News

V.W.H Hunt Autumn Fun Ride

V.W.H. HUNT are holding an Autumn Fun Ride and Pick n mix cross country ride on Sunday 11^th October an Ampney Down Farm, Nr Cirencester.

The ride will commence at 10am with the last horse at 2pm.  The ride which covers approximately 10 miles of undulating and beautiful Cotswold countryside will also give riders the opportunity to tackle some of the fences used for the VWH team chase as well as fences of varying sizes.  For entry forms please visit www.ampneydownequestrian.co.uk

11th Sep 2009

HELP FOR HEROES CHARITY FUN RIDE

A charity fun ride in aid of Help for Heroes with a table top sale is being held at Church Farm, Tytherington, Wiltshire BA12 7AB (by kind permission of Mr Victor Sidford) on Sunday 23^rd August 2009 £10 per horse, £5 per bicycle, £5 per table top refreshments available, BBQ, cakes, drinks.  Fun ride approx 8 or 13.5 miles through woodland and farmland, with optional jumps entries on the day or pre-entires email kerrie kerrie@downlands-equestrian.com all riders receive rosettes.

10th Aug 2009

Angus Smales wins JumpCross Eventer's Challenge

Angus Smales went home £2,500 richer after capturing the inaugural JumpCross Eventer’s Challenge a new fixture on the summer calendar. Riding the 10-year-old bay gelding, It’s A Jackpot owned by Patti Bulman, a delighted Angus punched the air as he crossed the finish line clearing the Lincoln Joker. Having recently set up his own yard at Fleckney in Leicestershire, Angus is currently competing 12 event horses and said the prize money would be ‘put to very good use.’

Clayton Fredericks and Mr Miller captured second place, the eight-year-old grey gelding owned by Eckhart Seiwert proving a useful member of Clayton’s team.

29th Jun 2009