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Report from the F&I Talland Study Day
“Instinct and feel”. A WARM March day welcomed us all to The Talland School of Equitation, home of the Hutton equestrian dynasty – which was a welcome surprise following the cold and wet first two months of the year. We were greeted on arrival by Becky Monk BHSI, who, as always, organises a great day,…
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Report from Wellington Riding, Monday 3rd March 2025, 7pm. We were treated to a captivating talk by Jennie Loriston-Clarke, together with her sister Jane Holderness-Roddam, about her life, her family and her horses. Jennie shared many photographs from early childhood to present day. It showed her life not only as a great all-round horsewoman competing…
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Dear members, It is with great sadness that we report the death of our dear Caroline Moore FBHS. Caroline was an inspirational coach and mentor to so many of us. She had a successful professional riding career in her own right, but it was as a coach that she truly found her calling, and she…
Read MoreReport from the F&I evening zoom with Charlie Unwin
“The ‘F’ Word – The Role of Failure in the Quest for Success” On the evening of Monday 24th February, thanks to our organizer Danny Anholt, the F&I members were treated to the most inspiring and insightful evening with the renowned sports psychologist, Charlie Unwin. The evening was entitled the “‘F Word’ – the Role…
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Highlights for me this year are as always, this Annual Course, but also there have been lots of great events again this year. The Scottish Coach Assembly has been a great addition to the events list this year, and I really hope it has demonstrated the potential and scope of F&I and what we could…
Read MoreReport from the Richard Waygood MBE Jumping Training at the Annual Course
It felt a real privilege to sit at Addington, watching a World Class jump trainer teaching / coaching a wide range of F&I horses and riders. Dickie was so generous in sharing his knowledge with our wide range of partnerships. The two days were a masterclass of excellent coaching skills. There are always lots of…
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It was good to see so many horses, riders and spectators braving the somewhat challenging conditions to make the trip to Addington for one of the highlights of the F&I calendar. Judy was equipped with a headset to easily communicate with her riders, a microphone to be heard by the spectators over the excitement coming…
Read MoreReport on the Connie Colfox Zoom evening
The flyer advertising the zoom meeting clearly stated ‘don’t try this at home’…. which prompted me to have a look at Connie’s website. The first thing that came up was Connie riding a lovely bay horse up and down a barn with no bridle, or headcollar, nothing!!! She appeared to be just indicating to the…
Read MoreReport from the Scottish Equine Coach Assembly
Venue: SNEC, 7-8 October 2024. Organiser: Jen Morris BHSI, F&I Committee member and our Scottish Representative. Reports: compiled by the team of Robert Pickles, Liz Eaton, Becky Monk and Alison Craig. Photographs: courtesy of Sian and JUMAPhotography. Introduction, and Day 1 (report, Alison Craig BHSI) Well, that was worth the trip to Edinburgh! Everyone who…
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