Vale of Usk Riding Club
VOU RC AGM
Thank you to everyone who came along to the Vale of Usk RC AGM at the Clytha Arms, on Monday 5th December.
It was a great evening and massive thanks to Jo for her fun quiz!
The committee has been re-elected with a few new additions. So for 2023 we’ve got Sarah Canning, chair; Phillipa Cherryson, secretary; Kelly Jones, teams manager, Ruth Gregory, treasurer; Jo Drinkwater, membership; Sarah Bowden, safeguarding officer; Natalie Parsons, fundraising/kick ass; Rhi Lewis, juniors; Judith Powell; Angharad Willis and Ellen Morgan.
The big new thing for 2023 is that the Vale of Usk RC will now have a juniors section. For senior members it’s business as usual and you won’t notice a difference as training will be separate, but it now means we can grow our VOU community and welcome in the next generation.
We’ve also listened and are in the process of adding a calendar to the website to make sure everyone knows what is going on and where!
Membership
Yes it’s that time of year again, so memberships are due as of January 1st 2023. We’ve had to put membership up a little because BRC has increased it’s affiliation fee for each member. But it’s still amazing value for the year ahead! Membership forms are on our `How to join' page.
Area Show jumping qualifiers
Hartpury College, Saturday 18th February. If you aren't riding, it would be great if you could volunteer to help as VOU is running this event. It helps raise money to enable us to carry on supporting members. Email Sarah at sarah.clytha@gmail.com
Area Dressage Qualifiers
Intermediate Dressage Qualifiers, David Broome Event Centre, Sunday 26th March. Get in touch with Kelly if you want to compete for the club. Her email is kjones262@btinternet.com.
Training
All at Coleg Gwent's Equestrian Centre, at Usk, in the lit indoor school. Sessions 5-6pm, 6-7pm, 7-8pm
13 February 2023 - Kate McDonald - showjumping.
20 February 2023 - Levi Hunt - flatwork.
27 February 2023 - Vicky Tuffs - xc training.
6 March 2023 - Kate McDonald - showjumping
Contact Sarah Canning for more info and to book at sarah.clytha@gmail.com
National Equine Show
Charlotte Du Jardin, Piggy March, Alex Hua Tian, Carl Hester and Sir Lee Pearson all under one roof
More than 150 trade stands including Le Mieux, Polyjumps and Bloomfields.
Rider experiences with dressage and eventing simulators, massage area and balance classes.
The National Equine Show is a brand new event being held at the NEC, Birmingham, on March 4th and 5th, 2023.
I've managed to get a free ticket code for this (tickets £12 on the door), just use the code PCHERRYSON on the link.
I'm not paid by the organisers and don't get any financial benefit, I'm just helping share the news.
Is there a catch? Nope although you might end up spending more than you planned at the trade stands!
Feel free to share this code as it would be great to make this new show a yearly fixture.
https://nationalequine.seetickets.com/event/the-national-equine-show/nec/2290879?OfferCode=PCHERRYSON
VOU RC AGM
Thank you to everyone who came along to the Vale of Usk RC AGM at the Clytha Arms, on Monday 5th December.
It was a great evening and massive thanks to Jo for her fun quiz!
The committee has been re-elected with a few new additions. So for 2023 we’ve got Sarah Canning, chair; Phillipa Cherryson, secretary; Kelly Jones, teams manager, Ruth Gregory, treasurer; Jo Drinkwater, membership; Sarah Bowden, safeguarding officer; Natalie Parsons, fundraising/kick ass; Rhi Lewis, juniors; Judith Powell; Angharad Willis and Ellen Morgan.
The big new thing for 2023 is that the Vale of Usk RC will now have a juniors section. For senior members it’s business as usual and you won’t notice a difference as training will be separate, but it now means we can grow our VOU community and welcome in the next generation.
We’ve also listened and are in the process of adding a calendar to the website to make sure everyone knows what is going on and where!
Membership
Yes it’s that time of year again, so memberships are due as of January 1st 2023. We’ve had to put membership up a little because BRC has increased it’s affiliation fee for each member. But it’s still amazing value for the year ahead! Membership forms are on our `How to join' page.
Area Show jumping qualifiers
Hartpury College, Saturday 18th February. If you aren't riding, it would be great if you could volunteer to help as VOU is running this event. It helps raise money to enable us to carry on supporting members. Email Sarah at sarah.clytha@gmail.com
Area Dressage Qualifiers
Intermediate Dressage Qualifiers, David Broome Event Centre, Sunday 26th March. Get in touch with Kelly if you want to compete for the club. Her email is kjones262@btinternet.com.
Training
All at Coleg Gwent's Equestrian Centre, at Usk, in the lit indoor school. Sessions 5-6pm, 6-7pm, 7-8pm
13 February 2023 - Kate McDonald - showjumping.
20 February 2023 - Levi Hunt - flatwork.
27 February 2023 - Vicky Tuffs - xc training.
6 March 2023 - Kate McDonald - showjumping
Contact Sarah Canning for more info and to book at sarah.clytha@gmail.com
National Equine Show
Charlotte Du Jardin, Piggy March, Alex Hua Tian, Carl Hester and Sir Lee Pearson all under one roof
More than 150 trade stands including Le Mieux, Polyjumps and Bloomfields.
Rider experiences with dressage and eventing simulators, massage area and balance classes.
The National Equine Show is a brand new event being held at the NEC, Birmingham, on March 4th and 5th, 2023.
I've managed to get a free ticket code for this (tickets £12 on the door), just use the code PCHERRYSON on the link.
I'm not paid by the organisers and don't get any financial benefit, I'm just helping share the news.
Is there a catch? Nope although you might end up spending more than you planned at the trade stands!
Feel free to share this code as it would be great to make this new show a yearly fixture.
https://nationalequine.seetickets.com/event/the-national-equine-show/nec/2290879?OfferCode=PCHERRYSON