Williams; in the two seasons we had him he<br />
qualified for HOYS, The Royal International<br />
and Olympia. Neppie then returned home<br />
to be ‘retired’. Three years ago, at the age<br />
of 19, Neppie was gifted to me, due to his<br />
owners ill health, and despite his age he<br />
looked so well we ran him at the remaining<br />
couple of qualifiers, finishing with a second<br />
place at the last qualifier at Morton. So,<br />
at the age of 20 we decided he could have<br />
one more season, Neppie defied his age<br />
qualifying for HOYS at the Great Yorkshire<br />
show now aged 20 and went on to be placed<br />
7th at the final.”<br />
Neppie had his first go at the SSADL<br />
Olympia qualifiers this year and in true<br />
Neppie style qualified for Olympia at the<br />
first direct qualifier, so at the age of 22<br />
he is making a return trip to London in<br />
December.<br />
After taking a break from breeding for a<br />
number of years Larnleigh Stud’s sights<br />
are now set on the future, they have been<br />
very lucky to lease the very special filly<br />
Crugybar Cariad Mai from her breeder<br />
Carwyn Williams, who is sired by the sire<br />
ratings winner Gwynfaes Cullwch. Cariad<br />
has had a fantastic season as a yearling<br />
being virtually unbeaten all year and they<br />
very much look forward to seeing what this<br />
very special mare line can produce for them<br />
in the future.<br />
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eader success stories<br />
READER SUCCESS: PHOEBE ROCKS<br />
An Amazing Last Ride for Phoebe<br />
Phoebe Rocks and Greenbarrow Mr Darcy ended their perfect partnership on a high, taking<br />
6th place in the Part-Breds and claiming the highest placed award for home-produced<br />
ponies for the second year running - totally amazing. Mum Lynne commented “to come<br />
6th in such strong company was out of this world, dreams really do come true”.<br />
They are now on the look out for an intermediate to be their next superstar and we look forward<br />
to watching that partnership progress.<br />
Phoebe Rocks and Greenbarrow Mr Darcy<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
My HOYS experience.<br />
Qualifying for HOYS again this year after last year’s<br />
vaccination disappointment was a dream come true.<br />
Arriving was both exciting and nerve racking at the<br />
same time. We parked the lorry and found Biscuit’s stable and<br />
settled him in. The warm up times allocated for my class were<br />
9.25pm on the Thursday and 6am on the Friday morning with<br />
my class taking place on the Friday afternoon. I made use<br />
of both warm up sessions, it was good to get into the arenas<br />
whilst it was quiet, it helped with my nerves and it was good to<br />
familiarise Biscuit prior to the class.<br />
Friday passed quickly and the tension began to really kick in<br />
when we started to get Biscuit ready. The long walk down to<br />
the Top Spec arena was daunting. As we walked down to the<br />
arenas competitors were coming in the opposite direction<br />
with their horses and rosettes. The warm up area was busy,<br />
we had allowed plenty of time but it passed really quickly<br />
and without warning we were being called for our class. We<br />
entered the arena and after the go round Katie Jerram rode<br />
each horse and gave some fantastic comments when she rode<br />
Biscuit. Robert Oliver was the conformation judge and he also<br />
was very complementary. The experience was amazing and I<br />
was delighted to be called in 4th place. Biscuit was an absolute<br />
superstar and I was so pleased with the way he behaved in the<br />
electric atmosphere and the way he took things in his stride.<br />
Everyone was friendly and the whole experience was amazing<br />
but over too quickly after such a long build up. It definitely was<br />
and experience I will treasure.<br />
Sarah Hind<br />
READER SUCCESS: SARAH HIND<br />
Sarah Hind and Take the Biscuit 4th SEIB Search for a Star Show Hunter<br />
PHOTO BY 1ST CLASS IMAGES<br />
READER SUCCESS: ASHLEIGH WALTERS<br />
A brilliant first<br />
result for Ashleigh<br />
Having never competed in HOYS classes until <strong>2017</strong> and<br />
never competed an Intermediate, this was a whole new<br />
experience for Ashleigh.<br />
Ashleigh said “We had various results through the season<br />
and with the ground being so appalling at Bakewell I had told<br />
myself I would give it a miss, until 3am on the morning of<br />
Bakewell show where a friend kindly offered to pick me and<br />
Hugo up to have a go at the last HOYS qualifier. The ground<br />
was dire and the class full of top horses. I couldn’t believe<br />
it when they pulled me in top, never mind kept me there to<br />
win and qualify. then to go Reserve Champion.” Ashleigh<br />
continued “It felt so surreal, then all the nerves began about<br />
riding at HOYS for the first time.<br />
It was so daunting walking in the TopSpec ring but Hugo<br />
behaved so well and went so beautifully. The commentator<br />
got to 4th place and started with ‘the pair that qualified at<br />
Bakewell’ and I couldn’t believe we had come 4th at HOYS. I<br />
have been so lucky to have owned and shown Hugo this year,<br />
he has taught me so much.<br />
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show shots<br />
A very handsome<br />
Supreme hound!<br />
The working hunter line-up<br />
PHOTOS BY LM PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Notts Derby<br />
Horse Show<br />
Polly Pickford Swift<br />
and Moneyhills<br />
Nightlight<br />
Ashlea Jennings &<br />
Kindesella Lilly<br />
Sarah Rose Purdy<br />
and Casperello<br />
Creme<br />
Chetwynd<br />
Hemlock and<br />
Delilah Beck<br />
Reserve<br />
Supreme<br />
Ridden<br />
Molly SHeilds and<br />
Florin of Westoak<br />
Parkhall Thumbprint Supreme of Show<br />
ridden by Charley Winfield an owned by<br />
Debbie Godber<br />
Reserve Supreme<br />
of Show T Birch<br />
and Obi<br />
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show shots<br />
Amy Geraghty<br />
& Storm In hand<br />
Supreme<br />
Beth Fowler &<br />
Busby Reserve<br />
Supreme Ridden<br />
Patrington Mill<br />
Kate Read &<br />
Super Ted<br />
Laura Buzzard &<br />
Roscon Boy Thing<br />
PHOTOS BY AMY GRIFFITHS PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Vicki Casey & Townend Stevie Supreme<br />
Liz Hartley &<br />
Lancaster<br />
Leanne Oliver<br />
& Roslyn Star<br />
Attraction<br />
Bronte Thompson & The Copper Dob<br />
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show shots<br />
Lynne Hallam &<br />
Lowhouse Jessica<br />
Hayley Roddis &<br />
Besselene Baileys<br />
Vicky Costello &<br />
Delomi Bravado<br />
Meghan Wharton and<br />
RDA Pony Millie<br />
Michelle Rishton<br />
& Maybelline<br />
Reserve Supreme<br />
In Hand<br />
Lindsey Hewitt<br />
& Drakenyre<br />
Debonair<br />
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show shots<br />
PHOTOS BY CARLA JANE PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Quorn<br />
Hunt PC<br />
Hunter<br />
Trials<br />
■ 30TH SEPTEMBER<br />
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shows<br />
The Showing Barn<br />
8th OCTOBER | MILTON EC<br />
Reserve Inhand Champion Laura Bates<br />
Delilah Beck<br />
Fabulous horses and ponies, well done to all that attended,<br />
very nice quality ponies. The next show is 12th <strong>November</strong><br />
at Milton EC, then on the 19th <strong>November</strong> at Selston<br />
EC, all welcome, entries on the day with fab rosettes, three<br />
championships with sashes and prizes , then on the 3rd<br />
December, Xmas Fun Show at Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre. Lots<br />
of fun classes, novice and in hand, inc. fancy dress, so let’s get<br />
sewing!<br />
Katy Rainey<br />
Ridden Pony Champion Amelia Wymark and Reserve Lucas Bell<br />
Dougie Kent<br />
PHOTOS BY BILLIE LINCOLN PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Robyn Marriott Youngstock class<br />
Inhand Champion Kevin and Lisa Mewes<br />
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eventing<br />
The Horseware<br />
National Hunter Trial<br />
Series Championship<br />
Report by Eland Lodge<br />
PHOTOS BY BILL PARROTT PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
The Horseware National<br />
Hunter Trial Series<br />
culminated in a<br />
spectacular two-day<br />
National Championship recently.<br />
Qualifiers for the series are held<br />
throughout the year at over 170<br />
venues, with more than 22,000<br />
qualifying rounds taking place.<br />
The Championship final is held<br />
at Eland Lodge, located in the<br />
beautiful and centrally located<br />
Staffordshire countryside. With<br />
competitors travelling from as far<br />
as Cornwall, North Scotland, the<br />
Isle of Man & the Isle of Wight,<br />
it is a truly national competition!<br />
The series, thought up by Eland<br />
Lodge and generously supported<br />
from day one by Horseware<br />
Ireland, has grown phenomenally<br />
from its inception in 2013 and<br />
now represents the pre-eminent<br />
Hunter Trials Series in the country.<br />
Despite the persistent rain on<br />
day one of the competition, the<br />
competitor’s spirits remained<br />
high! The 70cm class was first to<br />
run, and what a great start it was<br />
to the weekend’s competition.<br />
22 fences and 2400 metres<br />
of undulating terrain of the<br />
Staffordshire parkland certainly<br />
tested the skill and stamina of<br />
the horse & rider combinations.<br />
An impressive standard of riding<br />
& preparation was shown with<br />
the majority of competitors<br />
successfully completing the<br />
strong, testing course. The 70cm<br />
Champion is Joanne Lee riding<br />
Lightening Lad.<br />
Up next was the 80cm<br />
Championship, and despite<br />
the pretty constant rain the<br />
ground held up well for the 137<br />
competitors taking part. Less than<br />
5 seconds separated the top 12<br />
riders, with the 80cm Champion<br />
first prize being awarded to Lisa<br />
Lake riding Edenwood Connielass.<br />
Later that evening the famous<br />
Horseware party got underway;<br />
a baked potato supper expertly<br />
catered by the 1st Whittington<br />
Scouts, copious amounts of<br />
cocktails consumed from The<br />
Pink Flamingo Cocktail Bar, and<br />
entertainment by the wonderful<br />
local band Recall (including the<br />
amazing Meatloaf tribute)! While<br />
competitors boogied the night<br />
away, the ground staff were still<br />
hard at work moving fences to<br />
fresh ground and ensuring that all<br />
take off and landings were safe.<br />
The fiercely contested 80cm<br />
Pairs classes kicked off the action<br />
on day 2 of the competition.<br />
80 Pairs Dressing Fence winners Rachael & David<br />
70cm Joanne Lee riding Lightening LAd<br />
90cm winner Jennifer Stokes riding Moorlogh Kate<br />
70cm winner Joanne Lee, presented by John<br />
Coupland & Amy from Horseware
1m winner Megan Coburn riding Olly<br />
The Championship has again<br />
proved to be a huge success,<br />
with competitors travelling<br />
from all over the country to be<br />
with us here at Eland Lodge<br />
winners of this class were mother<br />
and daughter combination<br />
Christina & Chloe Robinson.<br />
The pairs class is also home<br />
to a second (and just as hotly<br />
contested) prize – the Dressing<br />
Fence. Judged and Sponsored by<br />
event photographers W. Parrott,<br />
the pair who pull the best move<br />
over this fence are awarded a<br />
special prize, with this year’s<br />
prize going to Rachael Stainsby<br />
and David Smith.<br />
The final two classes saw some<br />
very professional riding over two<br />
very up-to-height, technically<br />
challenging courses over testing<br />
terrain. Competitors rose to the<br />
challenge demonstrating their<br />
horsemanship to come home<br />
with some lovely clear, quick<br />
rounds. This years’ 90cm National<br />
Champion is Jennifer Stokes<br />
riding Moorlough Kate, with the<br />
1m National Championship being<br />
awarded to Megan Coburn riding<br />
Olly.<br />
The prizes didn’t stop there,<br />
with RoR kindly sponsoring cash<br />
prizes for the highest placed RoR<br />
registered combinations. 80cm<br />
RoR winner was Lauren Faggetter<br />
riding Cold Blow Den, 80cm Pairs<br />
winners were Lauren Faggetter<br />
and Rebecca Wilman, 90cm<br />
winner was Rebecca Wilman.<br />
The Ernie Ashford Trophy,<br />
a prize presented in loving<br />
memory of Ernie Ashford (former<br />
Groundsman at Eland Lodge)<br />
to the highest placed local rider<br />
in the 90cm class, was won by<br />
Sascha Halford.<br />
John Coupland, Managing<br />
Director of Eland Lodge, said:<br />
“The Championship has again<br />
proved to be a huge success, with<br />
competitors travelling from all<br />
over the country to be with us<br />
here at Eland Lodge. The weather<br />
was a challenge but those taking<br />
part didn’t let it dampen their<br />
spirits and the Eland Team rose<br />
to the challenge. Being part of<br />
such as inspirational competition<br />
reaffirms our belief in entry level<br />
sport and confirms the necessity<br />
of this sort of series. A huge debt<br />
of gratitude is owed to Horseware<br />
Ireland for their belief in and<br />
support for the competition, their<br />
input has been vital. My thanks<br />
to all those who took part in what<br />
turned out to be a very special<br />
weekend.”<br />
Always a fantastic class to<br />
watch, this competition serves<br />
up a great display of team work,<br />
friendship, hilarity and the sound<br />
of thundering hooves for all<br />
spectators to see and hear. The<br />
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shows<br />
The Kathryn Bull<br />
Memorial Trust<br />
<strong>2017</strong> Show<br />
Saturday the 7th October<br />
saw the second Kathryn<br />
Bull Memorial Trust<br />
show take place at Cross<br />
Lane <strong>Equestrian</strong>, Kathryn’s<br />
yard. Hosted by Blidworth and<br />
District Riding Club, the show<br />
aims to celebrate Kathryn’s<br />
ethos and love for the horse<br />
community. It’s by the far the<br />
busiest show of the year, and<br />
the <strong>2017</strong> show was even busier<br />
than the first one in 2106. It’s<br />
a day for family, friends and<br />
the local horse community to<br />
remember Kathryn’s smile and<br />
how she rode and lived her life.<br />
Jumping classes from 35cm<br />
to 85cm took up the bulk of<br />
the day, yet this year a Hobby<br />
Horse jump off provided much<br />
entertainment with Cerys Lamb<br />
becoming the first KBMT Hobby<br />
Horse Champion. The days<br />
riding was completed with good<br />
old-fashioned games.<br />
Being not just about riding<br />
though, for lots of cakes were<br />
eaten and raffle prizes sold. As<br />
the day aims also to raise funds<br />
for the Trust, this year reaching<br />
over £500. Bradley Fransman<br />
Hobby Horse Competition<br />
Amelia on Sunny who did her first course<br />
of 12 jumps<br />
Kathryn fondly remembered<br />
Charlotte Hovell, KBMT Champion <strong>2017</strong><br />
PHOTOS BY STEVE BULL<br />
The KBMT Trophy and flowers<br />
the first KBMT Grant holder<br />
took part on the day. Bradley<br />
having received a grant for<br />
competing in Holland for the<br />
British Tent Pegging team. Jess<br />
Morton another KBMT Award<br />
holder is currently in Africa.<br />
Yet, the main highlight of the<br />
day is the award of The KBMT<br />
Trophy; presented to the rider<br />
and horse who best displays<br />
Kathryn’s ethos. This year<br />
Charlotte Hovell and her horse<br />
Cindy were awarded the <strong>2017</strong><br />
trophy. They rode with a smile.<br />
Just like Kathryn did.<br />
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shows<br />
Norton Blue Mounted Games Team<br />
Alice Theakstone on Guy<br />
Winning Team Trentvalley Red (Left to right, Rianna Majer on Prada, Eve Allison on Panash,<br />
Alice Theakstone on Guy, Evie Buggy on Binky)<br />
Annual Interclub<br />
Show Jumping<br />
and Games<br />
Took place on Sunday 24th<br />
September at Trentvalley<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre.<br />
Seven riding clubs took part:<br />
Trentvalley Riding Club<br />
Norton District Riding Club<br />
Lambley Riding Club<br />
Kirkby Riding Club<br />
Springwood Riding Club<br />
Broadview Riding Club<br />
Ripley Riding Club<br />
Results<br />
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS - 1st: Trentvalley,<br />
2nd: Broadview, 3rd: Lambley, 4th: Springwood,<br />
5th: Broadview, 6th: Trentvalley, 7th: Norton, 8th:<br />
Kirkby, 9th: Lambley, 10th: Norton, 11th: Ripley<br />
MOUNTED GAMES RESULTS -1st: Ripley, 2nd:<br />
Norton, 3rd: Springwood, 4th: Springwood, 5th:<br />
Broadview, 6th: Trentvalley, 7th: Norton, 8th:<br />
Kirkby, 9th: Broadview, 10th: Trentvalley<br />
Norton purple<br />
Mounted<br />
Games<br />
Team – with<br />
youngest<br />
competitor of<br />
the day Alfie<br />
Miller age 5,<br />
riding Queen<br />
of Hearts.<br />
Mounted Games 6th place Trentvalley Blue (Left to Right – Dawn Taylor on<br />
Rusty, Victoria Robinson on Lady, Caitlyn Kupsa on Trentvalley’s Jock, Georgie<br />
Staniforth on Boo)<br />
Norton Purple Show Jumping Team<br />
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show shots<br />
Zara<br />
Campbell<br />
Simm<br />
Charlotte Brown<br />
riding Scooby<br />
Doo in Dressage<br />
Casey Stephenson on Wiggy<br />
in Have a go Hunter<br />
Lambley<br />
Charlotte Smith riding<br />
Birkinbrook Cranberry<br />
in Prelim 12<br />
Combined<br />
Training<br />
Cheryl Mills on<br />
Troy in Show<br />
Jumping<br />
Emma Ward on<br />
Cleveland Lady<br />
in Dressage<br />
Prelim 12<br />
India Newbury<br />
riding Walwen<br />
Fudge in Prelim<br />
12 (2)<br />
Katherine<br />
Sydenham on<br />
Belle of the Ball<br />
in Dressage<br />
Nicole O’Mally<br />
on Danza. Show<br />
Jumping<br />
Lucy Heckford<br />
riding Boris in<br />
Dressage<br />
Molly Capewell<br />
on King Show<br />
Jumping<br />
Rachel Varley<br />
on Oscar in<br />
Dressage<br />
PHOTOS BY DAVE PEARCE<br />
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YOUR EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH AHEAD<br />
diary<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Wednesday 1st <strong>November</strong><br />
Tori Peters Dressage Clinic<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Thursday 2nd <strong>November</strong><br />
Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks Demo<br />
Richmond <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk<br />
01488 71300<br />
Friday 3rd <strong>November</strong><br />
Evening Dressage<br />
Caistor <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.caistorequestriancentre.com<br />
01472 859341<br />
Nervous and Novice Show Jumping<br />
Friars Hill Stables<br />
www.friarshillridingstables.co.uk<br />
01751 432758<br />
Halloween Novice and Nervous<br />
Showjumping and Show<br />
Millfield <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre 07718919011<br />
Saturday 4th <strong>November</strong><br />
Nervous and Novice/Unaff Trailblazers<br />
Quals Show Jumping<br />
Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308<br />
Bs Junior Showjumping<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Unaffiliated Combined Training/<br />
eventers Ct<br />
Speetley EC<br />
07531354265 / 07714278097<br />
Sunday 5th <strong>November</strong><br />
Bonfire Showing Inc Equifest Qual<br />
Aldham Mill <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
07415985978<br />
An Afternoon With Gemma Tattersall<br />
BHS Nottinghamshire, Brackenhurst<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.bhs.org.uk/bhs-in-your-area/eastmidlands/nottinghamshire<br />
Blueberry Events Stressless Dressage<br />
Askham Bryan College<br />
www.blueberryeventsuk.com<br />
07872640482<br />
Championship Points Dressage<br />
Colne Valley Saddle Club<br />
www.colnevalleysaddleclub.org.uk<br />
07841535563<br />
Winter Dressage Competition<br />
Friars Hill Stables<br />
www.friarshillridingstables.co.uk<br />
01751432758<br />
Pony Club Dengie Dressage Qualifier<br />
Grove Hunt Pony Club 07936800995<br />
Bs Senior Showjumping<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Warter and the Buddhist Centre<br />
Guided Ride (Yorkshire Wolds)<br />
Ride Yorkshire Foundation<br />
www.rideyorkshire.org 07583 451825 /<br />
07570 112010<br />
Unaffiliated Showjumping<br />
Speetley EC<br />
07531354265 / 07714278097<br />
Bonfire Team Show Jumping<br />
Trentvalley <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821900838<br />
Tuesday 7th <strong>November</strong><br />
Dressage or Show Jump Training<br />
Beatrice Stocks Be Coach, Aldham<br />
Mill <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre, Barnsley Road,<br />
Wombwell, Barnsley Yorkshire S73 8EG<br />
www.beatricestocks.com<br />
07853245843<br />
Wednesday 8th <strong>November</strong><br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Market<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Thursday 9th <strong>November</strong><br />
Vet Talk Protecting Your Horse From<br />
Disease and Calmers<br />
West Yorkshire Horseplay<br />
www.wyhp.co.uk 07970 479826<br />
Friday 10th <strong>November</strong><br />
Holme Valley Riding Club <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
Car Boot Sale<br />
Woodnook Arena<br />
07775 991492<br />
British Dressage - Three Day Show<br />
Sheepgate <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
www.sheepgate.co.uk 01205 870236<br />
(office hrs) 07768 156262<br />
Leonie Smith Dressage Clinic<br />
Turbury Equisport<br />
www.turburyequisport.co.uk<br />
07789 265 973<br />
Saturday 11th <strong>November</strong><br />
Indoor Dressage<br />
Acrecliffe <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.acrecliffe.co.uk 07855 307291<br />
Arena Event Clinic<br />
Beatrice Stocks BHSAI, Northern Racing<br />
College<br />
www.beatricestocks.co.uk 07853245843<br />
Blueberry Events Can’t-Jump Won’t-<br />
Jump Showjumping<br />
Askham Bryan College<br />
www.blueberryeventsuk.com<br />
07872640482<br />
Vale View <strong>Equestrian</strong>, Old Dalby, Melton<br />
Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3LX<br />
Wednesday 1st` British Showjumping<br />
Thursday 2nd Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Friday 3rd Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Saturday<br />
4th British Showjumping<br />
Sunday 5th British Dressage<br />
Monday 6th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Monday 6th Ian Woodhead<br />
Tuesday 7th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Tuesday 7th Ian Woodhead<br />
Tuesday 7th Clear Round Jumping<br />
Wednesday 8th British Showjumping<br />
Thursday 9th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Thursday 10th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Saturday 11th Unaffi liated DR & SJ inc Trailblazers Qualifi ers<br />
Sunday 12th Arena Eventing 2018 Qualifi er<br />
Monday 13th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Tuesday 14th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Tuesday 14th Clear Round Jumping<br />
Wednesday 15th British Dressage<br />
Thursday 16th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Friday 17th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Saturday 18th Thoroughbred Championships<br />
Sunday 19th Thoroughbred Championships<br />
Monday 20th Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Tuesday 21st Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Tuesday 21st Clear Round Jumping<br />
Wednesday 22nd British Showjumping<br />
Thursday 23rd Caroline Moore Event Clinic<br />
Thursday 23rd Ian Woodhead<br />
Saturday 25th Unaffi liated DR & SJ inc Trailblazers Qualifi ers<br />
Sunday 26th British Dressage<br />
Tuesday 28th Clear Round Jumping<br />
Wednesday 29th British Showjumping<br />
Thursday 30th Ian Woodhead<br />
Please note dates may be subject to changes at the<br />
centres discretion. All Schedules can be found on our<br />
website along with details of all our trainers.<br />
“Tuesday Clear round jumping - just come along from 1pm and buy your<br />
ticket. Tickets are £15 for 2 rounds this includes any help you may need<br />
from Caroline Moore (may be alternative trainer occasionally)<br />
Trailblazers Show jumping – starting at 65cm introductory level through<br />
to 1.05cm providing an opportunity to qualify for an Unaffi liated National<br />
Championships.<br />
Dressage – we do trailblazers, affi liated & unaffi liated classes at Vale View<br />
from walk trot introductory tests through to Grand Prix tests, you will need<br />
to enter at least 4 days before the competition and please telephone if you<br />
need to make a late entry. Payment must be made at time of booking to<br />
Please note dates may be subject to<br />
confi rm your entry, and is non-refundable once paid.<br />
changes at the Centre’s discretion<br />
For more information on all of these events<br />
and more please visit our website<br />
www.valeviewequestrian.co.uk<br />
Tel: 01664 823739<br />
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Unaffiliated Dressage<br />
Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Table Top Sale -<br />
Brandesburton Yo25 8sb<br />
Patrington Mill<br />
www.patringtonmillshowyard@live.co.uk<br />
07707725792<br />
Novice/nervous Showjumping<br />
Trentvalley <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821900838<br />
Sunday 12th <strong>November</strong><br />
Trec Obstacle Training<br />
Evie O’keeffe Trec Trainer, Professional<br />
Equine Services<br />
www.trec-training.uk 07939471564<br />
Unaffiliated Showjumping<br />
Ledston Equine Centre<br />
07827291115<br />
Winter Dressage Championship @ Mill<br />
Lane Stables<br />
Mill Lane Stables<br />
07976938119<br />
Open Indoor Dressage Competition<br />
Lrac, Louth<br />
North Lincs Riding Club, LRAC<br />
www.nl-rc.co.uk mob.07870824141<br />
Unaffilliated Show Jumping Points<br />
League<br />
Outwoods <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
07837487186<br />
Unaffiliated Jumping<br />
Penistone and District Riding Club<br />
www.penistoneridingclub.org.uk<br />
07833 794181<br />
Arena Cross Country<br />
Raw Equine, Laughton Manor <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
Centre<br />
07880971711<br />
Rockwood Harriers Pony Club Team<br />
Show Jumping<br />
Woodnook Arena<br />
07790 258830<br />
Unaffiliated Showjumping<br />
Speetley EC<br />
07531354265 / 07714278097<br />
ONLINE SHOP<br />
www.miltonequestrian.co.uk<br />
Also at Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong>:<br />
* We hold a range of shows from Showing to<br />
Jumping and Dressage * Indoor Arena Hire available<br />
* Lessons with our very own BSJA coach Selina<br />
Cawkwell * Livery available<br />
(Take a look at our website to find our more)<br />
Blyth Rd, Carlton Forest, Worksop, Notts S81 0TP<br />
Tel: 01909 733844<br />
WEB: www.miltonec.co.uk EMAIL: info@miltonec.co.uk<br />
Gill Liggins Clinic<br />
Wellow <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.wellowequestrian.co.uk<br />
01623 860997<br />
Wednesday 15th <strong>November</strong><br />
Tori Peters Dressage Clinic<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Thursday 16th <strong>November</strong><br />
Steph Croxford Clinic<br />
Wellow <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.wellowequestrian.co.uk<br />
01623 860997<br />
Friday 17th <strong>November</strong><br />
Evening Show Jumping<br />
Caistor <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.caistorequestriancentre.com<br />
01472 859341<br />
Trailblazers Showjumping<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Winter Dressage Series <strong>2017</strong><br />
Wellow <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
www.wellowequestrian.co.uk<br />
01623 860997<br />
Saturday 18th <strong>November</strong><br />
Nervous and Novice/Unaff Trailblazers<br />
Quals Show Jumping<br />
Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308<br />
New Date Ashley Ward Dressage/ Test<br />
Riding Clinic<br />
Turbury Equisport<br />
www.turburyequisport.co.uk<br />
07789 265 973<br />
Sunday 19th <strong>November</strong><br />
Blueberry Events Unaffiliated<br />
Dressage<br />
Blueberry Events<br />
www.blueberryeventsuk.com<br />
07872640482<br />
Trec Obstacle Training<br />
Evie O’keeffe Trec Trainer, Wakefield RDA<br />
www.trec-training.uk 07939471564<br />
Monthly Show Jumping Competition<br />
Friars Hill Stables<br />
www.friarshillridingstables.co.uk<br />
01751432758<br />
Holme Valley Riding Club Indoor Team<br />
Dressage<br />
Woodnook Arena 07841 535563<br />
Unaffiliated Dressage<br />
Ledston Equine Centre<br />
Ledston Equine Clinic 07827291115<br />
Bs Senior Showjumping<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Indoor Arena Show Cross<br />
Northern Racing College<br />
www.northernracingcollege.com<br />
01302 816006 / 07392 085 785<br />
Outwoods <strong>Equestrian</strong> Unaffiliated<br />
Winter Dressage Series<br />
Outwoods <strong>Equestrian</strong> 07837487186<br />
Indoor Dressage Show<br />
Rearsby Lodge Riding Club<br />
www.rearsbylodge.com 0116 2871662<br />
Hacking Skills Clinic (2)<br />
Ride Yorkshire Foundation, Thornton<br />
House Farm<br />
www.rideyorkshire.org 07583 451825 /<br />
07570 112010<br />
Indoor Showing Have a Go Show<br />
Sheepgate <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
www.sheepgate.co.uk 01205 870236<br />
(office hrs) 07768 156 262<br />
Showcase Dressage @ Middleton Park EC<br />
Showcase Media, Middleton Park<br />
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<strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.showcaseshowingseries.com<br />
01132190455<br />
Arena Eventing<br />
Speetley <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.speetleyec.co.uk<br />
www.speetleyec.co.uk<br />
Unaffiliated Dressage<br />
Tickhill Riding Club, Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
Centre<br />
www.tickhillridingclub.org 07759987736<br />
Trailblazers Dressage<br />
Trentvalley <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821900838<br />
Sue Chadwick Show Jumping Clinic<br />
Turbury Equisport<br />
www.turburyequisport.co.uk<br />
07789 265 973<br />
Thursday 23rd <strong>November</strong><br />
Dressage Bootcamp<br />
Professional Equine Services<br />
www.professionalequineservices.co.uk<br />
07791792711<br />
Friday 24th <strong>November</strong><br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Items New and Used Sale<br />
Legup <strong>Equestrian</strong>, Bromley Farm<br />
www.legupequestrian.co.uk 07740 178790<br />
Novice and Nervous Evening Jumping<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Friday Night Show Jumping<br />
Trentvalley <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821900838<br />
Saturday 25th <strong>November</strong><br />
Unaffiliated Show Jumping Inc Bs<br />
Club Show<br />
Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308<br />
Trailblazers Dressage<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Unaffiliated Dressage Series<br />
Professional Equine Services<br />
www.professionalequineservices.co.uk<br />
07791792711<br />
Indoor Dressage<br />
Sheepgate <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
www.sheepgate.co.uk 01205 870236<br />
(office hrs) 07768 156262<br />
Sunday 26th <strong>November</strong><br />
Dressage Clinic Gill Liggins<br />
Hazlehead Hall <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
http://hhhequestrian.weebly.com<br />
07877362092<br />
Legup <strong>November</strong> Dressage Event<br />
Legup <strong>Equestrian</strong>, Bromley farm<br />
www.legupequestrian.co.uk 01226 370679<br />
Winter Dressage Championship @ Mill<br />
Lane Stables<br />
Mill Lane Stables<br />
07976938119<br />
Northern Lights Trophy Show<br />
Northern Racing College 07827323993<br />
Notts Derby on Tour Pre Christmas<br />
Tinsel Show<br />
Notts Derby Horse Show, Barleyfields<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com<br />
07854317335<br />
In Hand and Ridden Showing at Milton<br />
EC S81 0tp<br />
Patrington Mill, Milton EC<br />
www.patringtonmillshowyard.co.uk<br />
07707725792<br />
Winter SJ Points League<br />
Pole Moor Riding Club<br />
polemoorridingclub.co.uk<br />
Unaffiliated Showjumping<br />
Speetley EC<br />
07531354265 / 07714278097<br />
Open Showing Show<br />
Speetley <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.speetletec.co.uk 07531354265<br />
Tuesday 28th <strong>November</strong><br />
Dressage or Grid Work<br />
Beatrice Stocks Be Coach, Aldham Mill<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.beatricestocks.com 07853245843<br />
Human 1st Aid Course<br />
Wellow <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.wellowequestrian.co.uk<br />
01623 860997<br />
Wednesday 29th <strong>November</strong><br />
Tori Peters Dressage Clinic<br />
Moorhouse <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre & Saddlery<br />
www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk<br />
01977 642109<br />
Friday 1st December<br />
Evening Dressage<br />
Caistor <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.caistorequestriancentre.com 01472<br />
859341<br />
Nervous and Novice Show Jumping - Pre-<br />
Entry Only<br />
Friars Hill Stables<br />
www.friarshillridingstables.co.uk<br />
01751 432758<br />
Saturday 2nd December<br />
Indoor Dressage<br />
Acrecliffe <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.acrecliffe.co.uk<br />
07855 307291<br />
Show Jump Training With Be Coach<br />
Beatrice Stocks Be Coach, Aldham Mill<br />
<strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.beatricestocks.com 07853245843<br />
Nervous and Novice/Unaff Trailblazers<br />
Quals Show Jumping<br />
Milton <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308<br />
Sue Chadwick Show Jumping Clinic<br />
Turbury Equisport<br />
www.turburyequisport.co.uk<br />
07789 265 973<br />
Sunday 3rd December<br />
Blueberry Events Stressless Dressage<br />
Askham Bryan College<br />
www.blueberryeventsuk.com<br />
07872640482<br />
Danibeck Christmas Pageant of the<br />
Horse<br />
Commonside Farm<br />
07976482818/07393375522<br />
Danibeck Christmas Pageant of the<br />
Horse Show<br />
Commonside Farm<br />
www.danibeckshow.co.uk 07976482818<br />
Winter Dressage Competition<br />
Friars Hill Stables<br />
www.friarshillridingstables.co.uk<br />
01751432758<br />
Unaffiliated Showjumping<br />
Ledston Equine Centre<br />
07827291115<br />
In Hand and Ridden Showing at<br />
Northern Racing College<br />
Patrington Mill, Northern Racing College<br />
www.patringtonmillshowyard.co.uk<br />
07707725792<br />
Pole Moor Christmas Extravaganza<br />
Woodnook Arena<br />
polemoorridingclub.co.uk 07714 763 460<br />
Christmas Show<br />
Speetley EC<br />
07531354265 / 07714278097<br />
Gill Liggins Clinic<br />
Wellow <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
www.wellowequestrian.co.uk<br />
01623 860997<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Sunday 5th <strong>November</strong><br />
Team Show Jumping<br />
Saturday 11th<br />
Nervous and novice Show Jumping<br />
Sunday 19th<br />
Trailblazers Dressage<br />
Friday 24th<br />
Evening Show Jumping<br />
Please see website for more information.<br />
If you wish to book a place please call and pay<br />
over the phone to secure your place<br />
Please see website for more information<br />
Friday night running last Friday of month only | SCHOOL HIRE AVAILABLE £30 HOUR<br />
Schedules and info available at www.tvequestrian.co.uk<br />
01636 813588<br />
Occupation Lane, Fiskerton, Southwell, Notts<br />
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BOBBO EQUESTRIAN<br />
Mill Lane Garden Centre, Breaston<br />
Derbys DE72 3AX Tel: 07838 769173<br />
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CADMAN ANIMAL FEEDS<br />
2-4 Chesterfield Rd, Tibshelf,<br />
Alfreton DE55 5NL<br />
Tel: 01773 590777<br />
Entry Form<br />
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COBBS COUNTRY STORE<br />
Barrow House Farm/Woodcotes Lane,<br />
Newark NG22 0TH<br />
Tel: 01777 228260<br />
WANT TO<br />
STOCK<br />
Call 01949 851555<br />
or email<br />
info@equestrianlifemagazine.co.uk<br />
CHANDLERS<br />
Main Road, Belton,<br />
Grantham NG32 2LX<br />
Tel: 01476 590077<br />
COOKS FARM SHOP<br />
Lane End Farm, Markfield Ln, Newtown<br />
Linford, Leicester LE6 0AB<br />
Tel: 01530 242214<br />
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EQUI-SSENTIALS<br />
EQUI-SSENTIALS<br />
4B Market St, Draycott,<br />
Derby DE72 3NB<br />
Tel: 01332 897644<br />
FORREST FEEDS<br />
The Mill, Mansfield Rd, Edingley<br />
NG22 8BG<br />
Tel: 01623 882260<br />
GABLESTOCK Witham Mill,<br />
Valley Lane, Long Bennington,<br />
Nottinghamshire, Newark NG23 5EE<br />
Tel: 01400 281337<br />
Harriet Haivers<br />
The Newark Saddler<br />
Tack & Rug Repairs<br />
Bridlework Made to Measure<br />
Saddle Fitting & Reflocking<br />
HARRIET HAIVERS<br />
Willow Farm, Hawton,<br />
Newark NG24 3RR<br />
www.harriethaivers.co.uk<br />
Tel: 01636 678006<br />
Used English Saddles & Tack For Sale<br />
Rug Washing and Re-proofing<br />
Willow Farm, Hawton, Newark, Notts NG24 3RR<br />
Tel: 01636 678006 - Mobile: 07932 233219<br />
Email: hahahaivers@hotmail.co.uk<br />
KARYGRAY FEEDS<br />
Salmon House/Salmon Lane<br />
Nottingham NG17 9LA<br />
Tel: 01623 756342<br />
Martins Farm<br />
431 Calverton Rd, Arnold,<br />
Nottingham NG5 8PU<br />
Tel: 0115 926 8703<br />
Millside <strong>Equestrian</strong><br />
Southwell Rd, Nottingham NG14 7HG<br />
Tel: 01636 831111<br />
MILTON EQUESTRIAN<br />
Blyth Road, Worksop<br />
S81 0TP<br />
Tel: 01909 733844<br />
PARKLANDS EQUESTRIAN<br />
Well known for our saddle<br />
fitting Parklands and <strong>Equestrian</strong> sales services Centre,<br />
Worksop both Rd, new Aston, and Sheffield used, S26 2AD<br />
covering Tel: 0114 a huge 287 range 5278 of<br />
brands including Parklands<br />
own Intouch saddles.<br />
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RISLEY SADDLERY<br />
Derby stables Rd, and Risley, trial paddocks Derby<br />
DE72 3SY<br />
Tel: 0115 939 2516<br />
We are situated adjacent to j25 on the m1 & are<br />
very accessible from all parts of the country! We<br />
have 2600 sq feet of retail area, so stocks are<br />
extensive. Parking is no problem and we have<br />
We have an extensive range of stock and have around<br />
500 bits from 3” – 7”. Our fine english bridles and<br />
saddles are available in sizes extra small through to<br />
extra extra extra full, in three colours; havana,<br />
Sam our saddle<br />
fitter travels to<br />
homes and yards or<br />
can see customers and<br />
their horses on site. With<br />
more than 30 years<br />
experience there's not<br />
a size or shape he<br />
hasn't seen<br />
before!<br />
black<br />
To discuss<br />
& aussie nut.<br />
your<br />
Riding<br />
requirements<br />
hats, jodhpurs, show and<br />
or<br />
hacking<br />
to arrange a fitting call Sam on<br />
jackets, riding boots the list is endless.<br />
07715 004199<br />
Personalised embroidery service with over 300 motifs<br />
to choose from and a large selection of jackets,<br />
saddlecloths, hoodies, polo shirts & rugs available for<br />
embroidery. Fast turnaround rug washing and repairs. Hay,<br />
straw, feed and bedding is always available.<br />
Clipper servicing and blade<br />
sharpening. We have a<br />
selection of dog rugs to fit all<br />
shapes and sizes and<br />
accessories for your four<br />
legged friend<br />
or call our shop 0114 2875278<br />
R&R COUNTRY<br />
Waltham Rd, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton<br />
Mowbray LE14 4SD Tel: 01664 465000<br />
Hull Road, Hemingbrough, Selby, North<br />
Yorkshire YO8 6QJ Tel: 01757 638555<br />
SEALS FODDER ROOM<br />
The Mill, High St, Swanwick, Alfreton<br />
DE55 1AA Tel: 01773 602466<br />
RETFORD SADDLERY<br />
Barrow House/Woodcotes Lane,<br />
Newark NG22 0TH Tel: 01777 229195<br />
TAYLORS<br />
OF SOUTH<br />
WINGFIELD<br />
TAYLORS OF SOUTH WINGFIELD<br />
Wingfield Mill, Church Ln, South<br />
Wingfield, Alfreton DE55 7NJ<br />
Tel: 01773 832631<br />
RISEHOLME FEEDS<br />
The Oaklands, Costock Road,<br />
Wysall NG12 5QT<br />
Tel: 01509 889040<br />
TFM COUNTRY STORE<br />
Thorpe Road, Whisby,<br />
Lincoln, LN6 9BT<br />
Tel: 01522 694235<br />
Risley Saddlery, Risley, Derbyshire DE723SY.<br />
Tel; 01159392516 Email; info@risleysaddlery.co.uk<br />
www.Risleysaddlery.co.uk<br />
THE RANCH STORE<br />
Main Rd, Westwood, Nottingham<br />
NG16 5HU<br />
Tel: 01773 607411<br />
THE TACK BOX<br />
43-45 Chieftain Way, Tritton Road<br />
Trading Estate, Lincoln LN6 7RY<br />
Tel: 01522 533822<br />
THOMAS BELL COUNTRY STORE<br />
Bigby Road, Brigg<br />
DN20 8RA<br />
Tel: 01652 600690<br />
THOMAS IRVING<br />
Dunston Rd, Chesterfield S41 9QD<br />
Tel: 01246 260336<br />
BUCKAROO EQUINE<br />
Nottingham Ln, Old Dalby, Melton<br />
Mowbray LE14 3LX Tel: 01664 823739<br />
SHEEPGATE TACK AND TOGS<br />
Leverton Boston Lincolnshire<br />
PE22 0AS<br />
Tel: 01205 870236<br />
MANOR GRANGE<br />
Cobcroft Ln, Cridling Stubbs,<br />
Knottingley WF11 0AZ<br />
Tel: 01977 679905<br />
FRANKS<br />
ANIMAL FEEDS<br />
FRANKS ANIMAL FEEDS<br />
Broadholme Rd, Saxilby, Lincoln<br />
LN1 2NE Tel: 01522 703551<br />
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SERVICES DIRECTORY<br />
To Advertise your business contact us on<br />
01949 851555 or info@equestrianlifemagazine.co.uk<br />
BACK SPECIALIST<br />
KERRY DAVEY<br />
McTIMONEYEQUINE<br />
PRACTITIONER BSC<br />
(Hons) PG Dip AM MAA<br />
Regd. Like people, horses<br />
can suffer from back, neck,<br />
pelvic and musculoskeletal problems, and<br />
can benefit from McTimoney treatment.<br />
Treatment involves careful analysis and<br />
assessment of the spine, pelvis and any<br />
other relevant joints and precise, rapid<br />
adjustments are given to problem areas.<br />
Consider taking advice if you notice changes<br />
in performance, movement, assymmetry,<br />
unexplained resistance or uneven muscle<br />
development. Falls, accidents and slips are<br />
ofter a common cause and competition<br />
places even more strain upon their skeletal<br />
structure. Horses also receive great benefit<br />
from preventative treatment and<br />
McTimoney can help them perform at their<br />
best. Kerry is based in Lincolnshire and<br />
obtains requests directly from owners and<br />
referrals from veterinary practices. Kerry is<br />
fully insured and MAA registered. Contact<br />
details : 07725 267837 or 01522 811937<br />
email kerrydunford@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Facebook<br />
www.facebook.com/kerrydaveymctimoney<br />
CHOCOLATIERS<br />
CATHYS CHOCOLATES<br />
AND CAKES. Finest Belgian<br />
Chocolate imported then<br />
handmade by us into an<br />
exclusive equine line of<br />
Horseshoes & Pony shoes sculpted using<br />
new shoes from the farrier so lifelike<br />
representations. Horse head and Dog<br />
head chocolates also available along with<br />
many others. Top Farm House, Shelton,<br />
Newark, Notts, 07776 233539, www.<br />
cathyschocolatesandcakes.co.uk, www.<br />
facebook.com/CathysChocolatesandCakes<br />
COUNTRY STORES<br />
R&R COUNTRY. With<br />
over 15 years experience<br />
R&R Country is the largest<br />
equestrian and country<br />
superstore in the Yorkshire area with<br />
a fabulous second store near Melton<br />
Mowbray, Leicestershire. Open 7 days a<br />
week offering thousands of sq. feet of<br />
exciting shopping packed with everything<br />
for the horse, rider and country enthusiast<br />
from clothing, safety wear, footwear tack,<br />
saddlery, pet, feed, bedding, country<br />
clothing, horse wear - plus much more. We<br />
also provide a full saddle fitting service by<br />
a qualified SMS saddle fitter. R&R Country<br />
is a recognised BETA qualified stockist of<br />
riding hats & body protectors therefore<br />
we can advise on the correct fitting of the<br />
safety item. R&R Country is the place to visit.<br />
R&R Country - Hull Road, Hemingbrough,<br />
Selby, YO8 6QJ, Tel: 01757 638555 | R&R<br />
Country (Melton) - Waltham Road, Thorpe<br />
Arnold, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4SD, Tel:<br />
01664 465000. Shop online with us at www.<br />
randrcountry.co.uk<br />
MILLSIDE<br />
EQUESTRIAN &<br />
COUNTRY STORE LTD.<br />
Suppliers of equestrian<br />
and country products, rider and leisurewear,<br />
animal feed and supplements, saddlery and<br />
stable equipment, pet and poultry supplies<br />
etc. Hat and back protector fitting service.<br />
Licensed to sell horse, cat and dog wormers.<br />
Situated off the A612 Southwell Road,<br />
Thurgarton, Notts, NG14 7GP. Any enquiries<br />
please tel<br />
01636 831111 www.millsidecountrystore.<br />
com<br />
CROSS COUNTRY<br />
DANETHORPE HILL CROSS COUNTRY<br />
COURSE. Refurbished course available for<br />
private schooling/events/hunter trials /<br />
driving shows and clinics. We have fences to<br />
suit the very young and the more advanced<br />
horse/rider. Open 7 days a week. Livery<br />
also available with full use of the course<br />
included.<br />
www.danethorpehillxc.co.uk Sharon<br />
Applewhite 07966458116/01636 703980<br />
EQUINE DENTIST<br />
DAVID WATERS -<br />
HORSE DENTIST.<br />
DEFRA/Royal College<br />
of Veterinary Surgeons<br />
Qualified, Member of Worldwide Association<br />
of Equine Dentists, 14 years experience with<br />
all types of horses, Midlands based. Tel:<br />
07771783938<br />
EQUINE SPORTS MASSAGE<br />
KELLY BOWERS.<br />
Fully qualified and<br />
insured equine sports<br />
massage therapist. Equine sports massage is<br />
AGRICULTURAL MERCHANTS, PET FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS<br />
MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS (UFAS REGISTERED)<br />
HORSE: FEEDS & BEDDING<br />
LIVESTOCK: FEEDS, MILK REPLACERS, MINERAL BLOCKS<br />
PETS: MIXERS, COMPLETE & TINNED FOOD<br />
BIRDS: WILD & AVIARY FEEDS FISH: FISH FEEDS & BAITS<br />
SHOP OPEN MON-FRI 7.00am – 5.00pm SAT 8.00am – 4.30pm<br />
For all of the above products and more.<br />
Delivery available please ask for details.<br />
GABLESTOCK<br />
Witham Mill, Valley Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, Notts NG23 5EE<br />
Tel: 01400 281421 or 281337 – Fax 01400 281851<br />
Email: gablestock@hotmail.co.uk<br />
the application of soft tissue manipulation<br />
in order to achieve release of tension,<br />
spasm, & reduce pain in muscle group areas.<br />
Regular treatments can also prevent injury<br />
through detecting problems in the early<br />
stages and aid recovery following injury.<br />
Equine Sports Massage is recommended by<br />
vets & trainers around the world. Massage<br />
is a non-invasive complimentary therapy<br />
which promotes the natural healing<br />
process, enhances circulation, relieves<br />
tension, assists recovery & enhances a<br />
range of movement. The use of sports<br />
massage is renowned for its physiological<br />
& psychological benefits. 07584629044<br />
kbowers87@hotmail.co.uk www.<br />
kbequinesportsmassage.co.uk<br />
ELEANOR FROST EQUINE SPORTS AND<br />
REMEDIAL MASSAGE- BSC (HONS) DIP.<br />
ESMT.<br />
Massage<br />
techniques utilised<br />
amongst others to<br />
enhance muscle<br />
tone, prevent<br />
injuries, prepare<br />
the body for athletic activity and maintain<br />
it in optimum condition. In addition to<br />
reducing muscular tension and soreness,<br />
improving lymphatic flow and lactate<br />
clearance - all horses can benefit from<br />
massage therapy from the happy hacker to<br />
elite eventer. For a friendly and professional<br />
approach, providing tailored treatments<br />
for the individual. Tel - 07946 934 932<br />
efrostesmt@yahoo.com<br />
EQUINE THERAPY<br />
GILLIYAN H CARTER<br />
- DIP.FTST, ESMT,<br />
SMA. Equine/Canine<br />
Sports Massage<br />
& Neuromuscular<br />
Manipulation.<br />
A specialist in soft tissue injury &<br />
rehabilitation. Also offers Deep Oscillation &<br />
Therapeutic Ultrasound (with vet approval)<br />
Tel: 07909-990445 Certified courses are also<br />
available: Equine Sports Massage Diploma<br />
(for professionals) and Equine Massage<br />
Certificate (for Horse Owners)<br />
www.equi-therapyuk.com<br />
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FARRIERS<br />
room. Claxhill Farm, Carlton Lane, Norwell,<br />
Newark. NG23 6LF, Tel. 07977 629504<br />
HORSEBOX REPAIRS<br />
LIAM CHAPPELL DIP WCF.<br />
fully qualified and registered<br />
farrier relocating back to<br />
Chesterfield and now taking<br />
on new customers in North Derbyshire,<br />
South Yorkshire and surrounding areas. All<br />
types of work undertaken from elite<br />
competition horses to happy hackers and<br />
everything in between. Working together<br />
with vets, physiotherapists and trainers to<br />
ensure your horse performs to the best of<br />
their ability. Use of modern and traditional<br />
methods of shoeing and trimming including<br />
specialist plastic shoes and bespoke<br />
hand-made steel shoes where required.<br />
Remedial work also undertaken following a<br />
consultation with examples of work<br />
available on request. Tel: 07584 068441;<br />
Email: grovehouseforge@gmail.com;<br />
Web: www.farrierliam.co.uk<br />
LIVERY YARDS<br />
HOLME HOUSE FARM EQUESTRIAN.<br />
Carlton in Lindrick, Nr Worksop. Quality<br />
livery yard, DIY, part or full. Large indoor<br />
and outdoor arenas. Extensive cross-country<br />
courses, regular competitions and annual<br />
camp. Unlimited hacking and all year turnout.<br />
24hr supervision and security. Contact<br />
Lorna and Bill Walker on 01909 730247.<br />
CLUMBER LIVERY Set<br />
on the edge of Clumber<br />
Park has limited vacancies<br />
for DIY/Assisted DIY/Part/<br />
Full liveries. British Horse Society approved<br />
yard - Secure yard with alarmed tack room<br />
and CCTV - Owners live on site, late night<br />
check and lock up - Rest room, toilet and<br />
wash facilities - Separate locker room -<br />
Portable hot/cold shower unit (small fee)<br />
- Floodlit 40mx40m manege with mirrors<br />
and jumps - Grass jumping arena with a<br />
range of jumps - All year turnout. Optional<br />
24/7 summer turnout - 55 acres of paddocks<br />
on sand based soil - Summer and winter<br />
paddocks - Horses 2 max to a paddock with<br />
automatic filling water troughs - On site<br />
instructor available for lessons - Assisted<br />
services available for holidays, sickness,<br />
work commitments - No yard politics, just<br />
friendly faces here to ride. Come and view<br />
the superb facilities for yourself. Call Alison/<br />
Nick on 01909 472413 www.clumberlivery.<br />
co.uk<br />
CLAXHILL LIVERIES<br />
. FULL, PART OR<br />
HUNT LIVERIES. Small<br />
professionally run yard in the<br />
beautiful village of Norwell.<br />
Close to Newark with easy access to A1 for<br />
Showground, Arena Uk etc. Full, Part and<br />
Hunter Livery tailored to suit you and your<br />
horse to the very best standard. Facilities<br />
include: Indoor stables; All year round;<br />
turnout; Outdoor Manage; Secure tack<br />
NEWTON HOUSE FARM NR. BINGHAM.<br />
Established, well run DIY livery yard situated<br />
on an arable farm, 8 miles from Nottingham.<br />
Use of well-known cross-country course,<br />
40m x 30m sand and rubber manege,<br />
show jumps and direct access to an<br />
off-road toll ride with miles of traffic-free<br />
hacking. All year turn-out in individual<br />
paddocks, separate summer and winter<br />
grazing on free-draining land. The yard<br />
now implements the “Intelligent Worming<br />
Programme”. Individual choice of farrier,<br />
Vet, instructor etc. Contact Carole Fisher Tel:<br />
01949 20235 www.newtoncrosscountry.<br />
co.uk<br />
PEACEFUL LIVERY<br />
YARD SURROUNDED<br />
by woodland, just off<br />
A46 between Lincoln and<br />
Newark. DIY, part or full<br />
livery, all stables have rubber matting and<br />
water drinkers, 60x25 floodlit arena with<br />
cushion-ride surface , full set of show-jumps<br />
on grass , wash room and secure tack room<br />
, lorry and trailer parking. Please call Kath<br />
07957754260<br />
PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SERVICES.<br />
Kneesall’s finest<br />
equestrian centre<br />
has fabulous<br />
facilities awaiting<br />
you and your horse including 40x20 waxed<br />
indoor arena with mirrors, 60x30 outdoor<br />
arena, full set of show jumps, Monarch<br />
stabling, covered walker, lunge pen, stocks,<br />
solarium, hot/cold wash-box, post and rail<br />
fenced paddocks and indoor turnout. Fully<br />
qualified and insured staff on site 24hrs.<br />
Specialising in livery and training solutions<br />
for horses and riders of all abilities, backing<br />
and producing youngsters and re-educating<br />
‘problem’ horses. Contact Rebekkah 07791<br />
792711 or Andrew 07746 168813.<br />
NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP<br />
MICKEY GAVIN, TRUE HORSEMANSHIP.<br />
A fresh approach to problem solving, all<br />
horses helped without force or fear. For info<br />
on private visits, courses and clinics, email:<br />
info@truehorsemanship.com or call 01623<br />
407634 / 07974 214990.<br />
www.truehorsemanship.com<br />
RUG WASHING & REPAIRS<br />
HARRIET HAIVERS. Willow Farm, Hawton,<br />
Newark, Notts NG24 3RR. Tack and rug<br />
repairs - English saddles bought and sold -<br />
Bridlework made to order - Saddle fitting<br />
and reflocking. Now Open Weekdays 9am -<br />
5pm; Saturday 9am - 1pm. Tel: 01636<br />
678006 / 07932 233219.<br />
RIDER TRAINING AID/BACK BRACE<br />
RIDER GILET BY<br />
4DFLEXISPORT,<br />
stabilises the pelvis, aligns<br />
spine and strengthens<br />
shoulders to give core<br />
strength and a balanced position in the<br />
saddle. Top event rider Tina Canton is now recommending<br />
it to her pupils as a clever way to<br />
enhance their riding, both at her Newark yard<br />
and to students at Nottingham Trent University.<br />
“I am immensely grateful to have found<br />
this gilet and I can thoroughly recommend<br />
it”, says Tina. With most riders suffering bad<br />
backs, the brace is just the thing for riding and<br />
stable work, and a bonus that it looks just like<br />
a regular waistcoat. Angel Med Ltd., (Orthotics<br />
Manufacturer) 01476 516200/07968 510452<br />
www.angelmed.co.uk<br />
SADDLE FITTERS<br />
D.J.RICHARDSON MASTER<br />
SADDLER / SMS QUALIFIED<br />
SADDLE FITTER. Purpose<br />
built Saddlefit centre near the<br />
Newark showground or home visits. Excellent<br />
Range of both New and secondhand<br />
saddles available. All Reflocking and aftercare<br />
to saddles undertaken. Te 07787532601<br />
/ 01636701790<br />
SADDLE FITTERS<br />
NICOLA BARRY BSC (HONS)<br />
BUCKAROO SADDLERY<br />
Vale View <strong>Equestrian</strong> Centre<br />
Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray<br />
Leicestershire LE14 3LX.<br />
Qualified with the Society of<br />
Master Saddlers (SMS) and<br />
also a Master Saddle Fitting Consultant<br />
(MSFC). Nicola was the first in the country<br />
to gain both of these qualifications. New<br />
and second-hand saddles, including Equipe,<br />
Kent & Masters and our very own made to<br />
measure Sovereign saddles. Onsite flocking<br />
and alterations. Yard visits or fittings at Vale<br />
View <strong>Equestrian</strong>. Discounts available fitting/<br />
checking for multiple horses on the same<br />
yard. 0845 3003566<br />
Sales@buckarooequine.co.uk<br />
T&C ROBINSON, BILL-<br />
INGHAY AND STAMFORD.<br />
Society of Master Saddlers<br />
qualified Saddle Fitter. We<br />
undertake saddle fitting throughout the<br />
East Midlands area. New, second-hand<br />
leather and synthetic saddles always in<br />
stock. Repairs expertly undertaken.<br />
Ring 01526 860436. E: john@tandcrobinson.co.uk<br />
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