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HALF TERM 15th February 1st & 22nd May County & Regional Dressage at Lakefield 14th & 15th July RDA Nationals - Hartpury College Gloucestershire	"Newsletter Autumn 2011"

Local Schools Fundraise for Duchy RDA

Duchy RDA is run and funded completely voluntarily. So it is with great appreciation that two local schools who come and ride every Wednesday afternoon are putting together their artistic talent to produce a calendar to raise funds for their local group. Both Milford School and Launceston College have entered into a drawing competition from which twelve pictures will be chosen to earn a place in the 2013 calendar.

"The children are very exited to be involved and thrown themselves 100% into the project" says Juliette Snelgrove Chairman Duchy RDA

The calendar will go into production in July 2012 and will be sold for £7.50 through the Group and online and it is hoped to raise £1,000 to cover the cost of insuring the Duchy Groups horses.

RDA Duchy XMas Ride 2011 - See the Image Gallery for more Pics!

WORLDS BIGGEST RIDING LESSON

On probably one of the hottest days of the year Duchy College Group took part in the Worlds Biggest Riding Lesson, the aim being to raise as much money as possible for the group. Starting at 12pm and going through until 5pm groups of enthusiastic riders took part and various Group Instructors ensured that everyone completed the set lesson plan. Rosettes were given participants to thank them for their fundraising efforts, the total amount raised was in excess of £800. A big Thank You to everyone that took part and helped to raise money for Duchy Group.

Wednesday 28th September 2011

Summer Fund Raising

There were a couple of events that helped with fund raising over the summer. We had a very successful tombola at Stoke Climsland Flower Festival which raised nearly £200 for RDA National and St Dominics Gymkhana and Horse Show raised £400 for Duchy Group. One of our horses Cash put in a special appearance at the show and had great fun taking part in one of the show classes where his enthusiasm and good looks wowed the judge who placed him 3rd!

County Fun Day At Old Mill Stables 15th June 2011

A group of 8 pupils from Launceston College travelled down to Old Mill Stables near Hayle for an RDA County Fun Day organised by SW Cornwall RDA Group. Despite the changeable weather everyone had a great time and really enjoyed the Gymkhana games and the Handy Pony competition and everyone was cheered on by their classmates. All riders came away with handfuls of rosettes including several 1st and 2nd places for their efforts. A special mention must go to Jake and Luke who came 1st and 4th in the Handy Pony Class out of some 36 riders, well done to everyone who attended.

RDA Duchy Group gets more First Aiders

Cherie Walker, Dea Price and Juliette Snelgrove have all successfully completed a Level 2 Emergency First Aid Course. This now brings the total number of First Aiders for the Duchy Group to 5, which means we have got plenty of cover on Wednesday afternoons!

Lakefield Regional Dressage 24th May 2011

We had another fantastic day at the Regional Dressage Day with several riders contesting qualifiers for the Nationals. One of our ponies Mel had her first outing and despite lots of calling to start with she soon settled and produced 3 very calm dressage tests. The Countryside Challenge proved to be just that but overall Mel behaved very well. Our riders had a great day with both Clair Poole and Peter Milburn qualifying for the Nationals at Hartpury In July, Clair in Countryside Challenge who was riding Cash and Peter in the dressage who was riding Mel. Esme and Sophie just missed out on qualifying in their classes, however they were both thrilled with more rosettes to add to their collections. Huge thanks go to the people who came to help out on the day including Cherie who gets the horses there for us, and the many people on the ground Jackie, Sarah, Dea, Jill, Marc, Linda and Juliette. It's a real team effort and we really appreciate your help.

Rosette Collection from Lakefield County Dressage 10th May 2011

A great day was had by everyone that attended the County Dressage Day at Lakefield Equestrian Centre. Riders competed in various dressage classes and Countryside Challenge, several won their classes and others were well placed. Our wonderful horse Cash was very well behaved for his first outing and King Louis as ever took it all in his stride. Pictured with their rosettes from left to right are Diane, Clair, Peter, Juliette who is holding rosettes for Scott and Harry from Launceston College, Sophie and Esme.

CARL HESTER RDA REIN

Inspired by the success of the Fantastic Elastic Rein, Carl Hester and his team have developed a new rein that will especially benefit the RDA.
The rein is made from a non-slip, easy to hold, waterproof rubber fabric and has been designed to clip on to the bit ring or head collar.
The elastic inserts eliminate any resistance between the horse and rider and allow the rider to develop feel and a better connection with the horse.
Although the reins are currently available for purchase on line at www.carlhesterrein.co.uk the official launch will be at the RDA National Championships at Hartpury College on July 9th and 10th 2011, where there will be a stand selling both the horse and pony sizes at £27 and £25 respectively.
To celebrate the launch of this rein Carl Hester is donating a Trophy which will be awarded to the rider/horse combination who scores the highest percentage over the 16 Championship classes.

(this is a non profit making organisation)

CALLINGTON YFC RAISE FUNDS FOR A NEW HORSE

RDA Duchy Group have recently bought a new horse. His name is Cash and the group have been using him in sessions since earlier this year. At just 8 years old Cash has proved himself to be the perfect RDA horse and when the opportunity arose to buy him the group did so without hesitation. Cash travelled to the presentation of a cheque from the Callington Young Farmers along with several members of the group on Thursday 14th October. The £4000 was raised through hard work from YFC members running various events including a dung sale, a mowathon and a horse show. A huge thank you to Callington YFC for their fantastic fund raising effort.

Sue Darell Brown

3rd September 1938 - 23rd September 2010

John Francis Haydon

30th June 1936 - 29th August 2010

The CHERRY SINCOCK AWARD for 2010 went to John Haydon of the Duchy College Group. John had recently retired as Organiser of the group for which he had belonged for 12 years. Sarita Perkins, Josie Perrett, (County Chairman) Judy Trethowan and Heather Gibbon all members of County RDA came up from Penzance for the presentation. Also pictured is John's favourite horse, the wonderful Benjie, Carla and Sheila.

In Memory of John please make donations to RDA Duchy Group

RDA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HARTPURY JULY 10 & 11 2010

The weekend dawned bright and sunny and the weather set the tone for a fabulous weekend. Peter Milburn and Dennis Packham were riding their tests on Saturday and Sunday respectively and both they and King Louis were immaculately turned out. Peter rode his dressage test in the huge atmosphere of the main indoor arena at Hartpury and did a fantastic job with a dressage score of 62.35% which secured him a final placing of 7th and a lovely rosette. Dennis and King Louis rose to the occasion on Sunday and rode a very accurate test with a score of 70.59% which secured 1st place and also the overall Championship for the Visually Impaired Classes. Dennis was presented with his rosettes and trophies later that day by Mrs Sam Orde the new Chairman of RDA. Huge thanks go to all involved for all their hard work, and we are already looking forward to next year!

ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW JUNE 2010

Duchy College RDA were represented at the Royal Cornwall Show in June.The RDA groups in Cornwall were invited to put on a demonstration over the 3 days of the show along with a stand where people could get further information about RDA. Duchy Group were there on the Saturday and took Jade & Peter as riders with Cherie, Juliette, Linda and Sheila as helpers. There were 2 demonstrations on the day one in the morning and then one in the afternoon. Jade rode Rueben a lovely coloured Cob and Peter rode Gypsy a super black Cob, both horses were from Lakefield. Becky Monk from Lakefield gave a commentary about the RDA, the riders and horses and put Peter and Jade through some ridden exercises. There was a large appreciative crowd who enjoyed the demonstration and Peter and Jade who were very smartly turned out thoroughly enjoyed themselves and received a warm applause at the end. There were plenty of enquiries at the stand afterwards and lots of fuss for Rueben and Gypsy.

COUNTY DRESSAGE/REGIONAL DRESSAGE RESULTS MAY 2010

Congratulations to members of the Duchy Group who attended the County Dressage Competition at Lakefield in May. Dennis Packham won the cup for the highest mark of the day for his dressage test with 73%. Dennis also came 3rd in the Handy Pony and 6th in Tack & Turnout. Dennis who is registered blind has been riding with the Duchy Group for nearly 4 years. He had never ridden prior to joining the group and had a fear of horses. Dennis is pictured with instructor Linda Bullen and his usual mount Storm receiving his cup. Other results were a 2nd for Jade in her dressage test and a 4th in Handy Pony and Special for Tack & Turnout. Peter Milburn received 3 Special rosettes.

In the Regional Dressage Competition also in May at Lakefield Peter Milburn qualified for the Nationals by winning his class.

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