This gives you a chance to warm up and ride your test as you normally would on a competition day & be marked & receive your test sheet. Prelim 18 or Novice 24. 

Then some instruction on how to improve your test, whether it be better use of the arena, or help with improving your general way of going.

Followed by another chance to ride the test again, to be marked and receive your new test sheet.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Rosettes to be awarded Prize awarded to the best turned out combination

Cost £20

PLEASE CONTACT TINA FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ENTER: 07817 593022 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SPECIAL DRESSAGE TRAINING SESSION  on SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY pm

with listed BD Judge Sandra Barr at PYATTS FARM LIVERY, LANE END, NR HIGH WYCOMBE,  

Training Update  2012

Well we are now into the New Year with two team events fast looming, and Liason not that far away. It would be really helpful if members could please get in touch with me if they require training date updates, or would like to request something new.

Our website should keep you in touch with what is going on; but occasionally venues and instructors do have changes of plan and I am afraid sometimes it is just not possible to have the new event on the website in time.

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Susie Pilbeam at Chequers Equestrian Centre on Sunday 12th February From 11 – 1pm (times may change) Jump, poles or flat – cost is £18 I have one session space left on this, it can be jump, flat or poles. Please do get in touch if you require any further information.

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XC TRAINING FOR 2012

We are now looking to book dates, venues and instructors for these sessions, but it would be really helpful if you could please contact me and let me know what you would be interested in doing, where you want to do it, and what level you are riding at. We can book sessions to cater for the complete beginner or young horse’s right up to the most advanced of you out there, but as you can appreciate it is almost impossible to book without any knowledge of your requirements. Please do contact me for any further information.

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TEAM TRAINING

If you have entered to compete in the SJ or Dressage in February and feel like you need some training please do contact me, we have been running a fair few jumping sessions, and are planning to hold a dressage test run through. Please do contact me if you are interested in order that we can arrange this. Please do note though, that our team events are friendly, you join the team to have fun, there is no pressure put on anyone at all...usually it involves some good cake too....

Tina Sexton 07817 593022 (evenings) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The NRC dinner was held on 3 December at The Peacock, Henton.  Martin the owner made us all very welcome.   Thirty six members and friends attended.  

Our guest speaker was Patrick Print FBHS OBE a former chairman of the BHS.  He gave an interesting and amusing talk on the three most influential women in his career in the equine world.

 It was a very jolly evening although some members were most put out that they did not get water pistols in their crackers!  One former chairman was having a great evening squirting everyone with her water pistol!

Thanks to everyone for supporting this event - the committee would welcome suggestions for next year's event.

29th September to 3rd October 2011, Jane Vaughan, Janet Bayley, Jane Roberts-Lewis, Diana Younger and myself went down to Exmoor and were lucky enough to have the most glorious weather, in fact at times it was a little too hot for riding!!

We stayed at Stockleigh Lodge in Exford where Mike and Myra looked after us very well. Mike even took us on to the moor one evening to watch for stags – and we did see quite a few. We all decided to hire horses rather than travel our own down there. In fact this works out well as it is more of a holiday for us – no getting up early to muck out stables, you arrive at the yard and your horse is tacked up for you and, even better, at the end of a hot sweaty ride you hand your horse back and someone else has to wash it down and clean the tack whilst you head for the pub!!

We had 3 fantastic guided rides in different areas of Exmoor. The first was across the moor to the Doone Valley, a lovely mix of moorland and valleys with a cool off in the river for the horses. The second ride was on Putsborough beach – Putsborough adjoins Woolacombe beach, a stretch of approx 3 miles of beautiful sandy beach. Apart from the fact that we had to dodge sunbathers in bikinis, surfers and swimmers, there was plenty of room for everyone. I don’t think I have ever cantered for as long in one go! Our third ride was from near Dulverton.

The horses were beautifully looked after and the owner, Bobbie, was a real character. She was quite old school and to our amusement had fully made up her face, including bright orange lipstick, to escort us out riding. She took us right down a very steep valley to the river – it was a scorching hot day so we were glad to be under the trees and we had a very close encounter with a huge stag

!As well as the riding we had a few cream teas, visited Dunster, Selworthy, Lynmouth and Porlock, did some walking at Tarr Steps and had some lovely meals out. We also visited NRC member Michelle Binks and family who had moved down to Exford only a couple of days before us. They have bought a beautiful farmhouse with self-catering cottages, stables and land which we will consider using next time we visit Exmoor. Michelle is offering a discount to NRC members who want to rent their cottages, please see their website for details www.courtfarm.co.uk.

All in all a lovely holiday; with some great company. --- Kathy Bristow