Entry Fee: £10 for BHS members and for children aged 16 and under £15 for non-members over 16 (plus minimum sponsorship of £10 adults or £5 for children)
Fantastic prizes for those raising the most sponsorship (adult and child) - Rosettes for all
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Friday 17th October at 7.30pm - Annual Meeting at the Nottingham Rooms, Ampthill
This meeting is your chance to meet the Committee and to hear about the work we have been doing for you over the last year. There are also formalities such as re-election of Committee members to be addressed.
Please come along and show your support – the meeting is followed by the fascinating talk below.
Friday 17th October at 8.30pm - NLP for the Nervous Rider at the Nottingham Rooms, Ampthill
Cost: £5 per ticket to include refreshments
An NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner will talk about how NLP techniques can help the nervous rider address his/her underlying anxieties.
Worried about falling? About whether your horse will bolt with you? About running out at that jump? Whatever the issue this talk will help you master your emotions and melt away those phobias!
Contact: Ann Kennedy on 01234 709960.
Thursdays 2nd October to 13th November (not 30th October due to half term) – 7.30pm to 9 pm - New Horse and Pony Course at the Rufus Centre, Flitwick
Cost: £30 for the 6 week course
This course is for anyone who has just got (or is planning to get) their first horse or pony and the parents of new pony-owners. It is aimed at over 16s but over 12s may attend if accompanied by an adult.
Topics covered include buying a horse, how to feed it, basic stable management, knowing when to call the vet … and lots more.
At the end of the course, you will be able to sit the BHS Horse Owners Certificate Level one exam – last time we ran this course the pass rate was 100%!
Sunday 5th April – 10am to 4.30pm - TTEAM workshop at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, Slapton, near Leighton Buzzard
Cost: £70.50 (or £15 for spectators)
An introduction to TTEAM and in particular to TTOUCH by Sarah Fisher of TTEAM UK.
The Tellington Touch Equine Awareness Method (TTEAM) is a teaching method for horses that incorporates body work (TTOUCH), ground exercises and riding exercises to help improve co-ordination, balance, and athletic ability whilst deepening communication and understanding between the horse and its owner.
This workshop is limited to 20 participants – working with 5 horses. Please only book a horse place if you are willing to permit others to handle your horse. We expect this to be a sell out - priority will be given to BHS Beds members who book before 31 October.
Spectators will also gain a lot of information though without the hands-on experience.