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Updated: 1 May 2008
The Training Day has been rescheduled to Sunday 1st June, following its cancellation
due to the sleet and cold on Easter Sunday. This is open to anyone and will include full
sized Dressage arenas, a taxing Cones Course along with two specially built Obstacles.
There will also be an indoor’s sized Dressage arena and Cones Course.
Please use the entry form off the web site or contact Sally Edwards on 01628 486132 or
E-Mail edwardssaddlery@aol.com. We have some well-known Judges and international
standard drivers to help with the training. We will accept juniors, compete novices
and small ponies.
I am adding to the classes at the one-day event on 15th June to include Pre-Novice,
Junior and Small Ponies, so there’s no excuse not to try out Windsor Park E.C’s facilities.
We will have all six obstacles around the Cannon Ground. There will be quite a few loops
around the area but it all will be clearly marked and I will allow extra time for a
little walking between each obstacle. There’s nothing like a
challenge is there? Don’t forget you can stay overnight on Saturday.
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Minta Winn & Son, Rupert
Jo Rennison
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Plans for the Novice qualifier on 17 – 18th May are well advanced with the marathon route and obstacles organised.
I just hope the weather improves so we can prepare the dressage areas and help the mud to disappear.
We now have this new website. I hope you find it easier to use and a more pleasant experience than the old one.
There have been a few teething problems but I hope to have these ironed out very soon so you can use
all the facilities that will be eventually available.
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Dick Lane
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Our first event was a mixture of joy and disappointment. The dressage and cones went ahead as scheduled but Sunday was abandoned due to the blizzard conditions in the morning. There were a few competitors who had stayed
overnight but they all got off safely.
The Charity Drive was a success with seventy-two entries. With the new format and a little cost cutting, we made £2700 for The Chiltern & Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
Every one with whom I spoke had enjoyed the drive, especially the part through the South Forrest. The event was also affected by the showery weather. This made the lorry park a little boggy and caused about half a dozen lorries to get stuck. We managed to obtain a tractor and driver from Guards Polo Club who helped tow the lorries out.
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The Second meet has just taken place with beautiful weather on Saturday. Sunday was cooler and we also had a longish heavy rainstorm in the middle of the day that made the going a little sticky but all the competitors were in good spirits and I had no complaints.
Paul Bradford and I are working to improve the grounds with more frequent mowing and rolling to flatten the Cannon Ground. Also when the conditions dry out we will be building the new obstacle and hopefully open a number of new tracks, some of which haven’t been used in years.
I hope to see you all at the next meet and even the training day.
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Carriage Driving Organiser
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Please contact our Driving Show Secretary for entries. All general enquiries to the organiser.
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Carriage Driving Organiser |
Mr Julian Burleton |
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Telephone: 01628 624640 |
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Email: jburleton@aol.com |
| Carriage Driving Secretary |
Miss Sally Edwards |
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16b Lock Road |
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Marlow |
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Bucks SL7 1QW |
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Telephone: 01628 486132 |
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Email: edwardssaddlery@aol.com |
