Lovely to welcome members from the Lions

19 April 2017
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It was lovely to welcome Anne Turner, President of the Shakespeare Lions and Charles Williams, 2017 Wellesbourne & Shakespeare Lions Raft Race Chair, to the yard.  They really enjoyed meeting with the riders, their parents and our volunteers and experiencing first hand a little of what we do.  The two Lions clubs organise the highly […]

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She did it!!

10 April 2017
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      Well done Bela!  She survived the gruelling mud and Wolf Run course and looked like she enjoyed it too!  We bet it took a few showers to get clean!  Our rider and her brother, Sasha, was cheering her on and waiting for her to come over the finish line with her clothes?! […]

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Congratulations Isabella

8 April 2017
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On her new pony, Cookie, Isabella made a winning debut at a local dressage competition last Sunday.  Cookie obviously made a good impression, as the judge wanted to take him home!

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Spring is sprung at last!

4 April 2017
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Scarlett on Keira, with her team enjoying a ride thru the woods yesterday morning.  Lovely!

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Well done Sophie!

28 March 2017
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Congratulations to Sophie for gaining an Endeavour award today for confidently riding a different horse.  Nothing fazed her as she swapped her usual mount Keira for Alfie and independently rode him for the first time.  Her concentration showed as she trotted around the indoor school through a circle of poles. Well done Sophie.

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Volunteers attend First Aid refresher

16 March 2017
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Updating our First Aid skills was on the agenda with ten of our volunteers attending a course run by 3 men from the Stratford Ambulance Association.  CPR before lunch, strains and sprains, cuts and bruises were all covered.  The slings got us tied up and Karen made a great patient when dealing with suspected fractures.  Serious but […]

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Chabela is doing the Wolf Run in support of our Group

16 March 2017
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Here is a picture of Sasha, one of our Thursday riders, with Alfie.  His sister, Chabela is doing the Wolf Run 🙈 which is being held near Leamington on 9th April.  It is a 10k run through woods, scrub, lakes, mud and more and she is very kindly raising money through sponsorship for our Group.  […]

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Great achievement for one of our newest riders!

10 March 2017
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Billy only commenced with our Group a few weeks ago and was initially very nervous.  Here he is receiving his Endeavour award for confident mounting using the hydraulic lift.  Well done Billy your confidence is growing every week.

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Fi achieves her first goal!

3 March 2017
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Fi has made excellent progress since commencing riding with us in September. Today she achieved one her goals and was presented with an Endeavour award certificate for using both reins to steer and control Alfie.  Well done Fi. Keep up the good work.

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We wish you all health & happiness in 2017

4 January 2017
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As riding started back for the New Year, ‘Team Stratford’ thought we would share the following comment received from one of our young rider’s mum, which we hope makes you feel as proud as we do and reinforces why we all take part. “I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a […]

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