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A hot weekend This Bank Holiday weekend saw Claire and Billy competing at Mattingley Horse trials where they achieved their best ever dressage score and finished 6th in their BE90 (Intro) section. Philipa and Sam went off to Berry Farm on Bank Holiday Monday and jumped a fabulous round in their first class that saw them returning home with a red rosette. They then went on to jump another brilliant round and came second in the open class. Well done!
An active spring It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with everyone's activities as more and more liveries set out to various events around the country. Claire and Billy came 8th in their recent BE90 class at Milton Keynes on a glorious sunny day. The following weekend saw Kimberley and Hugo enter another dressage competition at Wiggington where they came first in the first prelim class and second in their second class. Meanwhile, Pip, Becky and Hannah set off to Patchetts to compete in the unaffiliated Show Jumping there and had a great time out with clear rounds and funny tales to report back with. The pairs hunter trials at Great Westwood was a popular event, with several liveries attending. Emma and Rod teamed up together and completed the course with big smiles. As did Liz and Hattie. Unfortunately Sophie and Cleio parted company half way round the course and were unable to complete, but were instead rescued by the course photographer! More recently, Kimberley entered the dressage at Bury Farm and came home with a second and a third place. Well done!!
Making the most of the heat 17-19 April On Saturday, Charlotte and Sophie headed off to Bellingdon end where they entered the OBH Riding Club Show Jumping competition. Sophie jumped a fantastic clear round in her first round and her jump off was relatively controlled but still fast enough to see her into 7th place and collect a nice pink rosette. Charlotte jumped a bouncy clear round in her first class and jumped a very fast jump of round which put her into 2nd place and saw her qualify for the Chiltern and Thames Intermediate Jumping championships which will take place in the autumn. On Sunday, Kate, Angela, Liz and Eleanor travelled to north Hertfordshire to participate in the annual Farnham Bluebell Ride, a sponsored ride in aid of local charities. The 10 mile ride ranged through beautiful countryside, predominantly private land which had been opened up for the purposes of the day. The bluebells were indeed out in magnificent proliferation in the woodland areas, and we were warmed to perfection by the glorious sunshine when out on the open farm tracks. The ride itself was a gentle one, with a few inviting logs, small rails and cross poles as optional jumps, and there were some lovely canters across lush meadows. A welcome halfway refreshment stop, made the whole day extremely civilised! If you would like to enter a sponsored ride, there is an excellent one on 20 September in Oxfordshire which has more (although optional) jumping - see www.kirtlington-sponsoredride.co.uk Bill, Barbara, Rod, Sarah Louise and Barry went on the annual end of hunting season ride to Whelpley Hill. All 5 horses were brilliantly behaved and the ride gave Bill and Barbara the opportunity to practice the wrangling skills they learnt in Montana when a heard of young bullocks got slightly too friendly with the horses!
Easter Weekend 10-13th April 2009 The liveries Good Friday Show Jumping, which this year took place in the brilliantly refurbished arena, was very well attended despite the continuous drizzle. The event was a fantastic opening to the Rose Hall competition season and saw new and old liveries joining in for a piece of the action. This was a first show jumping competition for several horse-rider combinations and we would like to congratulate them and wish them continued successes in their next events! Charlotte gave us a pretty impressive flying demonstration and Kolani proved that he could jump anything that he was thrown at. Results Small Novice 1st  Liz Collins and Boy 2nd Eleanor Ayres and Ferdi 3rd  Philipa Fay and Rio Intermediate 1st  Charlotte Smythe and the Flying Lani 2nd Eleanor Ayres and Ferdi 3rd  Liz Collins and Boy Open 1st Eleanor Ayres and Ferdi 2nd Hanna and Keira 3rd Becky Fawcett and Max Other competition news... Claire and Billy entered the BE90 class at Larkhill Horse Trials and came 6th in their section after performing their best dressage test to date and a double clear round the jumping phases. Kimberley and Hugo had a very successful day at Bury Farm dressage, coming 3rd in the Prelim 4 class out of 41 entries and 2nd in Prelim 13 out of 49 entries. Massive congratulations to all who took part and contributed to a very successful weekend.	Liz & Hattie Hannah & Keira Barry Team Chasing
An Action Packed Weekend 5th April 2009 Liz, Eleanor, Kate, Sarah-Louise, Charlotte, Sophie, Becky and Kayleigh went to ride around RAF Halton Sponsored ride and jump the famous plane at the end of the airfield. Also in situ were Ron, Andy and Philipa who were stewarding near Happy Valley, and Bill, Barbara & Rob helping on the organisational side. Everyone had a brilliant day and completed the course with no mishaps. A big thanks to the organisers for a brilliant day. Photos can be seen here Barry had a successful weekend team chasing. His team came 3rd in the Intermediate Championships (3'9 - 4'3!). He arrived back at Rose Hall with a massive ribbon and a matching grin!	Liz and Boy jumping the plane
Your very own photographer! 31st March 2009 Claire, Rose Hall's resident photographer and web designer, has recently updated her website. Please feel free to take a look and let her know know of any constructive feedback that you may have! And remember, if ever you would like some portraits of your best equine friend, she is always here to help! So do not hesitate to ask when you see her out and about with her big white lens! Website address: www.digitalequine.co.uk
Out and About again 30th March 2009 Congratulations to Kimberley and Hugo for winning the Patchetts winter Intro Dressage trophy for gaining the most points at Patchetts shows over the winter months. All the patience and hard work has finally been worth it and they deserve a warm congratulations from us all. This month saw a number of liveries enter the Breakspear Riding club dressage at Greinan Farm. The event proved to be a particular success for Sue and Rusty who came 6th in the Prelim 7 class. The start of the eventing season has seen Claire and Billy compete in their first couple of affiliated events at which they two successive double clears. We would like to wish Chris the best of luck for her forthcoming hip replacement operation for which she is going into hospital this week. If all goes well she should be back up on her feet and running around the yard like a young foal again by the end of April. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIVERIES SHOW JUMPING ON GOOD FRIDAY WILL NOW START AT 2PM AND COSTS £6 PER CLASS	Kimberley winning her trophy     Claire and Billy at Tweseldown

 

03.03.09 Grand Opening of our Refurbished arena

You may have noticed the large mounds of stones and the heavy machinery going in and out of Rose Hall in the past couple of weeks. The hard work has finally paid off and our bottom arena refurbishment is nearly finished. We will have put down a brand new waxed surface, redone the drainage and mended the fencing around the edges. The work is coming to a close and we are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the refurbished Arena on Friday 6th March at 2pm. All liveries are welcome to attend. We will be having a few nibbles and general merryment!