Stratford Rotary sponsor for another year!

1 April 2015
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Our thanks go to the Rotary Club of Stratford who have kindly sponsored two of our riders for yet another year.  Rotarian Iain Kelso, took advantage of his visit to the Group yesterday to present a cheque for £400 to continue to support the operational costs of the Group which is currently running at approx. £40k […]

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Riders are rising to new heights!

1 April 2015
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L-R Linda Morris, Mark Petterson, Cllr Chris Mills, Ricky Balshaw, Graham Appleton (A440) & Cllr Simon Jackson our lift Donors and Fundraisers The Group celebrated in style yesterday, 31st March, when we  launched the installation of our new hydraulic lift which will enable our riders to mount their horses in a more efficient manner.  Described as […]

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Endeavour Awards for Twins

23 March 2015
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Louis and Ellis were thrilled to receive an Endeavour Award today at riding today. Louis for good listening and holding his reins correctly and Ellis for his safe behaviour around the ponies and steering with reins.  Well done boys – good job!!

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Galloping Acrobatics – Could we do this?

20 March 2015
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Riders and volunteers had an entertaining and informative evening last night watching the Galloping Acrobatics at Moreton Morrell College.  Rosie and her team wowed us with their horsemanship skills walking and cantering around an arena on a horse with no lunge whilst moving into gymnastic poses.  ‘Vaulting’ is a discipline that many RDA groups around […]

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Riders pass their RDA Proficiency tests

27 February 2015
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Congratulations go to the following riders who were stars last Tuesday.  They showed off their riding skills and successfully answered questions on parts of their pony and tack to our County Instructors.  Each rider receives an RDA Proficiency test certificate and badge. Charlotte obtained Grade 2 riding and Grade 1 Horse Care Henry, Sophia, Arthur […]

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Gemini Woman chose us as their Charity for 2015

27 February 2015
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We would like to thank Clare and her team from Gemini Woman for choosing us as one of their charities to support this year.  Gemini are in Wood Street, Stratford upon Avon and recently won the Pride of Stratford, Town Centre Outlet of the Year award which was well deserved.  They are arranging events such as Fashion Shows […]

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Singing for charity!

15 February 2015

Thank you to the singers at All Saints’ Church, Stretton on Dunsmore who have donated £50 to our Group from the proceeds of their Carol concert.  Thank you also to all those who attended and helped to make the evening a success.

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Thank you Wellesbourne & District Lions

15 February 2015

The Group would like to thank the Wellesbourne and District Lions for their kind donation of £180 from the proceeds of their Christmas Float collection last December.  Our team enjoyed our trip around Barford collecting with Father Christmas and are so pleased that the Lions met with kind generosity from the other villages in their […]

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Early Christmas present for the Group

23 December 2014
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What a fantastic Christmas present! At 8.30am this morning the long awaited lorry arrived with our hydraulic mounting lift.  After a breathtaking moment while we waited to see that the hole was big enough the lift was delivered into its new home.  Well done Translyft lads – job well done!  Just new gates to build […]

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We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

12 December 2014
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Our Riders, their parents and carers, volunteers, sponsors and friends all gathered at the Ettington Community Centre on Tuesday 9th for our annual Christmas Party.  The tables were laden with food, the music played and we had loads of mulled wine – mostly non-alcoholic!   The Great Barloni performed his tricks much to the amusement of […]

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