Dear Members,
Hey there everyone, I hope you are all having fun with your horsies this summer and have been looking after them well with this hot weather and hard ground. Sadly I have not been so lucky as my horse sustained a little tweak to his suspensory ligament (despite looking after him well!).
However, I have felt extremely privileged to have been offered a number of different horses to ride and it has really made me think about my riding and balance and to learn how to get the best from each one. It has also highlighted my faults and weaknesses and has allowed me to work on these and I am sure that when Monty gets back into work, I will be able to put what I have learnt into practice and hopefully improve his training some more. It’s easy to get down when our horses are broken, but it really can be a great opportunity to repay favours to friends, help out with the riding club events and pop along and watch some training sessions to further your knowledge, plus it keeps you happier knowing that you’ve had your dose of horse!
I was also lucky enough to borrow a horse for camp, which was thoroughly enjoyable (a big thank you to Janet and Maria for taking good care of me and of course for Sophie who was her usual fantastic self at teaching). Everyone had a great time, catching up with old friends and making lots of new ones and it reminds me again what a thoroughly good bunch of members we have.
Enjoy your horses and these long summer nights (whether they be sound or not), and we look forward to seeing you at some of events during the action packed summer and autumn we have planned. Ooo, and we will have even more nice new cross country fences then, so come along, bring your friends and enjoy the new courses…
Rachel Yeomans
Chair
PS, we have also be lucky enough to secure 10% discount from SRJ Equine Laundry, based in Westbury, for all of our members!
