Equestrian
Pony & riding club dates
Barnard Castle & Teesdale RC.
- Mondays, Thursdays: regular fortnightly
lessons, flatwork with Caroline
Jackson, call Lezley 07891-
660317. Monday evenings: SJ with
Chloe Gosling, call 07967594685.
May 18: pleasure ride with optional
jumps, Langdale, call Lezley. May
11: Ride for Life for Macmillan Cancer
Support, Raby Castle, open to
all, call Lezley. New members welcome,
call secretary Viv Dent
07979-496520.
Bedale & West of Yore Pony
Club. - May 26: fun day, Thorpe
Perrow nr Bedale. SJ, handy pony,
games open to all under 16 yrs,
SAE for schedule to Wendy Irvine,
Cocked Hat Farm, Bedale, DL8
1TQ or e-mail wendyirvine@supanet.
com.
Bense Bridge RDA Group. -
May 9: bingo at Kildale Village Hall,
7.30pm, contact Debbie 01642-
712418.
Brompton Carnival. - May 24:
Brompton Carnival and sports annual
gymkhana & showjumping,.
1pm Banks Farm, Brompton,
Northallerton. Contact A Cornforth
01609-775263.
Camp Hill. - May 18, June 8:
Mini Hunter Trial. May 22, 29:
Novice XC evening clinic. Ring
01845-567935 or look on the
w e b s i t e
eleanormercerequestrian.co.uk.
Cleveland PC. - Shooting practice
Wednesdays at Mark Jopling's
farm, tel Shirley Hockney 01642-
723577. May 26: junior and novice
ODE, High House Farm, Mark Dicken
01642-725255. May 11: Junior
rally, telephone Catherine Sheret
01642-763338.
Darlington RC. - Team members
needed for area 2 v area 4 SJ
at Middleton, ring Liz 07968446052
for details. May 26: SJ at Yafforth, all
usual classes, contact Liz. Ongoing
tuition with James Adams at Newstead,
for details call Liz 01609-
881174.
Darrowby RC. - May 31: summer
novice SJ at NEC.
Durham & District RC. - May
17: charity dressage competition,
Knitsley, DH8 9HA. For adults and
juniors, prelim and walk/trot classes.
Contact J Forster, 39 St Cuthbert's
Drive, Durham DH7 6XE or
see www.durhamanddistrictridingclub.
co.uk.
Equine Grass Sickness Charity.
- May 18: in aid of EGS, fun
show, 9am, Hetton Lyons Country
Park, Hetton-le-Hole, usual classes,
full schedule send sae Mandy
Mitchell, 12 Hackworth Street,
Dean Bank, Ferryhill, Co Durham,
DL17 8NQ, or tel 01740-655607,
07745-242227.
Forester RDA Charity Show. -
June 1: at the Unicorn EC, Stainton
Way, Hemlington. Classes for all
Welsh sections; show pony breeding,
hunter pony breeding, M&M inhand
and ridden. Ridden PUK qualifiers.
NPS Area 4 Roseberry
In-Hand Championship qualifier
and qualifying show. Points competition.
Entries close May 15. No late
entries. Details 01325-355653.
Foxberry Chasers. - XC course
open for schooling, call Sara on
07793-444247. Sunday June 22:
UK chasers XC challenge, incorporating
qualifiers for the National
Championships. SAE to Sara Metcalfe,
Foxberry, Caldwell, Richmond
DL11 7QL or see
www.foxberry.co.uk.
Gt Burdon Farm. - June 8: XC
SJ training with June Dent and Julie
Lawson, suitable to all levels, contact
June 01325-464001. Anytime:
XC open for schooling, call June
01325-464001.
Harrogate Bridleways Association.
- Sunday, May 18: Pleasure
ride at East Keswick, starting between
10and 11am, 13 or 16 miles,
discount for advance entries, entries
on the day £12 plus £1 bib
money, www.harrogatebridleways.
org.uk, to contact ride secretary
for entry forms and more
dates, or telephone 01937-580199.
Hurworth PC. - Riding and
road safety training, ring Miss
Hunter, 01609-883234. If any other
pony clubs would like to join, ring
the above number. May 28: open
team SJ, open to PC members
and non PC members, Hillside
Rural Activity Park, Thirsk. Schedules,
SAE to Mrs S Hamilton, Salt
Kiln Farm, Thornton le Beans,
Northallerton DL6 3SF. Junior team
training to start soon, Tuesday
evenings, call Judith Shipton on
01845-527202 or 07866-492429
after 6.30pm with names. Training
to be held mainly at Eryholme.
Middleton RC. - May 11: Shires
equestrian plus qualifier SJ, every
fortnight open to all, contact Janet
07841-416970.
Middleton Hunt Supporters'
Club. - June 1: Sledmere Show,
see www.middletonhunt.org for
schedule or ring 01759-369656.
N&E Yorkshire Group of Endurance
GB. - June 8: sponsored
pleasure ride at Kilburn in aid of
Yorkshire Cancer Research. Contact
Kate Morgan 01347-868139.
June 22: EGB competitive and
pleasure ride at Helmsley, contact
Lesley Hughes Tel 01845-537210.
NCPA. - June 21: Summer
show, Streatlam Farm, Barnard
Castle. Schedules from Mrs A
Conroy, Paradise Farm, Easington
Colliery, Co Durham, SR8 3JL.
Northallerton RC. - May 30:
members dressage competition,
NEC. June 1: anyone interested in
teams for Area Horse trials at Bishop
Burton, contact Michael on
07714-272911. Helpers also needed
on the day, please contact
Michael if able to help. June 14:
hunter trial at NEC, schedules on
website or SAE to Emma Robinson
Forge Cottage Danby Whiske
Northallerton DL7 0NF enquiries
01609-780738 or 07732-645066.
www.northallertonridingclub.org.
Northallerton Equestrian Centre.
- every Tuesday: pre event
showjumping starting in the morning,
and unaffiliated league in the
evening. Contact 01609-772942 or
www.northallertonequestriancentre.
co.uk.
Northern Arabian Horse. -
June 14-15: Northern Arabian
Horse summer show, Wetherby
racecourse, Wetherby. Details on
the website. www.northernarabianhorse.
com, contact Elaine Mann,
on 01977-517897 or Melaine Gaddas-
Brown. 01642-582583.
RDA. - May 20: charity tack and
togs sale at Gt Smeaton Village
Hall, 7pm, proceeds to RDA. More
details 01325-378228 or 01609-
748231.
SNWPCA. - May 17: spring
medal show at Richmond EC, new
M&M, home produced, PUK qualifier,
in-hand and ridden, plus usual
Welsh in-hand and ridden performance
medals, also PUK ridden
qualifiers, for schedule send SAE
to J Redpath, Raisenside Farm,
Dipton, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9
9AR.
South Durham Showing
Group. - May 11: spring show,
venue changed from Trimdon,
now at Bishopton, please ring
01740-631874 for details.
South Durham Hunt SC. - May
21: Tack and tog sale at Dalton
Piercy Indoor School. £5 per table,
all buyers welcome. Sellers from
6pm, start 7pm. 01429 274881 or
07949 457 772 to book a table.
South Durham PC. - May 14:
cross country rally, 8-12 years.
Ring Maxine Ward to confirm attendance
on 01740 622112. May
15: cross country rally, 13 years
and over. Ring Maxine Ward to
confirm attendance on 01740-
622112. May 18: junior ODE, East
Roughlea Farm, send SAE to Lesley
Makin, Lime Tree Cottage, 2
Howe Hill Cottages, Over Dinsdale,
Nr Neasham, North Yorkshire,
DL2 1PW. May 21: Tetrathlon
training, contact Sheila Stephenson
on 01388 720213. Date to be
confirmed: Senior Show Cross.
May 28: Half day mounted instructional
rally & stable management.
10.30am-2pm. 10 years and under.
Contact Maxine Ward for venue
and to confirm attendance 01740-
622112. May 29: All day mounted
instructional rally & stable management,
10am-4pm, 10 years
and over. Contact Maxine Ward for
venue and to confirm attendance
01740 622 112. May 28: Pony racing,
Howe Hill Farm, Mordon, see
www.pcuk.org/southdurham for
details. June 1: annual summer
show, Sedgefield Showfield, for
schedule send SAE to Brenda
Gray, 6 South View, Brafferton,
Darlington, DL1 3LB.
Tees Valley Riding Club. - May
11: SJ at Kirklevington from
1.30pm. Class 1 2'3", Class 2 2'6"
& Class 3 2'9". May 16, 17 & 18:
dressage training with Corrine Dingley.
May 25: summer league
dressage, first leg, at Kirklevington
from 1.30pm.Tests P14 (2006),
N20 (2007) and E41 (2002). All
above enquiries to Debbie on
01642-788139/07811-255641.
Tunstall RC. - June 1: Summer
show, near Nunthorpe, for schedule
send SAE to Nicky Currington,
2 Ribdale Tce, Great Ayton, TS9
6HN, enquiries to 01642-724713.
Unicorn Centre. - Winter series
novice dressage and SJ, May 18,
Sept 21 and Oct 19. Summer series
dressage, May 27, June 24,
July 29, Aug 26, Sept 30. June 1:
Foresters Show. June 21: summer
show. Sept 7: Croft sponsored
ride. Winter series dressage series
starts Oct 28. Nov 15: Christmas
fair, Linthorpe Village Hall.
Upsall Grange. - June 29:
Hunter trials, Pat 01642-316423 or
Ann 07976-534521.
Whitby RC. - June 1: area
ODE, names to Prue. June 17:
long-reining demo at Danby. Ring
Sonia for competitions 01287-
660520, Claire for rallies 01642-
492470.
ZHPC. - May 11: JODE, anybody
who can help on the day or
the day before to set up, contact
Pippa on 01833-650935. May 15:
intermediate training, Andrea
01388-835596. May 16: junior rally.
May 21: senior rally. May 28: AREA
2 Pony Club race day at Howe
Hills, Mordon, entries close May
14, full details from pony club website
or Stef on 01325-251205 or
mobile 07875907251. May 28: wild
flowers achievement badge, Foxglove
Covert, Catterick Garrison,
Barbara on 07812-156521. May
30: all day rally, slips to Vanessa.
June 15: SODE. For more information
see www.pcuk.org/zetland.
2:55pm Friday 9th May 2008
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