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New BHSI’s
Congratulations to all the new BHSI’s who passed in 2014, Clare Chamberlayne, Sarah Fitton, Joanne Shields, Amy Bannister, Heidi Reed, Alice Bell and Ross O’Hare. We look forward to seeing all of you at the Annual Couse where the BHSI certificates will be presented.
Read MoreBHSI Coaches and Assessors day at Ingestre Stables Staffordshire 2nd October 2014
20 enthusiastic BHS instructors travelled to Ingestre Stables, Stafford from Ireland, Scotland and nearly every region of England. Linda De Matteo excelled in her organising of the day, her first go at a training day for the F&I Association. The team at Ingestre did a smashing job ensuring that the day ran smoothly from the…
Read MoreReport from Burghley 2014
6 BHSI’s and 14 guests were given the chance at Burghley to walk the xc course with Eric Smiley FBHS. As always Eric kept us entertained with various tales from years gone by. Beyond the stories there is a great depth of knowledge that Eric is very good at putting across especially when talking about…
Read MoreCarl Hester Day 19 August 2014
Organised by Andrew Fletcher BHSI On Tuesday 19th August a “large” group of F and I members and some of their guests were treated to a truly inspirational demonstration of HAPPY horses enjoying their work with superb horsemanship from the maestro Carl and his riders: Charlotte, Katherine. Amy and Katie. Carl, with his lovely sense of…
Read MoreCéad míle fáilte Blossom Hill Ladies’ Day at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show
Boats, trains, planes and automobiles, but no horses, were all used as means of transport to get members of the BHS F&I association and their guests to the recent Blossom Hill Ladies’ Day at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Style was to be seen everywhere, our party included, and thanks to the very kind…
Read MoreF&I Visit To R.I.H.S At Hickstead Ladies Day 2nd August 2014
Our group had a very pleasant day which started off as we meant to carry on in the BHS Hospitality Box with teas, coffees and biscuits. We were ably looked after throughout the day by Eamon and Nigel the catering staff who also and most importantly did the washing up. We watched a variety of…
Read MoreF & I Day At Shorthampton Farm July 1st 2014
“Impulsion with Enthusiasm” with Joanna and Roger Day. The venue was Mandy Holloway’s Shorthampton Farm where Mandy was the host for the day, ably assisted by Tasha de Grave. The morning began with Joanna explaining about her method of training horses where they had to be very quick to react and respect the handler/trainer from…
Read MoreVisit to Coolmore Stud and Fethard Equine Hospital
Getting the chance to look inside a world class stud farm is not something that happens all the time, but this is exactly what a group of qualified instructors – including four members of the F&I Association – did on a drizzly Irish day. Coolmore is known worldwide for its stable of incredible top class…
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