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CHESHIRE VIEW RIDE - CANCELLEDI regret to report that the Cheshire View Ride scheduled for Saturday 25th July has been cancelled due to a lack of entries.Apologies to all those looking forward to the event. Chris Taylor Added - 23/07/2010 |
Campbell Thompson BVM&S MRCVS (partner at the Nantwich Veterinary Group Equine Centre and Team Vet at the Sydney Olympics) is giving a series of three talks at Nantwich Equine Clinic, Nantwich, CW5 6BU to assist in the understanding the horse’s limb anatomy from inside out and how that affects injury and performance! |
RESPONSE - PETITION RE CYCLE PATHSYou may recall some time ago we drew your attention to a petition to Downing Street calling for cycle paths to be made available for horse riders in the same way bridleways are available to cyclists under the title "Access4All". 2,222 people signed up to the petition.A response has now been published at http://www.hmg.gov.uk/epetition-responses/petition-view.aspx?epref=Access4All and the relevant text reads: "More details from petition creator Since 1968 all bridleways, irrespective of width, sightlines, surface, urban or rural, have been legally shared by walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Yet legislation ensures access only to walkers and cyclists on cyclepaths. Bridleways are used as part of the Safe Routes to School network, yet horse riders, over 85% of whom are women and children, are forced onto dangerous roads instead of sharing safe, off road cyclepaths. There are well over 29 accidents between horse riders and vehicles per day, 10,658 per year, many of which result in death or serious injury. There is no justification at all for discriminating against this vulnerable user group. Please put right the wrongs of the last 40 years and save lives. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Access4All Government response Where a route is particularly useful for or suited to horse riders, and a local authority wishes to create a highway for horse riders, pedestrians and cyclists, the correct choice of facility would be a bridleway or a byway open to all traffic (but banning vehicular use). Local authorities already have a wide range of powers to provide facilities for vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders and should choose the type of highway which best fits the safety and needs of local users." I'll let you decide if that was a success or not. Chris Taylor Added - 13/07/2010 |
EQUITHON 2009 THANKS
Steph Wagstaff Bethell writes:"It’s a while now since the AGM where I had opportunity to thank members of the Cheshire Group for supporting the Equithon – either by contributing your time to help or to ride. For those that were not at the AGM – may I take this opportunity to thank those of you who were involved. My extended thanks, again, must go to the Committee for giving the go-a-head for the event and especially Liz, Maggie, Jane and Harry for keeping me on the straight and narrow throughout the organisational process! Thanks must go to Chris for his hours updating the website and to Muriel for looking after the pounds. Lastly, I must thank Martin and my two boys Harvey and Harris for being so patient with me!
EQUITHON 2010 Added - 04/07/2010 |
INTER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pat Guerin has asked me to remind you that the Inter Regional Championships takes place at Barbury Castle on the weekend of August 7th/8th. |
MORE FROLIC PHOTOGRAPHSSteve Arkley writes:"Although I was crewing for my partner I managed to take a few pix in between ‘sloshings’. These can be found on my website the direct link being http://www.equineshots.co.uk/EGBKelsall/default.htm." PLEASE NOTE: The official photographs of this event can be viewed on the photographer's website www.thefotografer.co.uk. Chris Taylor Added - 30/05/2010 |
A HOLIDAY IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
As a way of raising funds for Kentucky (or Young Riders if bookings are made after the cut-off date) EGB member Kath McGhee has come up with an offer to other EGB members. |
CHESHIRE RIDERS AT THE GOLDEN HORSESHOESue Higgins has supplied the following information (look forward to a fuller report in the next Newsletter).She tells me that five Cheshire Group members competed at this year's Golden Horseshoe ride at Exmoor. In the Exmoor Experience: Tricia Hirst with Vlaq Diamond Sparkle achieved Gold; Sally and Katy Mellor With Halim El Shaklan and Angelina Ginny both achieved Silver; Sue Higgins with Aberllwyds Another Rose achieved Completion and Farriers Award. Unfortunately Mary Korn and Mister Milo who were doing very well in the Golden Horseshoe 100 mile ride retired after passing the vet on the second day. We all hope there was no serious problem. Well done to all riders and crews on superb achievements at a great ride (well worth a visit just to watch if you've never been before). My apologies if we've, unfortunately, missed any other Cheshire Group riders. Please send me the details and I'll make the appropriate amendments. Don't forget to look out for an article in the next Newsletter. Chris Taylor Added - 19/05/2010; Updated - 20/05/2010 |
TEAM SPIRIT RELAYS AT THE DUKERIES AND LINDUM RIDES
Pat Guerin has been asked by a member whether we intend sending teams to the 40km x 4 Team Spirit Relays at the Dukeries Ride (29-31/05/2010) and the Lindum Ride (Thursday 22/07/2010). Chris Taylor Added - 07/05/2010 |
TESCO CLUB VOUCHERS FOR YOUNG RIDER SQUAD
The EGB Young Rider Squad would gratefully accept the donation of any Tesco Club Vouchers. Chris Taylor Added - 07/04/2010 |
SAD PASSING of the 2007 JUNIOR CHAMPION of GB and CHESHIRE JUNIOR CHAMPION
Michelle France writes: Chris Taylor Added - 15/03/2010 |
CHESHIRE WIN THE 2009 WEST RIDING CHALLENGE TROPHYCongratulations to the team of Pat Guerin riding Zhiwah and Chant, Terry Madden riding Medraar, Helen Newton riding Ley Lader and Sharna McClelland riding Fan Tan.The presentation will be at the Cheshire Forest Frolic. (Not sure which day). More details will appear in the next edition of the Newsletter due shortly. Chris Taylor Added - 21/02/2010 |
ADVERTISEMENTS OVER 3 MONTHS OLDMany of the entries on our advertisements page are very old and, although I ask advertisers to let me know when an advertisement is no longer required, I suspect many of them are in fact redundant. There may, of course, be many good reasons for not letting us know they are no longer required.With a desire to make sure the Advertisements page is as useful as possible I propose to treat every advertisement as "Time Expired" after 3 months and remove contact details and prices. The current (live) advertisements will stay at the top of the page above the others. If someone wants their advertisement to stay "live" they will have to ask for this to be done every 3 months. The date that each advertisement was posted is shown and I will see if it is feasable to add a date when it will expire. It is possible that it will be more convenient to trawl through them once a month - in that case all items posted, say, during January will expire at the end of April so they all get at least 3 months. I hope to start the tidying up process shortly. You can contact us by clicking here. Chris Taylor Added - 16/02/2010 |
THE KENTUCKY SPONSORSHIP FORMAs many of you realise we are looking at methods of raising money to help the costs of our team at the world championships in Kentucky in 2010. If we are sending a team, plus one or two individuals then it is imperative that we send the best team and also the best prepared team as possible.These members are representing Endurance in Great Britain and we feel it is important that we support them in every way we can, especially with the costs of transport. A figure of £20.000 is the calculation to send each member there, so we need to be raising about £120,000. Even more important is the exposure that Endurance will get at home if we can achieve this, leading in the future to a greater membership and further sponsorship. In order to raise funds all E.G.B. members are asked to get themselves sponsored for every kilometre they ride at NCR.s, CR.s, or ER.s during the months of February, March and April. The form is self explanatory. On the front of the card write down your own details, and then the name, address and telephone number of your sponsors and include how much per km they are sponsoring you for. (either 1p per km, 5p per km or 10p per km). On the back of the card write down the date, venue and distance for each ride you have competed at and get it signed by the ride secretary on completion of the ride. I feel in these three months the average member will be riding approximately between 100 and 200 kilometers, some maybe a little less and some many more. Aim to get at least 20 sponsors onto your cards and hopefully each member could make between £200 and £400. Having collected your sponsorship money then send your completed cards back to the EGB Office (address below) with the appropriate money by the end of April. If you complete your card early then extra cards are available from headquarters, from Robert Blane (01845 526185) or can be downloaded from the links below. There will be a special prize for the individual who raises the most money and also for the group who does likewise. Good luck. Keep smiling. And here’s to winning the world championships. Click here for sponsorship form in Word .doc format. Click here for sponsorship form in pdf format. Endurance GB, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RP Added - 13/02/2010 |
PILATES FOR HORSE RIDERS
Members living near to Stafford (or prepared to travel there) may be interested to know that Sarah Light Charted Human and Veterinary Physiotherapist is starting a series of six weekly classes entitled Pilates for Horse Riders. |
ARTICLES ON HYDRATION/DEHYDRATIONLucinda Stapleton has very kindly supplied us with two fascinating articles on hydration and dehydration in relation to our sport.You can read the articles by following this link to the Articles Index. Lucinda is very passionate about the subject of hydration and has written these articles in an attempt to educate people about dehydration in horses. Although she has recently embarked on a new venture with Horse Quencher the articles are not commercially-orientated. She used to write for various magazines and newspapers and has been concerned with the cold weather we have just had and the increased incidences of impaction colic due to horses not drinking enough. I am very grateful to Lucinda for making these articles available to us and am sure they will throw more light on this very important aspect of our horses welfare for many of us. Chris Taylor Added - 07/02/2010 |
FIRST AID COVER AT EGB RIDESSet out below is a copy of the latest First Aid Guidance.This replaces the First Aid advice given in the Health & Safety document for ride organisers held on the EGB web site. FIRST AID COVER - Guidance on Emergency First Aid Cover at Endurance GB Ridden Events The Health and Safety of all people involved in or affected by activities organised by Endurance GB is of paramount importance. Hence suitable and sufficient Emergency First Aid coverage is an essential mandatory component of all Ridden Events (ie National and Training Rides). The level and extent of cover is a matter to be determined by the Ride Organiser through the normal Risk Assessment process which will take into account inter alia location and duration of event, terrain and hazards of route, numbers and experience of participants and public, proximity to Professional Medical Services and Facilities. The minimum requirement for all Ridden Events is that a Qualified Competent Person holding an in date First Aid at Work Certificate from an Approved Provider is available on the Venue. Suitable arrangements must also be in place to ensure that Professional Medical Services can be contacted swiftly when needed. The use of more than one individual is encouraged whenever possible. In addition, as the level of assessed risk increases the use of Paramedics and Doctors is strongly recommended. EGB H & S Representatives: 30 October 2009. Chris Taylor Added - 05/02/2010 |
ONLINE UPGRADE FROM ASSOCIATE MEMBER TO FULL MEMBERDid you know that in addition to entering many rides online you can also upgrade from Associate Member to Full Member online?The EGB website has recently enhanced Membership Renewals on the web within the EGB website to allow Associate Members to upgrade to Full Membership. Associate Members who wish to do this should: i) Go to the Members Only area of the EGB website and enter their allocated EGB membership number and use their postcode as a password. ii) Click on “Apply for your website account password”, where they will be asked to enter their name, postcode and email address. iii) They will then receive their password by email if their name, postcode and email address they enter agrees with the records held by EGB, else they will receive their password by snail mail. iv) The Associate Member can then login to their Members Account and upgrade to Full Membership. A 50% discount on Joining Fee will be applied if they are upgrading their Associate Membership within the current membership year. As you know they can also register horses at the same time. Hopefully this will make it easier for Associate Members to upgrade if and when they wish to do so. Chris Taylor Added - 05/02/2010 |
4 FOR THE NORTH COMPETITION 2010Hi from the rules and administration committee.Firstly, thank you for registering and competing in this competition in 2009. If you didn’t where were you? The aim of this competition is to move away from ‘the most distance covered at speed’ method of celebrating success and using an adaptation of the French Formula, rewarding the thinking rider and to promote good preparation and skilled riding. Riding at a speed suited to the terrain, avoiding elimination by the vet and finishing with a low final heart rate (for the horse that is), will achieve the best results. As you know the progress of the competition through the season is publicised regularly through the website for EGB, and you can plot the progress of all the entrants throughout the season. In 2008 we had contestants from EGB and SERC in Northumberland, Cumbria, Durham, Dumfries, Scottish Borders, North East Yorkshire and Lancashire. The prizes sponsored by Bedmax were superb. The winner of the 2009 Bedmax Trophy was, Robert Newall riding Pocket, who received an engraved trophy and an embroidered rug, 2nd Phil Rice with Jewel from Lancashire, who received an embroidered saddlecloth and 3rd Julie Martin with Solitaire’s Star from North East Yorkshire, who received an embroidered waistcoat. The winner of the 2009 Cottee Trophy was Angela Johnson with her horse Bright Destiny, who received an engraved trophy and an embroidered rug, 2nd Paul Axcell on Ash and 3rd Barbara Austin riding Bonnie Lass. As you will know the competition is open to anyone countrywide who registers with the administrator by e mail as soon as they are planning their rides (no entries in retrospect). The competition this year follows the same successful format of the best of 4 rides counting towards the trophy points. It costs nothing to enter, and you gotta be in it to win it! Jackie Axcell has agreed to be the administrator of the competition for this season. Our marketing and PR person, has and will keep the sponsors, Bedmax and Classic Upholstery & Foam, fully aware of the promotional coverage of the competition. The same companies are also sponsors for the shaving beds at the Hexhamshire Trophy Ride and Best Condition for the 64km Competitive Ride. Click here for an application form in pdf format. Best wishes and good luck on the trail in 2010. Folding Stead Farmhouse Shield Hill Haltwhistle NE49 9NW Grid Ref: NY715648 EnduranceGB Northumberland & Tyneside Group Added - 05/02/2010 |
ANDRAYA HISCOCK
We recently drew your attention to Sarah Light, a human and equine physiotherapist based in Uttoxeter. |
DO YOU HOLD A FIRST AID AT WORK CERTIFICATE?
Liz Finney would like to hear from anyone who already holds a First Aid At Work certificate or anyone prepared to take the necessary steps to obtain one of these certificates. |
WARNING - UNEXPECTED PLAITS IN MANES AND TAILSA horse owner at Bryn Bedw, Llangynhafal was surprised recently to find a strange small plait in the mane of one of her horses.The following tale (which could explain this strange event) was sent to me in good faith and I pass it on to you in the same vein: On Monday (2 Nov) night my friend’s horse was stolen from a field in the Guildford area. The people who took her sawed through a wooden post and rail fence to get out and this happened between 3pm and 6pm in the afternoon. The police were informed and so were the microchip company who circulated her details to all the ferry ports etc. As you can imagine the owner was completely distraught. Late Tuesday (3 Nov) afternoon she received a phone call from the police to say her horse had been found in Holyhead, Wales. She was tied to a railing at the ferry port and the ferry to Ireland had gone without her. So today she is driving to Wales to pick her up. Several things have come to light in this story: 1. A week ago her horse had a small plait in its mane when she went to get her in from the field. She describes it as very small, almost like a tangle. She disregarded it as kids messing about (her horses are out in a field with others). However, this is how people mark horses to be stolen later i.e. one person marks them, another then comes later and knows which one to take. 2. The ferry port at Holyhead do not check horses passports or microchips. This horse was travelling without a passport. 3. The police believe the reason this horse was left behind was because she was microchipped. Although the UK is lax about passport and microchip checking, it is apparently more common for horses to be scanned on entering Ireland. The people who take them will scan them and dump them if they find a microchip. This horse also had a large obvious scar so this may have been a contributing factor. The police told her that horses being dumped at a ferry terminal is not uncommon and they usually turn out to be stolen. They have had horses left in a lorry on the actual ferry! This story has a happy ending for H and E, but it makes you wonder how many other stolen horses were on that ferry to Ireland. The owner has asked me not to give any more details because of the police investigation that is on going, but has given her permission for me to relay this story, mainly to highlight: 1. If you find your horse with a small plait in its mane or tail please do not ignore it. I thought it was common knowledge that people knew about this, but several people I've spoken to since were not aware of it. 2. If your horse isn’t microchipped please consider doing it. The owner of this horse describes her as ‘nothing flashy, just a normal 14.2 bay mare’ so please don’t think it couldn’t happen to you. Please do not ask me to provide more details regarding the horse or owner as I can’t, but please spare a happy thought today for H and E who should be having a (probably very emotional) reunion in Holyhead later on today. Please forward this email onto any other horsey people you know. The more people who know about plaits and microchips the better... So, along with all the other security measures you take, please keep a look out for the appearance of a small plait in any of your horses manes or tails. Mention this to anyone with horses who may not appreciate the possible reason for a plait suddenly appearing. Chris Taylor Added - 15/11/2009 |
PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT "TAX ON HORSES"
Karen Lewty has sent us the following Press Release relating to a proposed new Government "Tax on Horses":- |
News ArchiveA new page called News Archive has been created to store old news items. The intention is to remove items from this News page to the News Archive as soon as they become irrelevant. This should help keep the News page current and quicker to load - 2/5/2006 |
TALKS by CAMPBELL THOMPSON BVM&S MRCVS
