Does anybody else dare to think that Spring may be around the corner? Light until well after 5pm and horses shedding coats? All good news as even if we do get a touch of the cold stuff now then surely it won’t last long. We have a few fun things coming up that I hope you will support. See below
The Performance Trail Horse
We have set up a talk near Whitchurch on Thursday 27th March. It will be presented by Maxine Easey and Christine Worthington who many of you will know. The venue is The Horse & Jockey at Grindley Brook and if you want to make an evening of it they serve some lovely food which you can maybe have before the talk or pre-order and they will serve at the end. So if you would love be able to hack your horse out and about whether for an hour up the lanes or on a trek taking a week across country then come along and pick up some fabulous information which will help you both enjoy yourselves and be safe.
Josh Steer from JRFS has agreed to run a weekend fun camp in July here at The Chestnuts. Details are taking shape but it’s not too late to make any special requests or suggestions.
Camp Weekend 2014 - July 4th to 6th
Fun (hopefully in the sun!) with Josh Steer from JRFS. To suit all levels.
Draft format:
Arrive Friday at a time convenient to you, settle your horse into an individual turnout paddock and get yourself unpacked and set up your tents. Use the large all weather arena and round pen to play in during the afternoon if you wish and then enjoy a nice meal at the Dog and Bull just a few yards across the road in the evening.
On Saturday and Sunday you will be split into 2 groups to play/spectate in the morning and afternoon. Subject to ground conditions we can use the round pen and the playground which has various fixed obstacles, tyre squeeze and steps, bank complex, water ditch and jumps. Light Breakfast and Lunch provided.
On Saturday evening we can eat again at the pub, order a take-away for delivery or alternatively you can BBQ around a camp fire.
Numbers strictly limited. If you prefer a solid 4 walls to sleep between there is a local B&B a few miles away recommended by previous students and also a self contained cottage/annexe about the same distance (this also has horse accommodation if you think they need 4 walls as well). The plan is to have a mobile shower unit in place as well as a portaloo for those roughing it J
Format may change to suit numbers, weather etc – if you have any suggestions or requests please get in touch and we’ll see what we can do. Friday is unsupervised but if you would prefer we can ask another instructor to attend.
We are hopeful we can do this for between £250 and £300 per person depending on numbers and the plan for Friday so please let me have your thoughts.
I am happy to set up dates in the coming months for clinics with Tina Griffin and Sally Brett so if you are interested in either of these as individuals or sharing a lesson with someone else please let me know and I will keep you informed.
That’s all for now folks
Hope to see you soon
The Performance Trail Horse
We have set up a talk near Whitchurch on Thursday 27th March. It will be presented by Maxine Easey and Christine Worthington who many of you will know. The venue is The Horse & Jockey at Grindley Brook and if you want to make an evening of it they serve some lovely food which you can maybe have before the talk or pre-order and they will serve at the end. So if you would love be able to hack your horse out and about whether for an hour up the lanes or on a trek taking a week across country then come along and pick up some fabulous information which will help you both enjoy yourselves and be safe.
Josh Steer from JRFS has agreed to run a weekend fun camp in July here at The Chestnuts. Details are taking shape but it’s not too late to make any special requests or suggestions.
Camp Weekend 2014 - July 4th to 6th
Fun (hopefully in the sun!) with Josh Steer from JRFS. To suit all levels.
Draft format:
Arrive Friday at a time convenient to you, settle your horse into an individual turnout paddock and get yourself unpacked and set up your tents. Use the large all weather arena and round pen to play in during the afternoon if you wish and then enjoy a nice meal at the Dog and Bull just a few yards across the road in the evening.
On Saturday and Sunday you will be split into 2 groups to play/spectate in the morning and afternoon. Subject to ground conditions we can use the round pen and the playground which has various fixed obstacles, tyre squeeze and steps, bank complex, water ditch and jumps. Light Breakfast and Lunch provided.
On Saturday evening we can eat again at the pub, order a take-away for delivery or alternatively you can BBQ around a camp fire.
Numbers strictly limited. If you prefer a solid 4 walls to sleep between there is a local B&B a few miles away recommended by previous students and also a self contained cottage/annexe about the same distance (this also has horse accommodation if you think they need 4 walls as well). The plan is to have a mobile shower unit in place as well as a portaloo for those roughing it J
Format may change to suit numbers, weather etc – if you have any suggestions or requests please get in touch and we’ll see what we can do. Friday is unsupervised but if you would prefer we can ask another instructor to attend.
We are hopeful we can do this for between £250 and £300 per person depending on numbers and the plan for Friday so please let me have your thoughts.
I am happy to set up dates in the coming months for clinics with Tina Griffin and Sally Brett so if you are interested in either of these as individuals or sharing a lesson with someone else please let me know and I will keep you informed.
That’s all for now folks
Hope to see you soon