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HORSES FOR HEROES RIDE 2010

The largest ever sponsored ride is going to take place on 10th July 2010.

The ride will be about 5 miles long, starting from Ascot racecourse, going to the Jubilee Statue in Windsor Great Park, and culminating in a very special ride around the track and past the finishing post at Ascot racecourse. The ride is in aid of the Help for Heroes charity.

Each rider will need to raise £500 in sponsorship and in return will get three passes to Ascot on that day, discounted tickets to the Royal Windsor Horse Show 2010 and Olympia 2011 on certain days, plus certificate, rosette, medallion and goody bag.

To find out more go to www.horses4heroes.co.uk

HELP REQUIRED PLEASE!

Easter Open Dressage Show, Merrist Wood - Monday 5th April 2010

If you are able to assist on the day please email Michelle Matthews on
michelleheathermatthews@yahoo.co.uk or call her on 01483 267790.
We have a variety of roles available to suit all.

Equestrian Car Boot Sale

Sunday 28 March 2010 - 10am – 1pm
Riding Club Field, River Lane, off Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0AY

Clear out your tack room and have a pitch for selling, or come along and pick up a bargain.
Buyers are free of charge from 10am so bring your friends!
Light refreshments on sale by Bookham Riding Club.

Pitches
Car only, £6
(Bookham Riding Club Members £5)

Van only, £8
(Bookham Riding Club Members £6)

Car or van with trailer/Horseboxes £10
(Bookham Riding Club Members £8)

Download pdf flyer

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Saddle Marking

Four officers at Cranleigh Police Station have recently been trained on a new machine, which is designed to leave an identifiable number on leather saddles. Once the necessary paperwork has been completed each item marked will be issued with a passport. The unique number will be placed onto the Surrey Police property screens. The current cost is £5 a saddle which includes a sign that can be placed on your property informing potential thieves that your property is marked.

If you would like your saddle property marked then please email countrywatch.w@surrey.pnn.police.uk to register your interest. Depending on the demand we will either schedule days at Cranleigh Police Station or visit yards with a large amount of tack.

If you need to contact us in the meantime, you can reach us on:
Email: 496@surrey.pnn.police.uk
Tel: 0845 125 2222

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Points Table

03 February 2010

	Total
Janet Needs	4
Sally Ede	4
Adrienne Brown - Lugi	3
Georgina Hughes (J)	3
Rachael Map	3
Amy Mapp - Heidi	2
Julie Johnson - Guinness	2
Kathy Newlands - Red	2
Sonia Chapman	2
Emma Kampa	2
Danielle Hughes (J)	2

Benson (Alias Bertie)

A long standing participant of our riding club

Sadly on December 14th Bertie passed away and made his way over rainbow bridge to meet up with his old friends grazing in the pastures of heaven.

Bertie was rescued by Sue Noon from the meat market over 20 years ago. At the age of 4, Sue sold him to Cass who then had him for the rest of his life.

He was a great character and friend, his big shoulders there to cry on in moments of need, his curly moustache making him look as if he had all the knowledge in the world.

He was a naughty 5 year old, on more than one occasion I remember finding Cass and Bertie in the laurel hedge outside Mayor House Farm having a slight disagreement over direction. He went on to love jumping but always thought dressage unnecessary. We saw many different places on our riding holidays together, I fondly remember on Exmoor he climbed up to stand on the trig point at Dunkery Beacon, much to the amusement of the visiting sightseers. On one occasion we had to leave him at a farm on the coast after a lovely ride on the beach. He decided to stay and after many hours on trying to load him in the trailer, at midnight we were escorted by the police along a busy main road to get him to a stable where he spent the night. Bertie was always a good ‘police horse’ and could be relied on to help his nervous TB friends when the situation got tough.

We all miss him at Hollyhocks, we will always remember him being awarded a ‘10’ for entertainment value by Gillian on his final dressage test - an achievement not many can boast!

Ro Major

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