Hi everyone,
Many thanks to all the members who have been asking about Doris.
She had severe colic and Three Counties Equine Hospital had to do an emergency operation to remove a lipoma the size of a large grapefruit and 10ft small intestine. When this failed I really didn't think there was any future for her, but she slowly improved after a second operation and 10 days in the excellent care of 3CEH. She has been back home for a month now and will be allowed out at Christmas, yippee. Hopefully we will be out riding again in February and maybe back in the jumping teams next year.
Friday, 26 November 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Gymnastic Jumping Clinics
There will be 4 weeks of Gymnastic Jumping Clinics, held at Moores Farm, Corse Lawn. The instructor is Plum Gregg. There will be two sessions - 10 am and 11am, commencing on Saturday 27 November, and then Saturdays 4, 11 and 18 December.
Cost is £16.50 per session for MHRC members and £17.50 for non members, Full payment required for all sessions when attending the first session please. To book your place please email lyn@lynharber.wanadoo.co.uk
As some of you might know, Moores Farm is under new ownership and the new owners have already made significant improvements - inlcuding a new surface in the indoor school. We are planning more clinics there for early next year - watch this space.
Cost is £16.50 per session for MHRC members and £17.50 for non members, Full payment required for all sessions when attending the first session please. To book your place please email lyn@lynharber.wanadoo.co.uk
As some of you might know, Moores Farm is under new ownership and the new owners have already made significant improvements - inlcuding a new surface in the indoor school. We are planning more clinics there for early next year - watch this space.
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Christmas Dressage Show 5 Dec
ISIS dressage group are holding a Christmas Dressage Show on Sunday 5 December at Home Farm EC. See the schedule here
Monday, 15 November 2010
Congratulations to club member Emma!
Club member Emma Morris celebrated her marriage on 30 October. And to make sure her horse Alfie didn't miss out on the special day, Emma had a cake topper made of him - brilliant!
Congratulations from everyone at MHRC.
Monday, 8 November 2010
Louise & Mac play guinea pigs at the Area 18 training day
On Saturday 6 November Louise Calverley and Mac went off to be guinea pigs at the Area 18 Training Day at Hartpury.
Our instructor was 4* event rider Rosie Thomas, and our session focussed on improving showjumping rhythm. There were 4 of us in the group, me from MHRC, and then 3 other people from Swindon RC, Cotswold Edge and the other club I can't remember. The horses were quite varied in terms of experience so we started with gridwork, and then progressed to a full course.
To start with we had around 8 fences which started just as canter poles, progressing to a full grid with x-poles, uprights, spreads and varying distances including bounces. Rosie gave some really useful advice and I was happy that the things she picked up on with Mac and I were things I was already aware of and working on! Mac was a superstar and didn't put a hoof wrong - for once it was nice to be on the receiving end of lots of positive comments!
I discovered that Mac loves applause, as every time the audience clapped he seemed to grow about a hand and puff out his chest! Show off.
The training day was a great idea and it's a shame more people didn't make it. I really hope the organisers run it again next year and hopefully as word gets around more people will support the event. Thanks to everyone involved for a great day!
Our instructor was 4* event rider Rosie Thomas, and our session focussed on improving showjumping rhythm. There were 4 of us in the group, me from MHRC, and then 3 other people from Swindon RC, Cotswold Edge and the other club I can't remember. The horses were quite varied in terms of experience so we started with gridwork, and then progressed to a full course.
To start with we had around 8 fences which started just as canter poles, progressing to a full grid with x-poles, uprights, spreads and varying distances including bounces. Rosie gave some really useful advice and I was happy that the things she picked up on with Mac and I were things I was already aware of and working on! Mac was a superstar and didn't put a hoof wrong - for once it was nice to be on the receiving end of lots of positive comments!
I discovered that Mac loves applause, as every time the audience clapped he seemed to grow about a hand and puff out his chest! Show off.
The training day was a great idea and it's a shame more people didn't make it. I really hope the organisers run it again next year and hopefully as word gets around more people will support the event. Thanks to everyone involved for a great day!
Monday, 18 October 2010
MHRC members' brilliant Broadway!
Two MHRC members did exceptionally well at Broadway BE Horse Trials at the weekend. Camilla Esling and Just Jake kept a cool head in the BE90 Regional Final, finishing 5th in their section on their dressage score of 35...AND QUALIFYING FOR THE 2011 BADMINTON GRASSROOTS CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Brilliant!
For anyone not familiar with the Grassroots Championships, the competition brings together winners from BE90 and BE100 regional qualifiers around the country to contest the overall championship, which is held just before the main 4* Badminton in May. The course is really like a smaller version of the main one! You can read more about it here
Well done Camilla - what an achievement in what has got to be the most exciting equestrian discipline...not that I'm biased!
Sue Peckham and Tims Choice also had a cracking day, notching up a speedy XC round to finish 10th in their BE90 section. Well done them!
Shame about the third member (me) picking Regional Final day to finally realise that Mac had been trying to tell me he's got a sore back since twisting over a huge ditch-hedge at Dauntsey 2 weeks previously :( So some physio for him and then, roll on March!
For anyone not familiar with the Grassroots Championships, the competition brings together winners from BE90 and BE100 regional qualifiers around the country to contest the overall championship, which is held just before the main 4* Badminton in May. The course is really like a smaller version of the main one! You can read more about it here
Well done Camilla - what an achievement in what has got to be the most exciting equestrian discipline...not that I'm biased!
Sue Peckham and Tims Choice also had a cracking day, notching up a speedy XC round to finish 10th in their BE90 section. Well done them!
Shame about the third member (me) picking Regional Final day to finally realise that Mac had been trying to tell me he's got a sore back since twisting over a huge ditch-hedge at Dauntsey 2 weeks previously :( So some physio for him and then, roll on March!
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Events coming up
I've been sent a whole host of info and schedules lately for things coming up, so have a browse and see if there's anything you might be interested in:
- Area 18 Training Day, 6 Nov
- Tack Sale, 11 November
- Winter Showjumping at Kings EC
- Area 18 2011 competition qualifier dates
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