Ferry Farm Riding Club
The 2018 season gets underway on Saturday 14th April with Ferry Farm’s Unaffiliated Dressage and BD Quest Club competition, followed on Sunday 15th April with BD Affiliated Dressage and continued Unaffiliated Dressage.
Dressage
This will be run in the outdoor arena that is surfaced with the Olympic standard TurfFloat™. It will be judged by qualified judges.
Unaffiliated Dressage
Rosettes will be awarded to sixth place with juniors and seniors placed separately, where there are 10 or more entrants in each section. If there are less than 10 entrants’ rosettes will be at secretaries’ discretion.
Members of the riding club will accumulate points, when placed, throughout the season for the perpetual challenge trophies which are awarded at the first show of each season for the previous year.
Click for Dressage information and the Unaffiliated Dressage entry form.
British Dressage Affiliated Dressage
In 2018, we will continue to host British Dressage Affiliated Dressage competitions.
Schedule details are available from the BD website and this website.
British Dressage Quest Club
In 2018, we will be hosting BD Quest Club competitions. Schedule details are available from the BD website (look for Quest Club @ Ferry Farm) and below.
14th April
19th May
16th June
14th July
18th August
Entry
Team Quest entry form [BD website]
My Quest entry form [BD website]
Combined Quest entry form [BD website] - for those of you giving them both a go!
- Entry fee: £16.00 per class
- Late entry fee: £2.00 extra per class
- Caller: £1.00 per test is charged
- Entries close 14 days prior to each event
- TQ rosettes 1st – 4th for each team member, 4 max per section.
- MQ rosettes 1st – 6th or as per BD rule book depending on entries.
Cheques payable to ‘FFRC’. Full rules and guidance available from 2018 rule book [BD website].
Click for Quest Club dressage information.
Collection Times
Times can be collected from our website from the Thursday prior to competition or via telephone number 01603 721794 on the Thursday evening between 7pm and 8.30pm.
Janet Barton (Physiotherapist) "Check & Treat"
"Check & Treat" looks at both horse and rider to identify and if necessary treat any areas that might be causing problems.
First, there will be an assessment by Janet to establish whether there are any problems (muscular- or skeletal-based) which might benefit from treatment. Second, if required, treatment of horse and/or rider by Janet (this element not always necessary).
For more details, or to book your place, please contact Violet Hill on 01603 721794 or use our contact form.
More about Janet Barton, ACPAT Category A Equine and Human Physiotherapist
Janet is a fully qualified veterinary physiotherapist, having undergone 9 years of study to achieve her status starting with GCSEs, A Levels, then a degree in human physic, followed by 2 years of clinical work. This study built the foundations for the animal studies, which then took an additional 2 years.
She has extensive experience working with horses, having competed since the age of eleven, achieving Senior Nations Cup status, and has trained riders of all ages and levels. These skills have left her well placed to not only understand the physiotherapy needs of the horse and rider, but also the stresses and strains which occur in competition, whether physical or psychological.