August
Horses - Millie went off to our vets - Chine House Veterinary Hospital to have an operation following an injury. The operation went very well and we are hopeful of a full recovery for her. She now has a rehab programme and will return to lessons when she is fully fit again.
Izzy (Issey Magic) went back out competing after her time off and achieved 66% and 67% winning both of her Elementary classes with India riding.
Unaffiliated Dressage - our shows are held generally on the first Monday of the month running from Intro through to Medium. There is also a Pick Your Own class, so you can come and run through a test of your choice which can be invaluable if you have a championship coming up and want to practice a particular test. We run an open section, veteran rider and veteran horse section in each class towards our championship. After the successful Spring Series we are now in our Autumn Series with our final show in December when presentations will be made. Booking is via My Riding Life. The Autumn Series is kindly sponsored by Rowleys Accountants - www.rowleys.biz
HGV - Verity was delighted to pass her test in August, now holding the HGV Cat C license
Exams, we would like to congratulate India Durman-Mills for passing the British Dressage UKCC level 2 coaching award making her a British Dressage Recognised Coach in addition to her previous qualifications.
Summer Programme this ran throughout the school holidays and it was lovely to see the participants learning and having fun
Dressage Day Camp - with Verity Saul BD Accredited Coach - again well supported and lovely to see the horses and riders developing their skills in a relaxed and friendly supportive atmosphere. The next camp is on Monday 16th October, bookable via My Riding LIfe
Pole Clinic - Alison West continues to come up with different exercises to help horse and rider improve their agility and have fun at the same time. These clinics are bookable via My Riding Life
September
International Dressage - Eddie (Escade) is now back in work following his holidays after this year’s successful season. India and Eddie finished in 23rd place in the World Young Rider Rankings - a creditable performance in their first season at this level. They will now concentrate on training and working towards Grand Prix work strengthening their performance ready for the 2024 season. India trains with Gareth Hughes and Peter Storr alongside Verity
First Aid - September saw many of the staff here updating their First Aid qualifications to ensure that we are all all up to date and qualified to offer First Aid assistance if required
BHS - The East Midlands region organised a CPD day which was hosted here at Witham Villa. The theme of the day was “Futureproof Your Coaching” - run by Jo Winfield FBHS. Our staff and horses did the demos and did us proud, thank you everyone. Verity, India and Megan all attended the course as CPD.
BHS Stage 1 course - Louise Mellor runs this course for the stable management section of the exam, which started this month. Bookable via ECPro