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The BHS F&I Association’s Annual Course Addington Manor EC 2017 By Kirsty Fontaine-Henley BHSSC and BHSISM The F&I Annual Course has always been a date to look forward to in our calendar at Millfield, and particularly this year, as we were also able to bring one of our project horses along for Danny Anholt to…
Read MoreF&I Annual Course January 2017 – An overview
Written by Alison Craig BHSI What an outstanding Annual Course we were all treated to. It is our flagship event of the year, held at Addington Equestrian Centre, Bucks, in January, and organised with incredible efficiency by Ann Bostock. The detailed training activity in each of the two arenas, Dressage and Jumping, is described separately,…
Read MoreF & I Association Annual Course Dressage Training with Christoph Hess
Over the last few days we have all been privileged spending time gleaning the experience of world class coach, Christoph Hess at our F&I Association annual course. Christoph’s charismatic and friendly personality instantly put riders at ease on the first day. He asked to watch the riders work their horses alone as though they would do…
Read MoreF & I Annual Conference, Jumping training with Christopher Bartle FBHS
There are few things in which it is a definite pleasure to do; taking a talented horse to a training session at Addington with Christopher Bartle amongst good friends and a knowledgeable and understanding audience, is certainly one. Chris himself needs no introduction but as an event rider who has never trained with him I…
Read MoreYard Visit to Carl Hester 6th October 2016
You are greeted coming through the gate by a shimmering full size silver mesh horse – a taste of the magic to come! Guinea fowl and chickens wander around the outdoor school and grounds, a parrot raucously chats to you at the entrance to the school, and a variety of dogs wander in and…
Read MoreBurghley Course Walk with Nick Turner – Friday 2nd September, 2016
Friday at Burghley dawned dry and clear and not too warm for our course walk with Nick Turner FBHS. This time it actually was a walk and not a march as Nick’s riders had all done their dressage on the Thursday! Nick presented Katie Partrick with her BHSI certificate with Burghley house in the background…
Read MoreReport from the RIHS
The sun was shining as Fellow and Instructor’s Association members met in the BHS box at The Royal International Horse Show on Thursday 28th July. As the F&I’s newest member, I enjoyed meeting those who were there at morning coffee. Some members made themselves comfortable in the box to watch the show jumping action in…
Read MoreVisit to Coolmore Stud and Ballydoyle Racing Stable in Co Tipperary
Eight very lucky members and ten friends were privileged to spend an amazing day visiting both Coolmore Stud and Ballydoyle Racing Stable – brilliantly organised by Faith Ponsonby. At Coolmore we had two very able guides in Tom Harris and Tom Miller. These young men were both English, graduates of the Pony Club and…
Read MoreTraining Day with David Pincus
F and I’s’ Training Day 23rd May 2016 with David Pincus, hosted by Carol Bennitt. Demo Riders Carol, Nina, Sarah, Mandy In Hand work Carol with 5yr old, PSG and GP This was an excellent day in every way. Our Hostess is so welcoming, kind, encouraging and supportive. Our Coach is tops. Open to discussion. …
Read MoreJudy Harvey Coaching Day
The weather at Judy Harvey’s (Monday 9th May) could not have been more different to last year when it poured with rain and Judy had put up a gazeebo to try and keep the spectators dry. This year it was needed to keep the sun at bay!!! Four BHSI’s rode with very different types of…
Read MoreBadminton XC Course Walk
A group of 12 members and their guests including three Irish representatives gathered at fence 2 for the annual course walk. This year we were lucky to have Eric Smiley FBHS as our guide. Eric began by explaining that there would be three groups of riders walking the course that day. The “oh my goodness…
Read MoreThe Punchestown National Hunt Racing Festival
It was the really keen racing fans who turned up for Faith Ponsonby’s picnic at the Punchestown Festival of Racing on 26th April, and as representatives of the F&I Association I can include Ann Bostock, Nick Turner, Faith and myself. The day was cruel weather wise with hail storms a regular feature of the picnic. …
Read MoreFellowship Training at Millfield School.
Danny Anholt and his dedicated team at Millfield hosted an excellent training day on Friday 18th March, providing a great opportunity for those preparing for the Fellowship exam or just wanting to improve their coaching skills. The day started with Danny running through the presentation that he had used in his Fellowship exam, which very…
Read MoreReport from the 24th National Equine Forum
We met at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1, Birdcage Walk, Westminster, having survived the journey during the rush hour. We are both glad we don’t have to do that every day! The venue is impressive both from the outside and inside. We were made welcome with coffee and met several people we know including…
Read MoreAston le Walls XC training clinic with Jeanette Brakewell
Clear blue skies and sunshine greeted us at Aston le Walls [Tuesday, 23 February 2016] for our xc sessions with Jeanette Brakewell. Four riders with 7 horses took advantage of Jeanette’s wealth of knowledge and experience which she was able to impart easily, always working on the basics with horses staying straight and to both…
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