Hello, the season is now in full swing, after what seemed to be a very long winter and the Club held it’s first competition event on 28th April, low-key, fun dressage, to include three ladies from the Watershed RDA group, whom the Club also supports, by way of an annual donation, from the charity ride that we run within the grounds of the Charlton Park Estate.
Great news, we have just received our first pre-entries for that Charity Pleasure Ride (17th June), so check out the full details on our events page, and get your entries in.
Mark & Nicky Lambourne, our Le Trec specialists, also ran a very well supported Le Trec clinic last weekend, 12th May, and the feedback has been fantastic, so we do hope to run another such event, later in the season.

Dates for your diary June – all fixtures can be seen / entries made, via our website events page.

2nd June – practise your SJ skills at Rectory Farm, we have booked 2 one hour slots, 1-3pm, at a very reasonable cost, so you can opt to have an individual ½ hr session or two friends could book two, ½ hr sessions and so end up sharing the course for an hour, with bodies on the ground to put poles up or down and of course, scoop the poo. NB, Sadly, if no entries received by Monday 28th May, may opt to cancel session, as club cannot afford to run sessions at a loss, so your support is needed.

17th June – Charlton Park Pleasure Ride – full details, both on website/ fb, entries via website please and if pre-entering, payment is required when entry is made.
In 2017, this event was very successful and raised £1000, which was paid out to the Charlton PCC, Wilts Air Ambulance and the RDA.
So come and enjoy, so we can help our local charities.

24th June – a first for NWSC – A Dressage competition to be held at a different venue, Rookery Farm, Hankerton, ample parking in a field, warm-up and tests on super surfaces – LONG ARENA TESTs ONLY – PRELIM -ELEM, TO INCL FSM.
Again, without your entries and support, the club can’t afford to venture off-piste, so get your entries in.

See website / fb, under events for other dates in July, to include dressage clinic at Little park, members only fun evening (pud & quiz) and another evening dressage at Ravensbrook.

Sept : ODE, Members only pleasure ride

Oct: two Hunter Trials

Look forward to seeing you all soon.

Event Calendar

May
Sat 12 – Le Trec Clinic
Fri 18 – Evening Dressage
Sat 19 – Canter Track

June
Sat 2 – Rectory Farm Show Jumping Practice
Sun 17 – Charlton Park Pleasure Charity Ride
Sun 24 – Dressage @ Rookery Farm

July
Fri 6 – Al Fresco Pudding & Quiz night
Fri 20 – Evening Dressage
Sun 22 – Dressage Clinic With Katerina Cox

September
Sat 1 – Ossie Ward One Day Event
Sun 16 – Hunter Trial
Sun 30 – Pleasure Ride at Bibury

SNOW FORCES CANCELLATION OF DRESSAGE 18TH MARCH – riders can transfer their entry over to 28th April by submitting an entry form for that event and in the notes space stating :-
“Please transfer entry fee from 18/03/2018”

There are video clips from yesterday’s clinic in the new Gallery area of the website <Click Here>

The snowdrops are out !   Spring is around the corner !

Here’s what’s going on in January and February at North Wilts Saddle Club.  Book an event, or just come along to a social, we’d love to see you !

January 2018
Sat 13 – All Weather Canter Track Afternoon
Sat 27 – Pole and Gridwork Clinic With Katie Withers
Thu 25 – AGM

February 2018
Thu 1 – NWSC Dinner
Sat 10 – Canter Track Afternoon
Sun 25 – Show Jumping Clinic with Toby Pigott Eventing

Thursday 25th Jan

Vale of The White Horse, Minety

Followed by food, social, and quiz.

<Click Here> for details.

Our apologies but the main 2’6″ course is just too wet for it to be safe for Classes 2 and 3 to go ahead. However, we will still be running Class 1 because that field is the best drained of all the fields. We apologise for the inconvenience but sadly we can’t control the weather ! If you need a refund please contact rita.docker@btinternet.com.

Kathryn

We are really sorry that due to the very wet ground conditions, and a forecast for continued showers, it has been decided to postpone the hunter trial to Sunday 1st October from a safety point of view. Keep your fingers crossed that we finally have a dry spell of weather!

For those people who  have entered, if you cannot make the new date, and paid by BACS, then please email Rita West: rita.docker@btinternet.com and she will refund your entry fee. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you can make the new date.

We are so sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Many thanks
Kathryn

Photos from today’s Hunter Trials event are now on the website. Well done to everyone, a great event despite the weather !

<Click Here> and scroll down to get to the gallery.

We will accept late entries on the day for the Hunter Trial on Sunday 3rd, but they have to register with the secretary by 11.30am.

Entry fees on the day are as follows:

Class 1 (mini) – £15 members / £18 non members

Class 2 (pairs) – £25 members / £30 non members

Class 3 (individual) – £20 members / £23 non members.

Kathryn

The course has been improved this year, the ground should be perfect, and the forecast is bright sunny spells but not too hot.

So get your entry in now !

<Click Here>