Archive for 2010
September Newsletter 2010
Dear Members. Once again the year seems to have rushed through. Burghley, the WEG and Dressage championships are upon us! The Association has had a varied and exciting schedule of events and reports are on the web site – thank you to all who supported us and who wrote the reports promptly. The days continue…
Read MoreReport from Hickstead Day, as guests of BHS
Around 25 of us lucky souls managed to congregate at Hickstead on Saturday 31st July 2010, for what is fast becoming our social highlight of the summer – the RIHS. There were even a few BHSIs who, despite distinguished careers in the horse world, had never done the Hickstead pilgrimage – so it was quite an…
Read MoreReport on F&I Association Training with Judy Harvey FBHS
For many years I have admired Judy’s riding, training and judging but thought she probably only had time to help the top flight riders such as Ruth Edge. Then I discovered that Ann Bostock is a regular customer at Great Horwood and with the training day presenting itself in the F&I news together with an…
Read MoreThe National Equine Forum Thursday 4th March 2010
The Annual National Equine Forum was held on Thursday 4th March 2010 in central London. As part of the Forum, and as a result of the interest shown at last year’s forum in Tim Hadaway’s presentation on Greenwich and the proposed site for the equestrian events of the 2012 London Olympics, a tour of that…
Read MoreMarch Newsletter 2010
Dear Members Once again, after the awful winter, we are steaming ahead into a late Spring. Although we unfortuntely had to cancel our course at Addington, Jo Winfield organised a brilliant study day at Hartpury on 23rd February (see report) which also enabled us to have the Association’s AGM over the lunch break of the…
Read MoreReport on the F and I Seminar, Hartpury College, Equine Therapy Centre
Presenters: Kathryn Nankervis MSc, CVPM, Elizabeth Launder BSc, MSc and Joanne Winfield FBHS, BSc. Tuesday 23rd February, 2010. This study day focused on the rider for a change, and started with a lecture from Physiotherapist Liz Launder on the importance of spinal health and good posture. It was very interesting to know that the intervertebral discs…
Read MoreMinutes of the AGM 2010
held on Tuesday 23rd February 2010 at 1330 at Hartpury Equine Therapy Centre, Glos 1. Present: William Blane (Chairman), Alison Craig (Secretary), Judith Murphy (Treasurer and Membership), Ann Bostock, Mandy Luesley (all Committee); Jo Batty-Smith; Steve Banks, Carol Bennitt, Jonathan Chapman, Annette Christie, Margie Craib, Sarah Dale, Lisa Fairclough, Jennifer Ham, Caro Haynes, Nicki Herbert,…
Read MoreJanuary Newsletter 2010
GLOBAL WARMING?? Dear Members. It was with great regret that we decided to cancel our Annual Course and Dinner at Addington, but from a logistics and safety issue, I know it was the right decision. The uptake for the course had been fantastic; both the flat and the jumping were full with F&I members, with…
Read MorePat Smallwood FBHS
A truly exceptional lady, Pat Smallwood FBHS, who died in 1998 left a legacy to many current instructors and trainers within the BHS and the equestrian industry. Pat, or Miss Smallwood as she was usually called, owned Radnage House Riding School. This was run as a successful commercial family business, but there was much more…
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