Lakes Riding Club

19/06/2024

🤩🤩 We're hosting a dog show!!! 🤩🤩

Hopefully the rain will have stopped by then and we will have a splendid evening of sunshine for this social event!

This is open to everyone! Bring your friends, colleagues, extended family, neighbours ...anyone you like!

18/06/2024

Just a reminder that we are taking expressions of interest for the Dressage Area Qualifier on 29th July, these need to be with Paula by 2nd July

17/06/2024

Holla at The Saddle Barn if you need any of their services!

Saddle, Bit and Bridle fitting consultations June 2024 availability 📆

📍Sat 1st-Orton Area FULL
📍Mon 3rd- Unavailable
📍Tue 4th-Unavailable
📍Wed 5th- Unavailable
📍Thu 6th- Workington
📍Fri 7th- Witherslack Hall Equestrian
📍Sat 8th-Ulverston FULL
📍Tue 11th- Ulverston 10am appointment available
📍Wed 12th-Penrith area 3pm appointment available
📍Thu 13th-Carlisle FULL
📍Fri 14th-Witherslack Hall Equestrian
📍Sat 15th-Barrow/Walney 2pm appointment available
📍Tue 18th-FULL
📍Wed 19th- Carnforth area
📍Thur 20th-Carlisle 4pm appointment available.
📍Fri 21st-Witherslack Hall Equestrian
📍Sat 22nd- Barrow area
📍Mon 24th-FULL
📍Tue 25th-Penrith area 1.30pm and 3.30pm
📍Wed 26th- Lancashire morning appointments available
📍Thu 27th-Witherslack Hall Equestrian FULL
📍Fri 28th- Unavailable
📍Sat 29th-Available

I travel from Grange-over-sands to the above areas. So if you are in the area or on route, please just drop me a message.

www.thesaddlebarn.co.uk

17/06/2024

Come and see the Cumbria Police Rural Crime Team at Combined Training on Sunday!👮‍♂️👮‍♂️

Friendly faces to ask any questions you may have! ❓️

Setting up on Friday at the showground, give us a hand? 😁

17/06/2024

🌟Entries are now open for our Club Day on July 14th. During this event, we will be hosting qualifiers for the following competitions:

♦️NCPA: Cards will be distributed in the ring.

♦️Equifest: Please download and bring your own qualification cards. More details can be found in Hilary's most recent email.

♦️We are also excited to introduce our Concours D'Elegance Class, numbered 60 on the schedule.

This class can be ridden or in-hand and serves as a qualifier for the national show. Don your finest attire and prepare for an elegant display!

To enter, please use the link provided below:

The show includes a Concours D'Elegance Qualifier Class.  Please read full club schedule for details of club rules, and members points competition and qualifiers, this can be downloaded from lakesridingclub.org The event is open to members and non-members with members having access to a members dis...

16/06/2024

AREA HORSE TRIALS
Would any members/friends of team members like to come to Smallwood Equestrian Centre on Sat 6th July to support our teams and fence judge on the XC. We are required to provide 4 stewards and up to now only have 2. If you can help please contact Jackie Ireland for further details.

16/06/2024

🌟Sponsor Spotlight🌟

Caroline is one of our sponsors here at Lakes Riding Club. She has kindly made a brief video about the services she can provide to help you maintain your stunning appearance both inside and outside the show ring! 😍

We genuinely value our sponsors as they play a crucial role in the smooth operation of the club. Their contributions enable the committee to support our members in competing at area qualifiers and national championships.

Additionally, they assist us in funding club events, training sessions, and the acquisition of new equipment.

Take a moment to explore what Caroline has to offer...she has even generously extended a fantastic discount to our members!

We are always on the lookout for new sponsors so if you'd like to get involved please send us a message on here! 😁

Caroline Lashes

15/06/2024

♦️Road Safety Training♦️

We have been asked if we would be willing to provide Road Safety Training. This aligns with the work that some of our members, Amanda and Bev, will be undertaking in the coming months as part of their focus on rural crime and safety. (The Rural Crime Team will have a stand for you to visit at our Combined Training on June 23rd.)👮‍♂️

We would like to gauge interest in this training opportunity. The BHS Ride Safe Silver Award involves three two-hour sessions: one theory session, one ridden practice session, and one road session. Assessment is conducted through ongoing evaluation over the three sessions.

We anticipate the cost to be between £50 and £70, depending on the number of participants. The more participants we have, the lower the cost will be.

This is a great addition to those wanting to upskill in Road safety or expand their professional qualifications!!

Please let us know if you would be interested in participating in this training by messaging us or emailing Hilary!

14/06/2024

HORSE TRIALS QUALIFIER.
The following spaces are available to make up teams in the Horse Trial Qualifier on Saturday 6th July at Smallwood Equestrian Centre:
1 x 70cm (Junior or Senior)
1 x 80cm (Senior only)
If anyone is interested in filling these spaces please inform Jackie Ireland asap.

13/06/2024

Final reminder for Combined Training entries for 23rd June – they close at Midnight on Saturday 15th! 🏇🐎 Don't miss out on this event!

Please read full club schedule for details of club rules and members points competition this can be downloaded from www/lakesridingclub.org All classes are offered as dressage only with jumping sections for most classes if competitors wish, please take care to select the correct class.  Anyone wish...

12/06/2024

🌟🌟 Well deserved congratulations to our champions and reserve champions from our club day held on Sunday! 🌟🌟

Equitation Ring Champion
Louisa Allen - Greenholme Kingsmark

Equitation Ring Reserve
Melanie Thexton - Murvey Mara

Working Hunter Champion
Jayne Siddell - Shanbo Cathal

Working Hunter Reserve
Sadie Rumney - Hillgarth Mercedes

In-Hand Champion
Izzy Ridding - Firbank Whitby Jet

In-Hand Reserve
Jaki Attrill - Wideawake

Showing Champion
Victoria Brooks - Northern Chapter

Showing Reserve
Izzy Ridding - Deepghyll Lucky Touch

Supreme Champion
Izzy Ridding - Deepghyll Lucky Touch

Supreme Reserve
Jayne Siddell - Shanbo Cathal

❤️ Thank you to all our competitors, judges and stewards for making it an enjoyable day all round ❤️

10/06/2024

Check out these fabulous photos.
Thank you The Pop Up Photographer 📸

Photos are now all ready from Lakes Riding Club brilliant Show day yesterday!!!! :D

I really hope you like them and please do read the special offers bit on my page. The important bit is to make use of them you have to contact me directly ☺

https://thepopupphotographer.co.uk/horse-events-photography/

10/06/2024

Thanks to all those who have sent their expressions of interest to me for the Horse Trials area qualifier. Your names are on the list and entries go in this week. There are lots of you so a good representation from Lakes RC. Jackie and I will be in touch chasing payments and copies of your horses passport if we haven't already got them. Details of times etc will be sent out the week before. The dressage tests for each height are listed on the schedule, happy practising 😀😀

10/06/2024

Wonderful photos to follow for those who came and braved the cold.

Thank you for staying all day!!

Fab day at Lakes Riding Club Show Day today.
Well done to all those who competed, it was lovely to catch up with some regulars but also to see a few new faces who were very warmly welcomed by all 🥰

Thankfully it stayed dry most of the day, I am just not sure which I prefer January weather in June or last years scorching 🤷‍♀️

I am currently on with editing as quick as I can I will pop on here the link to the galleries as soon as they are all ready 🥰

09/06/2024

What a day at Lakes today! Bit cold but we had some lovely classes and of course our championships. Congratulations to all our champions - full details when I’ve recovered later in the week!! But some pictures below.

Thank you to our Judges, Angela, Avril and Cath and our sponsors, Shorefield Equestrian and Smallholding Supplies, Deana Tarr Saddle Fitting, vale of Lune Hunt and Claire and Neil Salisbury and finally our very own President, Jannet for judging the Supreme.

Off for a glass of something now 😊.

08/06/2024

Lakes RC bring home the red rosettes at Area Showjumping, Bold Heath. Report by Sara Ireland.

Today was the first of the summer area competitions where Area 3 riding clubs compete to see who is going to National Championships at Lincoln later in the year.

We had 5 members taking the trip to represent our club and it proved well worth the journey!

Members Robyn Allan, Sarah Newton, Heidi Holmes and Sara Ireland made up our senior team competing in both 80 and 90 class. Each class consisted of one 9 fence course, then a 2nd round over a seperate 11 fence course where the 2nd part was timed. Our ladies rode fab all day and took the win in the 80cm beating off stiff competition from 7 other clubs. Heidi was 3rd and Robyn 4th individually.

A few hiccups in the 90 meant no qualification this time but smiles all round. Sarah Newton was 5th individually.

Ella Surtees was in the junior 90cm and again took a fabulous win as an individual! Great work!!

That means Lakes RC is off to Lincoln for another year which is fantastic!!

The dressage area later in the season will give members another chance to qualify for those champs so if you want to get involved please contact Jackie or Paula. (Please note if you enter teams please be aware if you qualify we would expect you to attend Championships as this is the whole point of areas)

Well done to everyone today it was another enjoyable and successful journey down the m6! Next area is Horsetrials at beginning of July good luck to you all 😁🤩

08/06/2024

Lets hear it for the …. SPONSORS! 📣📣

With our 2024 season now well underway please show some love for our sponsors. As a club run by volunteers, we rely on our sponsors to keep us on our feet! ❤️❤️

Below is a list of our current sponsors .. we will be doing sponsor spotlights throughout the remainder of the seasons so keep your eyes peeled! 👀👀

Thank you for your support!! 🤩

🌟Todd's Of Kendal🌟

🌟North West Equine Vets🌟

🌟Mark Wood of Forge Ahead Farrier🌟

🌟Archway Vets and Physiotherapy🌟

🌟Moss Lea kennels and cattery

🌟South Lakes Equestrian Services 🌟

🌟RAB Fab Ltd🌟

🌟Caroline’s Lashes🌟

🌟Signature Bathroom's🌟

🌟Kim Burns Equestrian🌟

🌟Rebecca Sisson of Lakes Animal Physiotherapy🌟

🌟Allan Strong Joiners🌟

🌟Helen Westmoreland-Nicholson exercise physiology and personal coach🌟

❗️Our new sponsors for the 2024 season❗️

🌟Deana Tarr of The Saddle barn 🌟

🌟Oakmere Homes 🌟

🌟Maiden Marine 🌟

08/06/2024

♦️♦️ Remember to bring you passports with you tomorrow please ♦️♦️

08/06/2024

Don’t forget your entries for Combined Training on 23rd June - they close next Saturday night - 15th June at Midnight

Please read full club schedule for details of club rules and members points competition this can be downloaded from www/lakesridingclub.org All classes are offered as dressage only with jumping sections for most classes if competitors wish, please take care to select the correct class. Anyone wish....

08/06/2024

Good luck to all our members competing at the area showjumping today! 🤩🤩

07/06/2024

📸Photographs will be available from The Pop Up Photographer on Sundays club day!📸

We're all set up and ready to go! 🤩🏵🏆

Really excited to be attending the Lakes Riding Club Club day on Sunday, please do come say hi and if you specifically want me to try and catch you in a class please let me know the class, time, your number and most helpful horse colour (far easier to spot!😁)

See you Sunday! 😁🐴☺

07/06/2024

Would anyone like to have a day out at Bold Heath tomorrow to support our SJ teams and help with stewarding? You can travel down with me and you will get lunch. Let me know if you are interested on 07901737748. Thanks Jackie Ireland.

07/06/2024

Who's excited for championship club day on Sunday? 🏆🏵

We will be setting up tonight from 5.30pm on the show field, hope to see some of you there to give us a helping hand! 🤩🤩

06/06/2024

Class times for Sunday's Club Day are available on the website

Lakes Riding Club based on the Westmorland Show Field was formed in 1963. We hold riding shows from May through to August, alternating club day with combined training events.

05/06/2024

Any Junior's interested in doing Horse Trials Qualifier? Still have space on 80cm and 90cm teams. Contact Jackie Ireland or Paula Allen asap if interested.

05/06/2024

Lakes RC Representatives take the rough with the smooth at Arena Eventing Championships, Aston le Walls, report by Sara Ireland.

Last weekend 5 members from our club made the trip “down South” to represent LRC. The team had some significant changes to when they qualified due to a number of withdrawals/ injuries etc meaning Jackie and Paula had their work cut out swapping things around whilst staying within the rules and enabling us to compete.

In the 90 we had original team members Robyn Allan and Natalie Biggs with reserves drafted in Abigail Mitchell-Hunter and Sara Ireland. In the 100 we had original qualifiers Robyn Bowness & Abigail joined by reserves Natalie Biggs and Sara Ireland. This meant we had full teams of 4 which was great!

The trip down was slow with heavy traffic on the M6 as usual for a Friday night. The yard we stayed at was lovely with the horses getting lovely big stables for their holiday and us having time to have a good old natter over some of Jackie’s homemade gin!

The day of competition was eventful to say the least and is best summarised as “full of learns”. We had 1 competitor accidentally jumping one of the show-jumps backwards because their horse locked on, another clocking up so many refusals that the stewards were running after them to stop them, another member riding around the course so fast and out of control as the horse was having so much fun he forgot he had a rider on!, and finally a totally unexpected horse fall that came out of nowhere and was such a shame.

Despite all of this we actually had a great time and for the most part, fun was had. The comradery and spirit between everyone was great and lots of laughs, albeit sometimes it was a case of either laugh or cry! So on paper not our best ever championships but a shout out to Abigail who was 12th in the 90 with a lovely clear round and the 100 team did actually end up 7th out of 16 which wasn’t a bad effort considering some of the luck we were having.

As always our members, both riding and support crew, did Lakes RC proud. Thanks to everyone who attended for their commitment and effort to get there. These things are often very heavy on time and finances and your commitment does not go unnoticed. I think we would all agree however that when you do attend they are great days out producing lots of fab memories and laughs for the future making it all worthwhile. Next area is the Showjumping at Bold Heath so good luck to everyone competing there, Sara x

04/06/2024

Flatwork/dressage training with Ann Gardner 22 June -spaces available
Show jumping clear round and dressage arena hire also available... All on Horse Monkey ☺️

04/06/2024

**SPACES FILLING FAST** Tracy Newman showjumping clinic on Thursday 27 June 3pm onwards, Hill Farm Stud, Ings is now live on Horse Monkey.
This is a great chance to have a lesson with Tracy who is now the European British SJ Team coach, sessions can be poles n small fences to full BS course. Please support this amazing opportunity 😊