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Hello und welcome to our “What’s on” page
Week long / short break holiday ride booking dates and details are now
on the “Trail riding holidays page”!!
Show news
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Firstly we feel we must explain that in this, our first year down here in Cumbria, we are unfamiliar with the local shows, where they are, when they're on, what classes are held etc so we are easing our way into things. We have been asked by many local show organisers if we would like to attend - we would like to, but can only apoloise for non attendance this year, we've had to concentrate on settling in, the last year has been rather hectic.... this will improve in time as we enjoy the shows and love showing the horses - preferably in ridden classes as that's what they do for a living - and hope to put a good demonstration of the ridden Heavy Horse together.
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For any local organisers wanting a preview once the school is in this autumn, pop over as we'll be able to practice and do it well. We had hoped to attend the Royal Highland Show this past June, but due to a variety of reasons were not able to. We hope to be there next year.
We popped over to the Cartmel Show one Wednesday in August, it was a last minute decision, our trailor wasn't back from the workshop amongst other things, but we decided to show our faces as well as the horses', enjoyed ourselves and did a small demonstration of the ridden Clydesdale in the arena, which was, I hope, entertaining! We took Branson and Ben (had to borrow a small trailer so took smaller horses!) who were well behaved. Certainly not our best demo ever as Tim and Alan put it together 10 mins before, but folk were amazed, it just goes to show that getting the message across that the ridden Clydesdale or Shire horse is a great riding horse still has a long way to go!!!!! Thanks to Linda and the Show committee for letting us come!
We attended the Marymass Parade and race over the weekend of the 25th of August...we had hoped to go to Broughton Show, as it's our local one, to support the show, meet other members of the local community but due to the Foot and Mouth situation it was cancelled. Tim and I would like to attend this in future..I did take two horses to Muncaster's Game Fair which was also great fun, thanks to everyone for inviting us!!
The Irvine Marymass Parade and RACES - yes that RACES - which does include a Clydesdale Race which we entered for the first time....mad? YES ...fun.. DEFINATELY! The Marymass Parade is a celebration of historical importance, it's traditionally run by the Irvine Carters Society and rather than try and tell you more, check out the website www.marymass.org for further information. We've had connections there since being invited to take the dray with Max and Prince way back in 2002, when we took the "Mary's" around the town, then entered the driving competition. This year we took two horses, Major and Sparky although I think the bookies had an imkling Maj was fast as the odds were poor....!! However, the look on Tim's face as he finished was amazing, he is still all choked up with such obvious pleasure at winning, Major took it in his stride! We hope to return next year, I'm not sure which horses we'll take as yet, watch this space!!!
The other show we attended at the end of the summer was the Westmorland Show, which was on the 12th September. We were on the final day of our first week long ride at that point but were keen to go as it's a big show and a good experience for the horses we take. Emma and Brogue had their first outing this year, with Emma walking off with the Best Mare AND Ridden Class, WOW and Brogue managing a fourth in the gelding and a third with Emma in the Pairs class as well as second in the Ridden. All in all we felt it a sucess, and again hope to return next year.
The cafe does, unfortunately, remains a work of art in the making; we've had an enormous amount of help from Gary, who along with Tim has been fantastic, doing a great job.....it has taken some time mainly because we want to get it right and naturally are fitting it in alongside everything else...it will look great when it's finished! It will also have a small retail area including the horseshoes hand painted by the pupils of the George Hastwell School, with whom we enjoy a lovely relationship. The shoes are for sale if anyone would like one.
Future ideas and plans
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- All weather menage/School going in this autumn, 60 X 40, YIPPEE!!!!!!
- Teaching, schooling, training, driving, demo's.....all within our grasp.....
- Own a Clydesdale Days/Weekends
- Working Pupil Scheme Working Holidays - do as much or as little as you like!!
- Tailor made Holidays Weekend Riding Holiday packages, containing both (a) Riding away from then back to the yard and/or (b) remaining here, containing more management tuition and driving as well as hacking out.
- Week long Rides (next one being scheduled for May 2008 with a June one a several ove the summer...watch the Rides page for details CALL TO BOOK YOUR PLACE!!)
- Driving with Alan and Annie, both experienced Driving tutors (school required!) lots of good off road tracks will make this popular! We require a modern carriage with suspension if anyone has one to loan/ buy please get in touch! I sold all my older wooden ones as we do require a lighter vehicle with proper suspention for the tracks. Involvement with Driving for the Disabled...again, we'd like a loan/beg/borrow/steal of a decent carriage, preferably with a method of holding a wheelchair in the drivers place. Any ideas??
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The email is currently proving reliable, so any ideas welcomed on what anyone would like to see happen, so do get in touch! We dont mind phone calls in the evenings, up until around 10pm. It is the family phone line so if you cannot get through please leave a message, I'll always call back.
Email address is Cumbrian Heavy Horses Thanks!
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