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Equifun and Equi trec - Posted on Wednesday, July 1 2009
Next event for NFPEC is the Equifun and Equi trec to be held on 11th July at the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy .There will be a variety of courses set up in the field for you to have a go at Equifun and the different phases of TREC as well as having a go at the full TREC (inc a 12km ride over the open forest). All age groups welcome and bring your dogs hor 'have a go' agility. There will also be the Equifun Raffle with top prize of an £800 saddle. This is an important fundraiser for both NFPEC and FCRT so please come and support us. Further details on the events and schedules pages

Juniors Success Show Jumping - Posted on Wednesday, July 1 2009
The Junior New Forest Enthusiasts show jumping team took part in the Area 17 Qualifier run by the Solent Riding Club at Pinkmead Farm Show Ground on 21st June 2009.

Ellie Cooper on Clayhill Fantasia kicked off the competition with an early texted book clear round giving the team a superb start. The others followed with some great rounds and they flew through to a hotly contested jump off with two other teams The young team held their nerve and following some twisty turns and some gritty riding they came out as credible winners and have qualified for the British Riding Club Championships to be held at Lincoln in September.

The usually laid-back pair of Hannah Smith & Willoway Billie Bunter pushed up into another gear in the jump-off and took 2nd place as an individual and Chloe Kennard on Kilncopse Carmen also produced an excellent jump off round giving her an individual 6th place.

In between the high energy jumping in ring one they all competed in a style competition in the other ring. This time they took the runners up place behind the Isle of Wight with Flora Gibbs and her foot perfect Willoway Pipers Delight winning the competition outright!

BRC XC Championships - Posted on Friday, June 12 2009
Farrier’s Brown Bear represented the NFPEC at the BRC National cross country championships at Aston-le-Walls on the 30th May. This competition involved a showjumping round against the clock followed immediately by a BE intro (3ft) cross country course which had to be completed at exactly 450m/min. He flew round the complex showjumping course which was extremely wide and had some very tricky fences with alternative routes. He then did a fantastic cross country round taking all the direct routes including a log into water and a huge corner followed by one stride onto a skinny brush fence. Bear came 2nd out of 104 horses from throughout the country: he was only half a second behind the winner!

Earlier in the month he had also qualified for the BRC topscore showjumping competition at the Royal Windsor horse show where he came 10th.

HRH Prince Philip was also there to watch the prizegiving!

Area Dressage to Music - Posted on Friday, June 12 2009
Dressage to Music Qualifiers
Sparsholt College EC
25th May 2009

At the Area 17 Dressage to Music Qualifiers the NFPEC had another successful day with someone qualifying for the championships in every class.
The club were also well represented in other classes with some very good results.

Well done to all those that competed, especially those that were out of their comfort zone!

Those that qualified are: Mandy Pidgley, Teresa Russell, Chloe Kennard, Natasha Smith, Elaine Morgan and me so well done and good luck to everyone at the final!

Results:

Novice 20:
Sophie Albery Brookshill Beethoven 67.60% 1st
Sarah Goddard Hurstfield Billy Bigalo 65.6% 3rd

Chloe Kennard Kilncopse Fly-By-Night 64% 5th

Novice 30:
Mandy Pidgley Longcopse Elton 65.38% 2nd
Sarah Goddard Hurstfield Billy Bigalo 63.46% 5th

Elementary 42:
Natasha Smith Wayland Crescendo 68.75% 2nd

Mandy Pidgley Longcopse Elton 65% =3rd

Pairs DTM:
Mandy Pidgley & Longcopse Elton &
Teresa Russell Vicarshill Jack the Lad 74.78% 1st

Martine Reeves & Farriers Fingerprint
Helen Campbell Farriers Foxglove 70.87% 2nd

Junior DTM:
Chloe Kennard Kilncopse Fly-By-Night 70.56% 1st

Novice DTM (no BD pts):
Natasha Smith Wayland Crescendo 73.89% 2nd
Rachel Capper Farriers Trueprint 66.39% 5th

Novice DTM (with BD pts):
Elaine Morgan Wayland Cranberry 71.94% 1st

Elementary DTM:
Helen Campbell Farriers Foxglove 72.5% 3rd

Stallion Parade Sparsholt Topscore - Posted on Monday, April 20 2009
Two more firsts for the New Forest Pony Enthusiasts Riding Club

NFPEC have had a busy beginning to the Spring with the renewal of the Stallion Parade and the first loose jumping trial to be held in this country for New Forest pony stallions. The Stallion Parade gave a wide range of stallions the chance to show their paces. It was particularly pleasing to see Frankinsense of Vernons at the age of 28 performing to music and also Peveril Peterborough at his first party for a number of years alongside the up and coming young stallions. The full gallery of spectators were also treated to lovely dressage to music displays by a number of Wayland Stud stallions including Loganberry and Cranberry as well as appearances by Longcopse Elton Green Cottage Ambassador, Fijal Jupiter, Sabines Gold Sovereign, Merrie Madhatter, Sway Scrumpy Jack, Shatterford Masterpiece,Wayland Crescendo,Sabines Bright Spirit and Blackwell Jonathan
Following the Stallion Parade the school was set up for the loose jumping, ten of the stallions stayed on for this and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The 3 yr old Sway Scrumpy Jack had come straight from his winter grazing with the forest run stallions at New Park, had never seen a coloured jump pole before but showed a wonderful attitude and an excellent technique. He was real proof of the value of introducing the young stallions to loose jumping. Sabines Bright Spirit already lightly shown in WHP tackled the grid with enthusiasm and athletic ability. The older stallions- Cranberry, Loganberry and Ambassador also enjoyed their opportunity to show their prowess over the bigger fences.
The NF Breed Society plans to introduce loose jumping as part of the grading schemes for the unbroken stallions- this was therefore a very useful afternoon for everybody to see how such a scheme might work.
A second first for the club was hosting the Area 17 Topscore Qualifiers held at Sparsholt . These are a brand new competition in which Royal Windsor Horse Show has teamed with British Riding Clubs and AmTrust to launch AmTrust Equine RWHS Unaffiliated Championships, supported by Horse & Rider and Pony Magazines.
The qualifiers are a truly unique opportunity for any rider at grass-roots level to qualify for the finals, which will take place at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in the new BHS Frogmore Arena. Immediately followed by the Championship that takes place in the world class Castle Arena which hosts International and National Jumping and Dressage competitions. As an added bonus, winners of the Championships will then be invited back to Windsor for the FEI European Jumping and Dressage Championships 2009, to collect their trophies in front of a capacity crowd.
The Area 17 qualifier drew BRC members from across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire as well as members by special arrangement for Area 18 . There were also other novice classes open to all in which our NF ponies were well to the fore.

Results : Class 1. 23
1st Stafford Snuffbox Lauren lewis
2nd Rosie Tara Kelly
3rd Rushmoor Peter Pod Ben Hicks
4th Rock Hopper Georgina Crouch
5th Charlie Brown Georgina Lewis
6th Popcorn Luciana Rosell

Class 3a Junior Topscore RWHS Qualifier
1st Buttslawn Cavalier Catherine Whalley (NFPEC)
2nd Fleetmead Annie Laurie : Katarina Rosell (Solent)
3rd Sprattsdown Marcus Sarah Slegg (NFPEC)
4th Samphire Ellen McGibbon
5th Mr Bojangles Tamsin Killeen (Solent)
6th Rock Hopper Georgina Crouch

Class 4 29
1st Sprattsdown Marcus
2nd Fruitful Cruise Michelle Bowe
3rd Fusillier 11 Victoria Leadbetter
4th Lombardo Fiona Rawlings

Class 5 Junior Int Topscore RWHS Qualifier
1st Fusillier Victoria Leadbetter (Chilworth)
2nd Ryans Comet Maddy Waktare
3rd Fancy thast Star Holly Laurence
Class 2 2 6
1st Fleetmead Annie Laurie : Katarina Rosell
2nd Rock Hopper Jessica Crouch
3rd Farriers Brown Bear Jane Cleal
4th Stafford Snuffbox Georgina Lewis
5th Diva Claire Rossiter
6th Dougal Tom NaylorDavis

Class 3b Senior Topscore RWHS Qualifier
1st Diamond Chance Sophie Clotworthy (SW Wilts)
2nd Farriers Brown Bear Jane Cleal (NFPEC)
3rd Hectors Valentine Kelly Jensen (New Forest)
4th Hydon Fresco Michelle Brett
5th Bruce Sam Matson (Chobham)
6th Fletchwood High Society James Wild (Solent)

Class 5b Senior Int Topscore RWHS Qualifier
1st Dinki Dino Beverly Smalldridge (Chobham)
2nd Via-vanna vande Flandria Kathy Laurence
3rd Lombardo Fiona Rawlings
4th Amber Kathy Laurence

Novice Indoor Show Jumping Qualifier - Posted on Friday, March 13 2009
Novice Indoor Show Jumping Qualifier

The Area 17 NISJ qualifier in February was hosted by Meon RC at Crofton Manor. Crofton has undergone extensive improvements and now boasts an Olympic size outdoor arena providing ample space for working in and the bank along the side now prevents such an unpleasant wind coming off the coast.
Our senior team at the last minute was reduced to three due to an error on my part (one of our original 4 being over qualified for the class). However the three remaining riders produced excellent rounds to finish in 3rd place with a total of 4 faults- only one team managed a clean sheet. Well done to Jane Cleal- Farriers Brown Bear, Vicky Palmer- Farriers Fair Impression and Sally Anne Pierson with Chester. Meon RC were worthy winners with Bourne Valley in 2nd place with just 2 time penalties
The Junior Competition although with only two teams produced a wonderful climax to the day with both teams IOW and NFPEC going through to a jump off. The jump off produced 8 more clear rounds and we were pipped into 2nd place by just 3 seconds. Very well done to Chloe Kennard- Kilncopse Carmen, Sarah Slegg- Sprattsdown Marcus, Melissa Percy – Brookshill Benjamin and Hannah Smith- Willoway Billy Bunter
Report by Suzanne Kempe

Winter Dressage Qualifier - Posted on Thursday, February 5 2009
Winter Qualifier
Sparsholt, 24th January 2009
Results

The Area 17 BRC Winter Qualifier was held at Sparsholt EC on the 24th January. This was a team competition with only one senior and one junior team to qualify for the BRC National Winter Dressage Championships. There were seventeen senior teams competing and the NFPEC put forward two senior teams. Other classes were run with plenty of entries and although these were not qualifiers the club was still well represented. Well done to everyone that competed – the NFPEC Gold team were beaten into second place by just one point by Hampshire Rural RC.

Team Results:

Gold team Overall 2nd Place
Sarah Goddard - Hurstfield Billy Bigalo 68% 1st
Rachel Capper – Farriers Trueprint 70% 2nd
Natasha Smith – Wayland Crescendo 63.21% 3rd
Adele Etheridge – Trenley Tabitha 64.29% 6th

Green Team Overall 7th Place
Dawn Vear - Kilncopse Florin 63.2%
Teresa Russell – Vicarshill Jack the Lad 64.8%
Helen Campbell – Farriers Foxglove 63.93%
Mandy Pidgley – Longcopse Elton 60.36%

Individual Results:

Prelim 13
Sarah Goddard - Hurstfield Billy Bigalo 68.33% 3rd
Rachel Capper – Farriers Trueprint 67.5% 4th
Ellie Cooper - Sophie 66.67% 6th
Natasha Smith – Aprils Dibden Dawn 65.83% 8th

Novice 28
Natasha Smith – Wayland Crescendo 65.42% =2nd
Teresa Russell – Vicarshill Jack the Lad 65.42% =2nd
Adele Etheridge – Brock Buckingham 64.17% 4th

Elementary 50
Helen Campbell – Farriers Fingerprint 68.21% 1st
Adele Etheridge – Trenley Tabitha 3rd
Adele Etheridge – Brock Buckingham 63.93% 4th
Mandy Pidgely – Longcopse Elton 61.79% 5th

Photo’s courtesy of Becca Capper:

Photo 1: Sarah Goddard riding Hurstfield Billy Bigalo – winner of Prelim 12
Photo 2: Rachel Capper riding Farriers Trueprint – 2nd in Prelim 12
Photo 3 Natasha Smith riding Wayland Crescendo

Photo 4: Mandy Pidgely riding Longcopse Elton – 5th in Elementary 50
Photo 5: Helen Campbell riding Farriers Fingerprint – winner of Elementary 50

NFPEC 2008 Round Up - Posted on Monday, January 26 2009
New Forest Pony Enthusiasts Riding Club 2008.

Following our fantastic year of 2007 we must have all thought that we would be due a quieter year on the team competition side. After all most clubs are very thankful for one really good championship success in the occasional season.
However our forest ponies and their dedicated riders were to turn that theory on its head for 2008.
January and February are always difficult times to muster a team with ponies still on a well earned winter break, show practise in short supply and short daylight hours.
However we did get a Senior SJ team together and despite a last minute team change we carried off a fantastic win from very exciting jumpoff with the horses from SW Wilts.
This was followed by our Senior Dressage riders not only winning the Area qualifier for the inaugural winter championships but going on to win both the team and individual titles at Hartpury in April.
The club continued their success through the season with wins at Area level for the XC Pairs, the individual Horse trials and the junior SJ team, Dressage to Music and again a number of wins at the Area Dressage qualifiers
Through the year members were also able to enjoy a variety of events including the Christmas Fun show, Practise Show, regular instructional sessions as well as participating in demos at Royal Windsor, the New Forest show and more locally the Burley Village Fete.
Hazel Quinn again with so much help from her family once more ran a very successful open show, we are very sad to lose her after 21 years as show organiser but equally grateful to Mike Saunders for taking on the task. We wish him good luck for 2009 with some interesting changes and a new date June 7th. As usual both help on the day and sponsors will be in great demand
Our club is highly regarded by Riding Clubs at National Level and are often the first club to be approached if a demo is required
2008 culminated in 3 National dressage titles and a runner up spot at the BRC Championships at Lincoln- a total of 5 championship titles for the year.
WHAT AN ACHEIVEMENT FOR A CLUB THAT COMPETES SOLELY ON ONE BREED OF PONY!!!

Our Trophy Haul- all bar one siver salver which was never sent to us
Photo by Rachel Capper's sister Becka

Robert Lemiuex Jumping Clinics - Posted on Thursday, January 8 2009
Robert has kindly agreed to take some jumping clinics for NFPEC members at Ford Farm on the following dates 22nd Jan, 19th Feb and 19th March. These will be in groups of 4 starting at 3pm. £25 each. There may be a few limited spaces for non members with non foresters at £30 each. If required there will be an early eve time slot available for those that can't take time off in the afternoons!! If you are interested please contact Suzanne Kempe asap suzannekempe@uwclub.net

Response to NPA Proposals - Posted on Friday, October 31 2008
New Forest Pony Enthusiasts Riding Club
BHS Riding Club
Area 17

October 28th 2009
Dear Sir,

We are writing in response to the New Forest National Park Plan Consultation Draft:
National Park Management Plan and Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Development Policies - August 2008

The New Forest Pony Enthusiasts Riding Club is a BHS affiliated Riding Club that was set up 22years ago to promote the ridden registered New Forest Pony. The club also plays a major role in educating the general public that the ponies are not just ecological lawnmowers but very capable performance ponies! The club is unique in that it is the only Riding Club that is only open to one breed.

The Club has had many successes at National level, winning many British Riding Club Championship Competitions. This means that our members with their New Forest ponies have proved themselves to be the very best in the whole country and are consequently very highly regarded at a National level within the British Riding Clubs movement. In all of these competitions they are competing against much bigger horses. The success has been such that our members and ponies are frequently asked to give demonstrations at many prestigious events such as the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the New Forest and Hampshire County Show. This has in turn been a huge factor in increasing the value of the NF pony and creating a market for the NF pony the length and breadth of the British Isles.
None of this would be possible if our members did not pay great attention to the way in which they produce and care for their ponies to the very highest standard. Many of these ponies are born and bred on the open forest.

The guidelines set out by the NPA with regard to the keeping of recreational ponies are totally unacceptable and would lead to many detrimental welfare issues. Also the need to apply for lawful use of grazing land and possible requirement to put forward a planning application for change of use of the grazing land is a cause for great concern amongst our members. We feel it is against all other policies previously adopted by NFDC prior to the NPA taking over the running of the Forest. These are just two of many areas in which the consultation document raises unworkable suggestions.

We would therefore like it known to the Consultation Panel that we are in complete agreement with the points raised and the response submitted by the New Forest Pony and Cattle Breeding Society and also with those points raised by the British Horse Society. We also give our support to the Forest Uprising Group and are very grateful to them for the huge public awareness that they have created through the organisation of the various rallies and meetings in villages throughout the New Forest.

We would urge that the NPA withdraw the consultation document as it stands. That it extends the consultation period far beyond the extra 14 days already given and most importantly that it consults ‘experts’ with longstanding credence. In particular those who live and work within the forest and that have lifelong experience with horses and ponies.

Yours Faithfully

(Chairman NFPEC)

'Hoofbeats' An Evening of Horses, Ponies & Music! - Posted on Tuesday, October 28 2008
“Hoofbeats”
An Evening of Horses, Ponies & Music!

Saturday 13th December 2008
7pm @ Ford Farm, Brockenhurst
By Kind Permission of James Young and Trudy Nineham
To raise money for the New Forest Pony Enthusiasts Club

Guest Starring:
Claire Moir, Jodie Lister & Cindy Simms

Also Featuring:
The National BRC Dressage Champions, Fancy dress, Fun Demonstrations and more!
Father Christmas – to be confirmed……

Catering available: Fish & Chips, Burgers, Hot Drinks and more…

Ticket prices: £5 per adult, £2.50 for the under 16’s Tickets limited, available before the event by sending a SAE and Cheque made payable to NFPEC to:
Mrs S Kempe, Bull Hill Farm, Bull Hill, Pilley, Lymington, Hants. SO41 5R

NFPEC Table Top sale - Posted on Tuesday, October 28 2008
NFPEC Table Top Sale of Equine and other goods
Bramshaw Village Hall. Sellers 7pm, Buyers 7.30pm To book a table 07745456796 or 01722 711309 Private sellers £10, Commercial £20 Admission adults50p, children and oaps 20p

NFPEC POINTS COMPETITION 2008 - Posted on Monday, October 13 2008
NFPEC Points Competition 2008

Results
Overall Placings :
1st Caroline Saker Wayland Loganberry (700)
2nd Shirley Young Farriers Fingerprint (388)
3rd Dawn Vear Kilncopse Fly By Night (316)
4th Linzi Hayter Arctic Spark (158)
5th Vicky Palmer Brock Baccarat (James Young and Trudi Nineham) (152)
6th Flora Gibbs Willoway Pipers Delight (148)

Section Winners

In hand 1st Sabinas Gold Sovereign (S Andre Parsons) – Moonsannah Tankard
2nd Brock Baccarat
3rd Arctic Spark

Ridden 1st Farriers Fingerprint (Farriers Cup)
2nd Brock Baccarat
3rd Brookshill Beethoven Sophie Albury

Jumping 1st Wayland Loganberry (Merrie Macaroni Cup
2nd Farriers Brown Bear Jane Cleal
3rd Willoway Pipers Delight

Dressage 1st Wayland Loganberry ( Dressage Cup)
2nd Kilncopse Fly By Night
3rd Farriers Fingerprint

WHP 1st Wayland Loganberry (Saddle Trophy)
2nd Rodlease Jubilation (Miss A Darnton)
3rd Willoway Pipers Delight

Other (anything not covered above!)- Tiptoe Bracken Cup
1st Arctic Spark
2nd Willoway Pipers Delight

Junior Overall Flora Gibbs Willoway Pipers Delight

Other Trophy Winners
Ramblers Salva (inhand mare ) Brock Baccarat
Transport Trophy – Driving Mrs J Hoadley Brookshill Katura

NFPEC Multiple Champions at Lincoln - Posted on Friday, September 12 2008
British Riding Clubs National Championships
Lincoln 2008

After the long journey to Lincoln we were all met by rain and mud…..lots of mud. On Saturday morning we started early with 8 of us doing a total of 10 tests by lunchtime! It was impossible to keep up with everyone but news filtered back that everyone thought their tests had gone ok….. Then the results came in!

The Senior Open Dressage Team had come 1st! The team of Caroline (placed 1st in Elementary 48), myself, Tasha and Adele were all riding New Forest Pony stallions: Wayland Loganberry, Farriers Fingerprint, Wayland Crescendo and Brock Buckingham and they all behaved brilliantly in the presentation.

Our dressage individuals: Sarah riding Hurstfield Billy Bigalo was 4th and Rachel riding Farriers Trueprint was 7th – a brilliant result at their first championships for both of these ponies.

As we were preparing for the Rural Riders competition the news came through that the Senior Riding Test Team had also come 1st! The presentation quickly followed the Rural Riders Test and the team of Caroline, Vicky, Dawn and Sally-Anne riding: Wayland Loganberry, Farriers Fair Impression, Kilncopse Fly-By-Night and Jackpot II went off in the mud and the rain to collect their prizes.

The Pairs Dressage was our last competition and this was Farriers Fingerprint’s 4th test of the day, he was working alongside his half brother Farriers Foxglove. The ponies behaved brilliantly as always and myself and Rachel won! After sliding around in the mud with disbelief we sat in the pouring rain for what seemed like hours for the presentation – we were soaked.

It was during the presentation that we learnt that that the Rural Riders team had come 2nd. The NFPEC team had won the last 2 years and we were obviously trying for the hat trick. We’d been practising hard before the Championships. However Elstead Riding Club won fair and square with what I’m told was a very good test. The Rural Riders team consisted of Mandy, Martine, myself, Louise, Sally-Anne and Dawn, riding: Longcopse Elton, Farriers Fingerprint, Farriers Foxglove, Greencottage Democrat, Jackpot II and Kilncopse Fly-by-Night. Not forgetting our caller – Vicky.

So we gathered for the final presentation of a very long and very successful day. All the ponies and riders had worked really hard and the results speak for themselves. The NFPEC also won the Senior Open Dressage Winter Championships earlier in the year so the team has been unbeatable in 2008!

I’d like to thank everyone that helped the team before and at Lincoln, (and Dawn who helped me!). Also thanks to our official BRC helpers at the Championships – Claire Goddard and Simon Young. I think everyone who was at Lincoln will agree that there was a great atmosphere amongst the team.

Also a massive WELL DONE to all the riders and ponies not forgetting the three junior jumpers who made the long journey up for an extremely muddy showjumping competitionon the Sunday. Because of the conditions the competition was shortened to one round only Our team of three coped admirably with the mud but without being able to discard the score of the least experienced pony were unable to finish in the ribbons this time- they will be back next year!!!
Helen Campbell
(Chef D’equipe)

Full Results

Magic Open Senior Dressage Team – 1st (8pts)
Adele Etheridge riding Brock Buckingham in Novice 20 – 4th (65.60%)
Natasha Smith riding Wayland Crescendo in Novice 27 – 12th (65.36%)
Helen Campbell riding Farriers Fingerprint in Novice 30 – 3rd (68.85%)
Caroline Saker riding Wayland Loganberry in Elementary 48 – 1st (70%)

Magic Open Senior Dressage Individual
Sarah Goddard riding Hurstfield Billy Bigalo in Novice 20 – 4th (64%)

Respirator Novice Senior Dressage Individual
Rachel Capper riding Farriers Trueprint in Prelim 14 – 7th (63.75%)

The Superflex Senior Riding Test Team – 1st
Sally-Anne Pierson riding Jackpot II in RT7 – 6th (72%)
Dawn Vear riding Kilncopse Fly-by-Night in RT7 – 7th (69%)
Vicky Palmer riding Farriers Fair Impression in RT9 – 14th (61.5%)
Caroline Saker riding Wayland Loganberry in RT9 – 2nd (72%)

The Supaflex Senior Riding Test Individual
Helen Campbell riding Farriers Fingerprint in RT9 – 8th (68%)

The Pro Feet Senior Pairs Dressage – 1st (103 pts)
Helen Campbell riding Farriers Foxglove
Rachel Capper riding Farriers Fingerprint

Magic Rural Riders Dressage Championship – 2nd (523 pts)
Mandy Pidgley riding Longcopse Elton
Martine Reeves riding Farriers Fingerprint
Helen Campbell riding Farriers Foxglove
Louise James riding Greencottage Democrat
Sally-Anne Pierson riding Jackpot II
Dawn Vear riding Kilncopse Fly-by-Night
Caller: Vicky Palmer

Area 17 Dressage - Posted on Sunday, August 3 2008
Area Dressage Qualifier,
Shillingstone, 27th July 2008,
Results

The day of the BRC area dressage qualifiers was possibly the hottest day of the year so far. The NFPEC had a total of 18 competitors – the secretaries were pleased to get our declarations out of the way!

Individual Placings:
Those that have qualified will be in bold.

Prelim 13
3rd Rachel Capper, Farriers Trueprint
5th Louise James, Greencottage Democrat
6th Teresa Russell, Vicarshill Jack the Lad

Novice 20
1st Sarah Goddard, Hurstfield Billy Bigalo
5th Adele Etheridge, Brock Buckingham

Novice 27
5th Natasha Smith, Wayland Crescendo

Novice 30
4th Vicky Palmer, Farriers Fair Impression

Elementary 48
1st Caroline Saker, Wayland Loganberry

Medium 64
4th Helen Campbell, Farriers Foxglove
5th Caroline Saker, Wayland Loganberry

Pairs
1st Rachel Capper, Farriers Fingerprint
Helen Campbell, Farriers Foxglove
2nd Vicky Palmer, Farriers Fair Impression
Sally-anne Pierson, Jackpot II
3rd Dawn Vear, Kilncopse Fly-by-night
Mandy Pidgley

Riding Test 6
2nd Dawn Vear, Kilncopse Fly-by-night
4th Louise James, Greencottage Democrat
=5th Sophie Albery, Brookshill Beethoven
=5th Teresa Russell, Vicarshill Jack the Lad

Riding Test 8
1st Caroline Saker, Wayland Loganberry
2nd Helen Campbell, Farriers Fingerprint
3rd Adele Etheridge, Trenley Tabitha
4th Natasha Smith, Wayland Crescendo
5th Vicky Palmer, Farriers Fair Impression

As you can see the individual results speak for themselves! I’d also like to say a big well done to our juniors: Chloe, Jessy and Ellie. They all did brilliantly but just missed out on placings.

Team Placings:
On the day the NFPEC Gold Dressage Team was placed second. However reviewing the results it has been realised that we were joint 1st! A brilliant result for the club.

Open Dressage Team
=1st NFPEC Gold: Caroline Saker, Helen Campbell, Natasha Smith & Adele Etheridge
4th NFPEC Green: Mandy Pidgley, Vicky Palmer, Sally-Anne Pierson & Sarah Goddard

Novice Dressage Team
2nd NFPEC Gold: Rachel Capper, Sophie Albery, Louise James & Teresa Russell

Riding Test Team
1st NFPEC Gold: Caroline Saker, Vicky Palmer, Dawn Vear & Sally-Anne Pierson
2nd NFPEC Green: Adele Etheridge, Helen Campbell, Sophie Albery & Teresa Russell
4th NFPEC Yellow: Natasha Smith, Sarah Goddard, Rachel Capper & Louise James
6th NFPEC Orange: Mandy Pidgley, Fiona Duncan & Sarah Terndrup

Well done and thank you to everyone who competed. It was a fun and successful day with everyone helping out. I’d just like to thank Dawn loads and Louise for keeping on top of the scoring when I was wilting in the heat!

A massive thankyou to Jane Cleal. She helped all day at the qualifiers and without her we wouldn't have been allowed to compete.

Those who have qualified will be going on to compete at the BRC Dressage Championships at Lincoln on 6th September.

Helen Campbell

BRC Area 17 SJ Qualifiers - Posted on Monday, June 23 2008
BRC Area 17 Show Jumping Qualifiers June 22nd 2008

Juniors head to SJ Championships at Lincoln

Solent Riding Club kindly hosted the Area 17 qualifiers this year at the Hampshire Show Centre site Pinkmead near to Botley
NFPEC fielded both a Senior and a Junior team for the Novice qualifier as well as a junior individual and a Senior Team for the Style Jumping.
We had a totally new junior team but they really set the day off in style by leading the competition after round one with a zero score and then going onto produce another zero score in round two- the nearest team- a usually unbeatable IOW could do no better than complete with 35 jumping penalties. None of our riders had jumped at this standard before but on the coursewalk all four listened carefully and followed instructions beautifully therefore giving their ponies the very best chance of jumping clear rounds.
Sarah Slegg with Sprattsdown Marcus was not at all fazed by being the very first in the ring and produced a lovely safe clear round to show the rest of the team just how to do the same!!

Chloe Kennard, had been working hard all year with Dawn Vear’s Kilncopse Carmen but a slight cough put paid to their plans. However a quick visit to the forest to try Miss Avril Darnton’s Rodlease May Delight on Friday evening paid dividends for all concerned. They quickly forged a super partnership and although May had not showjumped since last August and Chloe had ridden very little in competition few spectators would have believed this with their lovely clear round.

Jessy Myott with Willoway Shogun- a partnership that had found fame on their dressage debut by winning their section of the NPS Top Spec Finals in April also proved that they were great showjumping team debutants with a well ridden clear

Flora Gibbs our youngest team member at ten years old hoping to follow the success of the other three had a really unfortunate ‘blip’ at the first fence with Willoway Pipers Delight completing missing her stride resulting in a fall and subsequent elimination for the fall. However in the second round with a few spooky fillers added it was the turn of Sarah to have a really unlucky fall following a huge jump from her pony at the final double- Sarah could’nt quite hang on and met the ground a matter of inches before the finish line. Flora therefore as our final rider having seen Chloe and Jessy complete their second clears knew that she had to complete the course for our team to stay in the competition. This she certainly did with tremendous determination providing us with the all important clear and the winners spot for the team.

Chloe and Jessie were then in a jump off with the other double clears, both did super clears again and finished 3rd and 4th individually
Chloe then had to rush from her jump off to the style jumping and once again produced an immaculate clear to be 5th in that competition- a tremendous day for her- 4 clears on a pony that she had only met once before.
A FANTASTIC DAY FOR THE JUNIORS and many thanks to our support team on the day- especially Ruth our photographer and Bunny who kindly treated the winning juniors to an icecream each

While all the excitement with the juniors was happening the senior team : Jane Cleal – Farriers Brown Bear, Vicky Palmer – Farriers Fair Impression, Caroline Saker – Wayland Loganberry and Sally Anne Pierson- Chester were competing in both the Style and the Novice Team Jumping. All the ponies jumped consistently well and the team finished 4th in the Style and 5th in the Novice. Caroline was 4th individually in the Style and Jane 3rd individually having jumped 3 clears in the novice. Well done everybody
Report by Chef de Equipe - Suzanne Kempe and photos by Ruth Shepley

Hunter Trial Championships - Posted on Monday, June 23 2008
BRC XC Championships 2008

Wayland Loganberry & Caroline Saker (Senior novice), Sturtmoor Song n’ Dance & Rachel Smith and Farriers Brown Bear & Jane Cleal (Senior pairs) all did brilliant clears round the intro course at Aston-le-Walls and were only seconds off the optimum time. Song and Bear came 7th in the pairs and Caroline was slightly too fast XC but came 3rd in the WHP class.
Picture of Jane and Bear competing in the pairs

Dressage to Music Area Qualifiers - Posted on Saturday, May 31 2008
Area Dressage to Music Qualifier – Results

Well done to everyone that competed at Sparsholt on the 25th May. We had a really successful (if a bit wet and soggy) day…… Congratulations to Mandy, Dawn, Tasha and Caroline who have all qualified for the BRC Dressage to Music Qualifiers to be held at Addington in October. As you can see by the NFPEC results below we had great results in every class.

Pairs Dressage to Music Qualifier
1st & Qualified: Mandy Pidgley – Longcopse Elton
Dawn Vear – Kilncopse Fly-by-night 172pts
2nd Martine Reeves – Farriers Fingerprint
Helen Campbell – Farriers Foxglove 163pts

Novice Dressage to Music Qualifier 0 BD Points
1st & Qualified: Natasha Smith – Wayland Crescendo 130pts
Other results for this class:
Martine Reeves – Farriers Fingerprint 122pts
Rachel Capper – Farriers Trueprint 121.5pts
Sarah Goddard – Hurstfield Billy Bigalo 118.5pts
Vicky Palmer – Farriers Fair Impression 115pts

Novice Dressage to Music Qualifier up to 124 BD Points
2nd & Qualified: Caroline Saker – Wayland Loganberry 135.5pts
3rd & ?Qualified: Helen Campbell – Farriers Foxglove 127pts
Other results for this class:
Elaine Morgan – Wayland Cranberry 123.5pts
Adele Etheridge – Trenley Tabitha 123.5pts
Adele Etheridge – Brock Buckingham 115pts

Elementary Dressage to Music Qualifier
5th Caroline Saker – Wayland Loganberry 167.5pts
Other results for this class:
Sarah Goddard – Hurstfield Billy Bigalo 159pts

Placings in other classes:
Prelim 13
2nd Carolyn Higgins – Merrie Magdalene
Novice 20
2nd Natasha Smith – Wayland Crescendo
3rd Carolyn Higgins – Merrie Magdalene
5th Teresa Russell – Vicarshill Jack the Lad
Novice 27
2nd Mandy Pidgley – Longcopse Elton
4th Sarah Goddard – Hurstfield Billy Bigalo
6th Elaine Morgan – Wayland Cranberry
Elementary 44
1st Mandy Pidgley – Longcopse Elton
2nd Helen Campbell – Farriers Fingerprint
3rd Helen Campbell – Farriers Foxglove

Report by Helen Campbell

Busy Enthusiasts - Posted on Saturday, May 31 2008
Members of the club have had a very busy month with invitations to perform the Quadrille and Rural Riders Dressage Test at Royal Windsor Horse Show

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Meanwhile also at Windsor was the club chairman representing the New Forest Disabled Driving group(Pleasure Prints )

Success and more success - Posted on Sunday, April 20 2008
With thanks to a number of club members claiming very consistent wins and placings in the Dressage and SJ the club has won the overall Area 17 Winter League. Caroline Saker won the individual title with Wayland Loganberry. The very generous prize for Caroline was a voucher for £80 worth of training with a trainer of her choice and the club has a very useful PA system on the way as it's prize. Following on from that Caroline won the Hunter Trial qualifier with an optimum time only one second off the pace. The senior novice team finished in 5th place- Jane, Sally Anne Pierson and Rachel together with Caroline.
Jane Cleal with Rachel Smith won the Pairs qualifier.The senior novice team finished in 5th place Caroline, Rachel and Jane will be heading off to the Champs at Aston Le Walls at the beginning of June. The IOW had a very good day with their juniors and their seniors winning the team competitions.
Well Done to you all
Suzanne Kempe

BRC National Winter Dressage Championships - Posted on Monday, April 7 2008
Once again the NFPEC have come out on top at the very highest level. The winter Dressage Championships - a brand new Riding Clubs Competition. Each of the 23 Areas run qualifiers with up to 26 teams competing at each qualifier- the winners from each Area coming forward to the final at Hartpury. Teams came from the length and breadth of the country- the top Riding Club dressage riders from Scotland to Cornwall with some fantastic looking horses. However our team not to be fazed by their fellow competitors put in absolutely fantastic performances- despite the gusty conditions, a hailstorm and a bout of flu!! The team :Caroline Saker on the Wayland Stud's Wayland Loganberry,
Sophie Albery (fresh out of juniors) on Brookshill Beethoven

Sally Anne Pierson - Chester (last minute reserve for Jenny Steel and Wayland Mulberry) and Mandy Pidgely - Longcopse Elton won the team championship by a very healthy margin. Caroline with a score of 76.36%took the overall individual title

Meanwhile we also had our senior Show jumpers in action- in fact Chester took part in both Championships.
The ponies put up excellent performances with Rachel Smith- Sturtmoor Song'N'Dance and Jane Cleal- Farriers Brown Bear both jumping double clears. Vicky Palmer with Farriers Fair Impression made up the quartet- also with two good rounds
Photo from winning the Area Show Jumping Qualifier

Winter League News - Posted on Saturday, March 1 2008
NFPEC currently lead the winter league series with very good results in both dressage and show jumping. Caroline Saker leads the dressage section with Wayland Loganberry

AREA INDOOR QUALIFIERS - Posted on Saturday, March 1 2008
Our team consisting Jane Cleal- Farriers Brown Bear, Sally Anne Pierson - Janet Walton's Chester,Rachel Smith -Sturtmoor Song'n Dance and Vicky Palmer - Farriers Fair Impression kept up the clubs winning streak by winning the indoor senior qualifier at Kingston Maureward. They now go forward to the finals at Hartpury in April along with our Dressage team. A very exciting jump off with South and West Wilts in which all four scores count produced some very quick rounds with our ponies finishing 4 seconds ahead. A great day for all but especially for Vicky who came in as a late substitute with little match practice - setting us up with the first clear as well as a really good jump off round.
VERY WELL DONE TO ALL

Winter Dressage Area 17 Jan 20th 2008 - Posted on Friday, January 25 2008
Report from Caroline Saker

MORE SUCCESS FOR THE NFPEC!

There has been more success for the NFPEC at the recent Riding Club Winter Dressage Qualifier, which is a new competition and was held at Sparsholt College on Sunday 20th January.

The competition consisted of two tests, a prelim and a novice, both of which was ridden by two team members.

We managed to field two senior teams, consisting of the following ponies and riders:

NFPEC Gold: Caroline Saker Wayland Loganberry
Mandy Pidgely Longcopse Elton
Jenny Steel Wayland Mulberry
Sophie Albery Brookshill Beethove

NFPEC Green: Val Hall Obershade Minstrel
Dawn Vear Kilncopse Fly by Night
Sarah Goddard Hurstfield Billy Bigalo
Teresa Russel Vicars Hill Jack the Lad
Thankfully, after all the dreadful weather we have had recently, we were lucky and all managed to stay relatively dry throughout the day, although it was rather windy for those ponies doing the prelims outside!

Mandy was the first of us to ride and started us off brilliantly with a score of over 70%, which eventually led to her winning her Novice section. Jenny Steel and Sophie Albery (who is in her first year as a senior) both did very well, each coming 2nd in their prelim sections. I then won my Novice section, with a score of 74%. These scores ensured that the NFPEC Gold Team won the team competition, which consisted of 16 teams, with a considerable lead over the second placed team. – a fantastic result! Best efforts were given by all of the Green team & promising tests were performed, however, their scores were not quite high enough to be placed.

By winning, we have qualified for the Winter Dressage Championship, to be held at Hartpury on the 5th and 6th April.

In the afternoon, the Winter League continued with the Individual competitions and again we were all very successful. Jenny won her other Prelim test, Mandy was 4th in the Novice and I won the Elementary.

So overall, the New Forest Ponies had a fantastic day and I would like to say a big well done to everyone.

Currently, the NFPEC lies in 2nd place overall in the league, with me and Logan current leaders in the individual competition.

Caroline Saker.

NFPEC Archive Film Evening 24th Jan - Posted on Wednesday, January 16 2008
NFPEC Archive Film Evening 7.30pm Lyndhurst Community Centre. A fascinating eve of photos and films taken over the last 21 years incl the NF Stallion musical Rides, NF Stallion Parades, Dressage, Jumping, Quadrille etc. Tickets £5 on the door to incl coffee and biscuits. More details Suzanne Kempe 01590 675854

Christmas Fun show Results - Posted on Saturday, January 5 2008
NFPEC FUN SHOW 2007

A very successful year for the club was rounded off with Christmas Fun Show kindly hosted by James Young and Trudie Nineham at Ford Farm Stables.
The day started with some wonderful Fancy Dress turnouts including the ‘Haywards Farm’ entry of 8 making up a very impressive Kings Troop complete with the drum horse. The time and effort put in by competitors and helpers was greatly appreciated not only by the judge but also by a large crowd of spectators.
Results

Class 1 Fancy Dress
1st Tally and Hayley ridden by Zoe Miller and Ellie Green as the Christmas Tree and Fairy
2nd Mandy Pidgely with her Troop of 8 ponies and riders as The Kings Troop
3rd Jasper with Emily Bevans

Class 2 Fancy dress with Music
1st The Kings Troop
2nd Ben Hicks and Rushmore Peter Pod as The Highway Man
3rd Robyn Maslen and Ella Spink with Marydore Gurney and Marydor Vinny as Misses Santas

Class 3 Thelwell Class
1st Hannah Fox with Jade Perseverance
2nd Bethan Read with Wigson of Breamore
3rd Laura Brearley with Cricky Boy

Class 4 Prettiest Mare
1st Anna Brearley Haywards Cherry B
2nd Louise Booth Furzey Lodge Connie
3rd Hannah Gates Brookshill Moonbeam

Class 5 Handsome Gelding
1st Helen Booth Britons Sultan
2nd Lucy Tanner ‘Brad Pitt’
3rd Laura Brearley Cricky Boy

Class 6 Long Reining
1st Jenny Crouch Hyde Little Joe
2nd Patrick Kempe Tetua
3rd Emma May Jade Perseverance

The Gymkhana was well filled with very strong competition particularly amongst the over 50s! with only 2 points between the top three.
The ‘Dress the Christmas Tree’ race causing much mirth with the human trees in danger of toppling over at the sight of fast galloping hooves.

Champion under 12 yrs

Flora Gibbs with Willoway Pipers Delight

Champion 12-15

Natasha Barter Silverlea Good Gracious

Champion over 15

June Witham Woodrow April Delight

Area Training Days - Posted on Thursday, January 3 2008
Area 17 have the following training days coming up. Please could you let me (Suzannekempe@uwclub.net) know asap if you would like to attend either of them so that I can contact Peter Buist

1. The training day on running an area qualifier. This is on Saturday 26 January 2008. It will be held in the Jubilee Hall, New Road, Timsbury (where the Area Liaison Meetings are held). Starting at 10.30 am and finishing by 2.30 pm with a break for some lunch in between. Coffee will be served from 10.00 am. Bring your own lunch pack, but tea & coffee will be available. This will be a must attend event for any of this years and last years organisers, so that lessons learned can be passed on. Clubs not involved in organising a qualifier would also benefit from attending to gain valuable background information on what is entailed in running a qualifier. The cost of this training day will be met from Area funds. I am now in the process of designing a programme for the day, but it's not too late if you wish some particular item to be included, please let me know. Names of delegates to me please by 12 January 2008.

2. The training day for the BHS run course on safeguarding children. This is confirmed for 9 February 2008. It too will be held in the Jubilee Hall, New Road, Timsbury. Starting at 10.30 am (coffee from 10.00) and finishing about 1.30 pm. This is a must attend event for all newly appointed club welfare officers and the course fee for these people will be met from Area funds. All clubs should be sending a delegate. If clubs wish to send more delegates then the cost per person will be £24.00. Names of those attending to me please by 26 January.

Olympia Quadrille Final - Posted on Thursday, December 27 2007
SEIB Quadrille Final Olympia 2007

A huge THANKYOU and many CONGRATULATIONS to all those members and supporters of NFPEC that made the Quadrille such a success.
On arrival at Olympia one would have been forgiven for thinking that Olympia had moved to Hampshire for round every corner you bumped into an Enthusiast- even in the coffee shop across the road.
Joy Alderson has already posted reports and photos on NFED but I would like to seed an idea to all you followers.
With the enormous hard work, time and finances put in by all of the Quadrille teams it was a real shame that they had so few spectators around the arena.
Had it not been for our club’s supporting crowd there would indeed have been very few.
SEIB as sponsors must surely wish to have a better slot at Olympia and it would be worth us writing to Olympia and suggesting that the 4 finalists display either during the afternoon performance or even better in the evening when the costumes would sparkle at their best. The Quadrille is truly fantastic entertainment and is more than worthy of a proper slot at Olympia.
Please email me with your thoughts
Suzanne (suzannekempe@uwclub.net)

Quadrille Display Evening - Posted on Friday, November 30 2007
Display Evening Report.

The festive season got off with a swing for a huge crowd of New Forest Pony Enthusiast Club members and friends on the 24th November at Ford Farm in Brockenhurst.
The evening featured a Quadrille Display, Hog Roast and a very popular Dressage To Music demonstration, which included some of our team members who competed at Addington in the British Riding Clubs Dressage To Music Championships.
Mandy Pidgley and Theresa Russell performed a pairs dressage to music display with Longcopse Elton and his son Vicarshill Jack The Lad, who very professionally filled the shoes of Mandys usual partner, Kilncopse Fly By Night (Dawn Vear) who was unable to attend. Eltons son Jack, who is only four and was broken in April, coped amazingly well with the atmosphere and noise, looking set to follow in his fathers footsteps and we look forward to seeing more of him in the future.
Claire Moir wowed the crowd and gave everyone something to aspire to with a fabulous demonstration on her nine year old chestnut thoroughbred ‘Moley’
Caroline Saker riding Wayland Loganberry also showed us their talents following their success in both the Novice and Elementary sections at Addington.
The Quadrille team performed their routine twice, making the most of the huge crowd to prepare for Olympia. These four ponies, Chester II (Sally Ann Pierson), Burley Branston (Wendy Adams), Farriers Foxglove (Helen Campbell) and Farriers Fingerprint (Martine Reeves), took the (deafening!) noise all in their stride and the Quadrille team (which includes grooms, seamstress, Chef D`Equipe, trainer, etc. etc. and our team mascots Jack and Molly!) would like to thank everyone for their fantastic support, it really does make a difference.
The evening wouldn’t have been complete without an appearance by Father Christmas’s elves (Suzanne and Patrick Kempe and Jack Reeves) with a sleigh pulled by Rudolph who was cleverly disguised as Fleetwater Flame!. We were told that the elves had been sent by Father Christmas with lots of goodies from his store to make way for this year’s gifts.

Many thanks to Wendy Halliday for donating the toys and a huge thankyou to June Witham who organised a tremendous Raffle with takings exceeding £250
The evening was such a huge success that there are plans to run a similar event next year along the lines of a mini Olympia.
Huge thanks must go to James Young and Trudy Nineham for the use of their brilliant facilities and continued support of the club, also to all the hardworking stewards and organisers who made it such a success..
Also enormous thanks to all the supporters who came to cheer on the Quadrille team, who now go to Olympia determined to show everyone what these wonderful Foresters can do! The evening raised in excessof £1800 for the Quadrille Funds.