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BREAKING NEWS.
2009 Winter Show This will take place on Sunday 4^th October 2009 at Henley Showground. All the usual BSPS Winter Qualifiers plus Gold Cup, Introductory Classes, Veteran Horses etc. Schedules should be available mid July. Watch this website for further details and schedule when available. 26/06/09
2010 Spring Show This will revert to it’s usual date of the May Bank Holiday, 3rd May 2010 26/06/09
Newsletter from our new Chairman Our new chairman introduces herself and lays out many new ideas for Area 8 and its future. Click here to read it. 03/06/09
Young Judges Competition This will take place at the 2009 Summer Championships on the 21^st August. Any interested persons should contact Katie Wooster by email to heatherwooster@aol.com. A team of 3 people (who must be over 14) and 1 individual entrant are required. Training will be organised with Richard Ramsay. Let us see if we can win it again for Area 8. 03/06/09
Qualifier Congratulations Updated to show Area 8 members qualified for this year’s Royal International Horse Show and now HOYS. Click here to see those who have qualified. 26/06/09
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		WHAT’S NEW The 2009 Master Class and “Pre-Season Training Show” was a great success. Click here to read the feedback received from well satisfied attendees. This year’s Spring Show was held on the 26th April at Newbury Showground. Click here to obtain the Results. Committee details updated for 2008/2009. Click here to view. We are now a small committee and since many hands make light work we would welcome any member who would like to get involved and who can be co-opted onto the committee. If you are interested please contact the Secretary, Ms Sophie Davies on 01635 297318 or at sophiedavies868@hotmail.co.uk Results of 2008 Points awards now available. Click here Additions have been made to the Galaxy of Champions of Area 8 members who did well at this year’s Horse of the Year Show. Click here to see who did what. Any further information will be gratefully received. A new page has been added giving details of those members who have qualified for the major Horse shows such as RIHS, HOYS and Olympia. Click here to see this new page. This currently includes Olympia and will be extended to include next years Royal International providing you keep sending us the information. WAISTCOATS. BSPS Area 8 waistcoats with zipped side gussets are now in stock. They are dark blue with a light blue lining and BSPS AREA 8 embroidered on the back in matching light blue. Samples can be seen at the Winter and Spring shows. Children’s sizes £25 and Adults £30. Contact Heather Wooster on 0118 9721136. New Press officer, Miss Daisy O’Halloran appointed. Please do all you can to help her in this position. Click here for contact details. Advertisement section of items for sale available. Click here to view and obtain details as to placing adverts. Click here to provide any feedback (positive or negative) on this website and it’s content.
		WHAT DO WE DO? Hold a Spring Show, generally in May, with many RIHS and Championship qualifiers. Hold a Winter Show in October with Winter Championship qualifiers. Hold a Points Competition for performance throughout the year with awards at the AGM lunch. (see below) Hold a Mock Show/Instructional Day in the Spring before the start of the Showing Season. Hold Instructional Days as requested by members, providing there is sufficient support. Hold an AGM in November at which the Points Awards are presented, a bumper raffle is drawn and a free lunch is provide for all attendees, including children. Enter as many teams as we can at the Summer Championships. (see below) Enter a Young Judges Team at the Summer Championships, ensuring they get adequate tuition before the event. (see below) See the Events Page for fuller details of the above.
Points Competition Throughout the season all riding members can gain points due to their successes at any BSPS show. Points Competition Entry Forms, when completed, are forwarded to the responsible committee member who assesses all entries and places them accordingly. Trophies and rosettes are presented at the AGM and lunch in November each year. For details of the rules and to obtain an entry form click here or in the Contents list above. To see photographs of the 2008 winners collecting their awards click here.
Young Judges The prestigious Young Judges Competition is held every year at the BSPS Summer Championships and Area 8 has won it twice. The Area intends to enter at least one team again this year. Specially designed training sessions with experts will be held throughout the year. If you are interested in learning from the experts and then competing at the Championships please contact Heather Wooster on 0118 9721136. You must be 14 years old to compete, but attendance at the training sessions is open to any Area 8 member so why not come along and see what you can learn. To see the photograph of the 2003 team in action click here. To see the photograph of the winning 2004 team click here. To see the photograph of the 2008 team in action click here
Area Teams The Area Teams at the BSPS Summer Championships are a great opportunity for an Area to get together. It would be fantastic if this year we were able to put some teams together and fly the Area 8 flag. All you have to do is let us know if you have qualified for and are entering the Premier League class at the Championships and we will put forward a team. There is no additional competing required. There are classes for Dressage, Show Hunter Ponies, Show Ponies and Working Hunter Ponies. Contact Sandra O’Halloran on 07816 573937
Press Officer Information is sent to BSPS Headquarters for incorporation in the News Review on a monthly basis and also for incorporation in this website. Miss Daisy O’Halloran filled this position for a few years and has now regained the mantle from her mother Mrs Sandra O’Halloran who has now become our Chairman. Many thanks to Sandra for her sterling work in wringing news out of people. Please help Daisy so far as you can with any news you have -- she can not make it up herself. Please forward any information regarding your ponies, riders and their performance or any other snippets you would like published in the magazine or on this website. The e-mail address is.daisy_me20@hotmail.com. Alternatively ring 01491 573957 and leave details on the answer phone if nobody answers. For other contact details click “Committee”.
Last updated 26th June 2009 Back to Top of Home Page