The AGDRC teams have done fantastically this year in all disciplines and this weekend 3 of our riders went to Bury Farm for the BRC DTM Championships. It was a well organised event, that ran like clockwork. On Friday 27/9 Mary Cloake and Donzento W came 15th in Elementary DTM Sunday was a wet day, but we seemed to miss the heavy showers. Rebecca Pratt came 16th in Novice on Edelmann. ( Picture is of her doing her warm up test) Lovely DTM test, just a little buck in front of

In the run up to our Awards Night and AGM we certainly have had a busy month! With Kelly Turner clinics, a Tom Graham clinic, a Members Social Night - lots of opportunities to collect points to add to the Participation League for our members, to name but a few! Overall our clinics have had great feedback and we can't wait to see you at our next ones after the AGM - we have lots in the diary for you to choose from, we have something for everyone! #member #ridingclub #support #

Matt started riding at the age of 8 - starting his competition career at local riding clubs where he soon moved up the levels and became a c

Ella Cloake | Leamington Spa | Senior | Eventing & SJ | Jumping Team Member

Mary Cloake | nr Leighton Buzzard | Senior | Dressage | Dressage Team Member When did you start riding? Age 10 at a riding school in Liverpool where the ponies went round nose to tail on right rein as a military drill ride. When did you join AGDRC? About 1997. Amanda Wood (sadly no longer alive) recommended it as the Club had just been to HOYS with the Quadrillre and everyone was really enthusiastic about the Club. What horse(s) do you currently own or ride? Donzento W What e

On Saturday 31st August 2019, Aspley Guise & District Riding Club went to the BRC NAF Five Star Summer National Championships at Lincoln

We are very fortunate to be able to secure training from Carol Bennitt, BHSI Dressage Trainer and Rider. She is currently competing several horses up to Grand Prix and trains with Carl Hester on a regular basis. Carol trains at all levels from Prelim to Grand Prix. She holds her BHSI qualification and is also a Senior Assessor for the BHS. #eventing #ridingclub #clinics #training #events #dressage

There's still all to play for in the AGDRC ROR Riding Club challenge league with one more dressage competition to go. The Riding Club Challenge awards participation and performance of former racehorses at riding club competitions and we are participating with our dressage league. Competitors on ex-racehorses scoring over 60% are awarded points in our dressage classes, on a scale which follows the British Dressage points system. The winner of the league will receive an ROR tro

The club sent 8 riders to the BRC Dressage to Music Qualifiers at Keysoe on Sunday.

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Ahead of the Festival of the Horse Eventer Challenge and Arena Eventing Qualifiers - please can we ask you to invest in some club kit, namely the base layer, hat silk and saddlecloth? Our teams have grown hugely since last year and we no longer have enough spare kit to go around! For those of you interested in the qualifiers, please get in contact to register your interest. We have lots of club kit available in our Beewear collection - and this is also where you can buy your

Once again we were blessed with good weather for the penultimate competition of our summer dressage series at Wing. This month we also ran special Intro B classes for junior riders, who got the competition off to a great start, riding lovely tests. Several people commented on the nice calm and friendly atmosphere, which made it a good show for young or inexperienced horse and riders and everyone did very well. Resp Active https://www.respactive.com/ kindly sponsored the Preli

Jo Rimell | Mursley | Senior | Eventing | Jumping Team Member When did you start riding? I started riding when I was about 4, eventually got my own pony at 11 and then had a 23 year gap when I went to London to work and have children. I have been back riding for about 15 years. When did you join AGDRC? I joined Aspley Guise & District Riding Club 2 years ago after my daughter stopped eventing and I finally found the right horse for me to try eventing again. Now that the club

Tracey Toombs | Bow Brickhill | Senior | Dressage | Dressage Team Member

Whilst 3 of our jumping team were off representing us at Hickstead, Sunday saw us visiting Rebecca Drane at her yard in Leckhampstead for a polework clinic. All sorts of pole layouts designed to get our horses working fully over their backs challenged the horses and their riders! #dressage #clinics #events #training

Well it has been 2 weeks since Aspley Riders strutted their stuff at the Summer Dressage qualifiers

Sunday was a busy day for the club. While our jumping team was clocking up many successes, our dressage clinic at Twyford Mill was another full one, starting at 8:20 am! As ever Tom coached tirelessly all day and every combination made great progress, well done to everyone! #dressage #ridingclub #clinics #training

Entries were absolutely full for the last of our 2019 evening competitions at Addington Equestrian Centre and with only one withdrawal betwe

Sarah Kennedy | Milton Keynes | Senior | Eventing | Jumping Team Member

Is there anyone else wishing to take part in the DRESSAGE TO MUSIC QUALIFIERS on 11th August at Keysoe?