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**Important Message to Members**

Posted on August 14, 2012 | in News

Please can all competitors who wish to enter events/training please respect the organisers when entering! Please do not call/text/email after 9pm or before 9am. The organisers give up their time to run these events. so your cooperation would be appreciated.

Due to a number of people entering competitions and withdrawing at the last minute but not paying their entry fee, we have instated a policy on withdrawals. For dressage competitions, withdrawals must be made by the Wednesday prior or the full entry fee will be due.

Full livery available with Olympian Andy Heffernan

Posted on August 8, 2012 | in Classifieds

Just returned from competing at the London 2012 Olympics, Andy Heffernan has some spaces for full livery available on his Somerford yard. For more information, contact Andy on 07971018474.

National Horse Trials Championships, Aston-le-Walls, Aug 3-5th 2012

Posted on August 8, 2012 | in Results
Whilst most BE Events all around the country succumbed to the bad weather, the British Riding Clubs Championships held at Aston Le Walls last weekend, managed to stay afloat (just!). The rain held off for the most part although we experienced heavy showers Saturday afternoon and throughout Sunday, and arrived to find firm going and hard dressage arenas!

The Novice Team (Hannah Mulliner on Ballybane Hugo, Hannah Leech on Welton Chilli Pepper, Amy Lennon on Hardy’s Well and Nicky Toomer on Daytona II) finished in 9th place – well done girls, brilliant effort.  Open individual, Jo Glover on In Vogue completed well after an uncharacteristic run out on the cross country (see below).

Jo kicked off the proceedings with a good dressage test, followed the next day by the Novice team all attaining very respectable scores.  Hannah Leech put up a great test with a score of 26.8 and went into the lead in her section.  The XC course ran right past the arenas which caused great excitement to some of the younger horses!  The Novice team all show jumped next with all except Nicky having poles down, mostly due to the slippy conditions.  However, Hannah L. retained her section lead despite 1 fence down and we finished up in 7th place overnight.  Jo then went on the Open cross country over a course that had its share of problems. She was going great guns until close to the end when In Vogue put in a very big jump into the water and some steering problems sadly meant they whizzed past the jump out of the water and had to re-present!

So… onto Sunday – XC day for the Novice team and show jumping for Jo.  Again, the Novice XC course presented some problems,  Nicky was the trailblazer and young Daytona put in a confident performance that belied his youth!  Hardy’s Well was rather green for Amy and decided to call it a day…. maybe next year?  Thankfully all our other team members jumped well-timed clear rounds!  Hannah M. gave us a heart stopping moment at the jump after the bank when Hugo decided to leave a leg behind and she did well to stay on!  Jo did the vet’s inspection and trot up in torrential rain and we were lucky that our team missed the downpours whilst doing their XC rounds.  Next it was Jo’s turn to jump the open show jumping.  She jumped a superb round rolling just 1 pole.

We finished in the top 10, in 9th place, an excellent perfomance.  Hannah L. retained her Section Lead and, as well as winning her section, was also placed 6th overall as an individual.  Nicky was placed 9th in her Section.  It was great to attend the presentation and cheer her!! Sadly Jo was unplaced in the Open competition but still put in a good performance.  Once again there was a lot of camaraderie and fun – not quite as noisey as last year (no Belgians singing!!).  Thanks to the Leech family for letting me stay in their wagon!
If you are interested in taking part in the qualifiers next year, watch out for dates on the website and contact me (lisadeaville@hotmail.co.uk).
Lisa
Chef D’Equipe

Well done team ECCTG!

Posted on August 7, 2012 | in News

Well done to all those who braved the weather at Aston Le Walls last weekend and particularly well done to Hannah Leech and Welton Chillipepper who won their section at the National Horse Trials Championships!

Nicki Toomer, Hannah Leech, Jo Glover, Hannah Mulliner and Amy Lennon

BRC have already sent a lovely thank you note to our brilliant Chef D’Equipe and volunteer on the day, Lisa Deaville:

“On behalf of the Chairman and Committee of British Riding Clubs, may I take this opportunity to thank you for helping to officiate over the weekend? We are thrilled to have been able to successfully hold our Championships when so many other events have sadly been cancelled this season. Even the heavy rain showers did not dampen the Riding Club’s spirit, and we have already received some lovely feedback from our members who thoroughly enjoyed the weekend with us, and I hope your Club had a great time too. Please could you also pass on our thanks to anyone else from your Club who helped cover your volunteering slot on the day.

Thank you once again for supporting British Riding Clubs, and I very much look forward to seeing you again.”

Well done to all involved and watch this space for a full report of the weekend.

Good luck to our members at the National Horse Trials Championships!

Posted on August 2, 2012 | in News

The Olympic Eventing at Greenwich was very exciting (and enjoyed by many of our members in the beautiful park itself) but we all know the really important competition is the National Horse Trials Championships at Aston-Le-Walls this weekend! Sadly, the event has had to change to short format due to the weather but we’re sure it will be a fantastic weekend nonetheless. Good luck to all of our members (Jo Glover (twice!), Hannah Mulliner, Hannah Leech, Amy Lennon, and Nicki Toomer) who are competing.

Stables available near Nantwich

Posted on July 27, 2012 | in Classifieds

Friendly and cheap Stabling and Grazing available on outskirts of Nantwich (less than 1 mile from centre).

There are 2 smaller stables and one larger available. £60 PCM and £80 PCM respectively (excl. hay).

6 acres of land (although 1/2 already being used by existing clients). Tack room, loo, muck heap, storage. Good bridle ways nearby and posh ménage (not ours!) 200m up road.

No livery but turn out could be arranged.

Please call to come and have a look on Dan on 07968 283 266 or Mel on 07855 472 155.

Area 20 Dressage Qualifier, 21st July, Llanymynech

Posted on July 25, 2012 | in Results

After all the cancellations and postponements, it was great to have a competition to go to!

Five intrepid riders set off for deepest Wales, the weather was fine and the going was perfect.

The Novice Team consisted of Jean Spearing on Wynberry Bronze Blade, Libby Richards with Holly, Juliet Foden with Ozzie and Sharon Corke on Diamond Laser. They tried their best but were unplaced.

The Riding Test Team – Brook Butler (on Templebrook Boy) Libby, Juliet and Sharon  was 3rd..

Juliet was 3rd in her section and Brook won her section, she also rode as an individual in her qualifying Novice Test and was = 2nd, hope that this is enough to get her to Lincoln, as she has also qualified with the show jumping team.

Many thanks to our helpers – Hannah Mulliner and Jo Trelawny

Juliet Foden