Welcome....

 

to the website of North Lammermuir Riding Club.  We are a friendly club based in East Lothian, with currently around 45 members.  We have a great venue for our events at Hodges Farm, Pencaitland, and hold monthly competitions through the summer and training sessions all year round.  Our members range from non-riders through novices to more experienced riders, and we are happy to ensure that any nervous/inexperienced combinations enjoy themselves!  Our categories of membership are full, family and non-riding; we are always looking for new members to come along and either compete or assist at events so please download a membership form (see membership page) and join us!

News and Events

Winter training - lots of activity!

Our training sessions so far through the winter have proved very popular - thanks to all who have attended.  In the New Year, Sandra Morrison BHSI in addition to her indoor winter training sessions at Samuelston Livery Yard (19th February; with sessions at 11am, 12noon, 2pm and 3pm) will be running two sessions at Luffness Mains on 29 January and 12 February.  See Events page for further details.  We are running a clear round/schooling session at Luffness at the end of February - further details will be available shortly.

In March, we have a further session with Les Smith on the 4th, followed by at Test & Teach at Ballencrieff with Linda Lucey on Saturday 17th.  For those of you planning on a spring XC campaign, or for those wanting to dip their feet in the XC water, we are planning a training session at Smeaton in East Linton on March 24th.  And finally for the month, we hope to have Ernest Dillon for a follow-up to his recent session and will confirm dates shortly.

Our Events page is regularly updated for things going on in the area so keep an eye on it for your winter activity planning!

New grazing: The Royal Dick Exmoors are looking for new grazing - see here for details.  One is also looking for a new home; pics and more info here.

AGM/Questionnaire

Thanks to all members who took the time to complete the questionnaire sent out shortly after the AGM.  Summary results are available here and we are planning our spring and summer programme to  incorporate what we can of the most popular suggestions.

Memberships

Memberships for 2011/12 were due at the beginning of October - please forward your renewals asap if you want to benefit from the members rates for training etc!  The updated form can be downloaded from the Membership page.  For those who have already renewed - BRC membership cards don't usually appear until the new year and this year will be forwarded to direct from BRC at Stoneleigh.

Team News

We had two teams competing in the Area SJ qualifier class at SNEC on 30 October and one in the fun class in the afternoon.  Members competing were: Ann MacKenzie, Lucy Maule, Leo Limmer, Kay Grant, Michaela Teague, Bridget Meenan and Linda Pantellerisco.  All jumped very well  and the fun team came back with rosettes for 5th=!  It's great to have NLRC teams out competing and it's great fun!  so if anyone out there is pondering putting their name forward in the future, please do - the only requirement is to turn up and enjoy yourself.  There's absolutely no pressure to bring home ribbons!

AGM

Minutes for the AGM held on 1 November have been circulated to members.  If you have not received them, please contact the secretary for a copy.  The Helper's Trophy for 2011 went to Linda Pantellerisco, with a runners-up award to Louise Bourhill who was a close second.  Many thanks to both for your help through the season!  And well done to the points winners for the 2011 season, who were as follows:-

Dressage:

Open Walk-Trot - Carolynne Denholm, Stormur

Restricted Prelim - Ann McKenzie, Skye

Open Prelim - Gwen Lindsay, Athlone Wonder

Novice - Linda Pantellerisco, Jupiter

        Show jumping:

Pre Nursery Novice - Kay Grant, Tia

Nursery Novice -        Gail McGeary, Quio

                                                 Kay Grant, Tia

                                                 Helena Carruthers, Vic Plum

Novice -           Ann McKenzie, Kres

Intermediate - Ann McKenzie, Kres

NLRC Events/ScotNorth ex-Racers Club

If you are a registered member of ScotNorth ex-racers, from now on you'll be eligible for members' entry fees to our shows and training sessions.  We'll be running "classes within classes" at our shows; just supply your ScotNorth registration number on the entry forms and you'll qualify for ex-racer rosettes as well as those for the overall class.  And similarly for our various training sessions; just let us know you're in ScotNorth and you'll be most welcome at the discounted rates.

New Rules for Flu Vaccinations

Are you aware that new rules for equine flu vaccinations came into force on 1 January 2011?  These have arisen as a result of a consultation between BRC and the Animal Health Trust. 

For further details and a Flu Vaccination Checker, see our News Page.

Riding Club Teams

Are you interested in being on a team for North Lammermuir Riding Club; either dressage or show jumping?  We are looking into putting teams forward for the qualifiers leading up to the Riding Club Championships in September so let us know if you'd like to be considered.  Please feel free to have a go - all are welcome and there is no selection process.  This is also a good way of meeting other members and having some fun in the process!

The latest Area 1 Riding Club newsletter is available on the News page.

What's On

For all shows & schedules please follow this link:  Diary of Events. If you would like us to advertise your show please email it to us and we shall add it to our website. 

Trainers: if you would like your contact details on our website please email us and we shall add you to our External Trainers page.

Useful Links

We have various equine related contacts and services on our External Links page - have a look!  If you would like to be added to this page please send in details of your services.  We shall include all details on our Links page and also feature your product on the front page for a period.

Your horse may be supple and flexible but are you?!  Any stiffness or tightness in your muscles will reflect in the way your horse moves.  Denise Scott is qualified in Sports Therapy and Massage and can help release your problem areas - see Links page for her contact details (comes recommended!).

There's a new Scottish horse related website being produced locally.  If you have a horse for sale/loan/wanted or any other equine related items, or if you'd like your event advertised, please visit www.ScottishHorseFinder.co.uk.

Would you like a portrait of your horse or pet?  Contact Helen Wilson Animal Art -see link to her website on "External Links" page (worth a look to see the handsome grey boy on her front page at the very  least!!).

If you are struggling for well fitting rugs for your big horse, have a look at www.thebighorseshop.co.uk  - this is (at last!) a website which caters for heavy horse/cob/ID types.