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William Miflin
In Memoriam: William Miflin 1968 – 2013. William was a great husband, father to Thomas and Georgia, a great horseman and a dedicated and encouraging coach. His premature departure from this world is a sad loss to us all. William’s enthusiasm for life, his commitment to others and his selfless passion for helping and…
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Sam Champney-Warrener and myself made an early start to get to London for the National Equine Forum. We successfully negotiated the trains and the underground, not a regular occurrence for either of us! This was the 21st Forum with a full programme of 16 speakers / presenters. The objectives of the forum are several, with…
Read MoreJumping Training with Yogi Breisner – Annual F & I course 2013
This is the first time that I have ridden at an F&I Course and both myself and my horse thoroughly enjoyed it. The first day was all about the fundamentals, which after all are the base to everything. We worked in particular on straightness to create more power. We started in walk; weaving in and…
Read MoreAnnual F and I Course, Addington 2013
We were very privileged this year having an opportunity to receive some training from Stephen Clarke FBHS. The course was well supported and there were horses from Novice to Grand Prix, so we all got the opportunity to see Stephen’s philosophy of training horses at all levels. For all riders and spectators Stephen provided great…
Read MoreKenneth Clawson
Kenneth Clawson FBHS died on the 11th December 2012 having lost his battle with leukaemia. Kenneth was a long term member of the F and I Association and had taken several of our 2 day Annual courses, helping and supporting both riders and coaches in their own development. He always had a twinkle in his eye…
Read MoreMarketing Yourself and Your Business
Speaking personally, I find marketing quite difficult and have often felt frustrated with the BHS, that they do not promote our qualifications better. I am very proud of my qualifications and really want them to be recognised as the best training system for instructors/trainers in the horse industry. I also feel like I have wasted…
Read MoreGareth Hughes Dressage Clinic
I was lucky enough to be invited to join the F & I Association course which was held at Coleg, Gwent (Usk). The course was taken by Gareth Hughes. What an inspirational trainer. He worked with 10 combinations all at various levels of training from an ex racehorse to PSG. Gareth assessed each combination, quickly…
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