South & West Region Updates
Here you can find out all of the latest news and updates from the South & West region.
In addition to checking in on this page, you can follow our regional activities on Facebook and Instagram (search and follow British Dressage South & West Region, plus British Dressage South & West region – (County) clinics and training), periodic newsletters emailed to all members, typically 4-6 per annum, and WhatsApp Groups for Youth, Senior, Coaches and Judges providing information and links direct to your phone – Please contact Mandy Rodgers to be added to the WhatsApp group relevant to you.
Over the coming months we are able to offer a variety of opportunities:
- 3 January Youth Training Day with Stephen Arnett & Tina Burrow to include Squadding and Stable Management Module, Millfield, Street, Somerset
- 9 January Training observation/yard visit Headmore Stud, Hampshire, with Alice Oppenheimer
- 18 January Formal Sitting in Judge Training with Sue Petty at Duchy College, Cornwall
- 22 January Quiz and Members Evening at The Grange, Devon
- 24 January Online Judges Social Evening and Quiz
- 28/29 January Adult Camp at Unicorn Trust, Gloucestershire
- 22-25 Feb live judge training across the levels, Wellington Regional Championship
- 1 March SW Region hosts the ‘Hoscars’ Movie Night Ball and Awards, Bristol
- 8 March Members ‘coffee morning & training’ at Bicton College, Devon
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3-5 May Inter County Championships. Qualifying events throughout the region prior to close of qualifying period on March 23
Judges Quiz & Evening - check out your rules knowledge and enjoy a glass of something with friends and colleagues
24 January 2025
There are regular ICC Qualifiers in every county please visit horsemonkey for details.
From 1 January we will open Youth Squad Assessment Days for 2025, see Horsemonkey for details.
Felicity Davis - Hampshire Youth Ambassador
Felicity has lived in Hampshire for 47 years and is currently based near Andover on a farm where she lives with her husband, daughter and dogs. With over 40 years of equestrian experience, she brings a breadth of equestrian knowledge and passion particularly in youth. Having graduated from Warwickshire College with a BA (Hons) in Equine Studies in 2003 she became Primary School teacher has recently retrained and qualified as an Equine Sports Massage and Rehabilitation Therapist. From her first ride at the Royal Artillery Pony Club to supporting her daughter’s equestrian career today, the entire journey has been one of dedication, learning, and love for horses. Felicity says ‘I am looking forward to supporting the region and helping to build Hampshire’s presence and getting to know everybody’.
