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Peebles and District Riding Club

Peebles & District Riding Club (PDRC) is based in Southern Scotland (Area 1 of British Riding Clubs).

Our current membership is approximately 100 people with a mixture of novice, open riders and non-riders.

We are always looking for people keen to join who would like to compete and members willing to help out at shows. If you would like a membership form please go to our Membership area on the site and download one.

Emily Gray and Boris on the way to qualify for Badminton Grassroots Championship 2010

Emily Gray and Boris on the way to qualifying for the Badminton Grassroots Championship 2010

Competitors warming up at the PDRC March show

We hold various events throughout the year including Dressage, Show Jumping, Hunter Trials, training events and even an endurance ride/pleasure ride etc. We also arrange dismounted events such as demonstrations, quiz nights, talks, social events and are happy to consider any other ideas that you may have to suggest by emailing us below.

Forthcoming Club events:-

Training - Andrew Hamilton SJ lessons. Lessons (mostly flatwork) with Diana Zadja, BHSI and
Fledgling training with Lyn Miller

Team events - throughout the year - view team page for more details

View dates page for a (non exhaustive) list of events run by PDRC and other riding clubs in the area.

NOTE: Random checks will be made on those competing at PDRC events to ensure BRC rules are adhered to.

Club Merchandise

PDRC have for sale club Polo shirts and Hooded tops, in bottle green with the PDRC logo in gold on the front left hand side. Polo shirts cost £15 and Hoodies £20.
Order form and images here.

Raise money for The Horse Trust with your old 'phone

Horse & Hound have a news item on a scheme to raise money for The Horse Trust by donating your old mobile phone for reuse in emerging markets.

"Riding Club Bonanza"

An online equestrian shop www.equestrianclearance.com are running a promotional campaign which could be worth £5000 to a UK Riding Club... If you purchase items from them, having followed the link above, PDRC will be "credited" for your purchases in their tally of refering sites.

Health and Safety

A copy of the Club's Health and Safety policy and of the BHS Public Liability Insurance certificate are available.

Information from Peebles Cycling Club

Peebles Cycling Club have contacted us to advise that a calendar showing their events is available online - they had an incident in 2009 in which a horse was spooked by a road race near Stobo, and they are keen that we horsey folk should have the information to allow us to avoid their regular weekly races in future! Please pass on the address to any friends who ride in the area, but who don't read the PDRC website.

News

PDRC AGM on Thursday 14th October

The PDRC AGM will again be held at the Tontine Hotel, in Peebles, on the evening of Thursday 14th October. If you are a member and have the enthusiasm and commitment required to help out on the club committee please contact
info@peeblesridingclub.org.uk
in the first instance, or speak to a current member of the committee well before the AGM.

Helpers' Points thus far...

Sorry this has taken a while to get here, but here is the story so far for 2010...
The short version - Iain Ronaldson is in the lead in the race to claim a fantastic prize as the hardest working helper of the year, with Gail Cormack, Jocelyn Gray and Caroline Mosley as the others who might be in with a chance at this late stage. More importantly, many thanks to everyone who has given their help this year - without your help we wouldn't be able to run so many events.
Please note that all committee members are excluded from the points totals, or it would be a very different picture!

Absolutely Ace Winter Dressage Points series

Results for the 2009/10 Winter Dressage series:
1st Sam Eaton
2nd equal Elspeth Gardner
              Louise Younger
4th equal Lyn Miller
              Alison Bogue
6th equal Jan Currie
              Rachel Walker
7th Alison Bogue

Team Events

PDRC succesfully sent teams to three recent competitions, Area 1 Showjumping and Style Jumping at St Boswells
Area 1 Team Dressage at Greenfields of Avondale
Area 2 Horse Trials at Beamish

Well done to all those who took part, and thanks to all those who helped. Write-ups should be on the Teams page soon.

Changes to Horse Passport rules from 1st July 2009

All horses, ponies and donkeys are required to have a horse passport to identify them. Find out how the laws on horse passports changed from 1 July 2009.