Scotland region

Cecilia Gladwyn - Scottish Regional Development Officer
Clochcan House
Auchnagatt
Ellon
AB41 8TD
Email: ceciliagladwyn@britishdressage.co.uk

Tel: 07778 114453

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REGIONAL COMMITTEE

Chairman: Les Smith 01578 740281. Email: lessmith105@aol.com

Judges Rep: Lady Mary Hope 0131 225 8245.  Email: maryhope1@mac.com

BYRDS Rep: Mary McFarlane 01250 873211.  Email: marymcfarlane007@btinternet.com

Coaching Rep: Les Smith - details as above

Rider Training Rep: Allison Fellows 01470 532455. Email: allisonfel@aol.com

Paralympic Rep: Erik MacKechnie 07769 553065. Email: Erikmac@aol.com

Members Rep: Jackie Gray 01506 884560. Email: jgray@carnegie-trust.org

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Hi, Welcome to the Scottish Regional Web page on the BD site.  Although we are small in numbers compared with the other regions, we do cover an extremely large area.    Membership is currently at 739

SPORTS SCIENCE SEMINAR - Arran Room, Oatridge College, West Lothian Sunday 18 April 2010 10 am to 4 pm.    Guest Speakers Jane Smith, Jason Sim, Pauline Kidd and Kay Hastilow.  Full details on poster.  Open to all riders and you do not have to be a member of British Dressage to attend.  download 2010 Poster        download 2010 Booking Form

NEWSLETTER - January 2010.  Any additional information for the year will be sent via email.  If you have not already let the RDO have your email address please do so now so that you do not miss out on important information.  download 2010 Newsletter

  2010 ORGANISERS/MEMBERS MEETING - Sunday 4 July 2010 in the Arran Room, Oatridge College, West Lothian.  Tea/coffee available from 2.00 pm.    Meeting 2.15 pm - 5.15 pm.  British Dressage Chief Executive, Amanda Bond, and Director of Rules & Fixtures, Sara Green, will be in attendance at the meeting.   This is your opportunity to have your say on what is happening with dressage in Scotland. 

AN EVENING WITH JENNIE LORISTON CLARKE

Gleneagles, Auchterarder

Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 7.00 pm

 

BD Judges and BD Trainers    £12.50                                      BD Members (16 years and over)  £15

Children U16 BD Members    £12.50                                      Children U16 NON BD Members    £15

NON BD Members (16 years and over)  £17.50

Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children U16)  £50 (one adult must be a BD Member

Tickets on the door (if available)  BD Members £17.50    NON BD Members £20

Block booking discount available – Purchase 12 tickets and get ONE ticket free.

 

Cheques made payable to British Dressage and sent to Cecilia Gladwyn, Clochcan House, Auchnagatt, AB41 8TD with SAE for the return of the tickets.  BD Members must write their membership number on the back of the cheque.         

SCOTTISH DRESSAGE U25'S FUND RAISING DRESSAGE EVENT - Fountain EC, Aberdeen / 17 April 2010 / classes from Into to FEI tests + squad rider tests.  Open to all age groups included riders over 25.  download schedule and booking form

.SCOTTISH JUDGES CONTACT DETAILS showing telephone numbers and email addresses and all levels split in to areas. download judges location and details list

BRITISH DRESSAGE TRAINEE JUDGES.  download contact details

JUDGE TRAINING - All judge training is £12 per session (unless otherwise stated) and cheques made payable to British Dressage to be sent to RDO.

March

13          Rowallan, Ayrshire / Phyllis Beattie / List 4/5/6 and Trainees

18          Fountain EC, Aberdeen / Susan Baxter / Novice training with guinea pigs / 7 pm

(this is additional judge training for Grampian judges subsidised by the Joan Weir Judge Training trust but it is open to all Scottish Judges)

28          Gleneagles, Perthshire / Phyllis Beattie / List 4/5/6/ and Trainees

April

13          Fountain EC, Aberdeen / Susan Baxter / Elementary training with guinea pigs / 7 pm

(this is additional judge training for Grampian judges subsidised by the Joan Weir Judge Training trust but it is open to all Scottish Judges)

24          Fountain EC, Aberdeen /Jane Peberdy / (1) List 5/6/Trainees and (2) List 3A/3/4

24          DVD evening at Clochcan House, Auchnagatt / Jane Peberdy / all Lists + Trainees

25          Fountain EC, Aberdeen / Jane Peberdy / Mock Exams at Novice and Elementary level - £25

                Guidelines for judge testing attached.

May

15          SNEC, West Lothian / Jane Peberdy / Mock Exams at Novice and Elementary level - £25

                Guidelines for judge testing attached.

15          DVD evening at 34 India Street, Edinburgh / Jane Peberdy / all levels

16          SNEC, West Lothian / Jane Peberdy / Lists 4/5/6/Trainees

July     

9            Eglinton Horse Trials, Ayrshire / Linda Whetstone / List 2/3A/3.  This will be 3 in a car

                and will run during the Advanced Horse Trials dressage test – Ad Medium level. £20

10          Ingliston EC, Renfrewshire / Linda Whetstone / List 3/4/5/6 and Trainees.

September

7              Brahan, Highlands / Les Smith /Lists 4/5/6 and Trainees

11          Howe CC, Fife / Rachel Hillier /Lists 4/5/6 and Trainees

October

tbc        Dryden, Borders

2            GDG at Fountain EC, Aberdeenshire / Susan Baxter / Lists 3/4/5/6 and Trainees

30          Rowallan, Ayrshire / Les Smith / Lists 3/4/5/6 and Trainees

 

All judge training sessions are £12/session except where otherwise stated.  If you wish to attend two separate sessions in one day you will have to pay twice.  If you do not have an email address please send SAE with cheque for each training session so that details of times etc. can be forwarded to you.

 

TRAINEE/LIST 6 SEMINAR.  Tuesday 4 May at Gleneagles EC, Auchterarder with Jennie Loriston Clarke.  12.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.  Cost £15 for BD List 6 Judges and BD Trainees and £20 for all others.  This seminar is also open to those who are not on the BD trainee list but are perhaps judging at Pony Club/Riding Club or might be interested in coming forward to go on as a trainee judge.

 

REGIONAL SEMINAR with Jennie Loriston Clarke at Gleneagles EC, Auchterarder on Wednesday 5 May for Lists 1 – 6.    11.00 am. to 4.00 p.m.    Cost £15. 

 

List 6 judges have the option of attending either seminar, or both if they so wish.

 Why not check out the judges notebook on the BD web site - www.judgesnotebook.co.uk

SCALES OF TRAINING - Easy to remember Scales of training with red car

COMPETITION WORKSHOPS.

HIGHLANDS - Seaforth EC, Dunglass Farm, Maryburgh - 11 April - Allison Fellows and Elaine Taylor /  £55 for day.  download bookingn formdownload information poster

MORAY & NAIRN - Rashcrook Farm, Elgin - 15 May - Allison Fellows and Jean Stephen / £50 for day.  download booking form    download information poster

ORKNEY - 16/17 October - Allison Fellows and Victoria Gladwyn.  Further details later.

BYRDS

BYRDS Scotland Region Registration form - download 2010 registration form

U25/BYRDS Progress Chart - download chart

BYRDS Training Chart - download training chart

REGIONAL BYRDS TRAINING -

Les Smith / Maryfield House, Terregles, Dumfries 17 April. Contact RDO for details.

AREA GROUPS -

GRAMPIAN BYRDS CAMP - Fountain EC, Aberdeen 5/6 April.  download poster.        download booking form

BORDERS - Jane Rutherford / Etal, Northumberland - 15 and 29 March, 12 and 26 April, 10 and 24 May.  download booking form

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - Jane Rutherford / Barstobrick, Castle Douglas - 22 April and 27 May.  download booking form

GRAMPIAN - Jennifer Johnston / Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeenshire - 27 March.  download booking form

GRAMPIAN - Victoria Gladwyn - Fountain EC, Aberdeen - 21 March and 12 April.  download booking form

FIFE (Kinross) - Elisabeth Leslie/Watergate Farm, Kinross - 13 March, 10 April, 6 May and 10 June.  download booking form

LOTHIAN - Linda Penman 24 March (Kingsbarn, Falkirk).  download booking form

LANARKSHIRE - Liz Love/Hyndshawland Farm, Biggar - 3 April. download booking form

MORAY & NAIRN - Victoria Gladwyn (28 March) and Allison Fellows (17 April and 13 June) at Rashcrook Farm, Elgin.  download booking form

TAYSIDE - Mary McFarlane, Easter Rattray Farm, Blairgowrie - 18 March and 8 May.  download booking form

UNAFFILIATED DRESSAGE COMPETITIONS - OPEN TO ALL, including NON MEMBERS AND SENIOR RIDERS

The 2010 viewing days will be held at the unaffiliated dressage competitions and the BYRDS team selectors will be present at the competitions.  Selectors for 2010 are Mary McFarlane, Les Smith and Cecilia Gladwyn  Squadding days will also be held at the competitions.

20 March at Fountain EC, Aberdeen and 21 March at Maidenhill Farm, Newton Mearns, Glasgow.  download schedule for 20 and 21 March

22 March at Etal, Northumberland - Squad tests only.  download schedule for 22 March

download entry for for 6/7, 20/21/22 March. 

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REGIONAL TRAINING (over 18 years of age)

 2010 Senior Teams.

Keysoe Senior Inter Regional, Bedfordshire 22/23 May.

Senior Home International, Keysoe, Bedfordshire 9/10 October

If you are interested in taking part in a British Dressage Scottish team please complete the team selection form and return to RDO as soon as possible.  download team selection form. There will be competitions held on 27 and 28 March and the selectors will be at these competitions to view potential team members.

UNAFFILIATED DRESSAGE COMPETITIONS - OPEN TO ALL.  Senior selectors will be at both these competitions to view those riders who have indicated that they would like to be considered for SENIOR 2010 teams.

27 March (Fountain EC, Aberdeen) and 28 March (Maidenhill Farm, Newton Mearns).  download schedule                            download entry form

 download Regional Selection Policy

RACHEL HILLIER/Wellhall Cottage, Dollar, Clacks - 28/29 May.  Further details soon

MARY McFARLANE / Fountain EC, Aberdeen - 20 April / Glasgow - 27 April / Edinburgh - 20 May.  download booking form

LES SMITH / Barstobrick 16 March and 20 May / Terregles, Dumfries 17 April.  download booking form

GRAMPIAN CAMP - Fountain EC, Aberdeen 1/2 May.  Harry Payne, Allison Fellows and Victoria Gladwyn.  download poster        download booking form

FIFE (Kinross) - Elisabeth Leslie, Watergate Farm, Kinross on 13 March, 10 April, 6 May and 10 June.  download booking form

LOTHIAN - 24 March (Kingsbarn, Falkirk).  download booking form

GRAMPIAN - Jennifer Johnston / Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeenshire - 27 March.  download booking form

GRAMPIAN - Victoria Gladwyn /Fountain EC, Aberdeen - 21 March and 12 April. download booking form

MORAY & NAIRN - Rashcrook Farm, Elgin / Victoria Gladwyn (28 March) / Allison Fellows (17 April and 13 June).  download booking form

TAYSIDE - Mary McFarlane / Easter Rattray Farm, Blairgowrie - 18 March and 8 May.  download booking form

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SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS.  download 2010 Rules

COACHING

SPORTS SCIENCE SEMINAR - Arran Room, Oatridge College, West Lothian Sunday 18 April 2010 10 am to 4 pm.    Guest Speakers Jane Smith, Jason Sim, Pauline Kidd and Kay Hastilow.  Full details on poster.  BD Trainers on database discounted to £20 each.  download 2010 Poster        download 2010 Booking Form

COLLECTION AND CHANGES TRAINING DAY with PAMMY HUTTON.  Monday 17 May 2010 11.30 am to 3.30 pm at Etal, Northumberland.  Open to all trainers on the BD trainers database, BD Listed/Trainee Judges and Trainers from other disciplines.  Cost £20.  download booking form

LATERAL WORK TRAINING DAY with PAMMY HUTTON.  Monday 2 August 2010 at Fountain EC, Aberdeen.  Further details later

PARA TRAINING - 5/6 June Chris Porterfield and Erik McKechine.  Further details later