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Winter Champs News Flash

“FLASH NEWS”   Just returned from the Winter Championships at Hartpury and the Area 12 Teams swept the board in Dressage and Show Jumping.

Sid & Otter are Junior Winter Dressage Champions out of 20 Teams.  Also received rosettes for individual places.

Alys Matravers on Tiger Tim was overall Senior Dressage Champion.  Mid Somerset were also placed.   30 Teams (120 individuals) competed.

Taunton are Senior Winter Show Jumping Champions after three teams went into a jump off. Blackdown Mendip were 9th from a strong entry of 33 teams.

 

Course Builders Training

I hope you are well. I thought you might be interested to hear about the Course Builder and Designer Training Days that we have scheduled for 2014:

Saturday 29 March 2014 – Course Builder & Designer Training Day with Eric Winter and David Evans – Burgham, Northumberland

Thursday 5 June 2014 – Course Builder & Designer Training Day with Ian Stark & David Evans – Bramham Park, West Yorkshire
Friday 20 June 2014 – Course Designer Training Day with Mike Etherington-Smith – Salperton Park Estate, Gloucestershire

These dates can all be booked online (links from dates above). Alternatively attendees can call me on 02476 698 906 to book.

Team Trec

I am emailing to let you know of a new competition TREC South West are planning for this year.
In the last 6 months we have had numerous requests to put on Trec Taster Days for various riding clubs and some livery yards. We have done these in the last few years and everyone seems to have enjoyed them – but – very few riders have actually come back and had a go at a competition. So we got thinking….
This year to try and encourage more people to try TREC we are organising two team competitions. (one near Sidmouth May 18th and one near Ilminster July 28th – fingers crossed) The team competition is a level one event (the easiest). The team will consist of three or four riders with the best three scores to count. The main difference is that riders will be able to complete the POR (orienteering) phase together …so in theory only one map reader is required!
We have a series of taster days planned – including one at the Sidmouth competition venue on May 4th. We will be organising one in Somerset as well but …we need dry land first!
We would be most grateful if you could spread the word amongst your riding clubs.
For more information please see our website; www.trecsouthwest.com or contact me on the above email.

Endurance GB RC Team event

Endurance GB (EGB) is once again offering a Team Endurance Event to affiliated British Riding Clubs on a national scale. https://endurancegb.co.uk/main/BRC-Team-Event

An affiliated British Riding Club can have a “pool” of horse and rider combinations that are interested in competing in endurance, from which any number of teams of three to six riders can be selected.  Each Riding Club can then enter their teams into any number of qualifying rides of 30 to 40km (about 20 to 25 miles).  The qualifying rides can be chosen from over seventy EGB events throughout the country.

Potential riders do not need any special equipment, particular breed or type of horse to get started.  Only the rider, their horse and normal riding tack is required.  Riders do not have to be members of Endurance GB in order to compete, but they must be current members of their affiliated Riding Club.  The Riding Clubs must declare each horse and rider combination with the national organisers before they enter any qualifying ride.

A team who completes a qualifying ride successfully will have its team score entered into a League Table for the Region in which the Club is based.  A squad can then, if it chooses, enter a second or subsequent qualifying ride.  The team score achieved at the second or subsequent qualifier will replace the existing score in the League Table if it is higher than the existing score.  The team scores are calculated from the speed achieved over the course and the horse’s pulse at the final veterinary inspection.

The top team in each League Table for the ten Regions and the top ten teams on a national basis excluding the top ten from the League Tables will be offered a place in the Team Endurance Final at The British Horse Feeds Red Dragon Festival of Endurance on Sunday 5th October 2014.  Some wild card places may also be offered at the discretion of the national organisers.  Stabling, corralling, camping, lorry parking and refreshments will be available at the venue.

The rules of the competition and full details of the Team Endurance Event can be found on the official website: www.rcteamevent.endurancegb.co.uk.

If you have any immediate questions or would like to discuss the event further then please do not hesitate to contact the organisers Jane & John Hudson on 01398 332089 or by email to johnhudson@endurancegb.co.uk.

Junior Winter dressage qualifier times.

Please follow link  23.2.14 dressage times inc BRC Junior winter qualifiers.

Travel information re Flooding on the Somerset levels.

The current situation regarding the flooding. The A361 is CLOSED at Burrowbridge, please do not attempt to pass from the Taunton direction. The A372 from Langport to Othery known as “Seven bends”  IS CLOSED

We recommend everyone coming to us from the Taunton direction  goes via Bridgwater and Westonzoyland or Bridgwater Junc 23 and follow the  A39. Detailed directions are on our Website www.kingssedgemoorequestrian.co.uk

An alternative route would be to go Langport, Huish Episcopi, then turn left to high ham and past the Animal rescue centre, continue to Pedwell across Nythe moor, in Pedwell turn left onto the A361 , Greinton then Greylake.

In All other directions the roads are fine to our knowledge. Please drive carefully.

** Can you help?** I hope you don’t mind my asking. currently we have 16 horses and ponies in who have been flooded out of their homes since the beginning of January. 2 of the owners are Area 12 members. It is looking more like another 6-8 weeks before the water goes. if you have a spare bale of shavings, or a bag of feed etc you could donate to them to help them through this horrendous time, they would appreciate it.  One of the owners has lost everything, her yard and arena is currently 6ft under water. Thank you so much xxxx