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Welcome to the Dressage Competition Training sessions new for winter 2024 at the Yorkshire Riding Centre, Harrogate.
Open to all those who are wanting to gain further experience in the working in arena along with test riding techniques and tactics. From those who are just starting their unaffiliated journey to those aiming for regional championships. Intro to Elementary levels catered for.
The session will include a working in group with 4 combinations. You will gain confidence with other horses/riders along with developing a working in plan for your competitions.
The session will then progress to you riding through a British Dressage tests which will be judged, marked and filmed. You will receive a score sheet, video and rosette.
Dress code will be smart/casual however tack must be BD compliant.
Come along to practice your dressage test in preparation for the RoR Championships.
This will be an educational session for both horse and rider with the arena decorated. You will gain further techniques along with tactics on how to enhance your performance in the competition arena.
Each rider will be able warm up on their own, followed by an allocated time to ride through a dressage test of their choice. Riders will ride through their test which will be marked. They will then have feedback, work on a variety of movements then ride through the test again.
You can select a Long or Short arena test
The test riding session will be a 30 minutes.
Score sheets and rosettes will be given to you on the day.
Sarah is a British Horse Society Intermediate Instructor, BHS Stable Manager, UK Coaching Certificate Level 2 and British Dressage Level 5 Judge.
Sarah has been based at the Yorkshire Riding Centre for over 20 years and has a wealth of experience coaching all levels. She has also previously worked for British Dressage as the Northern Region Development Officer. During this time she achieved her UKCC Level 2 and became a listed judge. Sarah's ethos is to encourage riders to be the best that they can be, gain confidence and enjoy a harmonious partnership with their horse. She is happy to coach all levels from those having a go at their first dressage test to those aiming for competitions. |
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation – Updated August 2024
1. For ridden events your horse must be registered with RoR and riders must be 15 years of age on the 1 January of the current year.
2. Participants MUST have their own Personal Liability Insurance Policies.
3. It is an express condition of everyone entering the venu
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation – Updated August 2024
1. For ridden events your horse must be registered with RoR and riders must be 15 years of age on the 1 January of the current year.
2. Participants MUST have their own Personal Liability Insurance Policies.
3. It is an express condition of everyone entering the venue that they do so at their own risk and voluntarily accepts the risk of injury or damage that is implicit in riding or handing a horse on the premises.
4. In accepting these terms and conditions, entrants agree to make themselves familiar with the venue terms and conditions and adhere to any rules or signage for the venue. This includes conditions regarding the vaccination of horses against Equine Influenza.
5. All deposits are non-refundable. No refunds or reductions are offered for arriving late, leaving early, or inability to participate for any reason (such as lame horse/lost shoe).
6. Where the balance/full payment has been made for an event, a refund will be given only if it has been possible to fill your space on the event from a wait list.
7. The organiser reserves the right to cancel the event at any time, in which case refunds will be given. Should the organiser be forced to cancel an event the entry fee will be refunded. The organiser will not accept any contingent liability, such as travel, or any cost faced by the participant howsoever incurred.
8. Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), their servants, agents, employees and all those connected with the event venue, do not accept any liability for any damage, whether occasioned by the negligence or breach of contract or statutory duty of themselves, their servants, agents, employees or those connected with RoR or the venue or the venue's facilities or otherwise, whatsoever.
9. All accidents must be reported, and an Accident Report Form is to be completed by the coach in charge and recorded by a representative of RoR.
10. Dress code is casual, but for ridden events hats to the current standard must be worn. Body protectors are optional for ridden events, except cross country riding when they must be worn to the current safety standard along with a riding hat without a fixed peak.
11. Please be kind and courteous to everyone, behaviour deemed to be unacceptable is to be reported to a representative of RoR and you may be omitted from attending the event if your behaviour contravenes our rules of conduct.
Refund Policy
Please contact the organiser/secretary where you are not able to attend for any reason after booking.
No refunds or reductions are offered for arriving late, leaving early, or inability to participate for any reason (such as lame horse/lost shoe).
Where the balance/full payment has been made for an event a refund will be given only if it has been possible to fill your space on the event from a wait list, or following discussion with the organiser on production of a valid vet certificate/medical certificate.