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Members Only Novice Show
This show is aimed at the genuine novice and the less experienced among us who perhaps want
to have a go at something they haven't done before. If you are unsure about your
eligibility to compete, contact one of the organisers.
A novice rider, for the purposes of this show, is a rider who has not won the type of class entered, at any time, at any show.
If you are no longer a true novice but are lacking confidence, you are welcome to enter this show as a non-competitor to enable you to gain either the experience or the judge's advice.
Sunday 15th April 2012
Despite the inclement weather we had been having - it was suddenly a glorious day! What a start for the season - and for the show!
As always it was a bright and early start with quite a few late entries which made the class sizes perfect - and new faces to boot which was great! Vicky was brilliant as usual as the resident judge giving lots of extremely encouraging feedback and advice during the classes. There was lots of effort this year in presentation and lots of nervous novice riders who wore big happy smiles as the day went on!
In first place was Kathryn Puller who then contacted me to ask me to award the trophy to Dianne Allcock - what a lovely gesture!! Thanks Kathryn. (Ed: Kathryn used to be an active member of ODRC but had not ridden for 13 years and, although she felt like a Novice on coming back to riding, she realized that she was not a true Novice and therefore should not accept the trophy. A very honourable decision, Kath - thank you.)
As always a big thank you to all the helpers:
Tori Hollingworth
Martha Tibbot
Carla Richardson
Lesley Sanders
Katie Ingram
Kathy Bradley
Amanda Godwin
As always a special thank you to the lovely Mrs Victoria Tibbot and her trusty steward Martha, to Howards Catering & to Grandpa Greene's Ice Cream.
All the very best for the coming season and I look forward to organising the show next year with Steve!
Lauren Rothwell, joint Show Organiser
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