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New BHSI’s

30 October 2014
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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.

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BHSI Coaches and Assessors day at Ingestre Stables Staffordshire 2nd October 2014

2 October 2014
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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…

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Autumn Newsletter 2014

1 October 2014
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Dear Member Summer is but a memory and the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is now past as we tread those long dark days to Christmas, so I felt a Newsletter was needed! The F&I Association has had a busy year with a varied calendar, training days, study days, course walks, days for the…

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Report from Burghley 2014

8 September 2014
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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…

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Carl Hester Day 19 August 2014

19 August 2014
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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…

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Céad míle fáilte Blossom Hill Ladies’ Day at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show

10 August 2014
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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…

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F&I Visit To R.I.H.S At Hickstead  Ladies Day 2nd August 2014

2 August 2014
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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…

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Summer Newsletter 2014

1 August 2014
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Dear All I have realised that time has marched on and that I’ve not yet sent you any form of correspondence re the F&I Association’s continued successful 2014. Since the Annual Convention many events have been organised by busy people, which have then been coached and attended by many very busy people. Other busy people…

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F & I Day At Shorthampton Farm July 1st 2014

1 July 2014
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“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…

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Visit to Coolmore Stud and Fethard Equine Hospital

30 June 2014
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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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