This year Endurance GB (EGB) is once again offering a Team Endurance Event to affiliated Riding Clubs on a national scale, following the successful inaugural event in 2010 and then a second event in 2011.  We have taken the liberty of emailing you to ask if you would be willing to help us publicise this event with the Riding Clubs in the South West Area.

Riding Clubs are invited to form endurance “squads” of three to six riders.  Each squad can then enter a team of three or four combinations accompanied by one or two individual combinations (making up to six in total) into a qualifying ride of 30 to 35km (about 20 miles).  The qualifying ride can be at any EGB ride that has a suitable class in its schedule.

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.  All Riding Club squads 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 squad in each League Table for the ten Regions and the top ten squads 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 7^th October 2012.  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.  Up-to-date Influenza Vaccination Certificates will be required for the final, as specified by British Riding Club rules.

The rules of the competition and full details of the Team Endurance Event can be found on our dedicated 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 Jane & John Hudson on 01398 332089 (before 9.00pm) or by email to johnhudson@endurancegb.co.uk.

Classes also open to non BRC members Saturday 24^TH MARCH 2012

Cannington Equestrian Centre, Cannington, Nr Bridgwater TA5 2LS

Closing date for entries: Tuesday 20^th March

ENTRIES SECRETARY

Ms Lucy Counsell

Wisteria Gardens

2 Coronation Road

Bleadon

BS24 0PQ

07970 423181, counselll@bridgwater.ac.uk

(it is triple L in my email and not a mistake!)

(including Area 12 Music Championships & BRC qualifiers 2012)

at KINGSTON MAURWARD COLLEGE,DORCHESTER, DORSET

on MONDAY 7^th MAY 2012

Secretary: Marian Draper,

Crane Hill House, Catsgore, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7HY

Tel: 01458 241 506

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Hilary has come up with a good suggestion;

“I have arranged a guinea pig night for the Riding Test under the new format.

Four RT judges to be asked to judge, two to judge in new format and two in old format.

They will all be available afterwards to discuss their thoughts on this.

I am asking 10 riders to come and take part.”

Riding Test Score Sheet 2012

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The new membership lists submission seems to be working well and 9049 BRC members will be receiving their new membership card next week. I can now reveal that the membership card doubles as a NAF privilege card which gives BRC members 10% discount on all NAF products purchased online at the NAF website. NAF have used the new BRC membership card to launch a new online NAF shop which just goes to show the power of sponsorship and working in partnership.

Please remind all clubs that they must submit their membership lists in order for members to receive their card.

• Lists must arrive in advance of the cut off date of the 14 day of the month. There is a degree of processing required at our end to prepare the data so lists which arrive late on the last day are unlikely to be included until the following month.
• Lists must be submitted on the correct spreadsheet. Attached just in case.
• It is frustrating to receive cards back at HQ when they have been undeliverable due to a change of address. Please express on members how important it is for us to have the correct contact information.
• BRC Membership Register Jan 2012 (Blank excel sheet)

Best wishes and thank you in anticipation.

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BRC TEAM QUALIFIERS

SUNDAY 4^TH MARCH 2012

Pontispool Equine Sports Centre, Norton Fitzwarren,

Taunton, TA4 1BH

Closing date for entries: Wednesday 22nd February

(Prelim entries to BRC Office by 10^th February)

Schedule 2012 combined training team competition follow link to download.

Winter Dressage - 19th February2012 – Kingston Maurwood equestian centre, hosted by SWDG

FOTH combined competition Qualifier - 4th March 2012 – Pontispool Farm – WRC and WSRC

RWHS Dressage Qualifier – 24th March 2012, Bridgwater College equestrian centre, Cannington, somerset.

RWHS Show jumping Qualifier – TBC

Dressage to music - 7th May 2012 – Kingston Mauwood equestrian centre hosted by MSRC

Horse trials - 1st July, Bicton park Devon.

Summer Show jumping Qualifiers - Heazle Arena, hosted by Taunton and district RC , Date TBC

Summer Dressage Qualifiers – Sunday 15th July , King Sedgemoor Equestrian centre, hosted by Quantock RC.

Combined Challenge - Date and venue TBC

Festival of the horse – Aston Le Walls 2nd & 3rd June

National horse trails  – Aston Le Walls 3rd,4th & 5th August

TREC Championships – Fife 10th,11th & 12th August

National Championships – Lincoln 15th & 16th September

Dressage to Music and Quadrill selection – Aintree 6th & 7th October

Quadrill – Olympia 22nd December

DressageTests2012(4) please note amendments have been made and corrected to test years.

2012 Entry Fees