2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

DATES FOR 2016:    

Helper Training Day 
Saturday 27th February
Riding starts Tuesday 1st March

Spring         
Close 12 noon Saturday 2nd April
Open 9am Monday 11th April

Summer       
Close Friday 15th July

Open 9am Monday 15th August

Autumn          
Close 12 noon Saturday 1st October

Open 9am Monday 10th October

Coffee morning  26th November - this is also the last day of riding for the year

Prize Giving        Saturday 3rd December

Other news - we have a new pony, a piebald mare, about 14.2, aged 7/8, called Dolly, who seems to be taking everything quietly so far.   She will be getting training soon when the others start coming back into work.

Donation:    We are delighted to have received a cheque for £2000 from the STV Appeal, which is a lovely surprise!  Thanks to all those involved..

END OF YEAR PRIZE-GIVING

Congratulations to all the prize-winners - a great end to a good year!   

COFFEE MORNING

A big thank you  to everyone who came to the coffee morning and helped us raise the super sum of £1592-38 in total.  Also, thanks to all those who manned the stalls, sold raffle tickets, brought things for the sale, and to those in the kitchen producing pancakes and tea for everyone.  A really good start to the Christmas season, and a great help to winter feed bills!

Remember the Prize Giving is next Saturday 2-4pm.

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NOVEMBER NEWS

Our annual Coffee Morning and Raffle is being held in Saturday 28th November. Starts at 9.30am and ends with the raffle being drawn at 12pm. Bric-a-brac, cake and candy, tombola, Christmas Cards, and lots more. We will also have PC Ricky Martin from Brechin Police office - who will be available to chat about safety riding out on our roads, safety when towing etc. All welcome - the more the merrier. Tea, coffee, juice, pancakes will be available on the day. Entry is by donation.


Our new isolation boxes are coming on well in spite of the weather and should be very useful in future.

LATEST

Hamish and Fraser Smith very kindly donated straw for us this winter, 30 bales  - the ponies will still get their amazing deep beds!   Thanks from all of us.

Work is about to start on the foundations for a new 2 horse stable unit, which will be used as an isolation unit for new ponies.  We had problems with a cough this summer and had to stop all riding for 2-3 weeks, so this should help prevent that happening again.

ANOTHER NEW PONY

SOPHIE has just arrived at the centre this week, and we hope she will be a good replacement for Lola.  She is five years old, 14.2, a lightweight cob who is also reasonably narrow which will suit some of our riders,and she seems to have a very good temperament.  At the moment she is just settling in, but will be getting accustomed to the school sometime soon.

SEPTEMBER - so far

Lola has been sold to her breeder, so she is going to a really good home.  She was just a little too forward-going for us, but should be a lovely ride for someone.  Robin the new pony has already been used in the school and is looking good.

The Walter Craig Trust through Blackadders in Dundee have given us £5000 which is a wonderful donation and will be a real help to the Centre.

The RDA SCOTTISH SUPRA REGIONAL CONFERENCE is on Wednesday 21st October 2015 at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Oatridge EH52 6NH.  If you want to go, contact Elinor as she has the forms, and can send a group entry.  There will be a coach, picking up at Tesco, Kingswells, Dundee,  at about 8.00am.

Robin in the school