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Central Horse News have published two articles in their latest issue: a lovely write up of the Danesmoor Open Day in November as well as asking Sarah to take part in their Tack Room Chat article.
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Our season actually finished a few of weeks ago with 2 nice double clears at Swalcliffe so enthusiasm was at low ebb loading the lorry during monsoon conditions to have a final play with the young guns in the training day at Aston. Considering the rain, it was a very good experience for them all.
We have had a busy and successful season with some good results, leading to much excitement around the ponies & their plans for next year. This year:
We are now knuckling down with winter plans and preparations for next year. The horses are having staggered holidays depending on where they are in their career and what the focus is for their winter training, with plenty of dressage and show jumping outings for them all. This is the perfect time to re-visit and solidify the basics while conditioning, strengthening and building up for the 2023 season. While the eventers are having down time we have space for schooling liveries and our popular staycation where you can come and train with your horse - do get in touch to find out more about it - and we have now published dates for clinics for this year, as well as finalising clinic and camp dates for next season. In November I will be re launching the GET AHEAD programme to mentally prepare you and your horse for planning and achieving those goals in 2023 (however big or small they are). Continuing professional development is important for everyboady, no matter what level of the horse world they are competing and working at. Sarah has been investing some time on on her own CPD in her unending quest to stay current: you never stop learning! Save the date: For the first time we will be welcoming you through our doors to have an OPEN DAY to allow old and new clients to look around the yard, meet the horses, understand our ethos and training methods and see what we are about. Sunday 27th November Do you want to be an owner and join our successful team? We have a space opened up for another competition livery in 2023. We had a really busy 4 days at both the BE and the Unaffiliated Aston le Walls Events. Roo started the competition with a 5th in the Open Intermediate with a lovely double clear inside the time. She needed a run and a good canter round before her party at the end of the month at Blair and we were really pleased with how she went. She showed her class in the Show Jumping arena giving a clear round. In the XC, she just hacked round nice and slowly at the Intermediate level to give her a nice steady clear inside the time meaning everyone was very pleased with this as a warm up for later in the month. She show jumped really well. The next day it was the turn of the novices: Dougie was 4th in the Novice with another double clear; Harper and Pickle both ran in the intermediate novice: Pickle coming second and Harper third. There was a slight SatNav issue turning into the water on Harper leading to her riding a circle before the water which gave her a time penalty: this sadly dropped her from 1st to 3rd. This was a real shame as she had done a lovely, lovely dressage test but it doesn't take away from it being two really good results for the two of them. The day was then finished with a ride in the 100 for Foxy: she had a nice dressage with a rail down in the Show Jumping - we feel the stop she was given was perhaps a little unfair - and then she had a nice steady clear round XC. Very pleased with her for her first step up to 100. On Saturday Sarah had a little bit of a chance ride one someone else's horse which is being a little bit naughty: the horse did a nice dressage, Show Jumped well enough but sadly they had a parting of ways on the XC which we think may have been Sarah's first fall of the season...? It did tell us a lot about the pony, giving information for Sarah and the owner to work away at. On Sunday it was the unaffiliated day: our two lovely duns (Connie and Carly) were entered in the 90. Connie was a little bit exuberant in her dressage test as she hasn't been to a party for a while: she doesn't live on the yard and, due to the hard ground, has not done much with her owner. This overbrightness led to her having a rail down showjumping but had calmed down to run a lovely clear XC inside the time earning her a 5th. Carly did a lovely dressage of 27.3 but took it slightly slower XC, earning her a couple of time penalties which dropped her down to 7th - still all very pleasing. Sarah then had a spin round the 100 on the new pony called Alice this was very much a fact finding mission with no pressure. She did a smart Dressage, Show Jumped tidily but had a few little green moments at the water on the XC course. Actually, this was not bad at all as she has only been XC schooling once since her arrival a few weeks ago. There was lots to like: she really grew in confidence and it was very pleasing how she finished off. As always, she has homework to be do but nothing to be worried about. We also had one of our liveries canter round her first ever 80 - a really good run round there and we look forward to seeing her out and about eventing again soon! It was indisputably a very hot Aston le Walls! When considering the weather: yes it was warm but the horses were all well and healthy and they never got hot on the lorry. Actually, all the horses coped probably a lot better than some of the footfollowers, bystanders etc. Little Carly even jogged all the way back from her run round the 90 XC feeling very merry and jolly. It is pleasing to report that, currently and touching wood, all the horses actually all seem well and all seem to have come out of the event fit and healthy. The ground there was fantastic: having surfaces for the first two phases is helpful and the event organisers had gone to a lot of effort with the XC tracks. Sarah is really pleased: a very successful event all round, though it was a little bit exhausting working in that heat. All the horses have trotted up sound since and looking forward to the rest of the month! I can't believe it is the end of July already!   After a great run at Bramham with Roo (Chilli's Gem) at the beginning of June, Danesmoor Eventing chose to have a quieter June, spending time consolidating and building on the good foundations that had been put in place for all of the competition horses
So far this July, Harper and Carly have been down to Howick (Monmouthshire) to compete: Harper in the Intermediate Novice and Carly in the GoBE90. Harper had a nice competition earning her a 5th place in the intermediate novice that showed the progress she has been making recently. Carly finished 6th after a dressage of 29, a pole down in the SJ and proceeded to have a lovely canter round the XC - all serving to show she is growing up sensibly. It will be with very mixed feelings when she goes up for sale (in the very near future) as she has been a real pleasure to ride and handle in the time she has been on the yard. Last week, three Novice horses went to Upton Horse Trials down the road. All 3 showed their talent and jumped double clear; all 3 then proceeded to finish in the top 10 with a 2nd for Pickle, a 6th for Harper and a 7th for Dougie. Next in the Eventing calendar for Danesmoor will be Aston le Walls followed by a little trip dangerously far North to Burgham towards the end of the season. Happening alongside the competitions there are a couple of new youngsters on the yard (to be introduced properly shortly - watch this space) and, as always, the yard is busy with schooling liveries. Sarah has taught at 2 camps recently: one last weekend at Aston le Walls which was well attended and proved to be productive for all; and also at the Eastern Region Youth Camp at Ely. Sarah has now been selected as the Youth Coach for the Eastern Region and is enjoying getting to know the up and coming riders in that area. There are more camps coming up, both at Ely in August and Aston in September - please look out for more information! Virtual Facilitated Lesson PlansWorking with Alison Kenward we are very excited to be launching a 4 week series of lesson plans to Inspire and Motivate. Each week you will be provided with lesson plans, floor plans and a video of the exercises. There will also be a weekly Zoom discussion group. £15 / week £50 for all 4 weeks (8 sessions) email [email protected] for more details EVENTS, CLINICS, CAMPS AND TALKSMonday 2nd Nov - All day Managing the inbalanced rider with Andy Thomas Edgcote Click here --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 4th Nov - Pm Pilates, Poles and Ponies Edgcote Click here --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 8th Nov - All Day Combined Training Clinic with Alison Kenward and Sarah Gairdner Edgcote Click here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 18th Nov - Pm Pilates, Poles and Ponies Edgcote Click here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 21st Nov - All Day Clinic Firs Farm, Caxton Click here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 2nd Dec - Pm Pilates, Poles and Ponies Edgcote Click here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 6th Dec - All Day Combined Training Clinic with Alison Kenward and Sarah Gairdner Edgcote Click here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 13th Dec - All day Clinic Firs Farm, Caxton Click here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 16th Dec - Pm Pilates, Poles and Ponies Edgcote Click here All clinics are subject to alterations in order to comply with the latest COVID19 restrictions. Where possible, coaching will continue on a one-to-one basis etc. We are currently working on virtually facilitated coaching – please keep an eye online. Zoom MeetingsSarah will also be running some Zoom sessions through the winter. Dates and Topics are still being finalised so please get in touch if you have a topic you would like covered. Topics so far include planning 2012 and goal setting, mental preparation, introduction to eventing........ Dates for next yearWe are planning several camps both at Aston le Walls and Ely Eventing Centre. The first camp at Aston is February 20th & 21st. Keep an eye on our page for more details or drop Sarah an email on [email protected] Yard NewsIt’s been a short but busy season with the young horses all having some very good outings: have a look below to see how some of them have done. We are very excited that Cute has scanned in foal to Future Hepsilon, so fingers crossed for an exciting edition to the team next year. Sadly as we used frozen Pimms didn’t take so we will try again next year. The hunters are now all in work and the hunting season is upon us the again lets hope play doesn’t get stopped this winter. We have plenty of horses to showjump through the winters so the yard will stay busy and a few youngsters waiting in the wings. Musterd Nigel Taylor’s Musterd has also had a good season stepping up to Novice, this has been very much a fact finding year with him and we now have lots of winter homework and exciting plans for next year. Iona  Helen Rothery’s Iona, was very consistent at 100 level picking up several top 10 places. She has really grown and strengthened up this year and is now on a well deserved holiday. Dougie Merrilyn Berry’s Dougie also ran very consistently at 100 finishing the season with a good placing at 1.05 and a cracking run around his first Novice finishing just outside the ribbons. Harper Tina Ure’s Harper has just show jumped this summer picking up some decent prize money. We will continue to clock up her double clears for 2nd rounds next year. She has also run around a few training events and is proving to be bold XC, so watch this space. Vacancies at Danesmoor Eventing |
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