Diary dates 2019/20

London Olympia

16-22 Dec

Myerscough Para

Champs 20-24 Feb

Keysoe CDI3*

13-15 March

Hartpury Winter

Champs & AF Final

8-12 April

World Cup Final Las Vegas 15-19

April

Windsor CDI4*

13-17 May

Bolesworth CDI3*

9-14 June

Hickstead CDI5*/

CDIO & YH Champs

24-27 June

TOKYO OLYMPICS

24-29 July

Paras 26-31 Aug

Stoneleigh Nationals

(tbc)

Sheepgate U25s

Champs 24-29 Aug

HOYS 7-11 Oct

London Olympia

15-21 Dec

Team GB went to the European Championships in Rotterdam in good form; Charlotte achieved a top medal

winning score with MSJ Freestyle of nearly 82% only to be disqualified

due to some blood on the mare’s side after the test was finished. In spite of

the drama, we missed out on the medals by only1% in 4th team place with personal bests all round from

Gareth Hughes, Carl Hester and Charlotte Fry. BDSC members were

there in force to cheer our team on,

thanks to Lorrie!

Our Para riders also did us proud, coming home with a clutch of medals

from the Europeans.

Carl, on Nip Tuck (Barney) became

National Champion at Stoneleigh in the summer; his 10th Championship

and his 67th National title! Brilliant weather this year for a change and some won-

derful dressage.

The World Cup Qualifier

in Lyon was a battle royal between Charlotte and Isabell Werth, with Charlotte winning the GP & Isabell

the FSM.

All good news for Tokyo 2020!

BDSC Newsletter

Autumn/Winter 2019

BD NATIONAL

CONVENTION - Addington

23/24 November

’Develop to Perform’ with

Michael Eilberg, Daniel Bachman Andersen and

Chris Bartle.

Two absorbing, interesting

and informative days which

concentrated on the Scales of Training, with logical,

practical, detailed training

and explanations. Horses ranged from 14.2 ponies to

an ex-HOYS Supreme

Working Hunter champion. Analysis, discussion and

practical exercises made

noticeable improvements to

all the horses and riders.

Michael and Chris, cross-discipline advocates, and

one convert - Daniel - who

is taking home to Denmark some ideas for pole work

for his young horses!

The best Convention yet.

Well done BD! More please.

Lorrie Sisson

presenting the

BDSC trophy to Annabella

Pidgeley at the Convention

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Dear Members & Friends

Welcome to our Autumn/Winter Newsletter 2019.

Hopefully those of you in the North are surviving the terrible weather and keeping as dry as possible.

Lorrie Sisson organised a terrific trip to Rotterdam for the European Championships in August, and we were so pleased to see some wonderful dressage. Congratulations to all riders and para riders who

represented GB.

Another highlight of the year was our now annual visit to Carl Hester’s yard organised by Andrea. You can never tire of watching Carl and Charlotte work-ing together. Hopefully we will have another visit in 2020.

As ever your committee made every effort to com-plete the Club’s sponsorships. We had our usual marquees at Hickstead and the Nationals; many of you visited us, enjoyed our hospitality and watched some great dressage.

I look forward to catching up with many of you in 2020. Meanwhile, have a great Christmas.

Penny Smith

BDSC Committee

Chairman

Penny Smith

Flat 4, 160 Sutherland Ave, London W9 1HP

0207 286 1536

Vice Chairman

Ann Dugdale

Tel.01767 65190

Treasurer

Karen Luechtford

Trips Abroad

Lorrie Sisson 01992 522721

Membership

Bev Packford

07957 888161

Hospitality Stand &

Newsletter

Cathy Wright & Pauline

Avery

Northern & Para Rep

Debi Woods

Newsletter

Andrea Hessay &

Gill Gallaghar

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Inside Story Headline

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIP TO ROTTERDAM

Fifteen nations sent teams to Rotterdam and, for a moment, it seemed as if Britain had won Silver in the team event. The disap-pointment was palpable when supporters learned that Charlotte

Dujardin had been disqualified, which left Britain in fourth place having missed Bronze by 1%. Even so performances had been inspiring with Gareth Hughes putting up his best ever score and new team member Charlotte Fry would have made her late mother, Laura, very proud. The competition overall was very exciting; although Germany dominated there were many quality tests. Judy Reynolds, riding for Ireland on 17 year old Vancouver K, fully deserved a lot of flag waving from the BDSC supporters who found themselves in possession of Irish flags, courtesy of Dane Rawlins! The Dressage venue was set in a beautiful wooded park which

provided much needed respite from the heat in the arena. It was sweltering but worth every minute! On our ‘days off’ some members watched the Paras while others toured Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Central Rotterdam is noted for its vibrant culture; the street sculpture and architecture were awesome. The apartments were built in the 1980’s, three stories

high and centrally located, as was our hotel, which was excellent and convenient for the huge food hall, innumerable cafes and restaurants and the railway station. Thanks as always to Lorrie Sisson’s organisational skills all ran smoothly and it was a most enjoyable trip. Gill Gallagher

!

THANKS - Senior Home International

@ Wellington Riding. Thank you so much for the training voucher for the

highest placed BDSC member, won by James Boulton of Northern Atomic

team - “super thrilled and excited to have won this.... thank you”

BDSC Certificates - awarded each year to BD Youth & Para riders who

represented GB in 2018/9, and to senior riders representing GB for the

first time. This year’s presentation was made by

Linda Whetstone & Brautigam (BD

Chairman & CEO respectively). Thanks received from, among others,

Natasha Adkinson, Angus Corrie-Deane, Bonnie Bourne,

Charlotte Snape, Jessie Kirby, Sophie Morgan, Isobel Berrington, Nicola

Naylor & Keeley Squires. (1st photo)

Sheepgate National U25s Champs -

thank you BDSC for your support of the FEI Pony classes. More than 325

combinations rode over 1100 tests during the six days, with riders from

all over the UK including Jersey, the Scottish Islands & Ireland. The win-

ner was Betsy Smetham on Amber V (2nd photo)

Albion Prize Draw winner - “Thank you Albion/BDSC for the really great

surprise of being the winner of the lovely bandages, saddle cloth and

cleaning kit. It never happens to me!

Maralyn Fitche”

3rd photo - BDSC logo on show at

Hickstead, albeit blurred. Sadly, we didn’t get info on horse, rider, owner,

sponsor! Do let us know!

Photos courtesy of Kevin Sparrow