 
Horse Shows and Events
 21st-24th May Chubb Insurance Windsor Horse Trials 11th-14th June Bramham Horse Trials 6th-9th July Royal Show, Stoneleigh 7th-8th July Eventing Grand Prix, Hickstead(Show jumpers take on Event Riders at their own game!) 8th-12th July ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW, Hickstead 21st-23rd July East of England Show, Peterborough
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NATIONAL RIDING WEEK - 18TH-24TH MAY Introduce a friend to riding! Alternatively visit some of the special events and participate in special activities throughout the UK, all designed to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to take up riding. It is never too late to start so if you've always thought that you'd like to do it but never plucked up the courage - contact your nearest British Horse Society recommended riding school now and book a lesson! Every day Blue Cross Centre Open Day: Burford, Oxford Tel: 01993 822651 Blue Cross Centre Open Day Northiam, Sussex Tel: 01797 252243 18 May: BHS Native Pony Pilgrimage 18th May West Kington Stud Open Day 10am Demonstrations and lectures on stud issues Free riding lessons in the afternoon! By free ticket - contact 01249 782050 18th May BHS Native Pony Pilgrimage BHS and Breed Societies Tel: Joanne Smith 01926 707700 19th May Knightsbridge Barracks, London See the "Royals & Blues" at home in their magnificent stable complex Tickets: Tel: 01736 369440 #12.50 20th & 21st May Goodwood Racecourse 5pm Celebrity Race Event: Both days Celebrity racing challenges involving Quarter Horses, Icelandic Horses and others 23rd & 24th May ILPH Open Days (International League for the Protection of Horses). Farms in: Norfolk: Tel: 01953 7171309 Herefordshire Tel: 0143 840253 Surrey Tel: 013432 832420 Farms in Aberdeenshire Tel: 01339 887186 20th May only Iceland Pony Promotion Day Northop Pony Equestrian Centre Mike Melia 01745 820243 25th May TAKE A FRIEND RIDING DAY! 25th May Ascot Park Polo Club Learn to Play Polo Day - Carly Warren 01460 281545 These are just a few of the many events happening all over the country to encourage more people to discover the joys of Riding - more information is available through local Riding Clubs and your local tack shops.
 30th-31st May AQHA - UK Kenny Harlow Clinic* Ashford Arena, Warwickshire College, Moreton Morell, Warwick Mornings: Round pen work, problem horses Each horse 35-40 mins personal attention Afternoons: Horse and Rider Clinic Group clinic, but each rider will have individual attention. Spectator tickets available £13.50* per day or £24 both days *discounts available to AQHA Members Saturday evening Informal lecture and videos "Open Question Forum" Full booking details for horses, horses and riders and spectators from:
Tel: 01371 875598
or write: Talberds Ley house, *Kenny Harlow raised in Virginia, now resides in Cumberland, where he breeds and trains horses. Kenny gives many symposium, clinics, demonstrations and training sessions - possibly his is the fastest growing name in the horse industry. Kenny's training methods and his special talent and rapport with horses are widely recognised. He is a graduate of John Lyons certification program and can solve the most difficult problems using humane techniques. He is renowned for restoring confidence and trust in horses that have often been mishandled. Kenny's "Request/Response" Clinic trains the horse and rider together, teaching the rider to help soften and relax the horse. His work is widely respected throughout the United States and this is a unique opportunity to experience his teaching first hand.
AND SOMETHING UNUSUAL 5th July - UK : USA DAY INTERNATIONAL A unique annual event with many of the finest horses in the country competing including American and Rare Breeds. Venue: Essex County Showground, Great Leigh, Essex. From 10am £3 adults, £1.75 concession and under 5's free. Family ticket 2+2 £7.50. Parking free All breeds catered for with over 160 affiliated and non affiliated classes, some of the best horses and ponies on the show scene, showing In Hand, Halter, English, Western and Saddle Seat. There are many major qualifiers including H.O.Y.S. Show Ponies, Lead Rein and First Ridden, etc. Classes include Arabs, Coloureds, Appaloosas, Duns, Palominos, Cremellos, Maintain and Moorland. Spanish Horses also American Quarter Horses, Morgans and Saddlebreeds. There is so much to see and during the afternoon there are wonderful Grand Ring demonstrations including:
This promises to be a superbly entertaining day and proceeds will benefit various charities, including Riding for the Disabled, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. Further information from Jackie James, tel 01371 875598
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