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On Today’s E-news

Go Bright Ride HELP NEEDED
Congratulations to the Endurance Team
Endurance Badges
Bicester & Warden Hill Hunter Trials
Pony Racing Taster Days
Hunt Kennels visit – Stratton Audley
Celebration of the Centenary of ARAB HORSE SOCIETY – Featuring Rebecca Parsler
Events and Competitions
Contact Us

Go Bright Ride HELP NEEDED
Go Bright Ride on 28/5/18 needs volunteers both on the day for various jobs and before hand to route mark. Please help and show your support for our branch and the very successful Whaddon Chase Endurance Team. Plus, Don’t forget to enter. please see thescheduleBright Ride Sponsorship form.

Congratulations to the Endurance team
Congratulations to Bryony Parsler, who has achieved her Gold Young Equestrian Leaders Award – this represents well over 100 hours of volunteer work with PC,BHS and EGB. She will be presented with her award at Badminton Horse Trials on 2ndMay and this will be followed by a private behind the scenes tour of the event stables! For anyone who is interested in finding out more about the scheme – link is here -

The established endurance team have been out already collecting qualifiers for the 2018 Championships. Congratulations to Susie Todd, Hannah Maskell, Bryony and Rebecca Parsler who have all collected their first Intermediate level (32k) qualifiers. Especial congratulations to Lara Williams who not only qualified but managed to achieve a grade 1 result on her and Sasha’s first ever attempt at this distance. We are still looking to recruit more team riders at the Grassroots and Novice levels so do please get in touch with Nikki Parsler if you are interested in finding out

Endurance Badges
Please check out the rally bookings page details of the online Endurance badges for all members. This badge can be completed at home. If you book onto the badge (£5) all of the details will be emailed to you and the syllabus will need to be completed by the end of April. For more details, please

Bicester & Warden Hill Hunter Trials
The Bicester and Warden Hill Pony Club Hunter Trials are taking place at Bignell Park, nr Chesterton OX26 1TD onSaturday 14 April 2018.
Link below to schedule and online entries - entries close on Saturday 7 April.

Minimus Course - fences approx. 50cm, with some bonus fences of approx. 60-70cm. Aimed at encouraging the littler ones and all in a contained field.

Novice Course - fences approx. 80cm.

Open Course - fences approx. 95cm.

This annual Hunter Trials event is on old turf, and offers a unique opportunity to ride in this beautiful parkland. Because of the fabulous old turf, the going is normally very good. Also open to non Pony Club members and Adults.

Pony Racing Taster Days
Open to Members and Non-Members of The Pony Club

The Pony Racing Authority are organising a Pony Racing Taster Day at The Pony ClubArea 9 Race Day, Cheltenham Racecourse (30thMarch)and theLord Leconfield Race Day, Ascot Racecourse (5thApril)before racing starts.

The taster session is free of charge and open to children aged 7 – 16 years old. The aim is to give an insight into pony racing. You will have a chance to go on an Equicisor and be shown what to do by a Jockey Coach. There will be also be an opportunity to walk the course as if you were pony racing and lots of time to ask questions!

To book a space, please contact Clarissa Daly:

Details on the actual race days can be found at:

Hunt Kennels Visit– Bicester Road, Stratton Audley,OX27 9BT

Tuesday 10 April– 10 am till approx. midday

This is for those taking their hunting certificate, PLUS anyone interested in hunting - especially those who might want to take their Hunting Certificate next season. Open to all – please do come along – parents are also very welcome. Come and see how the Kennels works, meet the hounds and have a tour of the stables, valet room and flesh room. Dismounted.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE TAKING THEIR HUNTING CERTIFICATE THIS SEASON THERE WILL BE A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED, PLUS FEEDBACK FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION.

Organiser: Belinda Naylor

Cost: £5

Celebration of the Centenary of ARAB HORSE SOCIETY
Whaddon Chase member Rebecca Parsler has been invited to represent the Pony Club at this parade, riding the purebred mare she rode to 2ndplace at the Endurance National Championships last yearand young rider national champion of the crabbetorganisation. – Fantastic Achievement, well done Becca.
EXHIBITION 28thApril 2018
“From the Desert to the World” – celebrating the Centenary of ARAB HORSE SOCIETY
at the NATIONAL HERITAGE CENTRE FOR HORSERACING & SPORTING ART, PALACE HOUSE, NEWMARKET
A rich selection of key archives and works of art marks this memorable anniversary and celebrates the history of the world’s oldest horse breed.
Brought together for the first time on public display will be the first mapped genome of an Arab horse, ‘Sambist’, together with paintings, prints and artefacts from the untapped archives of The Arab Horse Society and its members.
The exhibition tells the story of the Arab horse from its earliest Bedouin origins to the present day, exploring, in particular, the fascinating story of the arrival of the Arab horse in Britain. In the 19th century, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and his wife Lady Anne scoured the Middle East to import Arab horses to their stud at Crabbet Park and therefore played a vital role in the success of the breed
This exhibition is generously sponsored by the AHS Patron HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, of Shadwell Stud, and supported by Racetech. The exhibition has been designed and curated by The Company Curator.
Complementing the exhibition will be a parade featuring 20 Show champions and winning horses in all ridden disciplines in the Peter O’Sullevan Arena at 2.30pm;.
Opening Hours: 10am – 5pm daily
Adult£12.00 Children (5-16 years): £7.00
Family (2 adults and 4 children): £35.00
Discount for pre-booked groups of AHS members

Events & Competitions
29thMar – SJ talent pathway training, Attington Stud
2ndApr – Grafton Hunter Trial, Plum Park -schedule
3rdApr – Eventing talent pathway training, MKEC
4thApr – Beaufort Hunt ODE – Shipton Moyne, Tetbury -Schedule
7-8thApril – Grafton Senior ODE, Aston le Walls -Schedule
12thApr – B Test – Horse & Pony Care, Henton
14thApr – Bicester & Warden Hill hunter trials, Bignell Park Farm -schedule
14–15thApr - Dengie National Final, Addington - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
15thApr - National Quiz Final, Addington
29thApr – Mini ODE, Upper House Farm
5thMay - B Test – Horse & Pony Care, Henton
7thMay – OBHSouth Hunter Trial, Rosehill
12thMay – Beds South SJ Show, Bury Farm
13thMay – Vale of Aylesbury Eventer Challenge, Quainton Stud -schedule

19thMay – Team SJ at Rockingham International Horse Trials
20thMay – Area Mounted Games, Knebworth
28thMay –Whaddon Chase“Go Bright” Fun Ride -scheduleBright Ride Sponsorship formPLEASE HELP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
28thMay – OBHChilterns Junior Show, Ashley Green
2ndJune – Grafton mini & novice ODE – Foxhill farm, Eydon
2ndJune – SOHS ODE, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames -Schedule
9thJun – Showjumping Regional Qualifier – Middlegrove Farm, Great Missenden
10thJun – Mini Showjumping, Upper House Farm
17th Jun - Bicester ODE - Primrose Hill, Gawcott -Schedule
23rdJun – Area Showjumping – Addington - VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED
1stJul – Area Dressage – Middlegrove Farm, Great Missenden
14-15thJul – Area Tetrathlon – Ettington
15thJul – Grafton summer show - Tiffield, Towcester
21-22 Jul – Mounted Games zone finals, Lutterworth
22ndJul - Area Eventing - Offchurch Bury - VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED
6-10thAug -Whaddon ChaseCamp – MKEC - VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED
17-18thAug – Pony Club Championships TBC
8-9thSep – Regional Championships - Keysoe
16thSep – Mini ODE, Upper House Farm
22ndSep –Whaddon ChaseHunter Trials, Plum Park, Towcester - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
22-23 Sep – Tetrathlon/Triathlon, Plum Park and TBC
22ndOct – OBHSouth SJ Show, BCA, Maidenhead
4thNov –Whaddon ChaseAutumn Show - Addington - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Ponies for Loan, Sale & Wanted
WANTED FOR LONG TERM LOAN/BUY
15.1-15.3 HH
Allrounder/Schoolmaster. Ideally something that knows it’s job, to Event & Hunt.
5* competition home awaits.
Clare 07884 153171