Well done to our competitors – RDA Virtual Nationals

We want to say a massive congratulations to all of our riders who took part in the RDA Virtual National Championships back in September. They did the Centre proud and we’re so thrilled with their participation! Well done everyone. The full results are now in:

Class 10 – Dressage Grade 6 Walk and Trot Open Senior

2^nd place: Blossom Burton, riding Star, 71.94%

Class 12 – Dressage Grade 6 Canter Open Junior

1^st place: Georgia Halliwell-Paget, riding Heston, 66.47%

Class 16 – Dressage Grade 7 Walk and Trot Open Senior

1^st place: Diane Field, riding Manny, 66.66%

Class 19a – Dressage Led (Walk Only) Junior

13^th place: Claire Howes, riding Star, 63.57%
15^th place: Sienna Lewis-Richards, riding Heston, 61.67%

Class 19a – Dressage Led (Walk Only) Senior

8^th place: Emily Bridges, riding Theo, 65.95%

Class 31a – Countryside Challenge Led or One Side Walker Junior

12^th place: Claire Howes, riding Star, 73.93%
13^th place: Sienna Lewis-Richards, riding Archie, 72.50%

Class 32a – Countryside Challenge Independent Senior

10^th place: Julie King, riding Star, 78.57%
17^th place: Emily Bridges, riding Theo, 70.00%

Class 32b – Countryside Challenge Independent Open Junior

1^st place: Florence Giles, riding Heston, 85%
3^rd place: Ellie Forester, riding Star, 74.64%

Class 54 – Vaulting Individual Level B1 Barrel Freestyle Only

3^rd place: Ava Oliver, 6.331
5^th place: River-May Foulkes, 5.833

Class 55 – Vaulting Individual Level B2 Pre-Novice Compulsories/Barrel Freestyle

1^st place: Asini Wharton, 7.125
2^nd place: Alice Griffiths, 5.533

28th December 2024 Dressage to Music with Nick Lawson

Have a mid-Christmas treat

Dressage to music demonstration by

Nick Lawson & Mark Walters of Corvedale Equestrian

Join Nick, Mark and guests as they take us through a range of horses from Preliminary to Advanced level, discussing the levels of training. They will also demonstrate a number of freestyle performances to music highlighting areas to gain marks and how to showcase your horse’s talents.

Tickets are £15 each in advance or £18 on the door. Hot drinks and other refreshments will be available.

Please bring a folding chair and blanket with you – we are unable to provide seating.

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cavaliercentre/1465658

Film Screening “My Everest” – 28th September 2024

My Everest – Film Screening

Sat 28 Sep 2024 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre, TF8 7DX

A physically disabled man takes on Everest to prove his self-worth, yet when the mountain takes its toll on his body, he is forced to question how far he’s willing to go to seek social acceptance.

My Everest is the story of Max Stainton-Parfitt, and his wonderful support circle, as he takes on the challenge of getting to the Mount Everest base camp on horseback. Max lives with severe cerebral palsy. His effort to get to base camp will be raising was to raise funds for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), in the hopes that people like Max can benefit from learning to ride.

Running time: 1 hour 26 minutes

Refreshments will be available for purchase with all proceeds going to the Cavalier Centre.

Craft Fair- 16th November 2024

Arts, crafts, knitting, sewing, felting, gifts, cards, Christmas and more…

Saturday 16th November 2024

Arrive at 8:30am for 10am start, ends at 2:30pm

We’re opening up our Indoor Arena to host a Craft Fair on 16th November, 2024.

So whether you’re hunting for Christmas presents, have your own crafts to sell, or just want a morning out to enjoy our facilities and grab some lovely homemade cake, we’d love to see you.

Plus you can have a go on our very own full size mechanical horse!

£15 per car – book online HERE

Terms and conditions HERE

Download a poster HERE

Free entry for buyers

Coffee Morning – 25 July 2024

We’d love it if you could join us for a Coffee Morning, hosted by the Cavalier Centre from 10am to 12pm on Thursday 25th July, 2024

Join Cavalier Club members and learn about what they do!
Find out what you can do if you join the Club
Celebrate their successes and see what they have been achieving
Enjoy coffee, tea and cake with friends at the Centre

No need to RSVP – we’d just love to see you!

What is Cavalier Club?

Cavalier Club supports you to take part in activities with the horses and staff, in a supportive environment
You will get to know the horses and people, working together to learn new skills and complete important tasks which keep the centre running smoothly
You will work with people who also love horses and the Cavalier Centre!
There will be opportunities to find out about other organisations and the work they do, which you might want to get involved with

What we do at Cavalier Club

Small groups, up to six people, meet each week to make friends and learn about how to care for the horses
We will complete tasks which keep the horses happy and healthy in the stables, fields and around the centre, but we will not ride
We will work together, getting to know each other and help the centre
Some tasks will need some physical effort and others will be about helping the centre raise to awareness about the work they do
We will also arrange a coffee morning and invite guests to celebrate your completion of Cavalier Club

Results for the 2024 RDA National Championships

We had a very successful weekend at the RDA National Championships in Hartpury. The full results are below. We also celebrated Georgia H-P winning the RDA’s Young Volunteer of the Year trophy presented by HRH The Princess Royal. Congratulations to all our competitors and horses.

We are incredibly thankful to our participants, ponies, volunteers, coaches, photographers, and team for making all of this happen. We’re so proud of you all!

The full results were:

Friday

RDA Young Volunteer of the Year

Georgia H-P

Novice Carriage Driving

4th – Matthew P driving Jack
6th – Peter H driving Jack
10th – Cheryl N driving a borrowed horse

Saturday

Showjumping Level 3

4th – Alison M riding Star

Grade 6 Walk Trot Dressage

4th – Dennie N riding Star (junior)
9th – Blossom B riding Star (Senior)
12th – Georgia H-P riding Heston (Junior)

Grade 6 Canter Dressage

1st and class champion – Alison M riding Star

Countryside Challenge – Independent

2nd – Georgia H-P riding Heston (Junior)
8th – Ellie F riding Star (Senior)

Best Turned Out Junior

2nd – Georgia H-P riding Heston

Best Turned Out Senior

3rd – Blossom B riding Star

Sunday

Grade 6 Walk Dressage

2nd – Louise W riding Star

Open Grade 6 Walk Dressage

1st and Class Champion – Romily E riding Star

Grade 7 Walk Trot

2nd – Diane F riding Star

Grade 7 Walk trot Freestyle

1st and Class Champion – Diane F riding Star

Countryside Challenge led or 1 side walker

2nd – Florence G riding Heston

Best Turned Out Junior

2nd – Florence G riding Heston

Highest placed RDA West Mercia member in Horse Care and Knowledge

Florence G

Trophy for the best Leader or Side walker in the Countryside Challenge

Annabel Bolton

Photographs available for download here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AXz1xWouQ54rxNNZfoFXkFvi36QVKa_B?usp=sharing

Official photographs for download (payment required) here: https://michaelmartin.co.uk/photos/events-2024/rda-2024-55th-anniversary/

Results for the Wenlock Olympian Games

What a wonderful day we had on Saturday for the Wenlock Olympian Games. As our founder Jane Barker said: “The ponies looked super, the volunteers, as always, are the best and the participants all looked amazingly smart. Well done to you all. A great success!”

Thank you to everyone who competed, to our volunteers and coaches for all their hard work, and to the team for putting it all together. And thank you too to our photographers, and to Helen from the Wenlock Olympian Games committee who presented the rosettes and medals.

The full results were:

Dressage

Senior Independent Walk Only

Ellie F, riding Theo – 2nd place
Delphine W, riding Star – 1st place

Senior Independent Walk & Trot

Di F, riding Sion – 1st place

Senior Led Walk Only

Emily B, riding Theo – 1st place

Junior Independent Walk & Trot

Jessica F, riding Finn – 1st place

Junior Led Walk Only

Sienna L-R, riding Archie – 2nd place
River-May F, riding Heston – 1st place

Senior Medals: Delphine W (Gold), Diane F (Silver), Ellie F (Bronze)
Junior Medals: River-May F (Gold), Sienna L-R, (Silver), Jessica M (Bronze)

Vaulting

Alice G – 1st place & gold medal
Lauren N – 2nd place & silver medal
Evie N – 3rd place & bronze medal
River-May F – 4th place
Michael S-G – 5th place
Ava O – 6th place
Claire H – 7th place
Ianthe P – 8th place

Countryside Challenge

Senior Independent

Julie K, riding Star – 1st place
Ellie F, riding Sion – 2nd place

Senior Led

Emily B, riding Theo – 1st place

Junior Independent

Florence G, riding Heston – 1st place
Jessica M, riding Finn – 2nd place

Junior Led

Sienna L-R, riding Archie – 1st place

Senior Medals: Emily B (Gold), Julie K (Silver), Ellie F (Bronze)
Junior Medals: Florence G (Gold), Jessica M, (Silver), Sienna L-R (Bronze)

Photographs available for download here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17gfGAQaHke_w9FLP2NVBprf6ah0Aoy4v?usp=sharing

Wenlock Olympian Society Games – 6th July 2024

RDA Equestrian Competition

Wenlock Olympian Society
Saturday 6th July 2024

Dressage from 10am
Vaulting from 1pm
Countryside Challenge from 2:30pm

You are invited to compete in the RDA Equestrian Competition at the Cavalier Centre.

As part of the Wenlock Olympian Society Games, we are hosting an RDA Equestrian Competition.

There will be Walk Trot (with Leader) and Walk Trot (Independent) tests, as well as the ever-popular Countryside Challenge. And new this year, will be RDA vaulting.

Entries are £14 per class with time slots given to each rider. Places will not be assigned without payment.

To enter, please complete the online booking form:

Equine Tack Sale – 21 June 2024

Friday 21 June, 2024

This is a wonderful chance to buy and sell anything equine (apart from horses!) There will be room in our Indoor Arena for up to 30 sellers, so there will be plenty of bargains to be found.

Refreshments will be available and all proceeds from the evening go towards the running of the Cavalier Centre.

Early Bird price for bookings made by 14 June only £10 per pitch.

Price for bookings made after 14 June £15 per pitch.

Sellers: set up from 5:30pm
Buyers: 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Please note that as much as we like them dogs are not permitted on site.

Well done to our competitors – RDA Regional Championships

We want to say a massive congratulations to all of our riders who took part in the RDA Regional Championships last weekend. They did the Centre proud and we’re so thrilled with their participation! Well done everyone. The full results are now in:

Class 115 – Dressage Grade 6 Walk

Delphine Wise, riding Star – 71.18%
Louise Wright, riding Theo – 67.05% 2^nd place – qualified for Nationals
Romilly Esp, riding Sion – 67.35% 1^st place (in open class) – qualified for Nationals

Class 80 – Dressage Grade 6 Walk & Trot, Junior and Senior

Junior section

Georgia Halliwell-Paget, riding Archie – 64.17% 2^nd Place – qualified for Nationals
Dennie Neal- 68.05%, riding Star – 1^st Place – qualified for Nationals

Senior section