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| Report on BRC Horse Trials National
Championships by Pat Brown - Horse Trials Chef d'équipe
We were
represented at the National
Horse Trials Championships
at Aston le Walls on
Saturday and Sunday,7 and
8 August, by Neil Grant and
his lovely horse- which
really belongs to Mum, Gail
- Ragtime Suzie.
Saturday - Neil was a little
apprehensive about the long
arena for dressage but he
went for it and landed an 8
for his entry. He did
a good dressage test 37.5,
and had one show jump down -
the bogey fence - on the
Saturday. They were
all late home on the
Saturday night, as there was
a briefing for the following
day about the roads and
track, steeplechase and the
cross country course which
they had to attend on that
evening.
Sunday
- I went with the
family on the Sunday and we
all had a very good day with
Neil and Suzie having a
really good time and
excellent performance from
them both. There are 4
phases on cross country day.
Phase A - timed roads and
tracks. Phase B - a
steeplechase course with 3
fences and two circuits of
the track. Phase C - a
second timed roads and
tracks. Phase D -
a Cross Country course.
There is a 10 minute box for
vet check and a breather
before start of Phase D.
Neil
and Suzie did not get any
time faults for Phases A, B
and C and Suzie
obviously enjoyed the
steeplechase part.
They both did an excellent
Cross Country round and only
had 1.2 time penalties, this
gave them a final penalty
score of 42.7 which
was made up from 37.5
dressage, 4 SJ and 1.2 time
for XC and no other
penalties for the roads and
tracks and steeplechase.
As this was a first 2 Day
Event for Neil, he did an
excellent job and Suzie as
always was an absolute STAR.
We were all very pleased
with the results especially
Gail who is now wanting her
horse back, and Neil saying
he wants do another event
with Suzie, at the end of
day 2, but unfortunately the
marks were not good enough
to bring a rosette home -
apart from a commemorative
rosette for competing at the
championships.
My
feeling at the end of the
day was that the XCountry
could have been a little
more demanding as the
placings were following the
dressage results with most
people getting clear rounds,
however a very good
performance and our club was
well represented with Neil
and Suzie and very well done
to them both.
Pat
Brown
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| RUTLAND RIDING CLUB TRAINING GRANT
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If RRC members find the
following of interest for
2011 please contact a
committee member
Pony Club
and Riding Club Eventer
Challenge
The Pony Club and Riding
Club 'Eventer
Challenges’ are kindly
sponsored by Dodson &
Horrell and supported by
DERT cross-country
fences.
This is a grass arena based
competition over a testing
course of 1.05m show and
cross-country jumps with an
optimum time for
completion.
DUE TO A SURGE IN
APPLICATIONS WE ARE NOW
OVERSUBSCRIBED, SO CANNOT
ACCEPT ANY MORE ENTRIES.
However, we would
ask that you please register
your interest in taking part
so we can put you on the
waiting list and contact you
for next year but also
review the level of
potential interest and see
how we can adapt to try to
meet the level of demand.
Please email
sallyc@blenheim-horse.co.uk
and register your interest.
Also, please note if you
compete at affiliated BE
events you could still
qualify for our Tri Zone BE
100 Eventer Challenge on
Sunday - you will need three
double clears at BE100 at
our 'qualifying venues' -
please see the website page
for the Tri Zone competition
for full details ''
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| Sad news
The Craven family recently lost their treasured Millie
very suddenly. Millie represented RRC on countless occaisions with
Bella as well the Pony Club with Frances and Emily. Bella wished
to say thank you for the kind messages of support and to share with you
all some of their favourite photos of Millie, their friend.
Click here
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| Area 16 Horse Trials Qualifier -20 June
2010
Eland Lodge, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Report by Pat Brown, RRC Horse Trials
Chef d'équipe
The day and venue were both superb. The
course for the XC was beautifully built and any difficult fences had an
alternative, with prepared surfaces on the take off and landing and
altogether I could not fault the course. The Show Jumping phase
was on a surface as was the warm up. The dressage arenas were well
set up and the whole event went very smoothly.
Rutland Riders did not disgrace themselves, the
Novice team came 3rd overall, well done to all of them, Gail, Joyce,
Bella and Neil, Gail's son. Neil did extremely well by winning his
section, and now they are off to the Championships, Suzie (his horse)
was brilliant and she will be well used to the various Championships as
she has qualified in other disciplines with different rider!
The Intermediate Team fell apart somewhat as
horses became lame before the event, but we did finish up with 2 members
that rode as individuals, these were Rachel Finch on Middy, her 2nd
horse, as Spider was lame. Lizzie Lomas came 5th so very well done
to her.
We also had Alex Moran-Jones riding as an
individual in the Open Class. She was going extremely well until
her horse slipped in the wood and they parted company, both were able to
get going again to complete the course.
So, we all had a lovely day, Fiona came with me to help as she so
often does, Rosemary and Deirdre were working very hard all day in the
Secretary's tent and both, I am sure were glad when it came to a close
and all the results were up.
I hope, as I am sure many others do, that Eland Lodge will have us
back another year as this was by far the best venue and most efficiently
and professionally run area Horse Trials Qualifier we have had for some
time. Thanks to all my team members and I hope you all enjoyed the
day.
Pat Brown
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Results for Rutland Riding Club
at Area 16
Dressage Qualifier - 13th June
2010
The
Club had a excellent day at the
Dressage and Riding Test
Qualifier, held at Sheepgate
Equestrian Centre on 13 June.
The
Riding Test Teams got the day
off to a flying start, taking
first and third places in the
Team competition. Tamsyn Iveson,
riding Olympic Du Loir
was
first, overall,
in
Riding Test 11, followed by
Rosie Bliss on Blackwater Boy in
second place;
Bella Craven on Frank’s-A-
Goodun in fourth place, with
Deirdre
Haynes on Fernella
Fudge in sixth.
Pam
Sellers and Lucienne were placed
second, overall, in Riding Test
13.
The
Senior Novice Dressage Teams
rode next
and
the Club, again, took top
honours with their Team of
Sophie
Russell on Dun and Dusted; Rosie
Bliss on Blackwater Boy; Fiona
Edmunds on Ragtime Suzie and
Gail Yeandle on Yume No Shakara.
Rosie and Fiona were both placed
third, individually, and Sophie
was sixth. The other Novice Team
of
Sue Scott on Red Cliff 11; Pippa
Owens on Cameo;
Bella
Craven on Frank’s-A-Goodun and
Rosemary David on
her
super new horse,
Royal Mail,
were
seventh.
With
sixteen Tests completed, the
afternoon saw the Senior Open
Dressage and Dressage to Music
competitions get underway.
Rutland Ranksborough ended up in
eighth palace, with Tamsyn
Iveson and Olympic Du Loir
taking third in Elementary 45.
The
other Open
Team
was ninth, with
Deirdre
Haynes and Fernella Fudge
taking fifth place
in
Novice 28 and
Tamsyn Iveson, and
an
excitable
No
Pips, taking sixth in Novice 30.
The
final classes of the day were
the
Dressage to Music and Pam
Sellers and Lucienne rode a
lovely, smooth and rhythmical
Test
to
gain second place in the Novice
with
Points section. I think that we
all thought that Pam should have
won!
Everyone enjoyed the day, which
was well organised and ran to
time. The scores and results
went up, quickly, which
always
makes such a difference.
We
are
all
now
looking forward to the
Championships at
Lincoln on 12 September, when
the Riding Test and Novice
Dressage Teams will compete,
hopefully, with some
of
our highly placed individuals,
who were not in winning Teams
Best
wishes,
Jane
Ellis - Dressage Chef d'équipe
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Fantastic Results at The British
Riding Clubs’ NAF Winter Dressage
Championships
Having won at the
Area 16 Qualifier back in January,
our Team of Tamsyn Iveson and No
Pips; Sue Scott and Red Cliff 11;
Alison Pepper and Grouse and Bella
Craven and Frank’s- A-Goodun, made
the long trip to Hartpury near
Gloucester for the Winter Dressage
Championships. The Team went
brilliantly and finished in 6th
place, with 19 Teams competing on
the day.
Tamsyn and Harry
were second in the HI2 arena on a
score of 70.52%. This was a superb
result, as Tamsyn had to contend
with appalling weather conditions,
in the form of very heavy, cold
rain, and it was not easy keeping a
young horse attentive and settled,
to show some lovely work.
Sue and Roo were
8th
in the HI2 arena on 65.78%. Roo
produced a rhythmic and balanced HI2
Test and they only slipped down the
order later on in the day, having
ridden early in the morning.
Bella was
delighted with Frank’s Novice 25 and
a smooth, balanced Test resulted in
64.8%. Ali and Grouse also rode
Novice 25 and showed some good work.
Sadly, Grouse was quite harshly
penalised for some tensions and
finished on 59.2%. The Novice 25
marks were extremely close, with the
decimal points separating the
individual placings.
As always, the
Rutland Team looked immaculate and
did the Club proud and everyone now
looking
forwards to the Summer
Championships!
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| Update from Pat Brown about her Grandson
Toby Cunliffe
June 24th 2010
Toby had another MRI scan at the beginning of June and
Louise was informed by Professor Grundy, on Friday of last week, that
the scan was clear and also some scar tissue had gone. This was
marvellous news for us all and again many thanks to the Club and
Committee for your continued support.
Pat Brown
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| Jump Cross training took place
for members on 13th March at Grange Farm, Wittering. We were
blessed with nice weather for a change and Peter Hales, our instructor,
trained 10 members divided into 3 groups over the course concentrating
on rhythm and pace. There was lots of opportunity to splash
through the lagoons and streams as well as the dreaded ditch and the
joker fence. As well as jumping the members had to ride a
certain route over undulating terrain and then guess how long it took in
the number of minutes : seconds.... There were some interesting
answers.
At the end of the sessions there were some members who requested that
we run another Jump Cross training session quite soon. Please,
would those who took part contact Pam Sellers. Any other members
who would be interested also do the same and Pam will do her best to
organise one. Please, if possible email,
pam.sellers@btopenworld.com
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| Festival of the Hunter Challenge - Area
16 Qualifier -
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read report
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| Dressage Teams at Area 16 Winter Dressage
Qualifier
Your club sent three teams to Hargate Arena ,
Derbyshire on 24th January. There was stiff competition and our
Rutland Ranksborough Team were placed 1st. Very well done to that
team, they should be off to the National Championships later in the
spring. Well done to everyone else, the results are now posted in
the results page of the website. A big thank you to Jane Ellis our
dressage Chef who organised the teams and assisted with training.
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| PILATES
Weekly pilates class that include exercises with a 'gymball'.
These classes are aimed at fitness for the rider, working on posture as
well as toning muscles. Held in Duddington Village Hall each
Tuesday evening at 7.30pm. Contact Sue Story on 01780 481087 to
find out more. All are welcome.
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| Next flat work clinic with Nicky
Anker is on 10 Sep OR AND 11 Sep
More details click
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JUMP TRAINING
Rutland Riding Club hold monthly jump training for members with Peter
Hales. All standards are catered for and each session lasts for
one hour in groups of no more than 4 horses. The training varies
from pole and grid work to jumping a course of fences. Please
check programme for dates and which organiser to contact to book a
place. Whilst every effort is made to accommodate members, these
sessions have proved to be extremely popular and places fill up quickly
so please book early. We do keep a waiting list so if you have
booked a place but are no longer are able to attend, please contact the
organiser asap so that another member can take up your place.
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