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THE TRAILS TRUST GOVERNMENT PETITIONThe Trails Trust has written the message below to their members referring ot a petition which should be to the benefit of all horseriders. Please consider signing up and passing the message on to anyone you think might be interested."As part of The Trust’s continuing campaign for equestrian access to all cycle paths in the Country we have created a Government Petition asking for legislation to ensure all non-motorised users are treated equally. If you, your family or friends believe in fairness and an end to discrimination against a minority user group, please sign this petition and ask them all to do so. David Cameron is on record as saying he believes any petition that has 100,000 signatures should be debated by Parliament. So that is our target – 100,000 by September 11th irrespective of who wins the election. There are millions of horse riders, cyclists and walkers who use the nation’s network of bridleways, and we hope everyone will present a united front on this important safety issue. Please also contact your MP and any Ministers you can think of – if you put ‘Who is my MP ?’ on Google, etc. you can find their email address by typing in your own postcode. The text of the petition is as follows: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Legislate to end discrimination on cycle paths 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 cycle paths. 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 cycle paths. 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. Please use the following link and sign up now: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Access4All/. If you use Twitter, Facebook or UTube please use them to spread the word and ask everyone who walks, cycles or rides to support this campaign." Deadline to sign up by: 11 September 2010. Chris Taylor Added - 24/02/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CANCELLED
I am sorry to report that this event has now been cancelled due to lack of entries. My apologies to those who are disappointed. Chris Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ANNUAL AWARDS - II
Don't forget to fill in your Group Trophy and Help Registration Form for 2010.Cheshire Group Trophy Registration form in Word .doc format updated Jan 2010. Cheshire Group Trophy Registration form in pdf format updated Jan 2010. You need to register using this form to qualify for the Group Trophies. Don't forget to order your tickets for this year's Awards Presentation Evening and Meal on 4th February from:- Pat Guerin The Laurels, Brick Bank Lane, Allostock, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9LZ Tel: 01477 534194 Email: pat.guerin@talk21.com. See Social Events for more details of the evening. Added - 24/01/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ANNUAL AWARDS
It's that time of year when members are asked to send their Distance Cards to Pennie Drummond so she can identify the annual award winners for our AGM and Presentation evening on the 4th February 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EQUITHON SUCCESS - £10,800 RAISED FOR CHARITIES
We are very lucky in Cheshire that throughout the late summer and autumn months there are a number of endurance and charity donation rides to prolong our riding season – so the Cheshire Group took a bit of a gamble with introducing a new type of endurance ride as a charity fund raising event into the riding calendar at this time of year.Designed in parallel with our counterpart two legged running events, the Equithon was the UK’s first sponsored horse riding charity challenge to ride either a full (26.5 miles) or half (13.2 miles) marathon distance, either by riding as an individual rider or in a team of 4 riders....if a marathon can be achieved on two legs, then why not 4? Seven charities were preselected from which the riders could choose up to two to support and raise sponsorship for. The charities supported by this first event were:
The ride intended to accommodate a larger number of riders than the Milton Green pleasure ride held in the same area and so the hunt began for a larger venue to host the event. This hunt began last January! Given the wet weather over the last couple of summers it proved impossible to secure a large field from one of the local farmers. Through a couple of acquaintances working for Grosvenor Farms the concept of the event was put forward to his Grace, the Duke of Westminster and to our delight (and relief) he very kindly allowed us to host the event on the former aerodrome on the Eaton Estate south of Chester and allow us to ride through part of the Estate grounds. We could not have hoped for better! In addition to the meadows, deer park and woodland on the Eaton Estate, the riding route utilised bridleways of the Bishop Bennett Way, stubble fields, hunting tracks, meadows and other permissive bridleways over private land. There were plenty of opportunities to let the horse stretch their legs – including one meadow that was nearly ¾ mile long! The 26.5mile route had approximately 19 miles of off road riding –quite an achievement. The event day was Sunday 13th September. The spell of warm weather had just begun. We were blessed with a lovely sunny and dry day and the ground conditions for riding could not have been better. 120 riders arrived on the day to ride the event. Approximately 75% of these riders had either done very little or no endurance riding and generally participated in other riding disciplines or shorter distance pleasure riding. A fantastic array of horses and ponies came including Arabs, Thoroughbreds, Warm Bloods, Irish Draft, Halfinger, native breeds and coloured cobs. Edleston Equestrian Academy, Nantwich brought their South American Criollo horses to take part in the team events. Size...ponies to 17hh! Not quite as international as the horse breeds, most of the riders came from the Cheshire area – however, the event did attract riders from as far as Buxton, Derbyshire and Chorley, Lancashire. A couple of riders travelled from as far as Dumfriesshire, Scotland to participate. The atmosphere at the venue was very relaxed and despite a couple of occurrences throughout the day (generally to be expected), the day ran very smoothly on the whole. The riders filtered out onto the course from 9.30am onwards and all made it safely around the course. Helpers out on the course commented that it was riding very fast...coupled with the good going, it was obvious that the riders had invested time into their horses to get them fit for the event. The contrast on the faces of some of the riders from showing a little anxiety at the start to smiles of achievement at the finish was wonderful to see. The horses too came in alert and in great condition. After vetting, the ride results were as follows:
The ride proved to be a huge success: happy riders and happy horses and, through the fantastic efforts by the riders to raise sponsorship, an amazing £10,800 has been raised for the charities. Comments returned: George VII from the Cheshire Horse web site: “I had a great day, one of the best rides I've taken my "trusty steed" to. Thought the ride was fab and the event well organised, and it was great to meet like minded, friendly riders, all out for a good time with their horses. Will be there next year if the event is going to be held. Well done to everyone” El&ol from the Bridleways website: “We had a great time the event was very well organised” Henryhorse from the Bridleways website: “I thoroughly enjoyed this ride - Thank you for organising it. The route was really well marked. My lad finished with the lowest heart rate of the season so far so he's obviously fitter than I realised” The Cheshire Group would like to take this opportunity to thank their Graces, the Duke and Duchess of Westminster for their generosity by allowing us the aerodrome and privilege of riding through the Eaton Estate; staff of the Eaton Estate and Grosvenor Farms for their time, help and support for this event; local landowners and Cheshire West Council. For their generous sponsorship and provision of prizes, we would like to thank the following:
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CADENCE EXHIBITION - 21-22 November 2009
A big thank you to everyone who came up to say "Hello". We met many riders who are thinking of trying Endurance Riding and answered as many questions as we could. If, for any reason you missed us, have forgotten (or are confused by) something we said or you have another burning question you wished you had asked please send an email by clicking here and we'll do our best to help.We would, of course, be pleased if you decide to join us but, if you are still unsure if Endurance is for you, we would invite you to visit us at one of our events to see what goes on or even maybe help a little if you wish. We don't think you'll regret it. Please keep an eye on our What's On page to keep up with next year's events as they are firmed up. Finally, as always, a big thank you to those who manned the stand.
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ANDRAYA HISCOCK
We recently drew your attention to Sarah Light, a human and equine physiotherapist based in Uttoxeter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TRICIA HIRST - MARATHON LADYGroup member Tricia Hirst has sent this message:-"Having done the London Marathon this year and having just returned from completing the New York marathon, I have just had my entry accepted for my next challenge - The Comrades marathon which is actually an Ultra marathon 56 miles in under 12 hours. This takes place in South Africa every year and you can read all about it at www.comrades.com/. Runners come from all over the world and out of the 20,000 runners they only accept 5,000 first time novice runners each year. These places were taken up within 27hrs of the opening date. I am hoping to raise funds for two causes. The first is the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre which many of you helped me in raising £3,700 for them when I ran London. I know many of you, like me (my brother has MS), are touched by people who have this disease and the MSRC sorely needs our funds. Please look at my webpage www.justgiving.com/Tricia-Hirst. Also next year, as many of you know EGB are going to try and send a team to the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. However, because we are not an olympic sport we have to raise a lot of funds ourselves. I have always strongly believed that money should not stop anyone putting their name forward to compete on a British team. So any money you can spare would go towards the team effort to enable anyone who is selected to have the opportunity to go and fly the flag for us. If you would like to help in this way and sponsor me on my endurance challenge please send me a cheque made out to EGB and send to me at: Cefn du Bach, Meifod, Powys SY22 6YF or give it to me at the AGM. I will then make sure it goes directly towards helping the British team. We would be very grateful no matter how much or how little you can afford. Thank you." Well done and best of luck from all of us Tricia - Chris Taylor Added - 22/11/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JACKIE THOMPSON CHARITY RIDE
Christine Harding has written to thank all Cheshire EGB riders who supported the Charity Ride organised by the Dark Peak Bridleways Association in September in memory of Jackie Thompson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HELEN NEWTON at COSFORD GRANGE
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CADENCE EVENT AT AINTREE
Last year the Group had a stand at the Cadence event held at the Aintree International Equestrian Centre where we explained the pleasures of Endurance to anyone who stopped by. It was seen as an ideal chance to bring Endurance to the attention of a horse orientated audience that might have very limited knowledge of what we do. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HELPERS REQUIRED PLEASE
Pat Guerin reports that she is short of helpers for this ride. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KATY MELLOR
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SHARNA McLELLAND
Brilliant. Here's a chance to report on another local young rider achieving success. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT "TAX ON HORSES"
Karen Lewty has sent us the following Press Release relating to a proposed new Government "Tax on Horses":- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HARRY INGRAM
Congratulations to Harry Ingram and his helpers for coming 4th in the 120km Endurance Ride at Sherwood. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MORE HELP REQUIRED FROM CHESHIRE GROUP MEMBERS!Your committee members have repeatedly asked Cheshire Group members for help at events, and it has been very obvious this year that only a few members are willing to offer help.If we had to rely solely on members volunteering, our rides this year would not have run. We need at least 10 helpers to run any competitive event, and usually require about 20, depending on the number of stewards needed out on route. The events have run as organisers have phoned round friends and family to assist. All our rides have been organised by committee members or former committee members. Steff Wagstaff-Bethell spent almost nine months organising the country's first Equithon, which raised over £8,500 for charity and brought endurance riding some excellent publicity. We had about 4 volunteers from Cheshire members out on the day, apart from committee members. We need more ride organisers. That is why the Snelson ride didn't happen and the Wirral ride, booked for July 3rd 2010, needs someone. Muriel Taylor is the secretary and I am happy to work with a new organiser, but my commitments as chef d'equipe for the British team take too much time for me to be the official organiser for next year. We are also having a stand at the Cadence exhibition at Aintree on November 21/22nd weekend, where again we need help. It is another good opportunity to promote the sport. Thank you, all of you who have helped this year, we really do appreciate it. Those who haven't, please think when you can offer a few hours of your time to promote the sport you enjoy, and to make sure we can run the rides and other events for your benefit. Liz Finney Added - 16/09/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equithon 2009
All the photos I took around the venue for this event are now available at:- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robin Hood Ride, Southwell
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North West Inter Regional TeamPat Guerin writes:-A big THANK YOU to our North West Inter Regional Team from myself and Flick for a valiant performance at the weekend. It was a lovely venue and challenging route for all distances. We had quite a few problems but still managed 4th place out of seven and the team morale was fantastic. Thanks to all for your co-operation and support and roll on next year. The Cheshire Team members were Harry Ingram, Mary Korn, Shelby France, Kathryn Watterson, Katy Mellor and Sally Mellor. Well done all of you. Pat Added - 11/08/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Endurance World OnlineI received the following message which endurance folk may be interested in:-Please read the 37th issue of www.enduranceworldonline.com and international e-magazine. No payment required, just open the web site and read reports on endurance rides around the world. If you have missed the previous issue no problem Each issue is archived for 24 months. Chris Taylor. Added - 20/07/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two Foals StolenJane Thirsk, Watch Officer, Cheshire Police has circulated the following message:-"STOLEN FROM CRANFORD 2AM TUESDAY There are 2 foals out there 7 and 8 weeks old and two mares full of milk, distraught home here. I don't know whether to dry them up or risk mastitis hoping the foals are found. IT IS SO SO SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU TELL AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN EVEN IF THEY DONT HAVE HORSES AS PEOPLE KNOW PEOPLE THAT DO PLEASE!!!! I WOULDN'T ASK IF I WASN'T DESPERATE." Please contact Jane Thirsk on 01244 612725 if you have can help in any way at all. Chris Taylor Added - 07/07/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WIRRAL RIDE
The photographs I took (all 259 of them - good and bad) on Saturday 4th July are now available at http://muriel3.fotopic.net/. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inter Regional Championships 2009
Pat Guerin and Flick Edmeston are pleased to announce that the following riders have been selected to represent the North West Region at the Inter Regional Championships at Barbury Castle on the weekend of August 8th/9th 2009. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHESHIRE FOREST FROLIC 2009 – THANKSCarol Goodwin wrote:Dear Pat Just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed the Kelsall Hill ride on Sunday - it was our first ride with Endurance GB and it was very well organised and the route was very well marked, and the view over Cheshire by the radio masts was stunning. We had intended to do the whole weekend but were unable to do so because of Sue's family engagement on Saturday evening, but if you do the weekend again next year we hope to be there! Many thanks for a job well done. Kind regards Carol Goodwin & Sue Harris Harley & Gnashie  Niki Burns wrote: Dear Pat, I want to say a huge thank-you to you and all the volunteers for a fantastic day. Despite my "over-competitive" horse, I had a really great ride - once we got some miles under-hoof, we both really relaxed and enjoyed the journey! I don't think I've ever had so much off-road and good going in one ride. As we made our way round I become more conscious about how many people had given up their time to make it such a well-organised and pleasurable ride for us riders - we are truely spoilt. You know, I didn't even have a map (nor had I ever looked at it, since my friends from whom we had to part company with had all the details and you know, I didn't go wrong even once!!) THANK YOU!! Niki Burns & Skye 
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CHESHIRE FOREST FROLIC 2009 – Awards
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CHESHIRE FOREST FROLIC
The photographs I took (all 225 of them) on Sunday 31st May at Kelsall are now available at http://muriel3.fotopic.net/. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Impulsion Magazine now OnlineThe British Equestrian Federation (of which EGB is a member body) has issued the following Press Release:-The third issue of Impulsion, the official magazine of Equestrian Team GBR, is now online at www.impulsiononline.com. Inside you will find an eclectic mix of articles and stunning photography as well as exclusive details on Team GBR Ontrack which officially launches this July in partnership with the equestrian Olympic and Paralympic teams via British Eventing and their Gold Medal Club, the British Show Jumping Association and British Dressage. Team GBR Ontrack will be open to riders and non-riders of all ages and will help to improve the enjoyment of being around, owning and competing horses with the specific aim of raising the profile of equestrian sport in the UK and the funds needed to help potential medal winners train, compete, and achieve their goals. There is also the usual great mix of features including an interview with infamous equestrian stunt specialist, Vic Armstrong; a fashion shoot with World Class Development rider Lara Griffiths; The Pony Club celebrating their 80th anniversary and an insight into a unique African Safari. As promised, since the last issue, there has been some work behind the scenes so the quality of the magazine is simply stunning. Pictures are crisper, type is easier to read and there is added zoom in functionality. There is also a new picture gallery, which includes a selection of our favourite shots including those from Badminton 2009. We recommend that new visitors to Impulsion read the 'How to use VCAB' guide in the top menu bar of the magazine to get some handy hints and tips on reading Impulsion. We hope you enjoy the new issue and that it inspires you to join Team GBR Ontrack – register now to receive priority joining information as soon as it is available and to be in with chance of winning our fantastic competition. It is a free read of horsey things in general but I couldn't see much relating to Endurance on a quick flick through. Chris Taylor Added - 14/05/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STEINMARK FIRE OPALJust a couple of photographs of Steph Wagstaff-Bethell's new foal Steinmark Fire Opal.  Left click for a larger picture Sadly Steff lost Carla during the birth but, more happily, Opal has been successfully adopted by her foster Mum Golden Russet (seen in one of the photos). Chris Taylor Added - 10/05/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
