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Vyrnwy Valley Riding Club

Newsletter October 2017—January 2018 inclusive

Summer success for our VVRC teams!!

VVRC team members have been busy this summer representing our club at the area qualifiers and BRC championships. Here are the full reports on what they have been doing.

Dressage

We had three full teams for area dressage this

summer. Nine of us set off for Prees near

Whitchurch on Sunday July 23rd. The Novice team

of Justine, Janet, Irene and Ali all did the same

test and did very well to come 3rd overall. Individ-

ual successes were Janet with a 1st, and Justine

and Irene with 9th.

The Open team of Izzy, Elspeth, Myfi and Sally all

did separate Novice and Elementary tests and

came 4th with individual placing of Izzy 1st, and

Elspeth and Myfi 5th. The Riding Test team of

Meg, Justine, Ali and Izzy came 5th with individual

placing Izzy 3rd and Justine 9th. Elspeth and Izzy

also did the Pairs and came 2nd and Elspeth and

Janet Warner and Nimbus Two Thousand

receiving their award

Some of our Dressage team. From L to R: Meg, Sally, Izzy, Justine

and Elspeth

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Summer Show jumping at

Caerwys July 9th 2017

It was a beautiful day and, at first glance the

course in the nearest ring looked to me to be very

simple with only a couple of fairly old easy fillers –

then I realised that wasn’t ‘our’ ring and ours was

FULL of VERY Spooky fillers with a twisty course

on undulating ground, in addition vehicles trav-

elled a road behind a hedge very close to a couple

of the jumps!

Rachel Tudor – Davies on her lovely Fleur de Llys

was our only representative in the 1m who

jumped beautifully but unfortunately just as they

turned for a jump a van appeared behind the

hedge just by the jump causing a spook and Ra-

chel had to circle to represent and possibly caus-

ing them to have one down in the first round. In

the second round they just had one down.

The 80 cms team was made up by Helen Hathaway

(Bechan Delinquent), Justine James (Coffee/Alton),

Paula Jeffreson (My Golden Lily) and a VERY last minute

Meg did individual tests with Elspeth coming 6th in the Medium.

We had lots of help on the day from family and the support was great, so

thank you to everyone who entered and helped. Hopefully we will have as

much success in the Winter Qualifiers.

Three members entered the Area Music to Dressage competition at Rease-

heath in August. Christine came 3rd in the Medium test, Nicky 4th in the

Novice and Elspeth 2nd in the Elementary. All 3 enjoyed their experience

and are planning their next music outings.

Championships. Izzy and Janet both made the long journey to Lincoln to

take part in the Dressage Championships having qualified in July. Both did

extremely well and came 5th in their respective arenas; Izzy in the Novice

and Janet in the Preliminary. Janet also entered the Veteran Rider class and

came 1st getting a trophy to bring home. Well done! ladies!

Above: Wizz

showing off his

5th place at the

championships

Left: Elspeth Carr

and My Top Dim-

plomat competing

in the Dressage to

Music

Below: Helen

Hathaway and

Bechan

Delinquent

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substitute (thank you!) Myfanwy Powell (My Wel-

come Rebel).

Jump 1 caused lots of problems for riders including

Justine (4 & 4) and Myfi (Clear & 4), Paula’s

(beautiful) Lily was unfortunately a bit overawed by

the fillers but Helen’s Del boy went brilliantly clear

in both rounds and ended up WINNING!

Helen went on to represent the club at the RC

Championships and jumped their most technical

round to date with only 4 faults in each round, a

great effort when there were only six double clears

out of over 100 competitors!

Thank you to the riders who took part in the Sum-

mer area show jumping, you were all a super group

of riders and great fun to be around, without giving

me a moment of stress as you were all on time and

well prepared. Also to your support teams (your

mums Gaynor, Karen and Gill) and of course Kat

Morgan who has supported everyone so brilliantly

and went to the championships with Helen.

Having watched the ‘Style & Performance’ competi-

tions it would be brilliant if we could perhaps in-

clude these classes in the future, the courses are

very simple and would be a great addition to the

area competitions.

Our next team jumping will be for the Winter Area 80 cms competition at Southview on November 5th. Please

do get in touch if you would like to be in a team. I will arrange a few ‘team bonding’ training sessions in the

weeks beforehand. Please either email: [email protected] or PM me on Facebook. Patsy Pyke

BRC Area 20 Horse Trials Qualifier at Llanymynech

We had three teams and two individual competitors entered for the

horse trials qualifier in June. Cassie Woods, Rubie Taylor, Sam Pen-

nington and Hattie Warner were entered as a team in the 80cm quali-

fier as were Vicki Luxmoore, Izzy Roberts, Debbie Pennington and Sian

Bates. In the 90cm we had a team made up of Myfi Powell, Ali Har-

per, Helen Hathaway and Justine James with Vicki Robson running as

an individual as well as Rachel Baines who stood in for Elspeth Carr

after Elspeth injured her eye and was unable to compete.

Everyone produced good dressage tests and we were off to a good

start. The showjumping proved to be quite tricky and we had two

eliminated from our 80cm team where one horse didn’t like the fillers

and the other combination had control issues which meant one team

was out but the two remaining competitors could continue for indivi- Sam Pennington (Photo Martha Lily)

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-dual placings. We also had one technical elimination in the 90cm because the horse and rider missed going

through the finish and then went back through the finish the wrong way. Whilst very unfortunate, it was a

good lesson learned and one for all of us to remember next time!

The cross country course was lovely and rode very well. Some of our 80cm team were riding inexperienced or

green horses and a few clocked up some time penalties but all got round. The 90cm riders all got round, many

inside the time. When the results came out we were all thrilled as so many of our members had done so well.

80cm individual results Sam Pennington 4th Hattie Warner 7th 80cm team 8th Izzy Roberts 3rd Debbie Pennington 14th Vicki Luxmoore 5th Sian Bates 13th 90cm team 2nd Myfi Powell 1st Helen Hathaway 8th Ali Harper 9th Justine James

We had hoped that some of us might get to the champion-

ships but the number to qualify depends on the number en-

tered in the qualifying competition. Myfi Powell went to the

championships and competed in the two day event. It was

the hardest course Myfi and Rebel had completed round and

she was absolutely thrilled to complete all the phases includ-

ing roads and tracks, steeplechase and such a tough cross

country course. Well done Myfi! Myfi Powell and My Welcome Rebel at the champion-

ships. Photo Nick Powell

Some of our 90cm competitors. From L to R Helen, Myfi,

Ali and Vicki

Vicki and Izzy, both placed in the 80cm

Izzy Roberts and

The Wizard flying

round the cross

country (photo

Martha Lily)

90cm individual results Rachel Baines 22nd Vicky Robson 4th

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VVRC Camp at Berriewood

Farm

July saw another successful Riding Club Camp at Ber-

riewood, with 30 attendees!

Lessons began on Friday afternoon for some with

Polework and Showjumping lessons with Kim Web-

ster, with other campers arriving through the even-

ing.

After a busy afternoon the hungry bunch were fed by

a delivery from the local pub, followed by a 'few'

drinks and some samples for our 4 legged friends

from Horse Hage.

Saturday saw an early start for some, with others

feeling a little worse for ware!

We welcomed Sally Poppe, Janet Green and Nicky

Shipp for a full day of teaching. We also had a visit

from Sarah, a Topspec Rep, who weighed our horses

and provided us with some goodies, which I think

was a highlight for some members.

The evening saw a demonstration from Emily Pryce,

where we welcomed some extra members for the

evening. After the informative demonstration from

Emily, a selection of food was delivered.

With the weather on our side, the campers enjoyed

an evening Yoga session outside hosted by Kat, fol-

lowed by numerous drinks and chit chat.

On Sunday we got some weather that wasn’t or-

dered but this didn’t dampen our spirits! With

instruction from Ticky Fletcher, Elspeth Carr & Nicky

Shipp it was another great day.

Camp drew to a close with lots of smiles from our

members and even suggestions of a longer camp or

2 camps!!!

Thanks to Penny for the fantastic venue and facili-

ties, all of our instructors, our special guests Emily,

Sarah and Martha Lily and last but certainly not

least Sally whom I could not have organised camp

without.

Look forward to seeing you all next year.

Justine

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Remember…. You can now use

Horse Monkey to book into many of

our clinics, events or competitions.

Signing up is very simple. There are

more details on the VVRC web site

Thanks to Sara Wright for these

fabulous camp pictures

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The Wobbleberry

Challenge

This time last year I saw a post

on Facebook about a challenge

to raise money for Hannah Fran-

cis's Willberry Wonder Pony

charity. Hannah was a talented

young eventer who passed away

last Summer due to osteosar-

coma, and had set up a charity to help other young people with conditions

like hers. The challenge was for riders who had not evented before to com-

plete a BE80 during the 2017 season. The challenge was targeted at 'wimpy,

middle aged riders' so I fitted the bill! In my late 40's and although a keen

rider I limited my activities to low level dressage and hacking. Even the

thought of jumping makes me feel very nervous so I knew it was going to be

a big ask.

I should say a bit about my Wobbleberry partner Bob. I've owned Bob for 8 years and he's a 15.3 ID x TB who is now 15. As

Bob has had the misfortune of being owned by me his jumping experiences have also been very limited. Fortunately Bob

has taken to jumping very easily and seems to have some natural aptitude for it making up for my complete lack of talent in

the discipline!!

So having been accepted onto the challenge late last year, jumping lessons started in earnest in December and continued

as often as I could manage. I joined VVRC at the beginning of the year and having gone to a Wobbleberry XC training ses-

sion at Kelsall and then the BRC grassroots XC training at Somerford, I began to go to some VVRC clinics. First we went to

an all day clinic with Alison Lewis in Meifod in April which was fantastic because we were able to do dressage, SJ and XC on

grass all on the same day. Then I took up the offer to train with Janet Green and those hoping to compete at Area horse

trials over the Llanymynech BE course at the end of May. I think this was the turning point for me as by this point I felt able

to jump all the 80 fences.

Having had a couple of practice runs in June and July at Area horse

trials and then Radfords compact eventing, I entered the BE80 at

Llanymynech at the end of August. I can't really describe how

nervous I felt in the run up to this. The SJ particularly bothered

me - the thought of going into that ring! I hardly slept the night

before but the day started well and Bob warmed up lovely for the

dressage. The test itself was OK and we got 31.8. Then onto the

SJ. I didn't spend long warming up as it only serves to make me

more nervous and tires Bob so once I was happy that he was

jumping cleanly we went in. I couldn't believe we had a lovely

clear round, even over all those really wide oxers that I'd had

nightmares about the night before!! I then made the fatal mistake of thinking we were home and dry as Bob had been so

reliable XC. Just goes to show we must never take anything for granted with horses . We had a silly spook at fence 2 on the

XC and I fell off!! No harm done so I got back on and flew the rest of the course clear. Next time I will remember to keep

my leg on!!

I'm thrilled to have been part of this challenge, I've really enjoyed the year and with the help and support of so many peo-

ple Bob and I have raised nearly £700 for Hannah's charity. I attended a presentation at Blenheim Horse Trials in Septem-

ber for Wobbleberries that have completed and was overwhelmed by what the challenge has done for people individually

and collectively. Apparently the fund raising total is currently at nearly £220K.

Wobbleberry HQ will shortly be taking registrations for 2018 if you're interested, I can wholeheartedly recommend it!

Debbie Pennington

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Inter-club Show Jumping 2017 This year’s Inter-Club Show Jumping was a lot of fun so thank you everyone who came and made it such a suc-cess! We had lots of new members jumping as well as members who only jump in public on very special occa-sions (shout out to my mum! proud daughter moment) and it was great seeing everyone jump for their club teams.

Thanks to VVRC members’ jumping successes on the day, we won the inter-club show jumping trophy for the second year in a row! Our competitor of the day was Babs Williams who earned the most points overall for the team. It was particularly fantastic to see Babs take home the prize because she has competed for us every year and it has been amazing to see her grow in confidence each time.

This competition couldn’t run without a squad of kind and helpful volunteers from both clubs who pole-pick, score, and go on arena gate duty. Big thanks to Sally Evans who kindly judged and commentated, and Gaynor Morgan who used her accounting skills to score for us again this year. Also, thanks needs to go to Jane Yorke who did a fabulous job of judging the style class for us.

We’re hoping to run the competition again next year. I really would like to stress that Polly (Dolfor RC rep) and I want to make this competition accessible to EVERYONE and jumps will be made as big or as small as they people who turn up to compete want to jump. This year we started at 45cm with a jump off at 50cm, but if people want poles on the ground to start with that’s absolutely fine! Our aim is to give everyone a chance to fly the flag for their club, and your club team will gain points just for you en-tering.

The classes we generally run are three normal rounds of show jumping with a jump off for clear rounds, at heights depending on what people want to jump. We also have an accumulator (1 minute to jump as many fences as you can), pairs (each partner jumps a shorter round of jumps (no one steal Heather, she’s my jumping partner!)), style class (not only do you need to leave the jumps up, you need to do it smartly), and chase-me-charlie (jumps go up and up – complete opposite to the limbo).

Look forward to seeing you all next year – lets go for three years in a row! Kat

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WHAT’S ON

Vyrnwy Valley Riding Club

Dressage Competition

at

Penycoed Riding Stables, Llynclys Hill, Pant. SY10 8LG

Open to VVRC members and riders from Penycoed

Sunday 15th

October. Starting at 1.30 pm.

Class 1 Intro A

Class 2 Prelim 4 (2002)

Class 3 Prelim 13 (2006)

Class 4 Novice 24 (2010)

Class 5 Novice 28 (2008)

Class 6 Elementary 51 (2004)

Entries £10 per class

Rosettes to 6th place and to the 3 highest place riders from Penycoed in each class.

Entries close Monday 9th October, Times will be available Thursday 12

th Octo-

ber by email and on the VVRC Facebook page.

Further information and entries on HorseMonkey (www.horsemonkey.com) or to Ali

Harper, Brynawel, Turners Lane, Llynclys SY10 8LL [email protected].

07808126387.

Please remember to include rider name, horse name, class, contact details (including

email address) and correct payment. Cheques payable to VVRC.

http://www.horsemonkey.com

mailto:[email protected]

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Ever wanted to try Side Saddle? Side saddle demo at 1pm on 4th November at Radfords with Emma Wood. Entry £5 per person. Please let Justine know if you’re planning on attending so we have an idea of numbers. The demo will include a talk on the history of side saddle, the traditional outfits worn fol-lowed by a ridden demonstration on one of our very own VVRC horses. Following the demonstration we are offering a 30min ‘Taster Lesson’ on your own horse – The cost of this is £20 (This price includes the talk/demo). We have 5 slots available. If you are interested in a lesson, please get in touch Justine and she will go over the finer

details with you.

VVRC Christmas Party

Friday December 22nd 2017

7pm for 7:30pm at The Dolphin, Llanymynech

Open to VVRC members*

Please contact Ali Harper to reserve a place, [email protected]

* Club members are welcome to bring one guest only due to the size of the venue.

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SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER

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Area 20 Qualifiers 2018

‘Flu Vaccinations

Members are reminded that they must ensure that ‘flu vaccinations are

up to date if they wish to enter team events.

The rule book states that: Each horse must have a valid vaccination

certificate, which undeniably relates to that horse, completed, signed and stamped on each line by a

veterinary surgeon, who is not the owner of the animal.

The certificate must state that each horse has received two injections for primary vaccination

against equine influenza given no less than 21 days and no more than 92 days apart. Only the first

two injections need to have been given before the horse can compete.

In addition, a first booster injection must be given no less than 150 days and no more than 215 days

after the second injection of the primary vaccination.

Subsequently, booster injections must be given at intervals of not more than one year apart,

commencing after the first booster injection. None of these injections must be given within the

preceding 7 days, including the day of competition or entry into the competition stables.

There is a ‘flu vaccination checker on our website http://www.v-vrc.com/flu-vac-checker/

Competition Date Venue

FoTH Challenge 1 October 2017 Berriewood

Intermediate Winter Dressage 21 & 22 October 2017 Tushingham

80 Winter SJ 5 November 2017 Southview

Novice Winter Dressage 12 November 2017 Somerford

90 Winter SJ March 18 TBC

FOTH Combined Training TBC TBC

Horse Trials 24 June 18 Llanymynech

Show & Style Jumping 8 July 2018 Caerwys

Dressage & Riding Test 29 July 2018 Rodbaston

Dressage to Music TBC TBC

JOIN TEAM VVRC

We often compete at area competitions and would like to invite you to

join our Dressage/SJ/Horse Trials teams. Everyone is welcome. If you

are interested, please contact the appropriate Head of Discipline.

Dressage—Sally Evans

Showjumping—Patsy Pyke

Horse Trials—Ali Harper

Contact details are on page 20. We will be organising team. training, details will be circulated via email nearer the

time of each qualifier

http://www.v-vrc.com/flu-vac-checker/

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PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK INTO CLINICS A WEEK BEFORE AS LATE ENTRIES WILL INCURR A £5 CHARGE. ALSO, IF YOU BOOK INTO A CLINIC, ETC

AND FAIL TO TURN UP OR CANCEL ONCE IT IS BOOKED YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF THE SESSION.

THERE WILL BE A SUBSIDY FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR HELP DAY

ALL CLINICS ARE PRICED FOR INSTRUCTOR & ARENA PER HOUR

If sharing lessons or having less than 1 hr, it will be split accordingly.

October 2017

Date Event With Venue Book with

Sunday 1st October

British Riding Clubs

Area 20 FOTH

Festival of the Horse

XC Challenge qualifier

For 2018 Championships

To be part of a team or individual

rider contact Ali Harper

Berriewood

Farm Condover

Shrewsbury SY5

7NN

Alison Harper 07808126387

aliharper@ hotmail.co.uk

Friday 6th October

Flatwork/dressage Clinic

BSHI List 3 dressage judge, 45 mins

private or shared lesson

Afternoon sessions held at Rhos

Farm

Sarah Dobell

£25

Per lesson plus

cost of arena @

£9

Rhos Farm

Equestrian, Sarnau, Powys,

SY22 6QL

Anne Roberts 01691 830666

anneroberts.llan @btopenworld.com

Saturday 14th October

Flatwork Clinic

Lesson can be private or shared

Held in Nicky’s indoor school

9.45am – 1.30pm

45 mins, private

session £22.50

Incl arena hire

Nicky Shipp

Maes Ceffyl

Llwyn y go,

Maesbrook.

SY10 8QN

Justine James 07790 108285

[email protected]

Sunday 15th October

Club Dressage Competition Members only plus special section

for Penycoed Riders Starting at 2pm

Various tests TBC Rosettes to 6th place

Helpers needed, please contact

Paula Jefferson

Cost £10 per class Penycoed Riding Stables

Llynclys Hill, Pant, Oswestry

SY10 8LG

Horsemonkey.com or contact



Tuesday 17th October

Katharine Davies Dressage lesson indoors

Times to suit - please discuss re-quirements with Katharine, a classi-

cal dressage trainer

Katharine Davies £30 incl hire of

indoor arena

Brithdir Equestrian Guilsfield,

Welshpool, SY219DJ

Katharine Davies 01938 500999

Friday 20th October

Wynnstay Open Day Oswestry

VVRC will have a stall, raffle, etc, come and have a look and say

‘hello’. Lots of equine offers in store too.

Wynnstay Oswestry

Shrops

mailto:justine.james@bt

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Friday 20th October

Show Jumping Clinic

Lessons can be private or shared

Outdoor arena

Heights to suit

10am – 1pm

Kim Webster

£37x1hr private,

or shared at £40

split accordingly

Radfords

Equestrian Lower House

Farm Llanymynech

SY22 6LG


justine.james@bt.

com

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd

October

British Riding Clubs Area 20

Intermediate Winter Dressage Quali-fier for Championships

Team or individual riders Contact Sally to enter

Tushingham House Farm, Wobbs Lane, Tushingham, Whitchurch SY13 4QR

Sally Evans 07854 162 815

[email protected]

Sunday 22nd October

Cassie’s Show Jumping Competition Clear round 9am

Other classes start 10am 60cm,70cm,80cm,85cm, Open,

90cm, 1m, Rosettes 1st-6th

Helpers needed, please contact Cas-sie James

£6 per class VVRC members, £7 per class non

members, £3 clear round

Enter on the day

Radfords Equestrian

(indoor school) Lower House

Farm Llanymynech

SY22 6LG

Thursday 26th October

VVRC Social Evening Bowling & Food

Further details to follow

£12 per person for 1 x game Incl choice of food from the

menu

The Venue Park Hall Oswestry

Kat Morgan and Meg Evans

Saturday 28th October

Gridwork/show jumping clinic, 1pm – 4pm,

lessons can be 1 hr, private or shared.

Janet Green £40 per hr private lesson incl arena

hire less if lesson

shared

Radfords Equestrian

Lower House Farm

Llanymynech SY22 6LG

Anne Roberts 01691 830666 anne-

roberts.llan @btopenworld.com

November 2017


Saturday 4th No-vember

Side Saddle demo/talk Come along to an informative talk

and demo riding side-saddle From 1pm

£5 per person Please bring a

chair

Radfords Equestrian

Lower House Farm



justine.james@bt.

com

Sunday 5th No-vember

British Riding Clubs Area 20

Winter Show Jumping 80cm qualifier for the championships

Teams and individual entries, con-tact Patsy for more info or to enter

South View Equestrian

Centre, Winsford Rd, Wettenhall,

Winsford CW7

Patsy Pyke 07521029491

email: [email protected]

Saturday 11th November

Flatwork Clinic Lesson can be private or shared

Held in Nicky’s indoor school 9.45am – 1.30pm

45 mins, private session £22.50 Incl arena hire

Nicky Shipp Maes Ceffyl Llwyn y go, Maesbrook. SY10 8QN


justine.james@bt.

com

October 2017











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November 2017


Sunday 12th November

Patsy’s Fun Events

HHOT (14 Trec obstacles).

Gymkhana games (5 games no

mounting/dismounting for adults).

Arena Polo for beginners (polo sticks

supplied).

Payment by bacs by Wednesday

before event.

Times TBC once booked

For more info ring Patsy

£15 per event or

£35 all three.

Triple tier ro-

settes.

Rhos Farm


SY22 6QL


email: pat-

sy_horserider@btinter

net.com


Show Jumping Clinic Lessons can be private or shared

Outdoor arena Heights to suit 10am – 1pm

Kim Webster £37x1hr private, or shared at £40 split accordingly

Radfords Equestrian

Lower House Farm



justine.james@bt.

com

Sunday 19th November

Flatwork/dressage Clinic BSHI List 3 dressage judge, 45 mins

private or shared lesson 10am onwards

Sarah Dobell £25

Per lesson, plus cost of arena

£7.50




Tuesday 21st November





indoor arena


Welshpool, SY219DJ



Gridwork/show jumping clinic, 10am-1pm



hire less if lesson

shared

Radfords Equestrian

Lower House Farm




December 2017


Saturday 9th December

Flatwork Clinic Lesson can be private or shared

Held in Nicky’s indoor school 9.45am-1.30pm

45 mins, private session £22.50 Incl arena hire



justine.james@bt.

com

Tuesday 12th December





indoor arena

Brithdir Eques-trian

Guilsfield, Welshpool,

SY219DJ


Sunday 17th December

Show Jumping Clinic Lessons can be private or shared

Outdoor arena Heights to suit 10am – 1pm

Kim Webster £37x1hr private, or shared at £40 split accordingly

Radfords Equestrian

Lower House Farm



[email protected]







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December 2017


Friday 22nd December

VVRC Christmas Dinner

7pm for 7.30pm

3 course menu – your choice of dish-

es

Incl a complimentary drink

Everyone Welcome but book in

quickly as spaces are limited

The Dolphin

Llanymynech



Thursday 28th December

Christmas Cracker Fun Show

11am – 3pm

Mounted, Christmas themed fun

games, no scary jumping.

Rhos Farm


SY22 6QL

Sally Evans 07854 162 815

[email protected]

January 2018


Sunday 14th January

Patsy’s Fun Events HHOT (14 Trec obstacles).

Gymkhana games (5 games no mounting/dismounting for adults).

Arena Polo for beginners (polo sticks supplied).

Payment by bacs by Wednesday before event.

Times TBC once booked For more info ring Patsy

£15 per event or £35 all three. Triple tier ro-

settes.

Rhos Farm Equestrian,

Sarnau, Powys, SY22 6QL


email: [email protected]

Tuesday 16th January





indoor arena


Welshpool, SY219DJ


Saturday 20th January

Gridwork/show jumping clinic, 10am-1pm



hire less if lesson

shared

Radfords Equestrian

Lower House Farm


Anne Roberts 01691 830666

anneroberts.llan @btopenworld.com

Interested in getting involved?

We have three committee members leaving us. Julie, Heather and

Cassie. They have done a brilliant job over the years and we all ap-

preciate the time and effort they have put into our club.

We are looking for members to join our riding club committee. We

are looking for people to take on various roles including someone

to join in with the organisation of VVRC show jumping.

If you think you might be interested in joining the committee,

please contact Anne Roberts





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ELSPETH CARR BHSII, UKCC, MA, BEd (Hons) PGCE

BHS Senior Coach, BE Accredited Coach

Available for teaching at OEC or clinics at other

venues

XC clinics, grid work and gymnastic jumping sessions

Dressage test preparation and judging

Exam preparation

Horses schooled

All abilities and ages catered for

Fully insured, DBS checked and first aid qualified

£25 per hour plus school hire and mileage

Shared lessons welcomed

To book or for further

information call

01691 680527 or

Email:

[email protected]

CLASSIFIEDS

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*Juliet is offering 10% of all treatment for riding club members (just bring membership card) any club*

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Vicki Luxmoore

Sports, Remedial & Deep Tissue Mas-sage

[email protected]

01691 679 302/07903 758 042

• Recovery from injuries • Tension headaches • Back ache

• Repetitive strain • Neck & shoulder tension • Difficulty relaxing

• Tightness • Frozen shoulder • Pulled muscles

• Muscle tension/spasm • Postural problems • Sore/stiff muscles

Treatments are carried out in my treatment room just outside Trefonen, SY10 9DS or at customer

site. I can come to you providing you have space for a massage couch and sufficient room for me to

work from around the couch.

Prices & Appointments Mobile

• Initial assessment with treatment (1 hour) £30 £35

• Follow-ups session (1 hour) £30 £35

• Follow-ups session (1/2 hour) £20 £25

Offers

• £25 when you book 5x 1 hour sessions £125 £150

• Refer a friend £10 discount

Note - mobile rates apply to travel within 10 miles of SY10 9DS for the first treatment of that visit,

reduces to £30 e.g. 2 people treated customer site the first @ £35 per hour and the second @ £30 per hour

VVRC Saddle Pads

White full size Dressage or Jumping / GP from Premier Equine with

VVRC & BRC logo

£30 each, discounted to £20 if you

have done your helper day

Please contact Anne Roberts if you

would like one

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Chairperson Acting treasurer

Anne Roberts 01691 830666 [email protected]

Secretary Julie Phillips 01691 830688 [email protected]

Date co-ordinator Karen Booth 07771680231

[email protected]

Style and performance showjumping and dressage Show jumping Organiser

Patsy Pyke 01597 840609 [email protected]

Membership secretary Dressage Organiser

Sally Evans 01691 828805

[email protected]

Newsletter Round robins Horse trials organiser

Ali Harper 07808126387

[email protected] Round robins [email protected]

Assisting SJ organiser & social

Kat Morgan 07508 096813 [email protected]

Camp & points co-ordinator Justine James 07790 108285 [email protected]

Assisting Dressage, camp & social

Meg Evans 07960 142 482 [email protected]

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Official Helpers

Publicity & web site co-ordinator

Sara Wright 07769 977745

[email protected]

Terry’s showjumping com-petitions

Cassie Woods 07816 012457

[email protected]









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