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Katharine Perry - Regional Development Officer
2 Herons Farm Cottages
Herons Lane
Fyfield
Essex
CM5 0RQ
Email: katharineperry@britishdressage.net
2 Herons Farm Cottages
Herons Lane
Fyfield
Essex
CM5 0RQ
Email: katharineperry@britishdressage.net
Tel: 01277 899589
LAST UPDATED: 2 December - 12.20
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Hi Everyone
Welcome to the Eastern Regional webpage! I will be aiming to keep this page as up to date as possible with all the latest news and events happening in the East, but if you would like to go on my circulation list for any bits of interesting information that come through to me about dressage, events etc, then please send me an e-mail to the address above, and I will add you to my news group. Well done to all of our Eastern riders who made it to the Nationals - it was great to see so many of you flying the flag so well for the region!
Don't forget that in addition to me, we have a whole committee of people committed to bringing you the best training and events in the East. Do look out for any of us out and about at shows and come and say hello! The rest of the team are:
Sue Darken - Chairman - suedarken@yahoo.co.uk
Barbara Angel - Judge Delegate barbmart.angel@virgin.net
Lorrie Sisson - BYRDS Delegate lorriesisson@btinternet.com
Inger Bryant - Para Rep i.bryant@talk21.com
Hayley Liddiard - Members Rep hayley.liddiard@hd-clinical.com
Paul Hayler - Riders Rep paulhayler@onetel.com
Julie Frizzell - Coaching Rep julie@dressagecoaching.co.uk
Here is a complete list of all that is going on in the region - the section of the page to look for further details on is highlighted in red:
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6 Dec Julie Hugo Clinic BYRDS/Seniors
6-7 Dec The Magic of the Horse, Towerlands - Seniors
30 Dec Jill Day clinic - BYRDS/Seniors
10 Jan Test Riding Day with Rachel Hillier - BYRDS/Seniors
12 Jan Round the table discussion with Malcolm Brown - Judges
18 Jan Team Training Day - BYRDS
22 Jan Animal Health Trust Lecture - Trainers
5 Feb Judge Training - Norton Heath - Judges
16 Feb Hilary Hughes Clinic - BYRDS/Seniors
19 Feb Animal Health Trust Lecture - Trainers
20 Feb Video Your Test Day - BYRDS
21 Feb Judge Training - Manor Farm - Judges
22 Feb Team Training Day - BYRDS
28 Feb Test Riding Day wth Rachel Hillier - BYRDS/Seniors
7 Mar Judge Training - Patchetts - Judges
14 Mar Dan Sherriff Clinic - BYRDS/Seniors
26 Mar Team Training Day - BYRDS
14 Apr Long List Invitation Day – BYRDS
21 Jun Music Festival, Manor Farm - Seniors
INFORMATION FOR ALL
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WIN EQUISSAGE EQUIPMENT!
Equissage covering East Anglia are running a competition to win a free Equissage set. Everyone who enters will be getting a free Equissage demonstration and their names will go forward alongside other entrants around the country to be drawn out to be the winner of a full Equissage Physiotherapy set – to include the award winning Hand Unit and Back Pad.
You just need to email Clare Rennison – clare.rennison@tiscali.co.uk with your name, full address including postcode, telephone number and email address.
The Magic of the Horse
Unex Towerlands
6th and 7th December 2008
A Christmas Equestrian variety performance for all to share in the world of the horse through pure entertainment!
40 horses of all sizes down to the Mini Marvels miniature horse team will be taking part in 12 amazing different displays featuring comedy, carriages, vaulting, dressage, para riders and jousting plus much more and all set to music and lighting
For shopping there is the Oakleigh Food and Crafts Fair along with Father Christmas and his Elf helper in the next door hall.
All the details for tickets and special offers for groups and hospitality can be found at www.themagicofthehorse.com
Freestyle Dressage to Music Clinics
Towerlands January 17th 2009
Manor Farm 24th January 2009
Please contact Alison Kenward for more details 01908 583002 / 0777 207 5118
· Work with Alison Kenward BHS II SM regd BD Trainers database and John Mears BHS II regd to design a unique freestyle routine.
· Floorplan designed and filmed on the day in a one to one session with the trainers.
· Music is matched to your horse in the studio after the clinic.
· The Freestyle Dressage team liase with you during the music matching process so that you will have music you will enjoy riding to.
· Freestyle Pack, including 2 CDs, Floorplan, BD paperwork and DVD of your routine with music overlaid, is sent to you when you are happy with the routine. The process takes 5- 6 weeks.
· Goody Bag from Equine Affairs.
· Clinic cost including Freestyle Pack £165
SENIOR TRAINING
EDLG CHRISTMAS BASH & LECTURE DEMO
WITH TANYA LARRIGAN
EDLG are holding their Christmas lunch and demo on the 15th December. The demo with Tanya Larrigan will run from 10.30 - 1.00pm, and this will be followed by a Christmas lunch for those who would like to stay.
Cost is £12 for the lecture demo (or £15 on the door) and £16 for lunch.
Please apply to SUE DARKEN 01279 507861 suedarken@yahoo.com
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REGULAR CLINICS IN ESSEX / HERTS / CAMBS
22/23 Nov, 6/7 Dec
17/18 Jan 09, 14/15 Feb 09
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STOP PRESS!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EASTERN REGION ON A FANTASTIC RESULT AT THE INTER REGIONAL COMPETITION!!!
We had TWO individual winners - Becky Hutchinson was Novice Champion, and Jacquie Mutch was Elementary Champ! As well as that, we also had THREE teams in the top five!!! A 2nd, 3rd and 5th - which was brilliant! More details and pictures to follow soon, and well done to everyone who competed for us at The College, and massive thanks to team trainer Paul Hayler who worked with our riders non stop from 7am to 9pm Saturday and 7am to end of play Sunday - and it obviously worked!!!
2nd Placed Blue Team
Claire Williams Addie Garrett Emma Wakefield Diane Coxon
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SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONAL
EASTERN REGION RIDERS FLY THE FLAG FOR ENGLAND!
Congratulations to our riders who rode so brilliantly last weekend at the Home International, they were: Claire Lambert, Diane Coxon, Sophie Dunkerley, Becky Hutchinson, Addie Garratt, Louise Clark, Penny Partridge, Elenor Dimant, Eddie Pounce, Michelle Wyatt, Tammy Ruffles, Sylvia Josling, Emma Hobbs and Amanda Edwards. Special CONGRATULATIONS to Clarie Lambert who was overall winner of the Preliminary section, and Elenor Dimant, 3rd overall in the Medium Championship. Well done also to the Red Team of Claire Lambert, Becky Hutchinson, Diane Coxon and Sophie Dunkerley who were 10th in a very hotly contested competition, and to the Blue Team of Addie Garrett, Elnior Dimant, Tammy Ruffles and Louise Clark who came a fantastic 6th! As ever, massive thanks to our fab Chef and Top Trainer Paul Hayler, who was there all weekend encouraging, training and motivating our riders!
REPORT ON EASTERN REGION TWO DAY CAMP
We have just held our first camp for Seniors, and it was BRILLIANT!! We had 50 riders and their horses at The College, Keysoe from Friday to Sunday and all had a great time! We met on Friday night, and everyone was stabled in teams with four other people - the teams gained points throughout the weekend for tidy stables, team bonding and anything else we could think of!! We also had a quiz on Friday night with a fair amount of alcohol and cheating!! Saturday morning training was with our four trainers - Paul Hayler, Mark Ruddock, Dan Sherriff and Julie Hugo. When not riding, there were workshops on nutrition and stable management to attend. Then in the afternoon we had test riding, and also sitting in with the judge, writing, stewarding etc. The people that took advantage of the sitting in were really enthusiastic about how much they had learnt by seeing things from the judges point of view.
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After evening stables, we all gathered in the restaurant for dinner and a glass of wine (or two!) and a couple of awards! Naughtiest horse went to Taco, Best entertainment - Claire Lambert (for impressive rearing, followed quickly by Paul and his baseball cap chasing them round the arena!) Tem Player went to Philippa Coles, and the Why weren't you in Hong Kong award went to Sue Maddocks and the lovely Spider! Then we had a brilliant talk from David Woolley, a Sports Psychologist. David got everyone thinking about their most admired rider, what their qualities are, how they have achieved what they have. We had to write down where we wanted to be with our riding, and there was lots of discussion and ideas about how to prepare better for a show and factors that could improve performance. The partying went on well into the night after this very thought-provoking talk.
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Not quite so bright eyed and bushy tailed, Sunday morning was again lessons, and the workshops were horse massage and pilates. Only two people were seen to fall asleep on their mats, although several groaned that exercise and excessive moving of their head was a little difficult! Horses were plaited for the afternoon 'show' and we got three judges in to make this into a competition. Ater everyone had ridden, prize giving was held in the restaurant - and the winners were announced: Prelim Champs - Clare Day and Amanda Kestell, Novice - Sam Smyth and Elem - Karen Newman.
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Then it was time for very tired riders and very tired horses to load up and chug off home. A fantastic weekend was had by all, proven by the many e-mails, cards and calls recieved since asking when the next one is!! Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a successful weekend, to Patsy and Simon for their help, to the kitchen staff who made the most delicious food all weekend, and of course to Paul H and Paul C who kept the whole show on the road!!!
In the stable area during camp
The Passage Team proudly display their winnings!
The Equine Massage Workshop with Philippa Coles
The Flying Change Team show how it should be done with the best turned out tackroom!!
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EVENTS COMING UP FOR SENIORS
| 6 Dec | JULIE HUGO CLINIC, Little Hallingbury, Herts, £45. Apply to Katharine |
| 30 Dec | JILL DAY CLINIC, Mattishall, Norfolk. £35 Apply to Katharine |
| 10 Jan | TEST RIDING DAY WITH RACHEL HILLIER, Halesworth, Suffolk. £35. Apply to Katharine |
| 22 Jan | AHT SEMINAR entitled' Poor Performance - Cannot or will not?' |
| 19 Feb | AHT SEMINAR entitled 'Optimisation of Performance' |
| 28 Feb | TEST RIDING DAY WITH RACHEL HILLIER, Halesworth, Suffolk. £35. Apply to Katharine |
| 14 March | DAN SHERRIFF CLINIC, Bayford, Herts. £40. Apply to Katharine |
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In addition to the training below, there are several other events open to Judges as follows:
A four seminar series at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, full details under Regional Trainers Club further down the page, dates as follows:
16 Oct The Science behind Training
20 Nov Dressage Horse Injuries
22 Jan Poor Performance - Cannot or Will not?
19 Feb Optimisation of Performance
JUDGE TRAINING DATES:
12 Jan Round the Table session with Malcolm Brown, Suffolk
5 Feb Norton Heath Malcolm Brown Novice - What Marks?
21 Feb Manor Farm Elementary - Constructive comments
7 Mar Patchetts EC, Medium - What you see v what you don't see?
Check out:
www.judgesnotebook.co.uk a forum where you can have your say, as well as seeing what your fellow Judges think about different topics.
Also, don't forget to look on the EDLG website for their upcoming events at:
www.easterndressage.co.uk Plus of course, the new forums on the British Dressage Website for Judges!
BD Judge Training Trip to Aachen
30th June to 5th July 2009
Wendy Filtness is again organising this poular trip to Aachen. This year the host for the event will be Jennie Loriston Clarke. In addition, Maria Colliander will be taking the Saturday session. So lots to look forward to! For further details and booking enquiries - please contact Wendy Filtness at wendy@kingsindian.demon.co.uk or call 01787 375739
AHT Equine/Dressage Coaching UK Programme of Seminars
We are delighted to offer a series of seminars throughout the winter in partnership with the Animal Health Trust. The subjects have been chosen specifically to cover topics that will be of interest to Riders, Judges and Trainers alike, and so we look forward to seeing lots of you there!
AHT Equine specialises in research into dressage horse performance and injury and is therefore in an ideal position to help riders, owners and trainers of performance horses. Topics covered will be of direct relevance to the sport and will be presented by members of orthopaedic research and clinical teams, all of whom have an in depth knowledge of dressage as well as being experts in their own specialist area.
The dates and subjects are as follows:
16th Oct The Science Behind Training - Why We Do What We Do
20th Nov Dressage Horse Injuries
22nd Jan Poor Performance - Cannot or Will Not?
19th Feb Optimisation of Performance
Cost: £25 per seminar or £85 for the series of four
To register for the seminars, or for more information, please email Julie Frizzell at julie@dressagecoaching.co.uk
If you are a rider under 25 years old and interested in dressage, then you are welcome to come along to any of our Regional events. We have a newsletter which goes out three times a year with all the details of what we are doing and news of our riders successes (of which there are many, obviously!!). If you would like to know more, please contact me, Katharine, or Lorrie Sisson who is the Eastern Regional BYRDS Rep (01992 522721) and we can tell you more about what we do!
CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
The Eastern Region swept the board at the recent BYRDS Home International - to not only WIN overall in the team competition but also to have three individual champions and several other placings!!
THE WINNING EASTERN FERRARI TEAM
Emma Hester Michelle Watson Claire Gallimore Alex Hardwick
TALENT SPOTTING FINALS
The East had a great result at the Talent Spotting Finals recently at Addington, with 5 riders in the top 10. The Finals are a very high standard, and to do this well against other talented riders from all over the country is a real achievement. So congratulations in the Ponies section to Michelle Wakefield (4th), Harriette Williams (6th) and Robyn Walker (13th), in the Juniors to Adam Legge (2nd) and in the Young Riders to Michelle Watson (2nd) and Stephn Ryder (8th).
EVENTS IN THE EAST AUTUMN 2008
6 Dec
JULIE HUGO CLINIC
30 Dec
JILL DAY CLINIC
Burgh Farm, Mattishall, Norfolk, NR20 3LL
10 Jan
TEST RIDING FOR EVERYONE - SUFFOLK
WITH RACHEL HILLER
18 Jan
TEAM TRAINING DAY
16 Feb
HILARY HUGHES CLINIC
South Medburn Farm, Watling Street, Elstree, Herts, WD6 3AA
20 Feb
VIDEO YOUR TEST AND WATCH WITH THE JUDGE
Norton Heath EC, Blackmore, Essex, CM4 0JN
22 Feb
TEAM TRAINING DAY
Manor Farm, St Ives, Cambs, PE28 2DY
28 Feb
TEST RIDING FOR EVERYONE - SUFFOLK
WITH RACHEL HILLER
14 March
DANIEL SHERRIFF CLINIC
Bayford Hall, Bayford, Herts, SG13 8PR
28 March
TEAM TRAINING DAY
Wix EC, Manningtree, Essex, C011 2RU
14 April
LONG LIST INVITATION DAY
The College EC, Keysoe, Beds, MK44 2JP
11-12 July
BYRDS INTER REGIONAL TEAM COMPETITION
The College EC, Keysoe, Beds
28-30 July
HOME INTERNATIONAL, WALES
