Dates
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East Midlands Regional Training Dates Wednesday 27 March - PTT Exam Training Day at Brooksby College Equestrian Centre, Leicestershire LE14 2LJ, presented by Becky Johnson BHSI – £30. A day aimed at trainers or exam candidates who have either already booked their Preliminary Teaching Test exam or are thinking of doing so in the near future, giving them an insight of what to expect in an exam situation. Thursday 28 March - Beyond the AI Training Day at Brooksby College Equestrian Centre, Leicestershire LE14 2LJ, presented by Becky Johnson BHSI – £30. A day aimed at BHS AI’s who are thinking of going on to the next level to take their Intermediate Teaching Test and their Stage 4. Covering theory, riding, teaching and practical sessions Friday 5 April - XC/Event Clinic with Caroline Moore FBHS at Vale View Equestrian Centre, Old Dalby, Leicestershire LE14 3LX—£40. Group sessions designed to develop confidence within the partnership using a variety of exercises with poles, small grids, different jumping lines, skinnies, corners, angles, water and steps. The sessions are fun but very educational for all levels of horse/ rider combinations. Wednesday 29 May - PTT Portfolio Day at Rearsby Village Hall, Rearsby, Leicestershire LE7 4YS—£30. Whether you’re close to completing your portfolio or haven’t yet started it, this day will help you. Becky Johnson BHSI and
a Portfolio Assessor will be guiding you through what's required for the PTT and Level 2 Certificate in Coaching (UKCC endorsed) and we will make arrangements for completed portfolios will be signed off. For further details of any of the above please contact Sally Andrews on 01780 764187/07881 956459 or email: s.andrews@bhs.org.uk
West Midlands Monday 25 March - Continual Professional Development Day at Berriewood Farm, Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY5 7NN. The topic of the day is Teaching Children with Becky Johnson BHSI. Anyone is welcome to attend and the day will count as a Refresher for the Register of Instructors. Thursday 27 April - West Midlands Adult Gymkhana Competition at South Staffordshire College, Rodbaston Campus. Why not get a team together to represent your Approved Centre? Can Mercia Treccies lift the Clueso Cup for the third year running or will another team pip them to the post? Teams of four people mounted and one on foot and races include bending, stepping stones and tyre. It’s a chance for everyone to relive your youth and entry is free! For further details of any of the above please contact Andrea Jackman on 01686 627050/07881 661429 or email: a.jackman@bhs.org.uk
East of England The BHS is hosting an Equine Transport Safety Day on Saturday 13 April , at The National Stud, Newmarket CB8 0XE. The day will cover driver licensing laws, legislation in relation to horseboxes, lorries, trailers, driver
CPD, commercial driving – anything and everything in relation to equestrian vehicles on the road. Also being covered during the day are tyre safety, insurance issues, breakdown and a vehicle inspection of both a horse box and a trailer/towing vehicle combination. Tickets are priced at £15 and include a tour of National Stud (watch out for the early foals) and buffet lunch and refreshments, the booking form can be found on the website www.bhs.org.uk/east. Numbers are limited so early booking is advised. Also organised for the spring are some professional training days for those working or aiming to work in the industry, a Portfolio Day on 13 March and a PTT training day on 18 of April are being held at the College of West Anglia, Milton, Cambridgeshire. There is also a Continual Professional Development Day in April at Newton Hall EC, Swilland, Suffolk. The local BHS committees have been busy putting together other events. These include two sessions at Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire on what to do in the event of an accident, first focusing on the rider then focusing on the horse. Sessions cost £5 each or both for £8. More details on the website. There are lots of local ‘park and rides’ being organised around the region. To see what’s on in your area, check out the regional pages of the new look BHS website, www.bhs.org.uk/ east. Why not join our facebook page: BHS Eastern or follow me on twitter @janetpamment For further details of any of the above please contact Janet Pamment on 01945 467243/ 07808 141076 or email: j.pamment@bhs.org.uk