We wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

20 December 2016
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To all our sponsors, friends and supporters, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  2016 has been another busy and memorable year with riders enjoying 1,010 rides.  Our riders grow in their skills and confidence and their enjoyment brings such pleasure to all of us.  We hope to see […]

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Sausages, Sandwiches, Smiles and Father Christmas

20 December 2016
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Over 100 members and friends of our Group gathered in the local community centre to celebrate success and to say a HUGE THANK YOU to their many sponsors, helpers and colleagues. Over a beautifully prepared and lovingly served buffet DONNA JENKINS the Group Chairman, conducted a brilliantly delivered and very cheerful awards ceremony. On hand […]

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Thank you Saddlers’ Company – A lovely way to end the year!

20 December 2016
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What an amazing evening some of our riders, their parents and our volunteers had last Sunday spending the evening at the International Horse Show at Olympia.  The Worshipful Company of Saddlers’ very generously sponsored our Group in a box where we watched dog agility, the Shetland ponies, Showjumping and the beautiful dancing horses from Portugal.  A […]

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Proficiency awards for our riders

3 December 2016
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Yesterday we celebrated the progress and achievement of several of our riders.  Ellis, Louis and Issey set the standard by proving their riding skills to assessor Rosie Sheppard. They also successfully identified parts of the pony & tack, to achieve Grade 1 Riding and Horse Care. Brilliant! Steering around cones, halting between poles and doing […]

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What a lucky girl!

11 November 2016
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Look how lucky Isabella is!  She has been brought her own pony – Cookie!  What a team they will be!  We are sure she will have fun caring for him and now she will be able to ride so much more.  Such a wonderful opportunity for her.  No wonder she looks so happy.

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Well done Jess and her Team!

1 November 2016
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Jess, riding Marco, has made great progress since joining the group. She has developed balance to sit independently and now holds her handle for the whole session! To celebrate Jess received a pink rosette today ( you wouldn’t guess it was her favourite colour??!!) Well done Jess and her team.

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Dressage Queen ‘Jo’

12 October 2016
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Success at first attempt! Whilst at Clwyd we decided to have a go videoing a dressage test, to submit online to RDA partner, Dressageanywhere.com. Congratulations to our guinea pig Jo W, winning first prize in her class. Brilliant results, particularly as Jo was riding her first ever test on Clwyd’s Big Charlie. Special thanks to […]

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A special holiday for some of our riders

22 September 2016
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  A Flavour of Clwyd 2016 written by Jo White It was a very excited group of volunteers and riders who arrived at the Clwyd Special Riding Centre     (CSRC) on Thursday September 8th. We were particularly excited this year as we knew that new facilities had been built at the centre one of which was […]

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Matthew goes to college

7 September 2016
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We said a sad farewell to Matthew this Tuesday.  Matthew started to ride with us in 2008 and has grown so much not just in height but also in confidence.  He has come a long way with his riding skills and competed at Fun Days, Regional Qualifiers and been placed at the RDA National Championships […]

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Dinosaurs in the woods!!

1 September 2016
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A lovely afternoon’s ride for Henry looking for dinosaurs in the woods!  And, yes there were!!

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