The dressage event scheduled for 24 April has been moved a week later to Sunday 1st May. We hope this does not inconvenience those who have signed up already.
You can enter up to Wednesday 27th April in the evening using the revised form at hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_2021-2_entry_form_rev_19apr22
The results of the Hodgemoor Trec today show that any competent rider on a willing and quiet horse can excel… and we all enjoyed watching them doing the obstacles before about half the competitors departed for a couple of hours orienteering in the woods.
The field was divided into 4 classes…
Class 1 was for Beginners doing just two phases, the Obstacles and Control of Gaits. Winner was Monique Millington on Laika, an experienced rider trying Trec for the first time. Her Obstacles (she was 2nd) and her Control of Paces (3rd) were so good that she was placed first in those two phases, better than any rider in any class. Sheila Grimshaw and Kayleigh Dear made up the podium.
Class 2, Open, was for riders who have done Trec before, those choosing to do just two phases, Obstacles and Control of Gaits. Georgina Wright on her regular favorite horse John won from Francesca Jones and Caroline King.
Class 3 was for beginners doing all three phases. The winner was Sara Caley on Jack by just one point from Sienna Chambers with Olivia Warner close behind. All three scored better than any of the class 4 open riders.
Class 4, Open, was our blue riband class for riders who have done Trec before and chose to do all three phases. Alison Cheetham won from Katherine Wall and Vicki Baber.
Some comments on the individual Phases… Katherine Wall was the best round the obastacles scoring 140 points out of 150 available, remarkable. Well done. Monique Millington was 2nd and Alison Cheetham 3rd. Control of Paces? Vicki Baber was best with 60 points out of 60! Can’t do better than that. Francesca Jones was 2nd and Monique 3rd. In the Phase 3 Orineteering, four riders found all the clues and were within 10% of the target time and would have scored 240 out of 240 but for 10% deductions for riding in pairs rather than solo. They were Sara Caley, Sienna Chambers, Olivia Warner and Laura Newton. Well done.
The complete results are in the spreadsheet in this link: Today’s results – click here
Don’t miss the detail you can find by clicking the tabs at the bottom of the page. Please email marcus@bicknell.com with any queries or omissions.
I stole this pic off Georgie’s Facebook, thanks! Olivia Warner, Sienna Chambers, Georgie Anne Gammage and Sara Caley (pictured here at Austens) hacked from Dibden Hill which is off Narcot Lane between St Giles and St Peter.
The image on the right is of Sacha Hamilton in competition, but not in the Hodgemoor event! She was the judge for us.
Come for an enjoyable go at our popular Trec event. Competitors enter singly but can go round with a friend. There is a choice of either 2 or 3 phases. The obstacle course will be emailed to entrants so they can learn the route which saves time on the day. Entries close Wednesday 13 April in the evening.
Homefarm Orchard, Kirby Close, Chalfont St Giles HP8
Easter Monday 18 April, 2022. 10am to 1 pm
Download the entry form here
Download a sample Phase 1 and 2 plan (2018 event), to get an idea
This looks like fun and the Thames Valley Air Ambulance is a service which any one of us riders might have to use one day. The Ukraine Appeal is close to everyone’s hearts. Our thanks to Jenny Owen of the ROTARY CLUB OF JORDANS & DISTRICT for opening it up to us.
Charity Film Night, Thursday April 21st, 2022 7.00pm for 8.00.pm. ‘West Side Story’– produced and directed by Steven Spielberg Pinewood Studios (John Barry Theatre) Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, SL0 0NH. For tickets contact Jenny Owen 01494 677571/ 07707 386415 Cost £16 to include a glass of wine and nibbles – cheques payable to Jordans Rotary Trust
Download the A4 mini poster to display, here
Hodgemoor Riding Association: Le Trec
Homefarm Orchard, Kirby Close, Chalfont St Giles HP8
Easter Monday 18 April, 2022. 10am to 1 pm
Come and enjoy yourself at Le Trec, the competition which demands a calm horse and skillful handling. Competitors enter singly but can go round with a friend. The Hodgemoor Trec, which has been running since 2009 on the same site on the Bicknells’ fields between the White Hart in St Giles and Hodgemoor Woods, is warmly informal and so is an ideal opportunity for beginners to have a go. You can do the first two phases (obstacles and the control of gaits) or all three (those plus the orienteering which usually takes you round a course in the woods and small lanes of an hour to an hour-and-a-half). You can also compete as a beginner or “open” and there are rosettes for the leading placings in both. The obstacle course will be emailed to entrants so they can learn the route which saves time on the day. Entries close Wednesday 13 April.
Funds raised from the event go to maintaining the horse trails in the woods and around Hodgemoor. Our website is at www.hodgemoor.org.uk
We look forward to welcoming a full field of dressage competitors at Highclere this Sunday. Here are the start times for each rider, linked below.
MOST IMPORTANT! Don’t forget that the clocks go forward at 1 am Sunday morning: so if you forget you will miss your dressage time!
There is no separate warm-up arena at Highclere and we have a full entry list, 30 riders. There will just be a minute or so warm-up in the competition arena for your mount to get used to it. If you want a proper warm-up, we suggest doing it in your arena before you hack over. We know many of you are hacking together, so we hope to keep to the schedule, so you don’t have to wait too long.
SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2022 AT 19:00
Grand barn dance, hog roast and 21st birthday party
Drink, dine and dance with the Hodgemoor Riding Association
Flexmore Farm, Bottrells Lane entrance, Chalfont St Giles HP8 4NT.
You are invited to a big party to celebrate the creation of our Association in 2001 and the contribution everyone in the riding community has made to creating such an extraordinary outdoor facility and community spirit.Just £20 per person to include merriment, hog roast, live band The Austin 7 with popular cover music. Costs underwritten by your Hodgemoor Riding Association
Drinks and alcohol sold for cash on the night; no bring-your-own please. Covered barn, tables and chairs provided. We invite you to have lots of fun but please drink responsibly and respect Stephen and Vicky Hind’s very kind use of their barn and facilities to us. Music ends 11pm, doors close midnight. We will be raising money for Cancer Research and a Charity supporting a teaching hospital in India due to band donating their fee.
Bookings are now open for any number of tickets and for tables of 10. Please email Francesca at francesca_jones@hotmail.com with your name, phone number, email address, the number of tickets, the names of the guests and whether you would like the vegetarian option. For a table of 10, please pay £200, without which we are not holding a table for you. To pay, please transfer to Hodgemoor Riding Association at Barclays Bank 90054410 sort code 20-02-06. Put your family name and PARTY as the reference please. Bank transfer is our preference; otherwise you can pay by PayPal to info@hodgemoor.org.uk.