NEWSLETTER. January. Chairman s Chat

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1 R O C K I N G H A M F O R E S T Welcome to a new year with RFRC. NEWSLETTER January 2016 Chairman s Chat We have a lot of competitions, training and social events planned for you. These take a lot of organising and hard work to put on so please support them, either by participation or by helping. On February 20th we are hosting the Area 7 Winter Dressage Qualifier at Keysoe. If you wish to compete please contact Antonia and Sophie as soon as possible. There are classes from Prelim through to Medium, so should be something for everyone. This year, you can also compete as an individual in the Winter Dressage Qualifier. For those of you not competing, PLEASE offer some help. We need Writers, Tack check stewards and arena stewards also Scorers and score collectors. Even if you can only offer a couple of hours we would be very grateful. Contact myself or Rosemary to offer help. This competition generates a lot of money for RFRC, so we can provide new equipment for club use to benefit you, a Club Member. This just leaves myself and your committee to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Let's make it a great one for RFRC Roger (Chair)

2 Membership runs from January - December There are many benefits of joining our friendly riding club, some are below: Discounted lessons and clinics with Fantastic instructors such as, Di Harvey, Jane Williamson, Tom Fray, Di Stickland, George Whitaker, Jo Rhodes etc... Non-competitive activities such as workshops and social events. Competitive activities discounted at our Dressage, Show jumping, Hunter trails, and showing show. Even more Competitive activities at Area 7 team events qualifiers and championships. Regular newsletter available via and on our website. Reduced rates for British Dressage winter membership for more information go to form more information Receive a New Member discount from British show jumping, worth over 100 see for more information. You can use your British Riding Club Membership Card to receive discounts from companies such as Farmkey, Jump4Joy, McArdle Equestrian, eqimat, Kate Negus Saddlery, rug wash and fine fettle. Along with discounts for BHS Membership, Horse and Horse& Hound subscriptions. Go to to find out more. Receive the British riding club magazine A quarterly instalment of news, information and articles exclusively for BRC members. for online membership see Or Please fill it out the downloadable form, then send it with payment to the address on the form. If you have any questions, please feel free to us on rfrc@hotmail.co.uk Many Thanks Kelly RFRC

3 Show Jumping Kind permission of Glebe Farm E.C Harrold Road Bozeat Wellingborough NN29 7LB Glebe Farm Shop & Tea Room will be open Sunday 27th March 2016 Show Jumping & Grassroots qualifier Monday 24th April 2016 Show Jumping & Grassroots qualifier Sunday 5th June 2016 Show Jumping & Grassroots qualifier Sunday 14th August 2016 Show Jumping & Grassroots qualifier Start 9.30am Class 1 40cms Class 2 50cms Class 3 60cms Class 4 60cms (Grassroots qualifier BRC area 7) Class 5 70cms Class 6 70cms (Grassroots qualifier BRC area 7) Class 7 80cms Class 8 90cms Class 9 1mtr (if entries allow) Online entries & Full schedule, including rules & conditions please visit Prize Money depending on entries (Excluding grassroots qualifiers)

4 Dressage Kind permission of Moulton College E.C. indoor on surface, Pitsford centre via Gate 4, NN3 7RR Sunday 17th January 2016 Sunday 28th February am Prompt Start: Class 1 Intro A (2008) Section R Class 2 BRC Preliminary Test (2014) Section R & O Class 3 BRC Novice Test (2014) Section R & O Class 4 Preliminary 13 (2006) Section R & O Class 5 Preliminary 18 (2002) Section R & O Class 6 Novice 28 (2008) Section R & O Class 7 Novice 34 (2009) Section R & O Class 8 Elementary 42 (2008) Section R & O Online entries and more information

5 Rockingham Forest Riding Club Competition Calendar 2016 Date Discipline Venue January Sunday 17th Dressage Moulton College E.C, Pitsford Centre, Gate 4, Saturday 31st Qualifier Winter Indoor Show jumping Northampton,NN3 7QL Houghton Hall EC New Manor Farm, Houghton Cambs PE28 2DY February Sunday 28th Dressage Moulton College E.C, Pitsford Centre, Gate 4, Northampton,NN3 7QL Saturday 20th Qualifier Winter Dressage Keysoe EC, Church Rd, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JP March Sunday 27th Jumping Glebe Farm E.C Harrold Rd, Bozeat, Wellingborough NN29 7LB April Sunday 17th Qualifier Combined Training Wittering Grange, Wansford, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE8 6NR Sunday 24th Jumping Glebe Farm E.C Harrold Rd, Bozeat, Wellingborough NN29 7LB May Sunday 1st Hunter Trail Boughton Park, Weekly, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 9UP Monday 30th Qualifier Horse Trials Keysoe EC, Church Rd, Keysoe, Bedford,MK44 2JP June Sunday 5th Jumping Glebe Farm E.C, Harrold Rd, Bozeat, Wellingborough NN29 7LB July Sunday 3rd Qualifier Summer Potters Field, Earith, Colne Road, Earith, PE28 3NL Dressage Sunday 10th Qualifier Summer Show Jumping Keysoe EC, Church Rd, Keysoe, Bedford,MK44 2JP Sunday 17th Summer Show Boughton Park, Weekly, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 9UP Sunday 31st Hunter Trail Plum Park Farm,Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6LQ August Sunday 14th Jumping Glebe Farm E.C, Harrold Rd, Bozeat, Wellingborough NN29 7LB September Sunday 18th Hunter Trail Boughton Park, Weekly, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 9UP Key - Qualifiers RFRC competition

6 To our members: Rockingham Forest Riding Club Treasurer I have been your treasurer now coming up for 3 years, I have managed to drag the riding club into the 21 st century with online payments, online entries, a PayPal account and online book keeping to give you a clear understanding of how the accounts work, along with all these super clouds that look after all our documents and figures forever and ever... Unfortunately I have decided with my young family and full time job that I am not able to continue this role anymore and we are therefore looking for someone to take over my role. This person needs to have book keeping experience and not be a technophobe! I am happy to ease you into the role and shadow you for a few months or until you are happy to take over fully. You need to be trustworthy and happy to provide a reference or be credit checked or have a professional standing in the community. Being the treasurer involves paying all the bills, providing and keeping a cash tin for events, recording and reconciling transactions through the bank, PayPal and cash along with being a committee member and attending monthly meetings and supporting the club, and then providing the yearend figures with your report at the AGM. I have enjoyed my time with the club and hope you have seen the benefits of all the new technology I have introduced. If you would like to discuss it further please call me on or me at natalie@best4umortgages.com Best wishes Natalie Barlow

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8 RFRC Training Calendar 2016 Date Event Venue Instructor April Sun 3 rd Fence Judging Boughton Park, NN16 9UP Rosemary & Roger Batten Sat 9 th Dressage/Flat Alley Farm, Lowick, NN14 3BJ Di Harvey Sat 16 th Combined Training Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Jane Williamson (Show Jumping/Dressage) Sat 16 th Show Jumping Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Tom Fray Sat 23 rd Cross Country Boughton Park, NN16 9UP Di Stickland May Sat 7 th Brit Trec (Le Trec) Arbornan, Ringstead, Mr George Whitaker Sat 21 st Dressage/Flat Alley Farm, Lowick, NN14 3BJ Di Harvey Sat 28 th Show Jumping Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Tom Fray June Sat 11 th Cross Country Boughton Park, NN16 9UP Jo Rhodes Sat 18 th Dressage/Flat Alley Farm, Lowick, NN14 3BJ Di Harvey Sat 25 th Combined Training Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Jane Williamson (Show Jumping/Dressage) Sat 25 th Show Jumping Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Tom Fray July Sat 2nd Cross Country Boughton Park, NN16 9UP Di Stickland Sat 23 rd Dressage/Flat Alley Farm, Lowick, NN14 3BG Di Stickland Sat 30 th Show jumping Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Tom Fray August Sat 6 th Cross Country Boughton Park, NN16 9UP Jo Rhodes Sat 20 th Dressage/Flat Alley Farm, Lowick, NN14 3BJ Di Harvey Sat 27 th Combined Training Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Jane Williamson (Show Jumping/Dressage) Sat 27 th Show Jumping Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP Tom Fray Sept Sat 10 th Cross Country Boughton Park, NN16 9UP TBC Sat 24 th Show Jumping Deer Park Farm, NN14 2SP TBC October Sat 8 th Dressage/Flat Alley Farm, Lowick, NN14 3BG TBC Key Fence judging - Brit Trec - Show Jumping - Flat/Dressage - Combined Training - Cross Country Continued over the page

9 PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING - all training sessions except 3rd April are on Saturday Afternoons starting at 2pm. - all training is priced at 20 per member and 23 per non member. - combined training only will be 30 members 35 per non members (if doing both Jumping & Dressage) - you must ring me to book in and arrange a time. - payment will be taken on the day for all training. - cancellations by Friday evening. Not doing so will result in an invoice. Contact HAZEL : or

10 Team and Area News Junior and Senior Team News Firstly a very Happy New Year to you all. Team dates: Winter show jumping 31st January: we have two senior teams and one junior team. Good luck to all those competitors. Winter dressage: Please let Sophie and Antonia know if you are interested in competing, 20 th February. The Festival of the Horse competition: The date has now been set as 24th April to be held at Swalcliffe in conjunction with the area 18 competition. This involves a show jump round followed immediately by a cross country round. Any one interested please contact Sophie or Antonia, cost will be known shortly. There is a team meeting on Friday 8th January at Cranford village hall at 8pm this is open to anyone interested in joining the riding club teams. We will be answering questions and hopefully enlightening everyone on the rules and how much fun it is to be part of a team. Wishing everyone a very happy start to 2016 and let's all hope that it dries up soon! Antonia and Sophie Junior Teams - Antonia - redpiecees@gmail.com Senior Teams - Sophie - s.mckinnon.wood@gmail.com Or for either

11 Rockingham Forest Riding Club is run by a committee of volunteers. We run competitions to raise funds in order to subsidise the training and social events we provide. Whenever we organise an event, we always need lots of helpers. We are dependent on our parents, friends and connections to provide that help as without it the events simply cannot happen. We ask that each member s family/friends volunteer to help at a minimum of one event each year. we do keep a list of those who have helped!! The more people who volunteer as helpers, the less the onus falls on the faithful few, so please put your name forward to help in some capacity. Don t underestimate yourself we desperately need people to do a wide range of jobs and you don t need to be an expert you just need to be willing! We will give you any instruction/training you may need so don t worry if you think you haven t a clue we can help! Quite apart from anything else, helping at events is good fun, sociable and gets you away from the daily humdrum for a while! The following gives you an idea of the sort of help we need:- Catering, Fence Judging, Stewarding, Tack checking, Lorry park stewards, Score collectors, Scorers, Show-jumping poll pickers, Putting up show-jumps and taking them down at the end of the day, Flagging cross-country course, Maintenance of equipment, Storage and transport of equipment, Dressage writers, Taking round refreshments etc. etc. etc. We often need some professional help at our events, i.e. doctor, vet, farriery, paramedic, etc. so again, please let us know if you would be prepared to help in a professional capacity. We know you are all busy, but these events are being organised for you and WE REALLY DO NEED YOU so PLEASE find a bit of time to give the faithful few some help. Thank you. Please contact Kelly Betham Phone/Text : rfrc@hotmail.co.uk

12 Book Corner Out there is a world of literature based around the Horse. I thought it would be nice to find out what and where it all is. It is January and horrible outside. Just the time of year for curling up with the dogs and reading that Christmas gift. One of my Christmas presents was a lovely book, Labrador, by Ben Fogle, published by William Collins. As some of you will know I got myself a Labrador puppy last March. Polly is now a year old and as daft as ever. This book has taught me a lot about the history of the Lab interspersed with the story of his own Lab, Inca, which I am afraid made me cry a lot! Although I knew Labs are water dogs, I wasn t really aware they had webbed feet and that they were originally fishermens dogs used to retrieve fish and equipment that fell off the boats into the sea and it was all off the coast of Newfoundland, very cold and stormy. It tells you how they came to England and how the breed developed. So very interesting, especially if you have a lab! It is a good read even if you don t have one. Happy reading in Jenny Can any of you recommend a book? If so, please let me know and I will include it in a future Newsletter. Just include title, author and publisher.

13 COMMITTEE CONTACTS Address Chairman Roger Batten M rosebatten@aol.com Secretary Vicky Irving T or M virving@googl .com Senior Team Manager Sophie McKinnon-Wood s.mckinnon.wood@gmail.com Website / Facebook Kelly Bellham M kellybellham66@hotmail.co.uk Treasurer Natalie Barlow M Natalie_barlow@hotmail.com Newsletter Jenny Innes M jsb_innes@yahoo.co.uk Vice Chair/ Membership Kelly Betham M kellybellham66@hotmail.co.uk Sponsorship TBA Junior Team Manager Antonia McKinnon-Wood M redpiecees@gmail.com Social/Training Secretary Hazel Yates T M hazelyates@outlook.com Members points/trophies Sarah Giles M sarahanngiles1979@gmail.com Website and IT Caryn Harris carynharris@hotmail.co.uk Show Secretary and Competition Advisor Tony Neal M apcneal@hotmail.co.uk Memberships forms available for download at