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OLDHAM & DISTRICT RIDING CLUBOLDHAM & DISTRICT RIDING CLUBOLDHAM & DISTRICT RIDING CLUBOLDHAM & DISTRICT RIDING CLUB NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER june june june june 2010201020102010

Who’s Who at ODRC

Chair Person Sue Hollingworth 07970 857739 Vice Chair Steve Hopkinson 07973 268261 Treasurer Lisa Wake 01457 839919 / 07877 863513 Secretary Abi Atherton 01457 810211 Membership Lesley Illingworth 0161 785 8989 Instruction

Krystina Bamber 07970 813193

Lauren Rothwell 07584 301253 Friezland User Group Sue Hollingworth 07970 857739 Arthur Prowse 01457 870407 Teams Vicky Hollingworth 07970 857739 Northern Liaison Group Representative Arthur Prowse 01457 870407 Newsletter Editor Minda Wigley 01457 870421 mindaHGF@live.co.uk Bridleways Peter Carter 01457 873344 Website Andy Morrison 01457 820524 silverhillstables@btinternet.com Social Secretary Amanda Godwin 07754 742232 amandagodwin@aol.com Child Protection Officer Haydee Seton-Jones 07734 405258

Show Organisers Members Only Novice

Lauren Rothwell 07584 301253

Steve Hopkinson 0161 624 5269 Show Jumping Rachel Roebuck 07968 043539 Christine Howarth 07960 707619 Showing & Working Hunter

Tracy Shaw 07927 044804 Judy Worthington 07876 782941 Dressage

Lesley Illingworth 0161 789 8989

Bridget Tibbot 07814 327016 Combined Training Alana Bennett 07872 583182 Denzil Edwards 07899 054799 Sponsored Ride Peter Carter 01457 873344 peter-s-carter@tiscali.co.uk Riding Club Camp Sue Hollingworth 07970 857739 Minda Wigley 01457 870421

Other Committee Members: Tim Partridge 07976 561632 Deb Prowse 01457 870407

From the Editor: Welcome to the June edition of the Newsletter. Last month I suggested you make yourself a cup of tea before sitting down to read that bumper edition. This one is even bigger, so maybe this time you'll need a cup of tea and a sandwich! This month we've got:

• articles and results for the May shows - Ridden, In Hand & Working Hunter (pages 10,11 & 12) and the Showjumping (pages 12 & 13)

• the story of one new member's promising start to his riding career – written by his groom! (page 6)

• news of a forthcoming special memorial show for Jill Bradley (page 9) and a write up about Jill's funeral – a very cheerful affair (page 8)

• Peter Carter & Bryn are planning another sponsored ride and want your support or your company or both (pages 4 & 15)

• Good news about organisers for the Showjumping shows (page 4)

• Some useful tips on first aid kits and wound care (page 5), and a pointer if your horse is driving you mad with foot stamping (page 7)

• An important message from Lancashire Fire & Rescue about how your mobile phone could save your life in an emergency (page 9)

• News of a couple of courses for horseowners – on equine massage and photographing your horse (page 14)

• The usual news on Teams (page 2), Instruction (page 3), Social events (page 4), Helpers (page 2), Bridleways (page 3) Committee meetings (page 4).

• and if you have any other news or stories you want to see appear in the Newsletter see page 2 for how to get in touch.

Over to you ...

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helpers rota for

forthcoming shows

All members are asked to indicate on the membership application which show they would be prepared to help at. The following is a reminder to the next batch of helpers to make sure they don't inadvertently forget to turn up to help. As you will see on page 12 we had a record number of helpers for the first of the season's Showjumping Shows – we must try and keep that up as it makes life so much easier for those who have kindly agreed to organise shows. The ball's in your court! Just because your name doesn't appear below, doesn't mean you can't help! Dressage – 6 June 2010

Laura Carter Sue Pearson Deb Connell Julie Swindells

Katie Donald Lisa Wake Elizabeth Kershaw Ridden, In Hand & Working Hunter – 27 June 2010

Rebecca Black Emily Worthington Sian Chadwick

Combined Training Show – 20 June 2010 (Re-arranged date)

Those below agreed to help at the Combined Training Show on 11 April which, unfortunately, was cancelled. Each of you will be contacted by the show organiser to see if you are available on the rescheduled date:

Sarah Cheetham Heather Marshall Denzil Edwards Lesley Sanders Louise Frary Haydee

Seton-Jones Sue Hamer Vicky Tibbot

teams update & reminders

The forthcoming team competitions include:

• Team Showing – Aston-le-Walls 5 & 6 June

• Show Jumping – Lakes 19 June (Entry fee £7.50. Entry for style jumping £6.50)

• One Day Event – Kelsall Hill 27 June (Entry fee £30. Entries to Sue Hollingworth by 3 June please.)

• Dressage – Penistone 3 July (see website) Rochdale 17 July (Entry fee £7.50 tbc)

This year's Winter Dressage at Brookhead, Warrington will be in November on a date to be confirmed. If you are interested in being on a team for one of these events ring Sue or Vicky Hollingworth on 07970 857739. Please note that the teams manager will no longer chase people to join a team so if you are interested you must ring Sue or Vicky. So don't be shy – pick up the phone and ring!

Items for the newsletter? If you have any items you think might be interesting or useful to other members of the Riding Club, please e-mail them to mindaHGF@live.co.uk or post to Minda Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph, Oldham OL3 5UX, or if tight for time, ring Minda and tell her what you want to say over the phone (01457 870421).

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instruction update

Working Hunter Clinic by Bridget Tibbot You can't be a fair weather rider in Saddleworth! Twelve dedicated riders attended the working hunter clinic at Belle Vue Farm on 29th May, which was the day of the beer walk and also the morning after the night before – Whit Friday!! Elizabeth Kershaw, Jillian Dinsdale, Caroline Coldwell, Angela Masterson, Michaela Etchells and Jennie Lancashire rode on the 11 am Novice lesson, ably taught by Vicky Tibbot. Lisa Wake, Lesley Sanders, Andrea Seton-Jones, Ann Thompson, John Thompson and Tim Partridge were taught at 1pm over an intermediate/open course. Though it rained throughout the morning, the riders were able to jump a course of working hunter fences, jump out of the arena onto the field, over two cross country jumps then jumped back into the arena to finish the course. Thank you to everyone for attending and we hope you enjoyed yourselves. Showjumping Clinic: by Lesley Illingworth, Clinic Organiser Well done to everyone who took part in the clinic on 11 May with Peter Mellor, and they were Roger Matthews, Bridget Tibbot, Jessica Goodwin-Sherratt, Tim Partridge, Caroline Coldwell, Nicki Etchells, Lisa Wake, Abi Atherton, Steve Hopkinson and Nicola Gregory. Everone jumped really well and I hope they all enjoyed it. A special well-done to Caroline who only recently returned to the saddle after a shoulder injury -

she mastered her nerves and jumped brilliantly! The next showjumping clinic is to be held on:

Tuesday 22 June

Lessons in pairs Price £12 per person

There are still a couple of places left on this clinic at 6.30pm so if you are interested ring me on 0161 785 8989 or 07951 172913. You can pay on the night but when you book in you commit to the cost if you can't make it on the day.

bridleways update

• Problems with the gate at Dronsfields at Delph have been reported

• The problems with the angle of the stile at Mossley Hollins School have been passed to Tony Turner at Tameside Bridleways to deal with

• Signs are to go up at Uppermill baths to make it clear that it's a bridleway, and double yellow lines are to be put on the road outside the pool

• Work will be starting shortly on improvements to the Diglea bridle path (as reported in last month's newsletter)

• Holly Grove at Uppermill is to have work done in due course to tidy up the overgrown areas and to make the gate safe for horses

Peter Carter Bridleways Representative 01457 873344

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just a minutejust a minutejust a minutejust a minute snippets from the latest

committee meeting

Friezland Arena Surface Problems: The materials needed to repair the membrane have been ordered. Following the request to have Charles Britton oversee the work, the Council have stated that they don't need "overseeing" (Ed: oh dear!) and the work is to be done w/c 7 June. It has been reported that two riders were seen galloping down the bridlepath at Friezland – scattering walkers in their path! They then turned the horses out on the arena for a roll!!! This is not good practice – so we appeal to ODRC members not to copy their behaviour!

appeal for sponsors

(or fellow riders!)

If you've decided not to do the Trans Pennine Trail Celebration Ride on 7 August this is a reminder that Peter Carter is doing the 15 mile ride – except that he is starting from Uppermill (a total of about 40 miles there and back!!). He is doing the ride to raise funds for Friezland Arena surface improvements so please sponsor him as we all benefit from having this fabulous arena available to us for Club activities. Give him a ring on 01457 873344 to let him know how much you will sponsor him for – or you can volunteer to help him at a pit stop along his journey. On the other hand, if you are interested in doing the whole ride with Peter you will find a sponsor sheet and letter from Peter at the back of this Newsletter (pages 15 & 16) to get you started with your preparations.

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showjumping show

organiser found!!!!! We are delighted to announce that two ladies have very kindly volunteered to take on the job of organising the remaining Showjumping shows for the season. They are Rachel Roebuck and Christine Howarth. We hope that lots of helpers will come out of the woodwork to make the job easier for them. Thank you very much, Rachel and Christine. We will do our best to drum up plenty of help for you at the two remaining shows on 11 July and 12 September.

social events update

Two suggestions have been made for members to meet up on an informal basis as follows:

• a date to be announced in the newsletter and on the website on a monthly or bi-monthly basis when members can meet up for a drink and a chat, say, at the Grotton pub in Grotton.

• a day at Formby beach – again no formal arrangments to be made but a date to be announced and members can arrange to be there and ride together on the day.

Watch this space in the July Newsletter for the dates of the first of these events.

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From the Editor:

pizzA – THE KEY TO THE

PERFECT first aid kit

Peter Carter, in his write up on the Sponsored Ride for last month's newsletter, mentioned that he had to use the First Aid Kit for the first time ever on a ride. Wound care is something I have taken very seriously since I heard Professor Derek Knottenbelt (of Liverpool Veterinary Hospital) give a lecture on wound management several years ago. I never thought wound management could be so entertaining – but more to the point so memorable and I share below the essence of what he taught us:

The Pizza Principle of Wound Management

When examining a wound imagine that it is like a pizza. The first things you must get rid of are the black olives and the brown mushrooms – in other words, any black or brown bits. These are dead tissue and dirt and must be removed or the wound won't heal.

Next you must get rid of the cheese – that's any yellow gunk in and around the wound (exudate is the technical word). Again, if you leave this in the wound it will impair healing.

What you should be left with is the pink salami and the red tomatoes. This is good healthy tissue – pink skin and red blood. When this is all you can see, you can be sure the wound will heal. Professor Knottenbelt went on to beg horse owners not to use anything other than water to clean a wound and never ever to use wound powder as this clogs the wound and prevents healing.

After reading about Peter Carter using his first aid kit I asked him to tell me what he included in that kit and this was his reply:

My first aid kit consists of:

• a couple of ordinary bandages

• absorbant lint type pads

• a tail bandage

• purple antiseptic spray

• a roll of insulating tape

These would be OK for injuries like minor cuts where we could continue with the ride. If there were more serious problems such as heavy bleeding I think I would have enough pads and bandages to stem blood flow until I could get help. We could also use clothing if things got desperate. (How very practical, Peter!) I also carry an equiboot in case of a lost shoe, a pair of scissors and small wire cutters. I don't know if this lot meets any health and safety requirements but one can only carry so much. Oh – and a mobile phone! This set me thinking about the things I find I use most frequently out of my home First Aid Kit and they are:

• cotton wool and a bowl of water to clean the wound

• Derma Gel to keep the wound moist and promote healing

• Melolin or Skintact non-adherant dressings

• Gamgee for padding under the bandage

• Vetwrap bandages

• Insulating tape to make sure the bandage doesn't come undone

• Scissors to trim the bandage and cut the tape

• Equiboot for both foot protection and for poulticing

If you have any particular items you find really helpful in your first aid kit, or for use around your yard in general, let me know and I will pass it on to other members. You never know, you might solve a problem that's been bugging them for ages.

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My, what have I done?!! My, what have I done?!! My, what have I done?!! My, what have I done?!!

(The (The (The (The groomgroomgroomgroom''''s story)s story)s story)s story) by Ann Thompson

Let me start at the beginning. My husband John has, for years, taken me to shows and fun rides all over the place. He would take myself and friends in the trailer to wherever I wanted to go. He would then generally get his lap-top out and work in the back of the horse trailer until we returned from having our fun. On occasions I would try and find John a horse to ride but, as he was a heavy bloke (nearly 22 stone), it was difficult to find him a horse that could carry him. There were a couple of friends who let us borrow a horse that could manage it, so off we would go, occasionally, to enjoy riding out together as husband and wife. John always said how much he enjoyed these outings but would say he did'nt want to do it all the time. A new man arrived in my life late last year. Following weight loss surgery, John had slimmed down to just under 15 stone. I cajoled him into letting me find a horse for him so we could spend more time together, to which he, without too much enthusiasm, and probably some degree of reluctance, agreed. "What have I done?!!" happens now... Within weeks a stable became available on our yard (which is a rarity) and I had found a superb horse for him. Late November arrived and so did Sky, John's horse. Due to the horrible weather and our January holiday, we didn't get much riding done. John started to have flatwork lessons on Saturdays and he also took me to have a couple of showjumping lessons. I thought by March John would be ready for us to have some fun together.

Jane, his trainer, and other stable-yard friends talked John into going to an indoor arena dressage show late in March, so off we go to the shops to buy all new gear, (I'm thinking "This is costing a fortune", like, haven't I heard him say this to me, ha ha). So here we are, me as groom with video recorder in hand, his first ever show and there's loads of people here. I would be really nervous and scared. John tell's me he's up for it and at least it'll be a learning curve for him. He does really well and gets some good feed back to work towards. When he started riding back in January/February, John said that he wants to be ready to do some jumping at Mottram Show in August and we all kind of agreed there was ample time to get him ready for this, though if he wasn't ready, he could always do next year. Little did I realise what I was creating. After the dressage show, I was booked to do cross country at Dene Valley. There was a group of us going and as well as taking my horse, we took Sky as one of our friends was going to ride her to see how well she coped with it. The Tuesday before the cross country, I was booked to have a jumping lesson and John joined us with Sky, his first ever jumping lesson, which he obviously enjoyed. On the day of the cross country, one of the group took ill and we were left one short for the doubles. Up jumps John saying "I'll do it", and so he did, with only one refusal on the entire course!! He only brought his kit so that he could ride round the field and exercise her but yes, being John, that was never going to be good enough. I'm sure this was the turning point. He was just beaming from ear to ear when he finished and said he fully understands why we enjoy riding so much. The following week was Mottram Spring Show and he said he wanted to enter one of the jumping

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classes. I put him into beginners working hunter and he has two lessons just before the show. He gets a clear and comes away with his 1st ever rosette, a 6th place!! May 9th ODRC Showing and Working Hunter show John asked if we could go so that he could do one class, Novice Working Hunter. So, as a good wife and now relegated to the position of groom & VT (video tape) editor we went . When we arrived at Friezland John said that he didn’t like the waiting around, so we were only going to do the Novice Working Hunter and the Equitation class, then we would go home. Well, that went well!! It was 6 o’clock before we left the show. What a fab day, even though I cried and John fell off, we had a dream of a day. Some of you will know he came away with four rosettes (a 1st, 2 2nds and a 3rd as well as 2 Reserve Champions.) So I must say a huge "Thank You" to the Judge, Mr John Lloyd who kept encouraging John, and also a big thanks to Norma, Tracy and all the other Committee members and all the spectators for giving us a day to remember. After the day John had, I have decided to give up competing and go full time as groom and VT editor. Watch out for John at Olympia at Christmas!! .... and probably the 2012 Olympics!!

british riding clubs news

For those of you interested in area and national competitions the BRC website (www.britishridingclubs.org.uk) now has on it the 2010 Rulebook complete with any changes highlighted in red, and details of how to make entries.

From the Editor:

foot stamping –

what a pain!

I have a little 14.2hh native pony whose stable name is Titch (as she is so much smaller than my boys, Bailey and Claude). I was given her as a companion for Bailey when I lost George last year. To my dismay and distress she's been doing a great deal of footstamping recently. Apart from the distress to her of the itching I was distressed listening to it and worrying about her poor old joints being hammered. I contacted the vet who recommended an injection of Dectomax (not licensed for use in horses at present but found to be effective against mites and so used with the owner signing a disclaimer.) However Dectomax failed to make any difference. A friend then recommended using Derbac M (used to control the Scabes mite in humans) but that didn't help either. All the time I kept hearing bang, bang bang from the end stable and wondered what else I could do. Then I saw an old tub of Nettex Itch Stop with half an inch of dust on the lid, and remembered that I used to use it to great effect on George (who was a Clydesdale cross with all the problems that accompany lots of feather!) Two treatments on all 4 of Titch's feet and the silence emanating from the end stable was deafening. My unending thanks go to Nettex for producing something that works and saves a lovely little pony from a great deal of distress (to say nothing of her desperate owner!) (At time of going to press Titch has not stamped for a month – what bliss!) If you have had a problem in caring for your horse and found a really effective remedy, please pass it on to other members by letting me have details for the newsletter. (See box on page 2 for how to contact the Editor.)

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From the Editor:

goodbye & god bless, jill

You may have read the article in last month's newsletter telling of Jill Bradley's tragically early death, and on 12 May we said goodbye to her at her funeral.

I was so pleased and grateful to see a super turnout of ODRC members past and present who were able to attend the funeral and give her a good send off. I'm sure her husband, Mark, and the children Katherine and Fraser, were glad to see the show of respect and appreciation for their lovely Jill.

After the article appeared in last month's newsletter I received a number of e-mails, texts and phone calls all with a common theme. They spoke of lovely memories of Jill, of her beaming smile whenever she was riding Sovereign, of her kindness and support at Riding Club activities, and her general helpfulness in many different situations.

To my surprise and delight at the funeral (perhaps odd words to use in such a sad setting) Jill's husband, Mark was sufficiently composed to be able to give the address at Oldham Crematorium. I was delighted simply because I couldn't imagine anyone who could have done a better job. Jill and Mark had been married for 24 years, having met at Edinburgh University, and in his address Mark gave a brief history of Jill's life – and each of us learned things about Jill that we had never known before.

For me something I had never known was that Jill had, when younger, played the French Horn to a standard high enough to play the Mozart Horn Concerto in a concert. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised that she was able to play such a difficult instrument so well – it was part of what Jill was – she worked hard at everything she did and sought to do it to the very best of her ability.

Something else Mark mentioned was that Jill's favourite book was Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". Although I knew she had liked the book, what I didn't know what was that she'd enjoyed it so much she had read it 20 times!!! Her daughter Katherine read an extract from the end of the book where

Frodo makes his final departure from his hobit friends who had shared his mission. This was a poignantly appropriate passage as the funeral was a final farewell to Jill from us, her friends who had shared in her life in some small way.

Mark helped us all to be at ease by encouraging us to talk to those people we didn't know about how we had come to know Jill – a very unusual practice at a funeral, I'm sure!

I know each of us will have our own memories and experiences of Jill but I remembered something as I was lying awake thinking about her at 4am on the morning following her funeral. We used to go to dressage competitions together in my horsebox and one day during the journey she asked me if I'd ever read Harry Potter. "No, have I heck" I said. "Why would I want to read a children's book?" "That's what Mark and I thought at first" said Jill, "but now we fight to get them off the children as each one comes out so we can read them first!"

So I bought a copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" little knowing at the time that it would turn out to be such fun to read that I would end up reading all the Harry Potter novels but in German and then again in Spanish, to help progress my reading skills in those languages for my Modern Languages degree. I have to confess, though, that I haven't had a lot of call for the German and Spanish words for magic wand, caldron, spell and curse, but who knows ....**

If any of you has a special memory of Jill and would like to share it, I will put it inthe next newsletter, so do please get in touch.

Although Jill didn't get to live as long as she should have, she did at least live long enough to learn that daughter Katherine had won a place at Edinburgh University to study Fine Arts and, if the way the two children conducted themselves at the funeral is anything to go by, Jill had obviously done a great job as a mother!

** Before going to press with this Newsletter I met Sue Hamer's new horse – "Pumpkin" – except that her show name is the Spanish word for pumpkin – "Calabaza" – and Harry Potter drank lots of pumpkin juice!!

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Memorial Show Memorial Show Memorial Show Memorial Show

In Memory of In Memory of In Memory of In Memory of Jill BradleyJill BradleyJill BradleyJill Bradley by Sue Hamer

Like myself those of you who were fortunate to have known Jill and even those of you who were not I am sure were deeply saddened by the sad loss of Jill who tragically lost her battle with cancer in May 2010. Jill was an amazing lady and to me personally she was an inspiration and it was an honour to have known her.

For those of you who knew Jill, a keen ODRC member, you will remember neither Showing nor even Show Jumping were really her thing. She loved dressage and the thrill of taking part in a cross country event. I will never forget her big beaming smile whilst watching her complete the cross country at Somerford Park.

MINI ONE DAY EVENT SUNDAY 8 AUGUST

(after the Combined Training)

In Memory of Jill, I will be organising a “Mini One Day Event”, which ODRC have kindly said that they will support me in running. The event will be run on 8 August 2010 at Friezland Arena after the Combined Training and all proceeds will go to the Charities that Jill had chosen, Riding for the Disabled, Cancer Research and The Christie Charity.

Full details of the Event will be published in the July Newsletter but in the meantime, I would simply ask you mark the date in your diary.

I would be grateful if anyone who could spare a few hours to help on the day of the Event would either contact myself (Sue Hamer) on 07889 156171 or one of the Committee (see front page).

Thank you and I hope to see you there on the day.

ice – in case of emergency (Message from lancashire fire

and rescue) Many of you will already know about this, but for those of you who don't – get your mobile phone out now! We all carry our mobile phone with names and numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this ICE (In Case of Emergency) campaign. The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" (In Case of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as "ICE". Please forward this message to other people you know. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name, simply enter ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc.

Beverley Warburton Crime Prevention Officer Tel: 01772 625593

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ridden, in-hand & working

hunter show 9 may 2010 by Tracy Shaw Ridden, In Hand & Working Hunter Show Organiser Hi All, What a difference the weather makes! We were promised rain but thankfully it held off until Monday! I would like to offer my thanks to all who turned up nice and early to help set up the jumps and tent (it wouldn't be possible without you!) and to all who stayed to help tidy up and put away at the end of the day. A special thank you to Lesley Jackson for stewarding at such short notice and doing a brilliant job! A big thank you to Norma and Judy who worked very hard in the tent ALL day! My apologies to all who entered the Working Hunter classes and had to cope with the angle between jumps 4 & 5 (I will say no more!) although John Whitaker, sorry, John Thompson seemed to get round brilliantly! (Well done to John!) If there was a trophy for bravery, John would have won it hands down! The highlight of the day for me, however, involved poor Tim Partridge. At the beginning of the day Tim had been helping pull the jumps out of the container. When we got the water jump out Tim commented "Oh heck, my horse doesn't like the water jump." Sure enough, later on Tim entered the Intermediate Working Hunter class in which he had to negotiate the dreaded water jump. He and Sox were going really well round the course but then, just as they were approaching the water jump, two dogs came running

out of the bushes from the bridle path and started to chase Sox. Tim turned Sox around and attempted to approach the water jump a second time – only for the very same thing to happen again! Tim & Sox duly turned away and attempted the water jump for the third time only to then have a genuine refusal! – at which point Tim had had enough and set about chasing the dogs off the field! Sadly, despite their valiant efforts the pair were eliminated. Rats! Tim, if you've never hunted before, your not supposed to chase the hounds!! and, of course, it just had to happen at your least favourite fence! But good on you – you made my day - and thanks for being such a good sport and taking it all in good part! Finally I would just like to say "Well done" to all who were in the ribbons and especially to all the Champions and Reserve Champions, erm ... did you like my flowers?!! Until next time .... RIDDEN, IN HAND AND WORKING HUNTER SHOW 9 MAY RESULTS

Ridden Cob Type

1st Lauren Jackson Roman 2nd Monica Hughes Saxon 3rd Lauren Caulfield Field Oak

Fern 4th Rosalind Rhodes Halcyon

Ridden Arab, Anglo/Part-bred

1st Heidi Newton Rubin Riding Horse

1st Jessica Goodwin-Sherratt

Two to Tango

2nd Helen Lewis Happa Geordy

3rd Sue Hollingworth Xander 4th Lauren Rothwell Apollo XII

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RIDDEN, IN HAND AND WORKING HUNTER SHOW 9 MAY SHOW RESULTS (CONTINUED) Ridden Show Hunter

1st Lesley Illingworth Alfie 2nd John Thompson Sky 3rd Rosylind Rhodes Hal 4th Gemma Woolley Simply B

Ridden Mountain & Moorland

1st Emily Worthington Ella Rose 2nd Jennie Lancashire Brynllonydd 3rd Jayne Longden Chester 4th Lauren Caulfield Field Oak

Fern

5th Caitlin Andrews Millslade Honeysuckle

6th Ann Henshall Arwen 7th Heather Marshall Echo Lady Ridden Spotted/Coloured/Palamino

1st Jayne Lees Marley

2nd Sue Hollingworth Xander 3rd Louise Frary Dolly 4th Emma Stewart Tia Rose Best Riding Club Horse/Pony

1st Sue Hollingworth Xander 2nd John Thompson Sky 3rd Caitlin Andrews Millslade

Honeysuckle 4th Emily Worthington Ella Rose 5th Louise Frary Dolly 6th Bridget Tibbot Amber 7th Jayne Longden Chester

Novice Working Hunter

1st John Thompson Sky 2nd Hayley Wild Jasmine 3rd Martha Tibbot Harvey

4th Tim Partridge (H.C.) Sox 5th Louise Frary Dolly 6th Rosalind Rhodes Halcyon

Intermediate Working Hunter 1st Louise Frary Dolly

2nd Hayley Wild Jasmine 3rd Bridget Tibbot Amber 4th Lesley Illingworth Alfie 5th Gemma Woolley Simply B Open Working Hunter 1st Bridget Tibbot Amber

2nd Lesley Illingworth Alfie 3rd John Thompson Sky 4th Nathan Sandiford Queen's

Gambit In Hand Best Condition 1st Diane Allcock Reorge 2nd Tamara Howard King Verti

3rd Jayne Romanczuk

Jimmy

4th Helen Lewis Happa Geordie

5th Karen Partridge Lady Suzanna 6th Heather Marshall Echo Lady 7th Sarah Cheetham Pendal Taran In Hand Spotted/Coloured/Palamino 1st Diane Allcock Reorge

2nd Jane Romanczuk

Jimmy

3rd Louise Frary Dolly 4th Jane Lees Marley In Hand Cob Type 1st Tracy Shaw Crystal 2nd Jayne Romanczuk Jimmy 3rd Lauren Jackson Roman

In Hand Mountain & Moorland 1st Karen Partridge Lady

Suzanna 2nd Heather Marshall Echo Lady 3rd Sarah Mottley Eric In Hand Veteran (over 15 years) 1st Tracy Shaw Crystal

2nd Sarah Cheetham Pendal Taran

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In Hand Hunter Type 1st Bridget Tibbot Amber

2nd Helen Lewis Happa Geordie

3rd Lesley Illingworth Alfie 4th Louise Frary Dolly

Open In Hand 1st Sue Hamer Pumpkin 2nd Diane Allcock Reorge 3rd Helen Lewis Happa

Geordie 4th Freya Lees Marley 5th Tamara Howard King Verti

Ridden Veteran (over 15 years) 1st Paige Wolstencroft Oliver 2nd Sarah Cheetham Pendal

Taran 3rd Jayne Longden Chester

4th Stephanie Senior Marcus

Ridden Showing 1st Lauren Rothwell Apollo XII

2nd Emma Stewart Tia Rose 3rd Helen Lewis Happa

Geordie 4th Ellie Carter King Verti 5th Jessica Goodwin-

Sherratt Tango

6th Stephanie Senior Marcus

Novice Equitation 1st Emma Stewart Tia Rose 2nd Paige Wolstencroft Oliver 3rd Lauren Caulfield Fieldoak

Fern 4th Tracy Saw Crystal

5th Nancy King Bess

Open Equitation 1st Lauren

Rothwell Apollo XII

2nd Gemma Woolley

Simply B

3rd Caitlin Andrews Millslade Honeysuckle

4th Ellie Carter King Verti 5th Jessica

Goodwin-Sherratt

Tango

6th Helen Lewis Happa Geordie

showjumping show

23rd may 2010

by Debs & Arthur Prowse The day dawned clear and sunny (always an advantage when you are putting on a show). There were enough people to help set up the tent and course etc. Our most grateful thanks are sent out to you all. It makes such a difference. Ed: In fact there was a record number of helpers – 20 of them!! worthy I think of a personal thank you and a round of applause!! Deb Bradbury Cath Calvert Keith Chapel Denzil Edwards Lesley Frankland Cathy Heaven Lesley Heaton-Haslop Sue Hollingworth Steve Hopkinson Karen Partridge Tim Partridge Trefor Phillips Debs Prowse Arthur Prowse Claire Richardson Rachel Roebuck Andrea Seton-Jones Haydee Seton-Jones Natalie Shannon Minda Wigley During the course of the day helpers came, did their bit and went, some even stayed all day. This makes such a difference and is much appreciated. Some really keen helpers arrived before 8 a.m. which meant we were all up and ready to go by 9.15 a.m. so there was a brief moment of relaxation. It started with a bang! We hope that Katie has recovered and that the bruises are fading fast. (Ed: this was Katie Schofield, who was first to go in the clear round, and unfortunately fell off and landed with a bit of a thump.

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She was ably assisted by the professional First Aider on hand for the show, and she picked herself up and walked from the field, putting a brave face on it.) There was a reasonable turnout in all the classes except the Open but then we were competing with other shows being held on the same day. Congratulations to all class winners, and those who qualified for a variety of Championships (including Halifax Agricultural Show, David Broome event at Cricklands, and the North West Show Jumping Championships.) We hope you all had a good day and enjoyed yourselves even if you didn’t take a Rosette home with you. Thanks to all the help at the end too, everything was put away in double quick time. WHOOPEE! We hope all the rest of the shows this season have good weather, lots of helpers and a good turnout of competitors like this show did. Thank you on behalf of the Committee. SHOWJUMPING 23RD MAY RESULTS Beginners Novice 2'3" Senior 1st Clare Triffit Amber 2nd Laura Carter Sky 3rd John Thompson Sky

4th Jayne Lees Marley 5th Vicky Greeson Jagger 6th Paul Dodkins Bronte

Junior 1st Paige

Wolstencroft Oliver

2nd Emily Aylett Malibu 3rd Summer Baker Minnie

Advanced Novice 2'9"

Senior 1st Carla Arthur Blue 2nd Jessica

Goodwin-Sherratt Two to Tango

3rd Donna Howarth Mail Hunter 4th Claire

Richardson Zena

5th John Thompson Sky 6th Natalie Shannon Cordelia

Junior 1st Roxanne

Johnson Starlight

2nd Gemma Dumbil Sam 3rd Megan Lockwood Basil Pairs 2'9" 1st Gemma Dumbill

Rachel Roebuck Sam Foxy

2nd Claire Richardson Natalie Shannon

Zena Cordelia

3rd Sue Hollingworth Megan Lockwood

Xander Basil

4th Rachel McMahon Andrea Harwood

Landi Georgia

3' Class 1st Carla Arthur Blue 2nd Donna Howarth Mail Hunter 3rd Claire

Richardson Zena

4th Andrea Harwood Georgia

5th Tim Partridge Sox 6th Rachael

McMahon Landi

Intermediate 3'3" 1st Rachael

Roebuck Foxy

2nd Sue Hollingworth Xander 3rd Natalie Shannon Cordelia 4th Andrea Harwood Georgia

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courses for horses –

or rather their owners

We received the following letter from Sue Brown, Veterinary Physiotherapist & Equine Body Worker, which might be of interest to some members: I'd like to offer a discount to all members of the Oldham and District Riding Club. Would you like to improve your horses' health and performance? Does your horse seem stiff on one rein, resistant to the contact, reluctant to jump, or is he having difficulty working through from behind? Has he developed behaviours such as being cold backed, girth shy, or even bucking, rearing or napping? Massaging your horse could help to relieve these issues!

As a Veterinary Physiotherapist and Equine Body Worker, I teach a Horse Owners Massage Course, and would like to offer you a £10 discount on this course. Courses are held throughout the UK, or owners can organise a private course for between 1 and 8 people with their own horses at their own yard. To take part on one of these costs just £85 per person (including £10 discount to members of the Riding Club), and the course runs from

10am to 4pm. By the end of this popular 1-day course participants will feel confident using massage as a technique to improve their horse's health and performance!

Horse Owners Massage Course 14th August - Model Farm, Hanscombe End Road. Herts. SG5 3NA. 25th September - Aston Manor Equestrian, Aston, Pipegate, Market Drayton. Shropshire TF9 4JB. 26th September - Centre Lines, Poterhill, Collingham, Newark. Notts. NG23 7PZ.

Do you find yourself wishing you could take a better photograph? Do you end up with the jump in the middle of the picture, but just the nose or the tail of the horse? Are you afraid to take your camera off 'automatic' because you don't know what the different settings are for? Then the Horse Owners Photographic Clinic is just what you need!

I would also like to offer a £10 discount on the Horse Owners Photographic Clinic, taught by my husband Simon Palmer, a Wildlife Photographer specialising in Equine Photography, and cameraman to Monty Roberts in the UK . This exciting new course encourages participants to learn more about the different settings on their camera, tips and tricks of lighting and composition, and how they can use this knowledge to take great pictures of their horse! The course is aimed at the Horse Owner and does not require any specialist camera equipment, previous students have used everything from a pocket camera to a DSLR! Again, courses are held throughout the UK, or owners can organise a private course for between 1 and 4 people with their own horses at their own yard. To take part on one of these costs just £70 (including £10 discount to members of the Riding Club), and the course runs from 9.30am to 5pm. For more information visit www.into-the-Iens.com.

Horse Owners Photography Clinic 26th June - Fairfield Horse Sanctuary, Newton in Furness, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA13 OLY.

Sue Palmer, Holistic Horse Help Veterinary Physiotherapist and Equine Behavioural Consultant Tel: 07976413488 Web: www.holistichorsehelp.com Sign up NOW at www.holistichorsehelp.com to receive your FREE monthly e-newsletter with exclusive discounts and deals plus all the latest news and views! ~

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TRANS PENNINE TRAIL

21ST

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION RIDE

LONGDENDALE

7TH

AUGUST 2010

When I received the entry form for this ride my thoughts were of riding to Torside to take part

in the event, and then riding back to Diggle without doing either of the planned rides round

the reservoirs. I then thought it would be a shame to ride all that way and not do something.

Then we found out what the costs involved in order to upgrade the arena surface at Friezland

would be, so I had the idea of doing it as a sponsored ride to help the funding for the upgrade.

My plan is for Bryn and I to ride to Torside from Diggle, then to take part in the 15 mile loop

round the reservoirs. This will bring us back to Bottoms Reservoir near Tintwistle. From

there we will return to Diggle, thereby not completing the full loop back to Torside.

I estimate the full distance to be about 40 miles, therefore around 8 hours riding time. It

would be advisable to have a support team to meet us at a couple of pit stops on route (The

Bulls Head at Tintwistle is very handy) however this can be arranged nearer the time.

If anyone would like to help at the pit stops then please let me know, and of course any

sponsorship will be greatly appreciated by everyone who uses Friezland Arena.

Thanks in anticipation

Peter Carter

Tel: 01457 873344

e-mail: peter-s-carter@tiscali.co.uk

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