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Updated 7th September 2008 |
Report
from the Junior team who finished in a well deserved 6th place in
Brno at the World Vaulting Championships. |
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Congratulations to the British team now on their way back from Brno.
Many excellent results with Joanne Eccles finishing a fantastic
5th in the Female Individual class. For full results please look
at www.vaulting2008.com |
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Escape
to the country. BBC are looking for peole in the sport who are
relocating to follow their dreams in the country |
News
from Holland CVI**
The
following report was sent to the BEF after the success of team
GB in Ermelo, Holland in April.
Vaulting
news
Great
results for team GB at the CVI** in Holland.
The
British National anthem was played more often than any other nation’s
at the CVI** held at the new Dutch Equestrian Federation Centre
at Ermelo.
Joanne
Eccles was an outstanding senior Individual winner, placed above
the WEG silver medallist from Austria. Her younger sister Hannah
came through to take the Junior Individual gold medal, both on
W.H.Bentley lunged by John Eccles and Lucy Phillips the silver
on Nikita lunged by Rebecca Morgan.
The young team from Eagles Vaulting Group gained first place in
the Junior team class on a new vaulting horse, Fortuitous, lunged
by a first time International lunger, Kathryn Jeffress (Hunt).
The Junior team was sponsored by Ross Offshore.
There
were some excellent results for the rest of the Group, Ricky Davies
placed 4th in the Male Individual and Louise Sinclair 4th in the
Junior Individual, both on ILPH Islay lunged by Liz Mackay.
The
horse scores were published separately for each class and the
six British horses were all right up at the top of each class.
John Eccles’ W.H.Bentley was chosen as the best Individual
horse. We thank the BEF for the help and advice given to provide
the best conditions for travelling the horses abroad. They all
looked in great form and were a credit to GB. |
| UKCC - Vaulting is the first equestrian discipline
to award the UKCC Level 1 certificate. Eight candidates passed their
Level 1 in April 07. The first certificates were awarded at the
Coaching Conference hosted by SEA in Scotland on Dec 9th 2007. Candidates
must show evidence of their Child Protection Course and First Aid
before receiving the full qualification. |
FEI
in the spotlight - wonderful horse quotes |
| Scottish
Championships October 07 |
July
5th -9th - Camp at Clwyd combined with a coach training
weekend was a great success. The Clwyd parents are a fantastic
example of supportive volunteers and kept the children, coaches
and Tutors well supplied with great food and home made cakes throughout
the camp. Detrimental to the waistline!!
Kathryn Jefress, visiting coach, was a great hit with parents
and vaulters alike. All levels of vaulters came away inspired
and keen to progress. Kathryn and Diane made a formidable organising
combination as was seen by the amount of midnight oil burned by
the two of them!
Ann Hunt ran the two day training course with the stalwart help
of Andrew Williamson. |
| May - Six Students from Oatridge attend training
course for Level 1 UKCC certificate. |
May
29th 2007 Opening
of SNEC
at
Oatridge
Equibuddy
gives great vaulting demonstration in front of HRH Duchess of
Cornwall. Three Groups combined to show what vaulting can do at
the opening of SNEC ( Scottish National; Equestrian Centre) ,
Berwickshire RDA, Scottish Borders RDA and Lauderdale ( including
Joey and Hannah Eccles) |
| April Easterton Equine Activities Club runs first
pilot
UKCC Level 1 Course |
Easterton Equine Activities Club
runs successful school
project |
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MORE FOOLS WITH HORSES
Ian Stark wins the 'Hunt Challenge'
Trophy at the Gala event at the British Championships.
Ann Hunt donated this trophy in honour of TOAD. The first glimmer
of an idea for this event was born when Ian Stark vaulted on him
in front of a huge crowd at Gleneagles. It is only fitting that
the first time this event has taken place to find the champion
All round Scottish horse person, that it should
be won by Ian !
First
Press release
Second
press release |
New
Initiative Equibuddy
New
venture by Jenny Leggate and Rebecca Morgan to produce horses
for RDA groups. |
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National Equine
Database - useful information
http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/horses/topics/ned.htm |
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