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July 2010

Hello Pinnerwood Riding Club Members!

After an interesting, informative and enjoyable reign as newsletter writer, Pennie has
handed the role over to me.

Please feel free to contact me (Jess with Darcy) at the yard, or email me at
horseslikecarrots@msn.com if you have any news you would like to share with the club.
Also don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any horses for sale/loan, tack and other items
for sale that you would like to be advertised.

In the next few months it would be jolly to include a couple of little photos, as we seem to
have a few keen photographers around. So if you would not like your face to appear in the
letters let me know. If you have any nice images from recent events please send them to me
and I will try and include them.


Committee

There have been a couple of changes within the committee, Juliet Wickstead has taken over
the role of chairperson from Emma Poulton.

Joules has years of experience on the committee, loads of enthusiasm and ideas and is heavily
involved in the LRC etc etc. A brilliant candidate!

Emma has said that she will continue to remain active within the committee. Thank you to
Emma and good luck to Joules!

Carra Carter has also joined as membership secretary ( carraracehorse@btinternet.com ) and
Jessica Gill has joined as secretary. ( horseslikecarrots@msn.com )


Area 9

Just a short notice to alert members to the fact that Area 9, the administrative area under
which we fall, is being disbanded. This means that our club will probably be joining Area 6
for external BRC events.

Therefore, I would like to stress the importance of the forthcoming AGM in early November,
in which members will be able to discuss the future of their club and the implications of the
admin changes that the BRC have made.

Keep an eye out for future information to follow in a separate document.


Charity Day Update

A huge thank you for all who supported our charity fun day at Pinnerwood Farm on the 2nd
of July. You managed to raise £600!

Half of the money raised will go to our favourite charity, The Brooke Animal Hospital and the
other half to Help for Heroes.

A special thank you to Rob, Ro, Pennie, Karen for the pony rides and Marty with Rosie for the
carriage rides. Thank you to Jane for manning the raffle stand all morning! Also a huge thank
you to Joules for co-ordinating everything!

It was a lovely day in the sun and it was great to see so many participants!


London and South East Dressage Championships

Pinnerwood did very well at the London and South East Qualifier at Littlebourne on the 4th
of July.

There were some good individual scores and both teams qualified:

Joules Wickstead, Pennie Wickstead, Sarah Bird and Jessica Gill qualified in second
place for the LSE dressage championships.

Sarah Bird, Jessica Gill, Pippa Sharp and Helen Francis qualified in first place for the
LSE riding test championships.

Congratulations to the riders and ponies.

The championships will be held on the 16th of October 2010 at :

South of England Showground
Ardingly
West Sussex RH17 6TL

The tests will be Prelim 14 for the Dressage and Riding Test 12 for the Riding Test.

For those who haven't already, will team members please indicate their availability to David
Clarke as soon as possible.


Pinnerwood in the Ribbons at the Langley Show

A group of jolly Pinnerwood folk wiped the board clean at the Langley show. Coming home with piles of rosettes!

Results

Tricia Baker and Buddy- 1st 'Pairs,' 3rd 'Riding
Club Horse', 3rd 'Veteran Class'

Maggie Dudfield and Khash-2nd 'Ridden Arab',
1st 'Pairs',

Roisin Malski and Dawn- 1st 'Riding Club
Horse', 3rd 'Pairs'

Joules Wickstead and Lucy-1st 'Family Pony'
3rd- 'Pairs', 5th 'Veteran'

Well done to all of you, some well earned winnings!


Combined Training Cancelled

The combined training event that was due to take place on the 24th of July at Kingshill was
disappointingly cancelled; due to lack of interest.


Safety - Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund

We are delighted to report that Roz Butterworth is now on the mend after her adventure on Ayce earlier this month. Now seems like a good opportunity to draw attention to safety in general, as Roz's hat and body protector undoubtedly saved her from suffering more serious injuries in her fall.

It is worth knowing that in the event of a head injury, it is helpful to take the hat to hospital with the patient, so that the doctors can more easily assess the point and force of impact.

Please bear your own safety in mind at all times, even in warm weather. A hat is essential every time you ride, no matter how hot it is. Try a vented one next time you buy - and hats must be replaced automatically after a fall, and every 4-5 years in any event. Hi-viz is also recommended, to give motorists a chance to see you in plenty of time. A body protector will save you from broken ribs and crushed organs, and jods and shirt sleeves will at least offer some protection from superficial cuts and grazes.

The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund was set up to help riders who have suffered physically and financially after a bad fall. Their help is available to all riders, not just to professionals. Karen (Toby) has left leaflets about their activities and safety suggestions by the Riding Club notice board which you are welcome to pick up. If anyone would like to give a donation to support their work, Karen will collate donations and send them on.

Please ride safely - we need all the members we can get!


Upcoming Events

Sun 25th July 11am - 1pm - Connect Thru Horses
Have you ever wanted to have a better relationship with your horse? One that is based on mutual trust and respect - a true partnership ? Sounds simple yet most of us strive to be truly connected with our horse. We are delighted that Julia Fenton an advocate of Natural Horesemanship techniques who has trained both with Monty Roberts and more recently with Carolyn Resnick in her pioneering work (see www.connectthruhorses.com) will be at Pinnerwood on Sun 25th July to demonstrate how to create a harmonious relationship with your horse. The Carolyn Resnick Method™ is a philosophy of horse training based on using the horse's natural instincts. By respecting and working with a horses' natural tendencies
you can shape his behaviour to become a true partner who is enthusiastic about his work. Julia is the only clinician this side of the Atlantic, having spent 6 months with Carolyn last year and is delighted to share her philosophy with us. During her demonstration you will learn about horse psychology and the natural behaviours that horses would engage in whilst in the wild. By understanding more about a horse's natural instincts you can begin communicating to him in his own language. She will use body language to communicate her intentions and explore the concept of boundaries and pecking order to understand how harmony is maintained in the herd. She will then introduce the seven Waterhole Rituals™ and start to help you create a roadmap which you can use to establish a better relationship with your horse.

If you would like to attend, please see the noticeboard for more details (just being finalised) or contact Pennie with Ned - email penniewickstead1@googlemail.com


Tuesday 27th July - Stuart Reeve-Young Jumping Clinic to be held at Patchetts Farm there are two 1 hour Stuart Reeve-Young Jumping Clinic

Two 1 hour evening sessions are to be held at 6pm and 7pm.
If four members participate the price will be £25 pp.
If five members participate the price will be £20 pp.
Anyone aspiring to be in the showjumping teams that represent Pinnerwood would be advised to attend.

Stuart is a freelance show jumping trainer based at Patchetts Equestrian Centre. He is a successful showjumping competitor who is regularly ranked in the top 100 in the BSJA rider rankings. He has jumped on the international circuit in Italy as well as in numerous Grand Prix classes in England. Stuart is also much in demand for his skills as a medium course builder. He focuses now on training, competing and selling competition horses. He was responsible for the early production of the well known International Grand Prix horse 'Coeur' now ridden by Rodrigo Pessoa who was purchased as a 4 year old from Germany and was in training at Patchetts and many other top competition horses in the UK and abroad. Stuart was formerly the Manager of Club Europa Equestrian Centre in Italy which was owned by the late Luciano Pavarotti. Stuart's position at Club Europa involved the running of two international show jumping competitions per year, ten national competitions including the Italian National Rider and Horse Championships, also dressage and vaulting
competitions at national and international levels. Stuart competed successfully himself on horses of Pavarotti's in both national and international show jumping. Whilst in Italy he course built at international level for Grand Prix and Nations Cups Stuart enjoys teaching at all levels and is currently the Show Organiser for show jumping competitions at Patchetts.


Saturday 31st July - Amanda Hughes
Group lessons held at Pinnerwood in the morning £12pp if three in a group £16pp if two
Morning Sessions- 9.30-Flat 10.15-Poles 11.00-Poles/ Novice Jumping


Saturday 7th/21st August - An Introduction to Quadrille With Alison Kenwood the details of this have yet to be finalised as i have yet to find out if there is enough interest. If you are interested then you need to decide which date suits you best, once you've decided that we need to know if you'd prefer to do Half day (1 riding session, 1 theory session) £25pp or Full day (2 riding sessions, 2 theory sessions) £50pp

Sign up on the noticeboard or email David Clarke

NB if there is not enough interest for any of these lessons/clinics we may be forced to cancel them or reduce them to one time slot so please let me know or fill your name in on the board as soon as possible


Body Sculpting - 14th August

Due to the success of previous sessions, there is another Bodysculpting day on 14th August.

Amanda Gover, BHSIT is well known for her sell-out Body-Sculping Workshops, using a computerised, mechanical horse simulator to 'sculpt' the rider into the correct position. Amanda will be returning to Pinnerwood to help riders on their own horse look at common faults and create an individual 'blueprint' position for each rider.

There are private time slots of 40mins from 10am-1pm and then 1.30pm-4.45pm.

Please sign up on the board at Pinnerwood or contact Jess with Darcy on horseslikecarrots@msn.com or another member of the committee.


Sunday 15th August - Ring Craft Clinic
The clinic will be held at Deep Mill Farm, Great Missenden and will start at 10.00am and finish at 11.30am
With Pippa Haywood this clinic is UNMOUNTED but is very good for those intending to do Dressage, I would strongly recommend any of the team who are going to the London and South East Dressage Championships to pay the small amount of £10pp to do this clinic as you will be amazed how many marks you pick up just for riding an accurate test.

Many marks are wasted through poor arena craft. Schooling benefit is lost through lack of attention to detail. This thought provoking clinic covers aspects you may not have thought of to help you get better results before you even get on your horse!

The session includes a lot of active involvement and participants are taught how to plan and calculate accuracy, learn how the judge views the test, efficient use of the arena and ultimately how to impress the judge!

If there is interest afterwards it has been suggested that we could find a local pub and have bit of lunch as there a few nice pubs in the local area.


Jonathan Chapman Cross Country Training (SJ Lessons) - Saturday 21st August
to be held at Jonathan's yard in Sarratt: 4 Participants - £20 Each

Green End Farm
93a Church Lane
Sarratt
Rickmansworth
Herts
WD3 6HH


Jonathan Chapman Cross Country Group Lessons - 5th September- to be held at
Tweseldown.

One hour sessions at 10am and 11am

4 participants £25 each for course hire plus £20 for teaching.


Visit to the Met Police Mounted Training School- Friday 3rd September

We need 20 people to go if we want the tour to ourselves.

If anyone wants any information or is interested in attending please contact Tricia Baker
(Buddy) on tricia.baker1@btinternet.com


For Sale

Stubben Martingale. Black. Size Cob. Never worn, with tags. Rrp £50. £35 ono.
Contact Ros (Yuri) rosalind.gill@ntlworld.com or 07711574396

Don't forget to send me your for sale items to add next month!


Introduction to Trec on the 18th of September

There is an introduction to BHS trec training day at Dog Kennel Farm, Lilley in Herts .

Please find the attached information for anyone who is interested. (Not organised by Pinnerwood.)


There is also an evening dressage clinic with Alison Kenwood on 22nd of September organised. Details to follow.

There will also be dressage on the 25th of September, using introductory B, Prelim 14 and Riding Test 12 - the same as the LS&E Championships, so will be a great opportunity to practice. Details to follow.

NB: if there is not enough interest for any of these lessons/clinics we may be forced to cancel them or reduce them to one time slot so please let me know or fill your name in on the board as soon as possible.

If you would like to take part in any competitions please contact David at davo_61@hotmail.com


PWRC CLOTHING RANGE

The Pinnerwood Riding Club kit is jazzed up and ready to wear!

An order is being placed with Wainwright soon, so please get your orders in!

It is royal blue and white writing (a change from maroon) and the logo remains the same.

Polo Shirt - Adult £13.25 Child £10.25

Rugby Shirt - Adult £25.00 Child £19.25

Sweatshirt - £13.25 Child £10.25

T. Shirt - Adult £7.25 Child £5.75

Cap- £5.00

Sizes:

Adult: Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large

Child: Age 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-13

Cheques made payable to 'Pinnerwood Riding Club' please.

There needs to be a minimum order of 12, so please complete the form at the yard asap or
contact Jess on horseslikecarrots@msn.com and I can fill yours in for you.


PWRC Committee –
Juliet Wickstead, Emma Poulton, Tricia Baker, Carole Perham, Karen Warmoth, Maggie Dudfield,
Jessica Gill, Carra Carter, Rob Francis & David Clarke.