Latest News
26th Feb 2010...
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I hope you’ve all thawed out since the last newsletter!
Our upcoming programme for the next month or so is attached for you to look through.
Notable items include: Peter Maddison-Greenwood’s Lecture Demo on 3rd April, which promises to be a rare opportunity for an entertaining and informative evening.
Showing shows in April and May including qualifiers for Equifest Championships at East of England as well as the Chiltern and Thames Rider Magazine Championships.
Show jumpers are also catered for with Scope Qualifiers up to 1.30m for both Senior and Pony Riders.
2nd Round Trailblazer qualifiers for both Dressage and Showjumping are also being held over the next month or so, with the first Spillers combined Training 1st Round qualifier for Trailblazers 2011
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Classical Dressage Lecture Demo - 3rd April 2010
18th Feb 2010...
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Click here to download full details
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For Sale
5th Feb 2010...
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Having “rationalised” our horses recently, we now have a number of
good quality saddles for sale, including; Pessoa, Bates and Kieffer.
Please call Emma for more details on 07960 308254
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BRRRRRRRRR !!!!
15th Jan 2010...
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So much for Global WARMING!!
After a month of frozen taps and cancelled events, hopefully things are beginning to thaw and we can get back to normal. Our upcoming programme is attached, with a few additions from last time. Following repeated requests, we have decided to stage an Indoor TREC competition on Feb 7th, this will be an unaffiliated event as we object to having to raise entry fees by £4 to cover the BHS levy purely for the minority of riders wishing to earn points rather than just have a bit of fun.
As mentioned last time, we have added a couple of Combined Training competitions prior to Trailblazer qualifiers starting in May, one of which includes the BHS Instructor’s Challenge Qualifier, which is open to BHS II’s, leading to the final at Windsor.
February and March should also be exciting months for our showjumpers with qualifying classes for Blue Chip and Scope Championships, as well as more classes for the braver riders up to 1.30m included in our schedules.
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It will soon be Christmas!
30 November 2009...
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Something that may interest many of you in the New Year is the news that Trailblazers are introducing Combined Training to their championships for 2011, with qualifiers starting in 2010. the class is backed by Spillers, who as many of you will know, previously sponsored this competition with British Dressage.
We have also been approached to run qualifying classes for Equifest Showing championships for 2010, with the final at East of England Showground – apparently this years competition attracted over 6000 entries!, so look out for this in the Spring
BSJA late December should also excite the braver riders with Sunday 20th December including a 1.30m Open class and our New Years eve fun show including Pairs, Accumulator and our own Puissance!
If we don’t see you here before, we wish all of you a very merry Christmas and, of course, a Happy New Year.
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The “SOUP FACTOR” result is out!!
15 December 2008...
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Favourite flavour, with 28% of the votes was Leek and Potato. In joint 2nd with 20% each were Tomato and Carrot & Coriander, closely followed in fourth place by Pumpkin.
All the participants’ names were put into a hat, and Rhett Bird kindly took on the role of drawmaster on Friday 12th, and we can now announce that the lucky winner of the hamper is Nicky Nash of Romarnic Stud.
Thank you to all who joined in our little competition, it has inspired some new flavours to put on next year’s menu for you to enjoy.
Merry Christmas from all at Manor Farm EC
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MANOR FARM MEMBERS CLUB
13 October 2008...
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Unfortunately the summer is now over!
We can now look forward to cold mornings and darker nights.
However, its not all bad.
We can look forward to Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas!
On our website you will see we have quite a few events coming up with a Halloween and Christmas theme.
We also have new clinics and demos coming up as well as winter TREC, which is always good fun.
The Winter League tables have now started, so don’t delay, get competing today!
The results for the summer season dressage are as follows
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click here to download
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New Music Championship
8 October 2008...
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It has taken quite some time to organise, but we have managed to get East
Anglia Rider Magazine and Equine Affairs to jointly sponsor an
Unaffiliated Freestyle Dressage Championships for the East Anglia
region. Full details will be announced very shortly (next issue)
in the magazine of the centres holding qualifying rounds, as well as the
Final at Manor Farm in May 2009.
Classes will run from Prelim to Medium,
including Pairs, with both short and long arena versions, with
restrictions on eligibility giving the “amateur” rider an opportunity to
compete on equal terms at a major event.
The team at Freestyle Dressage
have also agreed to give the class winners a free workshop session to
follow up the championships, with the successful riders’ progress
reported in the magazine. All in all an exciting event we are proud to have
instigated, and which we hope will prove to be a success.
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At long last the new outdoor arena is finished!
9 July 2008...
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Although off to a slightly shaky start with BSJA this week, the contractors have come back to mix the fibres a little deeper and further compact the surface, and the weather has been very helpful bringing the moisture content up, so we should have a very good surface to run our Scope qualifiers on this weekend.
If you haven’t been here for a while, the collecting ring is now accessed directly from the lorry park via a new track alongside the indoor school, so here is no longer any need to come through the yard, this also means you can get to the loo without running the gauntlet of horses waiting to enter!
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MFEC Walk & Trot Tests
5 June 2007...
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Click here to download the Manor Farm Equestrian Centre
Walk & Trot Dressage Test 2
(effective 24/6/07)
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Your Centre needs you!!
21 March 2007...
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Due to expansion of activities held at the centre, we are now in need of additional
help to run these events. In particular, we need, Dressage writers, Showing helpers
and Stewards and BSJA helpers and stewards. If you can spare some time, you are
assured a warm welcome. Experience not always needed and we would be happy to ease
you in gently, if required.
Let us know by phone or email with contact details incl. a phone number. Many thanks!!
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