Newsletter -  November 2006

 

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  • Royal Visit to Owners' Reception

On Tuesday 28th November HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, the Patron of the British Equestrian Federation attended the Owners’ reception at the Queen’s House, Greenwich Park. Owners of Team GBR championship horses were invited to celebrate the season, including drinks with The Duchess and tours of the Olympic site for the equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The day was organised with support from the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and was held in recognition of the owners, who make such a generous contribution to the sport. Representatives from UK Sport, the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic Association, Royal Parks and Greenwich council also attended.  The Reception was supported by the Equestrian World Class programme and the British Equestrian Federation Fund. Please see here for full news from the day.

  • Breeder’s Awards Dinner – Win Tickets!  

British Breeding  in association with Horse & Hound Online is offering an opportunity for two people to join in a night of celebration at the prestigious British Breeding Breeder’s Awards Dinner on Saturday, 13th January 2007 at The Grange City Hotel, London EC3N 2BD. The competition runs from Monday 27th November to Monday 11th December, to enter visit the Horse and Hound website. For more details on the dinner click here. 

 

 

  • BEFRED Relaunched 

The British Equestrian Federation research portfolio has been working in consultation with Higher Education establishments to relaunch BEFRED – a free website, sponsored by the BEF. The website contains abstracts of research carried out by undergraduates, postgraduates and post doctoral researchers into equine topics, plus sufficient information to contact the relevant establishment for more information. This may be useful to students of all levels researching their own equine topics or equally to people within the equine industry who require various types of information. For more information on the history of the site and consultation process that has been taking place visit the BEF Website.  

 

 

  •  British Grooms Association set to launch

Lucy Katan has been awarded £5,000 by UnLtd, a charity supporting social entrepreneurs, to turn her dream of an independent grooms association into a reality. Lucy has acted as the British Equestrian Federation grooms representative on a voluntary basis for four years, and now she has the opportunity to take this a stage further on an independent basis. The association intends to unite the grooms of Great Britain, giving them the opportunity to speak more loudly with one voice and provide them, and their employers, with a source of advice and guidance. Lucy also hopes the association will facilitate local and community networking between often isolated members of the grooming profession and will champion career development for all grooms. This association will sit alongside the work the British Horse Society is currently doing to produce a Grooms register. The ultimate aim of this association and the register is to raise the standard, professionalism and overall retention of staff in the industry. For more information visit the new website for the association.   

  • UK Coaching Certificate

The UK Coaching Certificate is the benchmark for all coaches. Designed in response to the 2002 Coaching Task Force report, it aims to standardise and improve modern coaching in the UK. With London 2012 on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to get ahead of the game. By January 2007 the BEF will be delivering UKCC endorsed qualifications through its member bodies, this will ensure that we are delivering safe, high quality, rider centred coaching. Ultimately this will lead to success by helping to raise performance standards and increase enjoyment of riding. Please see our website for more information.

  • 100% Me – whereabouts system training  

UK Sport's athlete-centred programme, 100% me, aims to increase understanding of drug-free sport amongst the whole sporting community through providing high quality, relevant information on anti-doping, and promoting the positive attitudes and values of sportsmen and women in the UK who have competed successfully in sport drug-free. The BEF have organised on-line interactive regional workshops for all the riders who are required to use the UK Sport On-line whereabouts system from 1 January 2007 to notify UK Sport of their whereabouts for out of competition testing purposes. See the 100% Me website for more details of the programme.

  • Saddlers Annual Meeting

 

In November the Saddlers Company joined members of the BEF for their annual meeting and luncheon. They supply various prizes to competitions and meet once a year to decide how these will be distributed. The luncheon is arranged by the BEF to thank the Saddlers Company for their continuing involvement and support.

  •  Reception at 10 Downing Street 

On November the 22nd the Prime Minister held a reception at 10 Downing Street. Andrew Finding, BEF Chief Executive and Victoria Underwood, World Class Development Manager were both invited in recognition of the Federation’s contribution to the Prime Minister’s patrons programme for community based sports clubs. The reception was also attended by two of the World Class Start riders; eventer Laura Collett who won individual gold and team silver at the Europeans earlier this year and show jumper Charlotte Platt who won individual bronze and team silver at the Young Rider European championships.

  •  World Equestrian Games debrief 

In November all performances from the World Equestrian Games back in August were discussed and dissected. All bar one of the 7 disciplines who took part in the 2006 Games attended the debrief which was headed up by the BEF director of International Affairs, Toby Vintcent and Performance Manager, Will Connell. Detailed reports are being produced so that planning can begin now for 2010. 

  • Beijing Priority Registration now available online

Sportsworld has established an online priority registration scheme so that you can start making your plans for Beijing from today. You can indicate your preferred tour dates, grade of hotel, particular sport of interest as well as additional destinations to enhance your experience in and around China. Sportsworld has been appointed as the British Olympic Association’s exclusive Official ticket and tour operator for the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. For further details please visit the Sportsworld website. 

 

 

 

  • Call for EquestrianVolunteers for Beijing 2008

The Worldwide Volunteer Recruitment programme for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events has now been launched and applications can be submitted online. The Equestrian Events of the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics will be held in Hong Kong in August and September 2008 respectively, and a Test Event for these games will be held in August 2007. All of these events will require a large number of volunteers to perform a variety of roles. More information about the process and how to submit applications can be found on our website.

World Class news

For the latest news on the World Class Start & Potential athletes click here.   

 

News from Member Bodies

For the latest news from the member bodies, click here:

 

British Dressage

British Eventing

British Show Jumping Association

British Equestrian Vaulting

British Horse Driving Trials Association

British Reining

Endurance GB

British Horse Society

The Pony Club

Association of British Riding Schools

Scottish Equestrian Association

Riding for the Disabled Association

 

 

Associate Member Bodies

 

British Equestrian Trade Association

British Horseball Association 

Mounted Games Association of GB

UK Polocrosse Association

 

 

Useful Websites

 

www.london2012.org/en - All the latest news on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

www.uksport.gov.uk - UK Sport, gives an overview of elite sports development

www.sportengland.org - Sport England, encouraging people to get involved in sport  

www.beva.org.uk - British Equestrian Veterinary Association

www.bef.co.uk/British_Breeding - British Breeding 

www.sportscoachuk.org - Sports Coach UK

www.ukcoachingcertificate.org - UK Coaching Certificate

 

Forthcoming equestrian events - UK events over the next 6 months are listed here.

 

The BEF newsletter is issued by Anna Greenway, Communications & Marketing Manager, BEF, 02476 698877. If you no longer wish to receive it, or would like it to go to a different address, please contact anna.greenway@bef.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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