Sid and Otter Valley Riding Club Newsletter January 2020
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SID AND OTTER VALLEY RIDING CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2020 We hope all our members had a good Christmas and New Year and you are raring to go in 2020! We have a lot of events planned for the coming year and we hope to see you at some of these! AGM The AGM was held on Friday 15th November 2019 at Ottery St Mary Cricket Club and we had a great turnout. Annual trophies were awarded as follows:- Mugwump Dressage Champion – Will Robson (Atom) Reserve Dressage Champion – George Bolt (Asparagus) Junior Dressage Champion – Lissy Arden (Bonmahan Wood Smoke) Reserve Dressage Champion – Isla Wilmington – Hightor Checkmate Most Helpful Non Committee Member – Sue Clegg Riding Club Horse of The Year – Caroline Brimblecombe’s Sparky Team Horse of The Year – Joanna Lee’s Springtower Royal Promise Junior Team Horse – Sophie Jackson’s Castlecoote Storm Best Junior – Poppy Burner Members Shield for Contribution To The Club – Cheryl Beer Midnight Rose Senior XC Achievement – Sam Barnard Junior XC Achievement – Poppy Burner Senior SJ Achievement –Charlotte Radley Tom Smith Memorial Trophy for the best performance by a Senior at The ODE – Di Guest Junior Special Achievement – Poppy Cochrane Senior Special Achievement – Ann Clapp Overall Points Champion ROR – Sarah Hitchings’ Ginger Bashiba Trophy For Dressage Achievement – Alexia Hollingsworth Outstanding New Member – Tegan Lethbridge NEW YEAR MEAL – 10th January 2020 We held our New Year Meal on Friday 10th January 2020 at the Blue Ball Inn, Sidford, and had a fantastic turnout of 62 people! We also managed to raise £240 for the Devon Air Ambulance! A great evening was had by all and our thanks go to Mercedes Pemberton-Finch and Lisa Kingdon for organising. WINE AND CHEESE EVENING WITH TALK BY DEVON AIR AMBULANCE A reminder that we will be holding a Wine and Cheese evening with a talk by the Devon Air ambulance at 7pm for a 7.30 start on Friday 31st January 2020 at Saltbox Cottage, Awliscombe, EX14 3PY by kind permission of Karen and Neil Oakley. Please let Karen know on 01404 841686 or email [email protected] if you would like to attend so that we have an idea of numbers and can make sure there is enough cheese and wine! BEAUTY EVENING – PLASMA PEN FACE TREATMENT WITH DEMO This will be taking place on 19th February 2020 between 6.30pm and 9pm at 12 Hornbeam Close, Honiton, EX14 2UB. This will be an open house to come and learn about Plasma Pen Face Treatment, a non invasive Anti-Ageing treatment. Cheryl will be the Guinea Pig!!! Email Cheryl on [email protected] or text or ring on 07855858106 to let us know if you want to come along. This is a very informal evening. See attached info. EAST DEVON PONY CLUB RACE NIGHT East Devon Pony Club are hosting a race night at West Hill Village Hall on Saturday 29th February 2020 at 6.30pm till late. 2 course dinner and racing. £12 a head or £10 is a table of 12. We are looking to put a Riding Club table or two together. Please contact Karen Oakley ASAP if you want to go - email [email protected]. First come first served basis. QUIZ Our annual quiz will be held on Friday 6th March 2020 at Ottery St Mary Cricket Club. 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Teams of 4, £2.50 per person. Please let Karen know if you are intending to come on either 01404 841686 or email [email protected]. WINTER WEEKEND CAMP Unfortunately it looks like this is going to clash with the Area 12 Novice Showjumping Qualifier so we will postpone this until next year, when we may be able to consider a new venue. AREA HORSE TRIALS – 7th June 2020 We are running the Area Horse Trials again at Bicton Arena on Sunday 7th June 2020, so make a note in your diary. We will be looking for helpers nearer the time. SUMMER CAMP This will be taking place from 16th – 19th July 2020 at Pontispool. Attached you will find a form to secure your place. Please make sure you return this to Jo Lee as soon as possible as places fill up fast. SUMMER SPECTACULAR PARTY We are looking at holding a summer spectacular party with a band or disco potentially on Saturday 1st August 2020. Further details will follow so watch this space! OLYMPIA COACH TRIP We will be putting out a poll on Facebook to gauge interest and get numbers together to book a coach trip to Olympia on Sunday 20th December 2020. If anyone is interested in attending please confirm to Nicky Morrison [email protected]. WINTER DRESSAGE SERIES The Winter Dressage series will be taking place at Bicton College and schedules and entries can be done through Equo Events – www.equoevents.co.uk. There is a fantastic trophy for both the Senior and Junior horse and rider combination who gain the most points over the three dates, which are as follows:- 19th January 2020 16th February 2020 22nd March 2020 TRAINING Forthcoming training sessions are as follows. You can book these online via Equo Events – www.equoevents.co.uk. Please make sure you book in good time as places fill up quickly. The 2020 training dates are being heavily subsidised by the club. Dates are as follows:- ● Sunday 5th January 2020 ) Flatwork and Gridwork training with Ben Van Sommeren at Hitts ● Sunday 2nd February 2020) - Barton, Whimple in the indoor school. Flatwork in pairs £20 per Sunday 1st March 2020) rider/horse for a one hour session. Gridwork in groups of 4, £15 per rider/horse for a one hour session. Saturday 11th April 2020 - Showjumping/XC day at Stockland Lovell. Showjumping will take place in the morning followed by XC in the afternoon with Ben Van Sommeron. Bring a packed lunch. Further details will follow on Facebook and Equo Events. £40 inclusive price. We will be organising further training for the spring and summer so keep checking Facebook and Equo Events! TEAMS Intermediate Senior Winter Dressage Qualifier and West Somerset & Devon Championship A few members headed out to Kings Sedgemoor EC on 17th November for the Area 12 Intermediate Dressage Championship and the WSDD (West Somerset and Devon) Championship which were run alongside. The Intermediate Area Championship teams are made up of one prelim, two novice and one elementary test. Jo Lee and Rocky competed at P14, Mercedes Pemberton- Finch and Harley were 5th in N30, Sarah Hitchings and Alfie were 2nd in N34 with Caroline Brimblecombe and Sparkles having their first outing at Elementary. The team was placed a creditable 5th overall. Excellent results for SOVRC in the WSDD champs - Mercedes Pemberton – Finch and Harley won the Novice Championship, with Sarah Hitchings and Alfie in 3rd place, along with highest placed veteran (20) and ROR. In the the Prelim Championship Jo Lee and Rocky were 3rd and Hattie Pinn was 5th on her first outing for the club. Arena Eventing Qualifier This was held on Sunday 10th November 2019 at Bicton Arena. We had a great turn out and the day ran really smoothly thanks to all our volunteers. Team results are as follows:- 70 Swirls – Caroline Brimblecombe (Forty A Day), Millie Pring (Nikita Thibergere), Olivia Lavis (Sarena May Go Far), Sam Barnard (Lucy’s Gold). The team finished in 2nd place and Mille had a great round to finish individual 3rd and Sam finished in 6th place! 80 Juniors – Luke Morris (Cleo), Polly Cochrane (Rosie), Tabitha Stephenson (Tullibards Magical Ocean), Tegan Lethbridge (Cosmic Kahlua Charlie Brown). Polly had a brilliant day finishing on a zero score to win! 80 Stripes – Caitlin Astley-Jones (Fonnic), Elizabeth Peach (Sapphire), Julie Wright (Bill Bailey), William Robson (Taghairt). The team finished in 6th place. 90 Juniors – Alaya Arden (Roisin Cailin Bui), Alice Turner (Bromson Colour Addiction), Sophie Jackson (Fallowfen Socrates). The team did really well to win! 90 Stars – Hannah Byrne (Kings Coedflyn), Joanna Lee (Springtower Royal Promise), Nicola Morrison (Tiger Lilli), Sarah Hitchings (Kauto the Kid). The team finished in 5th place. 100 Juniors – Alaya Arden (Centyfield Czaia), Alex Brimblecombe (Charlie), Sophie Jackson (Castlecoote Storm), James Shaw (Toome Carrick Diamond). The team did well and finished in 3rd place. 100 Seniors – Charlotte Radley (Little M), Cheryl Beer (A Dazzling Turn), Nicola Morrison (Athena III), Lydia Stuart (Precious One). The team all had amazing rounds to finish on a zero score to win! Congratulations to everyone who represented the club and to those who have qualified for the Championships! Junior Winter Novice Dressage and Junior Intermediate Dressage Qualifiers This is being held at Chard Equestrian on 12th January 2020. A report will follow in the next newsletter. Senior Winter Novice and Intermediate Showjumping Qualifier This is event will held on Sunday 9th February 2020 at Kings Sedgemoor EC. Classes from 70cm. Please contact Nicky Morrison - [email protected] or 07968 154976 as soon as possible to register your interest. Forthcoming Area 12 Qualifiers 2020 FOTH Combined Training Qualifier - This will be held on Sunday 8th March 2020 at Kings Sedgemoor EC. Seniors - contact Jo Lee on - [email protected] or 07967 789661. Juniors - Cameron Beer on email: [email protected] or 07863 294315 or Sarah Box-Adair via [email protected] Dressage to Music Qualifier – 25th May 2020 at Kings Sedgemoor EC. Seniors - contact Sarah Hitchings - [email protected] or 07747 127358 or Holly Mingo - [email protected] . Juniors - Cameron Beer on email: [email protected] or 07863 294315 or Sarah Box-Adair via [email protected] Horse Trials Qualifier – 7th June 2020 at Bicton Arena.