life - EQUESTRIAN
Brickfields Horse
Masters club
With horse riding & ownership on the
increase, the Horse Masters Club teaches
riders & owners all aspects of horse
maintenance - something that should
be compulsory for all new owners...
Riding schools throughout
the country have had to close
over the past couple of years,
mainly due to insurance costs,
health and safety issues and
changes in the law regarding
children helping and working
on yards.
This was the origin of the idea of
Brickfields made a decision at the
month, there are now over 100
beginning of 2006 to upgrade their
forming a club for all the riding
clients. The club has been running
for a year now and the membership
has exceeded all expectations. The
response to the initial introduction
of the club was very encouraging
and it has continued to grow every
members.
already busy Riding School and to
The club is as much for adults
overcome all these latest issues.
as it is for children, there is a
Going out for a hack
Left to right: Maggie Read riding Midge
Karen Hewston riding Chico
Georgie Scutt riding Dewy
Clare Scutt riding Red
Jade Moore tacking up pony
Lookers on:
Rhiea Burrells
Elouise Tait
Gina Stevens
Elinor Hayward
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great variety of events that take
major concern. The club run courses
place and any fresh ideas are very
all about health and safety around
welcome. All members receive a
the horses and the yard, this must
monthly newsletter that includes
be attended by any members
information regarding forthcoming
wishing to spend time helping out
events, competitions, news about
on the yard. It is intended to raise
horses and people at Brickfields and
awareness of the potential risks that
lots more.
exist daily on a stable yard.
The club is all about learning and
Stable management and horse
having fun. In order to enhance the
care is high on the agenda. This has
knowledge, safety and progression
been divided into separate topics
of the riding clientele, the Brickfields
so that each one can be covered
team have put together a newly
individually. The members are given
structured teaching and training
some written information on the
programme.
relevant topic and there is a practical
Health and safety, as ever, is a
session so that they can learn
Sponsored by Froghill and Brickfields