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AGENDA
2010 Committee Reports
Election of 2011 Committee
Guest Speaker
George Whittaker Jnr,
Huntsman for the Woodland Pytchley Hunt
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NEWS
MEMBERSHIP FEES
It is with great pleasure that RFRC can announce, for the 3rd year running, a
freeze on club subscription costs. This means that our membership fee will
remain the same, at £22 per year, for all riding members. Other
membership types also remain the same.
An updated membership form has been posted on our website as well as
being issued with this newsletter. We will also be offering a membership
discount for those members who renew their membership at the AGM. A
£2.00 discount will be given for existing members only, if you rejoin during
the evening and present the coupon printed later in this issue.
EMAIL ADDRESS
We will now be requesting your email address on our membership forms.
In the interests of moving with the times, and using current technology to
improve our communication methods, email will be used in future. In this
way, urgent messages, area entry forms, training booking forms and in the
longer term, newsletters and be sent to members at the ‘click’ of a button.
The use of email is also very cost effective for the riding club and will help to
save funds used for photocopying and postage that can be used to improve
our equipment and other services.
All RFRC information is, and always will be, available from our website so
members can still use this facility if preferred. Of course, there are some
members who are not able access the internet, so if this is you please
contact Ruth Quartly 01536 790569 or 07799806491, to discuss an
alternative communication method.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2011
Please do not forget that RFRC will need some additional willing volunteers
to join our Committee for 2011. New members should join us in November
after the AGM has taken place, when those Committee members who have
decided to resign their position, will step down.
We need people who will bring some new ideas and possible changes to
the Riding Club, or have skills that may help with Committee business, or
anybody who has some spare time to help ‘share’ the workload, or who has
a shared interest in equine activities, any of you could fit the bill!
So if you are looking for a new challenge, please contact one of the existing
Committee or email us on Rfrc1email@aol.com
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NEWS
FIRST YEAR COMMITTEE MEMBER’S EXPERIENCE – EMMA WRIGHT
At 8.27pm on 21st October, I had a phone call from Ruth, newsletter editor.
There I was accepting the call thinking “...it'
s just a quick question about
whether I still need my ad running...”, little did I know!!!! What she actually
said was “can you put together a piece for the newsletter, in less than 24
hours, about my experience of joining RFRC’s committee 12 months’ ago...”
wait for it “...in an attempt to encourage some new members”!! No pressure
then, EEEK!!
Well here goes... I have to admit that the experience has been a positive
one. I have been made to feel welcome by a dedicated group of people
who are committed to making RFRC a success. I have enjoyed some lively
debate, often including the use of some colourful language!! Care of guess
who! I’ve had days out helping at events, and stepped out of my comfort
zone by taking part in training clinics. Everyone has been great and really
supportive. If you could spare a few hours each month, why not give it a
try? YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU!
TROPHIES
A request was made in the October newsletter for all trophies awarded in
2009 to be returned to Elaine Harton so that preparations can be made for
the AGM at the end of this month. Thank you to those members who have
returned their trophy as requested, however, the majority of them have not
yet been returned.
Please, please contact Elaine Harton on 07799890653, or email us as
soon as possible to let us know how they can be returned. Alternatively,
return your trophy, preferably in a clean condition, to any committee
member.
To avoid disappointment for trophy winners in 2010, it is vital that all
trophies are returned as soon as possible.
WINTER DRESSAGE
Don’t forget the first of our winter dressage will be held at the end of this
month, Saturday 27th November, and will start after 12 noon. It would be
really great to see as many of our members there as possible.
Helpers will also be needed during the afternoon, 2 steward and 2 writer, so
if you are able to lend a hand please give Emma Wright a call on 01832
734871, we can’t do it without you!
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FESTIVAL OF THE HUNTER EVENTER TRIAL CHALLENGE
The Eventer Trial took place at Plum Park on 3rd October, and the weather
that day was extremely wet, so wet and rainy that some of our members did
not compete at all. Sadly, this did mean that there were insufficient
competitors to make up a Senior Team and the 2 riders who did attend had
to run as individuals only, these were Danielle Marcus and Jade Fitzhugh.
The Junior Team did run but with only 3 team members, Sophie McKinnonWood, Isobel Simons and Jordan Harrison. Results as follows;
Individual
RESULT
Junior Pairs
5th
Sophie McKinnon-Wood
Isobel Simons
Junior Team
Jordan Harrison
Sophie McKinnon-Wood
Isobel Simons
Senior Pairs
Sally Myers
Jo Rhodes
Senior Individuals
Jade Fitzhugh
6th
Danielle Marcus
RIDER
RESULT
3rd
3rd
3rd
Unfortunately, none of our members qualified, however, they all had
fantastic rounds in very trying circumstances, so well done to you all.
DANIELLE MARCUS’S STORY ON THE EVENTER TRIAL
This was my first RFRC team event, and would just like to let everyone know how
much fun I had representing RFRC, and encourage other members to have a go at
team events next year.
The process of entering the competition was easy with entry form and details
clearly printed on the website. After posting, I received a letter from Antonia
McKinnon to confirm receipt of my entry and my place on a team. The letter also
gave information about the event and a list of the other members who would be
competing alongside me. I thought this was a really good idea as it meant I knew
my entry had been accepted and could look out for familiar faces at the competition
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On the day of the competition I was very disappointed to wake up to a wet and grey
wintery day. However I cleaned up my horse, loaded the lorry and set out for Plum
Park with high hopes of avoiding the rain and going clear show jumping and cross
country. On arrival it was still raining and there appeared to be no let up in the sky.
The waterproofs came out fairly rapidly and the dog and I headed off to walk the
course. The cross country course included a range of fences, each asking different
questions of horse and rider, and it seemed like it would ride well, as did the show
jumps. After having my passport checked by the stewards, Antonia came to find
me to make sure I knew what I was doing and find out whether I needed any help
with anything which was really great as I had travelled alone to the competition.
My show jumping was ok, I had one refusal as my horse, Luc, decided that a union
jack filler was far too scary to be jumped first time! After this scary incident, we
had one pole down and jumped the rest of the jumps beautifully. Straight after
show jumping we were directed down to the XC course for our favourite part of the
competition. We flew out of the starting box and cleared 5-6 jumps brilliantly but
then we had a slight mishap, a run out between the ditch to log combination! Once
we managed the combination, we proceeded to fly around the rest of the course to
the finish line. I was absolutely delighted with Lucs performance, even though we
had a run out.
Attendance at the event was really poor, which was disappointing for my first team
event, and the weather was bad, however I had a great day and came away with a
rosette for being placed 6th as an individual.
I would recommend taking part in a team event to any member who is interested in
having a go, you do not need to be the greatest rider in the world or have a top
competition horse, you just need to be willing to turn up, have a go and give it your
best. I would also like to say a big thank you to Antonia for organising the teams
for this event, you did a brilliant job and made the experience really enjoyable.
Thank you. Danielle
DRESSAGE TO MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIP
The DTM Championship took place in Aintree on 12th October, RFRC had
one Senior Member who qualified, Jonathan Canty riding Romario, for the
Elementary class. Well done to Jonathan & Romario who were 9th.
BRC OFFICIALS TRAINING ROAD SHOW – Saturday 20th November
Newmarket National Stud
This event will focus on the key areas of running a riding club and is open to
any RFRC members who may be interested. The event will start at 9.30am
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and finishes at 4.30pm. The BRC National Executive will be covering the
following areas; Running & Promoting your Club, Health & Safety,
Competitions including area qualifiers and national championships, Training
and Question Time. To book you place either call 01926 707856 or email
brcinfo@bhs.org.uk. A booking form is available from the BRC website,
www.britishridingclubs.org.uk.
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Chairman
George Whittaker
T. 01933 622324
M. 07879016244
Vice Chairman
Elaine Layram
T. 01933 664174
M. 07977869454
Secretary
Jill West
T. 01536 724516
M. 07802983882
Jill-West@Hotmail.co.uk
Treasurer
Carol Stanley
T. 01933 388908
M. 07872303632
Senior Team Manager
Ben Franklin
T.01604 411950
M. 07896556045
ben13franklin@hotmail.com
Junior Team Manager
Antonia
McKinnon-Wood
T. 01536 373132
M. 07854323626
6 Ashmead, Little Billing
Northampton NN3 9JQ
Red Piece, Stanion Road
Brigstock. NN14 1DZ
Member Secretary/Points
Elaine Harton
M. 07799890653
Newsletter/Website
Ruth Quartly
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M. 07799806491
Area Representative
Rosemary Batten
T. 01933 666163
M. 07748942936
Office Services
Sue Rebhan
T. 01933 460619
M. 07837806278
Sally White
M. 07908717224
Training Co-ordinator
Danielle Marcus
M. 07817761140
danyelandmia@hotmail.co.uk
Jonathan Canty
M. 07974016677
JMCanty45@hotmail.com
Cathi Short
M. 07704593374
Emma Wright
T. 01832 734871
Emmawright2401@btinternet.com
RFRC Email Address – Rfrc1email@aol.com