We are pleased to announce the first two training dates with world-renowned rider and trainer John Lassetter at Haynes in Bedfordshire.

Monday 1st March 2010 & Monday 5th April 2010.

45 minute individual sessions are available throughout the day for all dressage enthusiasts whether you are interested in riding for pleasure or serious about reaching Grand Prix!

The clinics provide the opportunity to bring your own horse and take advantage of John’s vast experience to help you progress towards your own goals. Clinics will take place indoors on a surface.

Sessions cost £62 including school hire (£25 deposit required upon booking, balance payable on the day). This is a unique opportunity for one to one training and places will be allocated on a first-come first-serve basis. Please book early to avoid disappointment. For further information and bookings please contact Organiser Di Barrett on 07711 169049

Please see the attached flyer for full details and booking Information.

Date & Venues....

*NEW FOR 2010*

Date & Venues....

NAF are thrilled to announce that they have taken the title sponsorship of the 2010 British Dressage Winter Championships.

The exciting culmination of the winter dressage season, will be known as the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships, and will take place from 7th to 11th April at the outstanding Hartpury College venue.

More than eight hundred horse and rider combinations will compete over the five days of national competition, with classes at every level from Preliminary to Intermediare 1. The two flagship competitions will run on the glamorous Gala evenings – the Magic Prix St Georges Freestyle Championship will take place on Friday 9th April, while the Superflex Intermediare 1 Freestyle Championship will be held the following evening. On both evenings, the main classes, which attract some of the best dressage riders in the country, are supported by a full programme creating a wonderful line up of entertainment for every dressage enthusiast on each date.

Says Tracey Lloyd, Sponsorship Manager, NAF, “We are delighted to become associated with the Winter Championships, a show that is without doubt one of the most prestigious competitions of the British Dressage calendar. We have sponsored the Prix St Georges Freestyle for a number of years. Now, to extend our support to the Intermediare I Freestyle and, take on the overall title sponsorship gives us great pleasure. Not only are we are pleased to give more support to the increasingly popular discipline of dressage, this agreement also allows us the opportunity to say thank you to many more of our loyal consumers. As sponsors, we intend to take a very pro-active role and speak to as many competitors, supporters and dressage horse owners as we can. We are greatly looking forward to being so much more involved with British Dressage and the Championships!”

Rider Development Opportunity for 2010

Scotts of Thrapston, in partnership with Carlton Horse Trials, is offering TWO lucky riders a place on a new rider development programme being launched in 2010.

Scotts is keen to get involved with local Eventers, at grass roots level, to encourage training that helps riders enjoy their sport safely and who are keen to improve their standards and skills, hence the development of this new opportunity.

What does the programme involve?
Focusing on amateur Eventers, the programme is aimed at offering two riders the opportunity of priority, half price places in clinics run by Nick Turner and Caroline Moore, both part of the BE Coaching Development Team, as well as branded clothing and free entry to Carlton Horse Trials.

How do I apply to get on the programme?
An application form is available for downloading below or by contacting Sara Tusting, Carlton Cross Country telephone 01234 720320 www.carltoncrosscountry.co.uk. You will need to complete this as fully as possible and return by the closing date of Wednesday 10th March and send to Carlton Cross Country, Hill House, Carlton MK43 7ND. All applications will be reviewed by the coaching staff at Carlton. Two lucky riders will be chosen to form the Scotts’ squad and can choose which clinics to attend, to suit their schedules.

What will be expected of me?
If you are one of the winners, you will be required to:

Take part in two cross country training clinics being held at Carlton Cross Country between March and July 2010, the Event training clinic on 24th & 25th June 2010 as well as one of two course walks on 30th July or 1st August 2010.
Contribute 50% of the cost for the above clinics.
Compete at Carlton Horse Trials 31st July or 1st August 2010.
Write an informal diary that could be used on the Scotts and Carlton websites and social media pages giving updates on preparations for clinics and competitions
Wear clothing provided by Scotts of Thrapston & Hill House for training clinics.
Agree to being photographed and for those photographs to be used for promotional purposes including printed material, websites and PR.
Agree to have your name published for promotional purposes.

[ CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM ]

Alison Kenward BHS II SM regd will guide you through the course and help you to discover more about horses and how to care for them. Class room led course with opportunity for practical session with Alison’s friendly horses.

Midweek and weekend courses available starting in February 2010.
Call or email for more information or to book your place. Tel: 0777 207 5118, alison.kenward@btinternet.com
Group limited to ten.
Complete cost inc exam fee £105.

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Watch the legendary Edward Gal's fascinating masterclass from Olympia 2009.

Here Edward shares some of his training secrets aboard Moorlands Totilas' half sister, Sisther de Jeu, a ten-year-old mare by Gribaldi.

H&C also caught up with Edward for an exclusive interview.

Click here to watch the Masterclass!

Dates are:

For further information please logon to Equine Affairs or contact Mrs Sarah Watson Email: sarahhunterslodge@btinternet.com Tel: 01476575016 / 07725145 038

Lucinda Green is the only rider to have won Badminton six times on six different horses and she has also won an Olympic team silver medal and two individual European Championship gold medals to add to her list of achievements. Her clinics reflect her passion for giving riders the benefit of her experience to help them understand the way horses think and react while tackling a cross country course.

“With more and more people coming into eventing, I am keen to help B.E. in their desire to enable people to have the fun and feel the safe while riding cross country.

Learning how your horse thinks and being ready, through your balance, for every unexpected eventuality, are two vital ingredients that are critical to the success of cross country riding from the lowest to the highest level. It is that understanding that I endeavour to develop in my clinics.”

The clinics take place in locations around the country over one or two days and can be tailored to suit riders of all standards. To take part both horse and rider should be happy jumping a course of at least 2’6” – 2’9”. Each clinic involves a session working with poles and stands before heading out onto the cross country course. Lucinda shares her winning skills and techniques to help riders ride a cross country course to the best of their and their horse’s ability.

The Tri-zone REACT Clinics will take place over the winter 2009/2010. REACT brings together the three phases of Eventing and aims to show how they interact with each other, our purpose is to get pupils to learn to REACT to a situation and in turn this will make the horse and rider more responsive, therefore, safer. One and a half hours of ridden instruction will be followed by a Class room session, in-corporating DVD/Video analysis and theory. There will be a maximum of six riders per session, with two trainers in attendance at each of the indoor venues.

DATE	VENUE	COACHES
6/02/2010	BURY FARM, SLAPTON, BUCKS	JONATHAN CHAPMAN
06/02/2010	CHESTON FARM, WRANGATON, DEVON	MILLIE TONKS, SUE EDWARDS
16/02/2010	RODBASTON, PENKRIDGE, STAFFS	ROS MORGAN
16/02/2010	SNEC, OATRIDGE, ECCLESMACHAN, WEST LOTHIAN	JEANETTE BRAKEWELL
17/02/09	OVERA FARM STUD, LARLING, THETFORD, NORFOLK	TINY CLAPMAN
27/02/2010	BRIDGEND, PENCOED, WALES	CAROLINE CREIGHTON
27/02/2010	HARGATE ARENA, HILTON, DERBYS	CHARLOTTE BATHE
27/02/2010	LINCS RURAL ACTIVITES CENTRE, KENWICK HILL, LOUTH, LINCS	SUE RINGROSE
2/03/10	CROWN FARM, ASCOTT UNDER WYNCHWOOD, OXON	SIMON LAWRANCE
7/3/10	PRIORY FARM, BEECH HILL, READING , BERKS	JO MARSH SMITH

For further information please logon to Equine Affairs or contact Mrs Sarah Watson Email: sarahhunterslodge@btinternet.com Tel: 01476575016 / 07725145 038

Over two thousand people converged on Addington Manor Equestrian Centre over the weekend to see the world famous dressage rider and trainer Jean Bemelmans (pictured) train some of Britain’s top combinations at the KBIS British Equestrian National Convention. Jean was impressed with what he saw and predicted a great future for the sport of dressage in Britain, even describing Carl Hester and Sasha Stewart’s Uthopia as Britain’s answer to Totilas.

First to go was Emile Faurie on Katie Byrom’s six-year-old stallion Samba Hit lll. Jean commented that a young horse with such a big frame needs to be ridden low and deep, and to learn to carry itself. Afterwards Emile commented “It’s good for people to see that it’s not always easy. He’s a very green, very inexperienced six-year- old and he’s never been in this kind of environment before, Jean helped him to go much better.”

British Eventing brings you Baileys JAS Eventing for the 2010 winter season

British Eventing supported by Baileys Horse Feeds are delighted to bring JAS back for a tenth year in 2010. This could be your chance to get some valuable pre-season show jumping and cross county practice (held indoors). The top ten in each of the four classes (BE90, BE100, Novice & Open) will qualify for the prestigious finals to be held at Addington Manor in Bedfordshire on Saturday 27th February.

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