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National Championship Results 2021
At the beginning of September, Tia Ratty represented the club at the Nationals after qualifying in July. Tia competed in the Novice dressage and not only finished 2nd in her arena with a massive 88.56% but also came 2nd overall! Well done Tia, we are all very proud of your achievement!
Area Qualifiers
The July 2021 Area qualifiers saw one of members compete in both the show jumping and dressage areas on the same weekend.
Tia Ratty represented the club on the Saturday at the show jumping and had an unfortunate 8 faults.
Tia then competed in the dressage the following day and on one of the hottest days of the year! Tia was 2nd in the elementary and came 1st in the Senior Riding Test class, qualifying her for the national championships! Well Done Tia!!
Tia Ratty represented the club on the Saturday at the show jumping and had an unfortunate 8 faults.
Tia then competed in the dressage the following day and on one of the hottest days of the year! Tia was 2nd in the elementary and came 1st in the Senior Riding Test class, qualifying her for the national championships! Well Done Tia!!
Win at Nationals for Fawkham
At the beginning of September, the club went to the National Championships in Lincoln for the weekend.
Seniors rode on the Saturday with Abigail Higgins and Tia Ratty representing the club. Abi took part in the 80cm showjumping where she completed a lovely clear first round - no placing a for Abi and Colby on this occasion but a great experience and first time at Lincoln for the pair.
Tia took part in the Novice dressage, Riding Test and Style Jumping. No placings in riding test and Style jumping for Tia and Rolo but after many years of Tia competing at the National Championships as a junior, she finally had her amazing moment of winning her arena in the Novice dressage!!!
Sunday was time for the juniors and Bella Saville was part of the Area 10 90 showjumping team as well as Style jumping individual and Kiki Ratty competed in the Novice dressage.
Unfortunately it wasn’t Bella and Alan’s day as Alan wasn’t quite right but it was a huge achievement for Bella to be asked to be part of the Area team.
Kiki and Rolo pulled out a brilliant 3rd place in the Novice dressage!
A massive well done to all our riders, you all represented us beautifully - even if the day didn’t go as planned. We are very proud of our club.
Seniors rode on the Saturday with Abigail Higgins and Tia Ratty representing the club. Abi took part in the 80cm showjumping where she completed a lovely clear first round - no placing a for Abi and Colby on this occasion but a great experience and first time at Lincoln for the pair.
Tia took part in the Novice dressage, Riding Test and Style Jumping. No placings in riding test and Style jumping for Tia and Rolo but after many years of Tia competing at the National Championships as a junior, she finally had her amazing moment of winning her arena in the Novice dressage!!!
Sunday was time for the juniors and Bella Saville was part of the Area 10 90 showjumping team as well as Style jumping individual and Kiki Ratty competed in the Novice dressage.
Unfortunately it wasn’t Bella and Alan’s day as Alan wasn’t quite right but it was a huge achievement for Bella to be asked to be part of the Area team.
Kiki and Rolo pulled out a brilliant 3rd place in the Novice dressage!
A massive well done to all our riders, you all represented us beautifully - even if the day didn’t go as planned. We are very proud of our club.
Double team win for Fawkhams Dressage Divas - 2017
Fawkham and District riders competed in Speedgate's Team Dressage competitions in both July and September.
The July competition saw two teams represent the Club finishing the day on a high with 1st and 4th Placings.
The team members did the club proud and the committee would like to thank them for representing FDRC.
It was a great day out, it’s so nice that we have members who support each other; this was shown with an emotional finish as Committee member, Alison Orsbourn and her horse Diplomat, made their return to the ring after a long period of rehab for Dippy following an injury, this was made even more special given the initial verdict from the vets was that Dippy was unlikely to return to a competitive career. They were amazing and you could hear a pin drop during their test which was harmonious and a joy to watch. They gained the highest score of the competition in the Medium level section leading team Fawkham Gold to an overall win.
July's Winning Team:
1st - Fawkham Gold 66.8%
Lucy McCarthy and Dark Secret
Claire Lyne and Smurf
Stacey Ward and Queenie
Alison Orsbourn and Diplomat
September saw FDRC field 3 teams all of which were placed!!! We are so lucky to have some fabulous riders and horses in our club and we as a committee couldn’t be prouder of all of you who work and try so hard. Our FDRC teams were placed 1st, 2nd and 6th and we had the highest scores in 3 sections:
Intro – Stacey Brunsdon
Prelim – Abbie Keenan
Novice – Stacey Ward.
September's Winning Team
1st Fawkham RC Gold - 67.7%
Lucy McCarthy and Dark Secret
Stacey Brunsdon and Dark Grey Cloud
Jackie Reader and Dark Grey Cloud
Stacey Ward and Queenie
We will be looking to send more teams next year not only to the Speedgate events but also the qualifiers and other events as they come up. Please do contact us if you would like to put your name forward for a team. Don’t be shy. Whether you’re new to dressage or it’s your forte we would welcome anyone of our members into a team.
The July competition saw two teams represent the Club finishing the day on a high with 1st and 4th Placings.
The team members did the club proud and the committee would like to thank them for representing FDRC.
It was a great day out, it’s so nice that we have members who support each other; this was shown with an emotional finish as Committee member, Alison Orsbourn and her horse Diplomat, made their return to the ring after a long period of rehab for Dippy following an injury, this was made even more special given the initial verdict from the vets was that Dippy was unlikely to return to a competitive career. They were amazing and you could hear a pin drop during their test which was harmonious and a joy to watch. They gained the highest score of the competition in the Medium level section leading team Fawkham Gold to an overall win.
July's Winning Team:
1st - Fawkham Gold 66.8%
Lucy McCarthy and Dark Secret
Claire Lyne and Smurf
Stacey Ward and Queenie
Alison Orsbourn and Diplomat
September saw FDRC field 3 teams all of which were placed!!! We are so lucky to have some fabulous riders and horses in our club and we as a committee couldn’t be prouder of all of you who work and try so hard. Our FDRC teams were placed 1st, 2nd and 6th and we had the highest scores in 3 sections:
Intro – Stacey Brunsdon
Prelim – Abbie Keenan
Novice – Stacey Ward.
September's Winning Team
1st Fawkham RC Gold - 67.7%
Lucy McCarthy and Dark Secret
Stacey Brunsdon and Dark Grey Cloud
Jackie Reader and Dark Grey Cloud
Stacey Ward and Queenie
We will be looking to send more teams next year not only to the Speedgate events but also the qualifiers and other events as they come up. Please do contact us if you would like to put your name forward for a team. Don’t be shy. Whether you’re new to dressage or it’s your forte we would welcome anyone of our members into a team.
National dressage win for Fawkham
In April 2017 Nicola Damms headed off to the Equi-Theme Junior Intermediate Winter dressage Championships after qualifying at Blue Barn EC in 2016.
Nicola joined our riding club in 2016 and as a partnership Nicola and her horse won our junior prelim section of our Winter Dressage series in 2016 that we hold annually at Arrow RC.
We are delighted and so proud that Nicola and her horse Umberto come away with a win at the Dressage Championships scoring a whopping 70.19 %
Well done Nicola and thanks for representing Fawkham & District RC so well.
Nicola joined our riding club in 2016 and as a partnership Nicola and her horse won our junior prelim section of our Winter Dressage series in 2016 that we hold annually at Arrow RC.
We are delighted and so proud that Nicola and her horse Umberto come away with a win at the Dressage Championships scoring a whopping 70.19 %
Well done Nicola and thanks for representing Fawkham & District RC so well.
More Wins for Fawkham & District
Fawkham storm their way to BRC Championships
15th May 2016
We sent our first ever Senior 90 team to the Horse Trial Qualifiers, the team gained a respectable 5th place overall, but Alice Latta and Jerry had a winning score and brought home an individual 1st place for the club, qualifying for the National Championship at Swalcliffe, Oxon in August 2106.
10th July 2016
Our club not only co run the event, but we sent seniors and juniors to compete at the Area 10 Showjumping qualifiers at Felbridge.
Despite the initial rain in the morning the day ran well with thanks to Chelsham and Bromley for running the event alongside us. To top the day off our riders come home with many rosettes and placings. But a special mention has got to go to the riders that qualified in 1st place and qualified for the BRC Lincoln Championships.
Alice Latta and her horse Jerry won an individual 1st place in the senior section.
Our Junior Style Team consisting of Lily Rankine, Katie Rankine, Olivia Choules and Isabella Saville qualified in 1st place with two individual 1st placings for Katie and Isabella as well.
16th July 2016
Our club arranged for 4 teams to go to an unaffiliated Teams Dressage event at Blue Barn EC.
Our four teams were all placed with 2 teams coming 1st and 2nd and some members come away with individual placings too.
Our two top teams were:
1st Isabella Saville , Alice Latta, Stacey Ward
Alice Latta picking up Individual 1st place with 70.75%
2nd Katie Rankine, Isabella Saville, Jackie Reader
24th July 2016
We entered 3 senior teams and 2 junior teams to the Area 10 dressage qualifiers in Sevenoaks and once again our juniors did us proud taking 1st team places in both the Junior Dressage and the Junior Dressage Riding Test Team events with an amazing individual 1st place for Lydia Hulf, some of our juniors including Lydia had not competed under the area 10 banner before, so we are so proud of them all.
And they are all off to Lincoln Championships well done girls!!!
Our juniors consisted of:
Bella Saville
Tia Ratty
Abbie Keenan
Lydia Hulf
The senior riding test team came 3rd with Natalie and Shelley gaining individual 3rd places. The senior open dressage team came away with a 5th place with Stacey Ward gaining an individual 2nd and Shelley Ratty come home with a 5th place.
The senior prelim team were not placed, but Natalie Scott came away with an individual 6th place in a very big class.
Next Stop - BRC Horse Trial Championships - Oxon
We sent our first ever Senior 90 team to the Horse Trial Qualifiers, the team gained a respectable 5th place overall, but Alice Latta and Jerry had a winning score and brought home an individual 1st place for the club, qualifying for the National Championship at Swalcliffe, Oxon in August 2106.
10th July 2016
Our club not only co run the event, but we sent seniors and juniors to compete at the Area 10 Showjumping qualifiers at Felbridge.
Despite the initial rain in the morning the day ran well with thanks to Chelsham and Bromley for running the event alongside us. To top the day off our riders come home with many rosettes and placings. But a special mention has got to go to the riders that qualified in 1st place and qualified for the BRC Lincoln Championships.
Alice Latta and her horse Jerry won an individual 1st place in the senior section.
Our Junior Style Team consisting of Lily Rankine, Katie Rankine, Olivia Choules and Isabella Saville qualified in 1st place with two individual 1st placings for Katie and Isabella as well.
16th July 2016
Our club arranged for 4 teams to go to an unaffiliated Teams Dressage event at Blue Barn EC.
Our four teams were all placed with 2 teams coming 1st and 2nd and some members come away with individual placings too.
Our two top teams were:
1st Isabella Saville , Alice Latta, Stacey Ward
Alice Latta picking up Individual 1st place with 70.75%
2nd Katie Rankine, Isabella Saville, Jackie Reader
24th July 2016
We entered 3 senior teams and 2 junior teams to the Area 10 dressage qualifiers in Sevenoaks and once again our juniors did us proud taking 1st team places in both the Junior Dressage and the Junior Dressage Riding Test Team events with an amazing individual 1st place for Lydia Hulf, some of our juniors including Lydia had not competed under the area 10 banner before, so we are so proud of them all.
And they are all off to Lincoln Championships well done girls!!!
Our juniors consisted of:
Bella Saville
Tia Ratty
Abbie Keenan
Lydia Hulf
The senior riding test team came 3rd with Natalie and Shelley gaining individual 3rd places. The senior open dressage team came away with a 5th place with Stacey Ward gaining an individual 2nd and Shelley Ratty come home with a 5th place.
The senior prelim team were not placed, but Natalie Scott came away with an individual 6th place in a very big class.
Next Stop - BRC Horse Trial Championships - Oxon
Another Showjumping Win for Fawkham Riding Club
On the 28th February we sent 4 teams to the Area 10 Friendly Team Jumping competition with Alison Osbourn as chef d'equipe. We only had teams of 3 on the day due to injuries and illnesses, so we had no drop scores on competition day.
Our Juniors rode first and mostly all went clear in the warm up classes , one of our riders had an unfortunate fall in the Teams class, but our other team went clear resulted in them having to jump off - Olivia Choules has a super smart clear fast round in the jump off , but was just pipped to 1st place by 2 seconds. Leaving our junior team in a well-deserved 2nd place.
2nd
Fawkham “A” J/O Clear in 29.89:
Gracie Tomlinson – Mrs Two Shoes
Isabelle Saville – Campastan Ben Lad
Olivia Choules – Take the T to the Bo
Our seniors again all went well in the warm up classes, but in the teams class we had two riders on faults in one team, but our 2nd senior team did a fantastic job and all went clear, also taking them through to the jump off stage of the competition. Emma Harrod was our jump off rider and did a fast round, but with 4 faults, but all other teams also had faults resulting in a FIRST PLACE FOR FAWKHAM!!!
1st
Fawkham & District - J/O 4 Faults in 27.51
Stacey McDaid – Lymebrooks Arabella
Laura Andrews – Midnight Sonata
Emma Harrod - Procurer
Well done to all our riders that took part on the day: Gracie Tomlinson, Isabella Saville, Olivia Choules, Abigail Keenan, Megan Lines, Katie Rankine, Stacey Ward, Emily Stedman, Alice Latta, Laura Andrews, Stacey McDaid and Emma Harrod for taking part and Alison Osbourn for organising the team before and on the day – good job well done. :o)
Our Juniors rode first and mostly all went clear in the warm up classes , one of our riders had an unfortunate fall in the Teams class, but our other team went clear resulted in them having to jump off - Olivia Choules has a super smart clear fast round in the jump off , but was just pipped to 1st place by 2 seconds. Leaving our junior team in a well-deserved 2nd place.
2nd
Fawkham “A” J/O Clear in 29.89:
Gracie Tomlinson – Mrs Two Shoes
Isabelle Saville – Campastan Ben Lad
Olivia Choules – Take the T to the Bo
Our seniors again all went well in the warm up classes, but in the teams class we had two riders on faults in one team, but our 2nd senior team did a fantastic job and all went clear, also taking them through to the jump off stage of the competition. Emma Harrod was our jump off rider and did a fast round, but with 4 faults, but all other teams also had faults resulting in a FIRST PLACE FOR FAWKHAM!!!
1st
Fawkham & District - J/O 4 Faults in 27.51
Stacey McDaid – Lymebrooks Arabella
Laura Andrews – Midnight Sonata
Emma Harrod - Procurer
Well done to all our riders that took part on the day: Gracie Tomlinson, Isabella Saville, Olivia Choules, Abigail Keenan, Megan Lines, Katie Rankine, Stacey Ward, Emily Stedman, Alice Latta, Laura Andrews, Stacey McDaid and Emma Harrod for taking part and Alison Osbourn for organising the team before and on the day – good job well done. :o)
Fawkham Showjumping Wins
FDRC members prove they are more than just dressage divas
As a Kent club we have been long known just as a dressage club, but in 2015 our riders come out in force and crowned with some Showjumping wins.
As a club we traveled up to BRC Naf National Championships in September, we had teams competing in Dressage, Style jumping and Showjumping, as a club we come away with many placings. We are super proud of all of our members. The big win was that our senior rider John Benning won as an individual to become National Open Showjumping Individual Champion on his own horse Paddy. Just amazing!!!
In November 2015, we had two teams mixed of seniors and juniors take part in Teams Showjumping at Eaglesfield Equestrian Centre. Out of 26 teams Fawkham and District come 1st and 5th. We were so thrilled with the results, we had to jump off with two other clear teams to win the Trophy and 1st place.
Well done to Alice Latta, Gracie Tomilinson, Katie Rankine, Tia Ratty, Rebecca Hanks , Julie Hanks, Isabelle Saville and Laura Andrews. Good luck for 2016 Ladies
As a club we traveled up to BRC Naf National Championships in September, we had teams competing in Dressage, Style jumping and Showjumping, as a club we come away with many placings. We are super proud of all of our members. The big win was that our senior rider John Benning won as an individual to become National Open Showjumping Individual Champion on his own horse Paddy. Just amazing!!!
In November 2015, we had two teams mixed of seniors and juniors take part in Teams Showjumping at Eaglesfield Equestrian Centre. Out of 26 teams Fawkham and District come 1st and 5th. We were so thrilled with the results, we had to jump off with two other clear teams to win the Trophy and 1st place.
Well done to Alice Latta, Gracie Tomilinson, Katie Rankine, Tia Ratty, Rebecca Hanks , Julie Hanks, Isabelle Saville and Laura Andrews. Good luck for 2016 Ladies
Longines RIHS Hickstead 2015 BRC Teams Jumping
This year was our 2nd year taking part in this event and what a great time we had! Our team consisted of Stacey Ward, Olivia Choules and John Benning. Stacey had an unlucky round as Queenie got stage fright and didn’t want to jump anymore. This left us on a score of 50, and there were many many other teams that were also on this score with very few clear rounds! Olivia was next to jump in the 95cm section followed by John in the 1.05m section later on in the afternoon. Both riders jumped beautifully with lovely clear rounds. Out of 121 teams we came a very respectable 72nd! It was great to see so many Area 10 clubs in the top 10 placings. Next year we will be back, looking forward to it already!
BRC Dressage to Music Qualifier July 2015
For the first time in years there was lots of competition at this event which made a nice change! Marion Herbert and Mak came 3rd in the prelim qualifying for London and South East. Natalie made lots of rider errors by forgetting the compulsory movements! Natalie and Nicola both came 2nd in the Pas Seul and the pairs dressage to music qualifying for London and South East in both the classes.
BRC Area 10 Dressage and Riding Test Qualifier July 2015
We sent 5 teams to the dressage and riding test qualifiers which took place in Sevenoaks. Our senior novice dressage team didn’t have a brilliant day with all scores under 60% bar one which was 66%. The senior open dressage team done a brilliant job with a team 4th place and Shelley Ratty gaining individual 2nd place qualifying her for the national championships and Alison Osbourn taking part in her first qualifier and gaining individual 4th place. Our senior pairs riders, Natalie and Nicola came 2nd
The senior riding test team came away with a 3rd place qualifying them for the London and South East Championships and Shelley Ratty individual 4th and Alison Osbourn individual 6th. Alice Latta also gained a 3rd place qualifying her for the nationals.
The junior dressage team and riding test team also were in the ribbons with both teams coming 2nd. The dressage team were beaten to first place by just one point so it was very close! Tia Ratty gained an individual 1st place qualifying for the national championships, and Chloe French, Isabella Saville and Olivia Choules each gained a 3rd place. Chloe French gained an individual 3rd while Tia was placed 5th individually, both in the riding test. Chloe and Isabella have also qualified for the nationals.
The senior riding test team came away with a 3rd place qualifying them for the London and South East Championships and Shelley Ratty individual 4th and Alison Osbourn individual 6th. Alice Latta also gained a 3rd place qualifying her for the nationals.
The junior dressage team and riding test team also were in the ribbons with both teams coming 2nd. The dressage team were beaten to first place by just one point so it was very close! Tia Ratty gained an individual 1st place qualifying for the national championships, and Chloe French, Isabella Saville and Olivia Choules each gained a 3rd place. Chloe French gained an individual 3rd while Tia was placed 5th individually, both in the riding test. Chloe and Isabella have also qualified for the nationals.
BRC Area 10 Show Jumping and Style Jumping Qualifier July 2015
This qualifier took place at Lodge Farm in June and we took part in the junior novice team jumping, junior style team jumping and the senior open jumping. It was our first time having a style jumping team and unfortunately not all horses wanted to play ball! However, it was a great day for Katie Rankine and she qualified for the national championships in Lincoln as an individual.
The junior team jumping gave it a good go with Olivia and Tbo showing off their stunt riding with no stirrups in the second round! Tia and Leo had an unlucky stop and Katie and Lola gave their first qualifier a go. We didn’t gain any placings but as a club, jumping isn’t our strongest discipline and we will continue to get better and improve.
John and Paddy took part in the senior open jumping as an individual and jumped two fantastic rounds leaving him as the clear winner and qualifying for the national championships!
The junior team jumping gave it a good go with Olivia and Tbo showing off their stunt riding with no stirrups in the second round! Tia and Leo had an unlucky stop and Katie and Lola gave their first qualifier a go. We didn’t gain any placings but as a club, jumping isn’t our strongest discipline and we will continue to get better and improve.
John and Paddy took part in the senior open jumping as an individual and jumped two fantastic rounds leaving him as the clear winner and qualifying for the national championships!
BRC Festival of the Horse National Championships March 2015
For the first time ever, our juniors qualified for the FOTH combined training national championships held at Aston Le Walls, Northamptionshire. Our team consisted of Rebecca Hanks, Isabella Saville, Charlotte Hay and Tia Ratty.
It was tough competition with teams competing from across the country but our juniors tried their hardest and had great fun. Isabella and Rebecca were the youngest juniors and were on the smallest ponies which at times was quite intimidating but they held their own and completed lovely dressage tests with respectable scores. Their 70cm jumping didn’t quite go to plan as Rebecca Hanks pony Becky became very excited and decided galloping around the arena was much more fun! Despite this, both girls done a fantastic job especially considering it was their first time at a championship.
Charlotte and Tia rode in the novice dressage section. Charlotte completed a much improved dressage test and gained a respectable score. Tia gained one of the highest scores throughout the day. Both girls jumped lovely rounds and they all represented the club brilliantly.
We were way out of the team placings but Tia managed to pull an overall individual 2nd place out of the bag! The club is very proud of this result along with the fact that everyone had a fantastic time which made the long journey worthwhile!
It was tough competition with teams competing from across the country but our juniors tried their hardest and had great fun. Isabella and Rebecca were the youngest juniors and were on the smallest ponies which at times was quite intimidating but they held their own and completed lovely dressage tests with respectable scores. Their 70cm jumping didn’t quite go to plan as Rebecca Hanks pony Becky became very excited and decided galloping around the arena was much more fun! Despite this, both girls done a fantastic job especially considering it was their first time at a championship.
Charlotte and Tia rode in the novice dressage section. Charlotte completed a much improved dressage test and gained a respectable score. Tia gained one of the highest scores throughout the day. Both girls jumped lovely rounds and they all represented the club brilliantly.
We were way out of the team placings but Tia managed to pull an overall individual 2nd place out of the bag! The club is very proud of this result along with the fact that everyone had a fantastic time which made the long journey worthwhile!
Side Saddle Clinic - 17th August 2014
On 17th August we held our first ‘Have a Go at Side Saddle Clinic’ with Pippa Doran at White House Stables, Fawkham by kind permission of Sophie Wyles.
It has inspired those riders that took part to have another go and for others to try it for the first time, so we will look to run another in the future. Pippa was very informative and helped riders get the full experience of riding side saddle.
This was our last clinic held in 2014, thank you to all that attended our clinics and Janice Greenfield for organising.
Watch our diary for next years clinics and dates.
It has inspired those riders that took part to have another go and for others to try it for the first time, so we will look to run another in the future. Pippa was very informative and helped riders get the full experience of riding side saddle.
This was our last clinic held in 2014, thank you to all that attended our clinics and Janice Greenfield for organising.
Watch our diary for next years clinics and dates.
Fawkham went to Hickstead!!! - 3rd Aug 2014
For the first time ever we sent a team to the Longines International Horse Show at Hickstead to take part in the Riding Clubs Team Jumping competition.
We didn't do great but we was not expecting to, the aim of the game was to go for the first time ever, try our best and to have a great time....and we succeeded!! It is an amazing venue and there was a lot going on for the horses and riders to take in. We enjoyed the shopping aspect too.
Stacey and Charlotte had unlucky rounds, but John and Paddy did well going clear. We will go back next year.
We didn't do great but we was not expecting to, the aim of the game was to go for the first time ever, try our best and to have a great time....and we succeeded!! It is an amazing venue and there was a lot going on for the horses and riders to take in. We enjoyed the shopping aspect too.
Stacey and Charlotte had unlucky rounds, but John and Paddy did well going clear. We will go back next year.
FDRC Wild West Quiz Night - 28th July 2014
We held our 2nd quiz night on Monday 28th July at The Rising Sun, Fawkham.
Again it was well attended and this time the theme was Wild West, some of our participants dressed the part too, which was great.
We had some fantastic prizes donated to us by Equi- Elegance with thanks to Leanne Hollands http://www.equi-elegance.co.uk/ , vouchers from Speedgate Equestrian http://www.speedgate.co.uk/ , wine from http://www.risingsun-fawkham.co.uk/#!/ as well as vouchers for our club entries and donations through the committee members and friends of the club.
A massive thanks to our quiz mistress Janice Greenfield who did a great job at compiling questions to baffle most of us. Watch this space for our next quiz night.
Again it was well attended and this time the theme was Wild West, some of our participants dressed the part too, which was great.
We had some fantastic prizes donated to us by Equi- Elegance with thanks to Leanne Hollands http://www.equi-elegance.co.uk/ , vouchers from Speedgate Equestrian http://www.speedgate.co.uk/ , wine from http://www.risingsun-fawkham.co.uk/#!/ as well as vouchers for our club entries and donations through the committee members and friends of the club.
A massive thanks to our quiz mistress Janice Greenfield who did a great job at compiling questions to baffle most of us. Watch this space for our next quiz night.
London & South East Championships - Oct 2013
Tia, Stacey & Sophie
After qualifying at the Area dressage back in June 2013, we sent a dressage team to the championship show at Munstead, Surrey.
Viv Howie and Leo, Stacey Ward and Queenie, Sophie Wyles and Argo, Tia Ratty and Bluey all competed for Fawkham. The team were out of the placing's but all gained respectable scores. Bluey thought he was at a ODE and got a tad excited on the grass, Queenie and Argo have only competed on grass a handful of times, so will work on practicing for next years qualifiers.
Huge congratulations to Viv Howie on her individual 2nd place.
Viv Howie and Leo, Stacey Ward and Queenie, Sophie Wyles and Argo, Tia Ratty and Bluey all competed for Fawkham. The team were out of the placing's but all gained respectable scores. Bluey thought he was at a ODE and got a tad excited on the grass, Queenie and Argo have only competed on grass a handful of times, so will work on practicing for next years qualifiers.
Huge congratulations to Viv Howie on her individual 2nd place.
Lincoln National Championships - Sept 2013
Sophie & Richie
Sophie Wyles and Richie competing in the Novice dressage class and John Benning and
Paddy competing in the 85cm jumping class went to Lincoln to represented the club on
7th September 2013.
It was both their first time competing at a national competition and they were up against some very good horses and riders from other clubs. Both horses behaved perfectly with Sophie and Richie out of the placings but gaining a good respectable score of over 60%.
John and Paddy were also out of the placings but came 16th out of over 100 riders, what an achievement for our first jumping qualification!
Paddy competing in the 85cm jumping class went to Lincoln to represented the club on
7th September 2013.
It was both their first time competing at a national competition and they were up against some very good horses and riders from other clubs. Both horses behaved perfectly with Sophie and Richie out of the placings but gaining a good respectable score of over 60%.
John and Paddy were also out of the placings but came 16th out of over 100 riders, what an achievement for our first jumping qualification!
Area 10 Dressage to Music Qualifiers - 21st July 2013
Natalie & Oliver
Another successful outing for Fawkham & District riding club last weekend.
Natalie Scott & Nicola Whiteman attended the Area 10 Dressage to Music qualifiers at Hadlow college on Sunday 21st July representing the club.
Nicola was riding Zero and was placed 2nd and Natalie was riding Oliver and was placed 1st!!!!! Natalie has qualified for the national championships in Buckinghamshire and both girls have qualified for the London and South East championship.
Well done to both girls and hopefully this will spur our other members on to have a go at some DTM, the club are planning some clinics next year. Watch our website for more details.
Natalie Scott & Nicola Whiteman attended the Area 10 Dressage to Music qualifiers at Hadlow college on Sunday 21st July representing the club.
Nicola was riding Zero and was placed 2nd and Natalie was riding Oliver and was placed 1st!!!!! Natalie has qualified for the national championships in Buckinghamshire and both girls have qualified for the London and South East championship.
Well done to both girls and hopefully this will spur our other members on to have a go at some DTM, the club are planning some clinics next year. Watch our website for more details.
Area 10 Show Jumping Qualifier – 23rd June 2013
This was held at Felbridge Showground and was the first time the club has ever sent a show jumping team to a qualifier!!
It was a very long day and due to unfortunate circumstances we only had a team of three but our riders Julie Hanks and Jake, Sarah Bartholomew and Jim, and John Benning and Paddy rode really well!! The course was pretty tricky with a lot of riders having poles down and even some falls!!
Julie was extremely nervous and completed her first round on 12 faults but by the second round her nerves had calmed down and she rode better to finish on 8 faults. Sarah had a very unlucky 4 faults in her first round but went clear in the second round. John had 2 lovely clear rounds and went into the jump off for an individual placing
The jump off was nail biting and Natalie, Lucy and Dorne were so nervous for John and Paddy as we were so shocked
to get this far in the competition. Having a jumping team is an achievement in itself for us, let alone having a rider in the jump off!!
After stiff competition and out of 76 riders the individual winner of the 80cm team jumping was John and Paddy!!!!!!!
It was a very long day and due to unfortunate circumstances we only had a team of three but our riders Julie Hanks and Jake, Sarah Bartholomew and Jim, and John Benning and Paddy rode really well!! The course was pretty tricky with a lot of riders having poles down and even some falls!!
Julie was extremely nervous and completed her first round on 12 faults but by the second round her nerves had calmed down and she rode better to finish on 8 faults. Sarah had a very unlucky 4 faults in her first round but went clear in the second round. John had 2 lovely clear rounds and went into the jump off for an individual placing
The jump off was nail biting and Natalie, Lucy and Dorne were so nervous for John and Paddy as we were so shocked
to get this far in the competition. Having a jumping team is an achievement in itself for us, let alone having a rider in the jump off!!
After stiff competition and out of 76 riders the individual winner of the 80cm team jumping was John and Paddy!!!!!!!
John Benning and Paddy –
Individual winners of the 80cm Team jumping
Area 10 Dressage and Riding Test Qualifiers – 16th June 2013
This was held at Speedgate and was a very successful event for the club!
It was the first time representing the club for our junior member Charlotte Hay and we welcomed back our normal dressage riders. As usual the competition at Area 10 was very high but our horses and riders performed very well which can be seen in our results:
It was the first time representing the club for our junior member Charlotte Hay and we welcomed back our normal dressage riders. As usual the competition at Area 10 was very high but our horses and riders performed very well which can be seen in our results:
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Junior Dressage Team: 4th Place
Ellie Jenkins – Individual 1st Pippa Greenwood –Individual 3rd Charlotte Hay – Individual 4th Tia Ratty –Individual 5th Senior Novice Dressage Team: 4th Place Stacey Ward– Individual 3rd Sophie Martin Nicola Whiteman Sherrie Warwick –Individual 5th Senior Riding Test Team: 2nd Place Stacey Ward Viv Howie – Individual 2nd Sophie Martin – Individual 4th Janice Greenfield – Individual 4th |
Junior Riding Test Team: 2nd Place
Charlotte Hay Pippa Greenwood Tia Ratty –Individual 5th Ellie Jenkins – Individual 6th Senior Open Dressage Team: 3rd Place Sophie Martin – Individual 3rd Natalie Scott – Individual 4th Janice Greenfield – Individual 5th Viv Howie –Individual 5th |
Junior Dressage and Riding Test Team
(From L-R, Charlotte Hay and Wally, Tia Ratty and Arnie, Ellie Jenkins and Beanie. Also in team but not in picture, Pippa Greenwood and Phoebus).
Sam Mabb Dressage Clinic - 23rd March 2013
Unfortunatley our first Sam Mabb clinic of the year and our first at White House Stables had to be cancelled due to snow, but depsite the threat of snow on 23rd March, we were able to run our clinic at Nurstead Court on 23rd March.
Our riders wrapped up warm and Sam gained a couple of new clients from the clinic, as they were impressed with her training skills - Some of the photos on slideshow below
Our riders wrapped up warm and Sam gained a couple of new clients from the clinic, as they were impressed with her training skills - Some of the photos on slideshow below
Royal Windsor Horse Show Qualifiers - Feb 2013
Well done to our riders that competed at the RWHS qualifiers at the Arrow.
It was an unlucky day for Tia Ratty and Queensdale Campari in the junior section but they still came away with a
good score and 6th place.
Viv Howie competed for the club on her new ride Leo and came 4th in the warm up class and gained 5th place in the qualifier.
Stacey Ward and Queenie were competed for the club for the 2nd time and were out of the placings but completed a really nice test and came away with a score of 64%.
Sophie Martin and Argo made their debut competing for the club and were also out of the placings but again came
away with a good respectable score of 66%
The next team qualifying competition will be the summer dressage and jumping
It was an unlucky day for Tia Ratty and Queensdale Campari in the junior section but they still came away with a
good score and 6th place.
Viv Howie competed for the club on her new ride Leo and came 4th in the warm up class and gained 5th place in the qualifier.
Stacey Ward and Queenie were competed for the club for the 2nd time and were out of the placings but completed a really nice test and came away with a score of 64%.
Sophie Martin and Argo made their debut competing for the club and were also out of the placings but again came
away with a good respectable score of 66%
The next team qualifying competition will be the summer dressage and jumping
Area 10 : Championship Qualifiers – 2013
The following dates have been confirmed for BRC Area 10 qualifiers for 2013.
If any members would like to take part in the qualifying events, please do let us know, we will also let members nearer the time of the event what is coming up on the Area 10 calendar. Remember your vaccination cards will need to be up to date.
If any members would like to take part in the qualifying events, please do let us know, we will also let members nearer the time of the event what is coming up on the Area 10 calendar. Remember your vaccination cards will need to be up to date.
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COMPETITION
RWHS Dressage RWHS Show Jumping Festival of the Horse -(FOH) FOH- Combined Training Horse Trials Show & Style Jumping |
DATE
Sunday 3rd March 2013 Sunday 9th March 2013 Sunday 14th April 2013 Sunday 21st April 2013 Sunday 12th May 2013 Sunday 23rd June 2013 |
VENUE
The Arrow Riding Centre, Darenth Duckhurst Farm, Staplehurst Redlands, Sevenoaks Felbridge, East Grinstead Chilham Park, Faversham Felbridge, East Grinstead |
Charity Event - Sat 1st Dec 2012
A Charity boot fair is being held on Saturday 1st December 2012 to raise money for the meningitis trust in memory of Maya, who lost her battle this year to the illness.
Please see image for full details.
Please see image for full details.
FDRC Autumn 2012 - Newsletter
For the latest Fawkham & District Riding Club Newsletter, please click on file below
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BRC Dressage to Music Championships 2012 - Report
Congratulations to Natalie and Nicola and Oliver and Zero for competing in the BRC National Dressage Championships in Liverpool on 6th October representing FDRC.
It was a 7 hour journey up to Liverpool for all involved, horses, Natalie, Nicola and their team of supporters.
Both riders were pleased with their horses for not only travelling and settling in well to their new surroundings for the weekend (considering it was Zeros, Nicola's horse first experience at Aintree) but for getting down to business in the arena during their test.
The competition was very stiff, They competed in the pairs class DTM and were placed 11th.
Natalie Scott & Oliver
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Nicola Whiteman & Zero
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Area 10 Dressage qualifiers - 22nd July 2012 - Results
We sent 2 teams and lots of individual riders to the qualifiers but unfortunately in the last couple of days leading up to the qualifiers we had riders withdraw from the competition due to various reasons. On the day every rider competed as an individual.
Our riders and horses done a great job at representing the club and should be very pleased with their results even though we had no qualifications apart from the music classes – after all, it is the taking part that counts! For some of our riders and horses it was the first time competing for the club at a qualifier.
Our next team competitions will be the Winter Dressage Qualifiers, if anyone would like to compete for the club in a friendly, no-pressure atmosphere then please get in touch.
Our riders and horses done a great job at representing the club and should be very pleased with their results even though we had no qualifications apart from the music classes – after all, it is the taking part that counts! For some of our riders and horses it was the first time competing for the club at a qualifier.
Our next team competitions will be the Winter Dressage Qualifiers, if anyone would like to compete for the club in a friendly, no-pressure atmosphere then please get in touch.
Website - Re-launch
FDRC Re-Launch new website design.
Please browse our new website and familarise yourself with the new layout.
Anyone who would like to advertise on our website please contact us
Please browse our new website and familarise yourself with the new layout.
Anyone who would like to advertise on our website please contact us
31st March 2012 - Emile Faurie - Dressage Clinic
Our clinic held at The Old Mill, Swanley, Kent proved to be a great success.
Emile is one of the country’s top international dressage riders and trainers and has represented Great Britain at World, European and Olympic level.
He put all riders at ease on the day and gave riders some useful exercises and tips to improve their riding and their horses way of going. We had many spectators on the day and they took away some knowledge too, please look out for future clinic dates on our clinics page.
FDRC are supporters of the Emile Faurie Foundation and have donated to this worthwhile charity over the years, its aim is to help children experience the joys and benefits of horsemanship whom riding may not otherwise be within reach. - please take a look at the Charity's website - http://www.emilefauriefoundation.org.uk
Photos from clinic all courtesy of Stacey's Snaps
Emile is one of the country’s top international dressage riders and trainers and has represented Great Britain at World, European and Olympic level.
He put all riders at ease on the day and gave riders some useful exercises and tips to improve their riding and their horses way of going. We had many spectators on the day and they took away some knowledge too, please look out for future clinic dates on our clinics page.
FDRC are supporters of the Emile Faurie Foundation and have donated to this worthwhile charity over the years, its aim is to help children experience the joys and benefits of horsemanship whom riding may not otherwise be within reach. - please take a look at the Charity's website - http://www.emilefauriefoundation.org.uk
Photos from clinic all courtesy of Stacey's Snaps
Feb 2012 - NAF Five Star Riding Club Hero of the Month
Dawn and Nicola Whiteman's horse Spring has won the NAF Five Star Riding Club Hero of the month in South East Rider Magazine! Spring is definately a worthy winner with all the competing and great results she has received for the club - Please see article below.
Photo - Nicola Whiteman & Spring.
Photo - Nicola Whiteman & Spring.
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Jan 2012 - FDRC feature in South East Rider Magazine
Dec 2011 - Winter Dressage Series 2011 Final Points Scores
Please see below the overall winners of our winter dressage series:
Class 1 - Junior section - Kayleigh Jones with Spring to Glory
Senior section - Danielle Bott with Ennis Marley
Class 2 - Junior section - Tia Ratty with Queensdale Campari
Senior section - Jess Sifleet with No-ones Perfect
Class 3 - Overall Winner - Hannah Loveridge with Twyford Salander
Class 4 - Overall Winner - Hannah Knight with Knight's Parnashe
Please see below the final points for all competitors from our winter dressage series
Class 1 - Junior section - Kayleigh Jones with Spring to Glory
Senior section - Danielle Bott with Ennis Marley
Class 2 - Junior section - Tia Ratty with Queensdale Campari
Senior section - Jess Sifleet with No-ones Perfect
Class 3 - Overall Winner - Hannah Loveridge with Twyford Salander
Class 4 - Overall Winner - Hannah Knight with Knight's Parnashe
Please see below the final points for all competitors from our winter dressage series
