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Weatherbys Private Bank

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EHOA Sponsors

Charter Tax Sponsorship

We are delighted to welcome a new sponsor to our team for this season. Charter Tax is a Chartered Accountancy Practice specialising in providing accountancy, tax advisory and tax compliance services. Our contact there is Janet Paterson who is the Principal of Charter Tax Consulting Limited who competes herself when the soundness of her stable star allows.

She has a small stable yard at home in Kent where she keeps several horses. Janet has joined the owner ranks this season too! SYDSERFF FINNADOON, a pure Connemara, will be showing the ropes to a friend of Janet’s whilst she events JSH SIMPLEY BLUE and brings on her youngster with the 2018 season in mind.

The firm has supported Francis Whittington for two seasons and Janet enjoys lessons with Francis when time allows. Commenting on the new partnership Janet said ‘Eventing really is a small world, my fellow Director Mark Howard has known Francis forever so combined with my personal interest in eventing it seemed a logical step to support him’.

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EHOA

British Eventing

BE-logo
BE-logo

British Eventing ITTP update

As part of the major IT project being implemented by British Eventing, you will notice that the BE membership cards will look slightly different and include a QR code. The inclusion of this QR code will provide those organisers who have scanning technology with greater flexibility on their admission processes. Each organiser will still have their own admission policies and processes and so we recommend that you read carefully the information provided for each event.

BE Membership initiative

Under a new initiative spearheaded by our Chairman, Cathy Butler and Yogi Breisner, the owners of any horse who represented GB on a Championship team in 2016 has been granted a complimentary membership. To reward and recognise the loyalty and dedication of owners of horses selected for Rio 2016, they will receive a two year membership to acknowledge their horse’ s achievements and their support of BE, whilst owners of all British youth team horses have been presented with a 12 month membership for their services to BE.

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Grass Roots

Ramping up the work…

Morning on the gallops
Morning on the gallops
Jack on Cross Country
Jack on Cross Country

The last couple of weeks we have been ramping up the work and been cantering up the hill a couple of times a week, this is great as not only does he enjoy it and it gets rid of some of the joys of spring. He’s not getting out in the field much as he would like, as his favourite hobby is to play hippo!

We’ve had an eventing clinic at the yard where he had a dressage lesson in the morning, which went well although it was trying to snow! A show jumping lesson in the indoor school which meant having to work on corners and getting the canter right as it’s a quite tight! Then out on the cross country course in the afternoon. He didn’t have stud holes and it was a bit slippery so we took it quite easy but his ear pricked and you could tell how much he loves it!

Last weekend we had planned to go to a local equestrian centre for an arena one day event but the lorry ramp had other ideas! So we re-rooted and did the dressage competition at the yard. He did a Novice test and then his 1st Elementary test with about 10 minutes warning and it blowing a gale we were really pleased with a 6th in the Novice and 4th in the Elementary.

Novice Dressage
Novice Dressage

Saturday sees his 1st BE at Moreton and the reminder of the early starts for the BE season. A huge thank you to the secretary though for thinking of us with distances to travel as the 0500 alarm call is much appreciated over a 0300 one! We all want nice times and it’s an impossible job and I am really appreciative when the distances are taken into account.

 

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International

The Event Rider Masters (ERM) 2017 series calendar

The Event Rider Masters (ERM) have recently confirmed their 2017 series calendar, which will consist of seven legs, including expansion of the series from the UK into mainland Europe. Furthermore, with a total of £400,000 guaranteed to be awarded in prize money across the series, it establishes the ERM as the most valuable prize of its kind in the sport of Eventing. The calendar is confirmed as:

Leg 1 – Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials (UK) 13th – 14th May

Leg 2 – Internationales Wiesbadener PfingstTurnier (Germany) 2nd – 3rd June

Leg 3 – St James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials (UK) 8th – 9th July

Leg 4 – Haras de Jardy (France) 15th – 16th July

Leg 5 – Festival of British Eventing, Gatcombe Park, presented by BETA (UK) 5th – 6th August

Leg 6 – Blair Castle Equitrek International Horse Trials (UK) 26th – 27th August

Leg 7 – Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (UK) 15th – 16th September

Each leg of the ERM will be available to view live and for free by anyone in the world at Eventridermasters.tv

The EHOA and ERM team will jointly be hosting Owners’ hospitality at the UK legs of the series.

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Grass Roots

We are back in work…

Jack
Jack

We are back in work, and the season is approaching. 1st event entered the 100 at Moreton on 4th March.

 

Jack
Jack

So we have been out hacking and started schooling.  The weather has been very wet and being on top of a hill (one of the highest points in Devon) means that when the temperature drops it’s been quite icy at times.  One day we were reduced to ‘indoor’ hacking complete with HiViz! and at times like that you really appreciate the indoor school!

Jack is quite a character and likes to help out when mucking out or you are around his stable, we often need to duck an empty feed bowl being sent over the door or he will untie his hoof pick and fling it around! With the wet weather we have had some sand bags down as a precaution and he has been using them for muscle building by lifting them up and swinging them around! This gets everybody clearing area!

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The Shearwater Insurance Tri-Star Grand Slam makes 2017 return

After the success of last year’s competition Shearwater Insurance and Tri-Star Eventing are thrilled to announce the return of The Shearwater Insurance Tri-Star Grand Slam.

The unique series offers a ‘winner-takes- all’ prize fund of £50,000 for any rider who can win three of the five CIC3* events included in the competition. This year see’s the return of Belton International, Burnham Market International, Houghton International and Burgham International as competition venues, with the exciting added addition of NAF Five Star Hartpury International.

With the competitions positioned throughout the UK Eventing calendar it is hoped it will offer many riders the opportunity to compete and be part of the series. In turn creating a thrilling and challenging competition for spectators and riders alike.

Shearwater Insurance has a long history of supporting the British Eventing scene and in devising last year’s £50,000 prize fund, it was hoped it would support the dedicated owners and riders, as well as raising the profile of the sport. Jeremy Lawton, Managing Director of Shearwater Insurance said, “We are thrilled that the Shearwater Insurance Tri-Star Grand Slam is returning for another year. We have long recognised the importance of supporting the owners, riders, venues and the spectators who make up the British Eventing scene, and we hope that this competition will continue to offer them something new and challenging to aim for.”

Stuart Buntine from BEDE Events commented, “It is exciting to have Shearwater Insurance back supporting the Tri-Star Grand Slam. The continued support from Jeremy and his team at Shearwater Insurance is much appreciated by all in the sport. We are all looking forward to some exciting competitions.”

Joining this exciting competition for the first time is NAF Five Star Hartpury International who have become a favorite fixture over the years among many event riders. Event Director Philip Cheetham said, “We are thrilled to have come on board this year to be part of the Shearwater Tri-Star Grand Slam. It is a unique and challenging competition offering up a really fantastic prize pot, for the rider who can prove their consistency throughout the season. As the last venue in the series we imagine it could make our event an even more nail biting moment in the Eventing season calendar.”

Again riders are thrilled to see the return of the competition, with the UK’s number 1 event rider Oliver Townend, who won two legs of the series last year commenting, “It is great to have another big money competition available for us event riders to compete in. Eventing is a challenging sport and I am grateful to Shearwater Insurance for supporting this series and recognising the dedication and work that goes into performing at these competitions. It will certainly be a strong motivator for the upcoming season.”

For further press enquiries please contact:

Chloe Chubb, G-Gee PR and Marketing

07920 465257 / chloe@g-gee.com / www.g-gee.com

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EHOA Membership

New discount provider – Mojo Wristbands

Mojo wristbands or bracelets are a new, stylish accessory. Athletes have worn Mojo wristbands and taken advantage of this technology for many years. Now this same technology is available to you!

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Wristbands, Horse & Dog Patches
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EHOA Membership

Discounts on cross country videos for EHOA members

Free subscription to An Eventful Life and discounts on cross country videos for EHOA members.

Not all owners can be present when their horse is competing and, even if you are there, it is almost impossible to view your horse all the way around the cross country course
The perfect answer to this is to watch your horse’s cross country round on a Cross Country Video from An Eventful Life.

In 2017 An Eventful Life will once again be filming at more than 35 events in the UK and are offering members of the EHOA a free subscription to the website for the period until 30th June 2017 enabling

  • Free access to all content on the site until 30th June 2016 (annual subscription normally approx. £56)
  • Subscriber benefits and discounts on cross country videos during this time (free download valued at approx. and/or discount on Private videos, both saving approx. £9 per video purchased)

To take advantage of this offer, simply email Debbie@an-eventful-life.com.au indicating that you would like to take up complimentary membership of An Eventful Life through EHOA.

You will be sent login details enabling you to access all content and receive discounts until 30th June 2017 on any cross country video purchases

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Grass Roots

Let me introduce you to Jack…

Diamond Crackerjack
Diamond Crackerjack

Let me introduce you to Jack “Diamond Crackerjack” he’s a Irish Draught x Welsh D and stands at 17hh. I bought him to do Show Hunter classes with and very quickly it became obvious that he wasn’t keen on showing it was just a little boring for him and jumping was much more fun!

We started BE last season with a friend Alex riding him as her pony was out of action and I’m not brave enough to go XC! His 1st BE at Larkhill was on a very blowy day and after at 0330 start he finished on his dressage score in 4th place and we picked up a RF ticket, that made the 3 hour drive home pass very quickly! Then we went to Bicton our local BE and he came 2nd with an unlucky rub in the show jumping, picking up a second RF ticket.

 

 

Diamond Crackerjack
Diamond Crackerjack

Then a little blip where having cut his mouth on something he wasn’t keen on the contact for dressage and it took a while to get him settled again. We went to Ponticepool for our 1st RF and a mistake in the show jumping put him out of contention with a clear round but lots of time faults. Then we went to Dauntsey and he finished on his dressage score to come 2nd and qualify for Badminton.

He’s since had a quiet few months and then a complete 6 week holiday turned away in the field over Christmas.  He came back in last week and has had a bit of a tidy up and clip and the hard work starts here.

Follow the next 3 months as we prepare for our 1st Badminton. If Jack has anything to do with it we will be laughing and crying!