This website works best using cookies. If you continue to use this site, we'll assume that you are happy to receive cookies.
When someone visits horsemonkey.com, we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting any of our websites. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | View Google's privacy overview |
| HotJar | _hjSession_{site_id} _hjSessionUser_{site_id} | We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users' needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users' experience (eg how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don't like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users' behavior and their devices device's IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf. | For further details, please see the 'about Hotjar' section of Hotjar's support site |
Retraining of Racehorses
RoR Club Events are designed to be a sociable, relaxed environment for you to meet other former racehorse owners whilst training and developing you and your horse.
Friendly and relaxed sessions...
RoR Club Events are designed to be a sociable, relaxed environment for you to meet other former racehorse owners whilst training and developing you and your horse.
Friendly and relaxed sessions, ideal for nervous or inexperienced riders wanting to get out and have a go, as well as more experienced combinations looking to work through specific issues in a supportive environment.
Althea Bleakman is a BHS coach with a wealth of knowledge as an International Event Rider and experience training many former racehorses .
60 minute sessions in the outdoor floodlit arena with 5pm or 6pm start time
Althea is a BHS qualified Accredited Coach with an all-round knowledge of the horse, always putting their welfare at the heart of your coaching practice:
✅ Expert Coaching Techniques: Proven ability to effectively teach and develop riders.
✅ Horse Care and Welfare: Understanding of equine health, management, and wellbeing including extensive knowledge of former racehorses
✅ Demonstrated riding competence across D, SJ and XC as an International Event Rider
✅ Lungeing: Proficiency in developing horses from the ground
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation
1. Participants 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. Riders must have their own Personal Liability Insurance Policies.
3. It is an express condition of everyone entering the venue that they do
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation
1. Participants 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. Riders 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. All deposits are none refundable.
5. 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 all events except cross country riding when they must be work 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.
12. Equine influenza vaccinations must be kept up to date with at least annual boosters. Please check individual event and venue regulations, as additional vaccination requirements may apply.
13. RoR follows the UK Met Office weather warning system when making decisions about training activities.
Yellow Warning: Training may go ahead with appropriate mitigation measures in place.
Amber Warning: RoR will review the event with the venue and coach. If suitable mitigation cannot be implemented, the training will be cancelled or postponed.
Red Warning: Training will be cancelled or postponed.
Decisions are based on the weather warning for the training venue only and, where possible, will be made at least 48 hours before the event. Participants remain responsible for assessing whether it is safe for them to travel.
Refunds will be given upon production and successful approval of a valid veterinary or doctors certificate relating directly to the horse or rider entered in this event.