Archive for 2018
Equine Forum Report
Sarah Macdonald and I were fortunate to attend the 26th National Equine forum on 8th March. The Equine Forum hosts short talks from industry experts, on current and up to date subjects. This year the whole conference was Live streamed, and if you visit You Tube, “Equine Forum 2018” the whole day can be viewed.…
Read MoreSpring Newsletter
Dear F&I Member As I sit here in the grip of Storm Emma and De Beast from De East I decided I’ve done enough snow shovelling and I would set about the Spring Newsletter. As usual I am overwhelmed by the continued enthusiasm of our members. After another fabulous two-day Annual Course at Addington Manor…
Read MoreVolunteers needed for Badminton
Badminton Horse Trial’s nominated charity this year is the British Horse Society. The BHS is celebrating it’s 70th Birthday & are looking for volunteers to help during Badminton. Volunteers with a specific area of expertise may be assigned to one of our designated areas i.e. Access, Safety, Welfare. Volunteers who are Accredited Professional Coaches may…
Read MoreCaptain Richard Waygood, BE Performance Manager, training day.
Wednesday, 14th February at Wellington Riding, Hampshire Valentines Day. What better day to spend quality time in the presence of Richard Waygood and venue host, David Sheerin along with good friends and colleagues. This was a fully subscribed riding day, but also offering an excellent opportunity for spectators being allowed into the arena to be…
Read MoreInformation Regarding the Fellowship Assessment 2018
The days allocated to the assessment are: Monday 29th October to Thursday 1st November. However, each candidate will only participate at the assessment over a period of two days for which they will receive notification from the BHS Education Department.
Read MoreTalland Training Day with Pammy Hutton FBHS
Monday 22nd January 2018 A great day was spent in the company of Pammy and the horses at Talland. This was a wonderful opportunity to either ride or observe and discuss what was happening in front of us. The riders had a great time with a fantastic variety of horses working from novice to Grand…
Read MoreF & I Annual Course Jumping with Christopher Bartle FBHS
Day 1 During the initial warm-up when many horses came into the arena a little distracted and inattentive (especially the less experienced ones) Chris encourages riders to use plenty of counter flexion on straight lines to encourage horses to truly accept the outside rein and then to straighten and press them away from the inside…
Read MoreF & I Annual Course Dressage with Christoph Hess
Addington Equestrian Centre once again hosted the F and I conference and we arrived with a great sense of excitement and anticipation. We had been privileged to watch Christoph Hess last year and he was superb. Now we were to be in his presence again. He started coaching at 8 am and finished at 17.45…
Read MoreChairman’s Report – AGM – January 3rd, 2018
Ladies & Gentlemen, As I prepared this report a few days ago, I said to myself: well, we have the FaceBook page up and running thanks to Sam Champney Warrener, the web page is kept ticking over by Sally Newcomb, and our F&I days keep getting better and better as well as more and more.…
Read MoreMINUTES OF THE AGM
Wednesday 3rd January 2018 at 7.00pm At Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, Bucks Opening welcome address by Jillie Rogers BHSI – Chairman. Attendance and apologies for absence Those present: Jillie Rogers (Chairman), Dianne Roberts (Secretary), Judith Murphy (Treasurer) Jeremy Michaels, Sam York, David Sheerin, Ann Bostock, Alison Craig and Danny Anholt (Committee). Debbie Follett, Simon Somers,…
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