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News & Updates

August 2016

WGRC are BRC South West Show jumping champions

Having secured a third place at the Area 9 qualifier, Team Merlot qualified for the new regional championship which was held at Hartpury on the 20th of August. The team changed slightly from Leyland Court, as original member Janine and Bon Bon were unavailable, but the winner of the Jumping [...]

July 2016

Marie Kent Clinic Sunday 31st July

The times for Sunday's clinic with Marie Kent at Casey Sticklands are: 2.30pm Terena Gough and Nicola Allen 3.30pm Jan Moore 4.15pm Chloe Woodcock ... 5.00pm Amy Clapham Any problems let Janet Stares know ASAP

Dream win for WGRC trainer Johnathan Bowman

Johnathan Bowman, team show jumping trainer has managed to achieve a very special win on Marcel des Rosiers, a horse he has owned and produced since a three year old. Marcel who is now sixteen has been on winning form having won a big championship in April at The Welsh [...]

WGRC jumping high at the Area 9 show jumping qualifier

Starting bright and early, we were all there for the Area 9 show Jumping competition held at Leyland court(19th June). Our Jumping with Style team were awarded 2nd (Lincoln) and 5th in the open section. The team consisted of Ted Carty, Steph Swadden, Wendy Lappingdon and Janine Collishaw, and we [...]

June 2016

Area Dressage teams announced

The Dressage teams for Rabson on 17th July are Senior Prelim - Wendy Lappington, Josephine Manning, Stephanie Swadden and Megan Field with Madge Claridge and Teresa Carty riding as Individuals. Senior Open - Abigail May Evans, David Wood , Tiffany Lay and Emma Dunkley with Janine Collishaw as an individual [...]

WGRC name show jumping teams for Sunday

The teams are as follows Jumping with style senior team 75cms. Ted Carty on Harley and Steph Swadden on Pink House Lady 85 cms. Janine Collishaw on Ballygriffin Bonbon and Wendy Lappingdon on Loxley Monkey Junior individual jumping with style at 75cms Abbie Ellison on Royal breure Senior 80cms teams [...]

WGRC host Area 9 demo day

Wessex Gold hosted the Area 9 training day using the BRC training grant on the 1st of May. The day was held at Rectory Farm, a well known and central equestrian centre, who have excellent facilities. Jonathan Canty, BRC judge and trainer attended to talk the riders and those watching [...]

May 2016

WGRC Dressage Champoinships

Watch this space - we're going to run a Dressage Championship at the WGRC show on a surface. There will be classes for members from W&T to Elem and the member with the highest score will be Champion. There will also be champions at each level. Details to follow

Riders required for the Area 9 Dressage Qualifier

Calling all members - The Area 9 Dressage qualifier is on July 17th at Rabson Manor There are classes for Senior and Juniors, Teams or Individuals, Prelim to Adv Med, plus pairs and Riding Tests so something for everyone.  New for 2016 This is not just a qualifier for Lincoln [...]

Times for Marie Clinic 21st May

The times for Saturday at the Old Kennels Cirencester are: 1pm Poles session Ted Carty; Margaret Howell;  Claire Tobin and Amy Clapham 2pm Flatwork Shaun and Sally Snowden If there's any problem parking in the lorry park, you can go down to the bottom and park there

Area 9 competitions

Being a member of WGRC means that you can put yourself forward for the Area 9 competitions, throughout the year.  They run competitions at various heights and levels in Dressage, Show jumping, Eventers Challenge, Horse Trials, Dressage to Music and Combined training. Dates for these competitions are detailed within the [...]

Area 9 Combined Training Report (17/04/16)

This was my first task since joining the committee this year, and it was to be Chief de quip for the Area 9 Combined training, held on Sunday 17th April. The week running up to the competition was a little testing as the venue that was hosting the combined training [...]

April 2016

Time for Ben Greenwood clinic 1st of May

Times for sunday the 1st May 1pm 2'6+ Becki White Amy Clapham Wendy Lapington Lottie Parkin Jenny Hughes Saffi (Rosemary Blundon) 2.30 2'6 max Lucy Rixon Jo Manning

Pammy Hutton clinic 30th April is cancelled

unfortunately Pammy had had to cancel the up coming clinic on the 30th of April as she is involved with the Blue Chip All Stars Academy that is being filmed at Talland next week - so very exciting for Talland They have only just got the timetable and she is needed from [...]

Sue Austen steps down from committee

Sue Austen, one of the founder members of WGRC has stepped down from committee due to home and work commitments.  This is with immediate effect, and the clinics that Sue managed with be passed to Sue Allen for Ben Greenwood, and short term, Jo Howse for Pammy Hutton.  We are [...]

BRC Novice Championships

The senior team of Wendy Lappington (Monkey), Jo Manning (Libby), Kate Brown (Limited Edition) and Janet Stares (Nico) qualified back in November for the BRC finals at Keysoe by winning the area qualifier. Zoe Thompson (Hoskins) also qualified as a junior individual. A lot of planning went into the weekend [...]

Helpers for the combined training

Jobs for sunday Dressage writers Arena A HT 90 start 10am Frances Stokesberry, Arena D start 11am Jill Carless Dressage steward and Tack check - Tracey GlynAndtracey Hannaford and Tiffany Lay. start at 9.45 Show Jumping steward Lisa Woods start at 11am Tack check Show jumping from 12pm Heather Muir [...]

Times for Sunday’s event (17/04/16)

Please see the times for the dressage and combined training this Sunday, held at Tumpy Green. Times detailed are for both the BRC competition and the unaffiliated competition.  These are now version two updated 9am Friday (only amends as per emails with particular clubs which do not effect previous times). [...]

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