SWINDON & DISTRICT
RIDING CLUB

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Postponed dressage - news release from Shelagh Fishlock

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you are all feeling the effect of today's cancellation, either with relief if your teams couldn't get out of their yards because of ice, or disappointment on this cold but fine winter morning. I was in contact with Martin Irish at Leyland Court through the day as he worked on his arenas in the hope of getting them rideable, but as the temperature stubbornly stayed around freezing they were barely rideable by 3pm, and with more frost forecast he was not sure that they would be safe to ride on this morning. Combined with the number of calls I had from clubs on the east side of the area who had major concerns about their ability to travel safely, I had to decide on cancellation, as safety has to come first. We will be rescheduling the Competition on Saturday 3rd March, the only available date in the timescale we have for the Championships. I am aware this will be problematic for some, particularly that it clashes with the Beaufort Hunt Point to Point, but I'm afraid there isn't an alternative.

Please could you try to get reconfigured teams to me by 20th February. I will retain entries to P12 unless informed otherwise, and will be happy to accept NQ entries to the team competition if there are individuals who want to compete but no longer have a complete team. Please let me know if you need me to email a blank declaration form. I expect there are a number of questions still to be addressed. Do please ask me, but be patient, as I'm trying to disentangle everything,

Yours, Shelagh

HOW TO GET ON THE TEAMS - IMPORTANT!!

1 CONTACT THE TEAM CO-ORDINATOR for the appropriate discipline to register your interest and supply details regarding points, qualifications and recent results etc.

2 BOOK YOUR TRAINING (see SDRC Events Diary). Let the team administrator know which of the sessions you have elected to attend. You may attend all the sessions.

3 SEND A CHEQUE for preliminary entry fee to the appropriate team administrator / give to Caron at training session.

4 SEND A COPY OF FLU VACCINATION CERTIFICATE to the team administrator (team administrator will supply address) including the primary injections and the pages with the horse's name and silouette signed by the vet. You can check your horse's vaccinations using the downloadable FLUVAC CHECKER (Excel spreadsheet).

See Novice Dressage Training for Team Selection on 19 November and 3 December

Junior and Senior Winter Dressage, for teams of 4 riders, with 3 scores to count. Two riders will ride Prelim 18 (2002) and two Novice 24 (2010). The Area 9 Winter Indoor Dressage qualifier on 12 February 2012 will be held at Langley Court near Bristol. No individuals in this competition.

If you would like to be considered for these team competitions you must attend the session with Caron sending your cheque and writing your name, horse, date of session and indicating 'team selection'. Also contact Janet Stares for seniors and Caron Roberts for juniors. See who does what? to let them know you are going for team selection.

BRC Area Qualifiers

If you are interested in representing SDRC as a team member you need to contact the appropriate team co-ordinator in the first place. Team members are selected through team training/selection clinics as well as your recent results in the discipline you are wishing to compete in.

Don't worry if you have not competed before, as lots of different competitions at all levels are offered. You will get help at clinics and at team training to reach your goals.

Please note: team members must be REGISTERED as SDRC members at least 21 days before the preliminary entry of a team competition. If you are in any doubt, please check with the team administrator for your discipline.

TEAM CO-ORDINATORS

See Who does what?

Area 18 Qualifier Competitions 2011 - entries may only be made through our team administrators

18th February – RWHS jumping qualifier at Stonar School (Bath RC)

22nd April – Combined Training qualifier at Leyland Court. Kingsleaze has expressed an interest in running this.

Dates and venues for the 2011 BRC Championships

Winter Championships – Hartpury 7 & 8 April

Festival of the Horse – Aston Le Walls 2 & 3 June

National Horse Trials – Aston Le Walls 3, 4 & 5 August

TREC Championships – Fife 10, 11 &12 August

National Championships – Lincoln 15 & 16 September

Dressage to Music and Quadrille Selection – Aintree 6 & 7 October

Quadrille – Olympia 22 December

Other British Riding Clubs Competitions

As well as hosting our own Championships in numerous different disciplines, BRC also are hosted by a variety of different prestigious equestrian events.

In 2009 Royal Windsor Horse Show held six new events on behalf of British Riding Clubs which were a great success. These events are aimed at grassroots riders and present an opportunity for BRC members to rub shoulders with our international riders as fellow competitors, as well as affording them the chance to ride at a show with first class facilities and of international renown.

Hickstead host BRC Teams of Three Competition held at the prestigious Royal International Horse Show (RIHS). This is a Novice, Intermediate and Open competition so really gives everyone a chance to shine.

The European CIC** Championships is an International Horse Trials for national teams from Europe where competitors are members of affiliated Riding Clubs or the equivalent European organisation of Rural Riders. In 2009 this event was held in Hungary giving riders chance to have the experience and excitement of competing abroad.