Club News

Another great day for the trec participants.  It was good to welcome some new participants, and a new mwmber too. All the horses and riders coped very well with the obstacles, and had fun in the process.  After the success of these training sessions, we have decided to hold a COMPETITION on Saturday 4th Sept, so come along and join in!  There will also be a mini-trec competition for juniors on sunday 5th Sept.  Contact Anita Long for more information.

Another sunny day in Rhiwlas, spent practicing 3 unusual trec obstacles, then doing a map reading exercise.  12 participants came to join in, and all horses and riders did very well.  The juniors, as always showing the adults how it's done.  Many thanks again to Rachel for allowing us to trample all over her land and menage, and for the refreshments.  There is a short article on the obstacles, and some photos in the gallery.

Check out the competition results and photos in DRESSAGE page & gallery. Anita

March 30^th

• Map reading training - we’ll start off gently!
• Obstacles training – perfecting the straight forward ones, and introducing the new ones.
• Trec competition – Just obstacles, and also a level 1 competition. If we’re any good, we may even challenge other clubs to an inter-club friendly competition.!

Members wishing to compete this year must go the BRC website to download entry forms. Once completed they must return them to Hazel with the correct entry fee for her to endorse before submitting. This year it is to be held at Henblas, Anglesey

A fascinating and very entertaining evening with Jo Morris is planned in the autumn, and this is a must for every competitor, (it really worked for me!!)

Hi CRC members,
Well summer is drawing to a close and the nights are drawing in hence a newsletter to brighten your day and start you planning for the winter months ahead. We have a schedule of events that hopefully pleases most of you and all our events are listed on our website caernarfonshireridingclub.com so take a look. We have had a few teething problems with uploading photos but that seems to be mostly resolved now, so if you have any pictures of past events that you would like to forward to me I will have a go at getting them on to the site, and if I can’t ‘I know a man who can’!

Sue Davis Training Session Held at Yvonne's on the 21st August. Sue is a mine of information and always spots something that helps to improve your tests or flat work. We had a great time again and as usual learnt lots.  Yvonne will be hosting another session hopefully in October Half term if not before.  If you are interested in a session please ring Yvonne so she can compile names of those who would like to attend and arrange a time suitable to all. 01286 881556

SEPTEMBER 5^TH Saturday last outdoor show at Hazel’s. New schedule with showing, jumping, dressage, gymkhana, treasure hunt etc Come and join us for the last of the summer season.01286 660882

SEPTEMBER 13^th Sunday Cross Country training Day with Jo Morris at Bryn Llan, Llanrug £25.00 members £30.00 non members. This has always proved to be an exceptionally well supported event, probably because Jo does such a good job at instilling confidence in her pupils so book early to avoid disappointment. Ring Hazel 01286 660882

SEPTEMBER 26^th Saturday Le Trec Training at Bryn Derw, Bryn Refail. £12.00 phone Anita 01286 871140 (competition for BHS Kelly Marks Le Trek to be held in February 2010)

October 18th Mary Korn is holding a Mock Endurance Ride, Waunfawr This was very well supported earlier this year so please ring and book early to get your places. £10.00 01286 650754 Mary

OCTOBER 28th AGM Wednesday Snowdonia Park Hotel 7.30 for 8.00p.m. TACK SALE …. bring all your unwanted bits and pieces and turn them into cash for Christmas or for a pressie for your beloved horse(s).

This is your chance as members or prospective members to have your say in what we have done this year and what you feel you would like to have seen done!!

Also between now and then is a chance for you all to think about whether you could offer time to help the club, new committee members full or part time would be very welcome. New blood is always so good for a club and it would be wonderful to have an enthusiastic team making our area a better, more informed, and socially connected group.

October 24/25^th Somerford Camp ring Marj Wroe 01286 650533 for information

NOVEMBER 7^TH  DRESSAGE SHOW AT BRYN DERW.

Schedule enclosed.  Music Classes and 15 plus Qualifiers.

December Christmas Dinner at Tyn Llan (The Harp) Llandwrog. We had a really splendid meal there last year and have booked again for Friday 4^th December once again book early and put this date in your diaries now. There will be a newsletter after the AGM which will include Christmas Menu and prices and our winter events.

It has been fun being your Chairman this year and Hazel deserves a saints halo for her work and her unsung heros Carla and Bryn also deserve a very big thanks and also to my hubbie for without them and the work they do unquestioningly on show days, the shows would have been impossible to put on. We are also very grateful to our ‘ladies’ who help writing for judges, gymkhana and ring stewarding. Also to Joan and Elsie for running our food caravan and organising the Treasure Hunt. Thank you to all of our helpers for giving you free time to the club.

Yvonne Clarke
Chairman

Well, this year has seen the credit crunch hit a lot of clubs and we are pleased that we have stayed afloat even though we are down a little on funds. We have seen the departure of North Wales Dressage due to lack of members and interest, even though dressage is a well subscribed sport in our area.

We put on 2 summer shows this year and had to cancel a third because of bad weather, and it took the two shows income to match just the one summer show of last year.

We have paid for and fielded a dressage team at the British Riding Clubs qualifier and were pleased to see one of the team, Caitlin Wroe, come third overall individually and the team placed tenth.

The club funded a show jumping team that unfortunately did not attend in the end. Sending teams is very very expensive and with the current economic climate the committee feel that for the next foreseeable future, teams will have to pay for themselves to compete. We cannot stand the loss of some considerable amount or deem it fair on the rest of the club members who do not participate in competitions in general to pay at this present time, especially when the team does not attend. As you have heard we have made a loss of £191.43 but I still feel we have done relatively ok.

We have also had to think very seriously about the permit ability of phoned in entries. Unfortunately many have rung in their entries, which we in good faith have taken, and then for various reasons, they have failed to attend the show and not paid their entries. Competitors need to understand that we still have to allocate them a time and that we still have to pay the judge, it never means we can bring the competition to a close earlier because people arrive in time to compete in the order they have been allocated in dressage, therefore our expenses remain the same and it has been passed by the committee that no further phone entries will be taken from now on. Every entry must be accompanied by its payment.

We have had several instruction days with Nicki Dowe and Sue Davis, all of which have been splendid. We have had a reasonably well supported Quiz Night and show jumping sessions and dressage shows in the winter. Anita ran a successful Trec training morning and Jo Morris also ran a successful Cross Country Training Day. Mary Korn put on a mock endurance ride earlier this year which was very well attended so accordingly with everyone who had enjoyed it we arranged a second meet a couple of weeks ago and although at least 7 or 8 riders said they would attend only one turned up. This was disappointing and Hazel and Mary had had to pencil out that day and give up their free time, petrol to attend etc for it all to be cancelled. Very disappointing. We acted as arrangers for Crewe Saddlery to run their fitting clinic at Llystyns which was another good and worthwhile day.

We decided to have a website constructed for us which was a large amount of outlay, but we felt due to the past problems we’d had with our previous website that it would be money well spent and in general people expect a website to be available to them. We have also invested in a Caravan for the judges and secretary which has been invaluable this year, we can also make our own teas and coffees and have somewhere out of the weather to keep things clean and tidy. So I think you can say that we have done a lot and spent money wisely for so few of us running the club.

I would like to thank Hazel personally for the use of her home fields which has saved the club hundreds already and to Carla, Joan and Elsie for their continued work as committee. However, this year again we really need you as members to consider coming forward as committee members. At the moment the club doesn’t function properly because of lack of delegation as there is normally only Hazel or myself deciding what we should do and the both of us trying to do it. So now is your time to think about how you could help the club. We are not proposing to disband at the moment but lack of willing helpers and committee could eventually see the club in the same situation as North Wales Dressage. We all realise that commitment to a lot of people is daunting so we propose to make very small appointments, for instance a social secretary would be very much welcome, Junior Show jumping advisor, and the same for junior dressage, Senior show jumping advisor, , by making smaller positions then you would not have to attend all the committee meetings only those relevant to you.

SO while I have told you all we have done this year perhaps some of you could have a think about how you could help to make the 2010 season a success. Tell us what showing classes you would like at the summer shows, do you want music classes, teams, or both for dressage, show jumpers what classes interest you the most??? And for our happy hackers what would you like to see more of. We can put events on but if you don’t support then it is additional expense and work that we, as a committee, are willing to do, seen gone to waste.

Lastly I would like to remind you that we are taking bookings tonight for the Christmas Dinner at the Harp Llandwrog, Tyn Llan, we had a fabulous meal there last year and I cant recommend it highly enough. We had quite a crowd of us in attendance last year and it was a really good family occasion. The menu looks sumptuous this year, and we welcome deposits tonight to secure your place. The menu is available for you to look at. You can book with Joan tonight for a small deposit of £5.00

Lastly thank you all for coming, remember this is your club and it’s good to see so many here! Without your support the club cannot survive so let’s all work to keep our club alive this year. Remember both Hazel and I can be contacted on e mail and we welcome having your e mail address’s so we can send reminders out to you when events are going.

Did you know that for £30. rider and £30. each horse you can register with British Dressage from 1st October to 31st March and still get all the points and benefits of a fully paid up member. All you have to do is quote your British Riding Club membership to be eligible.

 

 

http://uk.equishopping.com/competition.php

GO STRAIGHT TO THIS LINK AND VOTE FOR YOUR CLUB

 

Junior and Senior Style Classes and Junior and Senior Open

Senior Intermediate

Junior and Senior Novice

Individual fees £12.00 Class,

Teams £50.00

If any of our members wish to enter they need to contact Yvonne as soon as possible and submit their entry fee.

Tel 01286 881556 07770 445316

Those who enjoyed Niki's splendid day should contact Yvonne with regard to scheduling another training event especially those competing in July for the BHS Riding Club teams.

We will be holding a fun day for the juniors in the summer holidays. If you are interested let us know so we can work round the best time and day for you and tell us what you would like to include

Date and venue not set yet Contact Hazel for deatils 01286 660882

We will be holding a fun training day in the summer holidays. All juniors should contact Hazel kinnibrugh on 01286 660882 if they would like to take part.  We will try not to clash with your family holidays, so let us know as soon as possible when you are

We have just launched our new website (remember to update your bookmarks). Hopefully you will find this site easy to use - Our aim - To be as informative & up-to-date as possible. Pretty soon we'll be activating our forum so be sure to pop back & take a look(or even join in with the conversations!).

If you have any suggestions for additions to the site, please contact us with your ideas - We'll see what we can do.

 

 

 

BRYN DERW FARM

Brynrefail, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 3PD

 

01286 871074

 

Programme of events for May June and July

 

May

Sunday 16^th        Dressage P10 P13 P14 N20 N34

Saturday 29^th      Junior Novice Jumping followed by Senior

                             Individual jumping and Team Jumping competition

 

June  

Thursday 3^rd       Show jumping 6pm

Sunday 13^th        Dressage P7 P12 P13 N30 N34

 

July

Thursday 1^st        Show jumping  6pm

Friday 9^th            Crewe Saddlery saddle fitting day

Sunday 11^th        BSJA Show jumping  Mixed competition

                             Juniors 9.30 am  Seniors not before 1.30 pm

 

Having read this feature idea in "your Horse" magazine, I wondered if other members would enjoy sharing their favourite local rides on our web site?  We are not blessed with particularly good access in Gwynedd, so it's always nice to hear of somewhere good to ride.  I have started the ball rolling with information on one of my favourites - Dinas Dinlle beach,  you'll find it in the ARTICLES page. If anyone wants tosuggest a ride, please let me know, my email and No are on the CONTACTS page, Anita

All are Endurance and Fun Rides and are in beautiful countryside close to
> Corwen.Lead rein routes available. REFRESHMENTS at BB ride. Camping and
> coraling at all rides.
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> Two Lakes 17th April jenni@equineramblersuk.co.uk 01490420610
> Beautiful Betws 2nd May christijon@gmx.co.uk 01490460443
> Dee Valley an August date tba jenni@equineramblersuk.co.uk 01490420610

Flint and Denbigh Fun Rides

Easter Monday 5th April

Cefn, St. Asaph

-Superb countryside, a great ride-

01745 582421

 Sunday 9th May

Nant Clwyd, Near Ruthin

-Beautiful ride in glorious parkland –

07971118553  

Sunday 30th May

Llannefydd School Ride

-Cross country ride, mountains, meadows, woodland-

01745 582295 / 07918647604

 Sunday 13th June

Kinmel Park, St.George

-Historic park ride, great sea views-

01745 833057  

Sunday 11th July

Mostyn Hall

-Superb countryside, over looking the Dee Estuary-

Optional jumps over natural terrain

07771667332

 Sunday 25th July

Gwaenynog, Denbigh

Countryside Alliance ride

-Spectacular riding in beautiful country-

07789037905 / 07775624387

Sunday 8th August

Plas Heaton, Henllan

-A favourite for young and old-

01745 332340

Bank Holiday Monday 30th August

Perthewig, Trefnant

-A summer ride for everyone-

07842 428880/01824 790201

 

Flint & Denbigh Fun Rides

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