Llantwit Major & District Riding Club

Thank you members, we have received a fabulous response to both days of the show. We are obviously reviewing the weather daily so keeping fingers crossed!

We will be following COVID recommended guidelines so please respect current keep 2m distance rules, use hand sanitiser where required and follow any instructions from stewards.

Due to parking on the field we need to limit one vehicle max per rider!
Please remember that due to Covid restrictions, we cannot have spectators so please only bring a helper, and unfortunately we will not be doing refreshments.

Times for show jumping on Sunday will be published soon, the showing classes on Saturday will follow:

Section 1 Showing classes 10am prompt,
Section 2 Showing classes 11am and
Novelty not before 12am

Hopefully see you some time over the weekend.

Hi Everyone

You’ll be delighted to hear on Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd of May we’re organising our first Club show for over 12 months!
Because we still have to comply with Covid regulations, we’re having to organise things a little differently at the moment. So this show will have pre-entry, and to keep numbers on the field at a sensible level we have decided to have it over two days, with Showing and Novelty classes on the Saturday and Jumping on the Sunday.

Please click on the first link below to view the schedule

Members Show 22nd & 23rd May Schedule

The next link below allows you to make your entries online These can then be paid for by BACS. Please note that the Online Entry Form opens in a separate window so you can move back and forth between Schedule and Entry form to check you’ve ticked the right classes.

Members Show 22nd & 23rd July ONLINE ENTRY FORM

Because this all a bit new, if you have any issues please let us know, by email to lmrc@btinternet.com

Don’t forget that you’ll need to be a Club Member to enter. There’s a printable PDF Membership Form on one of the website page tabs.

Our Facebook page is worth joining for more regular news and updates. Because this is a Closed Group, you’ll need to apply to be added (free) to the members list. Just go to
Llantwit Major & District Riding Club to join up.

More dates for your diary:
15th May – Confidence Clinic – training day (check facebook for updates)
16th May – Specialised Arena Hire – Working Hunter course set up for hire in 30 min slots (go to arena hire page).
22nd May – Club Members Show – pre-booked entries only (link available soon) Showing classes and novelty sections.
23rd May – Club Members Show – pre-booked entries only (link available soon) Show Jumping sections.
27th May – Katie Willams Jumping Clinic (check facebook for more details).
29th May – Specialised Arena Hire – Dressage arena (go to arena hire).
13th June – Open Dressage Competition – pre-booked entries only (link available soon)

Hi Everyone

Just a quick update to let you all know what’s happening. Regrettably, Covid is  still affecting all riding activities, though with the vaccine rollout well underway, there are signs things may improve after Easter this year.

Virtual AGM
All motions were carried (15 respondents). An updated membership form has been added to the website for all who would like to re-join.

Manege
The manege fibre topping is due for delivery next week. Because of the problems getting an articulated lorry down the farm lane this will cause us some logistical problems we had not anticipated, but hopefully the solution Ann’s come up with will solve those. Then we just have to mix it in with the sand!

Hope you all are keeping well in this foul weather.

Jonathan

Given the current lack of BRC activities thanks to Covid, BRC have organised a number of Virtual Clinics which might be of interest.
Please bear in mind you need to be a current member to register

AREA 15 UPDATE

First of all we would like to wish you all A HAPPY & SAFE NEW YEAR!

Many thanks to all of you who have kept faith with us, BRC and renewed your memberships. Hopefully by the late spring we can resume some activities. BRC have sent out information regarding Championships, and Virtual Clinics. – see below

BRC will be running a virtual clinic every Wednesday at 7pm for the next few weeks. The dates and topics are listed below. Spaces are limited so these will be on a first come first served basis.

Wednesday 13th January- Equidance Freestyle Virtual Demo
Wednesday 20th January- NAF Virtual Talk- Clean Sport for Equine Athletes
Wednesday 27th January- Nell Day, Dr Med Vet MRCVS – Vet Presentation

Wednesday 3rd February- NAF Virtual Talk- Does my Horse need a Supplement?
Wednesday 10th February- Jo Winfield, BHS Fellow – Training exercises on the flat.
Wednesday 17th February- SMS Saddlery Fitting – you are part of the team: recognising potential bridle fit issues and working with your Fitter.
Wednesday 24th February- SMS Saddlery Fitting – you are part of the team: recognising potential saddle fit issues and working with your Fitter.

Wednesday 3rd March- SMS Saddlery Fitting – you are part of the team: recognising potential bridle fit issues and working with your Fitter.
Wednesday 10th March- SMS Saddlery Fitting – you are part of the team: recognising potential saddle fit issues and working with your Fitter.

To register to join one of these virtual talk’s please email me, lydia.joyce@bhs.org.uk with your club and your 2021 membership number.

Area 15 Liaison Group

AREA QUALIFIERS
Unfortunately due to the current lockdown and the recent update from BRC.
stating that all Riding club activities to cease, The planned area winter qualifiers
cannot go ahead, We are aware this is all very disappointing, to both
organisers and competitors is out of our control. Hope fully the situation will
improve as the vaccine rolls out. and maybe some of the late spring and
summer events can take place

BRC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021
Arena Eventing Championships 13 – 14 March: This event will be postponed from
its original date and will now take place on 22 and 23 May 2021 at Aston le Walls.

Novice Winter Championships (Incorporating the rescheduled 2020 and 2021

Novice and Intermediate Championships) 26 – 29 March: This event will be
cancelled. All dressage classes will be run as an online competition with further
details to follow in due course. The show jumping classes will not be re-arranged.
We know this is disappointing but there are no viable options within the current
climate.

Intermediate Winter Championships 23 – 25 April: This event will be cancelled.
All dressage classes will be run as an online competition with further details to follow
in due course. The show jumping classes will not be re-arranged. We know this is
disappointing but there are no viable options within the current climate.

Combined Training Championships 22 – 23 May: This event will be cancelled with
the rescheduled Arena Eventing Championships taking place on this date.

Horse Trials Championships 6 – 8 August: This event will go ahead but will run as
a short format competition (no roads and tracks or steeplechase). All classes will run
as one-day-events.

National Championships, Dressage to Music Championships and Quadrille: We are monitoring the situation closely and will issue another update that
covers these events later in the spring.

Even in these very strange times we are required by law to have an Annual General Meeting, to report to all Members the condition of the Riding Club, and to suggest how the Committee propose to take things forward in the coming year.

The only practical way hold a meeting in the current Government Lockdown is online. Because of this we’ve uploaded the relevant reports below. It would be helpful if all members or parents/guardians could read through these before filling in the last item, an online voting form which replaces the usual show of hands at a standard AGM. THIS NEEDS TO BE RETURNED BY 25th JANUARY, so if you only do one thing when reading through this post, ticking the boxes on this form is the most important.

If you prefer you can download and print the Proxy AGM 2020 form (it’s the same) and post to Llantwit Major & District Riding Club, The Barn, Tremains Farm, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major CF61 2XF.

Online Voting Form

Despite all the difficulties and disappointments of 2020, with the new all-weather manege only waiting for its fibre topping, supply of which has also be delayed by the lockdowns,

Manege January 2021 – Sand Laid

the Club remains in a strong position to re-start activities once the Government and British Riding Clubs tell us it is safe to do so. We hope to see you all very soon, and until then please stay safe.

Jonathan

Chairman

Since all BRC events are suspended again for this lockdown period, you might be interested in this ‘Live’ event this friday evening 8th January if you’re a Facebook user.

An Evening with Equidance and Elite Dressage Live

After 20 years of waiting, we’re in the final furlong at last! So we thought we’d post a few pictures of the build in progress for members to see the results so far.

Sand and surface to go!

Tremains Farm

We’ve been asked to organise a training-type event, so since it’s easier to social distance with just a few participants at a time we’ve decided to run the popular Show Jump and Dressage Arena hire this month.

Details are:

Friday 14th August
From 2pm – late

Saturday 15th August
10am onwards

Please find below a link to the latest Coronavirus information from BRC. Note that the detail specific to us in WALES  is on the third page.

BRC Update 24.06.20