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Dressage results Highclere 27 March 2022

Marcus Bicknell
Hodgemoor Winter Dressage event at Highclere, Seer Green, on Sunday 27th March 2022.
We had a full entry list for the winter dressage this morning, and wasn’t it wintery… chiller than earlier in the week and overcast. Everyone remained very jolly and the riding standards were high. Thank you so much to Kevin Malyon and his band of helpers for organising, to Sacha Hamilton for judging and to Jane Braithwaite for writing. Kevin also did a fine job of scoring and Diana Bunyan of marshaling.  The updated series points table will be posted later today.
 
 
I had a warm chat with Jacqui Roehrig, the doyenne of Oldefields Equestrian Centre in Seer Green where the penultimate winter dressage was held. She likes the series of local dressage events because it enhances our equestrian community in the local area, especially because of the requirement to hack to the events. She hopes it will continue next year. This is just the sort of feedback which makes the effort worthwhile, so thank you Jacqui.       Marcus.
 
I have updated the series standings and you can see them at hodgemoor_winter_dressage_results_cumulative_for_publication.   Percentage marks from each of the Winter Dressage events are averaged (plus a % point to encourage participation at many of the 7 events) to give a series champion in each class and section. In the Intro Walk-Trot class, Charlotte Bodega still leads the less experienced riders’ standings and Nicky West the open section. In Prelim Charlotte Bodega on Measteg Nancy has taken over at the top of the less experienced leader board, from Mia Okuyama and Sadie Braybrook, while Delia Gomez Dominguez on Captain is now ahead of Jaimi Roehrig on Chalky (she has more than one horse). In Novice Lucy Butler still leads Nozomi Okuyama in the less-experienced riders while in the Open section today’s single event by Diana Barham on Mole is enough to put her in the lead from Delia Gomez Dominguez and Charlotte Fleming. Two events to come in this series.
 
Just two more winter dressage events now,
Sunday 10th April at Austens Farm and
Sunday 24th April at Widmer Equestrian.
 
 
Hodgemoor Le Trec Easter Monday 18 April, 2022

Hodgemoor Le Trec Easter Monday 18 April, 2022

Marcus Bicknell

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

Download the schedule and entry form in MS Word here.

Hodgemoor Winter Dressage, Highclere 27 March 2022

Hodgemoor Winter Dressage, Highclere 27 March 2022

Marcus Bicknell

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.

Click here for the Excel spreadsheet of times

Kensham Trec 24 April 2022

Marcus Bicknell
TREC PoR EVENT= COMPETITIVE HACK WITH A MAP
 
Here’s the schedule for the Kensham Farm PoR TREC near High Wycombe on Sunday 24th April 2022. We’re having lots of fun designing a super route for you to enjoy around the chiltern hills, including tracks which are not usually open to riders.  The ride route will NOT take you over or under the motorway so no need to worry!
Pairs and individual classes. Level 1 route, up to 15km. Pizza to enjoy on your return.
 
Download some more information here…Kensham Farm PoR TREC Schedule
With thanks to Ann Maisel for the info.
Grand barn dance, hog roast and 21st birthday party, SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2022

Grand barn dance, hog roast and 21st birthday party, SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2022

Marcus Bicknell

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.

RESULTS – Hodgemoor Dressage at Oldefields 6 March 2022

Marcus Bicknell

We are pleased to publish the results of today’s dressage and to congratulate the class winners Charlotte Bodega age 13 (twice), Sadie Braybrook age 10 (twice), Vicky Smalley, Annie Tatevossian and Jaimi Roehrig (twice). Click on the link here for all the scores and placings in MS Excel.

oldefields_results_6mar2022

The event was beautifully organised by Shona Fraser and Jacqui Roehrig in the capable company of a large team of helpers at Oldefields and dressage judge Dawn Fleming. We thank everyone for their help and participation.

I have updated the series standings and you can download them at the following MS Excel link. We have three classes each with two sections and the current leaders are Charlotte Bodega, Nicky West, Mia Okuyama, Jaimi Roehrig, Lucy Butler and Charlotte Fleming. The scoring was initially a plain average of scores including zeroes (for an event at which a rider did not compete) but that would have un-necessarily marked down a good rider who cannot do every event. We have therefore established rankings on the average of the the points the rider scored when they competed plus a 1 percentage point bonus to incentivise riders to compete in as many rounds as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me with comments or errors… marcus@bicknell.com.

hodgemoor_winter_dressage_results_cumulative_for_publication

Roll on next Sunday at Austens; there are spaces available in all three classes and you can use the entry form at the following link…

hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_2021-2_entry_form rev 27Jan

Equestrian property for sale near Birmingham

Marcus Bicknell

Long term member Kate Baptista thought of us all when she found out her father is going to downsize; “He has a lovely property near Birmingham and I thought maybe it would be perfect for someone thinking of relocating. I’d move myself if my family were more inclined. “

5 bedroom farmhouse with 10 acres located Warwickshire / Staffordshire border

stables, tack room and manege

Brick barn with planning for 4 bed conversion

Planning for further 2 detached properties

Close to motorway network, NEC, HS2 and Birmingham airport

Contact kate.baptista@gmail.com for more information.

The Hodgemoor Winter Dressage Series: further 5 events

Marcus Bicknell

The Hodgemoor Winter Dressage Series December 2021 to April 2022. The Hodgemoor Riding Association, in cooperation with local yards, presents a fund-raising series of 7 dressage events (the first 2 were in December, results at www.hodgemoor.org.uk News) for adult and younger riders hacking to the events. Two events having taken place in December, the further 5 events are as follows. The tests for each are on the newly-issues entry form. Note the Covid restrictions below.

There is plenty of space for competitors in all five events. Please help us promote them by printing out our A4 poster and displaying it your yard for others to see… hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_A4_poster_Feb2022

Sunday 6th March at Oldefields
Sunday 13th March at Grove Farm
Sunday 27th March at Highclere
Sunday 10th April at Austens Farm.
Sunday 24th April at Widmer Equestrian

The entry form with the new dates is at https://hodgemoor.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_2021-2_entry_form-rev-27Jan.docx

Although the UK Government has relaxed Covid restrictions, we wish to protect our community and livery staff from the virus. It is a condition of entry that you respect the following requirements:

No-one should come to an event if they are testing positive or have covid-like symptoms.

Enquiries to hodgemoor.events@gmail.com

Health & Safety and Safeguarding

Health & Safety and Safeguarding

Marcus Bicknell

The Hodgemoor Riding Association takes its reponsibilities seriously, especially when your health and your safety is concerned (safety in the woods, safety on the roads, cyclists, motor-bikes and quads etc). We are not a registered charity (which would impose onerous cost, tax and regulatory issues); we are a Charitable Unincorporated Association under the United Kingdom’s 2011 Charities Act. Nonetheless, as part of our self-imposed corporate governance, we voluntarily publish our annual accounts, AGM minutes, agreement with Forestry England etc., which you can see at https://hodgemoor.org.uk/downloads/.

Our committee member resonsible for Health & Safety and Safeguarding, Dawn Fleming, has completed four policy statements and we publish them here, links below, and on the documents page of this web site. If you are involved in helping at our events, the documents are obligatory reading.

hodgemoor_health_and_safety_policy

hodgemoor_safeguarding

hodgemoor_event_risk_assessment

hodgemoor_covid19_risk_assessment

Risk Assessments have been done for the Hodgemoor Winter Dressage events currently running, tailored to each event, and Dawn has prepared the generic ones for publication here.

We thank Dawn warmly for this work.

Marcus Bicknell, Chairman, Hodgemoor Riding Association.
16 December 2021 updated 31 January 2022