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Report from the F&I Irish Day
How lucky were we to wake up to a glorious sunny morning in Co Kildare, for our Irish F and I day. On arrival to Jessica Harringtons yard at 10 o’clock , we found that we had only missed one lot as they do not start till 8 as many of the staff have yards…
Read MoreF&I report – Visit to West Kington Stud 13th June 2019
A fascinating and informative day It was a drizzly day to begin with, but as we started in the barn where the stocks are, we all kept dry. There was a maximum number of ten people which made sense when I realised how we were going to read scans to determine various different stages of…
Read MoreBHS General Meeting 11 June
The Board of Trustees is pleased to confirm that the General Meeting requisitioned by 42 members of the Society to propose a vote of no confidence in the Chair, Board of Trustees and the CEO was held on the 11 June. A total number of 5480 verified votes were received with 829 (15.1%) in support…
Read MoreReport from Bramham Horse Trials – F&I Course Walk with course designer Ian Stark, June 2019
A small but high quality group of F&I members and guests gathered at Bramham. We headed up to fence 1 to meet Bramham course designer Ian Stark FBHS. 2019 marks Ian’s tenth year as course designer – when asked whether he was on a fixed term Ian revealed that when the compulsory retirement age for…
Read MoreF&I Day 20th May 2019 with Judy Harvey
Ann Bostock wanted help with the canter work for her 18yr old RoR. Judy addressed this by helping the horse to become more comfortable in his surroundings and worked to get him supple around Ann’s leg. This enabled him to let go in all three paces and lessened the need to ride him so forward.…
Read MoreF&I course walk – Badminton 2019
Friday morning was bright and clear with a chilly wind as 14 members and their guests set off for an insight to Eric Winters’ imposing XC course, running in a clockwise direction, with Nick Turner FBHS. This year Nick promised us that it wouldn’t be a “route march”, but our fit group managed to overtake…
Read MoreReport from Wellington, 15th March
What a fantastic day we had at Wellington on Friday, courtesy of David of course! We were all very pleased to be using the fantastic indoor facilities on such a windy day! All I can say is ‘wow’ – so many exercises and so much to take in. The hour’s lessons were jam packed –…
Read MoreClarissa Dawson BHSI
It was with the greatest sadness that we learned of the passing of Clarissa Dawson who lost her battle with cancer on 9th March 2019. She was a much loved member of the F & I Association and many tributes and fond memories are being shared on the F & I Association Facebook page. Horse…
Read MoreNational Equine Forum 2019
Opened by Lord Gardiner the Under Secretary State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity, the National Equine Forum yet again excelled in offering everyone opportunity to learn about so many important topics that influence and affect the Equine industry in both the UK and abroad. The announcement that the value of the UK equine industry is…
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