CHOBHAM & DISTRICT RIDING CLUB
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CHOBHAM & DISTRICT RIDING CLUB
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| Club Social - 15th March 2012 |
| Want to meet the committee
and the other members? Join us at The Red Lion at 7.30pm on Thursday 15th
March 2012. Two course meal for £9.99
If you're interested in coming, let Bob or Liane know. We'll be setting up and invite on facebook too. Looking forward to seeing you all there! |
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AIR AMBULANCE THANK YOU |
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CDRC holds a show once a year to raise funds for two charities, the Surrey Air Ambulance and Quest (Riding for the Disabled). From the show in June 2011, we were able to donate £1,000 to each charity. |
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| A BIT LONG IN THE TOOTH | ||
Jon explained that living in the wild, a horse will graze on rough grass and eat bark, sand and soil, all of which wear their teeth down as nature intended. Problems arise when we cause our horses to live an artificial existence and feed them on hay, which is half as soft as grass, and other feeding compounds that do not require the biting, grinding and chewing of grass. The lecture was enriched with a good array of artefacts. Jon had a number of equine skulls so that we could see the tooth development at different ages and also what can occur when things go wrong. Various photographs showed the damage to the inside of the mouths of horses who have endured sharp spurs arising from mis-growth. Jon says that in 99% of cases he is able to conduct his routine work upon horses using no sedatives, just the dentist’s gag, modelled by our Team Manager Paul Dixon in the photo! He showed various rasps, such as the one being viewed by committee member Sarah Leno. Jon said that the actual dentistry is only a third of his job, the other two-thirds are building a relationship with his clients, both horse and owner. So, if you notice your horse is dropping its food when eating, losing condition, its head tilting when eating or when ridden, he could be telling you something! James Parker |
| AGM October 2011 |
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The Club held its AGM at Lyne Hall on 12th October and around 40 members attended. Pictured with the various winners is Vice-Chairman Bob Deacon. Bob also presented a cheque for £1500 to Phyl Jones, Chairman of Quest
RDA. |
Junior trophy winners Junior Show jumping: Heidi Ann Stedeford Senior trophy winners Senior Show jumping: Southerly Roberts |
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| CDRC Fund Raiser show for
Surrey Air Ambulance and Quest RDA
Photos courtesy of Wayne Jones |
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Seminar with Scott Dunn Veterinary Practice at Lyne Village Hall
As well as explaining the causes, symptoms and treatments of these
ailments, Anna highlighted the importance of careful equine management. |
Happy Birthday to Chairman James Parker!!CDRC's chairman celebrated his '21 again' birthday on the 17th December and some of the club members were delighted to be able to attend [crash] James's birthday celebrations. The hall was packed with James's friends and family who, despite the snow, were determined to join the celebrations - testament to what a valued friend James is to so many. In fact, all of the anecdotes given about James throughout the evening spoke of support, inspiration and true friendship. We all enjoyed a wonderful evening, with lots of games, including a team competition to write the best Christmas carol - see ours below. I believe there is video footage of us singing on the stage - oh dear! So on behalf of the club I'd like to first ask you to (virtually) raise a glass to our chairman James Parker to wish him a happy birthday and second forgive those of us representing your club for such an appalling stage performance...... |
Ode to James ParkerTo be sung to Good King Wenceslas
Christmas comes but once a yearLet us make it boozeyCareful though how much you drink'Else you'll end up wooseyJames's party starts us offGet's us in the moo-oodRiding Club will now trot offCos there's no more fo-oo-ood.
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| AGM October 2010
The Club held its Annual General Meeting at the Lyne Village Hall on 12th October.
With sadness we bade farwell to committee members Sophie Baker, Kelly Logan and Bekki Hill, while welcoming new
incumbents Laura Stevens, Paul Dixon, Sarah Leno and Geri Summers. |
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| (Left) Junior overall show
points, Junior Show jumper and junior orienteering winner - Heidi Stedeman
(Right) Senior overall show points and Show jump winner - Southerly Roberts |
Junior Dressage Winner - Liam Johnson | Senior orienteering winners - Paul Dixon and Julie Warner |
| CDRC charity donation
Many of you will have attended on 20th June either as competitors or helpers, and what a great day it was! The jumping and dressage classes were especially popular, and at the end of the day we were delighted to learn that we had made a significant sum for our chosen charities, the Quest RDA and the Surrey Air Ambulance. CDRC chairman James Parker, attended the Quest end of year party to
present a cheque for £1,500 to Phyl, the Quest group Chairman. Our
donation will go to the upkeep of Jake - pictured. |
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News from Langshot Equestrian Centre -
James Parker
Langshot will once again be hosting our
August Bank Holiday Show (30 August, schedule coming soon), and visitors
will be pleased to see that a major programme of improvement works is
underway at the Centre.
The indoor school has been refurbished and
now has seating for 80 spectators. This venue is available for
hire and proprietor Lucy will be pleased to receive enquiries.
Planning permission has been granted for a
complex of classrooms, offices and changing facilities, as well as the
relocation of stabling to see a 38-box yard complete with horse walker and
x-ray suite.
The Club is grateful for the ongoing
support of Langshot and we wish them well in their plans for expansion
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| Club Chairman James Parker visited Redwings Horse Sanctuary near Great Yarmouth in April, to say hello to Welsh pony Icky, who is sponsored by the Club. Icky's real name is Haw Idris, the name given to him when he was born and registered with the British Spotted Pony Society. Unfortunately Icky fell into the wrong hands and Redwings found him severely emaciated at a horse sale in 1991. James comments: “Having driven the long way to Norfolk, imagine my surprise when I pulled into the car park and Icky immediately walked to the fence to welcome me! I had imagined that if I was lucky I might see a far-away grey pony in a field who could possibly be Icky, but it would seem he had heard about a representative from CDRC coming to see him, and clearly wanted to show his appreciation for our support!” “I daresay many members support Redwings privately as I do, and having made my first visit there I was very impressed by a well-run establishment that devotes funds to the care and upkeep of its herd rather than on becoming a glossy visitor attraction. With an increasing number of equine welfare cases at this time it is reassuring to know that fortunes of some of the more needy cases can be reversed by the care provided at Redwings." |
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Royal Windsor Round 2 - 28th March, Berkshire College of Agriculture Well done to Liam Johnson and Abbie Audsley who won their classes and have qualified to go to the final at Royal Windsor Horse Show in May. Liam will represent Chobham in both the Riding Test class on Wednesday 12th May and the Intermediate Top Score competition on the Sunday 16th May. Abbie represents us in the Novice Top Score competition on Saturday 15th May.
We wish them both the very best of luck!!
Thank you and well done also to Vicki Nugent and Danielle Johnson who came 2nd and 3rd in their classes.
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CDRC Social 11th March It was great to see so many of you out at the Red Lion on Thursday. One of the great aspects of our club is the friendly members and I think we can say a good night was had by all. Thank you to Bob Deacon for organising it.
For those of you who missed it but wanted to join us, we'll keep you posted on when we're having the next one. |
THE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO SAY A VERY
LARGE WELL DONE TO OUR CHAIRMAN JAMES PARKER!!!
After
30 years of campaigning TfL have installed a Pegasus crossing for horse
riders and a Toucan for pedestrians and cyclists at the Robin Hood
roundabout, on the A3 linking
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| AGM
October 2009
The Club held its AGM on 15th October at
Lyne Village Hall, and over 30 members turned out to hear Chairman James
Parker detailed a busy and successful year past for Chobham and
District Riding Club. |
Senior Orienteering Trophy Winners, James Parker (Chairman) Rebecca Hill and Sian Rees-Smith. (Rebecca and Sian were also the trophy holders for 2008/9) |
Junior Orienteering Trophy Winners Shannon Elliot and Jodie Shaw.
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Senior Show Jump Trophy Winner Sophie Baker. (Sophie also held the trophy in 2008) |
Junior Show Jump Trophy Winner Heidi W-Stead (new member to the club in 2009) |
Senior Open Show Trophy winners - Sarah Leno, Linda Jeffries (pictured) and Wendy Baxter |
Junior Open Show Trophy winner - Emily Kruchek |
Senior Overall (Show Points) Trophy Winner - Sophie Baker |
Junior Overall (Show Point) Trophy Winners - Emily Kruchek and Heidi |
Senior Dressage Trophy Winner - Wendy Baxter
Junior Dressage Trophy Winner - Becky Blackmore
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