Equestrian Life March 2017 Issue

Issue 261 March 2017 | £2.80 

East midlands & the northern counties’ best equestrian monthly magazine by far! 

Age is just 

a Number 

EL talks to Showing 

Superstar Ann Drabble 

BUNTINES BLOG 

BRITISH EVENTING FROM THE 

ORGANISERS PERSPECTIVE 

WIN 

Tickets to 

Bolesworth 

International 

A Dream Job 

Meet Showjumping 

Apprentice 

Leah Knowles 

Ride the 

Perfect 

Working 

Hunter 

Course 

Joanne Shaw 

shows you how 

BIRTHDAY BRILLIANCE 

Dressage rider Lily Payne wins at Bishop Burton 

PLUS 

DEFEAT THOSE NERVES - COMPETITION TIPS FROM TINA CANTON 

MEET THE TRAINERS - SOVEREIGN EQUESTRIAN SHOWJUMPING 

EQUESTRIAN LIFE CHAMPIONSHIPS LATEST QUALIFIERS / 

WINTER SHOWS / DIARY DATES/ FEED AND HEALTH


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DEAR READERS…. 

Welcome to our ‘new look’ March edition. The 

expression ‘good things come in small packages’ 

springs to mind. As the pages have been signed off, 

I’ve got increasingly more excited about the wide 

range of content we’ve got in this issue. There are 

some fabulous articles. 

I loved learning the history to how Ann Drabble got 

started with horses in showing; what Stuart Buntine 

and the team at BEDE Events have to think about to bring you a 

top class event. Then we got to interview Leonora Smee, a real young go-getter on 

the show-jumping circuit. 

Anyone looking to do Workers this season will find Joanne Shaw’s article really 

useful on how to gain those extra points and Tina Canton again provides 

competitors will some great tips on not letting the nerves get the better of you. 

Birthday girl Lily Payne truly triumphed in the dressage and show-jumping 

Apprentice Leah Knowles gives us an insight into her busy life. 

A range of indoor events are also covered before the outdoor season gets into full 

swing. Next month we have another Columnist joining us, so looking forward to 

that. 

Zoe 

Until then… do keep your news coming – you can 

reach me at editor@equestrianlifemagazine.co.uk 

ZOE BATESON, EDITOR 

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Equestrian Life Magazine I sue 261 March 2017 

Issue 261 March 2017 | £2.80 


Age is just 

a Number 

EL talks to Showing 

Superstar Ann Drabble 

WIN 

Tickets to 

Bolesworth 

International 

A Dream Job 

Meet Showjumping 

Apprentice 

Leah Knowles 

BUNTINES BLOG 

BRITISH EVENTING FROM THE 

ORGANISERS PERSPECTIVE 

BIRTHDAY BRILLIANCE 

Dressage rider Lily Payne wins at Bishop Burton 

DEFEAT THOSE NERVES - COMPETITION TIPS FROM TINA CANTON 

MEET THE TRAINERS - SOVEREIGN EQUESTRIAN SHOWJUMPING 

EQUESTRIAN LIFE CHAMPIONSHIPS LATEST QUALIFIERS / 

WINTER SHOWS / DIARY DATES/ FEED AND HEALTH 

Ride the 

Perfect 

Working 

Hunter 

Course 

Joanne Shaw 

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inside ISSUE 261 | MARCH 2017 

This month in 

News 

6 All set for a day 

at Belton Park 

International 

7 New Committee for 

BSPS Area 4B 

8 Introducing Equestrian 

Advisor 

9 New RDA Showing 

Class for SEIB Search 

for a Star 2017 

10 Erewash Riders 

Association Raise 

funds for Pet Oxygen 

Masks 

12 Equestrian Life 

Championships 

64 March Diary Dates 

63 Competition Entry 

Form 

72 Local Business 

Directory 

Features 

14 Age is just a number: 

Showing Superstar Ann 

Drabble 

18 Spring Clothing Ideas 

25 Feeding Q&A with 

BlueChip 

26 Laminitis – how to 

prevent and treat 

32 Equine Dentistry: 

Why is it important? 

39 Cyden Dressage Blog 

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40 Gain Extra Marks 

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42 Introducing the 

Sovereign Equestrian 

Team 

44 What a Life : Meet 

Showjumper Leonora 

Smee 

46 A Showjumping 

Apprenticeship : Leah 

Knowles 

48 The EHE Open Day 

50 Buntine’s Blog – 

introducing BEDE 

Events 

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38 Local Successes 

at Bishop Burton 

Dressage 

55 Burton Hunt PC Indoor 

Cross Country 

56 Cumberland Farmers 

57 Vale View SEIB Arena 

Eventing 

58 Vale View Trailblazers 

Dressage 

59 Landmarks Charity 

Showjumping 

60 PES Dressage 

61 Manor Grange 

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62 The Barn Indoor 

Showing 

63 The Picture Show 

63 Laughton Manor 

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News 

round-up 

Louise Wins Prestigious 

Award at the Society of 

Master Saddlers’ National 

Competition 

Southport-based 

Master Harness 

Maker Louise Palmer 

scooped a top award 

at this year’s Society 

of Master Saddlers’ 

National Saddlery 

Competition. 

The event, which 

continues to be 

hugely popular, is 

supported by The 

Worshipful Company 

of Saddlers and is 

held at the Saddlers’ 

Hall in London. 

Louise took the 

honours in the Open Louise Palmer with her winning entry and 

Harness class, with awards 

her Full Breeching 

entry which took her four days to make. Said Louise: “I 

am delighted to have won an award this year, it means a 

great deal to take top honours and I am very proud to have 

gained first place in the class. 

“The Society of Master Saddlers’ National Competition 

always provides some fantastic entries in all the classes.” 

HRH The Princess Royal was the guest of honour at this 

year’s prestigious event. 

As Master of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers, HRH 

The Princess Royal presented awards to the successful 

apprentices currently undertaking the Millennium 

Apprenticeship Scheme, those who had completed 

their training and also apprentices on the Saddlery 

Apprenticeship Scheme. During a busy evening she also 

presented the competition trophies to the leading names 

finding time to chat with the winners and praise their 

efforts. 

All Set for a Day at Belton 

Park International 

Belton International, 

31st March to 2nd 

April, has long 

been a key outing 

for the world’s 

best event riders 

to showcase their 

top horses ahead 

of both Badminton 

and Kentucky Four 

Star competitions. Last year’s Grantham Cup winners, Chris 

Burton and Nobilis 18, went on to win Burghley CCI4* later 

in the year, while third placed Bettina Hoy and Seigneur 

Medicott claimed Blenheim Palace’s CCI3* to round off 

their season. 

Now in its 37th year, Belton International isn’t purely about 

horses, but equestrian fans are spoilt for choice. In addition 

to the eventing, spectators can enjoy Retrained Racehorse 

performances, an Inter-Hunt Relay, Pony Club Games and 

the ever-popular Gate Jumping class. 

For those who prefer smaller four legged friends, the fun 

dog show, dog agility and dog display team demonstrations 

are popular. The South Notts hounds and Pakefield ferrets 

can be found in the InterActive Zone, along with Arts & 

Crafts opportunities. Meanwhile, for the mechanically 

minded, the Classic Car show offers an impressive array of 

vehicles to hanker after. 

Shopping is a big draw. Over 90 trade stands sell everything 

from equine paraphernalia to fashion, furniture and food. 

Even the most seasoned shopper will be busy for hours. 

BOX: HOW, WHERE & WHEN 

Belton International takes place from 31 March – 2 April 

at Belton House, NG32 2LS, just outside Grantham. Ticket 

prices start at £9 per adult / £3 per child and can be bought 

online. 

Visit http://belton-horse.co.uk 


news 

All change for 

BSPS Area 4B 

It was the end of an era 

recently, when Sue Williams 

stood down as chairman 

of the British Show Pony 

Area 4B (Lincolnshire) after 

fifteen years at the helm, 

deciding that now was 

the time to hand over the 

reins to other enthusiastic 

members of the Area. 

Her final job as Chairman 

was to host the annual 

presentation evening, this 

year held at Doddington 

Hall near Lincoln for the 

children to receive their 

achievement awards for 

the year. Sue, together 

with her husband Martin 

were presented with an 

array of gifts including a 

subscription to the National 

Trust which will allow them 

to follow their passion 

for walking as well as an 

afternoon tea treat as a 

thank you for all the hard 

work and dedication that 

they have put into the Area 

over the years. Although not 

stepping down completely, 

Sue will continue in her 

position as treasurer for 

2017 until a new one has 

been sourced. 

The area which was 

started some forty plus 

years ago, with the first 

Chairman being the late 

renowned cartoonist 

Janet Jenkinson, covers a 

large part of the eastern 

region of the country from 

the Humber and above 

in the north down to the 

Cambridgeshire border in 

the south and across to the 

Nottinghamshire border in 

the west. We have currently 

approximately 100 members 

ranging from life adult 

members to the younger 

generation just starting out 

their showing careers. 

The area runs three shows 

per year, a Winter Show 

which this year is to be 

held on Sunday 2nd April 

at Laughton Manor, ideal 

for those competitors with 

a new or novice pony. 

The Lincolnshire Spring 

Show on Saturday 20th 

May to be held on Newark 

Showground with Royal 

International Horse Show 

qualifiers and a Junior Show 

for the younger competitors 

to be held on Saturday 17th 

June at White House Farm, 

Eagle Moor, near Lincoln. 

The area will also be holding 

both working hunter and 

flat training days with wellknown 

trainers on hand 

with helpful advice. We are 

also looking for potential 

young judges who wish to 

start their judging career 

with anyone between the 

ages of twelve and 24 able 

to apply. There are also 

some exciting new events 

including a cheese and wine 

evening, a quiz night and 

table top sale planned for 

later in the year. 

If anyone would like to join 

the Area or help out at any 

of the events or just come 

and have a look at what the 

BSPS is all about, you do 

not have to be a member. 

Please do not hesitate to 

contact either the chairman 

or any of the committee 

members below who will be 

more than happy to have 

a chat with you. We also 

have a Facebook page and a 

website for you to browse to 

keep you up to date with all 

the area activities. 

Area 4B members supreme championship - champion Olivia 

Brightmore - Thistledown Black Jack and reserve champion Daniel 

Bailey - Woodmoor Brandysnap with supreme judge Hailea Barrett 

a former member of the area. 

Sue and Martin Williams 

Holly Bignall - Dittonpriors 

Lucius - BSPS Area 4B 

member. 

Area supreme champion - Phoebe Rocks - Greenbarrow Mr Darcy. 

The new officers and committee for BSPS Area 4B for 2017 are as follows: 

Joint Chairman: Sandra Moncaster, moncaster7@aol.com, 01522 704210; Terry 

Pitcher, terry.pitcher@freedom-group.co.uk. Vice-chairman: Charlotte Read, 

anthony_read@btconnect.com. Secretary: Annabel Hitcham, annabel.hitcham@ 

talk21.com. Treasurer: Sue Williams, the2williamses@thewilliamses.plus.com. 

Winter Show Secretary: Kim Taylor, kim.taylor123@btinternet.com. Spring Show 

Secretary: Charlotte Read. Junior Show Secretary: Sandra Moncaster . Junior 

Representative: Abigail Small, abbie0516@icloud.com. Facebook page: Abigail 

Small. Website: Sandra Moncaster. Points Party: Charlotte Read, Clare Small, 

gcsmall@btinternet.com. Young Judges: Kim Taylor. Committee member: Lynne 

Rocks, lynnerocks@ymail.com 

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news 

‘These Apprentices Are Part 

Of The Future’ Says Breisner 

“Doing a Masterclass for the Stubbing 

Court apprentices is a real pleasure 

and joy,” said Yogi Breisner after he 

had given the first Stubbing Court 

Training Ltd (SCT) Masterclass of 

2017. 

The great trainer and coach, who 

recently retired as Performance 

Manager of Britain’s much-medalled 

senior eventing team, continued: 

“It’s very rewarding to work with 

so many young, dedicated and 

enthusiastic riders. They all come 

with an open mind, and both riders 

and their horses are well turned out. 

It’s very encouraging as these young 

apprentices are part of the future of 

equestrian sports in Britain.” 

SCT’s acclaimed Masterclass Series, 

which is exclusive to it apprentices 

and employers, is now in its 16th year, 

and many of the top British-based 

riders and trainers have taken part. 

Yogi Breisner has long been 

associated with the Series, and on 23 

January he taught nine groups of SCT 

apprentices and employers at Vale 

View Equestrian in Leicestershire on 

the flat and over fences. 

He also gave a lungeing 

demonstration, which was 

professionally filmed and added to 

SCT’s Online Learning programme. 

SCT Chief Executive Belinda Turner 

MBE said: “We have had fantastic 

feedback from those who attended 

about this Masterclass. The aim 

of the Masterclasses is to give our 

apprentices and their employers 

access to the very best training; it acts 

as inspiration and as encouragement 

always to aim for the highest 

standards”. 

Chesterfield-based SCT works 

throughout the horse industry 

Yogi Breisner with former apprentice and 

now employer Kyle Hassell during the 

Masterclass 

to provide world-class training 

for young people through the 

Apprenticeship programme. 

Equestrian apprenticeships enable 

young people to gain real, practical 

skills by “learning while they work”, 

which are much-desired in the equine 

industry. They also earn a wage and 

gain widely respected qualifications at 

the same time. 

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news 

New RDA Showing 

Class for SEIB Search 

for a Star 2017 

A new showing class for 

Riding for the Disabled 

(RDA) riders will be 

incorporated into the 

popular SEIB Search for 

a Star series this year, 

following the successful 

launch of showing at the 

RDA Championships at 

Hartpury in 2016. The 

SEIB Search for a Star RDA 

Showing Championship 

will have qualifiers at 

three venues, offering the 

opportunity for RDA riders 

to compete and try to 

qualify for the prestigious 

final which will be held 

at the British Show Horse 

Association (BSHA) 

Hunter Championships 

at Addington Manor in 

September. 

The competition is open to 

any rider associated to an 

RDA Group who can walk 

and trot independently. 

Competitors will enter the 

arena, ride around together 

in walk and trot on each 

rein before lining up. Each 

rider will then give a short 

individual show, which 

may include canter if the 

rider wishes but this is not 

necessary. Competitors 

should aim to give a good 

display showing the best 

of the horse and rider as 

this will form an important 

part of the judging. After 

giving their show, each 

rider will be asked to come 

out of line, remaining 

mounted, and stand for the 

conformation judge to have 

a good look at the animal. 

Any type of horse or pony 

is able to compete and the 

class will be judged 30% 

on conformation, 30% 

on turnout and 40% on 

suitability, manners and 

way of going, so giving 

a good show within the 

horse’s capability will be 

important. 

Riders should be neatly 

turned out, clean and tidy 

and will be encouraged to 

use the tack and saddlery 

that is most suitable for the 

rider, rather than the show 

ring. 

The top two horses from 

each qualifier will be 

invited to compete in the 

final at the BSHA Hunter 

Championship, where 

there will be a preliminary 

judging during the day, 

and all six finalists will 

then go forward to the 

evening performance with 

the opportunity to wear 

evening dress for the final 

judging and prize giving. 

The qualifiers for the 2017 

SEIB RDA Showing series 

will be held at: 

• Osbaldeston Equestrian 

Centre, Blackburn, 

Lancashire, BB2 7LZ – 23rd 

April 

• Hartpury College, 

Gloucester, GL19 3BE – 

14th July 

• Vale View Equestrian 

Centre, Old Dalby, 

Leicestershire, LE14 3LX – 

6th August 

• The Finals will be held 

at the BHSA Hunter 

Championships, Addington, 

Bucks – 7th September. 

Lottie Dronfield, Activities 

Co-ordinator for the 

RDA, said, “From an RDA 

perspective, this is really 

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exciting. What we love 

about Showing as an 

activity is that it has its 

practical elements, with the 

riding and then the theory 

side to it. It allows our 

participants to use what 

they have learnt in a stable 

management and grooming 

session and see the results 

in the show ring. After the 

demonstration that we 

did at the RDA National 

Championships last July, I 

have been asked by many 

riders and groups for more 

information for this year. I 

am so pleased we have been 

able to work with Nicky and 

SEIB Search for a Star to 

make this series a reality.” 

Further details and a 

downloadable schedule and 

entry form are available 

on the SEIB Search for 

a Star website at www. 

search4astar.org.uk. You 

can also keep up to date with 

the latest news and events on 

facebook at www.facebook. 

com/SEIB.Search4AStar. 

“The Ranch Store are 

extremely proud of our 

“Hat Fitting Queen” 

Michelle Martin fondly 

known as “Mert” 

who has received the 

Worldwide Runner Up 

Award from Charles 

Owen for her Hat Fitting 

skills. Mert has worked 

at The Ranch Store since 

the day it opened, has 

been trained by Charles Owen, and takes great pride in 

her Hat Fitting, ensuring that they fit correctly and safely. 

She is very popular especially with the younger members 

too, who do not always like a hat being fitted, but Mert 

has a fun lively way of bringing them around, so that they 

can be correctly fitted with a riding hat of their choice, 

and their parents can leave knowing that their children 

will be protected as much as possible, when riding. 

A big well done to Mert from all of us at The Ranch Store, 

Westwood, Nottingham.” 


news 

Erewash Riders Association Supplies Long Eaton 

Fire Station with Specialised Pet Oxygen Masks 

Over the summer of 

2016 Erewash Riders 

Association have been 

raising money to provide 

Long Eaton Fire Station 

with a set of specialised 

pet oxygen masks. The 

masks are lifesaving pieces 

of equipment which allow 

fire fighters to give oxygen 

to small animals that have 

been caught in a fire. 

The masks are supplied by 

a charity called Smokey 

Paws, whose aim is to 

provide every fire station 

within the UK with a set of 

these masks. A set of masks 

costs £90.00 and consists of 

three different sized masks. 

They can be used on small 

animals such as rabbits 

and guinea pigs, and larger 

animals such as cats and 

dogs. 

Erewash Riders Association 

managed to raise the 

money by holding a secondhand 

tack sale on a stall at 

Notts Derby Horse Show. 

The remaining funds were 

raised at their Bartonin-Fabis 

Pleasure Ride 

in September 2016. The 

official hand over of the 

masks was held on Tuesday 

14th February 2017 at Long 

Eaton Fire Station. Erewash 

Riders committee members; 

Ann Wood, Jackie Thomas, 

Sarah Castle, Jane Keenan 

and Charlotte Bannister 

met with the White Watch 

Team for the presentation, 

along with their dogs 

Balloo, Charlotte and 

Matthew who demonstrated 

the masks. 

Erewash Riders Association 

are a Bridleways Group 

centered within the District 

of Erewash. They were 

formed back in 1985 with 

the aim of preserving and 

creating new bridleways 

and multi-user routes. 

Events such as pleasure 

rides are held throughout 

the year to fund the 

bridleway work. This work 

aims to ensure there are 

safe, off road and enjoyable 

routes for all within the 

Erewash District. 

For more information 

please visit www. 

erewashridersassociation. 

co.uk and 

www.smokeypaws.co.uk 

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Equestrian Life Shows 2017 

Winter Dressage Festival 

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They are giving prizes in kind to 1st, 2nd and 

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To enter the R&R Equestrian Life Winter 

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All warm-up and tests are ridden on a surface 

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You can enter the Championships online or 

via postal entry, entries close 31st March. We 

also have special rosettes for best turned out, 

Veteran, M&M and Side Saddle. A day not to 

be missed. 

To be held at Golden Valley Equestrian 

Golden Valley Equestrian Centre, 

Coach Road, Golden Valley, Near 

Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 4ES 

April 9th 2017 

Have you ever wanted to try your hand in 

a prestigious Dressage Festival but been 

put off by the cost and list of rules!? If you 

enjoy dressage we hope you will enjoy the 

Winter Dressage Festival. You do not need 

to find any specific qualifier venues. If you 

attain 60% or higher in any Intro, Prelim 

or Novice class, send the form in to us 

with a copy of your test sheet. 

Our Championships will be held on 

Sunday 9th April 2017 at Golden Valley 

Equestrian Centre, Ripley. All tests and 

warm-up arenas are on a surface with 

ample parking and refreshments available. 

The Championships are open for any age 

and placings are separated out between 

Juniors and Seniors too and this time we 

will also have separate classes of Natives. 

Another bonus is that you are not limited 

to entering the class you qualified in, so 

offers a worthwhile trip out. 

Stunning rosettes to 6th place along with 

sashes for 1st and 2nd and prizes in kind 

with mounted prize giving so that you 

can get dressed up in your whites for your 

chance to shine! 

To be held at Oakridge Arena 

Holme Farm, Swinderby Road, 

Collingham 

NG23 7NZ Newark Upon Trent, 

Nottingham, United Kingdom 

Sunday 23rd April 2017 

NEW THIS YEAR 

No pre-registration or qualification 

required, an Open Show, not 

restricted purely to the Amateur, 

Home-Produced rider 

REGISTRATION: 

■ Registration is free, all 

you need to do is download 

one of our registration forms 

and send it into our Winter 

Festival secretary and we will 

keep you up to date on all the 

news you need to know about 

this event! 

HOW TO QUALIFY: 

■ Simply score 60% or 

more in any Intro, Prelim, 

Novice or Elementary test 

after January 2016 and 

send It to our Festival 

Secretary to compete at 

our festival (heather@ 

equestrianlifemagazine. 

co.uk) 

Championships Tests for 

2017 are : 

■ Intro B (2009) 

■ Prelim 7 (2002) 

■ Novice 27 (2007) 

■ Elementary 44 (2002) 

Entries are now OPEN – 

both postal and online. 

Go direct to www. 

equestrianlifemagazine.couk/ 

winter-champs. 

Winter Showing Championships 

2017 qualifiers for Equifest, The 

Showing Register, RoR, The Veteran 

Horse Society, Equestrian Life 

Summer Championships 

All classes are held indoor with 

section Championships and overall 

Supreme of Show. 

A range of classes from lead rein to 

Side saddle plus in-hand, something 

to suit everyone. 

Follow our event page on Facebook at 

Equestrian Life Magazine and also in 

the magazine monthly for all the up-todate 

news. 

11 March 2017 Equestrian Life 


Equestrian Life Shows 2017 

Novice/Open Confirmed Qualifiers 

are set out below 

(This list will be regularly updated so check website) 

Novice/Open Finals: 

REGISTRATION: 

■ You can either pre-register to join 

the “Novice Open Championship”, 

however in order to compete at the 

final you need to qualify and send in 

your qualification/registration ticket 

to the secretary. 

■ The registration fee is £5 and this 

entitles you to compete at the finals 

once qualified. 


■ Attend one of our multiple 

qualifiers and gain 1st, 2nd , 3rd or 

4th place. 

■ Send off your Registration form 

with all the details filled in correctly 

to the Novice/Open Secretary. (This 

must be done no later than 21 days’ 

post qualifying in order to be able to 

enter the final). 

DATE SHOW LOCATION CONTACT 

12th March The Showing Barn Winter 

Showing Series 

Milton Equestrian, Blyth Road, Worksop 

S81 0TP 

www.facebook.com/theshowingbarn 

07707 272810/07578 366134 

19th March Willow Banks Equestrian Willow Banks, Pelham Road, Claxby LN8 3YR www.willowbanks.co.uk 

9th April Notts Derby Horse Show Longmoor Lane, Long Eaton DE72 3BB www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

16th April Soar Valley Riding Club Farley Way, Quorn, Loughborough, LE12 8DU www.svrc.co.uk 

16th April Lambley Riding Club Hollinwood Lane, Calverton NG14 www.lambleyridingclub.com 

29th April Notts Derby Horse Show Longmoor Lane, Long Eaton, DE72 3BB www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

1st May Warren Riding Club Annesley Road, Hucknall. Notts NG15 8BD 0115 9528272 

1st May The Showing Register Onley EC, Rugby www.theshowingregister.co.uk 

7th May Springwood Riding Club Smalley Mill Road, Horsley DE21 5BL www.springwoodridingclub.weebly.com 

7th May Ripley Riders Riddings Park, Somercotes, DE55 4LA www.ripleyriders.org.uk 

20th May Notts Derby Horse Show Longmoor Lane, Long Eaton DE21 5BL www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

21st May Soar Valley Riding Club Farley Way, Quorn, Loughborough, LE12 8DU www.svrc.co.uk 

3rd June Notts Derby Horse Show Longmoor Lane, Long Eaton DE21 5BL www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

4th June Barleyfields Ash Lane, Etwall DE65 6HT www.barleyfields.com 

11th June Soar Valley Riding Club Farley Way, Quorn, Loughborough, LE12 8DU www.svrc.co.uk 

11th June Willow Banks Equestrian Willow Banks, Pelham Road, Claxby LN8 3YR www.willowbanks.co.uk 

18th June Warren Riding Club Annesley Road, Hucknall. Notts NG15 8BD 0115 9528272 

18th June Lambley Riding Club Hollinwood Lane, Calverton NG14 www.lambleyridingclub.com 

18th June Arena UK Allington Lane, Allington NG32 2EF www.arenauk.com 

25th June Derby County Show Locko Park, Nr Spondon, Derby 

9th July Springwood Riding Club Smalley Mill Road, Horsley DE21 5BL www.springwoodridingclub.weebly.com 

Amateur Elite Finals: 

REGISTRATION: 

■ You can either pre-register or 

register no later than 21 days’ 

post qualification in order to be 

a member of the “Amateur Elite 

Finalists”, however to compete at 

the final you need to qualify and 

send in your qualification ticket to 

the secretary. 

■ The registration fee is £15 and 

this entitles you to complementary 

Novice/Open membership (you still 

need to qualify to attend the finals), 

along with a subsidised pre-champs 

Clinic with panel judges to help 

make sure you are ready for the 

finals. 


■ Attend one of our 15 qualifiers 

and gain 1st or 2nd qualifying ticket. 

■ Send off your qualification ticket 

to the Amateur Elite Secretary to 

register as an Amateur Elite Finalist 

(this must be done no later than 21 

days’ post qualifying to be able to 

enter the final). 

9th July Ripley Riders Riddings Park, Somercotes, DE55 4LA www.ripleyriders.org.uk 

15th/16th July The Showing Register Onley EC, Rugby www.theshowingregister.co.uk 

16th July Arena UK Allington Lane, Allington NG32 2EF www.arenauk.com 

DATE SHOW LOCATION CONTACT 

4th April Hargate Equestrian Open Hargate Fields Farm, Egginton Rd, Hilton, www.hargateequestrian.co.uk/ 

Show 

Derby DE65 5FJ 

1st May Warren Riding Club ANNESLEY PARKNG15 8BD Hucknall TBC 

Nottinghamshire 

7th May Ripley Riders Club Park Side, Somercotes. DE55 4LA. http://ripley-riders.org/schedule/ 

14th May South Derbyshire Saddle Club 

Open Show 

Far Lane, Ockbrook 

27th-28th May Hornsea Show Hall Garth Park, Cineam Road, Hornsea, 

East Yorkshire, HU18 1AA 

28th May New Ilkeston & District RC Spring Farm, Trowell Moor, Nottingham, 

NG9 3PQ 

www.southderbyshiresaddleclub. 

co.uk 

www.patringtonmillshowyard. 

co.uk 

https://sites.google.com/site/ 

ilkestonanddistrictridingclub/ 

29th May South Staffs Shows TBC www.facebook.com/South-Staffs- 

Show-1527156297502993/ 

4th June 

Amateur Elite Confirmed Qualifiers 

(This list will be updated so check website) 

Hargate Equestrian Open 

Show 

Hargate Fields Farm, Egginton Rd, Hilton, 

Derby DE65 5FJ 

www.hargateequestrian.co.uk/ 

10th June Wisbech & District Riding Club Horse Creek Farm, March PE15 0BS www.wisbechridingclub.co.uk/ 

home/45633 

11th June Long Eaton Riding Club Lanes Garden Centre, Breaston Lane,Risley www.long-eaton-riding-club.co.uk/ 

18th June Holme House Farm Showing Holme House Farm, 

www.area12ssa.co.uk 

and Side Saddle Show 

18th July Warren Riding Club ANNESLEY PARKNG15 8BD Hucknall TBC 

Nottinghamshire 

9th July Notts Derby Horse Show Longmoor Lane, Long Eaton www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com/ 


SUMMER SHOWING AND WORKING 

HUNTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 

Oakridge Arena July 29th & 30th 2017 

Novice / Open 

Championships 

Qualify with a 1st-4th place across 

ridden, in hand or workers class at 

one of numerous qualifiers. Once you 

have qualified in one class, and registered, 

you can enter any Novice/Open 

class at the final to which, you AS A 

COMBINATION are eligible 

Register on the Equestrian Life 

Magazine website no later than 21 

days post qualifying. (Registration 

costs just £5.00) 

Come and join us at the Summer 

Championships with a chance to 

compete for the Novice Supreme, 

Open Supreme and reserve supreme 

Championships with prize 

money up for grabs along with 

gorgeous rosettes and sashes! 

£250 to the both the Novice and 

Open Supreme and £100 to the 

Novice and Open Reserve 

Amateur 

Elite Final 

Qualify with a 1st or 2nd place across 

ridden, in hand or workers at one of 

the 15 qualifiers published. You can 

only enter the Amateur Elite classes in 

which you have qualified at the final, 

and you must have registered as an 

Amateur Elite Finalist. 

Register on the Equestrian Life 

Magazine website no later than 21 

days post qualifying. (Registration 

costs just £15.00). As an Amateur Elite 

Finalist you are then automatically 

registered to compete in the Novice/ 

Open Classes, and you are entitled to 

attend a subsidised AEF training day 

ahead of the championships. 

Come and join us at the Summer 

Championships with a chance to 

compete for the Amateur Elite 

Supreme Championship with 

£1,000 prize money going to the 

Supreme along with gorgeous 

rosettes and sashes! 

Championships Q&A 

I’ve qualified for the Novice/Open – do I also 

need to qualify for the Amateur Elite? 

Yes, these two qualifiers are totally separate so 

you need to qualify for both. 

Can I enter any class at the Championships? 

If you have qualified for the Novice/Open, then 

yes, you are not restricted to the class that you 

qualified in. As a combination you can enter 

any class that you are eligible for. 

I qualified in the Amateur Elite Hunter 

Class, what classes can I enter? 

You are ONLY eligible to enter the Hunter class 

at the Amateur Elite Championships. Should 

you have qualified for a second class, then you 

would also be eligible to enter that. 

I qualified a while ago and did not register 

within 21 days, can i still enter the 

championship? 

Your qualification for both the Novice/Open and 

Amateur Elite becomes void and you will need 

to re-qualify at another event 

I have registered for the Amateur Elite 

Finals, what does this entitle me to? 

This gives you automatic registration for the 

Novice/Open Championships, but not an 

automatic entry, you still need to qualify. As a 

Registered Amateur Elite Finalist, you also are 

able to sign-up for the pre-Champs Show Clinic 

(date and cost tbc). 

I have sold my horse/pony that I qualified 

on, can the new Owner enter the 

Championships? 

No, for both the Novice/Open and Amateur Elite 

Finals it is the Combination that qualified that 

are eligible to enter. No change of horse or rider 

at any time. 

I have qualified in-hand but I have an injury, 

can someone else run them up for me? 

Yes, we will allow an ‘assistant’ to run up your 

horse or pony in the event of injury. Please 

make this known to the Show Secretary when 

entering the class and to the Steward on the 

day. 

Am I restricted to qualifying in one or the 

other? 

No, any competitor is eligible to compete 

and qualify in both the Novice/Open and the 

Amateur Elite. They must take into account the 

two-day schedule however and ensure they are 

able to enter their chosen classes. Classes will 

not be held up unduly and we ask Competitors 

to be prompt for the start of classes and listen 

to the tannoy at all times. 


interview 

ANN DRABBLE 

ABOVE: Eventing in the 1970s at Osberton 

Ann and her friend both attended 

the interview together in a hope to 

get opportunity to spend more time 

around horses and were immediately 

offered the job. 

“When my parents found out there 

was absolute mayhem! “We were so 

desperate to be around horses that 

we would have done anything and all 

I wanted was my own horse. It felt 

like it was never going to happen.” 

said Ann 

When she was offered the job with 

the circus, her family realised how 

dedicated she was and how desperate 

she was to own her own horse. 

Eventually they all rallied round and 

pooled any spare money they had to 

be able to buy her a horse. 

Finally, her saviour came in the form 

of a black, wall eyed cob that went 

by the name of Flash and it was from 

there Ann’s hobby and what she 

calls an obsession really set in. Soon 

enough, in her twenties, Ann’s 

interest in competing furthered and 

along came another horse that took 

her show-jumping up to Foxhunter 

level. 

It was slightly later on that Ann’s 

passion for showing developed after 

she and husband Colin, 74, purchased 

a yearling, named Zircon, from Ian 

Adsett and it turned out to be a 

corker. 

ES PHOTOGRAPHY 

Age is just 

a number! 

72-year- old Boston based, Ann Drabble began 

learning to ride at the tender age of nine and fell in 

love with the sport that much, she secretly attended 

an interview to work with the liberty horses as 

part of the Bertrem Mills Circus without her parents 

knowing aged only 15. As told to Sian Lovatt 

“Zircon was the one that started it all 

off for us. He was an amazing young 

horse that qualified for HOYS at only 

four years old.” Commented Ann. 

Zircon continued to take the duo to 

several county level competitions 

and qualified for Horse of the Year 

Show several times over however 

sadly each year Ann decided not to 

go. 

“At this time it wasn’t do-able. The 

expense was a big grey cloud over our 

heads and to be honest the qualifying 

satisfied us and was equally as great. 

Knowing we had got there was 

enough – we just never felt the need 

to go but at the same time simply 

couldn’t afford to.” Continued Ann. 

Before long, Zircon was sold so the 

money from his sale could be used to 


purchase more promising youngsters 

and it was at this point Ann realised 

she had an eye for a good horse. 

“It’s how we got by, we’d find 

something promising, break it in, 

show it a little and then sell it on to 

make room for something else. We 

weren’t lucky enough to have endless 

pits of money and were by no means 

professionals, we had to do what we 

had to do and unfortunately that 

meant getting rid of the superstars to 

make way for new superstars.” 

Over the years Ann had many wins 

both locally and nationally, ranging 

from in-hand classes, ridden and 

working hunters; you name it, she 

took the title. 

Four years ago, aged 68, Ann decided 

it was time to hang up her riding hat 

and allow someone younger to take 

over the reins, giving her time to sit 

back and enjoy watching from the 

side-lines. 

“I like to be as involved as I can be, 

but at my age you have to admit 

you’re not a spring chicken anymore. 

I stopped riding at 68 due to ill health 

and generally feeling unwell”. 

LEFT: Two year old Timpany Harmony, 

2nd at Great Yorkshire in the Yearlings, 

with husband Colin looking on to check 

Ann is doing it all correctly! 

enough anymore and would rather 

someone else get the enjoyment from 

the horses. There’s no way I could 

give it up completely though, so I still 

do the in-hand bits!” laughed Ann. 

With nine in currently, Ann describes 

her hobby as addictive but rewarding 

on so many levels. “Realistically 

I know we can’t keep all the 

youngsters, however much we would 

like to. Once they hit 3 or 4, I sell 

them on and enjoy seeing them then 

go out and do a job. 

“We’ve got nine in at the minute 

and a few special ones in the batch 

including a nice three-year- old 

Timpany Minstral who had a 

successful season in 2016 in-hand 

but has now been sent to be broken 

ready to contest the ridden classes 

and Treveney Euphenic who has 

gone to Lorna Blake to be broken and 

shown this year”. 

Thankfully, another saviour in Ann’s 

best friend, 28-year- old Hull based, 

Lorna Blake came. Ann describes 

her as a brilliant amateur but also 

“I like to be as 

involved as I can 

be, but at my age 

you have to admit 

you’re not a 

spring chicken 

anymore” 

good family friend and was happy for 

Lorna to take over the ride on several 

of the youngsters needing ring 

experience. 

Lorna is fortunate enough to have 

the freedom to pick whichever of 

Ann’s youngsters take her fancy and 

it’s an agreement that Ann cannot be 

thankful enough for. 

“I trust Lorna and her mum with any 

of my horses so the arrangement we 

have works in both our favours. She’ll 

come to see me, pick which horses 

take her fancy, take them home and 

then compete them until they sell. 

“It’s great because I get the 

enjoyment out of watching the 

partnerships do well and Lorna gets 

several rides for the summer. It just 

“I didn’t feel like I was doing it well 

Middleman, who went on to take 6th place at HOYS in 2011 


interview 

ANN DRABBLE 

Ann piloting Lightweight 

Show Hunter Brownhills, a 

prolific winner in the 1980s 

suits us both! She’s a very quiet and 

smart rider as well as a good friend, I 

couldn’t wish for anything else to be 

honest! 

“It’s nice because we’re all amateurs 

just trying to enjoy our hobby. If we 

were alone doing it, we wouldn’t be 

able to contest as many big events as 

we do, so the partnership just works.” 

added Ann. 

One special horse Ann thinks will 

go far is Lowmoor Windsor, whom 

is currently ridden by Jo Bates. 

This horse was broken and started 

beautifully by Cairen O’Connor at 

The Grange Livery and Training 

Centre nr Louth in Lincolshire. 

At just six-years- old, the 

middleweight hunter who is by 

Makanaky, out of the State Diplomacy 

mare, Two Joes, headed a strong 

HOYS middleweight hunter class at 

the Midlands Counties Show, then 

went onto take the championship at 

only his fourth competition, beating 

the likes of Robert Walker and other 

top names. 

He won all three of his first outings, 

whilst standing champion twice after 

a successful in-hand career with Ann 

where he had victories at Newark and 

Notts, Lincolnshire County, East of 

England and North of England. 

Ann purchased Windsor as a foal 

after noticing he had a look about 

him. “He was turned away, because 

Timpany Minstral Champion at Festival of 

Hunting 2015 

“IT’S A TOUGH JOB 

GOING AGAINST THE 

PROS AS YOU ALWAYS 

WONDER IF YOU STAND 

A CHANCE, BUT WHEN 

YOU DO GET THAT RED 

THERE ISN’T A BETTER 

FEELING!” 

I will not rush my youngsters, then 

broken at four. I had him back and 

hacked him about, then sent him to 

Jo in February. I always knew he was 

special because his ride is a dream. 

“He has a fantastic attitude to work 

and we’re really excited about his 

future. I’ve had quite a few Makanaky 

horses and they’ve all gone on to be 

real superstars” Added Ann. 

Despite clearly having an eye for a 

superstar, Ann remains modest about 

her successes and tells how she hates 

feeling like she’s blowing her own 

trumpet. Her claim to fame came 

Jo Bates and Lowmoor Windsor, 1st and 

Champion Middleweight Hunters, qualifying 

for Horse of the Year Show 2016 at their first 

attempt at Midland Counties Show. 

when she sold a horse to the likes of 

Sir William and Lady Aldous for Piggy 

French to take the ride for eventing. 

“We’re all in this to enjoy our hobby 

and enjoy the horses. If I could keep 

them all forever, I would but I’d never 

get any further and I like the feeling 

that I’ve set that horses’ career up for 

him and will always keep an eye to 

see how those I’ve sold are doing in 

their new homes.” Said Ann. 

Ann now plans to sell on a couple 

of the two and three year olds she 

has in, but will keep a couple to 

start herself and then send off for 

breaking. 

“It’s a tough job going against the 

pros as you always wonder if you 

stand a chance, but when you do get 

that red there isn’t a better feeling!” 

“It’s a rewarding hobby and although 

I can’t be as involved with the riding 

as I’d like to be, there’s so much more 

to it and if I can continue like this 

for years to come then I’ll be a happy 

lady!” said Ann. 

PHOTO COURTESY OF EQUINATIONAL 


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competitions 

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feed 

STEPPING UP 

‘I am looking to increase the 

Q level of work that my horse is 

in to prepare him for competing 

at a higher level of eventing this 

season. Would it be beneficial to 

include more protein in his diet to 

help maintain his condition as I 

step up from Novice? 

Blue Chip Pro would be a 

A beneficial inclusion in your 

horse’s diet as you prepare him for 

the season ahead as it contains a 

higher level of easily digestible, 

soya based protein in order to 

help repair damaged tissues 

and encourage defined muscle 

tone. Blood building formula, 

Redjuvenate, helps to facilitate 

an increase in red blood cell 

turnover, carrying more oxygen 

to working muscles, improving 

stamina and recovery rates, which 

is vital when competing at a 

higher level. Also, Pro contains a 

triple action digestive supplement, 

consisting of a probiotic, prebiotic 

‘My horse becomes very 

Q excitable when taken out of his 

comfort zone and into a competition 

environment. I find he also becomes 

stressed on the morning of a show 

when he can sense a change in 

routine. Is there anything I could 

give him to reduce his anxiety but 

keep his condition throughout the 

season?’ 

The Blue Chip Super 

A Concentrated Calming 

Balancer is an ideal option to feed 

horses and ponies that struggle to 

remain calm in stressful situations, 

as it incorporates the known 

and nucleotides to increase 

efficiency of nutrient absorption 

in the gut so that your horse can 

easily utilise the feed you provide 

him with and benefit from the 

additional protein incorporated 

into his diet, giving him the 

winning edge this season. 

calming ingredients, magnesium, 

L-tryptophan and chamomile into 

its 100% natural, whole-sugar and 

molasses free formulation to help 

your horse achieve a focussed and 

stress-free frame of mind. Calming 

Balancer also ensures that he 

will receive a full complement of 

vitamins, minerals and nutrients 

alongside a high quality probiotic 

which helps to balance the bacteria 

within the gut and increase the 

efficiency of nutrient absorption, 

allowing him to better utilise the 

feed that you provide him with, 

helping him to maintain condition. 

As stressed horses can exhibit a 

Q 

‘What is the difference between 

‘Quick release’ and ‘slow release’ 

energy and how should I feed them 

as my horse can become quite fizzy?’ 

Quick release energy is provided 

A by cereals and comes from the 

starches within them that are readily 

available for the horse to utilise, 

unlike slow release energy, which 

is primarily accessible from the 

breakdown of fibre, and very useful 

where additional stamina is required 

as it allows the muscle stores of 

glycogen to be reserved for periods 

of intense work. Slow release energy 

sources are unlikely to exacerbate 

the temperaments of ‘fizzy’ horses, 

however, quick release energy 

sources can excite horses when not 

fed correctly, due to the breakdown 

of starches into glucose which is 

used by not only working muscles 

but the brain as well. All Blue Chip 

Feed Balancers are whole-cereal 

and molasses free, reducing the risk 

of undigested sugars and starches 

reaching the hindgut and resulting 

in digestive upsets and behavioural 

changes. 

reduction in appetite, the Super 

Concentrated Calming Balancer can 

be fed in small portions due to its 

nutrient dense nature, making it easy 

to feed as a tasty treat when he may 

not be able to consume a full meal. 


horse health 

LAMINITIS 

Feeding for Laminitis 

Evangaline Atterby BSC (hons) Bioveterinary Science. Nutritional 

Advisor and Technical Assistant at NAF. 

As the days lengthen, at 

last! I hear you cry, we are 

fortunate enough to have 

the opportunity to turn our horses 

out once more. For many of us this 

is a relief and a welcome break from 

the constant stable routine, but for 

some of us a new menace approaches 

in the form of avoiding the dreaded 

Laminitis. By planning ahead we 

can help to minimise the risk to our 

horses. 

Restricted grazing is likely to be a 

must if you own a laminitic or a native 

type, but it is important to ensure 

they receive plenty of fibre in other 

forms. Ad lib hay is great, and soaking 

can help to remove some of the sugars 

which we are so concerned about and 

non-molassed chop fed alongside 

should provide all fibre required. The 

downside of soaking our forage is 

that we can often lose vitamins and 

minerals, but don’t fret these can 

easily be replaced without adding 

excess calories or sugar. Balancers 

are a quick and easy way to rebalance 

the diet and with many now being 

pelleted they are increasingly easy to 

feed. Look for a concentrated version, 

which offer sugar free flavours, this 

will mean you aren’t adding too much 

bulk or heating elements to the diet. 

By far the most important factor with 

laminitic horses and ponies is weight 

management, so if you have noticed 

your equine friend is carry a few extra 

kilos, then now is the time to act. Fat 

pads and a cresty neck can predispose 

your horse to problems such as 

laminitis. High fibre, low sugar diets 

combined with a suitable exercise 

regime should help your horse to 

slim down, but if you feel you need 

additional support look for a weight 

management supplement, combining 

ingredients like magnesium, noted › 

to encourage movement of fat pads, 

with marine extracts, long used in 

human weight management. It may 

seem counter intuitive to feed more to 

add these so always look for pelleted 

products if you can, which can be fed 

straight without the need for added 

feed. 

Gut support is also key when caring 

for the lami-prone horse or pony. 

Many are good do’ers and so can 

exist on forage alone, offering gut 

support allows them to maximise 

on their dietary intake without 

additional sugars or fillers. The gut is 

the powerhouse of the horse and the 

benefits of providing five star support 

to this vital part of the constitution 

are many and varied. Better digestive 

transit means a happier tummy too. 

MSM, a bioavailable form of sulphur, 

is also a beneficial ingredient for 

healthy hooves. Sulphur forms 

bonds in the hoof, which helps 

with structural integrity of the 

hoof wall and laminae, by offering 

a supplementary form of MSM we 

can maximise on the quality of the 

horn and bonds within the hoof 

structure, after all, no hoof, no horse. 

Antioxidants can also be beneficial, 

flushing damaging free radicals from 

the system and maintaining healthy 

hooves and support the natural 

recovery process. 

With considered management, many 

horses and ponies can avoid problems 

and still enjoy some turn out too. 

LaminShield from Rockies provides horses with a safe, easy to feed and 

palatable form of magnesium, as a block and as powder 

The solid blocks, which are 

available in 2kg and 5kg sizes, 

allow the horse to help himself as 

and when he wants. The licks are 

made using high pressure presses, 

and this means that they won’t 

crumble or melt like inferior 

products, so they’ll stand the test 

of time. Each block contains five 

different types of magnesium to 

support the horse’s body systems, 

and three different types of 

Bioplex to further support the 

horse and his wellbeing. For those 

who want to add LaminShield 

to their horse’s feed, it’s also 

available as a 25g sachet that’s 

really easy to add to your horse’s 

daily ration; you don’t even need 

to measure it! 

Magnesium can be a useful 

supplement for horses that are 

overweight, prone to laminitis 

and more, as deficiency can 

potentially compromise the 

horse’s health. 

LaminShield sachets are available 

in boxes of 28 that have a RRP of 

£30.24. The price for licks start 

from £13.24. 

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Laminitis 

Laminitis is always a contentious 

subject to cover. Although causes 

can be broken down into physical, 

hormonal/biochemical and 

nutritional, all these factors have a 

common result which is inflammation 

of connective tissue between the hoof 

and the coffin bone. 

Inflammation is not a bad thing, 

it is a natural response to damage, 

disease or metabolic disorder and a 

first step in the corrective process. 

Unfortunately, there are situations 

where this cannot proceed and so proinflammatory 

factors do not give way 

to anti-inflammatory cues. The main 

processes that influence this are blood 

flow and nutrition. 

Why blood flow? The hooves are 

the furthest point from the heart, 

and blood pressure will be at its 

lowest. This can lead to pooling 

and the inability to flush away 

pro-inflammatory factors. It is not a 

problem specific to horses. Improving 

flow, particularly by exercising horses, 

can help reduce laminitics. 

The gut of the horse is designed to 

ferment fibre in the hindgut to obtain 

the energy it needs. The foregut 

has limited capacity to achieve this 

and diets rich in starch and sugar 

are not suitable. There is a limit to 

the sugars that can be broken down 

enzymatically and absorbed in the 

small intestine. Absorbed sugars are 

utilised immediately or laid down 

as storage (unless suffering from 

metabolic disorders and this itself 

can compound inflammation). Those 

that are not absorbed pass into the 

hindgut. 

Large amounts of starch are 

fermented to lactic acid and this 

acidification destroys the hindgut 

fibre fermenters producing bacterial 

endotoxins and, at the same time, 

opens up absorption to larger 

molecules. Absorbed lactic acid, 

endotoxins and nitrites (fermentation 

of high levels of protein in the 

hindgut) release oxygenating free 

radicals, inflammatory agents and 

vasoconstrictors so they cannot be 

flushed away from 

the hooves. 

Therefore, the 

rule in feeding the 

laminitic horse 

is to ensure the 

intake of starch 

and sugars is not 

too high, the same for protein. 

For starch, how much is over-feeding? 

Recommendations, based on research, 

are that a normal horse should not 

eat more than four grams of starch 

(or total sugars) for each kilogram of 

live weight, two for a laminitic. This 

equates approximately to a ration of 

10% starch and sugars. This is where 

the threat of spring grass makes its 

entrance. Fructans levels can be as 

high as 30%! 

This would appear to negate spring 

grazing for a laminitic horse but 

there are times that grazing can be 

less hazardous. Fructans are stored 

at the base of the plant and are 

mobilised into the leaves to support 

cell growth that occurs during the 

highest light intensity. Grazing 

during early morning will avoid these 

spikes in fructans and so sugar intake 

reduced. It is important to note that 

close cropped grass is an additional 

danger as the remaining leaf will have 

extremely high levels. Additionally, 

fertilising a paddock can actually 

help! Stimulating growth will help 

dilute sugars by converting them into 

structural fibre. 

Speedi-Beet is a highly nutritious 

micronized (cooked) beet pulp feed 

which provides an excellent source 

of digestible fibre and is suitable for 

horses and ponies susceptible to 

laminitis. 

Due to its unique manufacturing 

process, Speedi-Beet can be soaked 

and ready to use in just 10 minutes 

and is extremely palatable. It is also 

starch free and unmolassed, making it 

95% sugar free. 

For more information on Speedi-Beet 

please contact British Horse Feeds on 

01765 680300 or visit 

LAMINITIS 

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Mollichaff HoofKind 

Complete - For 

Horses & Ponies 

Prone To Laminitis 

Every horse owner should take 

into consideration their horse 

or pony’s diet and going into 

spring can be a risk for horses and 

ponies prone to laminitis as the 

new grass contains high levels of 

soluble sugars and non-structural 

carbohydrates (NSCs) and this 

high sugar content can be one 

of several different triggers for 

laminitis. 

If a horse or pony is prone to 

laminitis, it should be fed a low 

sugar, low starch and high fibre 

diet. It 

Mollichaff HoofKind Complete 

is made from a balanced blend 

of high quality oat straw, dried 

alfalfa and fibre pellets and is 

topped with a light dressing of 

soya oil with added vitamins 

and minerals, trace elements, 

including magnesium and natural 

plant-based antioxidants, as well 

as added biotin. 

It is low in starch and sugar, high 

in fibre and does not contain any 

cereals. It provides a low level but 

high quality protein and restricted 

calories to give limited, controlled 

energy from high quality 

digestible fibre and oil-based 

ingredients, making it an excellent 

feed for good doers as well as 

those prone to laminitis. 

For further advice on feeding your 

horse, pony or donkey, please call 

the HorseHage Helpline on 

01803 527274 or visit 

www.horsehage.co.uk 


Feeding for 

Performance 

with HorseHage 

Feeding a dust-free 

forage is important 

for all horses and 

ponies but particularly 

for those who compete as 

they require healthy lungs 

to perform at their best. A 

dust-free diet and stable 

environment is vital to 

help maintain a healthy 

respiratory system. 

HorseHage is absolutely 

dust and spore-free and so 

is the perfect forage choice 

for any type of horse or 

pony. 

For horses competing 

seriously, the Ryegrass and 

Alfalfa varieties offer the 

higher energy levels which 

may be required by horses 

in that level of hard work . 

Ryegrass HorseHage is 

made from a selection of 

ryegrasses cut at an early 

stage of growth to provide 

optimum nutrient and 

energy levels. It is a very 

consistent form of forage 

and is highly digestible, 

retaining much of the 

goodness of natural grass. 

It contains an energy 

level that is suitable for 

competition horses and 

ponies, hunters, young 

stock, breeding stock, poor 

doers and those requiring 

a little more from their 

forage. 

HorseHage also produces a 

variety made purely from 

alfalfa, which is a legume, 

from the same family as 

peas and beans. It has 

higher levels of protein, 

digestible fibre, energy, 

calcium and vitamins 

than grass. The protein 

content has the optimum 

balance of amino acids 

and lysine, which are 

especially important for 

growth, pregnancy and 

milk production. The high 

nutrient levels also make it 

suitable for horses in hard 

work, endurance horses, 

show horses, poor doers 

and veterans. 

For more information please 

call 01803 527274 or visit 

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Outstanding Results 

Vote Z, competing in the Grand Prix at 

Morris Equestrian Centre, ridden by 

Jon Fletcher. 

Photograph by Equiscot Photography 

“Vote Z is on superb form and 

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Weight Watching 

for Veterans 

Part of Allen & Page’s hugely popular Barley 

& Molasses Free Range, VETERAN LIGHT 

has been specifically formulated for older 

horses and ponies that are good doers and for 

those prone to laminitis. 

Providing all the nutritional requirements for 

optimum health as horses get older (when fed 

at recommended 

levels), it still 

achieves a low 

calorie/energy level 

which is ideal for 

those who hold 

weight too well. 

Being high in 

fibre and low in 

both starch and 

sugar (less than 

10% combined 

starch/sugar) it 

is suitable for 

horses and ponies 

prone to laminitis, 

VETERAN LIGHT 

is also highly 

palatable, even to 

fussy feeders and is perfectly suited to those at 

rest or in light work. 

Fly Protection from Horslyx 

Fighting insects 

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thus reducing the need to 

consistently administer 

sprays or topical ointments. 

Garlic Horslyx Balancer is a 

palatable lick that provides 

the benefits of natural garlic 

to help deter bugs, while 

also balancing the horse’s 

diet with the addition 

of important vitamins, 

minerals and trace elements. 

Results from two separate 

studies at Aberystwyth 

University have shown that 

when fed continuously, 

Garlic Horslyx Balancer 

can reduce the number of 

flies landing on horses and 

help alleviate irritation 

caused by sweet itch. Garlic 

Horslyx Balancer contains 

optimum amounts of pure 

garlic oil, together with the 

Horslyx high specification 

vitamin, mineral and trace 

element package, which 

incorporates the powerful 

antioxidants Vitamin E 

and selenium to support 

a strong immune system. 

When fed alongside the 

correct amounts of good 

quality forage, Garlic 

Horslyx Balancer removes 

the need for buckets of hard 

feed and offers a palatable, 

easy to use and cost 

effective method of feeding 

your horse garlic, while 

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in forage and grazing. 

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Allen & Page has produced a free factsheet on 

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For further information contact the award winning 

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• Ideal for good doers 

• For older horses and ponies at rest or 

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• Ideal for horses and ponies that 

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• Barley and molasses free, low in starch, 

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horse health 

DENTISTRY 

EQUINE DENTISTRY - 

Why is it Important? 

Heather Urquhart BVMS CertAVP (ED) BAEDT MRCVS 

Many people 

routinely have 

their horses 

teeth examined every 6-12 

months, but why is this so 

important? This month we 

look at the reasons why 

horses need regular dental 

care, and the signs to look 

out for if a problem is 

developing. 

WHY DOES DENTAL 

DISEASE DEVELOP? 

Various factors are involved 

in the development of 

dental disease in the 

domestic horse, from 

anatomy to management. 

You may remember some 

of these points from last 

month’s anatomy feature. 

• The upper cheek teeth 

are set wider apart than 

the lower cheek teeth, 

and the horse chews in a 

‘figure of eight’ pattern 

by crossing his jaw to 

bring the teeth together 

on each side alternately. 

• Teeth erupt continuously 

throughout life, at a rate 

of up to 5mm per year in 

young horses, to allow 

for natural wear as the 

horse eats 

• The mouth is long and 

narrow, resulting in little 

space between the teeth 

and the cheeks/tongue 

especially towards the 

back of the mouth 

• The cheek teeth should 

be packed closely 

together to act as one 

grinding unit and directly 

oppose each other 

Diagram showing tightly 

packed cheek teeth 

directly opposing each 

other in pairs 

Horses evolved to graze 

for up to 16-18 hours a 

day. In the wild, horses 

tend to browse on a wide 

variety of different types 

of forage, of varying 

abrasiveness. This helps 

to grind the teeth down 

at a similar rate to their 

eruption, thus minimising 

the development of 

dental disease in a horse 

with normal dental 

conformation. 

Domestic horses are often 

stabled for long periods of 

time, with restricted access 

Long and narrow oral cavity 

to forage, which reduces 

the amount of time they 

are actively chewing. Hay 

and haylage is often easier 

to chew than some coarser 

grasses, and concentrate 

feeds ususally require little 

effort to eat on the horses 

part, therefore reducing the 

natural wear of the teeth. 

This means that sharp 

Diagram showing where 

sharp points develop 

enamel points can develop 

on the outside (cheek side) 

of the upper cheek teeth 

and the inside (tongue side) 

of the lower cheek teeth. 

These sharp spurs, if not 

treated, have the potential 

to cause trauma to the 

cheeks and tongue of the 

horse, resulting in often 

large ulcerated areas. If you 

think how uncomfortable 

a mouth ulcer is in our 

mouths, think how painful 

it must be to have a sharp 

edge continually digging 

in every time you eat, or, 

possibly worse, every time 

a bridle or headcollar is 

fitted! 

Additionally, if the 

teeth are not perfectly 

in alignment, or if one 

or more is missing, then 

wear will be uneven, often 

affecting the ability to 


Lacerated cheek from sharp enamel points 

chew efficiently or causing 

trauma to surrounding soft 

tissue structures, and if 

gaps (diastemata) develop 

between the teeth then 

food can become trapped 

and cause very painful 

dental disease. These 

topics will be covered 

in more detail in a later 

article. 

SIGNS OF DENTAL 

DISEASE: 

disease are very subtle, and 

can be hard to spot. 

Weight loss, quidding 

(dropping partially chewed 

balls of food), reluctance 

to eat, eating slowly, 

facial swellings and a 

strong smell from the 

mouth or nose are some 

of the more obvious signs; 

whilst behavioural issues, 

eating on one side of the 

mouth, holding the head 

to one side, avoiding the 

contact when ridden and 

headshaking can be less 

obvious to identify. 

Other conditions such 

any new problems that 

may have developed. 

It is sometimes useful to 

watch your horse eating 

both forage (grass and hay/ 

haylage) and bucket feeds 

so you can establish what 

appears to be ‘normal’ 

for him - all horses are 

different, and some will 

naturally eat faster than 

others. It is also worth 

keeping an eye on your 

horses droppings - if food 

cannot be chewed properly 

then you may see whole 

grains and/or long pieces 

of fibre being passed. 

HOW CAN ROUTINE 

DENTAL CARE HELP YOU 

AND YOUR HORSE? 

A routine examination 

every 6-12 months will 

help to identify potential 

and existing problems 

within the mouth, and 

permit treatment before 

more serious problems 

occur. In many cases, 

rasping (or floating) the 

sharp edges that have 

developed is all that is 

necessary; in other cases 

more involved treatment 

such as reduction of 

dominant teeth or removal 

of food from diastemata 

will be necessary. In 

all cases a thorough 

examination should 

be undertaken prior to 

treatment - what to expect 

from a dental appointment 

will be covered next 

month. 

Regular dental care will 

not only improve the 

comfort and performance 

of your horse, but will 

also help to maximise the 

utilisation of feeds (and 

therefore minimise your 

feed bill!), prolong the life 

of your horse and may help 

to reduce the occurrence 

of more serious medical 

conditions. 

Painful diastema (gap) 

Balls of semi chewed 

food due to quidding 

Uneven wear to upper 

cheek tooth 

As horses are classed as 

flight animals, they are 

accustomed to hiding 

signs of disease and pain, 

often until they are quite 

advanced. For that reason, 

many signs of dental 

as colic (especially 

impaction colic), diarrhoea 

and choke may occur if 

food cannot be chewed 

properly - if your horse has 

suffered from one of these 

conditions then a thorough 

dental examination is 

advised, even if dental 

work is performed on a 

regular basis, to rule out 


horse health 

WORMING 

Reducing the risk 

of widespread 

wormer resistance 

What is resistance? 

Worms can develop the 

ability to survive the killing 

effect of wormers, usually 

through repeated exposure 

to worming drugs. The risk 

of resistance emerging 

is increased by practices 

such as routine worming 

strategies or under-dosing 

with wormers. It is therefore 

becoming increasingly 

important to avoid routinely 

worming horses and to 

reserve the use of drugs 

for when they are really 

needed – when a horse has a 

confirmed burden. 

Diagnosing worm 

burdens in horses 

The most common worms 

THE SALIVA TEST 

FOR TAPEWORM 

Scientific validation 

published by Veterinary 

Clinical Pathology 

• Proven accuracy, equivalent 

to blood testing 

• Test every 6 months as 

part of your worm control 

programme (tapeworms cannot be 

reliably detected by egg counts) 

• Current statistics show that 

77% of horses do not need 

worming for tapeworm 

to infect horses in the 

UK are cyathostomins 

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(roundworm) and cestodes 

(tapeworm). Worm egg 

counts (WEC), should be 

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and roundworm (note: a 

routine winter worming 

dose should still be carried 

out for encysted redworm 

until a diagnostic test 

is available). WEC are 

unreliable for detecting 

tapeworm burdens as eggs 

are not uniformly spread 

throughout the dung. 

Tapeworm burdens are 

more accurately diagnosed 

by either a blood or a 

saliva test, both of which 

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saliva. The sample is sent 

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preservative solution. It is 

easy to integrate EquiSal 

Tapeworm testing into your 

worm control programme – 

simply test every 6 months 

at a time when you would 

consider routine worming 

for tapeworm. 

The test provides a low, 

borderline or moderate/ 

high diagnosis and worming 

is recommended for horses 

diagnosed as borderline 

or moderate/high. The 

accuracy of this approach 

has been proven through 

full scientific validation 

of the test, and this has 

been published in the peer 

reviewed journal, Veterinary 

Clinical Pathology. 

Routinely testing for 

tapeworm every 6 months 

and only treating horses 

diagnosed with a burden 

significantly reduces the 

doses of wormer being 

administered to horses 

as approximately 75% 

of horses in the UK are 

diagnosed with a low 

burden and do not require 

treatment. Certain horses 

are less prone to tapeworm 

burdens and graze alongside 

those with burdens without 

easily becoming infected. 

This is similar for other 

worm species where 80% 

of all worms are said to be 

present in 20% of horses. It 

is also interesting to note 

that horses with tapeworm 

burdens aren’t necessarily 

the same horses with a 

tendency to have high WEC 

results. 

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BISHOP BURTON 

dressage 

What a 

Birthday! 

Birthday girl, 13-year-old Lily 

Payne, celebrated becoming a 

teenager in style by securing 

not one, but two regional titles in the 

music classes at the winter regionals 

held at Bishop Burton held from 11th- 

14th February, giving them two tickets 

to the Championships. 

The Leverton-based Boston High 

School student rode two foot-perfect 

tests to take the title in both the PDS 

Saddles Elementary Silver Music 

Freestyle to Music and the Baileys 

Horse Feeds Novice Gold Freestyle 

to music, making her birthday all the 

more special. 

Riding Ann Savages 11-year-old mare 

Beckhouse Cancara (Cara), the duo 

topped two 70+ percent scores riding 

to the music, coming above several 

older riders in her section. 

After deciding Cara’s trot work had 

changed since the last time Lily had 

ridden to her music, Julie Geraghty 

from Equivisions set about tweaking 

the floor plan and music to accompany 

it to fit, which was then debuted in the 

Novice test. 

After taking over the ride from 

mum Sarah Payne in 2015, the duo 

have been unstoppable ever since, 

scooping various regional and national 

qualifications over the last year and 

it doesn’t look like they are stopping 

anytime soon. 

Trained by Sarah and Daryll Thickitt, 

Lily is constantly looking to improve 

and has been riding long before she 

could walk. Additionally, Children 

on Horses Squad training has proved 

invaluable to help the pair further 

their career. 

Based at the family home, Sheepgate 

Equestrian has no doubt given Lily 

a great start to her dressage career 

as she’s been heavily involved in the 

day-to-day life of running and riding 

in high profile competitions. 

Despite having never ridden to her 

new music, Lily and Cara rode for 

every mark and was spot on with her 

timing to the music, which is always 

a worry when riding in the freestyle 

classes. 

Mum, Sarah was absolutely thrilled 

with the partnerships performance: 

“As soon as Lily came out the arena 

I couldn’t help but smile. It was an 

absolutely fantastic test and Lily rode 

with such maturity, confidence and 

trust in Cara. 

“When riding a test, Lily shows 

nothing but maturity beyond 

her years and it’s such a pleasure 

to watch this partnership grow 

together. Each time Lily makes an 

outstanding performance, I am often 

left speechless and while she is my 

daughter, she has an ability to ride way 

beyond her age.” Added Sarah. 

Lily and Cara were both placed in the 

Novice Restricted class at the Winter 

Championships last year and so had to 

move up to the Gold section this year, 

adding to the pressure but clearly not 

letting it get to them. 

What can only be described as an 

unforgettable birthday weekend, Lily 

and Cara are definitely ones to watch 

for the future. 

“I can’t stop smiling, Cara gave me 

quite a new feeling of power this 

weekend and I was so pleased with the 

tests. I’m really looking forward to the 

Winter Championships at Hartpury as 

it’s such a fantastic show. 

“I must thank Mum who helps me so 

much by supporting me in the working 

in and makes sure I’m ready for my 

tests and Ann who has given me this 

great opportunity of riding Cara.” Said 

Lily. 


dressage 

BISHOP BURTON 

The duo will now start preparing for 

the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage 

Championships, which are to be held 

over four days at Hartpury Arena in 

April. The combination has amazingly 

qualified for three places in the final 

after they also won the Elementary 

bronze section at the PetPlan Area 

Festivals in September. 

Rebecca’s Ticket to ride! 

Also celebrating a weekend of victory 

is 30-year-old, Lincolnshire based 

Rebecca Kingswood whom also 

collected two golden tickets to the 

championships. 

Riding the rather large, Furst Flame, a 

6-year-old 17.3h chestnut gelding by 

Furst Nymphenburg, out of a wordly 

mare, the duo put in an impressive 

Furst Flame 

performance to score a whopping 

72.50% to take 3rd in the Novice Gold 

Freestyle to Music class, with a mere 

1% between the top three riders. 

“Flame tried his heart out and 

stayed relaxed throughout most of 

his test which is all I could ask for 

a 6-year-old. Getting a ticket to the 

championships on him is fantastic. 

He’s proved to be an up and coming, 

promising horse.” Said Rebecca. 

Not stopping there, Rebeca contested 

the Medium Gold Freestyle test with 

her second horse, 9-year-old Drees 

whom is by San Remo and out of a 

Welt Hit II Mare and was crowned 

reserve champion with 68.78%, 

meaning another ticket for the 

championships. 

“To get one ticket for the 

championships is amazing, but to 

collect two, it’s beyond my wildest 

dreams. I’ve produced both horses 

from scratch right from them being 

broken, so it’s just a dream come true.” 

Added Rebecca. 

As if that wasn’t enough, Rebecca then 

went onto take 3rd in the Elementary 

Silver freestyle test, again riding Furst 

Flame and is hoping for a wildcard. 

Drees 

“I’m sneakily keeping my fingers 

crossed for a wildcard but I just cannot 

imagine the opportunity to ride in 

three classes at such a fantastic and 

high profile show.” 

Rebecca mostly does all the work 

with the horses herself however 

occasionally trains with Hannah 

Esberger Hancock. After also spending 

her life on livery yards and renting 

stables, the eventer, turned dressage 

superstar has recently been fortunate 

enough to move her horses home. 

“This year has been surreal; all my 

dreams have come true!” 

Gary Dances to Success at Dressage Regionals 

THERE was much to celebrate for 

Derbyshire-based international 

rider Gary Foggon recently when 

he qualified for no less than four 

finals at the British Dressage Winter 

Championships 

The Black Country Saddles team 

rider was in fantastic form at the 

Winter Regional Championships at 

Bishop Burton College with his two 

rides Gypsy Fortune and Who’s A 

Boozer. 

Known as Pikey at home, the sevenyear-old 

homebred, Gypsy Fortune 

is turning into a major star for Gary 

who is very excited about their 

future together. 

Said Gary: “I knew when she was a 

yearling she was going to be special, 

I just saw something and she is now 

really coming into her own. 

“She is a mare that gives you 

everything and just tries so hard, 

she is fantastic and the results at the 

regionals were brilliant.” 

The results saw Gary and Gypsy 

Fortune take second in the 

Elementary Gold final with 73.75%, 

first in the Elementary Music with 

75.77% and second in the Medium 

again with over 70% to round off a 

great show. 

Gary then rode Mark Caley’s 

homebred 15.1hh, Who’s A Boozer 

to taker second in the Novice 

section with 70.6% landing another 

ticket to the Winter Championships 

in the process. 

“Charlie may only be small but he 

Gary and Gypsy Fortune in action 

really came to the fore and shone for 

the occasion, it is very exciting to 

have them both through to the finals 

at Hartpury College in April.” 

Added Gary: “I am so excited as 

the horses felt on great form and 

together with the help from Black 

Country Saddles I had a brilliant 

feel when riding. They are both very 

talented young horses with more yet 

to come.” 


LARA DYSON 

dressage 

SPARE TIME... 

WHAT’S THAT? 

With her maternity leave now over, life for Lara Dyson is 

busier than ever. This month has seen her out competing 

again, read on to find out how she got on…. 

Now we are in 2017, I am 

officially back to my full-time 

job as quality manager for 

Cyden Homes, so with Annabelle in tow 

we have had a busy month snagging 

houses and moving our new purchasers 

into their lovely Cyden Homes. I think 

it is fair to say my life is back to 100 

mph to fit everything in. 

I have seven horses now in work, 

including my three home-bred babies, 

as well as being a full-time mummy 

and working for Cyden Homes. Who 

wants spare time anyway! 

We managed a weekend away at 

Addington High Profile show which 

was a real head-turning point for me 

and Bodyguard. I was very fortunate 

that my amazing trainer, Rhett Bird, 

was there, so he was able to watch 

where I was going wrong, compared to 

how brilliant he was at home. 

He hit the nail on the head in my first 

test. I came out a little disappointed 

as Bodyguard got hotter and hotter in 

the test and I couldn’t understand why. 

Rhett said: “Right, let’s go down to the 

bottom warm up area and I will show 

you where and why he gets hotter and 

you feel like you can’t ride him like you 

can at home!” 

With a few simple tweaks he felt 

amazing. I was letting him get too high 

Regional Championships 

in his head carriage and therefore he 

was unable to use his back properly. 

The following day we increased our 

score by 5% to come 3rd out of a huge 

class on 69.74% - fair to say there were 

still lots more marks to get but he was 

so much more rideable in the arena and 

it was very much as though he was at 

home again. 

Felix also had his first ever high 

profile show, and he didn’t disappoint. 

Although he has only been under 

saddle properly for two years, he loves 

the harder work and came 1st in the 

Advanced Medium 96 Gold section 

as well as 2nd in his Freestyle Music 

section. He thoroughly enjoyed his 

time in the spotlight and is getting 

braver with every outing. 

reserve Champion, Medium Gold 

Champion and Medium Freestyle 

Gold Champion. Also Felix gained the 

highest score of the whole competition 

78.33% in the Medium Freestyle Gold 

section so to say I am pleased is an 

understatement. 

It is fair to say, because of his success 

and three regional titles at last year’s 

Winter Regional, I was a little nervous 

this year which is something very 

strange for me. I did certainly enjoy 

it this time, but I did have to use my 

coaching skills to stop my nerves 

taking over and affecting Felix. 

As soon as I got on him on the first day 

and trotted him around the warm up, 

my nerves soon disappeared as he felt 

amazing. He really is something very 

special, I have never ridden a horse that 

performs better at competitions than in 

the arena at home. In every test he did 

he just felt better and better, the more I 

asked the more he gave. 

It’s a very special story with Felix 

having almost been written off by 

others, it makes the couple of years 

of training and time with him even 

more special, he really is a horse of the 

future, and even I am excited by him. 

For further information contact Lara 

Dyson on 07920 452739, visit www. 

cydendressage.com or ‘Like’ the Cyden 

Dressage Facebook page for news of all 

three Cyden Stallions. 

PHOTO BY: KEVIN SPARROW 

Lara Dyson and Jazzed Up, winners of three 

titles at The Winter Regional Championships, 

held at Bishop Burton. 

We had a very busy four days at the 

Regional Championships and I am over 

the moon to say I now have another 

three regional titles and a reserve, so 

four tickets to the Winter Nationals 

in April with Felix. Elementary Gold 

Champion, Elementary Freestyle Gold 


working hunter 

JOANNE SHAW 

How to IMPROVE 

YOUR WORKING 

HUNTER MARKS 

Help yourself to gain those extra marks in 2017 so that 

competitions are not only fun, but successful too! 

All working hunter classes 

are split into 3 phases: 

Jumping, Flat Manners and 

Conformation. These phases may 

be judged in 3 separate phases 

or combined depending on the 

judges’ preference on the day. After 

completion of the class the marks are 

calculated and the competitor with 

the highest score wins. The mark 

system can vary with each showing 

society, for the BSPS and HOYS the 

mark system is as follows: 

Jumping: 50 

Style whilst jumping: 20 

Flat Manners: 10 

Conformation: 20 

Total: 100 

If two competitors scores are tied, 

the rider with the highest style mark 

wins. 

THE MARKS 

Every rider starts with 50marks. For 

each pole down you will be deducted 

10, it’s 15 deducted for the first 

refusal and 20 for the secand refusal, 

3 refusals is elimination. 

The flat manners mark is out of 10, 

judging the manners of the horse 

after the completion of jumping. 

The conformation is out of 20, 

marks deducted for marks on your 

horses type structure, blemishes and 

swellings. 

WHAT A JUDGE LOOKS FOR: 

Judges will look for a horse with a 

good bascule over fences, balance 

& rhythm, impulsion, manners and 

stability of the rider. Remember, the 

judges’ decision is final, so make 

your ride as perfect and as neat as 

possible. To help you do this it is 

very important to walk your course 

at least twice before riding it. It is 

important to use all the space in the 

ring in order to give yourself more 

preparation time towards each fence. 

Ride each fence individually and the 

rest will come! 

RHYTHM: 

The pace and speed should remain 

the same through out the course. It 

is best to stay in canter throughout 

the course. You can help the horse to 

land on the correct lead by shifting 

your weight in the air. If your horse 

lands with an incorrect lead, some 

judges may prefer you to carry on 

with out a change. I personally would 

prefer to change the canter lead, 

either coming back down to a trot 

for no more than one stride or make 

a flying change, this way it keeps 

your horse balanced giving them the 

best chance to clear the next fence 

comfortably. 

HOW TO LAND WITH CORRECT 

CANTER LEAD: 

Add slightly more weight into the 

stirrup iron to which you want 

to lead on whilst in the air whilst 

looking to the direction you want to 

go to. This will twist your hip slightly 

to encourage the horse to land on the 

correct canter lead. 

STRAIGHT JUMPING: 

It is important to jump each fence in 

the middle and straight. A veering 

horse on a hunting field put others 

horses and riders at risk; therefore 

in a competition will be penalised by 

the judges. A straight jump will also 


PHOTOS BY EQUINATIONAL. 

PHOTOS BY EQUINATIONAL. 

give the horse confidence to perform 

a clean and smooth jump over the 

fence. A clear bascule is the 

desirable base for a judge to 

grade a jump. 

“Make sure 

your horse is 

used to different 

atmospheres, 

fillers, noises 

and other 

horses” 

SAFETY: 

Judges like to see the rider 

looking safe. If the horse looks 

unsafe to ride from the judges’ 

eye, you will be penalised 

and on some more serious 

occasions, asked to leave the 

ring. Make sure your horse is 

used to different atmospheres, 

fillers, noises and other horses. 

This will help to aid you round 

a picture perfect course. 

REMEMBER! 

Although there seems to be 

a lot to take in to get them 

perfect marks from the 

judges remember, we do this to enjoy 

ourselves. Be prepared and have fun! 

DO’S DON’TS 

Take your time DON’T rush 

Prepare your directions DON’T cut corners 

Stay in canter DON’T trot between fences 

Walk your combinations & plan your DON’T expect the horse to know when to take off 

strides 

Remain balanced DON’T interfere with a horses natural rhythm, especially 

when approaching a jump 

Be safe! DON’T take your horse into a competition without the 

adequate amount of practice and training 

Keep your eyes on your route DON’T be unfocused 

Next Month : How To Walk A Course 


sovereign.equestrian 

@SovereignEq

showjumping 

INTERVIEW 

A Dream 

LIFESTYLE... 

Meet Showjumper Leonora Smee 

How old were you when you first 

started riding? 

I started riding at the age of six and 

never looked back, it’s always been 

a passion of mine. Where as many 

of my friends had ponies and then 

lost interest, once I got to sixteen 

I knew my passion was imbedded 

and I wanted to progress further in 

the sport. Showjumping takes me 

all over the world and I am honored 

to have competed against and 

made friends with some of the most 

amazing showjumping greats. 

Do you come from a horsey 

background? 

No I don’t come for a horsey back 

ground, my mother is terrified of 

horses and my father’s passion is 

football, as he played professionally 

for Chelsea in his younger years and 

is a former Chairman of Reading 

football club. Perhaps that may be 

where I get my sporting gene! 

What attracted you to showjumping? 

Ultimately my pure love for 

horses. I also love the excitement 

and adrenalin that showjumping 

gives you. Before a competition 

the nerves are high but once the 

adrenalin kicks when I enter the 

ring, nothing can compare to the 

excitement. I am so lucky to have 

career that was once a hobby. 

What has been your biggest 

win to date? 

I am very lucky that I’m able to 

compete at some of the most 

prestigious and glamorous shows 

in the world. For example, The 

Global Champions Tours in Cannes, 

Monaco, Paris and London as well 

as the Longines Athina Onassis 

Horse Show. While we have had 

great success, I must say the most 

memorable win would be my first 

red rosette in the Lead Rein pony at 

my local show! 

Tell us about your current 

horses? 

Currently I have two competition 

horses, Waltons Top Flight and 

River Dance Semilly. Waltons Top 

Flight is a 14yr old gelding, he has 

been a fundamental part of my 

team for several years, he is one of 

the family! He even gets his own 

sack at Christmas! I have been lucky 

enough to be able to compete with 

him all throughout Europe. River 

Dance Semilly is a 12yr old gelding, 

he is a relatively new horse for me. 

He has jumped 5* Grand Prix’s all 

over the world and I am very much 

looking forward to an exciting 

future together! 


SPEETLEY 2017 shows 

“I AM A BIT OF A GYM BUNNY! I LOVE 

KEEPING FIT AND SPINNING CLASSES 

ARE MY SECRET OBSESSION” 

What is your favourite venue? 

My favorite show has got to be 

the Longines Athina Onassis 

Horse Show. To be able to 

compete in a sport you love and 

to do so on Pampellone beach in 

St Tropez. It doesn’t get much 

better than that! 

You clearly have a busy 

lifestyle, tell us a bit more 

about your average week? 

I am a bit of a gym bunny! I love 

keeping fit and spinning classes 

are my secret obsession. It 

definitely helps my riding, as I 

can work on my stamina, fitness 

and core strength to where it 

needs to be. But like any other 

girl I love high street shopping 

and socializing with my friends. 

What are your plans for the 

future? 

In the immediate future I am 

concentrating on my horses 

and looking forward to an 

exciting year of competitions 

ahead. I have also started 

a very small scale breeding 

programme. Asides from horses, 

I am planning to increase my 

TV presenting; I am talking to 

various production companies 

now and hoping to present 

on some key showjumping 

events and wider sporting 

opportunities. It is something 

that I love doing and can’t wait 

to do more of. 

Outside of riding, what other 

hobbies do you enjoy? 

Every week is different. 

Obviously a lot of preparation 

and training goes into getting 

the horses ready for shows. 

Then I spent a lot of time 

travelling to and from shows 

and competing. In-between I 

am often flying back to London 

for TV presenting, events, 

meetings with my sponsors and 

supporters and the occasional 

photo shoot. If I have any 

down time it is normally spent 

with my family in the country, 

chilling out, cooking and 

walking the dogs!

PHOTO COURTESY OF EQUIPICS 

showjumping 

LEAH KNOWLES 

On a career path 

My name is Leah Knowles, 

my first hobby was Ballet 

which I did until I was 

7, when I then found 

the world of horses. My mum and 

Grandma had always had horses but 

had walked away from the horse world 

when my Mum went to college, in truth 

they did everything possible to keep 

me away from them. 

I found a pony on holiday and it was 

an instant obsession. I started asking 

questions about why we no longer had 

them and why I couldn’t ride. They 

gave in and so began my love for riding 

and eventually showjumping. 

After some testing ponies, highs and 

lows and lots of falls and with lots of 

help along the way from family and our 

new horse world friends, I found myself 

having a great year on my ponies, lots 

of red rosettes and even qualifying my 

beloved first pony (whom I had broken 

in myself) and qualifying him for the 

Scope Festival Championships, along 

with a qualification for my newest 

pony too. But I knew I was getting 

too big for them all, I was growing too 

tall. Still only 14 and two more years 

on ponies ahead of me, but I knew I 

needed a horse. 

By now I knew I wanted a career 

as a show jumper, competing and 

producing - Most of my friends at 

school still had no idea what they 

wanted but I was determined, I knew 

the path I wanted and knew a horse 

NOW was needed, but couldn’t see 

how. 

So, I started to occasionally compete 

my mums older horse, only at British 

Novice and Discovery level, but she 

was a challenge and taught me a lot 

about a horse stride and that riding 

horses are very different to ponies. 

TURNING POINT 

I was booked in to a British 

Showjumping Clinic with Di Lampard 

(Christmas 2014), this kind of training 

day didn’t come along too often, I 

was taking my Mum’s horse but a 

week before she went lame, I saw my 

opportunity to learn from Di dwindle 

in a second, the vet had confirmed she 

needed further tests and looked likely 

to be out for weeks. My Mum knew 

how important this was to me and so 

contacted one of our trainers and close 

friends Adam Taylor from Jump Elite to 

see if he had anything for us to borrow 

to help me out. Thankfully he said yes! 

3rd children on horses 

My ‘ride’ was a five-year-old that 

hadn’t done much but was jumping 

1.10 at home and Adam felt me taking 

him would be good for him and also 

good experience for me jumping a fiveyear-old 

less experienced horse. 

We arrived for training and this horse, 

Jonti was brilliant. He and I were both 

a little nervous but he was a brave 

sort, he was bigger than I was used 

to but I felt great riding him and that 

day confirmed that I needed to be on 

horses and to start focusing on my 

path to a career. I knew this horse had 

to go back but he made me feel so 

different, we felt a team on that first 

day. 

Adam let us keep Jonti for a few extra 

weeks to get him out and about and 

to give him some space at home. 

Wow what a chance, off we went 

having some fun. We took him to the 

Nottinghamshire British Showjumping 

Junior Academy in early 2015, held 

at Milton Equestrian, to meet Selina 

Riding Jonti at Arena 

UK in the 1.30

Cawkwell our Academy coach and she 

instantly said this was the one to start 

me up on horses. 

After a few weeks it was time for him 

to go back, I couldn’t believe my luck 

when my Grandad announced he had 

bought him for me, my sister was 

going to take on the ponies so I could 

concentrate on his education. 

We started off straight away jumping 

British Novice and Discoveries, with 

some great consistency. We had 

been attending some of the British 

Showjumping Young Horse training 

days, coached by Matt Lanni and 

been jumping up to 1.20, so we knew 

through the summer we would be 

looking at Jumping some Newcomers. 

In June 2015, we jumped for the 

Nottinghamshire Team at Arena UK, 

helping the team to 6th. He jumped 

so well that we decided to try our first 

Newcomers, a big technical course 

which we tackled well, setting us up 

well for stepping up and bringing in 

some consistent results and placings. 

By September that year I felt ready 

to try the under 16 class at the Arena 

Festival. At 1.25, this was our biggest 

class to date but everyone involved in 

our coaching believed we were ready. 

We did great with just a few baby faults 

from him and me learning how to 

tackle a technical course. Another step 

up to 1.20 for the winter. 

Away from competition I was heading 

into my GCSE’s and decision time 

about leaving school. Do I go to 

college or do I try and secure an 

Apprenticeship where I can really 

learn from the inside. For me there 

was only one answer, apprenticeship, 

but my mum insisted that I keep my 

options open and consider college or 

even A levels, as I was maintaining 

high grades at school and could choose 

anything. 

However, whilst out competing we first 

met Holly Smith at Markfield in early 

2016, she was competing in the same 

classes and her professionalism and 

ability really struck me and she had 

been chatting in the cafe with Grandad, 

so immediately a hit with us all. 

Therefore when we started talking to 

Haddon Training about who or where 

3rd Children on horses 

presentation 

for an apprenticeship, 

Holly was the first 

name that popped 

into all our heads. we 

had already seen how 

well she treated her 

staff as a team whilst 

at markfield and the 

whole thing felt right. 

My mum called her 

and asked about the 

possibility and we 

Nationals 

were invited over to 

meet the team and Holly. 

On that first meeting Holly was great, 

and felt the best way for us to know if 

this was the place was for me to spend 

a few days working there to get a good 

feel for the place. I had a brilliant two 

days, even got to ride one of Hollys 

young horses, I felt like the luckiest 

person alive. 

At the end of the two days I had an 

apprenticeship arranged. This was 

March 2016, so wouldn’t be starting 

until August, after my GCSE’s. 

Around the same time we also got a 

call from a friend asking if I would 

like to go and help them in Belgium, 

grooming for Jake Saywell… I was 15, 

what an opportunity - off I went for 

two weeks (in the middle of school 

term!) but school were so supportive 

and understanding with time off 

for competitions, trainings and 

opportunities. I met some amazing 

people in Belgium and it was such 

a great way to experience and learn 

about shows abroad. Through the rest 

of the summer I continued jumping 

Jonti, jumping our first 1.30 and having 

a great summer. 

Then it was off to Holly’s without him. 

What a big change, I was going to be 

living in, so I was moving out of home 

After jumping under 16-s at 

Leah with Holly’s horse George 

after him winning in Oliva Nova 

at 16, it was a very sad day, 

although happy and excited 

but very nervous, so many 

emotions. 

Off I went with my food 

hamper and lots of home 

comforts to make the flat 

my own. I was made to feel 

so welcome and straight 

away felt like one of the team and I 

didn’t really have time to feel lonely 

or think too much about home. I was 

straight into the day-to-day chores 

and of course the best bit, riding in the 

amazing indoor school and on some 

great horses. My dream felt like it was 

right there, minus the Olympics. 

Holly has been great encouraging 

my continued riding of Jonti, giving 

me time off to go and compete him 

including jumping under 16’s at the 

National Championships, our biggest, 

most technical course to date just 

having the one fault and then the 

Under 16’s at the Scope Festival and 

getting into the Championship Indoor, 

just missing out on the big prize. 

Before jumping our final under 16’s at 

Arena UK and coming 3rd, followed 

by Star of future again just a pole in a 

large 1.35 class. At all these events I 

was there grooming for Holly but was 

nipping off to jump Jonti. What a great 

job I have. 

I’ve just returned from Spain, with 

six horses, where I’ve been grooming 

for Holly at Oliva Nova, riding on the 

beach, reconnecting with friends from 

Belgium and making new ones and 

to top it all off Holly had some great 

results with a win in the big Grand Prix 

on the final day. 


eventing 

EMMA HYSPLOP-WEBB 

Making easy 

work of the 

poles 

How time 

FLIES 

How quickly has the season come around 


I hope all of you reading this 

have planned the season and 

entered your first event. I have 

registered most of the horses 

and got them booked into their 

first events, re-registering the 

horses was a little scary, I do 

wonder how they manage to 

charge what they do but whilst 

we all pay them, they will still 

charge the fees. 

All being well we should have 

horses at Belton, Badminton, 

Bramham, Burghley and 

Blenheim and Pau. But we all 

know horses and plans!! You will 

be pleased to know that Douglas 

is living in pink over-reach 

boots to scare all the pheasants 

away! (after last year’s result in 

withdrawing from Badminton). 

I have been investing a bit of 

money on the school at home, 

we now have new drainage, 

new surface, mirrors and 

jumps. What a difference it has 

made. The surface is carpet 

fibre and the horses love it, it 

does not freeze, requires little 

maintenance and is so bouncy 

to ride on. We have a full 20m of 

mirrors so we can see everything 

now. These have been supplied 

by a local company called 

Bespoke Equestrian Mirrors who 

were very reasonable. 

We held our Open Day and as 

someone said to me on the 

day, only an event rider could 

hold an Open day in the snow, 

freezing fog and rain! 67 people 

braved it and came to watch the 

various demos. We started with 

a physiotherapy demo, showing 

the magic hands of Tamsyn 

Lafferty of Priestwood physio, 

we just showed the importance 

of keeping the horses loose 

and supple and being even 

throughout their body, she also 

showed just how magic her 

hands are by making the horse 

crunch and flex. 

We had a few trade stands from 

Nags Essentials, Devoucoux, 

Gain horse feeds and Bedmax. 

A lovely opportunity for people 

to discuss and review the 

wellness of their horse/s. We 

will be hosting another in the 

summer, everyone went away 

with a goody bag and we had an 

amazing raffle where you could 

win Masterclip clippers to a 

years supply of horse feed! 

I then showcased the new 

addition, Donald the fouryear-old 

we purchased from 

the Monart sales, showing the 

importance of getting a young 

horse moving forward. We 

could say Donald rose to the 

occasion s he certainly loves the 

attention, and loved having an 

audience. We then moved onto 

O.B the successful rising 6 year 

old, showing the importance of 

the trainability in a horse, she 

may not have the moves and 

confirmation of the younger 

horse but everything you ask 

her to do, she does with a smile 

on her face. We finished the 

jumping demo with Matcho 

highlighting the importance of 

the canter and most importantly 

the rhythm of the canter. I 

also showed the work we have 

been doing over the winter of 

jumping out of the rhythm and 

not altering the canter in front 

of the fences. This is easier said 

than done when he jumps so 

big as I tend to balance myself a 

little on my hands. 

Michael Eilberg arrived and 

we worked with Matcho on 

the flat and showed some 

lateral movements and how 

to introduce your horse to 

these movements. We then 

bought Douglas out and rode 

movements from the Badminton 

test. This is a new test for 2017, 

check me out riding my test in 

Febuary! For those who attended 

will have noticed Michael’s calm 

manner with which he teaches 

me and keep me on the straight 

and narrow, I have to say that I 

really feel I am riding differently 

now, a lot more like a dressage 

rider and less like an eventer 

doing dressage. Let’s hope the 

marks reward all this training. 

Getting to grips with 

the dressage now 

The four year old 

Donald bought 

at the Monart 

sales 

Michael Eilberg 

improving my 

dressage no end 


eventing 

STUART BUNTINE 

Buntine’s 

BLOG... 

Equestrian Life is thrilled that Stuart Buntine, who runs the successful BEDE 

events has joined us as a regular contributor. We look forward to reading and 

learning about the world of Eventing from an Organisers perspective. 

Stuart says “I was really thrilled to 

be asked by Zoe to contribute to 

Equestrian Life. I look forward 

to sharing thoughts and updates 

throughout the year”. 

WHAT HAVE BEDE BEEN UP TO? 

Like most of you, we have started the 

year looking forward to the season 

starting. Whilst we have one eye on 

the big events quickly approaching, 

the team at HQ have been busy with 

our Winter Series since the start of 

November. We all enjoy the relaxed 

and informal atmosphere of the 

Brackenhurst events; NTU have a 

wonderful facility and it is always 

well received. I hear there are plans 

to develop Brackenhurst further 

with some more schools which will 

be really exciting. We have an ever 

blossoming partnership with NTU and 

really look forward to developing this. 

The Dressage and Show Jumping days 

are so beneficial to those just starting 

out; wanting to go somewhere 

without the pressure of affiliated 

competition, or those with young 

horses wanting to get out and about. 

Last year’s snow at Belton meant that 

we had to cancel the finals, which 

will run this year alongside the 2017 

finals. It is always a good day out and 

many feel the chance to ride at the 

International Horse Trials is fun. 

SAFETY FIRST! 

I am sitting in Dublin airport writing 

this, waiting for a plane home, 

having had three days at the FEI 

International Safety Forum. Leading 

delegates from around the world 

were invited to look at safety in our 

sport. We all know how much risk is 

attached to eventing; it will always 

carry a high risk level and for those 

of us that compete, this is what really 

fires the adrenalin, however we must 

always be looking to reduce, where 

possible, risks involved with the sport. 

In the early 2000’s British Eventing, in 

conjunction with the Traffic Research 

laboratory, did a huge amount of work 

and developed the frangible pin. This 

was rolled out across the sport and 

made a huge step forward in safety. 

This was followed after more research 

with the second generation pin, more 

commonly known as reverse pins. 

This again was widely welcomed, now 

there are many nations that have 

embraced this work and actively use 

the pins in their cross country fences. 

There have been a host of other 

ideas and inventions from around 

the World; some of these have met 

the international standards. One 

that is now widely used is the MIM’s 

clip, developed in Sweden. There 

has been a huge amount of further 

development and we were able to see 

lots of different ideas that are still in 

the early stages of development. 

It was really good to be involved in 


“THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH WORK DONE 

ON FENCE CONSTRUCTION, PROFILES AND 

SHAPES, AND MORE WILL BE DONE, BUT I 

DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK 

BEYOND THIS” 

discussions with many of the world’s 

top ‘brains’ in the eventing world, 

to be party to a host of many new 

developing discussions. We must 

do all we can to work towards the 

reduction of horse falls and most 

importantly rotational falls. Whilst 

it will probably be impossible to 

eliminate these completely, we must 

work towards that goal. There has 

been so much work done on fence 

construction, profiles and shapes, and 

more will be done, but I do believe 

that we also need to look beyond 

this. At the top level of the sport, and 

especially one that requires so much 

skill and concentration, I think that 

we must look at other contributory 

factors that may affect the riders and 

horses. I am hoping to do some work 

that will look at ‘outside arena of play’ 

effects. 

RE-CHARGING THE BATTERIES 

AND FORWARD PLANNING 

All too often at this time of year we 

get asked about our down time during 

the winter!! I have to admit that Anna 

and I have had an extended break in 

Australia, however the team in the 

office have been flat out since just 

after Oasby in October. It is during 

this period that we must plan all the 

logistics, book and liaise with all our 

contractors for all the events, and 

meet with our wonderful team of 

sponsors, both old and new. Once we 

get into the season we are working 

on the ‘next event’, however with 

Berkshire College of Agriculture 

in Maidenhead it becomes a little 

more complicated. There are always 

changes to be made to event sites, 

plans for developments, both on and 

off the cross country courses, and of 

course ground work. Every member 

of the team at HQ has their own areas 

to organise, working hard to ensure 

as much is ‘signed off’ before we get 

to Oasby. 

RAIN STOPS PLAY 

On top of this we also have Newton 

Cross Country to get ready. We had 

hoped to be open for the start of ½ 

term but the rain has put paid to 

that. I am sure that by the time you 

read this we will have had many lorry 

loads of horses up on the course. We 

have had to address the bottom of 

the water jump and also rebuild the 

sunken road. Unfortunately this will 

not be open from day one, but we 

do like to restrict the access on the 

course a bit so that we can keep the 

ground in good condition. Newton 

is a great addition to what we do, a 

chance for us to offer a facility for 

those wishing to school young horses 

but also as a place for an enjoyable 

couple of hours fun with your ponies! 

NEW DESIGNS UNDERWAY 

This year Oasby and Belton are only 

three weeks apart; Belton’s date is 

always affected as we cannot run over 

Easter, the weekend prior to or after 

as there are just too many people 

in the Park. There are final course 

plans to be sorted this week, a visit 

by Mark Phillips to sort the course for 

the Lycetts Grantham Cup and then 

liaising with both course building 

teams to ensure all is ready on time. 

Oasby has a new look this year as we 

are reversing the course, this will offer 

new ideas, a new flow and a load of 

new questions as the topography of 

the ground will be different coming 

from the other way round. It will be 

fun coming up with new ideas and 

jumps. 

So as we eagerly look forward to 

Spring, there is still much to do, but 

I am sure that with the great team in 

the office and our amazing band of 

volunteers, when the curtain comes 

up on the first day at Oasby, we will be 

ready for the off. 


eventing 

TINA CANTON 

WHAT’S IN THE BRAIN... 

Goes Down the Rein! 

Dr Rob Gilbert once said 

that “it’s alright to have 

butterflies in your stomach 

- just get them to fly in 

formation”. I love this saying as it’s a 

common misconception with nervous 

amateurs that the pros never get 

nervous! Quite the contrary. I think 

that the best performances are often 

when you have really had to tame your 

demons and make a plan! I have often 

felt sick leaving the start box and my 

little ‘tell’ is yawning! So if you see me 

circling around the starter yawning – 

it’s not because I had a good night out 

last night!! I like to tell myself that’s 

it’s my body getting more oxygen in! 

Blyth Tait was always sick before cross 

country at major events! It never did 

him any harm! 

If you know that you suffer from 

nerves or a bit of stage fright, it’s a 

good thing to try to set up practise 

competitions. They can either be 

at home or at a hired venue. Make 

yourself warm up, then do a test or a 

round of jumps. Often when we train 

we can stop and do something again. 

In competition you just have to get on 

with it, and it is good to practise how 

to salvage a test, or a round of jumps. 

One of the most useful things with 

dressage is to remember that each 

movement is marked separately, so If 

you make a mess - its only one mark. 

Try to then take a breath and salvage 

it in the next movement. It’s the sign 

of a very cool rider who can go from a 

three to a nine! The other great bits of 

advice I’ve been given over the years 

is to take a big deep breath every time 

you cross the centre line. This can be 

twice on a circle, once on the diagonal, 

but it gives you an oxygen boost and 

it also acts as a bit of a rebalancing 

aid. One part of the half halt is to raise 

your ribcage so this helps. The other 

bit of advice is get your monies worth! 

Slow your paces down a bit - this also 

helps the horse retain its balance and 

try to look like you want to be there 

and are enjoying it! You see so many 

people just put their heads down and 

get it over and done with as fast as 

they can! 

With the jumping it all comes down 

to the canter and the lines that you 

ride. If it goes a bit wrong it may 

be that you are too fast and flat or 

have lost your power. Getting back 

into your jumping canter gear is 

something that is really important 

so you can press the refresh button. 

Also go back to basics and check that 


you are riding good corners and 

lines. It is really easy to cut corners 

and start to present horses crooked 

to fences - this makes it harder to 

‘see and stride’ and also get a clean 

jump. Look up, look ahead and 

make sure you give yourselves a few 

strides straight to each fence. This 

should be planned with your course 

walk. Walk the line that you plan 

to ride. I often see riders cutting 

corners and even worse not paying 

attention at all due to chatting or 

looking at their phone! If you are 

at a competition - try to watch a 

few people ride the course. See the 

mistakes that are being made and 

learn from them. See how the really 

good riders do the course and try to 

mimic them. 

For the cross country - be sure to 

walk all options. Your never know 

when you may need a plan B. Try 

to walk the course with someone 

positive. The last thing you need 

is someone with you reconfirming 

your doubts! Try to have a quiet bit 

of time before you ride the course to 

go over it in your head. Visualisation 

is a great tool when used well. 

Unfortunately, under-confident 

riders tend to use to it imagine 

the many and varied ways that it 

could go wrong. You MUST imagine 

yourself having a fantastic ride 

and everything going to plan. This 

includes all your lines, distances, 

where you are going to set up for 

the fences, how the canter / gallop 

will feel and where you can make 

up time on the course. If you decide 

to go and watch a combination 

be ridden, try to get there when a 

really good experienced rider jumps 

it. There is nothing worse than 

watching someone make a mess of a 

fence that you are worried about! 

The other good tip for those 

who suffer with nerves is to 

keep a journal. Try to record 

something positive about each 

training session / competition 

and something that you are 

going to work on to improve. In 

your journal also write down if a 

combination walked and rode a 

different way. Micheal Jung goes 

You never 

know when you 

may need a plan 

B. Try to walk 

the course with 

someone 

positive 

back and walks his courses after 

riding them to re-walk the lines 

and distances. He then learns from 

this. Riding is just as much about 

your mindset as your ability, and 

often riders who are very average in 

skill are fantastic riders due to their 

attitude to improving and training. 

Often the most talented fail as they 

don’t feel they need to try. 

The other top tip - celebrate the 

good days really well, celebrate the 

little improvements and remember 

that we do this for enjoyment! 

Practice makes 

perfect through 

the water 

Dressage doesn’t always go to plan! This test 

was salvaged for a pretty decent mark. 

Sometimes just getting to the other side of the 

fence counts! We survived this moment. 


driving 

Bennington’s Shetland 

and Mini driving fun day 

Bennington’s Shetland 

and Mini driving fun day 

on Sunday 14 May, is for 

like-minded drivers to 

get together, have fun and receive 

some expert training with the added 

element of their own mini event. The 

day is aimed at anyone interested 

in carriage driving Shetlands or 

miniature horses and finding out how 

to start. 

Getting harnessed 

up for the 

Shetland Day 

The day is taking place at the superb 

facilities of Bennington Carriages 

near Newark, Notts NG23 5GA with 

easy access off the A1 between 

Grantham and Newark. The day 

which runs from 10 am – 5 pm, is led 

by Bennington’s Sue Mart UKCC level 

3 coach who has driven for Team GB. 

As well as driving demonstrations, 

classroom and on foot training 

sessions, attendees can drive a 

dressage test and have a go at a cones 

course. 

All bookings must be made in 

advance at a cost of £45 per turnout 

which includes 2 spectators. 

Spectators are welcome at £ 10 per 

person. Teas, coffees and a tour of 

Junior driver Alice Rutherford and Rommel competing at indoor driving trials 

the Bennington Carriage factory 

are all included. Participants can 

also pre-book a test drive of the 

Bennington Mini Magnum, the 

Bennington Mini 2 wheeler and the 

brand new Bennington XS which at 

only 125kg is ideal for 10 – 12.2hh 

ponies for indoor driving, scurry 

trials and, with the extending axle, 

lamp brackets and detachable rear 

groom’s seat fitted, for all three 

phases of driving trials. 

So whether you already drive a 

Shetland or Mini, or would like to 

find out how to start, book in for 

this fantastic day by contacting: Sue 

Mart Tel 01400 281 280 email sue@ 

bennington.co.uk 

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Indoor cross country 

Burton Hunt 

Branch of The 

Pony Club 

Hill House, Osgodby, Market Rasen, 

Sunday 19 February 2017 

Photos by Smile Event Photography 

Katie Newsam on Swift 

and Ellie Fursdon on 

Nemo winners class 3 

This Burton Hunt Pony Club fixture 

provided local riders with an 

opportunity to hone their crosscountry 

riding skills before the start 

of the outdoor season. Rosie Newsam 

and her team transferred obstacles 

which normally feature in the crosscountry 

course at Hackthorn Park to the 

indoor arena at Hill House, providing a 

shorter but challenging track. The most 

successful combination of the day was 

Sian Guest and Dakota who were placed 

in three classes, including winning the 

75cm individual class. The fences will 

be back in their usual surroundings at 

Hackthorn in time for the Burton Hunt 

Pony Club hunter trial on Sunday 9 

April, followed by a one-day-event 

on Sunday 9 July. 

Izzy Marshall on Connor and 

Ted Dixon on Princess Winners 

class 5 

Annabel Stanton on Sparky 

Katie Louise Whiting on Chester Winner Class 2 

winner class 4 

Imogen Walsh on Pip Winner Class 1 

Sian Guest on Dakota winner class 6 Georgia Stanton on Luci winner class 7 


shows 

Cumberland Farmers Hunt 

(South) Branch of The Pony Club 

Annual Show Jumping Show – 

Saturday 11th February 2017 

Cumberland Farmers Hunt 

(South) Branch of The Pony 

Club held its annual show 

jumping show at Newton Rigg 

Equestrian Centre last weekend. The 

cold weather did not put off any of 

the members and everyone had a very 

successful and enjoyable day. 

Classes started in the morning with 

class 1a Lead Rein and assisted over 

cross poles cm which was won by 

Jamie Moulton on Bella, 2nd place 

went to Annabell Tyson on Mojo. 

Section 1b the 45cm was won by 

Olivia Ullyart on Tilly. Throughout 

the day CFHS members competed 

over a brilliant course designed and 

built by Douglas Weymouth, the 

course asked several questions which 

caught a few out, especially in the 

jump off. The show was supported 

by CFHS Members Social Club, which 

is made up of members who are over 

12, they helped to take the entries, 

steward the ring and they also made 

cakes and soup to sell on the day. 

This competition made for thrilling 

viewing with the quick turns and fast 

riding, the 65/75cm class was won by 

Emily Watson and Emma Holmes and 

the 75/85cm was won by sisters Masie 

and Tamer Miller. It was a good day 

for sisters, Morgan Ellis and Madison 

Ellis who took the honours in the 

65cm and 75cm classes and sisters 

Nicolle Murray and Chloe Reed came 

2nd in the 75/85cm scurry. 

The final 3 classes of the day saw 

more sister combinations doing well 

as they competed in the 85cm to 

105cm Classes. The 85cm was won by 

Holly Veitch, the 95cm won by Alex 

Towler and the final class of the day 

the 105cm was won by Amy Veitch. 

Results 

Class 1a:1st; Jamie Moulton – Bella, 2nd; Annabell 

Tyson – Mojo. Class 1b:1st; Olivia Ullyart – Tilly, 

2nd; Emily Tyson – Mojo, 3rd; Emily Tyson – Troy. 

Class 2 55cm: 1st; Holly Veitch – Bubbles, 2nd; 

Anna Shay – Spud, 3rd ; Sam Allan – Jaeger. Class 

3 65cm:1st; Madison Ellis – Paddy, 2nd; Aimee 

Powell-Currie – Daisy, 3rd; Connie Cartmel – Paddy. 

Class 4 65/75cm Scurry:1st; Emily Watson and 

Emma Holmes, 2nd; Amy Veitch and Sam Allan, 

3rd; Mollie Harvey and Alexa Weymouth. Class 

5 75cm: 1st;Morgan Ellis – Paddy, 2nd; Amy 

Veitch – Harris, 3rd; Emma Holmes – Chief. Class 

6 75/85cm Scurry: 1st; Maisie Miller and Tamar 

Miller, 2nd;Nicolle Murray and Chloe Reed, 3rd; Jess 

Chapman and Madison Ellis. Class 7 85cm: 1st; 

Holly Veitch – Tia, 2nd; Nicolle Murray – Diamond, 

3rd; Maisie Miller – Kerrie. Class 8 95cm: 1st; Alex 

Towler – Beauty, 2nd; Emma Holmes – Chief, 3rd; 

Amy Idle - Lady. Class 9 105cm: 1st; Amy Veitch – 

Jasmine, 2nd; Tamer Miller - Millie. 

Two very exciting scurry speed 

classes took place; this is where 2 

riders as a team ride a speed round 

each, passing a baton before the 

second rider completed their round. 

Class 6 75/85cm Scurry Winners: CFHS Sisters 

Maisie Miller and Tamar Miller 

Class 55cm (left to right): Katie Cowin, Connie Cartmel, Holly Veitch, Alexa Weymouth and Anna Shay 


VALE VIEW SEIB ARENA EVENTING 

shows shots 

Photos by SHH Creative 

Becky Little and 

Cruise, their 

first double clear 

together 

Hannah Parr and 

Colin, a beautiful 

clear round from 

a young horse 

with just 2.5 

time faults 

Jasmine Tamine 

and Whisper in 

the Wind 

Hannah Spray 

and Ross Daghue 

1st 90cms 

Holly Hart-Taylor 

and Mia Slieve 

Diamondz 2nd cms 

Sannon Bibby 

and Fanta 

Tasha Lyth 

and EMS Fritz 

2nd 1m 

Sophie Jeffries 

and Dippa Dots 


show shots 

VALE VIEW SHOW JUMPING 

Annie Bellamy 

and Quba 

Photos by SHH Creative 

Erin 

Cunnington 

and Troy 

Alex Wilson 1st 95cms and 

1st, 2nd 105cms Nansus 

Sequin and Dunard Dexter 

Rosie 

May and 

Thunder 

1st 65cms 

Josh Fowles 

1st 105cms 

and 4th 

95cms with 

his rides 

Zorro and 

Raymond 

Sarah 

Varnham and 

Superiake 

Jo Ball 

and Red 

Welsh 

Flyer 1st 

75cms 

and 1st 

85cms 

Joss Phillips 

and Apache 1st 

85cms and 2nd 

75cms 

Jade Bramley 

and Machulla 

Nugget 


shows 

Landmarks Show 

Jumping Show 

11 February 2017 at Milton EC 

Photos by David Pearce 

Riders braved the 

sleet and cold 

temperatures to 

support the Landmarks 

Show Jumping Show 

held at Milton EC. 

Classes were well 

supported considering 

the conditions and as 

usual, class winners won 

a plethora of prizes. 

Funds raised (final amount 

TBC but around £500) 

from the show are going 

to be used towards a new 

mounting block for the 

Horse Care Department. We 

would like to thank all of 

our sponsors who made the 

show possible: 

United Coloured Stud 

Croft Farm Kennels 

Julie Robins 

Trish Tate 

Kate Fisher - Park Hall Vets 

Dreams and Drapes of 

Shirebrook 

Josie Roney 

Dawn Green 

Sally Mcadle 

Paul Rylett 

Mick Ellcock 

A & R Floorcraft 

Elaine and Stephanie Hill 

Gill Olphert 

Equestrian Life Magazine 

Cerys Richards 

Mr and Mrs Chapman 

Larry Brocklesby on behalf 

of Margaret Susan & Paul 

Gardner Davies 

Les Windles 

Daniel Hudson 

Gill Genders 

Emma Rushton 


show shots PES DRESSAGE | 28TH JAN 2017 

Photos by Julia Searwood 

Abbie Coulson 

and Julio, 2nd 

Intro B 

Anna Spier and 

Lolli, 6th Class 3 

Pick a Test, 3rd 

Class 4 Novice 34 

Andrea 

Guy and 

Killowen 

Victor, 1st 

Class 3 Pick 

a Test, Class 

4 Novice 34 

Anne Varley and 

Joe, 4th Class 2 

Prelim 1, 5th Class 3 

Pick a Test 

Lesley Keen and 

Velvet, 5th Class 1 

Intro B 

Linda Kinta and 

Martha 4th Class 

3 Pick a Test 

Natasha Smith and 

Colin 2nd Class 2 

Prelim 1 

Stephanie Creamer 

and Starlight 1st 

Class 2 Prelim 1 


shows 

Another First at Manor 

Grange Stud Show Centre 

Sunday 29th January saw Manor 

Grange Stud Show Centre’s first 

unaffiliated showjumping show 

and BS Club Show. The Show Centre, 

which is located in West Yorkshire, just 

off J34 of the M62, or J33 of the A1, is 

really easy to find and easy to get to 

with a horse trailer or lorry. 

Manor Grange Stud Show Centre, has 

recently celebrated being approved as 

a new British Showjumping venue and 

before their first affiliated BS Category 

1 event on 13th April, they have 

already held unaffiliated showjumping 

and combined training shows which 

have proved very successful right from 

the start. 

Emily Dalon and Steph Wright are 

two riders who competed at MGS 

Unaffiliated showjumping and BS Club 

show on 29th January and they told us: 

“Today I was lucky enough to attend 

the first unaffiliated showjumping 

competition, held at Manor Grange 

Stud Show Centre. The course 

building team had a fantastic set of 

jumps to work with and had evidently 

been hard at work to design some 

great, challenging courses. The arena 

is very spacious allowing for plenty 

of room between fences; there is also 

plenty of room in the warm-up 

arena which is good. A heated 

café, which overlooks the arena, 

sells warm food for anyone to 

take along to watch. I attended 

this event on my own and was 

greeted with a warm welcome, 

numerous people offered to hold 

my horse whilst I walked the course 

and opened gates for me. I entered 

the 80 and 90cm classes, both of 

which were single phase. This helped 

to minimise waiting around for your 

class. My horse flew round the 80cm 

and I left with a shiny red rosette, the 

90cm was a bit more of a challenge for 

us and we had a few poles down but 

my horse gave me his all and we will 

be back to try again. An extremely 

well-organised event, which I would 

recommend to everyone. I had a great 

time”. Emily Dalton and Brooklyn, 

winners of BSClub 80cm. 

“Firstly, what a well-organised show. 

Well done to all the staff at Manor 

Grange Stud, you were polite, helpful 

and super efficient at all times and 

I thoroughly enjoyed your first 

showjumping competition of the year. 

I brought my 11 year 

old Irish Sport 

Horse, Rocky to 

compete in the 

85cm class. The course was well 

thought out with twists, turns, dog legs 

and opportunities for tight turns in 

the timed section, for those willing to 

take them! The jumps themselves are 

fabulous, bright, colourful and a few 

scary fillers. I cannot wait to return 

to compete in the showjumping points 

league are running, thank you very 

much for a lovely day”. Steph Wright 

and Carrickatee Rocket, winners of the 

Mosswood Showjumps 85cms class 

NEXT SHOWS: Saturday 18th March 

– Unaffiliated Combined Training 

and Sunday 19th March – Unaffiliated 

Showjumping including BS Club and 

‘Just for Schools’. 

See MGS website for full details 

of up and coming events : www. 

manorgrangestudsc.com/welcome.asp 

and follow us on Facebook at Manor 

Grange Stud Show Centre. 

All photos courtesy of : Cecil Paul 

Studios Tel: 07786 071231 Email: 

enquiries@cecilpaulstudios.co.uk 

www.cecilpaulstudios.co.uk 

Steph 

Wright and 

Carrickatee 

Rocket 

Emily Dalton 

and Brooklyn

show shots THE BARN SHOWING AT MILTON EQ | 12TH FEB 2017 

Photos by Billy Lincoln Photography 

Isabell 

Hadfield & 

Dafydd 2nd 

hunter pony, 

3rd ridden 

M&M, 3rd 

Open Pony , 

Reserve Reserve 

Ridden 

Champion 

Jess Hughes and Eimerr 

1st Novice Ridden 

Horse, 1st ridden 

coloureds RES.RES 

RIDDEN CHAMPION 

Isabella Baines & 

Treworgan Cloud 

Break 1st Lead Rein,1st 

Novice Pony, 

Mini Champion 

Paula Jessor and 

Morejoy Leo 1st In 

Hand M&M Small 

Breeds, 1st In Hand 

Coloureds, 1st In 

Hand Gelding and In 

Hand Champion 

Kate Smith and Dry Barrows Tim, 1st 

Open Pony, 2nd Ridden M&M, 3rd Novice 

Pony and Reserve Mini Champion 

Tracey 

Marshall and 

Bessie 1st In 

Hand Cobs, 

3rd In Hand 

Coloureds, 2nd 

Novice Ridden 

Horse 

Mayon Dorning 

and Joe 1st 

Open Pony In 

Hand, Reserve 

Reserve In 

Hand and 2nd 

Ridden Open 

Pony, 1st Ridden 

M^=&M 

and Ridden 

Reserve 

Champion 

Leonie Jackson and Montana, 1st In Hand Mares, 

2nd In Hand Coloureds, 2nd In Hand Open Pony 

Myla Fellows 

and Poppy, 2nd 

Lead Rein, 1st 

First Ridden, 2nd 

Novice Pony 

Sarah Cartwright and Craigieburn 

Bobby Dazzler 1st In Hand Youngstock, 

1st In Hand M&M Large Breeds 


LAUGHTON MANOR DRESSAGE 

show shots 

Lorna Wilcox 

and Sniper, 

1st Prelim 14 

Samantha 

Hardy and 

Fullwood 

Rough 

Diamond, 1st 

Prelim 1 and 

2nd Prelim 14 

Kitty Henderson 6th 

Novice 28 

Lorna Wilcox 

and Charlie, 

3rd Prelim 1 

THE PICTURE SHOW - FEBRUARY RESULTS 

show shots 

Caroline Heard-Beechmount Frankel 1st Ridden 

M&M , Arena 1 Champion and Supreme of Show 

Carolyn Pickford-Moneyhills 

Nightlight 1st 

Beautiful Coats 

Eve Redfern- 

Pride Park 

1st In Hand 

Coloured 

Cheryl Mills 

and Cigeons 

Birthday Boy 1st 

Most Handsome 

Gelding 

Victoria Mccarren-Mistress May 1st In Hand 

and Ridden Plaited 

Eve Redfern 1st 

Prettiest Mare 


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YOUR EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH AHEAD 

Wednesday 1st March 

British Showjumping - Seniors (Cat 2) 

Aintree International Equestrian Centre 

www.aintreeequestriancentre.co.uk 

0151 522 2949 

Grid Work Clinic With Be Coach 

Moorhouse Equestrian Centre 

www.beatricestocks.com 07853245843 

British Dressage Premier League 

Myerscough College Equestrian Centre 

www.myerscough.ac.uk 01995 642115 

British Showjumping Cat 2 

Northallerton Equestrian Centre 

www.northallertonequestriancentre.co.uk 

01609 772942 

Wednesday Showjumping 

Port Royal Equestrian and 

Exhibition Centre 

www.portroyaleec.co.uk 07950 819267 

Dressage 2017 

Port Royal Equestrian and Exhibition 

Centre 


Senior British Showjumping 

Vale View Equestrian 

www.valeviewequestrian.co.uk 

01664 823739 

Thursday 2nd March 

Richard Carruthers Clinic 



0151 522 2949 

Cathy Burrell Clinic 



01609 772942 

Training Thursday Pyo 



01609 772942 

Nicola Sheard Jumping Clinic 


Centre 


Evening Unaffiliated Show Jumping 

(Lower) 

Richmond Equestrian Centre 

www.richmondec.co.uk 01748 811295 

Caroline Moore Event Clinic 



01664 823739 

Friday 3rd March 

Bridlepath to Harmony Clinic- 

Jumping 



0151 522 2949 

Evening Mini Jumping 

Brooksby Equestrian Centre 

www.brooksbyequestrian.co.uk 

01664 855333 

Showing Clinic With Sarah Lundy 

Croft Top Farm Rossendale and Hyndburn 

Equestrian Centre 

www.crofttop.co.uk 01706 213635 

Unaffiliated Evening Show Jumping 

Milton Equestrian Centre 

www.miltonec.co.uk 07768853308 

Arena Hire - Course of Showjumps 

Moorhouse Equestrian Centre & Saddlery 

www.moorhouse-equestrian.co.uk 

01977 642109 

Junior Friday Club With Helen Roddy 



01609 772942 




01664 823739 

Saturday 4th March 



www.aintreeequestriancentre.co.uk 0151 

522 2949 

Small Pony Premier 

Arena UK 

www.arenauk.com 01476 591 569 

Winter Unaffiliated Dressage 

Barton Equestrian Centre 

www.bartonec.co.uk 01995 640033 

Epworth 

British Eventing 

www.britisheventing.com 01949 729022 

Clear Round Show Jumping 

Church Farm 

www.churchfarmequestrian.co.uk 

07768314070 

Unaffiliated Dressage 

Eland Lodge Equestrian 

www.elandlodge.com 01283 575856 


Epworth Equestrian 

www.epworthequestrian.co.uk 

01427 872293 

Holme Valley XC Clinic With Sue 

Chadwick 

Woodnook Arena 07775 991492 

Nervous and Novice Show Jumping 



Minimus Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Arena Eventing 

Northcote Stud 

www.northcotestud.co.uk 441254245116 

Osbaldeston Open Show 

Osbaldeston Riding Centre 

www.osbaldestonrc.co.uk 01254 813159 

Winter Clinics 

Owston Equestrian Centre 

www.lreventing.co.uk 01664 454520 

Byrds Viewing Day 


Centre 


British Dressage Quest Club 



Unaffiliated Dressage Winter League 



Indoor Dressage 

Sheepgate Equestrian 

www.sheepgate.co.uk 01205 870236 

(office hrs) 07768 156262 




01664 823739 

Sunday 5th March 




0151 522 2949 

Bsps Showing Show 

Barleyfields Equestrian Centre 

www.barleyfields.com 01283 734798 

Burton Hunt Pony Club Mini Winter 

League Show Jumping 

Hill House Equestrian Centre 

http://hillhouseequestrian.com 

07971 406582 

British Dressage 






01427 872293 

Open Showjumping 

Hallamshire Riding Society 

www.hallamshireridingsociety.co.uk/ 

07813027161 

Unaffiliated Combined Training 

Hargate Equestrian 

www.hargateequestrian.co.uk 

01283 734981/730606 M:07736613557 




01283 734981/730606 

M:07736613557 

Afternoon Unaffiliated Showjumping 



01283 734981/730606 

M:07736613557 

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 

16th MARCH 2017 

Over 200 classes, along with many qualifiers including 

Cuddy Supreme In-Hand Championship Qualifier and 

Private Driving Plus Show Jumping competitions. 

Schedules now available for booking online or by post 

Telephone 01636 705796 

Sat 13-Sun 14 May 2017 

Newark Showground 

www.nottinghamshirecountyshow.com 



diary 




01283 734981/730606 M:07736613557 

In the Spotlight Corporation Horse 

Show - Milton EC 

In the Spotlight Corporation 

www.inthespotlightcorporation.co.uk 

07807242234 / 07762040789 

Four Seasons Unaffilliated Dressage 

Lane Farm Equestrian 

lanefarmlivery.blogspot.co.uk 

(01670) 823042, Mobile: 07719 645283 

Unaffiliated Showjumping 

Ledston Equine Centre 

07827291115 

Bs Senior Showjumping 



01977 642109 




01609 772942 

Unafiliated and Bs Club Showjumping 

Northern Racing College 

www.northernracingcollege.com 

01302 816006 / 07392 085 785 






Centre 


Unaff Showjumping Sjuk 


Centre 



Rearsby Lodge Riding Club 

www.rearsbylodge.com 0116 2871662 

Huggate Pub Ride With Horse-Hire 

Option (Yorkshire Wolds) 

Ride Yorkshire Foundation 

www.rideyorkshire.org 07583 451825 / 

07570 112010 

North Yorkshire Showcase Harrogate 

Showcase Media 

www.facebook.com/ultimate-showcaseof-champions, 

07840883476 


Speetley EC 07531354265 / 07714278097 




01664 823739 




01664 823739 

Arena Trec Competition 

White Horse TREC Group 

www.white-horse-trec.co.uk 

07803703395 




01664 823739 

Tuesday 7th March 

Tuesday Evening Unaffiliated 

Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Paul Hayler Dressage Coach 



01609 772942 




01664 823739 

Clear Round Jump Training 



01664 823739 

Adult Camp 

Witham Villa Equestrian Centre 

www.withamvilla.co.uk 01455 282694 

Wednesday 8th March 




0151 522 2949 


Arena UK 


07774 018103 

Wednesday Night Unaffiliated 

Showjumping 



Senior British Show Jumping 

Church Farm 


07768314070 

Clear Round Night 





Crow Wood Equestrian Centre 

www.crowwoodequestrian.com 

01282 471906 

Tori Peters Dressage Clinic 



01977 642109 

Paul Hayler Dressage Coach 



01609 772942 



Centre 




Centre 


Senior British Show Jumping Cat 2 



BHS Nottinghamshire Flatwork Clinic 

With Cherry Elvin Bhsi 

The British Horse Society, Brackenhurst EC 

http://www.bhs.org.uk/bhs-in-your-area/ 

east-midlands 0115 848 5292 

Ian Woodhead Dresssage Training 



01664 823739 




01664 823739 

Thursday 9th March 

Oasby Horse Trials (1) 

Oasby, Nr Grantham Lincolnshire NG32 

3NA 

www.bedeltd.co.uk 

Evening Dressage 



01664 855333 




01282 471906 

Training Thursday Pyo Combined 

Training 



01609 772942 

Bs Junior Academy 


Centre 



(Higher) 



BHS Nottinghamshire Nervous and 

Novice Show Jump Clinic 

The British Horse Society, Brackenhurst EC 

www.bhs.org.uk/bhs-in-your-area/eastmidlands 

0115 848 5292 




01664 823739 

Ian Woodhead Dressage Training 



01664 823739 

Friday 10th March 

Evening Maxi Jumping 



01664 855333 

Evening Dressage 

Caistor Equestrian Centre 

www.caistorequestriancentre.com 

01472 859341 

Showing and Flatwork Practice With 

Karen Talbot 




Sarah Kingwells Dressage Training 


www.dressagetrainerlancs.com Sarah on 

07706 028652 




01609 772942 

Affiliated Para Dressage and 

Freestyle to Music 



01609 772942 

Steph Cooper List 1 Dressage Judge 

Clinic 



01609 772942 

Showing Jumping - Small Week UK 

Riders Qualifier 

Raw Equine, Laughton Manor Equestrian 

Centre, 07880971711 




01664 823739 


Affiliated Showjumping 



Unaffiliated Show Jumping 

Church Farm 


07768314070 

Carriage Driving 




Arena Eventing Clinic With Mark Cramb 






01427 872293 




01427 872293 


diary 


Legup March Dressage Event 

Bromley Farm 

www.legupequestrian.co.uk 01226 

370679 




01609 772942 

Dressage Team Quest 



01609 772942 

Dressage 

Osbaldeston Riding Club 


Combined Training 


Centre, 


British Dressage Club Quest 


Centre 


Saturday Showjumping 


Centre 

www.portroyaleec.co.uk 

07950 819267 

MARCH DATES 



Centre 


Pony British Show Jumping 



Cross Country Clinic 

The British Horse Society - South Yorkshire 

www.bhs.org.uk 

Novice/nervous Showjumping 

Trentvalley Equestrian Centre 

www.tvequestrian.co.uk 07821900838 

Trailblazers Showjumping 



01664 823739 




01664 823739 

Sunshine Tour Show Jumping 

West Yorkshire Horseplay 

www.wyhp.co.uk 07946892713 


Unaffilliated Show Jumping 

Arena UK 



Nervous and Novice Show Jumping 


Show Jumping 


Dressage 

Please see website for more information. 

If you wish to book a place please call and pay 

over the phone to secure your place 

Please see website for more information 

Friday night running last Friday of month only 

SCHOOL HIRE AVAILABLE £30 HOUR 

Schedules and info available at www.tvequestrian.co.uk 

01636 813588 

Occupation Lane, Fiskerton, Southwell, Notts 




Unaffiliated Dressage Championship 



Bsps/nps Showing Flat Classes 



Unaffiliated Dressage/quest 

Birtle Riding Centre 

birtleridingcentre.co.uk 0161 764 6573 

Birtle RC British Dressage Quest Club 



Junior British Show Jumping 

Church Farm 


07768314070 

Danibeck Winter Novice and Nervous 

Walk and Trot RC Show 

Commonside Farm 

www.danibeckshow.co.uk 

07976482818 




My Quest Dressage 



01427 872293 

Nsea Dressage 



01427 872293 




01427 872293 

Team Quest Dressage 



01427 872293 

Grove Hunter Trials 

Osberton Estate, 

Www.branches.pcuk.org grove 

07899916582 

Open Show 


www.hargateequestrian.co.uk 01283 

734981/730606 M:07736613557 

Lane Farm Show Jumping 

Bedlington Lane Farm 

lanefarmlivery.blogspot.co.uk (01670) 

823042, Mobile: 07719 645283 



Ledston Equine Clinic 07827291115 

Prestwold Est Fun Ride 

Leicestershre and Rutland Egb 

www.lregb.co.uk 

Pole Work / Easy Jump Clinic 

Little London Liveries 

07732 999920 

Winter Dressage Championship @ Mill 

Lane Stables, Mill Lane Stables 

07976938119 

Showing Barn Showing Show 



Unaffiliated Dressage(inc. 

Trailblazers) 1st and 2nd Round 



01977 642109 

Tracie Robinson Dressage Clinic 

Newbold Verdon Equestrian Centre 

www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 




01609 772942 

Trailblazers SJ 



Showing 


Centre 


Bs Seniors Cat 1 


Centre, 


Indoor Dressage Show 

Rearsby Lodge Riding Club 

www.rearsbylodge.com 

0116 2871662 

Stallion Parade 


www.richmondec.co.uk 

01748 811295 

Ridden Showing Have a Go Show - 

Ridden Only 



(office hrs) 07768 156 262 


Speetley EC 

www.speetleyec.co.uk 07531354265 / 

07714278097 

The Showing Barn Winter Showing 

Series 

Milton Equestrian Centre, 

Facebook : the showing barn winter show 

series 07707 272810 

Tsr Lincs/notts Showing Clinic and 

Talent Spotting 

Elms Farm, www.theshowingregister. 

co.uk 08448707392 

Ben Hobday Arena Event 

Todburn Equestrian Centre 

www.todburnequestriancentre.co.uk 

0781 5297024 

Arena Eventing Series 2017 



01664 823739 



diary 

Monday 13th March 

Ian Brown Tuition 



01609 772942 

Junior Monday Club With Helen 

Roddy 



01609 772942 




01664 823739 



Allington Lane 


Winter Unaffiliated Dressage 



Pam Prickett Lessons 




Showjumping 



01609 772942 




01664 823739 




01664 823739 


Clear Round Training 

Arena UK 



Church Farm, 


07768314070 

Jessica Dunn Dressage Clinic 



01282 471906 

Equestrian Market 



01977 642109 



Centre 


07950 819267 



Centre 


07950 819267 







01664 823739 


Joanna Jackson Clinic 



01282 471906 





Training 



01609 772942 

Unaffiliated Show Jumping (Lower) 






01664 823739 




01664 823739 


Lincolnshire Horse Trials 

Lincolnshire Showground 

www.britisheventing.com 



www.brooksbyequestrian.co.uk/ 

01664 855333 







01609 772942 

Show Jumping Larger Week UK Riders 

Qualifier, Raw Equine, 3 Arlington Court, 

Washingborough, Lincoln 

07880971711 

Be Training 




Allister Hood Showing Clinic 

Canaan Farm Equestrian Centre 

Please like new event page 

https://www.facebook.com/ 

events/1949295865298575/?ti=cl 

07527870537 

Ride for Research - Indoor Dressage 

Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre 

www.acrecliffe.co.uk 07855 307291 


Arena UK 

www.arenauk.com 01476 591 569/ 

07774 018103 

Bsps Showing Working Hunter Classes 



Dressage Test Practice 



01664 855333 

Show Jumping Clinic With 

Andrew Millin 

Church Farm 


07768314070 





Showjumping Clinic With Richard 

Seals 



Dressage Traininng Clinic With Kate 

Rowland, Hargate Equestrian 


734981/730606 M:07736613557 

ONLINE SHOP 

www.miltonec.co.uk/shop 




Also at Milton Equestrian: 

* We hold a range of shows from 

Showing to Jumping and Dressage 

* Indoor Arena Hire available 

* Lessons with our very own BSJA 

coach SelinaCawkwell 

* Livery available 

(Take a look at our website 

to find out more) 

Blyth Rd, Carlton Forest, Worksop, Notts S81 0TP 

Tel: 01909 733844 

WEB: www.miltonec.co.uk 

EMAIL: info@miltonec.co.uk 

Bsps Northern Show 



01609 772942 

BD Combined Training 


Centre 


British Dressage Club Quest 


Centre 




Centre 


Saturday Showjumping 


Centre 


Pony British Show Jumping 


www.richmondec.co.uk 

01748 811295 


diary 


March 2017 

Vale View Equestrian, Old Dalby, Melton 

Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3LX 

Wednesday 1st British Show Jumping 

Thursday 2nd Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Friday 3rd Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Saturday 4th British Show Jumping 

Sunday 5th British Dressage 

Monday 6th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Tuesday 7th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Tuesday 7th Darryl Thickitt International Dressage Trainer/Rider 

Tuesday 7th Clear Round Jumping 

Wednesday 8th British Dressage 

Wednesday 

8th Ian Woodhead Clinic 

Thursday 9th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Thursday 9th Ian Woodhead Clinic 

Friday 10th Quorn Hunt Gate Jumping (External Hire) 

Saturday 11th Unaffiliated Dressage inc Trailblazer Dr & Trailblazers SJ 

Sunday 12th Arena Eventing 2017 series 

Monday 13th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 



Wednesday 15th British Show Jumping 



Friday 17th Para Winter Championships 

Saturday 18th Para Winter Championships 

Sunday 19th Para Winter Championships 

Tuesday 21st Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Tuesday 21st Clear Round Jumping 

Wednesday 22nd British Show Jumping 

Thursday 23rd Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Thursday 23rd Darryl Thickitt International Dressage Trainer/Rider 

Friday 24th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Saturday 25th Arena Eventing 2017 series 

Sunday 26th British Dressage 



Wednesday 29th Caroline Moore Event Clinic 

Wednesday 29th Ian Woodhead Clinic 



Please note dates may be subject to changes at the 

centres discretion. All Schedules can be found on our 

website along with details of all our trainers. 

“Tuesday Clear round jumping - just come along from 1pm and buy your ticket. 

Tickets are £15 for 2 rounds this includes any help you may need from Caroline 

Moore (may be alternative trainer occasionally) 

Trailblazers Show jumping – starting at 65cm introductory level through to 1.05cm 

providing an opportunity to qualify for an Unaffiliated National Championships. 

Dressage – we do trailblazers, affiliated & unaffiliated classes at Vale View from 

walk trot introductory tests through to Grand Prix tests, you will need to enter at 

least 4 days before the competition and please telephone if you need to make a 

late entry. Payment must be made at time of booking to confirm your entry, and is 

Please note dates may be subject to 

non-refundable once paid. 

changes at the Centre’s discretion 

For more information on all of these events 

and more please visit our website 


Tel: 01664 823739 

Trailblazers Second Round Jumping 



British Dressage Para Winter 

Championships 



01664 823739 



Arena UK 

www.arenauk.com 01476 591 569/ 07774 

018103 


Championship 






Bsps Area 3a Winter Show 

British Show Pony Society 

07944 705825 

Outdoor Surface Eventer Trial 


www.brooksbymelton.ac.uk 

Burton Hunt Pony Club Mini Winter 

League Dressage 

Hill House Equestrian Centre 

http://hillhouseequestrian.com 

07971 406582 


Church Farm, 


07768314070 

Indoor Jumping Clinic With Craig 

Dillon 

Five Pits Horsewatch and Countryside 

Access Group , 07778978811 

Open Walk Trot Show 

Hallamshire Show Ground 

http://www.hallamshireridingsociety. 

co.uk/ 07813027161 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 


Lightwood Livery at Mansion House Farm 

www.mansion-house-farm.co.uk 

07960403447 

British Showjumping Cat 2 



01609 772942 

Trailblazers SJ 



In Hand and Ridden Showing at 

Milton EC S81 0tp, Patrington Mill, 

Milton EC 

07707725792 



Centre 


Unaff Showjumping 


Centre 


Showcase Dressage @ Middleton 

Park EC 

Showcase Media, Middleton Park 


www.showcaseshowingseries.com 

07840883476 

Sport Endurance Catton Park Ride 

Sport Endurance East Midlands Group, 

Derbyshire DE12 8LN 

www.sportendurance.co.uk/Events/Ride- 

Events/Catton-Park-2017.aspx 

01283810011 

BD and Unaffiliated Dressage 

Competition 

Todburn Equestrian Centre 

www.todburnequestriancentre.co.uk 

0781 5297024 

Trailblazers Second Round Jumping 



Laughton Manor/ukriders Dressage 

UK Riders, Laughton Manor Equestrian 

Centre 

www.ukriders.co.uk 01476530246 

Winter Unaffiliated Dressage Series 

2016/17 

Unicorn Centre (Rda), Stainton Way 

www.rdaunicorncentre.co.uk 

01642 576222 

James Sommerville Clinic 

Wilsden Equestrian Centre 

www.wilsdenequestriancentre.co.uk 

07501257978 





Victoria Spalding Physio Clinic 



01282 471906 




01609 772942 

Junior Monday Club With Helen 

Roddy 



01609 772942 

Polework Clinic- Penny Spicer 



01609 772942 



diary 




01664 823739 




Tuesday 21st March 





Showjumping 



01609 772942 




01664 823739 




01664 823739 

Wednesday 22nd March 

Wednesday Night Unaffiliated 

Showjumping 




Church Farm 


07768314070 

Clear Round Night 




Sarah Kingwells Dressage Training 


www.dressagetrainerlancs.com Sarah on 

07706 028652 










01609 772942 


Northcote Stud, 




Centre 




Centre 




Centre 




Centre 





01664 823739 

Thursday 23rd March 

Evening Unaffiliated Dressage 


www.brooksbyequestrian.co.uk/ 01664 

855333 


Training 



01609 772942 


(Higher) 



British Dressage - Three Day Show 



(office hrs) 07768 156262 




01664 823739 


Burgham International Horse Trials 

(1) 

British Eventing, Northumbria 

www.britisheventing.com 

Evening Maxi Jumping 


www.brooksbyequestrian.co.uk/ 

01664 855333 

Evening Show Jumping 

Caistor Equestrian Centre 

www.caistorequestriancentre.com 

01472 859341 

Clear Round Show Jumping and Area 

Event, Church Farm 


07768314070 

Showing and Flatwork Practice With 

Karen Talbot 







01282 471906 




01609 772942 

Sue Chadwick Show Jumping Clinic 

Turbury Equisport 

www.turburyequisport.co.uk 

07789 265 973 




01664 823739 


Area Event 

Church Farm 


07768314070 

Sue-Helen Shuttleworth 



01282 471906 

Jessica Dunn Dressage Clinic 



01282 471906 




Bs Senior Showjumping 



01977 642109 

Bsps 



01609 772942 






Centre 


Arena Showcross / ODE 


Centre 





Showjumping Clinic With Julia Hardy 

Speetley Equestrian Centre 07531354265 

/ 07714278097 


Mini One Day Event 

Arena UK 


Tiny Tots Show 



Jump4money Showjumping 



Bsps Winter Showing Show 

British Show Pony Society, Arena UK 

www.bsps.com 




01664 855333 

Junior British Show Jumping 

Church Farm 


07768314070 



www.crowwoodequestrian.com 01282 

471906 






www.epworthequestrian.co.uk 01427 

872293 



www.epworthequestrian.co.uk 01427 

872293 

Grove and Rufford Hunt Supporters’ 

Club Hunter Trials 

Osberton Estate 07960 819340 

Unaffiliated Combined Training 



734981/730606 M:07736613557 




734981/730606 M:07736613557 

Afternoon Unaffiliated Showjumping 

Hargate EquestrianFJ 


734981/730606 M:07736613557 

Holme Valley Riding Club Indoor 

Dressage Competition 

Woodnook Arena 07841 535563 


Laughton Manor Equestrian Centre 

www.laughtonequestrian.com 

07760432930 

Show Jumping 

Maltby and District Riding Club 

www.maltbyridingclub.co.uk 

Winter Dressage Championship @ Mill 

Lane Stables 

Mill Lane Stables 07976938119 

Unaffiliated Showjumping (inc 

Trailblazers) 1st and 2nd Round 



01977 642109 

Arena Showcross 



01609 772942 


Northcote Stud 



diary 


Notts Derby Horse Show 1 Showing W 

Hunter Fun and Dog 

Longmoor Lane Show Ground 

www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

07854317335 


Osbaldeston 


Mad March Team Show Jumping 

Penistone and District Riding Club, 

Bromley Farm 

www.penistoneridingclub.org.uk 

07833 794181 

Tracey Hepworth Dressage Clinic 


Centre 


Bs Seniors Cat 1 


Centre 





Rievaulx Guided Ride (North York 

Moors), Ride Yorkshire 

www.rideyorkshire.org 

07583 451825 / 07570 112010 

MARCH 


Speetley EC, Barlborough 

www.speetleyec.co.uk 07531354265 / 

07714278097 

Tsr Durham Showing Clinic and Talent 

Spotting, The Showing Register 

www.theshowingregister.co.uk 

08448707392 




01664 823739 

Darryl Thickitt and Gill Liggins Demo 

Wellow Equestrian Center 

www.wellowequestrian.co.uk 

01623 860997 


Tori Peters Dressage Clinic 



01977 642109 

Junior Monday Club With Helen Roddy 



01609 772942 




01609 772942 

Sunday 12 

TSR Showing Clinic 

Sunday 19 


Sunday 26 


NEW WEBSITE 

All schedules can now be found at 

www.elmsfarmec.com/events-calendar-online-entries/ 

www.elmsfarmec.com Tel: 07791 934738 

Arena Eventing Series 2017 



01664 823739 




01664 823739 

BHS Stage 2 Exam 




British Show Jumping 

Arena UK 


Evening Beginner/novice 

Showjumping 



Unaffiliated Evening Showjumping 



01283 734981/730606 M:07736613557 

Unaffiliated Evening Dressage 



734981/730606 M:07736613557 





Showjumping 



01609 772942 

Unaffiliated Winter Evening Dressage 

Series 2016/17 

Unicorn Centre (Rda), 

www.rdaunicorncentre.co.uk 01642 

576222 


Vale View Equestrian, 


01664 823739 




01664 823739 


Clear Round Training 

Arena UK 



Church Farm, 


07768314070 

Evening Showjumping 



Senior British Show Jumping Cat 2 






01664 823739 




01664 823739 





01609 772942 

Unaffiliated Show Jumping (Lower) 






01664 823739 




01664 823739 

Friday 31st March 

Belton Park International 

British Eventing, Belton Park, Grantham 

Lincolnshire NG32 2LS 

www.bedeltd.co.uk 




01664 855333 

Equestrian Items New and Used Sale 

Legup Equestrian 

www.legupequestrian.co.uk 

07740 178790 


Milton Equestrian Centre, 


Steph Cooper List 1 Dressage Judge 

Clinic 



01609 772942 




01609 772942 

Friday Night Show Jumping 


www.tvequestrian.co.uk 

07821900838 

Saturday 1st April 

Showjumping 



01427 872293 or 07786 631750 

Combined Training Inc Trailblazers 

1st and 2nd Round 



01977 642109 


This month in 

competition entry form 

Dressage Competition 

Newbold Verdon Equestrian Centre 

www.nvec.co.uk 01455 824240 

Kirkdale Guided Ride (North York 

Moors), Ride Yorkshire 

www.rideyorkshire.org 07583 451825 / 

07570 112010 

Sunday 2nd April 


Aldham Mill Equestrian 

0721628043 




01664 855333 




01427 872293 

Nsea - Combined Training 



01427 872293 

Ror Phase Challenge 



01427 872293 

In the Spotlight Corporation Horse 

Show - Croft Top EC 

In the Spotlight Corporation 

www.inthespotlightcorporation.co.uk 

07807242234 / 07762040789 

Four Seasons Unaffilliated Dressage 

Lane Farm Equestrian 

lanefarmlivery.blogspot.co.uk 

(01670) 823042, Mobile: 07719 645283 



07827291115 

Ncpa Yorkshire Branch Children’s 

Show With Evening Perf 

Northern Racing College 

www.ncpa-yorkshire.co.uk 07892961462 




01427 872293 

Nsea Dressage 



01427 872293 

Working Hunter Clinic - Michael 

Cooper 

Pennine Riding Club 

www.pennineridingclub.com 

07783979668 

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To Advertise your business contact us on 

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BACK SPECIALIST 

KERRY DAVEY 

McTIMONEYEQUINE 

PRACTITIONER BSC (Hons) PG 

Dip AM MAA 

Regd. Like people, 

horses can suffer 

from back, neck, 

pelvic and 

musculoskeletal 

problems, and can benefit from 

McTimoney treatment. Treatment 

involves careful analysis and 

assessment of the spine, pelvis and 

any other relevant joints and precise, 

rapid adjustments are given to 

problem areas. Consider taking advice 

if you notice changes in performance, 

movement, assymmetry, unexplained 

resistance or uneven muscle 

development. Falls, accidents and slips 

are ofter a common cause and 

competition places even more strain 

upon their skeletal structure. Horses 

also receive great benefit from 

preventative treatment and 

McTimoney can help them perform at 

their best. Kerry is based in 

Lincolnshire and obtains requests 

directly from owners and referrals 

from veterinary practices. Kerry is fully 

insured and MAA registered. Contact 

details : 07725 267837 or 01522 

811937 email kerrydunford@hotmail. 

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CHOCOLATIERS 

CATHYS 

CHOCOLATES 

AND CAKES. Finest 

Belgian Chocolate 

imported then 

handmade by us into an exclusive equine 

line of Horseshoes & Pony shoes sculpted 

using new shoes from the farrier so 

lifelike representations. Horse head 

and Dog head chocolates also available 

along with many others. Top Farm House, 

Shelton, Newark, Notts, 07776 233539, 

www.cathyschocolatesandcakes. 

co.uk, www.facebook.com/ 

CathysChocolatesandCakes 

COUNTRY STORES 

R&R COUNTRY. 

With over 15 years 

experience R&R Country 

is the largest equestrian 

and country superstore 

in the Yorkshire 

area with a fabulous second store near 

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Open 

7 days a week offering thousands of 

sq. feet of exciting shopping packed 

with everything for the horse, rider 

and country enthusiast from clothing, 

safety wear, footwear tack, saddlery, 

pet, feed, bedding, country clothing, 

horse wear - plus much more. We also 

provide a full saddle fitting service by a 

qualified SMS saddle fitter. R&R Country 

is a recognised BETA qualified stockist of 

riding hats & body protectors therefore 

we can advise on the correct fitting 

of the safety item. R&R Country is the 

place to visit. R&R Country - Hull Road, 

Hemingbrough, Selby, YO8 6QJ, Tel: 

01757 638555 | R&R Country (Melton) 

- Waltham Road, Thorpe Arnold, 

Melton Mowbray, LE14 4SD, Tel: 01664 

465000. Shop online with us at www. 

randrcountry.co.uk 

MILLSIDE 

EQUESTRIAN 

& COUNTRY 

STORE LTD. 

Suppliers of equestrian and country 

products, rider and leisurewear, animal 

feed and supplements, saddlery and 

stable equipment, pet and poultry 

supplies etc. Hat and back protector 

fitting service. Licensed to sell horse, 

cat and dog wormers. Situated off 

the A612 Southwell Road, Thurgarton, 

Notts, NG14 7GP. Any enquiries 

please tel 01636 831111 www. 

millsidecountrystore.com 

CROSS COUNTRY 

DANETHORPE HILL CROSS 

COUNTRY COURSE. Refurbished 

course available for private schooling/ 

events/hunter trials /driving shows and 

clinics. We have fences to suit the very 

young and the more advanced horse/ 

rider. Open 7 days a week. Livery also 

available with full use of the course 

included. www.danethorpehillxc.co.uk 

Sharon Applewhite 07966458116/01636 

703980 

EQUINE DENTIST 

DAVID 

WATERS 

- HORSE 

DENTIST. 

DEFRA/Royal 

College of Veterinary Surgeons Qualified, 

Member of Worldwide Association of 

Equine Dentists, 14 years experience with 

all types of horses, Midlands based. Tel: 

07771783938 

EQUINE SPORTS 

MASSAGE 

AGRICULTURAL MERCHANTS, PET FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS 

MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS (UFAS REGISTERED) 

HORSE: FEEDS & BEDDING 

LIVESTOCK: FEEDS, MILK REPLACERS, MINERAL BLOCKS 

PETS: MIXERS, COMPLETE & TINNED FOOD 

BIRDS: WILD & AVIARY FEEDS FISH: FISH FEEDS & BAITS 

KELLY 

BOWERS. 

Fully qualified 

and insured 

SHOP OPEN MON-FRI 7.00am – 5.00pm SAT 8.00am – 4.30pm 

For all of the above products and more. 

Delivery available please ask for details. 

GABLESTOCK 

Witham Mill, Valley Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, Notts NG23 5EE 

Tel: 01400 281421 or 281337 – Fax 01400 281851 

Email: gablestock@hotmail.co.uk 

equine sports massage therapist. 

Equine sports massage is the 

application of soft tissue manipulation 

in order to achieve release of tension, 

spasm, & reduce pain in muscle group 

areas. Regular treatments can also 

prevent injury through detecting 

problems in the early stages and aid 

recovery following injury. Equine Sports 

Massage is recommended by vets & 

trainers around the world. Massage is 

a non-invasive complimentary therapy 

which promotes the natural healing 

process, enhances circulation, relieves 

tension, assists recovery & enhances 

a range of movement. The use of 

sports massage is renowned for its 

physiological & psychological benefits. 

07584629044 kbowers87@hotmail. 

co.uk www.kbequinesportsmassage. 

co.uk 

Eleanor Frost Equine Sports and 

Remedial Massage- BSc (Hons) Dip. 

ESMT. 

Massage 

techniques 

utilised 

amongst others 

to enhance 

muscle tone, 

prevent injuries, prepare the body 

for athletic activity and maintain it 

in optimum condition. In addition 

to reducing muscular tension and 

soreness, improving lymphatic flow and 

lactate clearance - all horses can benefit 

from massage therapy from the happy 

hacker to elite eventer. For a friendly 

and professio-nal approach, providing 

tailored treatments for the individual. 

Tel - 07946 934 932 efrostesmt@ 

yahoo.com 

EQUINE THERAPY 

GILLIYAN H 

CARTER - DIP. 

FTST, ESMT, SMA. 

Equine/Canine 

Sports Massage 

& Neuromuscular 

Manipulation. 

A specialist in soft tissue injury & 

rehabilitation. Also offers Deep 

Oscillation & Therapeutic Ultrasound 

(with vet approval) Tel: 07909-990445 

Certified courses are also available: 

Equine Sports Massage Diploma (for 

professionals) and Equine Massage 

Certificate (for Horse Owners) 

www.equi-therapyuk.com 


FARRIERS 

LIAM CHAPPELL 

DIP WCF. fully 

qualified and registered 

farrier relocating back 

to Chesterfield and now taking on new 

customers in North Derbyshire, South 

Yorkshire and surrounding areas. All 

types of work undertaken from elite 

competition horses to happy hackers 

and everything in between. Working 

together with vets, physiotherapists 

and trainers to ensure your horse 

performs to the best of their ability. 

Use of modern and traditional methods 

of shoeing and trimming including 

specialist plastic shoes and bespoke 

hand-made steel shoes where required. 

Remedial work also undertaken 

following a consultation with examples 

of work available on request. Tel: 07584 

068441; Email: grovehouseforge@ 

gmail.com; 

Web: www.farrierliam.co.uk 

LIVERY YARDS 

HOLME HOUSE FARM 

EQUESTRIAN. Carlton in Lindrick, 

Nr Worksop. Quality livery yard, DIY, 

part or full. Large indoor and outdoor 

arenas. Extensive cross-country 

courses, regular competitions and 

annual camp. Unlimited hacking and 

all year turn-out. 24hr supervision and 

security. Contact Lorna and Bill Walker 

on 01909 730247. 

CLUMBER LIVERY 

Set on the edge of 

Clumber Park has 

limited vacancies 

for DIY/Assisted DIY/Part/Full liveries. 

British Horse Society approved yard - 

Secure yard with alarmed tack room 

and CCTV - Owners live on site, late 

night check and lock up - Rest room, 

toilet and wash facilities - Separate 

locker room - Portable hot/cold shower 

unit (small fee) - Floodlit 40mx40m 

manege with mirrors and jumps - Grass 

jumping arena with a range of jumps - 

All year turnout. Optional 24/7 summer 

turnout - 55 acres of paddocks on 

sand based soil - Summer and winter 

paddocks - Horses 2 max to a paddock 

with automatic filling water troughs - 

On site instructor available for lessons - 

Assisted services available for holidays, 

sickness, work commitments - No yard 

politics, just friendly faces here to ride. 

Come and view the superb facilities 

for yourself. Call Alison/Nick on 01909 

472413 www.clumberlivery.co.uk 

best standard. Facilities include: Indoor 

stables; All year round; turnout; Outdoor 

Manage; Secure tack room. Claxhill Farm, 

Carlton Lane, Norwell, Newark. NG23 6LF, 

Tel. 07977 629504 

NEWTON HOUSE FARM NR. 

BINGHAM. Established, well run DIY 

livery yard situated on an arable farm, 

8 miles from Nottingham. Use of wellknown 

cross-country course, 40m x 30m 

sand and rubber manege, show jumps 

and direct access to an off-road toll ride 

with miles of traffic-free hacking. All year 

turn-out in individual paddocks, separate 

summer and winter grazing on freedraining 

land. The yard now implements 

the “Intelligent Worming Programme”. 

Individual choice of farrier, Vet, instructor 

etc. Contact Carole Fisher Tel: 01949 

20235 www.newtoncrosscountry.co.uk 

PEACEFUL 

LIVERY YARD 

SURROUNDED 

by woodland, just 

off A46 between 

Lincoln and 

Newark. DIY, part or full livery, all stables 

have rubber matting and water drinkers, 

60x25 floodlit arena with cushion-ride 

surface , full set of show-jumps on grass 

, wash room and secure tack room , lorry 

and trailer parking. Please call Kath 

07957754260 

PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SERVICES. 

Kneesall’s finest 

equestrian centre 

has fabulous 

facilities awaiting you and your horse 

including 40x20 waxed indoor arena 

with mirrors, 60x30 outdoor arena, full 

set of show jumps, Monarch stabling, 

covered walker, lunge pen, stocks, 

solarium, hot/cold wash-box, post 

and rail fenced paddocks and indoor 

turnout. Fully qualified and insured staff 

on site 24hrs. Specialising in livery and 

training solutions for horses and riders 

of all abilities, backing and producing 

youngsters and re-educating ‘problem’ 

horses. Contact Rebekkah 07791 792711 

or Andrew 07746 168813. 

NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP 

MICKEY GAVIN, TRUE 

HORSEMANSHIP. A fresh approach 

to problem solving, all horses helped 

without force or fear. For info on private 

visits, courses and clinics, email: info@ 

truehorsemanship.com or call 01623 

407634 / 07974 214990. 

www.truehorsemanship.com 

HORSEBOX REPAIRS 

1pm. 

SADDLE 

Tel: 01636 

FITTERS 

678006 / 07932 233219. 

NICOLA BARRY BSC 

(HONS) 

BUCKAROO 

SADDLERY 


Centre Old Dalby, Melton 

Mowbray Leicestershire 

LE14 3LX. Qualified with 

the Society of Master 

Saddlers (SMS) and also a Master 

Saddle Fitting Consultant (MSFC). Nicola 

was the first in the country to gain 

both of these qualifications. New and 

second-hand saddles, including Equipe, 

Kent & Masters and our very own made 

to measure Sovereign saddles. Onsite 

flocking and alterations. Yard visits 

or fittings at Vale View Equestrian. 

Discounts available fitting/checking for 

multiple horses on the same yard 

0845 3003566 Sales@buckarooequine. 

co.uk 

SADDLE FITTER / TACK & SADDLERY 

D.J.RICHARDSON 

MASTER SADDLER 

/ SMS QUALIFIED 

SADDLE FITTER. 

Purpose built Saddlefit centre near the 

Newark showground or home visits. Excellent 

Range of both New and secondhand 

saddles available. All Reflocking 

and aftercare to saddles undertaken. Te 

07787532601 / 01636701790 

T&C ROBINSON, 

BILLINGHAY AND 

STAMFORD. Society 

of Master Saddlers 

qualified Saddle Fitter. We undertake 

saddle fitting throughout the East 

Midlands area. New, second-hand 

leather and synthetic saddles always 

in stock. Repairs expertly undertaken. 

Ring 01526 860436. E: john@tandcrobinson.co.uk 

CLAXHILL LIVERIES 

. FULL, PART OR 

HUNT LIVERIES. Small 

professionally run yard 

in the beautiful village of 

Norwell. Close to Newark with easy 

access to A1 for Showground, Arena Uk 

etc. Full, Part and Hunter Livery tailored 

to suit you and your horse to the very 

RUG WASHING & REPAIRS 

HARRIET HAIVERS. Willow Farm, 

Hawton, Newark, Notts NG24 3RR. Tack 

and rug repairs - English saddles bought 

and sold - Bridlework made to order - 

Saddle fitting and reflocking. Now Open 

Weekdays 9am - 5pm; Saturday 9am - 

HARRIET HAIVERS. Willow Farm, 

Hawton, Newark, Notts NG24 3RR. 

Tack and rug repairs - English saddles 

bought and sold - Bridlework made to 

order - Saddle fitting and reflocking. 

Open Weekdays 9am - 5pm (closed 

Mondays); Sat 9am - 1pm. Tel: 01636 

678006 / 07932 233219. 

S. MILNER & SON. 2 Society of 

Master Saddlers qualified saddle fitters. 

Saddle fittings at the shop or at your 

yard. Over 200 saddles in stock, new 

& 2nd hand. Call 01664 454839 for an 

appointment. 


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SADDLE FITTER / TACK & SADDLERY 

KICK ON EQUESTRIAN 

Mobile saddle fitting service, Stocking a wide range of new 

and used saddles from around £150 to made to measure 

starting at £650. 

Saddle fitter for The Saddle Company, saddle reflocking, 

repairs and tree adjustments made on site.Experienced, 

friendly and reliable service. 

Contact Teresa on 07892 880197 or 01773 860121 

We stock a wide range of 

equipment for horse and rider. 

• Riding hats and body protectors expertly fitted. 

• Good choice of jodphurs, boots and chaps 

for adult and child. 

• Summer turnouts, fly rugs and fly repellents in stock. 

• Rug washing, reproofing and repairing. 

All saddlery repairs on site by Society of Master Saddlers Saddler 

Sadddle fitting checks and saddle sales by SMS Qualified saddle fitter 

Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm and Saturday 9am-4pm 

The Tack Box, 43 - 45 Chieftain Way, Tritton Rd, Lincoln, LN6 7RY 

Telephone: 01522 533822 

SURFACE SPECIALISTS 

The Equestrian 

Surface Specialists 

Fibresand - F55 - Silica sand 

Our Expertise: 

Est.1992 

so a wealth of 

experience to 

offer 

Easy parking 

› Over 30 years experience 

› Proven specialised surfaces 

› Professional advice 

› No obligation site visits 

› ISO 9001 approved 

SHOWS 

Get your FREE Loyalty points Bonus Card Signed Per 

Class Per Show to qualify for end of year awards, 3 

shows to be attended. • Saturday Shows - Sash Shows 

to 6th No Dressage or Handy Pony on Sats • Sunday 

Shows - Rosettes to 8th Place • Dog Show at all Shows 

Placed to 4th 


Sunday 9th April 

Saturday 29th April 

Saturday 6th May 

Saturday 20th May 

Saturday 3rd June 

Saturday 10th June 

Sunday 9th July 

Saturday 12th August 

Sunday 3rd September 

Saturday 23rd September 

Saturday 21st October 

TRAINING 

See Web Page 

for Main 

Schedule 

IN ASSOCIATION WITH 

All Events held at Longmoor Lane Show Ground, 

Breaston DE72 3BB - Just off junction 25 M1 Between 

Nottingham and Derby 

Showing Shows 75 Classes & Championships - Classes for all 

types / Age & abilities, Show Jumping Days, Dressage Days, 

See the website & schedule booklet for full information on the 

events on each date. Rosettes to 8th in all classes - August 

Double Points Trophy Show, Various Qualifiers at Events 

Encouraging judges, quality awards, something for all ages 

and abilities, quality safe equipment & jumps, dedicated team 

to help you enjoy your day 

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point at Above Address or Risley Saddlery, or by post - Save money pre entering, day entries are more £££ 

www.nottsderbyhorseshow.com 

Sunday 30th April 2017 

Holme House Farm Equestrian, 

Worksop, Notts, S81 8DJ 

combined show jumping and cross country 

triers, triers pairs, novice, novice pairs, 

intermediate & open classes 

cash prizes with rosettes 

£200 TO OPEN WINNER 

clear round show jumping 

trade stands and full catering facilities 

contact Lorna Walker 01909 730247 

or mobile 07970 972539 

PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SERVICES. Backing, starting 

and schooling your youngster couldn’t be easier at Kneesall’s 

finest equestrian centre. Don’t miss out on the limited places 

available. Fabulous facilities awaiting you and your horse including 40x20 waxed 

indoor arena with mirrors, 60x30 outdoor arena, full set of show-jumps, Monarch 

stabling, covered walker, lunge pen, stocks, solarium, hot/cold wash-box, post and 

rail fenced paddocks plus indoor turnout. Fully insured and qualified staff on site 

24hrs. Specialising in schooling and training solutions for horses and riders of all 

abilities, back & producing youngsters and re-educating ‘problem’ horses. Contact 

Rebekkah 07791 792711 or Andrew 07746 168813. 

As recommended by 

Kerry Brennan 

International Show Jumper. 

Tel: 01623 622441 707555 Mob: 07885 893607 www.mansfield-sand.co.uk 

www.mansfieldsand.co.uk 

TACK & SADDLERY 

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F MARTIN LTD. MARTINS FARM, 

Dorket Head Farm, Calverton Road, 

Arnold, Nottingham. Everything for 

your horse and pet: plus riding wear and 

outdoor clothing: Feed, Supplements, 

Electric and Wooden fencing and gates. 

T: 0115 9268703 F: 0115 9264995. 

www.martinsfarm.co.uk 

VETERINARY 

BAKEWELL EQUINE VETS. 

Experienced equine vets providing 

an ambulatory service and clinic 

with stabling and surgical facilities. 

We provide AI services, digital x-ray, 

ultrasound scanning, shockwave 

therapy, dentistry, video gastroscopy/ 

endoscopy, lameness investigations, 

JMB measurement and pre-purchase 

examinations. Open 8.30-5.00pm plus 

24hr emergency service 01629 810351 

www.bakewellvets.co.uk 


WHETHER YOU’RE A HAPPY HACKER OR SERIOUS SHOW GOER, BOBBO 

EQUESTRIAN STRIVE TO SUPPLY QUALITY PRODUCTS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES. 

Stocking many well-known brands, we 

are quickly become known for our fast 

service, and our customers are returning 

time after time. 

Our Derbyshire based shop is constantly growing with 

new lines and stock, and our pre-owned department 

is busy daily with quality used Saddles, Bridles, Boots, 

Clothing and rugs etc. 

We’ve built up a great relationship with our suppliers, 

and this allows us to bring you products to your door 

or delivered in store quickly. Typical delivery is next 

day if we order a non-stocked item. We offer a full 

returns policy of something is not fit for purpose. We 

are also now licensed to sell and advise on Carr, Day 

and Martin products. 

We're taking orders for jumps and mounting blocks, at 

present these are collection only from our shop in 

Breaston or you can arrange your own collection. 

Standard jump wings £30 per set, Jacobs ladder wings 

£75 per pair, designed wings as photo £55 per pair, 

mounting blocks 50cm high £45. Please contact us to 

order. 

Our friendly staff are always on hand to offer advice 

on our products, - and if you visit our shop, the kettle 

is always on. We hope you find everything you need 

whilst shopping with us, please follow us on facebook 

for latest deals and offers. We also do a range of 

everyday gifts for all occasions. Our sister company is 

Mill Hill Garden Centre based in the same location, 

come see us for all your garden needs. 

For a 10% Equestrian Life discount on any of our new stock, 

please quote EL10 at the checkout – offer valid until 31st March 2017. 

Bobbo Equestrian products 

C/o Mill Hill Garden Centre | Mill Hill Lane | Breaston | Derbys DE72 3AX | Tel 07838 769173 

Email: martyn@bobboequestrian.co.uk | www.bobboequestrian.co.uk | www.facebook.co.uk/usedequestrian

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