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Spring Newsletter

4 March 2018
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Dear F&I Member As I sit here in the grip of Storm Emma and De Beast from De East I decided I’ve done enough snow shovelling and I would set about the Spring Newsletter. As usual I am overwhelmed by the continued enthusiasm of our members. After another fabulous two-day Annual Course at Addington Manor…

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Volunteers needed for Badminton

1 March 2018
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Badminton Horse Trial’s nominated charity this year is the British Horse Society. The BHS is celebrating it’s 70th Birthday & are looking for volunteers to help during Badminton. Volunteers with a specific area of expertise may be assigned to one of our designated areas i.e. Access, Safety, Welfare.
 Volunteers who are Accredited Professional Coaches may…

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Captain Richard Waygood, BE Performance Manager, training day.

14 February 2018
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Wednesday, 14th February at Wellington Riding, Hampshire Valentines Day. What better day to spend quality time in the presence of Richard Waygood and venue host, David Sheerin along with good friends and colleagues. This was a fully subscribed riding day, but also offering an excellent opportunity for spectators being allowed into the arena to be…

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Information Regarding the Fellowship Assessment 2018

31 January 2018
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The days allocated to the assessment are: Monday 29th October to Thursday 1st November.  However, each candidate will only participate at the assessment over a period of two days for which they will receive notification from the BHS Education Department.

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Talland Training Day with Pammy Hutton FBHS

29 January 2018
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Monday 22nd January 2018 A great day was spent in the company of Pammy and the horses at Talland. This was a wonderful opportunity to either ride or observe and discuss what was happening in front of us. The riders had a great time with a fantastic variety of horses working from novice to Grand…

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F & I Annual Course Jumping with Christopher Bartle FBHS

14 January 2018
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Day 1 During the initial warm-up when many horses came into the arena a little distracted and inattentive (especially the less experienced ones) Chris encourages riders to use plenty of counter flexion on straight lines to encourage horses to truly accept the outside rein and then to straighten and press them away from the inside…

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F & I Annual Course Dressage with Christoph Hess

14 January 2018
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Addington Equestrian Centre once again hosted the F and I conference and we arrived with a great sense of excitement and anticipation. We had been privileged to watch Christoph Hess last year and he was superb. Now we were to be in his presence again. He started coaching at 8 am and finished at 17.45…

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Chairman’s Report – AGM – January 3rd, 2018

3 January 2018
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Ladies & Gentlemen, As I prepared this report a few days ago, I said to myself: well, we have the FaceBook page up and running thanks to Sam Champney Warrener, the web page is kept ticking over by Sally Newcomb, and our F&I days keep getting better and better as well as more and more.…

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What a year!

31 December 2017
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Dear All 2017 was a brilliant year for The British Horse Society. And it’s all because of you. Each and every one of us played our part in the success we experienced. We are all inextricably connected to one another in all the things we do for the Society. Every single one of us contributed…

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Happy Christmas & New Year

15 December 2017
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The F & I Committee would like to wish you and yours a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2018  

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