Open Indoor Dressage – 8 February at Northern Racing College
A great competition yesterday to start 2015 at TRC! A frosty start gave way to a lovely sunny day. Thanks as usual to all the judges, stewards and helpers who make our competitions run smoothly.
Results are on the Open Results Page ands League Tables on their own page.

Dinner Dance & Presentation Night – 21 February at Ye Olde Bell
The Club Award Winners for 2014 are now on the Club Results Page, well done to all the winners! There will be a photographer who prints on the night. 6.30 for 7pm start. Smart dress, no jeans thank you. See you all tomorrow!

Subscriptions 2015
At the AGM it was agreed to keep the rates for 2015 the same as for 2014:

£27 for Members who rejoin before 28 February 2015 £32 for New Members joining at any time £32 for Members rejoining from 1 March onwards
A new Membership Form is now available to download on the About Us Page.

BRC Area 16 Qualifiers in March/April 2014 

Festival of the Horse Challenge (ShowCross) – 22 March at Osberton
Juniors, Seniors, Teams, Individuals, Pairs. 85cm SJ & 90cm XC or 1m SJ & 1m XC.

Intermediate Dressage – 29 March at Brooksby, Melton Mowbray
Juniors, Seniors, Teams or Individuals. P13, N28, N34, E42.

Combined Training – 22 April at Wittering
Juniors, Seniors, Teams or Individuals. P7 & 75cm or N27 & 85cm

Can any members interested in any of these qualifiers please initially phone/text Emma 07739 311853 or Althea 07825 367518 then fill in the relevant Entry Form on the Events Diary page and send along with your payment towards the entry fees at least a MONTH prior to the qualifier date. You will also have to pay your subscription for 2015 which you can send along with the entry form.

2015 Events
The dates for our 2015 Shows and Events are now on the Events Diary Page.
You will notice there are even more BRC Area 16 Qualifiers this year and these are mainly in March & April which didn’t leave us much room to fit in our own Show dates!

Any members wishing to represent the Club at the BRC Area Qualifiers will now have to contribute 50% of their entry fees. As we have to enter 3 weeks prior to each qualifier it is imperative that members send in their form and entry money at least a month before the qualifier but preferably even earlier than that. We will be adding a form soon to the Events Diary page which can be downloaded and sent with your payment. As soon as the BRC 2015 Rules are finalised we will also add Information Sheets about the classes available and any restrictions on winnings etc for each qualifier.

British Showjumping Tickets to Ride
We have been very kindly given some FREE Tickets to Ride from the British Showjumping East Midlands Development Officer. These tickets are designed to give non British Showjumping members a taster of affiliated competitions. One ticket is required for each class and those competing on tickets are not eligible for prize money or qualifications. National classes start at 75cm and there is no obligation to join.
Can any members interested please contact Althea 01909 290145 or Emma 07739311853   

Club Email Address!
The Club now has an email address: tickhillridingclub@btinternet.com
This is the easiest way to contact us about any questions/queries you have about Tickhill Riding Club. We shall also be using this now as the primary method to contact all the members about upcoming events etc. so please make sure you inform us if you change your email address!

Open Dressage – 9 November at Northern Racing College

Another amazing day of dressage to finish off the 2014 season.
The judges were very impressed with the high standard of competition!
It was also great to see all 3 of the Leagues won by TRC Junior members!

The Results are on the Open Results Page and the final Dressage League Tables on their own page.
Thanks again to all the judges, writers, helpers and competitiors for making our dressage competitions so successful.

The start of the 2015 Dressage Leagues will be on 8 February 2015  at NRC and we hope to see everyone there.

Annual General Meeting – 14 November at Carlton Scout Hut
It is YOUR Club and all members are invited to attend to discuss the 2014 season and give us feedback and suggestions as to how we can improve for 2015.

Dinner Dance & Presentation Night – 21 February at Ye Olde Bell
The venue has been booked and more details will be available soon…….

Club Email Address!
The Club now has an email address: tickhillridingclub@btinternet.com
This is the easiest way to contact us about any questions/queries you have about Tickhill Riding Club. We shall also be using this now as the primary method to contact all the members about upcoming events etc. so please make sure you inform us if you change your email address!

BRC Area 16 Winter Novice Dressage Qualifier – 19 October at Trent Valley Equestrian Centre

RESULTS CLICK HERE 

A MASSIVE thank you to all those who helped us run the competition yesterday!
Thanks also to North Lincs RC for flu vac checking and hat checking for us.

A long but rewarding day!
Our Junior Teams came 4th, 5th and 7th and our Senior Teams came 2nd and 12th out of 23 Senior Teams.
We are very proud of all our members as always.

The Senior Gold Team – Sarah Lee, Becky Bowman, Stephanie Rapson and Michaela Preston may have qualified for the Championships in April at Hartpury we are just waiting to hear if the rules have been changed or if it’s still 2 teams to qualify, fingers crossed…

Thanks to Shane for taking the photographs, you can purchase these from his website: www.ztenmedia.zenfolio.com

Open Dressage, Club Dressage & Combined Training – 28 September
A glorious day for the final event on the Club Field this season!
Thanks to all the helpers, stewards, judges and competitors for another amazing days competition.
The results are now on the Open Results Page and updated League Tables on the Dressage League page.
The League tables are very tight at the top in both the Prelim and Novice/Elementary Leagues and we look forward to the final competition at NRC on 9 November. Entry forms for this will be available soon…
Congratulations also to the Club Dressage Sue Fisher Memorial Trophy winners – these results will be confirmed when members attendances over the season have been totalled up.

BRC National Championships – 6 & 7 September
Congratulations to Millie Walters & Tia who came a fabulous 3rd in her Junior Riding Test Arena!
The Club is proud of all the members this weekend: Michaela Preston in Senior Novice 24, Amy Harrison in Junior Prelim 7 and the Junior Style Jumping Team – Shannan & Terri Dickenson, Lauren Green and Lucy Sanderson. No more placings but everyone rode well and roll on next year!

Club Show – 14 September
The final Club Show of 2014 took place yesterday and included The Annual Roger Stubbins Memorial Puissance Trophy competition! The winners in each Age Group will receive the Trophy at Presentation Night provided they have competed at 3 Club Shows over the season.
Results are now on the Club Results Page.

BRC Area 16 Winter Novice Dressage Qualifier – 19 October at Trent Valley Equestrian Centre
We are also looking for any volunteers to help on the day! If you can help in anyway please also contact us. Thanks.

Open Charity Show – 24 August
A fabulous turnout and great weather ! Lots of new faces and some rather large jumping classes that went until gone 5pm! The great day means we’ve already raised over £2,800 for The Aurora Centre and with a few sponsors still to pay we expect the final total to exceed £3,000!

A BIG thank you to all the Class Sponsors, Prize Donators, Judges, Stewards, Helpers and of course COMPETITORS for making the Show a success! A list of the Sponsors/Donators can be found on the Charity Show page.

Results are now on the Open Results page and photographs can be purchased from www.ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/f836875213

RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS:
336 Toggi Top, 681 Socks, 348 Show Cane, 461 Horse First Aid Kit, 377 Toggi Top, 417 £10 Wrights Voucher, 715 Socks, 861 Fish & Chip Supper, 642 £10 Retford Saddlery Vocuher, 908 Feedmark. 681 Socks, 707 Toplocks Voucher, 538 Apple Massage Voucher, 333  Gas Boiler Service, 885 Coop Voucher, 620 Coop Voucher, 439 Toggi Top, 745 Horse First Aid Kit, 956 Snuggy Hood Voucher, 582 Socks, 859 Fish & Chip Supper.  

If you didn’t collect your prize on Sunday please ring Margaret to arrange collection 07531284574

Show Jumping & Showing/Working Hunter Clinics - 8th August
Another productive evening of training despite the horrendous weather!
Thanks again to all the Instructors – Sian, Bev and Laura.

Open Dressage – 3 August
Another fab day of dressage!
Thanks to all the judges, writers and helpers for running another successful competition.
The results are on the Open Results page and the updated League Tables on the Dressage League section of the Results Pages.
The next competition is on 28 September and the final competitioon will be on 9 November at NRC.

Club Show – 20 July
The 4th Club Show of 2014 took place yesterday with glorious sunshine. The Annual Handy Pony Competition classes were entertaining as usual, congratulations to the winners: Lead Rein – Alice Watkins, 12 & Under – Amy Harrison and 13 & Over – Sami Hodson, you will each win a trophy at Presentation Night – provided you have competed at 3 Club Shows during the season. The full results are now on the Club Results page.

BRC Area Show Jumping & Style Jumping Qualifier - 13 July
Yet another great day for Team Tickhill!
The Junior Style Jumping Team of Shannan, Lucy, Lauren & Terri WON and will qualify for the National Championships in September! Shannan & Lauren also won their sections, with Lucy 2nd and Terri 4th.
The Junior Novice Show Jumping Team of Shannan, Lucy, Hannah & Laura came 2nd! With Hannah also coming 6th individually.
The Senior Style Jumping Team of Michaela, Sian & Lizzie came 3rd, with individual placings: Michaela 4th, Lizzie 5th and Michaela was also 4th on her individual horse too.
The 2 Junior Intermediate Individual Show Jumpers Lauren & Terri, came 2nd & 5th respectively with Lauren just missing out on qualification.
The Club is very proud of you all, as always!

Funeral Arrangements for Mr Allan Pearson

Further to the recent sad announcement Allan’s family have confirmed the funeral arrangements are 3pm at Firbeck Church on Wednesday 25th June then on to the Black Lion at Firbeck – all are welcome.

It is with great sadness that we inform you that our Chairman Allan Pearson passed away last night.

Allan has dedicated decades of time, commitment and effort to Tickhill Riding Club, which we know for some brings with it very fond memories which we are sure will not be lost.

Our thoughts are with Allan’s family at this sad time.

Open Fun Day! – 29 June
We hope everyone had fun yesterday?? A few rain showers didn’t ruin the day and it was great to see so many new faces. Yet again the Dog Show and Jumping proved popular! The Results are on the Open Results page and photographs can be purchased from www.ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/tickhill

BRC Area 16 Dressage Qualifier – 22 June
Another great day for Team Tickhill with team and individual success!
The Junior Riding Test Team of Lucille, Amy & Millie came 2nd=, with individual placings of 1st for Millie and 4th for Amy. The Senior Riding Test Team of Kat, Michaela and Becky came 4th, with individual placings of 4th for Becky and 6th for Kat. The Senior Open Team of Penny, Steph & Michaela came 2nd, with individual placings of 1st N24 Michaela, 2nd N30 Steph, 4th N34 Steph, 5th N24 Penny, 5th E44 Steph, 5th N34 Michaela and 6th N30 Penny. The Junior Individuals were also in the rosettes, 2nd P7 Amy, 3rd P7 Lucille and 5th N30 Millie. Becky also came 4th in Senior Prelim 12.

A big thank you to Millie and her parents for stepping in at short notice and despite being only 10 years old qualifying for the National Championships by winning her Junior Riding Test arena! Congratulations also to Michaela who has also qualified for the National Championships by winning N24! The Club is proud of all the members and their performances! Making the long day extremely worthwhile

Club Show – 8 June
The 3rd of 5 Club Shows took place on Sunday. Another great Show blessed again with good weather. We have been very fortunate this year!
Thanks yet again to all the helpers.
Photographs can be purchases at http://ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/f934291758
Results can be found on the Club results page.

Club Show – 25 May
The Show went ahead despite torrential rain the day before!
Great to see yet more new members join the Club, we welcome you all!
The Ian Bryce Memorial Gymkhana Trophy classes were keenly fought out in all the Age groups and the winners will receive the trophies at Presentation Night – provided they have competed at 3 Club Shows over the season.
Thanks again to the helpers who have been fantastic this season!
The Results are now on the Club Results Page and photographs can be purchased at http://ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/f201401353
We hope to see everyone at the next Club Show on the 8th June.

Then the next Open event will be the Open Fun Day on 29th June with classes for horses, dogs and people!!

BRC Area 16 Horse Trials Qualifier – 18 May, Epworth
The Club is very proud of all 7 Individuals who represented the Club at the above qualifier.
Not everyone got placed but they all put in great performances and enjoyed themselves.
Congratulations to Andrew Lovell 3rd in Senior 90 who subject to confirmation may have qualified for the Championships in August, and to both Anna Griffin and Sami Hodson who were both 2nd in their respective classes, the Junior 100 & Junior 80!

Open Show - 4 May
A marvellous, well attended Show with lots of old and new first time competitors!
The weather was kind and the Show ran well.
The committee wishes to thank everyone who helped on the day, and those who helped move the jumps at the end of the Show ready for the grass to be cut.
We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and we hope to see you back soon.
Photographs are available at http://ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/f1048892220
The Results are now on the Open Results page.

BRC Area 16 Dressage Qualifier -22nd June at Sheepgate
Can any members interested in representing the Club at the above dressage qualifier please get in touch with Althea 07881 346730 or Emma 07739 311853. The classes and tests are on the Info Sheet on the Events Diary page. 

Club Show – 13 April
A fantastic turn out for the first Club Show of 2014! It was nice to see so many new members and some very competitive classes. A BIG thank you to all the helpers who make our Shows possible.
The photographs are available at www.ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/f108157688 thanks Shane.
The Results are now on the Club Results Page.
We hope to see everyone at the Open Show on 4th May. The schedule is on the Events Diary page. 

BRC Area 16 Show Cross Qualifier – 13 April at Epworth
Another successful day for Team Tickhill! Congratulations to class winners Jasmine Wastson Junior 100 and Lauren Hand Junior 90 who will represent the Club at the National Championships along with Daisy-May Guest 3rd in the Junior 90 who will join Jasmine in an Area 16 Team. Well done also to the other members who were out of the placings this time but who enjoyed the day and will have gained valuable experience for the future.

BRC Area 16 Combined Training Qualifier – 6 April at Wittering
Congratulations to both of our Junior Teams who came 1st and 2nd, and to our Senior Team who also came 2nd at the recent Area Qualifier. The winning Junior ‘Gold’ Team of Gabby Glave, Sami Hodson, Lauren Hand & Terri Dickenson and the Senior Team of Andrew Lovell, Michaela Preston, Lizzie Raspin & Sian Somerset-Hobson will go on to represent the Club at the National Championships! Some of the Juniors from the 2nd placed team may also qualify we are just waiting for confirmation. Well done to the 2nd placed Junior ‘Blue’ Team of Lucy Sanderson, Hannah Comery, Shannan Dickenson & Laura Scawthon. Individual placings also went to: Gaby Glave 1st, Terri Dickenson 1st, Lauren Hand 2nd, Lucy Sanderson 2nd, Shannan Dickenson 3rd, Laura Scawthon 4th, Andrew Lovell 6th and Sian Somerset-Hobson 4th. A great start to the Season.  

Setting up the field & getting the jumps out! – 22 March, 9am onwards
A big thank you to all those who came to help! A great turnout meant everything was done in just over 2 hours.

Open One Day Challenge - 30 March
Another great competition and great weather!
Yet again the courses proved ‘challenging’ with only 16 double clears out of 59 rounds.
We hope everyone enjoyed the day.
Thanks to all the helpers who kept the competition running smoothly.
The Results are now on the Open Results page. 

BRC Area 16 Dressage & Show Jumping Training - 11 May, Osberton Estate
THIS TRAINING DAY IS NOW FULL.
This Training is open to Area 16 Club Members only as it is being supported by the Area. Places allocated on a first come, first served basis and there will be limited spaces.  You can choose Dressage, Show Jumping or both. £5 per session. Please contact the Area 16 Training Officer – Michelle on 07729 007872 to book a place, stating you are from Tickhill Riding Club.
Dressage – Training and Test Riding
AM & PM. Maximum 2 riders for a 40 min slot. Intro Session, Prelim Session, Novice Session. Ride a test, receive feedback & tuition.
Show Jumping – Training and Course Riding.
AM & PM. Maximum 4-5 riders per hour slot. Session 1: 55cm, Session 2: 70cm, Session 3: 80cm. Tuition and opportunity to jump a course.  

2014 BRC Area 16 Qualifiers
The first two qualifiers for 2014 are fast approaching: Combined Training on 6 April at Wittering and Show Cross on 13 April at Epworth. All members are welcome to represent the Club at these qualifiers. You must have paid your 2014 Subscription and if you’ve not represented the Club before we will have to check your horse/pony’s passport before we enter you. Please have a look at the Info Sheets on the Events Diary page for details of classes, heights, tests etc and then please contact either Althea 07825 367518 or Emma 07739 311853 ASAP. 

2014 Events
The dates for our 2014 Shows/Events are now on the ‘Events Diary’ page and below:

Club Shows: 13 April, 25 May, 8 June, 20 July and 14 September
The 2014 Club Show Schedule is now available to download on the Events Diary Page
Open One Day Challenge: 30 March
Open Show: 4 May
Open Fun Day: 29 June
Open Dressage: 3 August
Open Charity Show: 24 August
Combined Training: 28 September

Subscriptions
Subscriptions for 2014 are now due. You can download a Membership Form HERE 

There is a NEW Membership Form which can be downloaded on the ‘About Us’ page or above.
Can all new and existing members please fill in a 2014 form so we can keep up to date information on all our members.
You will notice a small increase in the price for 2014.  The prices for Club Show classes will however stay the same £3 a class or 4 classes for £10 – which is fantastic value!
We’re not sure all members are aware but the Club has to pay £10.50 per member to British Riding Clubs which is why our Subscriptions may appear higher than other Clubs. We still feel though that we offer amazing value for money with the prices we charge at Club Shows and the reduced entries that members benefit from at our Open Shows/Events.
The committee is also using Club funds this year to purchase a portacabin to replace the old caravans which will be used jointly for entries and show jumping judging. We are also buying more new show jumping wings and working hunter wings all which cost money but will benefit our members in 2014.

Open Indoor Dressage – 16th February at Northern Racing College
Another great day of dressage and even the sun made an appearance for part of the day! Thanks to all the helpers and judges yet again for ensuring the smooth running of the competition. The Results are on the Open Results page and the League Tables kn the Dressage League page.

Presentation Night & Dinner Dance – 1st February at Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor
Wow! What a great night. Over 125 people came along to enjoy the delicious meal, presentation of awards and the disco! Pictures can be bought from www.ztenmedia.zenfolio.com/tickhill thanks Shane. Thanks also to all those involved in organising a great evening.

Annual General Meeting – 15 November, 7.30pm, at Carlton Scout HQ, Church Lane, S81 9EH
Quite a few members attended the AGM and offered to join the committee or help out when they can which is great news.
We will be putting more details on the website of when we need help and for people to put their name against specific jobs over the year. Hopefully this will enable the Club to continue next season.

Open Indoor Dressage Competition - 17 November, at NRC
A great day of dressage at the Final League competition of 2013!
It was nice to see so many Juniors and also a lot of entries for the Novice class.
The Results are now on the Open Results Page and the League Results on the Dressage League Page.
Thankyou to all the competitiors, judges, writers, stewards & helpers for continuing to make our dressage competitions so successful.
We hope to see everyone back in February (16th) at NRC for the start of the 2014 Dressage Leagues.
Please also have a look at the photographs: www.davidclarryphotography.com

BRC Area 16 Training - 30 November, at Bagmoor Equestrian Centre
BRC Area 16 are pleased to inform all BRC Area 16 Clubs that with the kind support of Area 16’s training fund we are able to bring the following FREE training to members of BRC Area 16 Riding Clubs:
TRY IT Show Jumping (AM) & TRY IT Dressage (PM)
PLEASE NOTE – A £5 returnable booking fee is required within 48 hours of making your booking otherwise your place will be cancelled without further notice. This is for BRC members only.
More information is on the Events Diary Page.