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What’s new for 2009 I am delighted to announce that our Summer Dressage Championships will take place at Patchetts EC on Saturday November 7th 2009. We will be running the same classes as this year, repeating the music class as it proved to be very popular with riders. The qualifiers will run from April to early October so look out for further announcements.
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CT Rider Representatives The New Prospects 2008 will be replaced with a CT Rider Representatives. See page 37 for full details.
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CT Rider Special Print is Home After being backed by Felicity Wells, our three year old coloured filly is back home at Gibraltar Farm where she has been roughed off and it enjoying rolling in the mud with nothing more on than her own winter woollies. She is being given time to relax in the field, although she is brought in at night until she is clipped out in January and goes back to Felicity for her second round of backing in February. She has now settled I am pleased to say but she did jump out of the field on day two which was a stressful time for us all. Luckily she did not injure herself and she is totally in tact. Fingers crossed she doesn’t get into anymore trouble. More about her next time.
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BEAT THE BEDDING SHORTAGE AND THE CREDIT CRUNCH WITH AUBIOSE Times are hard - with bedding running low and money running out. So it’s good to know that Aubiose is readily available this year to save you time and money. The climate in France ensures a consistent quality and quantity so you can be assured that the most absorbent bed money can buy will be readily available for you and your horse this winter. Aubiose is 4 times more absorbent than wood shavings . This means you have less waste and your muck heap will be smaller. Aubiose is extremely cost effective in both the time it takes to manage the bed and the amount that you use. Horsewold in Bristol use Aubiose for exactly these reasons. There are in the region of 120 horses, ponies and donkeys living at HorseWorld’s 180 acre site in Whitchurch Bristol. They told us: “Aubiose offers us good value for money and is time saving as it is very absorbent. This means that Aubiose is great for deep litter beds; especially for our older equines. Aubiose produces little dust and is aesthetically pleasing to both yard staff and our visitors. Aubiose is well wrapped which means that we can buy it in bulk and store outside which saves us valuable under cover storage space”. For more information about Aubiose please call 0800 389 1703 or visit www.aubiose.co.uk HorseWorld is a registered charity dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of neglected, mistreated and abandoned horses, ponies and donkeys Contact details: Charity Head office: Delmar Hall, Keynes Farm, Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0QL. Telephone: 01275 832425 Email info@horseworld.org.uk Web www.horseworld.org.uk
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