Varian Stables
RoR South East - Insight Day - Roger Varian - CB8 7BY
Retraining of Racehorses
RoR South East brings you another 'Insight Day'
A chance for a behind the scenes look into the life of a racehorse, it's routine, training, feeding and much more at Roger Varian’s stables. Roger...
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Notes
RoR South East brings you another 'Insight Day'
A chance for a behind the scenes look into the life of a racehorse, it's routine, training, feeding and much more at Roger Varian’s stables. Roger Varian is a multiple Classic-winning racehorse trainer with multiple Group 1 victories to his name. In 2024 alone he won the Group 1 Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes, Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as well as the Group 2 Bet365 Mile at Newbury all with now stallion, Charyn and winning the 1000 Guineas Classic with Elmalka!
Roger has made an immediate impact on his profession since taking over the reins from long-time boss and legendary mentor Michael Jarvis in 2011, saddling over 1,400 winners, including more than 170 Stakes victories across the globe.
Roger also trained double St Ledger winner in Eldar Eldarov who won the 2022 Doncaster St Ledger to then follow on in 2023 to win the Irish St Ledger with Eldar Eldarov, seeing off Kyprios.
He has trained winners in France, Dubai, Canada and Ireland making him an internationally recognised trainer.
10am start – finish 2:30/3pm
Cost £22.50 for ROR members
£25 for Non members
What’s Included:
Morning: Yard Tour
Explore the training routines seeing the horses on Warren Hill Gallops, then back to the yard to explore feeding regimes, Rogers extensive facilities such as his equine swimming pool and treadmill, followed by welfare and horse longevity strategies that support every horse on the yard.
Afternoon: Retraining Talk with Amy Bannister-Bell (BHSI, RoR Wales RDO)
Gain valuable insights into the retraining process of former racehorses – what’s involved, key challenges, how to maintaingood practices, and where to find support. A great session whether you already own an RoR or are considering taking one on.
• Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Cost: £22.50 RoR members / £25 non-members
• Please bring a packed lunch
• Open to all – membership not required
• Limited spaces – early booking recommended
Who Should Attend?
• Anyone considering giving a racehorse a second career
• Current owners of former racehorses looking to learn more
• Coaches and professionals seeking CPD
• Equine enthusiasts curious about life in a racing yard
Coach CPD Accredited:
• BHS – 4 CPD points
• Also approved for BD, BE, BS and Pony Club
Important Info:
• Attendees must follow yard safety and conduct guidelines
• No dogs allowed
• Photos and videos only with the trainer’s permission
These events are part of RoR Education’s First Step Out of Racing initiative – helping improve outcomes and reduce vulnerability for former racehorses.
Terms & conditions
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation
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 t
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation
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.
https://www.ror.org.uk/rules/rules-and-regulations#:~:text=1.3%20Every%20horse%20competing%20in,RoR%20it%20shall%20be%20disqualified.
Refund policy
No refunds will be given.
Who & where
Venue
Varian StablesCarlburg Stables
49 Bury Road
Newmarket, Suffolk
CB8 7BY
07442 899821
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