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Posted 6/8/08

A clean sweep at the Area 10 Dressage, Pencoed College, Bridgend

CONGRATULATIONS to all 18 members who represented the club at the Area 10 Dressage. The Monmouthshire Hunt PC teams won every team competition - the Open and hotly contested Intermediate, Novice and Junior trophies too!!
All competitors were a credit to our club and we had some lovely tests - worth all that hard training. Many thanks to Amanda Leaker and Becky Whitcombe for their tremendous support! Good luck at the Championships.

 

Monmouthshire Hunt PC Open dressage team - winners of the 2008 Area 10 Dressage Open Qualifier!

Lisa Parker (4th Ind), Clemmie Prest, Ginty O'Sullivan & Amelia Bligh (2nd ind)

Monmouthshire Hunt PC Intermediate dressage team - winners of the 2008 Area 10 Dressage Intermediate Qualifier!

Lucy Morgan, Rebecca Ellis (1st Ind), Aggie Meredith & Tilly Williams (2nd Ind)

Ben Fitzpatrick also rode a lovely test for an individual 5th placing.

Novice team winners were Amy Foster (=3rd ind), Menna Rose (=3rd Ind), Lianne Edwards (2nd ind) & Gabriella Bligh
Junior team trophy winners: Gabriella Bligh (5th), Charlotte Price and Tilly Williams (3rd) and 3rd placed team: Menna Rose (2nd), Lianne Edwards and Lauren Parry
Posted 10/5/08

MONMOUTHSHIRE HUNT PONY CLUB dressage training

Amanda Leaker will take our Dressage Training
Amanda is classically trained in dressage and has trained with Michael Beining & Isabel Wessels (List one dressage judge)
She spent time in Germany gaining experience & has competed at Advanced Medium at both regional & national level.
She has trained people who have also competed at regional level.
 
TRAINING DATES:

Monday 19th May, Tuesday 10th June, Monday 23rd June, Thursday 10th July(changed from 1st), Wed 16th July.

1 The Park, Plough Rd, Goytre, Pontypool, NP4 0AL
See location at map link http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|NP4%200AL#map=51.73621,-2.95396|14|4&loc=GB:51.73432:-2.97898:16|NP4%200AL|NP4%200AL
Directions:
From Abergavenny or Pontypool turn into Goytre at the Goytre Arms pub. Continue over the railway bridge & turn first right into Plough Road. Amanda’s house is approximately half a mile up this road on the right handside, just after Goytre Town ’s football club
From Usk – pass Usk College & take the second turning on your right up Cefn Mawr Lane (bus stop at bottom) Continue for approximately one mile, straight on at the crossroads, round a tight bend to the right & Amanda’s house is the second on the left (Into the chicken site)

 
MASTERCLASSES with Becky Whitcombe
In addition we are extremely fortunate to be able to offer three Masterclasses with Becky Whitcombe. Those of you who saw the wonderful dressage display last year must realise what a wonderful chance this is to learn from someone at the top of the dressage world! The training will be at Amanda’s place on:
13 th May, 3rd June & 17th June late afternoon / early evening.
 
These will be two riders per session for 45 minutes and cost £20 per session. This is open to senior members who are aiming for the Area Open and Intermediate teams. I will be sending a separate booking in email shortly.
The Area dressage qualifier DATE:
Sunday 3rd August at Pencoed College which is really easy to get to from the M4. Put this date in your diary now.
Pony Club Championships are at Draycott House, Derbyshire  (close to the M1 where the M42 joins it, so easy to get to)  -

Monday 18th (Intermediate) & Tuesday 19th (Open) August 2008