Kick start the New Year with an entry into the Scotts Rider Development Programme
Posted on 06. Jan, 2012 by Julia Berrie.
The aim of the 2012 Scotts Rider Development Programme is to encourage grass-roots level riders to improve their standards and skills safely. From March 2012, the chosen two riders will work towards competing in their first affiliated event, at Carlton in July. In this special Olympic year, the two riders will also have a unique and [...]
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Winter has arrived, and while we may still be enjoying some brighter days and shuffling through the crispy leaves, they tell us it won’t be long before the harsh weather begins and we’ll all be trudging through the thick snow! The whole of the country was covered in snow during last year’s extreme weather, and while many [...]
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Win a place on an exclusive training scheme and ride with an Olympic team
Posted on 07. Dec, 2011 by Julia Berrie.
How much could you and your horse progress brushing shoulders with elite athletes training for 2012? If you have ambitions to event at top level but your career needs a kick-start, then look no further! Scotts of Thrapston, in partnership with Carlton Horse Trials, will give two lucky riders an exclusive place on their Rider [...]
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Once again Scotts has teamed up with Veterinary Surgeons, Rossdales of Newmarket, this month offering you a thorough guide to stable bandaging. Bandaging the horse’s legs is beneficial in so many ways, from keeping the joints and muscles warm, to providing essential support after strain or injury. However, if applied incorrectly the bandage can be [...]
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Horses love to be outdoors, so when the vet utters the words ‘box rest’ to you it is easy to become immediately disheartened, and worries such as appropriate feeding and beating boredom will naturally be on your mind. Veterinary Surgeon at Rossdales of Newmarket, Sarah Boys Smith MA VetMB CertES(Orth) DipECVS MRCVS commented; “As vets [...]
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Simple stable blitz With the late Indian summer upon us we can all enjoy the outdoors; freshening up the home and garden before the full onset of autumn and winter. But while your furniture might get a good dusting and your windows a polish, what about your stables? Brushing up the boxes doesn’t have to [...]
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An update from Sarah Orr on how she and Bugsy are progressing, following their disappointment leading up to Carlton Horse Trials… Carlton Horse Trials had arrived and I was looking forward to making a weekend of it. The sun was shining and the beautiful grounds packed with eager competitors. Although I was disappointed to be on foot [...]
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Some exciting news from one of last years Scotts Rider Development Programme winners. Hard work, good performance and a bit of luck! These three work hand in hand to secure a good result; I had all three on Sunday 31st July to steal BE100 section J, at Carlton Horse Trials, which was my first win on [...]
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So, the weekend had finally come! All our training as part of the Rider Development Programme climaxed at Carlton Horse Trials. We arrived on the Saturday to a glorious day and a buzzing atmosphere and although I was a little nervous the excitement soon took over! Even Nix was showing his excitement by pawing a [...]
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We are delighted to hear from Henry Beasley, one of last years Scotts of Thrapston Rider Development winners…. It is a year now since I did my first BE at Carlton, on the Scotts and Carlton development programme. The program in 2010 helped me massively, especially in terms of networking; I met a lot of [...]
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Janet's first clinic and confidence is growing
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I definitely felt more secure and took away some valuable advice.
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I’m totally addicted to the sport of eventing!
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Rider Development Programme winners
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Meet Janet
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Janet Hammond: Henry, it must have been such a huge thrill, and I...
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Sarah Orr: Hi Janet, it doesnt look like we are going to make...
