Sunday 27 February 2011

Spring has sprung!

We've enjoyed some brilliant weather the last few days at the yard. The grass is finally starting to grow, the horses have had their thicker rugs off and we've been able to ride outside!
It's so nice to get back out into the fields and the sand paddock, so long may it continue. We even managed to have our lunch outside on Friday!
We have moved the school mares field, it was so muddy we were losing boots when going to catch them! We are moving the school boys on Wednesday - its disappointing to have to use a "summer" field so early in the year, but it has been so wet and disgusting we don't have much choice!
We have also been busy this week filling in the pot holes, and adding surface to the indoor school, so its been nice to catch up some of the jobs!

Thursday 24 February 2011

Exams, exams and more exams!

We've been very busy in February getting our staff prepared for, and booking exams for them.
Firstly, congratulations to Kim Masson, who passed her Stage One complete at the start of February. Kim designs our website, and keeps her horse Sam with us on livery, so her BHS exams are more for her own development. She did well in the exam and is now looking forward to her Stage 2 towards the end of the Summer.
We also have Martin and Hannah booked in for their next exams, so they'll be busily preparing over the spring for them - best of luck to them all!
Danny has his Stage 2 exam in April, which he is sitting down in England and combining it with a holiday at home.
Good luck to all of them - sure you'll do the club proud!

Monday 14 February 2011

Comic Relief and RGU

We're busily gearing up to do some serious fundraising for Comic Relief. We've got the following things planned:
  • Lesson donation - for every lesson paid for in cash on Saturday, we will donate £5 to Comic Relief. We are hoping that lots of our members (even those who ride on Block Booking Cards and Standing orders) will pay in cash that day to help boost the fundraising.
  • We are selling cupcakes made by one of our liveries specially for Comic Relief.
  • We have a Comic Relief sweepstake in reception
  • We are donating all proceeds from the tea and coffee donations to Comic Relief.
  • We are organising "photos on your favourite pony" for £20. £20 gets you a nice print and a jpeg of the photos. The full £20 from each session will be donated to Comic Relief.

So - we're hoping that everyone will dig deep and get their pennies out for this great cause!

We'd also like to say a big well done to RGU riding team (A), who have qualified for the regional championships. They won the Aberdeen uni competition, and their home one at Oldfold and then the Dundee uni one, making them the leaders by miles! Fingers crossed they get on brilliantly at the regionals!

A big well done also to our horses who did so well in the uni competition here - Freddie, Abbey, Charlie and Chloe who did the dressage, and Timone, Scrufty, Hagrid and Eric who did the jumping. They all performed really well and had a good day.