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DFRC ODE Smallwood Sept

ODE Sunday 14th September 2008, Smallwood Equestrian Centre, Nr Sandbach. Entries to:- Mrs P Ford Lower Green Farm, Chapel Lane, Acton Bridge, Northwich, Cheshire. CW8 3QS. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2008
(unless full before this date)

Schedule

Entry form

Combined Training

Combined Training to be held on Sunday 31 August at Forest Gate Farm, Norley. 9.30am start. Entries by schedule only. Closing date 26 August unless already full.

Dressage BE Intro 101 with approx. 2’6” show jumping

Dressage BE Pre-Novice 111 with approx. 3’ show jumping

Dressage will be on grass with show jumping in the Indoor arena. Early entries are recommended to avoid disappointment

Schedule

Entry form

Horse Camp and DFRC 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend 5th & 6th July Organsdale Farm, Kelsall

Camp report

Area 20 Horse Trials Qualifier

The Area 20 horse trials qualifier at Kelsall Hill was a busy day for the club. We sent one junior individual, three senior novice teams, one senior intermediate team and two senior novice individuals. The helpers were put in charge of cross country starting, timing and scoring. Ali Kay was an impressively organised starter from 10.30am to 5.40pm. Thanks also to Andy Dorwood and Jan Yeomans, the cross country ran ahead of time for most of the day. Sue Griffiths, Fiona Saxby, Pauline Ford and Judith Childs took shifts in the scorers box and again did a fantastic job. Many thanks to all of these helpers who gave up their day, none of them actually compete at area level and we could not have sent any competitors without them.

The Delamere Oaks (senior novice team) – Alison Hancock, Holly Bradbury, Fran McNicol and Jo Ellis came 4th. Individually, Alison came 4th & Fran 6th in their sections. The other senior novice team, the Elms – Alison Arden, Caroline Childs, Paula Gwinnett and Ian Jones were only just unplaced and all went very well.

The individuals also had a good day but were unplaced. We had one flu vaccination certificate ‘hiccup’ which emphasises that the chef d’equipe needs to check a copy of the certificate before the day. The senior intermediate team were also unlucky not to be placed. Cheryl Booth, Julie Dorricott and Charmaine O’Connor were clear cross country, Mandy Hemming had an unfortunate technical elimination on the cross country, and Julie Dorricott came individual 3rd.