Socials

2025

BVRC QUIZ The Lion, Clanville, Nr Weyhill SP11 9HN

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Our popular annual quiz is for members and guests.  The quiz includes several rounds of questions each on a different topic e.g. General Knowledge, Sport, Entertainment, etc. with equestrian questions in a round or mixed in.

A couple of ‘beer rounds’ are included to allow us to keep topped up with food & drink.  Four or five people can make up a team, or if you come on your own then just turn up and we can find a team for you to join.

A list of devious questions will be devised, guaranteed to get the old grey cells working and provide plenty of amusement.

The evening is for members and guests, and 4-5 people can make up a team.  If you come on your own, just turn up and we will find a team for you to join. 

Come early, order a drink and some food, ready for the quiz to start at 8pm.

2024 PAST EVENTS

BVRC Studland Beach Ride, Saturday 16th November, 9am

Ready to ride at 9.30am.

A ride along Studland Beach. 
Studland is a lovely sand beach on the Jurassic coast, horses are allowed on in the winter and at low tide the sand is a perfect surface.
Plenty of parking, toilets and cafe facilities.

It is a National Trust site so if you are a member, bring your card for free parking!
£25 each – limited places so book early!
Contact Jenny – jeallan@hotmail.co.uk

Location:
Postcode – BH19 3AH    What3words:  ///canine.pelts.warm

Weyhill Fairground Hall, The Fairground, Weyhill,
Andover, Hampshire SP11 0QN
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Rectangular Table   £10 Members   £14 Non-Members
Square Table           £6 Members     £10 Non-Members
Limited number of tables available – sold on a first come, first service basis

To book email Val Goode at show@bvrc.co.uk / telephone 07849 490824 (ring after 5pm ONLY)

Sellers set up from 10.30am

Buyer’s entry £1 per person
(Please bring cash for all payments}

Tea, coffee and cakes on sale

BVRC Studland Beach Ride Sunday 2nd March, 9am

Ready to ride at 9.30am.

A ride along Studland Beach. 
Studland is a lovely sand beach on the Jurassic coast, horses are allowed on in the winter and at low tide the sand is a perfect surface.
Plenty of parking, toilets and cafe facilities.

It is a National Trust site so if you are a member, bring your card for free parking!
£25 each – limited places so book early!
Contact Jenny – jeallan@hotmail.co.uk

Location:
Postcode – BH19 3AH    What3words:  ///canine.pelts.warm

BVRC Annual Quiz Night – Friday 27th January, 7.30 for 8.00pm.
The Lion, Clanville, Nr Weyhill, SP11 9HN

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Our popular annual quiz is for members and guests.  The quiz includes several rounds of questions each on a different topic e.g. General Knowledge, Sport, Entertainment, etc. with equestrian questions in a round or mixed in.

A couple of ‘beer rounds’ are included to allow us to keep topped up with food & drink.  Four or five people can make up a team, or if you come on your own then just turn up and we can find a team for you to join.

A list of devious questions will be devised, guaranteed to get the old grey cells working and provide plenty of amusement.

The evening is for members and guests, and 4-5 people can make up a team.  If you come on your own, just turn up and we will find a team for you to join.  Feel free to just turn up but if you could let us know you plan to come (email Fiona fionawebb7@gmail.com), it will give us a rough idea of numbers.

Come early, order a drink and some food, ready for the quiz to start at 8pm.

If you wish to eat you MUST pre-book with the Lion in advance, by Tuesday 24^th January. Details of menus can be found on http://www.thelionatclanville.co.uk

Quiz cost is £5 members, £6 non members.

BVRC AGM – Tuesday 7^th February 2023, 7.30pm for 8pm
The Lion, Clanville, Nr Weyhill, SP11 9HN

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This is an opportunity to review events, discuss the future, voice any other news or views and have a chat. The meeting will start at 8pm so there is time to get some food and a drink beforehand.

Food must be ordered in advance directly with The Lion, 01264 771007 / www.thelionatclanville.co.uk.

The AGM will include:

• Elections for the posts of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Committee Members.
  Details of vacancies and what each job entails were emailed on 29^thNovember.
  If you have any nominations for the vacant posts or you wish to fill any of the positions yourself, then each nominee will need to be proposed and seconded.
  Any nominations should be received by Friday 3rd February and given to Louise Makepeace, email: net@bvrc.co.uk.
• Presentation of Be Fair & Caballine trophies and rosettes (see below for full results)
  The Be Fair trophy and a year’s membership will be awarded Frances Hall. Rosettes are presented to the successful top ten members.
  The Caballine Trophy will be awarded to Fiona Webb and the Caballine Rose Bowl awarded to Sue Baker.
  Rosettes are presented to the top four committee members and the top ten non-committee members in the points table.
  We hope you will make a big effort to attend the presentation, either to receive awards or congratulate those who are in the rosettes.

BVRC is an active, successful, club that offers an unrivalled level of activities.

After a difficult period during Covid and with the current tough financial climate, BVRC needs your help to uphold their current standing.

It is time to consolidate the achievements of 2022 and move forward into 2023, but we need your help.

We do need to find volunteers to share the organisation/administration to sustain all our wonderful events.

PLEASE CONSIDER CAREFULLY & VOLUNTEER IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP – THE CLUB CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT HELP.

Will you consider joining the Committee?

Committee Members
We have an active, hardworking, committee who work as a team to put on events for the benefit of the members.
Committee members work in pairs to organise & take entries for one show a year.
Help at two or three other events, either setting up or on the day, is valuable.
Social events are also part of the itinerary. Ideas for events and venues are welcomed.
Committee meetings occur approximately every 3-5 weeks, the frequency determined by the events programme.
Comprehensive notes and equipment lists, for Organisers/Secretaries, are available and help and advice is always on hand from other committee members. If you would like more information, please contact Lindsay email: nag@bvrc.co.uk.

We cannot operate without a full committee, so please consider joining our happy throng.

If you are unable to attend on 7th but would be happy to fulfil one of the posts, you can still put your name forward for election.

Can you Help?
There are several tasks which could be undertaken by non-committee members. If you don’t wish to join the committee, but feel able to help out or have any other special skills that would help in the organisation / administration of BVRC, please contact Lindsay or Louise.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM on 7^th February.

BVRC Brain and Behaviour Talk & Dressage Simulator sessions with Amanda Barton

BVRC Dressage Simulator Sessions, Saturday 11^th March with Amanda Barton

We are very pleased to offer the opportunity of group sessions with Amanda and Talullah, her simulator horse.  Amanda uses her simulator horse and the Franklin Method to help riders make changes within themselves to improve their riding, without the need to travel their own horse. The focus on 11^th March will be on the pelvis, how this influences our horse’s stride length as well as our balance and security in the saddle.   Group sessions for 4 people are 90 minutes, with everyone having about 20 minutes on Talullah.  A maximum of 4 group sessions (16 people) can run in one day.

Members £25, Non Members £30.

Please let Fiona Webb know if you want a place email: fionawebb7@gmail.com. 

Travel to Brockenhurst can be shared if desired.

BVRC Studland Beach Ride Sunday 12th March, 9am

Ready to ride at 9.15am.

A ride along Studland Beach. 
Studland is a lovely sand beach on the Jurassic coast, horses are allowed on in the winter and at low tide the sand is a perfect surface.
Plenty of parking, toilets and cafe facilities.

It is a National Trust site so if you are a member, bring your card for free parking!
£25 each – limited places so book early!
Contact Jenny – jeallan@hotmail.co.uk

Location:
Postcode – BH19 3AH    What3words:  ///canine.pelts.warm

BVRC Hot Cross Bun Social Ride, Bulford/Tidworth Road – Good Friday, 15th April

Each year we usually hold a Hot Cross Bun ride across Salisbury Plain for members and guests starting and finishing opposite ‘F’ Range mid-way between Bulford and Tidworth on the road past all the Army ranges.  The turning to the south is on the Bulford side of the Cross Belt What3words: ///adjust.aboard.hobbyists (which marks the Hampshire Wiltshire border) off the Tidworth Road/Bulford Road.  Parking is on the open grass by the trees What3words: ///desiring.losing.snake, opposite the entrance to the clearly signposted F Range – watch for the orange BVRC signs to guide you in.

There are usually two groups, one cantering about a bit more than the other walk/trot ride.  There is a stop, two thirds around the ride, in a sheltered covert, for some warming coffee or refreshing juice and as many hot cross buns as you can eat or stuff in your pockets.

Anyone who has been on one of these rides will tell you it is not to be missed with everyone, riders and horses, coming back to the lorries with smiles on their faces!

The ride is free to members and a small charge of £5 to friends (16 years and over), payable on the day.

Meet at 10.15am ready to ride, for a 10.30am departure and we aim to be back at the parking area by 1pm.

This is always a well attended event so please call Lindsay (01264 772388 email: nag[at]bvrc.co.uk) to book your Hot Cross bun(s).

On this ride it is always a good idea to plan for every climate eventuality as it has been known to snow and blow but don’t let that put you off…..

BVRC Residential Camp at Stockland Lovell – 25th-28th April 2022 – see full details

BVRC Perham Down Social Ride,
Saturday 1st October 2022, 10.45am

Following the success in May, we are returning to Perham Down for another escorted ride. It gives the opportunity to explore different surroundings and enjoy beautiful scenery.
The terrain will be open countryside with a mix of grass and stony tracks, hills and through woods.
Guided by Louise Makepeace and Gareth Hall, the ride will take about 1½-2 hours with some good canters.
Drinks and cake will be provided on return.

Parking is on the flat grass area behind some houses – room for plenty.
Meet at 10.45am ready to ride at 11am.
Ride free to Members –  Limited numbers – maximum of 6.
Guests (16 years and over) £5/person upon request, if numbers permit.

Contact Louise Makepeace to book a place. email: net@bvrc.co.uk
Emergency number on the day is BVRC Mobile: 07377 087121.

Location:
Nearest postcode is SP11 9JR.       What3Words : ///curiosity.confetti.twee

Directions:
From Tidworth: Station Road – go past the army camp on left, turn right into Benin Road at Poppies Day Nursery What3Words: ///frowns.refined.corn
From Andover: after Weyhill, take a left onto the Great Shoddesdon Road, turn left on Benin Road at Poppies Day Nursery What3Words: ///frowns.refined.corn
On Benin Road – Take a left after the last row on houses on the left onto a gravel road
Follow the road on to an open grass area on the left to park.

BVRC Talk by farrier, Jack Girling, DipWCF, The Lion, Clanville, Nr Weyhill, SP11 9HN,
Thursday 20th October, 7.30pm

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Jack Girling, DipWCF, will be giving a talk on how to identify problems/conditions that a farrier can help with, emergency care such as twisted shoes and helping Thoroughbreds have heels.  He will also talk about the challenges faced by our horses’ feet from changing weather patterns and what we can do to support them. There will be plenty of time for questions throughout.

Come early, order a drink and some food, ready for the talk to start at 7.30pm.  If you wish to eat you MUST pre-book with the Lion in advance, by Monday 17^th October.  Details of menus can be found on http://www.thelionatclanville.co.uk

Talk cost is £5 members, £6 non member.

To give us some idea of numbers, please let Fiona Webb know if you plan to join us,  email fionawebb7@gmail.com or 07783 421181.

BVRC New Forest Social Ride – Janesmoor Pond Car park, Near Fritham,
DATE CHANGED to Sunday 13th November, 10.15am

Ready to Depart at 10.30am

The New Forest is always stunningly colourful at this time of year with plenty of wildlife to see by way of ponies, cattle and possibly the odd pig.  Probably will include a water crossing.
There are opportunities for good trots and cantering plus relaxing chatting and admiring the scenery.

Escorted by Janet Burnett, the ride length will be around 2 – 2.5 hours.

Home made soup and a roll will be provided either part way round or at the end.

Plenty of room in the car park off the Fritham to Stoney Cross road.

Ride free to members –  up to 6.   A nominal donation for World Horse Welfare would be welcome.
Guests (16 years and over) upon request, if numbers permit at £5 per person.

To book your place contact Janet Burnett on janetburnett68@gmail.com or 07767 228184

Location:
Nearest Postcode SO43 7HH           What3words: ///officers.objecting.record.

BVRC Table Top Tack Sale, Penton Village Hall
Saturday 19th November, 11.30am

Click for full details BVRC 2022 Tack Sale Leaflet

Rectangular Table   £10 Members   £12 Non-Members
Square Table           £6 Members     £8 Non-Members
To book table email Val Goode at show@bvrc.co.uk

BVRC Pre-Christmas Supper at Pink Olive, Weyhill – Friday 25th November 2022, 7.30pm

BVRC Longleat Forest Woodland Walk Ride – Ludlow Farm EC, Bradley Road, Warminster BA12 7JY,
Sunday 27th November, 10.45am

Ready to Ride: 11am.

Please note this ride will be mostly in walk, with some trotting, The routes horses are allowed on are hard, so there is little opportunity to canter. It will give plenty of time for chatting and enjoying being in the forest.

Escorted by Jenny Allan and Fiona Webb, the ride will take 2 to 2.5 hours

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided back at the farm.

Parking at Ludlow Farm EC is £5 per horsebox or car & trailer, pay on the day.
Please park neatly and clear all droppings, hay before leaving.

Ride is free to members (see above for parking fee) with space for up to 8 riders.
Guests (16 years and over) upon request, if numbers permit at £5 per person.

Emergency number on the day is BVRC Mobile: 07377 087121

To book your place please contact Fiona Webb : fionawebb7@gmail.com or 07783 421181. 

Location:
Postcode: BA12 7JY     What3Words: ///strapping.crumbles.dorms

BVRC Pre-Christmas Social Ride, Bulford/Tidworth Road,
Sunday 18th December 2022 at 10.15am – CANCELLED

This year’s Christmas ride across Salisbury Plain will start and finish at a new location, as Larkhill will be busy with Point-to-Points so unavailable for parking.  This time we will be starting at our normal place for the Hot Cross Bun ride, opposite the ‘F’ Range firing area, between Bulford and Tidworth on the range road. The turning is on the Bulford side of the Cross Belt (which marks the Hampshire-Wiltshire border).
Parking will be on the open grass by the trees (what3Words: ///slant.flooding.drags), opposite the entrance to the clearly signposted F Range – watch for the orange BVRC signs to zero you in.
There will be two groups, one cantering about a bit more than the other walk/trot ride. Instead of stopping part-way round, some drinks and a Burbages’ mince pie will be available on return.
Anyone who has been on one of these rides will tell you it is not to be missed, with everyone, riders and horses, coming back to the lorries with smiles on their faces!  The ride is free to members though a small charge of £5 will be taken for friends (16 years and over), payable on the day.
Please be mounted and ready to ride by 10.30am. and we should be back at the parking area by 1pm.
This is always a well attended event so please call Lindsay (01264 772388) or email her at nag@bvrc.co.uk, to book your place and Mince Pie(s).
On this ride it’s always a good idea to plan for every climatic eventuality as it has been known to snow and blow but don’t let that put you off !!

Emergency contact on the day only is 07377 087121 (no texts).

2021

BVRC Pre-Christmas Social Ride, Bulford/Tidworth Road,
Sunday 19th December 2021 at 10.15am

This year’s Christmas ride across Salisbury Plain will start and finish at a new location, as Larkhill will be busy with Point-to-Points so unavailable for parking.  This time we will be starting at our normal place for the Hot Cross Bun ride, opposite the ‘F’ Range firing area, between Bulford and Tidworth on the range road. The turning is on the Bulford side of the Cross Belt (which marks the Hampshire-Wiltshire border).
Parking will be on the open grass by the trees (what3Words: ///slant.flooding.drags), opposite the entrance to the clearly signposted F Range – watch for the orange BVRC signs to zero you in.
There will be two groups, one cantering about a bit more than the other walk/trot ride. Instead of stopping part-way round, some drinks and a Burbages’ mince pie will be available on return.
Anyone who has been on one of these rides will tell you it is not to be missed, with everyone, riders and horses, coming back to the lorries with smiles on their faces!  The ride is free to members though a small charge of £5 will be taken for friends (16 years and over), payable on the day.
Please be mounted and ready to ride by 10.30am. and we should be back at the parking area by 1pm.
This is always a well attended event so please call Lindsay (01264 772388) or email her at nag@bvrc.co.uk, to book your place and Mince Pie(s).
On this ride it’s always a good idea to plan for every climatic eventuality as it has been known to snow and blow but don’t let that put you off !!

Emergency contact on the day only is 07377 087121 (no texts).

BVRC Residential Camp at Stockland Lovell – 19th-22nd April 2021 – CANCELLED

BVRC SADDLERY LECTURE/DEMO AT NORTON LIVERY SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER, 1pm

SADDLE FIT – THE BASICS OF BALANCE AND STABILITY with Tom Blachford

Tom Blachford is a Saddler and Saddle Fitter and owns L for Leather Saddlers Ltd. Based in the New Forest, Tom covers a 1 hour radius from Lyndhurst.
Along with a scientific background, Tom has ridden since the age of 3 and is very interested in the research angle of the saddlery industry.
Following on from his very well received Zoom lecture on “Factors Affecting Saddle Fit”, Tom returns to us by popular demand, for 2 hours of live lecture/demo with real horses, and time for questions.  

Saddle Fit – the basics of Balance & Stability
Topics include:
Saddle Trees
Balanced and Unbalanced Saddles
Different horse shapes
Girths
Questions

£4 members.  £5 non-members. Cash on the day.
Please bring something to sit on and appropriate clothing!
Norton Livery, Lower Norton Farm, Sutton Scotney SO21 3NE
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Tom is very lively and personable and his Zoom lecture was enjoyed by all.  Many thanks go to Norton Competition Livery for allowing us to use their arena. 

Socials being considered by the Committee:

Tack Table Top sale

PAST

BVRC Hot Cross Bun Social Ride, Bulford/Tidworth Road – Easter Sunday, 12th April – CANCELLED

Equine Leg Dissection Interactive Talk at Endell Equine Hospital – Thursday 12th March

Endell Equine Hospital, Southampton Road, Salisbury SP5 3DG ,
7.30-9.00pm
With Hani Milstein MA VetMB CertES (Orth) MRCVS, Clinical Director of Endell Equine Hospital
 
BVRC have organised an interactive talk with yet another talented BVRC member, Hani Milstein.  Our horse’s legs are so important for soundness, and I’m sure we’d all agree, are the most common sites of injuries.  This is an excellent opportunity to improve your understanding of the structure of the horse’s  limbs.  Hani will start with a short slide presentation of the basics of structure and anatomy.  We will then move down to the treatment rooms where there will be a number of partially prepped limbs for groups of 3/4 to handle and examine. For those who really want to get stuck in, there will be the opportunity to do some hands-on dissecting.
 
Having attended dissections previously, I can assure you that it is not bloody and gory but an amazing way to see and understand exactly how the limbs that you handle on a daily basis are put together.  If you don’t wish to see the real limbs, there will be models and bones to examine and a tour of the hospital available.
 
Numbers strictly limited.  A waiting list will be held.
£2 members, £5 non-members to include tea/coffee.  Payment on arrival.

Please email net@bvrc.co.uk to save your place and let Susie (BVRC Sec) know if you want to view the dissections or not, and/or tour the hospital.  If you are subsequently unable to attend, please let me know so that others may take your place.

Healthy Gut Healthy Horse – Friday 21st February, 7.00pm.  Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney, S)21 3GX

A presentation by Marion Watt of Equestrian Bowen.  In conjunction with Winchester Riding Club.

Understanding the Structure and Function of the Horse’s gut to aid understanding of dysfunction and it’s effect on Health, Soundness and Performance of your horse
£10 entry.  Proceeds from this talk will be donated to a local RDA group.

Rider Psychology – Thursday 6th February, 7.30pm.

By Dr Hannah Whitney.  Further details to follow.

BVRC Annual Quiz Night – Friday 17th January, 7.30 for 8.00pm.  The Lion, Clanville

Our popular annual quiz is for members and guests.  The quiz includes several rounds of questions each on a different topic e.g. General Knowledge, Sport, Entertainment, etc. with equestrian questions in a round or mixed in.

A couple of ‘beer rounds’ are included to allow us to keep topped up with food & drink.  Four or five people can make up a team, or if you come on your own then just turn up and we can find a team for you to join.

A list of devious questions will be devised, guaranteed to get the old grey cells working and provide plenty of amusement.

Come early, order a drink and some food, ready for the quiz to start at 8pm.

If you wish to eat you MUST pre-book with the Lion in advance, by Monday 13^th January. Details of menus can be found on http://www.thelionatclanville.co.uk

Quiz cost is £5 members, £6 non members.

2019

BVRC Winter Supper Evening – Friday 29th November

Each year we hold a pre or post Christmas meal for members, spouses and friends.  Curries seem to be the most popular!  This year we have booked the Goa Balti, Everleigh again for Friday 29th November.  Names to Lindsay Hills by Saturday 23rd, nag[at]bvrc.co.uk.  £22 members.  £24 non-members.

BVRC Table Top Tack Sale – Saturday 30th November

12.00pm – 3.30pm
Wildhern Village Hall, Andover
Hampshire SP11 0JE
 
Tables: £10 each
Limited number of tables available and sold on a first come, first served basis.
ALL TABLES SOLD
Sellers set up from 11.15am
 
Tea, coffee and cakes available
Buyers entry £1.00 per person

Contact: Victoria Smith 07789 004 364
or victoriakershaw@hotmail.com to book a table.

BVRC Xmas Ride, Larkhill Racecourse, Sunday 29th December

Each year around Christmas we usually hold a ride for members and guests (by invitation only) across Salisbury Plain starting and finishing at Larkhill Racecourse.  The date depends on when the Plain stands down from military activities.  What better way to see out the year than a brisk ride on Salisbury Plain with friends.   

There are usually two groups, one cantering about a bit more than the other mostly walk/trot ride. When we return to the lorry park there will be hot drinks and nibbles to consume before you head off home.

Names must be logged with the organiser in advance and as these rides are usually popular you need to register your interest early.

The ride is free to members and a small charge of £5 to friends (16 years and over), payable on the day.

Please arrive in time to be ready for a 10.30am departure and we aim to be back at the parking area about 12.30pm for refreshments.  Emergency contact on the day only is 07377 087121 (no texts).