Winter League Show Jumping, Southview: Class 2 winning team of Tegan Houston & Solitaire, Lois Williams & Jim, Sali Wyn-Wheway & Toosie, and Jac Cernyw & Gorgeous George and  (top); Class 1 team 5th: Orlagh Toner & Lucky Charm, Huw Jones & Oliver, Twm Cernyw & Tululah, and Naomi Cobb & Shannon (left); Class 2 individual winner Heidi Palin (right)

Llanasa Badge Day

Llanasa have a mini & main saddlery badge running on Thursday 30th October, 10.30am, at Bryn Celyn, Flint. Names to judeb69@gmail.com

Branch Fun Show

There will be a Halloween themed fancy dress competition after the Show Jumping at the Branch Show on Friday 31st October. The handy pony and gymkhana will also have a Halloween theme.

Could all members who were awarded a trophy at the F&D Branch Fun Show last year please ensure they are returned to Iona Pierce before the show on Friday 31st October (Best Turned Out, Brenna Sports Cup, Young Handler Trophy, & Show Jumping Trophies).

Paul Davies Dressage Clinics

Spaces left for these lessons at Fferm, Bodelwyddan on 29 October, 23 November, 14 and 21 December and 11 and 25 January. Please e-mail Marian Owen asap (marianne.owen@btconnect.com) if you would like a lesson. Cost £15.

Cefn Area Mini Badges

There are a few spaces left at this unmounted session on Wednesday 29th October, at 3pm. With Helga, in Llansannan. Cost £5 including refreshments. Please contact Lindsey Howatson (cefnarea@gmail.com or 07796 893300).

Cefn Area Working Rally

There area a few spaces available for a rally on Sunday 2nd November. All abilities, with Helga and Louise Shepherd, at Equiti, Ty Isaf. Cost £6. Please contact Lindsey Howatson (cefnarea@gmail.com or 07796 893300)

Older Members’ Rallies

The older members’ rallies are to continue at Ystrad on a Thursday evening with Katy Powell Jones: Thursday 6th, 13th and 20th November. Please email Iona if you are interested (garethion@hotmail.com).

Paul Davies Dressage Clinic

Dressage clinic with Paul Davies at Mostyn, Saturday 8th November. Two spaces have become available at this clinic. Please email Penny Lynch (penny@greenlion.co.uk) if you would like a lesson.

Winter League Show Jumping

The closing date for the Berwyn & Dee Winter League competition is this Friday. Please don’t send late entries, but phone Aloma (07802 342 561) tonight (Tuesday) if you would like a space.

The next competition is on 22nd November at Bryn Derw, but no schedule has been received yet.

Please remember Winter League Show Jumping is first and foremost a team competition: please support each other throughout the competition. If you do not want to be part of a team, please let Aloma know and you can enter as an individual. It is very hard to occasionally forfeit individual placings for the team, but this is what the competition is all about and we are all part of the Flint & Denbigh team.

Winter League Show Jumping Results – Sir WWW

It was lovely to be back at Southview, and a busy first Winter League there.

Class 1 and our Winter League team rode well, with 3 clears in the first round. The second round was slightly trickier, Orlagh Toner & Lucky Charm, and Twm Cernyw & Tululah finishing on 4, and Huw Jones & Oliver finishing on 8. The team which also included  Naomi Cobb & Shannon as the 4th member were presented with team 5th.

We had 2 teams and a few individuals in Class 2. Our Winter League team rode well, and with only 3 double clears in the whole competition. The  Winter League team of Sali Wyn-Wheway & Toosie, Lois Williams & Jim, Jac Cernyw & Gorgeous George and Tegan Houston & Solitaire rode well as a team, listened to instruction and forfeited higher individual placings to make sure the team stayed in 1st place after their second round.  Excellent team work from them all. We were very happy in class 2 with individual 1st for Heidi Palin & Supermodel, individual 2nd for Jac Cernyw & Gorgeous George, individual 4th for Sali Wyn-Wheway & Toosie and individual 6th for Lois Williams & Jim.

Class 3, and again a tricky course, a handful of clears, and double clear and individual 1st  for Luci Roberts & Alfie, and double clear and individual 3rd for Emily Cummings & Mattedor. Luci Roberts & Jake also received individual 6th.  The Winter League team of Lilly Ann Pardoe & Harry, Ffion Thomas & Concer, Ben Read & Dougal and Luci Roberts & Mattedor also gained team 3rd. Our 2nd team gained team 6th, they were Olivia Dalton & Bam, Georgia Jones & Simba, and Emily Cummings & Mattedor.

Thank you to the Toner family, Eirian Jones & Sheila and Penny Read for correctly jotting down all the scores, and to all the parents and riders who support each other in this team event.