Spring is nearly upon us and the nights are gradually starting to get lighter for longer.  Outdoor shows and events are starting to appear on the internet, newspaper and at your LOCAL tack shop !!!!  Everyone seems to be gearing up for the forthcoming competition season.  Which leads me to introduce our first event at the club field?

 

       

MINI ONE DAY EVENT

 

This is a new event for us which is to be held on Sunday 20th April 08.

The event will consist of a dressage test (Prelim 18) and a round of showjumps combined with working hunter/cross country style fences.  There will be approximately 10 to 12 jumps at a height between 2’3” and 2’6” maximum.  This event will be open to members and non members.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you want any further information.  Schedule will follow shortly.

 

MOCK HUNT

 

The Mock Hunt will meet at The Swan at Crimble Slaithwaite at 10.30am.  30th March.  Parking is available on London Road, just behind the swimming baths leading upto the viaduct.  (You can then just hack round the corner to the Swan)  Please Please ring me before the 26th March to let me know you are coming, if no one rings me then I WONT be there.  07841535563.  Cap £5 members, £6 non-members.

Hunting Dress Please Turnout will be Judged

 

 

POINTS SHOWS

 

Our Points shows canter off at the end of April.  The dates below are provisional and are subject to weather so please check newsletters (Tack & Turn Out & Me) for changes.  Please don’t forget that all our points shows are now open to members aged 14 and over.  For those of you who are new members here comes the science!!!

Every year trophies and rosettes are presented at the AGM for the winners of each of the disciplines.  Here are the trophies that you can work towards achieving:

 

Overall Points Champion – Liz Townsend Memorial Trophy

Turnout Trophy – Ron Joslin Memorial Trophy

Novice Show Jumping – CVSC Trophy

Intermediate Show Jumping – Len Hicks Memorial Trophy

Open Show Jumping – CVSC Trophy

Dressage Preliminary & Novice – CVSC Trophy

Novice Equitation – CVSC Trophy

Open Equitation – CVSC Trophy

One Day Event Novice – CVSC Trophy

One Day Event Open – Chairman’s Trophy

Most Improved Rider/Horse – Jill Housley Memorial Trophy

 

All members in all classes at point’s shows and CVSC events are eligible for points toward the year end championship.  The points are as follows:

1st = 9 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 4 points, 4th = 3 points, 5th = 2 points, 6th = 1 point. 

Equitation – Novice & Open - 29th April, 27th May, 24th June,

28th June, 15th July & 12th August

 

 

Dressage – Prelim 4 & Novice 28.  6th May, 31st May, 3rd June,

22nd July, 19th August

 

Show Jumping, Novice, Inter & Open 13th May, 10th June, 26th July,

29th July, 26th August.

 

Novice 28 replaces Novice 21.  Tack & Turnout have a supply of new dressage diagrams in colour! 

 

 

ANNUAL SHOW

 

The Annual Show will take place on the 18th May at Woodnook.  There will be the usual classes with a few new ones.  There is a member’s trophy up for grabs for members who gain the most points at the show which is presented at the AGM.  If anyone would like to sponsor a class please contact me.  Watch out for the Schedule with your next newsletter!

 

RYBURN TEAM SHOWJUMPING

 

We are sending a team on Sunday 9th March to this event.  The team consists of Janette Williams – Willow, Chloe Gee – The Full Monty, Sandra King -  and myself with guess who !!

 

BRIDLEWAYS

Slippery Road Complaints

After complaining to Kirklees and obtaining your reference number please email the details to Nicola at turner_scape@yahoo.co.uk or Nicola.turner@kirklees.gov.uk  so that the extent of the problems can be ascertained.  Nicola has discovered that there is to be some re-surfacing in the Colne Valley area.  She has queried the use of S.M.A and has been alarmed to discover that Kirklees does not have a policy as to its use/none use.  As is evident – they are already laying it anywhere!  (According to the BHS, it is recommended that there should be a policy so that the potential problems with horse traffic can be avoided – especially areas such as Kirklees with very limited and none joined up bridleway networks).

 

Forthcoming Events

 

First Aid Awareness Evening – 18th March

Pole Moor are organising this tickets are £5 includes Beef Sop Supper (Veg Option)

Golcar Lilly 7.30pm see Pat Jones or Tack & Turnout for tickets

 

British Open ShowJumping – NEC Birmingham

Saturday 5th April – Tickets for PMRC members £30, Non Member £35

See Pat Jones or email patjones34@hotmail.com for more details

 

Trip to Aintree – Fri 9th May

Details to follow

 

Nicola