Team News

Area and London and South East Championships :

We decided in the end only to enter the London and South East Competition this year and after winning the qualifiers we were invited to the Championships to defend our title of Riders Test Champions!

The venue was in Guildford so not too far to go and when we got there it was nicely laid out with good going and very well organised and to top it all the weather was beautiful.

In the interests of being good sports we let a different club win the title this year! We did put in a very respectable performance as individuals and as a team and came 5th over all with some good individual placings too. the competition was tough and the judges were not giving away the scores so we did do very well.

I would like to say a huge "Thank You" to the team who on the day were Amanda Taplin and Ella, Lucy Sandford and Headley Kismet, Janet Zaremba and Domino and Carol Dogget  and Tequila Sunrise. I would also like to thank Alex Dixon who had to pull out at the last minute due to several mini disasters however had put lots of work in up to the day - so another thank you to Carol for stepping in at the very last minute! Also to Kim and Tina who were back up and Coach.

We can not do this without the dedication of team members who all put in a lot of work prior to the event and then on the day to turn up looking very well groomed and put in such a polished performance - Well done and once again thank you to all!!

Team Training 2010

In light of our success this year we have decided to build on this so Tina Tunnell has very kindly agreed to organise some team training.

2010 may seem far away but the next Riding Club qualifier for dressage is in January and then the indoor show jumping follows in February so this year we will be more organised and start the training early - after all we only have 5 months!

For those of you who would like to be considered for a team next year we have organised a series of rallies / clinics aimed purely at the potential team members.  You would be expected to attend at least three of these sessions in order to qualify for selection as in the past some people who had been chosen did not turn up on the day! This will also build a team spirit and should be fun for all!

These rallies will run throughout the year and will be aimed at the relevant discipine. We have a couple of venues in mind and as winter approaches we aim to be moving indoors. The cost will be approx £20.00 per person plus any cost for venue hire if applicable. We wold like them to move around so any ideas will be welcomed.

We would like to encourage riders with horse and ponies of all levels to come along -there truly is a wide range of classes at the qualifiers so something for every one.

Dates so far:

Saturday August 15th 2009     Venue : Oakwood Farm Beenham

Saturday September 26th 2009    Venue : To be confirmed

For further information or to book a place please contact :

Tina Tunnell 07808688434 (phone or text)