Welcome to the 2010/11 University of Bristol Riding Club
At Bristol you have the opportunity to compete within our BUCS teams, have lessons with other members, enjoy a nice hack, or just come out with us all on socials - one of the most important aspects of the club!
Teams
Our our teams compete within the BUCS universities competitions, this year doing better than ever, with our B -team narrowly missing out on 1st place at Nationals. We train weekly with Badminton winner Paul Tapner at his yard in Swindon and compete on the yard's horses at our home competitions. Uni teams allows you to develop your riding and competition skills on a variety of horses, as at away competitions, you'll only be given 7 minutes to warm up a strange horse and then do a dressage test / showjumping round. We run our team trials in the first few weeks of term, and to be considered you'll need to be atleast novice standard dressage and jump 1m. You'll be at a massive advantage if you have experience riding a variety of horses and competition experience isn't essential. To sign up to trail come see us at FRESH in freshers week, and for information email Jenna Hill (Team Captain) on: jh7211@bris.ac.uk
The trials form can be found attached to the page - please feel free to fill it out in advance and hand it in to us at FRESH
Lessons
Lessons are available for ALL standards of rider. We use Urchinwood Equestrian Centre and Summerhouse Equitation Centre and will organise you into groups according to your ability. If you've had to give up your horse to come to uni, feeling a bit rusty after a few years out of the saddle, or fancy trying something new, riding with Bristol will be the best and cheapest place to have lessons. To sign up, come see us at FRESH and for info email Felicity Borrell on fb9619@bris.ac.uk or Ellie Child on ec8658@bris.ac.uk
The lessons form can be found attached to the page - please feel free to fill it out in advance and hand it in to us at FRESH
Hacking
We run hacks in the beautiful surroundings of the Mendips. For more info see us at FRESH.
Socials
Socials are one of the highlights of the club. We go out for dinner, drinks and clubbing together, having a good laugh and socialising with like minded people. For information on socials join our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36145145861&ref=ts
Trips
We run trips to various different equestrian events including masterclasses and Badminton Horse Trials. More information will be posted on our facebook group.
For further information contact Kat Birch (Club Captain) on: kb8326@bris.ac.uk or Katie Kershaw (Vice-Club Captain) on kk7929@bris.ac.uk
