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BE announces Scottish venue for final Winter Masterclass
Following the success of the inaugural British Eventing Masterclass with six time Olympian Mary King at Gleneagles last year, BE has announced the venue for a Scottish session of the BE ‘Better Cross Country Riding’ Masterclass series sponsored by Treehouse Sporting Colours. It will take place at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre (SNEC) in West Lothian,
where ticket holders can enjoy watching and learning from internationally renowned coach Chris Bartle, who will be putting riders through their paces in this essential training Masterclass on the 15th February 2016. The cost for this final evening in a series of four Masterclasses will be £20 per person. Visit
www.britisheventing.com/ training/courses/2929/details for information.
New Parelli Savvy Club
The Savvy Club is at the heart and soul of everything Parelli, which aims to improve horsemanship skills based on the Four Savvys, which are distinct areas of development for horse and rider to progress through.
“Renowned for our passion regarding all things safety, Equisafety is constantly striving to provide not only the very best in performance sportswear designs but trail blazing the way in using smarter eco-friendly textiles”, explains Equisafety Managing Director Nicky Fletcher. “We are therefore delighted to introduce the first items in our ECO Range, which is an ideal pack consisting of a High Visibility Yellow Tabard, Hat Band and a Pair of Leg Boots - all for the amazing price of £29.99.” Nicky considers that smarter eco-friendly textiles will become an important part of everyday life in the near future, and she strongly believes that we are all responsible for the future of our planet.
Because of this Equisafety is now part of the Greenpeace
Toxic Fashion Campaign, challenging what exists and is manufacturing new ideas that push the boundaries of what is known and accepted. Curiosity and Innovation is what fuels this continual drive to push the design of high visibility technical items and use of the very best dyes.
“Equisafety and its factories are proud to be members of BSCI”, adds Nicky. “This is a guarantee that the factory workers have the following when they are manufacturing the Equisafety products - no discrimination, decent working hours, no child labour, no precarious employment, protecting the environment, ethical business behaviour, no bonded labour, occupational health and safety and most importantly fair pay.” Visit
www.equisafety.com
Thistledown Las Vegas is 2015 Show Pony Personality of the Year
The Show Personality of the Year Awards was a star studded red carpet event that welcomed 500 guests to the East of England Showground in October. Those attending witnessed the prestigious Virbac 3D Worming Show Pony Personality of the Year 2015 awarded to the prolific show hunter pony Thistledown Las Vegas.
Davina Godwin with the winners of the Virbac 3D Worming Show Pony Personality of the Year Award
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Owned by Julie Shakespeare and ridden by Reise Shakespeare, Thistledown Las Vegas has been the in-form one to beat this season, having been unbeaten in his class during 2015. Produced by Julie Templeton, he has also stood Reserve Champion at HOYS, the Royal International
and Royal Windsor in 2014. The runner up award went to Rotherwood Rainmaker, the prolific show pony owned by Katy Carter and ridden by Poppy Carter. A double Longines Royal International Horse Show Supreme Pony, Rotherwood Rainmaker has lifted many leading titles during his illustrious career.
The winners of the Show Personality of the Year Awards are decided by a public vote and this year around 18,000 votes were registered across the categories. Davina Godwin, Senior Territory Manager Virbac, was on hand to present the Virbac 3D Worming Show Pony Personality of the
Year winners with their fabulous optical crystal trophies and velvet sash at the wonderful end of season awards party. “It was a stellar line up in the Virbac 3D Worming Show Pony Personality of the Year and the winners where over the moon”, said Davina “The atmosphere during the evening was electric and the calibre of the finalists reflects the stature of this event.”
The Virbac 3D Worming Show Pony Personality of the Year is open to all ponies that compete in ridden classes, including lead rein and first ridden, working pony, flat ridden and in-hand, covering all types of animals.
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A new e-magazine, ‘Touchtone’ has been launched for all Savvy Club Members to enjoy. Each monthly edition will contain informative and interesting reading selected by Pat and
Linda Parelli, including videos, articles, problem solving tips and much more. There will also be a step-by-step Parelli Program to help you and your horse work together naturally and in harmony. Savvy Club Members can access the new magazine by logging in to
ParelliSavvyClub.com and from the home page click on ‘Access Your Digital Magazine.’ For more information, visit
www.parelli.com
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