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Area Dressage schedules......see Area Qualifiers page Area Horse Trials and Open Horse Trials schedules.......see Area Qualifiers page * *New.... Body Protector Rules For 2012* Please find below the new and only standards for body protectors for those competing at Area and Championships, where a body protector is required. PLEASE - make sure your body protectors comply BEFORE you arrive at the Area qualifier.You MUST NOT get on a horse at the qualifier UNTIL you have had your body protector checked. If the body protector does not conform YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE. New standards here... * * NEW.... HAT RULES FOR 2012* Please find below the new and only standards for hats for those competing at Area and Championships.PLEASE - make sure your hats comply BEFORE you arrive at the Area qualifier.You MUST NOT get on a horse at the qualifier UNTIL you have had your hat tagged. If the hat does not conform YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE. New standards here... * FOTH qualifier cancelled at the last minute The FOTH qualifier was cancelled early on Sunday morning and luckily none of our competitors had set out. The weather conditions dictated the cancellation. We will now be sending an Area 21 Novice Team, Intermediate Individual and Novice Pairs directly to the Championships, where they will compete as Area 21. The riders will be chosen from each club that had entered the respective classes in the FOTH qualifier. * *Winter Championships success* A fab weekend of competition was had at the Winter Championships at Hartpury 2012, the weather was cool and the competition was hot! Well done to Cwmaman who had a great weekend, but also to Gower who aquitted themselves well, and to West Wales - you all did Area 21 proud.
* West Wales Lions a roaring success at the Novice Indoor Show Jumping qualifier March 4th 2012 Report see Area events. For full results see the results page.
Tivyside's Linda Carlisle & Goyallt Harri * Winter Dressage Qualifier at Moor Farm, Feb 15th 2012 Report see Area events. For full results see results page. * BRC Endurance qualifying rides 2012...more info * Sunday 22 April BHS Wales Access/Safety/Welfare Conference. Royal Welsh Showground Builth Wells. Presentations include Rights of Way/Bridleways and how to find yours, Dog Attacks, Horsewatch ....more details here
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There is a new Flu Vac checker for 2012, please use it BEFORE you enter a qualifier to see your horse complies with the rules. See Flu Vac link left. * BRC Spring E-News... here
* Laurie Punnett Memorial Trophy Amy Humfrey with Dexter and Chloe Goldsbrowne with First Class VIII from Cwm Derwen Riding Club scored 81.4%, the highest percentage in an Area qualifying test. They took the Pairs Qualifier at the Area Dressage on July 10th 2011 at Cothi Bridge Photo by kind permission Allen Gordon-Cannon
Junior Individual Horse Trials winner Hywel Pennock of Cwmaman with Intermediate Individual Horse Trials winner and team trainer Rhianwen Llewelyn of Cwmaman
Intermediate Horse Trials Team Winners....well half the team!...Towy Valley
Congratulations to Cwmaman Riding Club
BRC Club of the Year 2010
Cwmaman Riding Club have been selected as the 2010 winners of this prestigious award.
Cwmaman have been awarded this status based on their overall performance at the BRC Championships that have taken place throughout 2010. *
BRC Rulebook is available on-line Go to www.bhs.org.uk and follow link on Riding
Laurie Punnett was Chairman of Gower Riding Club for 25 years. He was Area 21 Representative and Official Steward for many years before also taking on the role of British Riding Clubs Chairman. He did a huge amount for the BRC movement and Area 21 and is greatly missed.