LYNN RUSSELL CLINIC

Saturday 21st May 2011 @ South View Equestrian Centre, Cheshire.
6 clinics. £45 per clinic. Spectators – £5.
Download Lynn Russell Clinic entry form here.

Lynn Russell the ‘Queen’ of the showing world will be coming to Cheshire in May 2011 to provide showing clinics. There will be 6 clinics all in all, split into type and ability in order to get the best out of the clinic.

Each clinic will cover all areas of showing including ring craft, preparing your horse for the show ring and which classes you should be entering.

All 6 clinics will be held at South View Equestrian Centre in the heart of Cheshire and shall last for around an hour.

This event is organised by Bridgewater Riding Club. Members of the club will get first priority on entries until 25th February please contact us to register your interest.

If you would like your chance of getting in on one of these clinics you need to call Vincent Seddon 07873805674 or email: tradestands.bridgewater@hotmail.co.uk

Sunday 24th April 2011 @ Cheshire Riding School Showground

After an amazing first show we return on Sunday 24th April with our Easter Medal Show. All class winners take home a medal. Qualifiers include UK Showing, Midarc, Beaver Hall Championships, Equifest, Blue Chip North West Showing Championships, North West Working Hunter Championships and North West Show Jumping Championships.

This show will have Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (TGCA) ridden qualifier before lunch in the equitation ring, and in-hand directly after the judge has had a lunch break. There are rosettes to the highest placed solid colour too!

If you’re coming along let us know at our Facebook event page!

Judges
Main Show Jumping Ring – Ruth Watson / Becky Brougham
Ring 1 Show Jumping – Gillian Hanley
Ring 2 Working Hunter – Sue Pederson
Ring 3 Equitation – Emma Garvey
Ring 4 Showing – Linda Cadman
Ring 5 Family – Chris Porter

1. Where is the show? We are based in the heart of Cheshire near Northwich in the North West and easily accessible from M56, M6 and A556. You can get directions here.

2. Looking for a show schedule? Click here to see what’s on. We’ve got ShowJumping, Working Hunter, Showing, Equitation, Handy Pony, Gymkhana and don’t forget our new classes which include Racehorse to Riding Horse and Foreign Breeds.

3. How to enter? Our shows are open to both members and members. To become a member for the year it is only £20. Pre-entry is only £5 for members (per class) and on the day £6. All classes are £8 to non-members. If you would like to become a member of Bridgewater Riding Club ask the show secretary on the day or check out the memberships page.

4. What are your rules? Read the schedule information carefully and check out the rules page.

5. Is the show on? Only in the event of bad weather will we cancel. A decision is made on Friday evening. We will post on the website, Facebook and Twitter if the show is cancelled by Saturday morning.

We look forward to welcoming you all on Sunday 24th April!

We’re also looking for photos for the front cover of our show booklet so get those in too!!

Click here to download.

Well it’s that time again. We have sifted, checked and re-checked, and your results are now here. You can view them by clicking here.

Presentation Night is on Saturday 27th November at Rumours Nightclub, Lostock Social Club, (Works Lane, Northwich, CW9 7NW). Presentation Night opens at 7pm for a 7.30pm prompt start for the Champions Trophy Presentation. Tickets are £6 for seniors and £4 for juniors and there will be a buffet, a bar, disco and games, quizzes and a raffle. You can download a Presentation Night ticket order form by clicking here.

You can also download a rosette order form by clicking here. For those of you who are new, all first place winners automatically receive a rosette (these are NOT small, by the way…). For a £5 fee, you winners can have the tail printed with whatever you like (let’s keep it clean and polite please!). For those of you who were unlucky, you may buy a rosette (different colour scheme from our champions) including your choice of tail printing for £10.

For everyone, there is the choice to buy a beautiful sash with 3 rows of printing of your choice for £12. Again, champions will have a different colour scheme to everyone else. I must stress that the cut off for orders is 24th October. We must have all orders by then or we won’t have enough time. This is a strict one I’m afraid!

Also, don’t forget the mystery trophies… There are special merit trophies, ring winners and the overall trophies to be announced, so you never know…. Please get your ticket orders to Carol by 7th November, we need the numbers to arrange food. Don’t be late!

Anyone who STILL has perpetual trophies from last year MUST return them to Carol as soon as possible. You really don’t want a visit from the chairman the night before!

Finally, congratulations to you all for doing so well. It’s been a fantastic season. If you are new, I hope you enjoyed your first season with us, and to all old friends, it’s been lovely to see you all back.

I must thank my committee who have done sterling work this year putting on these shows, and I’m sure you will show your appreciation to them on the night (they won’t say no to a drink!!).

See you in November!

Ruth

Download the final 2010 results here.

You can download your Rosette order form by clicking here.

You can download a Presentation Night order form by clicking here.

I feel like I’ve been away from all this for ages…. I’ve just got back from my honeymoon in Rome! 40 degrees and beautiful, the Eternal City is well worth a visit (wouldn’t want to ride in that heat though)! Many thanks to all of you who wished us well, on the club site and on Facebook. If you are a friend of mine on FB, there are loads of pics and a video or two there. I am being persuaded to put a photo of me arriving on horseback at the Castle on the club website, watch that space!

We had a fab day at the Fun Day, with many requests to hold another. Any suggestions for anything you’d like to see or try, let me know. I’ve been interviewed this month for our Junior newsletter. I notice Billy Twomey got ‘What’s your favourite horse colour?’ while I get ‘How do you deal with any negative comments people may make about the club?’!! Terrifying. A bit Frost/Nixon… But let’s encourage our younger members, they are the club’s future, after all!

So I look forward to seeing you all at the July show, don’t forget your membership cards if you want the highest placed member rosette! It must be with you in the ring, or no rosette.

Don’t forget the JUNIOR NEWSLETTER which can be downloaded here. We have another junior quiz which you download by clicking here.

Ruth

Congratulations to…. Lynn!!!!
Many of you know committee member Lynn Salmon, usually to be found stewarding the showing ring and proprietor of Whitegate Stud. Well, earlier this year she entered a heat of the Search for a Star Steward competition, one of only 5 held around the country, to find top class stewards for the Search for a Star finals at the Horse of the Year Show in October (see box on right). Lynn won her heat, stewarding everything from ridden ponies to working hunter and went to the final on 18th July at Vale View EC in Melton Mowbray. She worked extremely hard and I’m delighted to tell you she won Reserve Champion! I’m sure you will all wish her well and congratulate her, she represented this club really well at a very prestigious event!

Trip to HOYS

Wednesday 7th October. Let us know if you are interested in a trip to see the Horse of the Year Show, our own Treasurer Helen Platt will be competing in the Search for a Star Class. Reduced price group tickets and coach travel. If you’re interested, please email us!

Replacement Show
Don’t forget the Replacement Show is Sunday 15th August. Last chance NWSJC & NWWHC Qualifiers (new prizes added for the NWWHC, rugs to winners, class prizes to 5th place).

Championship Show Trophies
Don’t forget if you are the holder of one of the September Championship Show Trophies please get it engraved and returned to us at the August Show! Professional machine engraving ONLY please… No scratching it on with a corkscrew!

Charity Donations!
Each month we donate the takings from Ring 1 clear round to charity. June show were all the charities who took the rescued ponies from Spindles Farm:
Redwings
RSPCA
The Horse Trust
World Horse Welfare

Why not email us and suggest next month’s charities?

BRC on Facebook
We now have our own group on Facebook. We can make announcements, update our members, and you can have your say on the discussion boards and upload your photographs.

TO DOWNLOAD THIS NEWSLETTER IN A PDF CLICK HERE.
TO DOWNLOAD THE JUNIOR NEWSLETTER CLICK HERE.
TO DOWNLOAD THE JUNIOR QUIZ CLICK HERE.

Bridgewater Riding Club Fun Day – Saturday 19th June

Update 15.05.10 – With the entries we have so far there shouldn’t be any clashes but if riders wish to nip out of a clinic to do a dressage test that’s fine just let the judge know.

We’ve a day jam packed with refreshments, advice and a grand day out!! We have loads going on through out the day including Show Jumping, Dressage & Working Hunter clinics, Gymkhana games and clear round jumping all day!

What’s more, Mums and Dads even get a lie in! Clinics start from 11am.

For more information, schedule and entry form please click here.

Please get your entries in for Wednesday 16th June!

We will also be holding a Saddlery Table Top Sale – so if you have any unwanted equestrian gear bring it along together with your own table (cars won’t be allowed on the show field) and get selling!!

Despite the monsoon half way through, we hope you had a great first show. Don’t forget to put our next show, on the Sunday 23rd May, in the diary.

We will have a show report, newsletter and the first points update of the season with you in the next couple of weeks. Join our mailing list or follow us on Twitter or Facebook for immediate updates.

The next committee meeting is on the Tuesday 4th May, 7pm @ The Hazel Pear. If you have any comments, suggestions or feedback we would love to hear from you.

If you’re firing up the Sat Nav, the address is
2 Bradburns Lane
Hartford
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 1LS.