NHT Magazine Autumn 2018

NorthantsHorseTrader 

October - December 2018 

The Final Part Of 

The Scales Of Training 

‘Straightness & Collection’ 

With Tom Fray 

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The Scales Of Training 

TRAINING 

With Tom Fray 

BHS Stage 4 Senior Coach in Complete Horsemanship 

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In parts one and two of this series I discussed the first four 

of ‘The Scales of Training’. Here I will discuss the final two 

scales: 


STRAIGHTNESS 

COLLECTION 

It is essential that whenever you approach your training programme, you are 

aware of all of ‘The Scales of Training’ and the progressive order in which 

they run, with the relative influence of each scale. Rhythm is the foundation 

of the pyramid and each subsequent scale is supported by the previous 

one: 

You should use the scales of training every time you ride your horse and 

develop them over the lifetime of your horse’s training. If you are struggling 

with your schooling sessions, remember the scales of training and return to 

the foundations of Rhythm and build from there. 

Younger horses need to develop Rhythm through a balanced rider, I wrote 

about achieving Rhythm in the ‘The Scales of Training – An Introduction to 

Rhythm and Suppleness’ (Northants Horse Trader April – June 2018). 

Essentially all horses have Rhythm but as we introduce a rider we affect 

their balance, which has an effect on their Rhythm. As the horse becomes 

stronger and better balanced his Rhythm improves and he is ready to move 

on to suppling exercises. 

Rhythm can be described as the regularity of the beat, the beat being the 

footfalls of the pace. Once the young horse is more established in Rhythm 

you can work on his Suppleness, which is described as the ease of the 

range of movement. A supple horse is even in the reins and moves freely 

forward in balance throughout his schooling movements and transitions. 

As Rhythm and Suppleness develops you will find that Contact naturally 

improves, once you have a horse that works in a good Rhythm, is supple 

throughout his body and is working into a forward thinking Contact you can 

move towards achieving Impulsion as described in ‘The Scales of Training 

Part 2 – Contact and Impulsion’ (Northants Horse Trader July - August 

2018). 

Increasing Impulsion is described as achieving a greater degree of 

controlled ‘push’ from behind. The horse should bring his hind leg well under 

his body and take more weight on it for an increased period of time, leading 

to the impression he is taking a longer slower step; with a greater degree of 

‘lift’ or cadence in each step. This is developing the horse’s longitudinal 

Suppleness, creating a ‘rainbow shape’ over his back. 

Once the horse is working in a supple manner both laterally (side to side) 

and longitudinally (front to back over his topline) he can be ridden with an 

increasing demand for greater levels of Impulsion. He needs to be able to 

manage these demands without losing Rhythm, Suppleness and balance. 

The horse needs to develop greater strength in his hind quarters in order to 

achieve this greater degree of Impulsion. 

When considering Straightness the rider should firstly ensure they 

themselves are straight and balanced in the saddle – the only way you can 

really check this is to either use mirrors in the arena or ask someone to 

watch you riding, preferably a qualified instructor. If the rider is straight they 

can sit in balance and have a positive influence over the horse’s 

Straightness. It is essential that you approach Straightness after correctly 

training them through the earlier scales we have talked about. There are 

many ways an experienced rider is able to straighten a crooked horse, but 

that is fixing a problem, if you have truly followed the scales of training and 

have a supple horse working forward with Rhythm and Impulsion into a 

forward thinking and even Contact then the horse should be straight. 

As mentioned earlier, a balanced rider sitting straight, using mirrors or ‘eyes 

on the ground’, should now be able to ensure the horse is travelling straight. 

Straightness is simply described as the hind legs ‘following’ the forelegs 

which are ‘following’ the horse’s head. As a rider, if the neck of the horse 

you are riding is straight and the Contact is even in both hands and both of 

the horse’s hind legs are coming through from behind then you have a 

straight horse. I have used the word ‘through’ here, this is commonly used 

when describing a horse that is lifting in his back and stepping under himself 

with his hind legs with a ‘swing’ in his step through a supple back. 

If you are retraining a horse that is crooked you should consider the earlier 

scales of training, is he in Rhythm? Is he supple? What is the Contact like? 

Can I achieve greater Impulsion whilst maintaining Rhythm, Suppleness and 

an even Contact? Working on the earlier scales of training will help develop 

a stronger and straighter horse as well as developing greater control of the 

hindquarters through lateral work to help to correct crookedness. To help a 

crooked horse achieve Straightness you can develop Suppleness and 

strength through various lateral movements such as Shoulder-in, Travers 

(quarters-in) and Renvers (quarters-out). These movements are all part of 

the training you should be doing to develop Suppleness and strength 

leading to greater Impulsion. A crooked horse can be straightened, but a 

well-trained horse should be straight and so always reflect on your training 

and make sure strength and Suppleness are in place before asking for 

Impulsion and then allowing Straightness to follow. 

An easy exercise to ensure Straightness is maintained in a correctly trained 

horse is to use the medium paces. For example, ride the horse into countercanter 

going large around the arena, make a transition to medium canter on 

the long-side and return to working canter before the corner. Ensure the 

neck is straight in front of you and use mirrors or eyes-on-the-ground to 

check for Straightness and repeat. 

The key thing to remember here is that if you have correctly worked through 

‘The Scales of Training’ then Straightness comes from the first four scales 

combining together to give you a more complete picture of a trained horse.

Straightness comes with time as these first four scales are achieved and the 

horse is strong and confident in self-carriage. 

TRAINING 

Collection is described as the horse taking greater weight of both himself and 

his rider on to his hind leg resulting in a shorter and more energetic step. The 

poll becomes the highest point and the overall impression is of a shorter and 

more uphill frame with freedom in the shoulder achieving greater elegance 

and expression. 

The horse in the image on the right (top) illustrates collection through a 

raised back and forehand, so that the horse carries more weight on his 

hindquarters. Compared to a trot that is simply shortened, but not collected 

(bottom). 

Working on Collection can be divided into collecting exercises and collected 

exercises. Collecting exercises are generally executed with the horses head 

and neck in a slightly longer and lower position allowing him to use his back 

more to achieve greater weight carriage on his hind leg. Collection is the 

pinnacle of the horse’s training and, as with Straightness, it is achieved 

through perfecting the previous scales of training. It is only a rhythmical and 

supple horse that is moving forward into a good Contact with Impulsion and 

Straightness that can be ridden into Collection. 

Collected exercises, such as the collected gaits, Piaffe, Passage and Canter 

Pirouettes are generally ridden in a shorter frame and come as a result of the 

collecting exercises. 

Essentially, Collection is achieved through working the horse into greater 

Impulsion within a shorter frame which is achieved through a lowering of the 

hindquarters and not a tightening of the hand and front-end. If you are 

working towards Collection and the horse stiffens in the poll, jaw or back and 

drops off the Contact then he is not ready for Collection and you would need 

to look back to improving the earlier stages of the scales of training to ensure 

they are well established and the horse has the strength to manage the 

demands of the work. 

Photo Credit: By Renate Blank - Klaus Schöneich Zentrum für Anatomisch richtiges 

Reiten® & Schiefen-Therapie®, CC BY-SA 2.5, 

Exercises to develop Collection can be very simple, such as transitions within 

the paces, the key here is to ensure Straightness, Impulsion and Suppleness 

are maintained. For example, if you are working the horse within canter 

and moving between medium, working and collected canter than the 

transitions should be smooth, achieved with light responsive aids 

and with the horse remaining straight and in self-carriage. 

A quick leg maintains the activity and a correct and straight rider 

position supports the horse and allows him to balance himself 

through self-carriage into a light Contact. The use of a correct 

half-halt through a virtually imperceptible simultaneous use 

of leg, seat and hand to make the horse wait and engage 

momentarily within a stride is essential in achieving greater 

Collection. 

In conclusion, as you move towards Straightness and 

Collection you will discover the importance of the correct 

training of Rhythm, Suppleness, Contact and Impulsion. 

Straightness and Collection come as a result of this 

training process and are demonstrative of the horse’s 

overall way of going. The collected exercises in the higher 

level of dressage demonstrate the correct training of the 

horse and the training of the specific collected movements 

come as a result of natural progression through the training 

of the horse. 

Right photo credit: Tom demonstrates ‘working towards collection’ on ‘Wolfie’ a 

Grand Prix trained horse owned by Jenny Ward at Brampton Stables. 

TOM FRAY BHSII 

UKCC L3 ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL COACH 

EXPERIENCED RIDER 

Coaching, schooling and competing for all levels. 

Groups, Individuals, Clubs and Clinics 

tomfray@live.com 

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Article header photo credit: The horse Tom is riding in the header photos in this article is called 

‘The Good Omen’ (stable name Nemo), he is owned by Jo Holmes-Cole BHSII from Oakham and 

is working well at Novice level dressage with good potential to work up the grades. He can be a bit 

cheeky and self-opinionated at times and has earned himself the social media tag #naughtynemo! 

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PONYFILE 

“he performed the biggest handstand known to man” 

Back in the spring we ran a front page cover competition asking for reader’s photos - 

we had over 200 photos submitted! There was one photo in particular that caught our 

eye! It was the caption that went with the photo that really made us chuckle. We just 

had to find out more about ‘Mickey – The Expert Child Flying Instructor’ The photo 

was taken and sent in by Fae Loudoun. Fae together with her Mum are the proud 

owners of Mickey. Fae told us all about Mickey in our first ever ‘Pony Files’. 

Pony File: 

Colour: Chestnut with four white socks and a big white face with flaxen mane and tail 

Height: 11.2hh Age: 26 

Breed: Mickey is an unregistered Welsh Sec A. Mickey was originally based in 

Buckinghamshire; he is now in Norfolk, happily retired and making the most of the grumpy 

old man syndrome. 

Please tell us about his personality: Mickey is a very sweet and loving pony; he loves 

everyone but me (Fae)! He likes to lull me into a false sense of security and then do something 

naughty like bite my finger… 

Please tell us about his career: We purchased Mickey in 2002 from Fiona at RAF Halton Riding stables, 

where he was a riding school pony. 

Since we brought Mickey he as done a bit of everything including pony club, sponsored rides, Hunting and 

even Polo!. Being Mickey's jockey really wasn't for the faint hearted!, as he made a name for himself as not 

being very easy to ride. I remember once when I was about 8 years old I took him to Halton Sponsored Ride 

and he performed the biggest handstand known to man right on the start line. I cried, but mum told me I had to 

do it because it was expensive… I had to finish the ride. In the long term, learning to stay on (or hang on in 

some cases) improved my riding so I’m guessing I must be thankful to him? 

Other Memories: “I bought Mickey for my eldest sons 4th birthday. He was sold to me as a perfect child's pony that would do anything that was asked of 

him. To a large extent this was true! As a lead rein pony, he was foot perfect. I ran a military saddle club and he was used for lead rein lessons and Riding 

for the Disabled, he rarely put a foot wrong, although I'm not sure he ever really bought into the whole RDA scenario as he found it quite boring and it was 

much more fun to try and nip the leaders and side walkers. However off the lead rein, this is where he worked out he was both stronger and more switched 

on than his riders. It was so much fun turning a circle into a quick whizz round the arena in all directions than it ever was going round and round. That wasn't 

enough fun at all. Mickey was fine out hacking and would gladly have gone all day but school work, quite frankly was beyond him!!!!!!! Sadly, after 

persevering for a long time with him, the decision was made to 

sell him to Fae and we have kept in touch with him ever since. 

You can't help but love Mickey, his cheeky face speaks 

volumes, but underneath is a pony with a heart of gold who is 

definitely a character many of us will never forget”. 

- Fiona Lightfoot 

Rider Memories: “I remember riding Mickey when I was about 

12 years old me and Fae used to have so much fun taking the 

ponies out for rides and jumping in the fields. During this time I 

had ground inspections! Mickey was so cheeky and used to 

throw in a few bucks here and there. He definitely helped me 

become a better rider as I had to learn to sit up and keep my leg 

on. He was challenging at times but what a talented little pony, 

one in a million”. 

- Jj Baker 

What he is doing now: Mickey is happily retired, living in my 

Mum’s garden carrying out a useful task as a glorified lawn 

mower. 


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EQUIFEST 

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Back in August, many of our readers competed 

at Equifest which is one of the largest horse 

events in the equestrian calendar. A five day 

horse show held at the East of England 

Showground for all horse lovers and one of the 

biggest competing events in the UK. We 

invited our readers to share with us some of 

their results and photo’s so we could celebrate 

their achievements. 

Lead Rein Concours Winners 2018 - Briars Aspen aka Harry and Rose 

Danielle Bishop and Cotes Black Jack 

This was the duo’s first time at Equifest together and Danielle 

was thrilled with the result, 1 st in the Dales Gelding Class. 

Owner Tracey Paskins told us “It was such a buzz to stand in a huge arena to 

hear them announce the placing's in reverse order. What a superstar pony he 

was and he just loves the big atmospheres. He went in first and did an amazing 

trot round. Then the lap of honour at the end was just fantastic and going out 

down the centre line to lots of music and clapping was amazing and an 

experience my daughter Rose and I will never forget!” 

Dani Cox and her Haflinger 

Stagsden Anjou stable name Joe 

1 st in the Ridden Haflinger class 

1 st and 3 rd in the Combined 85/90 

Showjumping Derby 

Credit: Equinational 

Samantha Marsh riding Goldwing Juvana 

(palomino) who came 3 rd place pictured above 

with Ellis Bunn riding Hallie (grey) who came 1st 

place. Ellis and Hallie also had another win and 

a 2 nd place in the Showjumping, followed by an 

8 th and a 9 th in working hunter classes! As 

pictured in the below photo! 

Ava Ilott-steward and her pony 

Thistledown Sea way 

Their first Equifest together. Freshly backed with 

his just off the lead rein jockey. In the ribbons in 

all their huge classes, including a 4 th place. 

Ava’s mum, Jeavon Steward told northants 

horse tarder magazine “I am so proud of all the 

hard work this 9 year old puts in and love she 

had for her boy at his only his 5th ever show”. 

Dani told us “We also entered the Ridden Foreign 

Breeds class with a variety of different horses 

competing, and we managed to get 2 nd place in 

this class! This took us forward to the open ridden 

world breeds supreme championships later on in 

the week; unfortunately we didn't get placed but 

'Joe' was incredible throughout all the classes 

promoting the Haflinger breed at its best. I am 

extremely proud of him.” 

Send your results to: 

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Lisa Barrett and Corrigreenroe Blackie 

Cane a respectable 8 th in the Restricted 

Connemara class. 

Thomsonbrook BEOWULF 

1 st and 2 nd 

Thomsonbrook BEOWULF, a 

stunning Cleveland Bay 

stallion produced by Bruce 

Thorpeley (pictured) and 

owned by Jenny Childs, 

winning the rare breed class 

where he then went on to be 

Champion before going into 

the evening performance. He 

also came an impressive 2nd 

in The Cleveland Bay stallion 

class. 

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EVENTSGUIDE 

Mon 1 st Pedro Neves Dressage Clinic, MKEC (1 st & 2 nd ) 

Wed 3 rd 

Fri 5 th 

Sat 6 th 

Sat 6 th 

Sat 6 th 

Sat 6 th 

Sat 6 th 

Sat 6 th 

Sat 6 th 

British Showjumping (BN-1.30), Keysoe EC 

Tack Sale, Naseby Village Hall, More Info @FB ‘Hannah Irons Equestrian’ 

RFRC BRC FOTH Challenge Qualifier, Area 7, Keysoe EC (members only) 

Bozeat RC BRC FOTH Challenge Qualifier, Area 7, Keysoe EC 

Keysoe Riding Club OPEN Eventer Challenge, Keysoe EC 

KRC BRC FOTH Challenge Qualifier, Area 7, Keysoe EC (members only) 

Leicestershire & Rutland Bridleways Association, Charnwood Forest Ride 

Dressage AM, Showjumping PM, Nineacres Equestrian 

Jumpcross Training, Grange Farm, Wittering 

Sat 6 th BHS Principles of Judging Seminar, Moulton EC (6 th & 7 th ) 

Sat 6 th Eventer Challenge, Aston Le Walls (6 th & 7 th ) 

Sun 7 th 

Sun 7 th 

Sun 7 th 

Sun 7 th 

Sun 7 th 

Sun 7 th 

Sun 7 th 

Tue 9 th 

Wed 10 th 

Wed 10 th 

Sat 13 th 

Sat 13 th 

Sat 13 th 

Sat 13 th 

Sun 14 th 

Sun 14 th 

Sun 14 th 

Sun 14 th 

Sun 14 th 

Sun 14 th 

Sun 14 th 

Wed 17 th 

Thu 18 th 

Sat 20 th 

Sat 20 th 

ODE, Keysoe EC 

Rugby RC Winter Woollies Show 

NRC Showing, Low Farm, Bozeat 

Bozeat RC Dressage, Glebe Farm EC 

Polework Clinic, Woodview Livery & Stud, Sudborough 

WPHSA Stoke Albany Hunter Trials 

LeTrec Workshop with Michelle Cottee, Abbey Farm Dressage 

British Dressage incl. Freestyle, Keysoe EC 

Unaffiliated & British Dressage, Keysoe EC 

Video Based Evening Talk, Not Quite Right, Huntingdon, PE28 4AL, 

horsesinsideout.com 

Dan Greenwood Clinic, Abbey Farm Dressage 

British Showjumping, Keysoe EC 

Jumpcross Competition, Grange Farm, Wittering 

Reiki For Animals Course, ginnypatterson.co.uk 

RDRC Charity Open Shoe, Bozeat EC 

Rugby RC Monthly Cup & Championship 

Beachborough School Eventer Challenge, Aston Le Walls 

Mark Townsend BHSI Dressage Clinic, Moulton EC 

Jane Hussell Cross Country Training Clinic, MKEC 

Unaffiliated Dressage & Freestyle to Music, Abbey Farm Dressage 

Houghton & Huntingdon Riding Club (H&HRC) Open Hunter Trial, Home 

Farm, Alconbury 

British Showjumping (BN-140), Keysoe EC 

Evening Unaffiliated Dressage, Moulton EC 

Dressage AM, Nineacres Equestrian 

Unaffiliated Indoor Winter Dressage incl. Trailblazers Qualifiers, MKEC 

Sat 20 th Autumn Training Camp, Manor Farm EC (20 th & 21 st ) 

Sat 20 th 

Sun 21 st 

Sun 21 st 

Sun 21 st 

Sun 21 st 

Sun 21 st 

British Dressage, Moulton EC 

Bozeat RC Showjumping, Glebe Farm EC 

Rugby RC, Huntathon 

NRC Championship Show, Low Farm, Bozeat 

Gridwork Clinic, Woodview Livery & Stud, Sudborough 

Unaffiliated Show Jumping, Moulton EC 

Fri 26 th British Eventing, Aston Le Walls (26 th & 27 th ) 

Fri 26 th 

Sat 27 th 

Sat 27 th 

Sat 27 th 

Sun 28 th 

Sun 28 th 

Sun 28 th 

Sun 28 th 

Sun 28 th 

Tue 30 th 

Indoor Equestrian Car Boot, Nineacres Equestrian 

Jane Hussell Showjumping Training Clinic (Indoors), MKEC 

Unaffiliated Dressage, Moulton EC 

The Annual Halloween and Firework Festival, Huntingdon Racecourse 

RFRC Open Dressage & Massage & Stretching Demo, Moulton EC 

Rugby RC, Halloween Show 


Unaffiliated Horse Trials, Aston Le Walls 

Halloween Showing Show, In hand and Ridden, Nineacres Equestrian 


OCTOBER 2018 

Show Dates 

October 

7 th Showing 

21 st Championship Show 

28 th Showing 

November 

11 th Showing 

18 th Dressage & SJ 

December 

9 th Dressage 

15 th xmas Evening Bash 

23 rd Christmas Show 

We are a small riding club based out of: 

Low Farm, Bozeat, Northants, NN29 7NP 

Open to everyone from first time competitors to experienced 

show enthusiasts. Classes for all abilities. 

Indoor events on a fantastic surface 

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Ample hard standing parking 

Delicious onsite cafe 

Beautiful Rosettes 

Photographer on-site to capture those special moments 

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Online entries via the website 

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EVENTSGUIDE 

NOVEMBER 2018 

Thu 1 st 

Fri 2 nd 

Fri 2 nd 

Sat 3 rd 

Sat 3 rd 

Sat 3 rd 

Clear Round SJ (half the arena) Moulton EC 

Tack Sale, Naseby Village Hall, More Info @ FB ‘Hannah Irons 

Equestrian’ 

British Showjumping incl. HorseQuest UK Novice, Blue Chip Joint RLF 

Power & FMBs Therapy Systems Star Championship Qualifiers, Keysoe 

EC (2 nd - 4 th ) 

Unaffiliated Showjumping, Moulton EC 



Sat 3 rd British Dressage (back arenas), Keysoe EC (3 rd & 4 th ) 

Sun 4 th 

Sun 4 th 

Shetland to Shires Show, Moulton EC, 

facebook.com/groups/424135511380558 for more info 


Sun 4 th 

Sun 4 th 

Mon 5 th 

Tue 6 th 

Wed 7 th 

Thu 8 th 

Sat 10 th 

Sat 10 th 

Sat 10 th 

Jane Hussell Show Jumping Training Clinic (Indoors), MKEC 

Houghton & Huntingdon Riding Club (H&HRC) Open Hunter Trial, Home 

Farm, Alconbury 

Evening Equestrian Car Boot Sale, Keysoe EC 

BE Masterclass with Caroline Moore, Keysoe EC 


Evening Clear Round Jumping, Keysoe EC 


RFRC BRC Arena Eventing Qualifier, Area 7, Keysoe EC (members only) 

Bozeat RC BRC Arena Eventing Qualifier, Area 7, Keysoe EC 


Sun 11th 

Sun 11 th 

BHS Horse First Aid Course at the Milton Keynes Hilton Doubletree, 

10-4pm, more info please visit: nkcequestrian.com 

Eventer Trial, Keysoe EC 

14 th October - Charity Open Show 

18 th November - Open Show 

& Early 2019 Qualifiers 

Venue: Glebe Farm Equestrian Centre, 

Harrold Rd, Bozeat, Wellingborough, 

Northants, NN29 7LB 

For all of the latest show dates, club 

news etc. Please visit the website or you 

can find us on Facebook, search for 

‘Rushden and District Riding club’ 

Sun 11 th 

Sun 11 th 

Sun 11 th 

Sun 11 th 

Pony Club Show Jumping, Moulton EC 



WPHPC Team Showjumping Competition 

Tue 13 th 

Wed 14 th 

Wed 14 th 

Thu 15 th 

Sat 17 th 

Sat 17 th 

Sun 18 th 

Sun 18 th 

Sun 18 th 

Sun 18 th 

Reiki For Animals Course, ginnypatterson.co.uk 

Animals talking Communication Course, ginnypatterson.co.uk 





RFRC Open Dressage & Working From The Ground Demo, Moulton EC 

NRC Dressage & SJ, Low Farm, Bozeat 

RDRC Open Show & Early 2019 Qualifiers, Bozeat EC 

Arena XC Clinic, Woodview Livery & Stud, Sudborough 

Fri 23 rd CSI2*YH1* International Showjumping, Keysoe EC (23 rd - 25 th ) 

Sat 24 th 

Sat 24 th 




Sun 25 th 

Sun 25 th 

Tue 27 th 

Wed 28 th 

Fri 30 th 


Unaffiliated Dressage, Moulton EC 



Indoor Equestrian Car Boot, Nineacres Equestrian 

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Rockingham Forest Riding Club Events Coming Up: 

Saturday 6th October 

Sunday 28th October 

Sunday 28th October 

Wednesday 31st October 

Saturday 10th November 

16th/17th November 

Sunday 18th November 

Sunday 18th November 

Sunday 9th December 

BRC FOTH Challenge Qualifier, 

Keysoe EC 

(note: grass & members only) 

Open Dressage, Moulton EC 

Massage & Stretching Demo, 

Moulton EC 

Evening Grassroots SJ & Clear 

Round, Red Piece Equestrian 

BRC Area 7 Arena Eventing 

Qualifier, Keysoe EC 

(members only) 

Annual Ball/ AGM (TBC) - Check 

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Open Dressage, Moulton EC 

Working From The Ground 

Demo, Moulton EC 

Open Xmas Fun SJ, Moulton EC 

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We offer fantastic training opportunities for all ages and levels as well 

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EVENTSGUIDE 

Sat 1 st 

Sat 1 st 

Sun 2 nd 

Sun 2 nd 

Sun 2 nd 

Sun 2 nd 

Sun 2 nd 

Mon 3 rd 

Mon 3 rd 



Jane Hussell Showjumping Training Clinic (Indoors), MKEC 


Arena XC Clinic, Woodview Livery & Stud, Sudborough 

Unaffiliated Showjumping, Moulton EC 


Clear Round SJ (half the arena) Moulton EC 

Video Based Evening Talk, Pilates for Horses, Huntingdon, PE28 4AL, 

horsesinsideout.com 

Thu 6 th British Dressage High Profile, Keysoe EC (6 th - 9 th ) 

Fri 7 th 

Sat 8 th 

Tack Sale, Naseby Village Hall, More Info @ FB ‘Hannah Irons 

Equestrian’ 



Sun 9 th 

Sun 9 th 

Sun 9 th 

Sun 9 th 

Wed 12 th 

Thu 13 th 

Thu 13 th 

Sat 15 th 

Sat 15 th 

NRC Dressage, Low Farm, Bozeat 


RFRC Open Xmas Fun SJ, Moulton EC 

British Eventing Arena Eventing , Keysoe EC 

British Showjumping (2) Classes (BN-140), Keysoe EC 


Evening Clear Round Jumping, Keysoe EC 

Quest Dressage, Moulton EC 


Sat 15 th Showing, Keysoe EC (15 th & 16 th ) 

Sun 16 th 

Sun 16 th 

Sun 16 th 

Tue 18 th 

Wed 19 th 

Sat 22 nd 

Sat 22 nd 

Sun 23 rd 

Sun 23 rd 

Wed 26 th 



Test riding & Lessons with Kim Darlow, Abbey Farm Dressage 



British Showjumping - HAYGAIN hay steamers Diamond Championship 

Qualifier, Keysoe EC 


NRC Christmas Show, Low Farm, Bozeat 

Arena Horse Trials, Keysoc EC 

Boxing Day Racing, Huntingdon Racecourse 

DECEMBER 2018 

Event Venues 

Milton Keynes 

Eventing Centre 

Castlethorpe Rd, Hanslope, 

Milton Keynes, MK19 7HQ 

mkec.co.uk 

Aston Le Walls 

Washbrook Farm, 

Aston le Walls, Daventry, 

Northants, NN11 6RT 

aston-le-walls.co.uk 

Moulton College EC 

Gate 4, Pitsford Centre, 

Moulton, NN3 7RR 

equestrian.moulton.ac.uk 

Jumpcross 

Grange Farm, 

Wittering Grange, Wansford, 

Peterborough, PE8 6NR 

Jumpcross.com 

Riding Clubs 

Northants Riders Club (NRC) 

Low Farm Livery, Bozeat, 

Wellingborough, NN29 7NP 

northantsridersclub.weebly.com 

Northampton Pony Club (NPC) 

All held at Delapre Park, London 

Road, Northampton, NN4 8AW 

branches.pcuk.org/northampton 

Woodland Pytchley Hunt Pony 

Club (WPHPC) 

branches.pcuk.org/woodlandpytchley 

Emberton & District RC 

embertondistrictrc.co.uk 

Rockingham Forest 

Riding Club (RFRC) 

rfrc.org.uk 

Rugby Riding Club 

rugbyridingclub.co.uk 

Contacts 

The College (Keysoe) EC 

Church Road, Keysoe, 

Bedford, MK44 2JP 

Keysoe.com 

Nineacres Equestrian 

Ashby Road, Stapleton, 

Leicester, LE9 8JE 

Glebe Farm EC 

Harrold Road, Bozeat, 

Wellingborough, 


glebefarmec.co.uk 

Manor Farm Livery 

Manor Farm, Caldecott, 

Northants, NN9 6AR 

manor-farm-livery.com 

Abbey Farm Dressage 

Jacks Lane, Turvey, 

Bedfordshire, MK43 8DH 

abbeyfarmdressage.co.uk 

Cherwell Valley 

Riding Club (CVRC) 

cv-rc.co.uk 

Bozeat Riding Club 

Harrold Road, Bozeat, 



bozeatrc.wixsite.com/bozeatrc 

Rushden & District 

Riding Club (RDRC) 

rushdenanddistrictrc.wix.com/forestivory 

Houghton & Huntingdon Riding 

Club (H&HRC) 

huntingdonrc.co.uk 

South Kilworth Riding Club 

The Monument Field, Stanford Hall, 

Lutterworth, LE17 6DH 

skrc.co.uk 

Fri 28 th British Showjumping, Keysoe EC (28 th - 30 th ) 

Sat 29 th Pony New Year Spectacular, Keysoe (29 th & 30 th ) 

Sat 29 th 

Sun 30 th 


Christmas In Hand and Ridden Showing, pre-entry only, Nineacres 

Equestrian 

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‘DUNCAN’ THE DUMMY 

Northants Horse Trader 

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local breaking in and reschooling 

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we were keen to find out more. 

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she worked with; after some research Ellie decided to import a dummy from 

a company called Ardall based in Ireland that she affectionately calls ‘Duncan’. 

The Ardall is a device for training horses. Designed primarily to accustom 

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2. The Base 

The torso is affixed to a flat, solid base, which 

has been specially moulded to fit any standard 

saddle. This is covered in the same leatherette 

as the torso. On either side, there are two 

straps - used for securing the Ardall onto the 

horse - and one screw-on ring, through which 

the reins go during lunging and long-reining. 

3. The Harness 

An essential component of the product when 

in use, the harness fits onto the torso. The 

extent to which the Ardall moves when 

mounted on a horse is regulated by the 

tightness or looseness of the harness. 

4. Weights 

These weights serve to make the Ardall heavier helping to introduce the 

horse to the sensation of a rider’s legs on either side. These take the form of 

two boot-shaped canvas bags, which are filled evenly with fine sand (up to 2 

stone/12.7KG in each.) These are clipped onto the Ardall, one on each side, 

and secured with straps. We also add a riding hat to him to make him seem 

more realistic. 

You can find out more about the Ardall dummy by visiting www.ardall.com 

Ellie believes she has reduced the stress levels of the horses she works with 

significantly. Ellie told us that this method has in her opinion “proved to be a 

much kinder transition to the riding experience for the horse”. Ellie added “I 

feel that as well as being kinder, it is a much kinder method to start a young 

horse or to restart a problem horse. Some horses do not like the sensation 

of legs when they first touch their sides, or the height of a rider above and 

behind the back of their heads. I find that using ‘Duncan’ helps to desensitise 

them before a rider gets onboard and therefore minimises injury to both horse 

and rider. It also initially eliminates the pull on the horses mouth, when and 

if they react”. 

Firstly Ellie begins the work by introducing the basic ground work, such as 

lunging, long reining and wearing tack. After the basic training, it's then a 

natural progression to ‘Duncan’ the dummy. 

The timescale varies with each horse as to how long they take to accept 

‘Duncan’, it can be as little as 10 minutes to start with up to 45 minutes. Ellie 

finds that 2-5 days use is all that is usually needed in most cases. 

Backing a young horse or retraining horses does require experienced and 

knowledgeable handling as every horse is different and you need that 

knowledge to be able to adapt to each situation and to keep both horse and 

rider safe and calm. 

Ellie always uses ‘Duncan’ initially on every horse or pony that comes to 

her to be backed or restarted in their ridden career; as she never knows 

how each horse is going to react and it's just a safer and kinder start. 

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VETADVICE 

It is a question that many of us horse owners will often ask ourselves… 

Does my horse need the dentist?. The reality is horses get dental disease 

just like we do. Horses teeth grow all the time which is why it is important to 

maintain a regular dental routine as changes in the mouth can occur from 

one dental check to the next. 

Veterinary advice in this magazine is provided as a general guide and you should always seek professional advice. 

What are the signs your horse may need a 

check up? 

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Has he started to drop his hay or hard feed? 

Are you noticing food stuck between his molars? 

Is there a foul smell, coming from his mouth? 

Discharge from one or both nostrils? 

Does your horse resent having the bit put in or 

having the noseband tightened? 

Has he become unsteady in rein contact when 

ridden? 

Causes 

He could be developing gum disease, with bleeding gums and rotting food 

around his teeth; or perhaps his teeth have started to fall out! 

He may have overgrown sharp edges along the outside of his upper molars. 

Wolf teeth can also be troublesome and a common problem in young 

horses; causing them to object to contact on the bit. 

Any tooth problems can go on to result in poor responsiveness when ridden, 

to dropping food and even losing weight. Problems can even result in 

unbalancing the whole horse and causing back and hind leg problems! 

Horses are designed to eat tough old grass and leaves and not soft lush 

grass. The Horses upper jaw is wider than the lower jaw and the teeth grow 

all the time, they have to rely on us to call in the professionals to look after 

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We would usually recommend a routine dental treatment at least once a 

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is quicker, less stressful and less damaging to the teeth. Our vets can also 

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Never underestimate how important good teeth and a good dentist are to 

the overall health of your horse or pony…Their health is in your hands. 


Photo credit: ‘Say Cheese!’ The photo is the lovely Pippin who is owned by Dawn Davis. Pippin has 

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BRC NAF Five Star National Horse Trial Championship 

READERRESULTS 

The NAF Five Star National Horse Trial Championship were held on the 4 th & 5 th of 

August. Here we celebrate some of our readers achievements that have been sent 

into Northants Horse Trader Magazine. 

Elise Kyle & Sizzling Sophie 1 st 

NAF Magic Junior HT 90 Individual Arena 1 

We asked Elise about her fantastic 

results and this is what she told us 

“Sophie was mega, even in the heat! I 

couldn’t of asked her to be any better! 

She was so relaxed in the dressage and 

produced a lovely test scoring 31.1 

In the showjumping she was at her best, 

I honestly can’t believe how brilliant she 

felt! but as we want over the 3rd to last 

fence she brushed the pole, I thought it 

went down but very lucky in bounced 

back in to the cup! it was a heart in the 

mouth moment! 

Due to the ground being hard the BRC 

cancelled the Roads & Tracks & the 

steeplechase sections so we only had to 

compete in the cross country on the 

Sunday. 

It was a technical, hilly course and with 

the ground being hard, I didn’t want to 

push her too hard. Sophie, being Sophie 

had other ideas and she obviously 

wanted some fun and some fun is what 

she got! She had a beautiful round and 

finished in the time! 

Ending the long weekend in 1st place in 

my section and 8th including all sections! 

I still can’t believe it. 

I could not be more proud on my 

Sophie!” 

Houghton and Huntingdon Riding Club from area 7 came 1 st in the team 100 and 

was the only team to score sub 100 penalties. In addition to their team win, 

individually they also secured a 1 st, 2 nd and 5 th in arena individually. The picture 

above is left to right: grey horse and rider is Claire Ludeks riding Ellie's Duke (5th 

individually), Barry Meningen Riding News for You (2nd individually), Katherine 

Peden riding Rufus (1st individually) Katy Watson riding Hunt Politics. The riding 

clubs 110 team came 3 rd overall with 3 rd, 5 th and 7 th in the arena individually. 

Sophie Coles & Charlie winners of the 

NAF Selfie Competition. 

The duo also came 13th in their arena at the 5* Junior HT80 

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