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24/03/2025

Congratulations to all of our competitors who took part in our Unaffiliated Dressage Competition yesterday we had a great turnout, thanks to everyone that continues to support our events.

Results:

Intro 2

1st Karen Moore Stanley 69.09%
2nd Ruth Monks Indy 67.04%
3rd Erin Spurrell Ted 66.59%
4th Donna Boyd Magic Heiress 65.91%
5th Sue Payne Royal Town 63.64%
6th Caroline Bleathman Dolan Shack 57.95%

Intro 4

1st Donna Boyd Magic Heiress 69.42%
2nd Claire Mason Smokey 66.73%
3rd Ruth Monks Indy 66.54%
4th Erin Spurrell Ted 64.42%
5th Rosie Bowditch Dom 61.15%
6th Caroline Bleathman Dolan Shack 58.27%

Prelim 2

1st Katherine Martyn Master Tradesman 69.78%
2nd Claire Mason Smokey 68.26%
3rd Ava Symcox Doodles 66.95%
4th Aisling Farrell Forri 65.00%
5th Jemima Whelan Tequila 64.56%

Prelim 3

1st Katherine Martyn Master Tradesman 67.08%
2nd Aisling Farrell Forri 63.33%

Next Unaffiliated Dressage Competition
Will be Sunday 27th April

All welcome

Good Evening Please find attached timings  for our dressage competition this Sunday
21/03/2025

Good Evening
Please find attached timings for our dressage competition this Sunday

18/03/2025

Entries Close Wednesday 19th March for our dressage competition on 23rd March
Entries via Horse Monkey or [email protected]

14/03/2025

Unaffiliated Dressage 23rd March
Entries Open until 1pm 19th March
Via Horse Monkey or email to [email protected]

Good Morning Here is our schedule for our Unaffiliated Dressage Competition being held Sunday 23rd March All welcome
04/03/2025

Good Morning
Here is our schedule for our Unaffiliated Dressage Competition being held Sunday 23rd March

All welcome

20/02/2025

🐎 do you use a gag without a curb strap?
This is what can happen!
Split lips are all too often seen when a gag is used incorrectly.
The bit is not stable enough on its own and will over rotate. This causes all the pressure to be transferred directly to the horses lips.
They infact tell the horse to lift the head as the loose ring allows the mouthpiece to slide upwards.
A curb strap should be used with
- 2 or 3 ring gags
- universals (2.5 rings)
- Dutch gags (please see my previous videos on these!)
- tom thumbs
- elevator types
- American gags

This stabilises the bit, prevents the over rotation, reduces the gag action and preserves your horses lips!

The curb should be loose and only come into play when the bit is rotated to 45°
Too tight and curb pressure comes into affect and tells the horse to put its nose down.

The curb strap sits higher than a curb chain and doesn't work on the curb groove in the same way.

18/02/2025

Many thanks to everyone that supported our dressage competition on Sunday, our next Unaffiliated Dressage Competition will be on Sunday 23rd March, schedule will be out beginning of March.

Results:
Intro 1 Open

1st Sue Payne Remi 71.82%
2nd Natalie Stahl Oakley 68.18%
3rd Ruth Sootar Lady May 66.59%
4th Caroline Bleathman Dolan Shack 65.91%

Intro 3 Open

1st Claire Mason Smoky 77.73%
2nd Tilly Pitman Winnie 66.14%
3rd Rosie Bowditch Dom 65.91%
4th Caroline Bleathman Dolan Shack 62.73%

Prelim 2 Open

1st Claire Mason Smoky 68.70%
2nd Eliza Peters Bochym Charlie 67.39%
Rachel Annetts Harry 60.43%

Prelim 3 Open

1st Rachael Annetts Harry 65.00%

Novice 1 Open

1st Mel Haslock Minnie 71.00%

Well done to all of our competitors.

Please find attached timing's for our Dressage Competition on Sunday.If you entered via Horse Monkey and have been given...
14/02/2025

Please find attached timing's for our Dressage Competition on Sunday.

If you entered via Horse Monkey and have been given a time on their site please ignore it.

12/02/2025

Entries for this Sundays Dressage Competition Close at 1pm today
Entries to [email protected]
Or via Horse Monkey

10/02/2025

Unaffiliated Dressage Competition this Sunday 16th February entries close Wednesday 12th February
All Welcome

08/02/2025

Unaffiliated Dressage Competition
Sunday 16th February
Entries Close Wednesday 12th @ 1pm
All Welcome

Good Evening Here is the schedule for our next  Unaffiliated Dressage Competition Sunday 16th February Friendly and welc...
04/02/2025

Good Evening
Here is the schedule for our next Unaffiliated Dressage Competition Sunday 16th February
Friendly and welcoming environment hopefully storm free !!!

https://horsemonkey.com/equestrian_event/70796/DOWNCLOSE+STABLES+UNAFFILIATED+DRESSAGE+COMPETITION?fbclid=IwY2xjawIQeL1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUcmO6e_gAVrbSGgyvPwl0nmhspccbegzaYCt6Aoa3FZjf9SefYNdRy-mg_aem_XrQWT_5sVa-3jc0wXh4MPQ

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