We are very generously sponsored by
The Barlow Robbins Prize Draw
will take place at our Branch Show

Congratulations to Olivia Moriano (right), who has been selected to represent the Southern region at Keysoe in July at the
British Dressage BYRDS Inter Regional Dressage Competition.

CHIDDINGFOLD FARMERS' DIAMOND JUBILEE. After the success of our 50th Birthday, we are having another Mini Musical Ride, Senior Activity Ride and Fun Display at the celebration on 29th August. We need 60 members to take part - there will be some mounted and unmounted rehearsals and all are welcome. Please contact Kathy on 01483 898305 if you would like to join in and make it a day to remember. We will also have a performance from our Chiddingfold Farmers' Got Talent winners from Senior Camp, Hog Roast, Bucking Bronco and lots more!

HICKSTEAD QUALIFIER, Smith's Lawn, 28th June
Well done again to our brilliant new Open Showjumpers. The team of Tots Hanson, Harri Snelling and Ali Inman came 4th in the competition, just missing qualifiction for Hickstead, and 3rd in the Tack & Turnout,

CHIDDINGFOLD FARMERS' ONE DAY EVENT, Stilemans, 21st June
Well done to Tots Hanson, who WON her Open Arena, and to Ali Inman who came 8th. Together with Laura Normand, the Open Team came 3rd.

Our 80cm and 90cm Teams at Rogate

CHIDDINGFOLD ONE DAY EVENT, Rogate, 7th June
We were represented by 21 members, over half of whom were placed - is that a record?! In the Level One, Hannah Ede and Luke Stent both came a brillliant 3rd and Rosie Jameson came 5th. The team (including Rosie Meadows) came 3rd. Holly Partridge, riding as an individual in her first One Day Event came a fantastic 4th. In the Level 2, Francesca Vallini scored yet another confident win, with Florice Cole- Fontayn coming 4th, the team (including Annie Murphy and Megan Brown) finishing 4th. Grace Lloyd Jones and Ellie Lloyd Jones both came 2nd, Grace having an unbelievable Best Dressage score of 12.5, in an arena where others scored in the 30s and 40s. Susanna Monk came 6th. Chris Milton also had a great dressage of 17.9, but had to withdraw in the SJ. In the Level 3, Katarina Chichester Kaner came 7th and Leah Peatroy came 5th. Very well done to all!

GARTH HUNT ONE DAY EVENT, Smith's Lawn, 31st May
Our Open team came 3rd, a really good result as this was the first time all of them, Ali, Anna and Tots, had competed at this height for Pony Club eventing.   The show jumping was not an easy course, and the cross country was twisty and a lot of it through woods, definitely not a galloping course.  Individually, Anna came third in her arena, and Tots sixth in her arena.    Ali, who has been doing university exams, had not jumped his horse since the beginning of April until this week, and would have been well placed in any other arena with his good score.   

AREA MOUNTED GAMES, Eashing Farm, 30th May
Hannah Ede, Olivia Leaning, Grace Jelley and Luke and Giselle Stent came 3rd in the tack and turnout and 4th in the competition. They all sparkled, as can be seen above!!

Our 2nd Placed Mini SJ Team at Cowdray with
Francesca on Malibu Individual 2nd

Open Team at Cowdray - Sadly for Ali, the Aston Martin
was not the prize!

COWDRAY SHOW JUMPING, 28th May
Ali Inman, Harri Snelling and Anna Lawson came 2nd in the Open Teams. This was a really brilliant result as not only was this a new height for all of them, but they were a team of just three - they were superstars! The course was a very full up, twisty, technical course, on a sloping field, and to come second was a really good achievement. Anna, on her 14h pony Indian Princess, came 4th in the warm up class, and in the team event, with the second round at 3'9", she came a brilliant and confident individual 2nd. Our Mini Team of Luke Stent, Bertie Cole-Fontayn and Hannah Ede were ably led by Francesca Vallini. They all rode for their lives and came a very well deserved 2nd in the team competition. Francesca also rode beautifully to come 2nd in the Individual Class on the great Malibu. Well done all of you: your turnout was immaculate, you rode with magnificent style and were a great credit to your Pony Club and to your supporters. The Novice team of Leah Peatroy, Katie Patrick, Grace and Ellie Lloyd-Jones tackled their difficult course well. Two rounds were required from each member with Grace, Ellie and Katie producing at least one super clear each. It was fantastic to have to have all this new talent to add to the novice teams and also was a wonderful opportunity to meet new members and make new friends for the girls and the mums.

INTER AREA TETRATHLON, Stockland Lovell, 27th May
Katarina Chichester Kaner was selected to make up the Area 13 team with 3 girls from other Branches in our Area and they WON this tough competition. Katarina also WON individually. Our Branch team of Katarina, Suzannah Monk and Indi Thompson came 8th and all achieved Personal Bests in their Swims. Our Tetrathletes really must be congratulated on their incredible successes and thanks also to their dedicated parents and particularly Tim and Daniela Chichester Kaner who do a huge amount of organising. We hear there may be a Parents Team at the South Berks Tetrathlon in October!!

GARTH SOUTH ONE DAY EVENT, Tweseldown, 24th May
Garth South set a really big challenge for the Novice teams at Tweseldown in the 90cm class. We started off well with Katarina CK, Georgina Ambrose and Christopher Milton all performing excellent dressage tests, and the well up to height SJ  course caused no problems for Phoebe Fuller, Georgina, Charlotte Murphy and Christopher. The XC course was huge and quite technical, and really took its toll on competitors in the class, but Georgina, Phoebe and Leah Peatroy flew round clear to help their team (plus Katarina) finish in 4th place, with Georgina finishing 2nd individually. Katie Patrick was the 3rd member of the other team and did really well for her first time out at this height, just coming unstuck at the water having cleared all the earlier technical fences.

NEW FOREST TET, 17th May
Katarina came a very good 1st, Suzannah came 7th with the Best Run medal and Charlotte came 12th.  The team came second.  All girls broke their Personal Bests

PETERSFIELD FRIENDLY 19th April/CHIDD FARMERS FRIENDLY 9th May
The first outing for our Junior mounted games team was on the 19th April.  Luke and Giselle Stent, Olivia Leaning and Hannah Ede found that their practice paid off, and they finished an extremely creditable 9th out of 16 teams.  On 9th May we had another good day - we entered a team in the 9 and under section, which was Giselle, Hannah, Olivia Leaning and Olivia Moriano.  The girls were fantastic, and came FIRST, winning three of their races outright!  The girls were then joined by Luke Stent to form our Junior team.  This competition was a lot tougher, with many older children, and teams from all over the south entered.  The Chiddingfold Farmers team rode very well, and managed to improve on their last performance by finishing in 8th place!  Special mention to Luke, for not making any mistakes AT ALL;  to Olivia Leaning for surviving an unexpected and extremely energetic ‘bronco' from her pony Story, and then carrying on despite it;  to Olivia Moriano for coping very well with joining the team at the last minute and being so confident; to Giselle for motivating  Robin so well, and never complaining; and to Hannah for putting up with her Mum being the trainer, and keeping Parsley so calm, even though he wanted to gallop everywhere!

Best Chid Farmers Mini Individuals and Winning Mini Team

Best Chid Farmers Novice Individuals and Novice Teams

CHIDDINGFOLD FARMERS ONE DAY EVENT, Coombelands, 3rd May
Our members had a very good day! In the Minis, Florice Cole-Fontayn and Francesca Vallini both came 2nd in their arenas, Annie Murphy came 4th and Hannah Ede came 7th. The team WON! Tamara Chiltern-Hunt went HC but had a very good score which would have earned her a place in the class. In the Novices, Phoebe Fuller and Katarina Chichester Kaner came 2nd, Susanna Milton came 3rd, Susannah Monk, Georgina Ambrose and Leah Peatroy came 4th and Ellie Lloyd Jones came 5th. The team of Katarina, Georgina, Leah and Chris Milton came 2nd and the team of Susanna, Phoebe, Anna Passmore and Hannah Murphy came 5th.

MID SURREY TET, Walton on the Hill, 26th April
Indi Thompson did the full tet and came 3rd overall and Katarina Chichester Kaner and Charlotte Murphy did the tri part HC and did very well - Katarina got the best shoot of 940.  

3rd Placed Mini Mini Team & Novices at Bisley ODE

BISLEY ONE DAY EVENT, Dunstall Green, 19th April
The first ODE of the season was taken on with great enthusiasm by our Minis and their supporters.  The Mini Mini team (11 and under) started the day brilliantly at their first ever proper ODE: Rosie Meadows on Mighty Mouse, Hannah Ede on Parsley III, Luke Stent on Little Lightning and Rosie Jameson on Ziggy all rode their hearts out and came a fantastic 3rd, while Rosie J was 6th individually.  The Mini team of Florice Cole-Fontayn on Conker, Francesca Vallini on Malibu, Annie Murphy on Rupert and Tamara Chiltern-Hunt on Prince have matured hugely since last season and rode very well to WIN their competition with great style and composure. Tamara was 4th in her section, Annie 2nd in hers and Francesca and Florice WON theirs respectively.  They pipped a mixed Novice/Mini Team of Charlotte Murphy on Guinness, Julia Normand on Jack and Ellie LLoyd-Jones on Kilcarroll Lad into second place.  Congratulations to Julia on coming 4th individually, Charlotte 3rd and Ellie 2nd. Following on from the successes of our mini teams, our novice teams of Phoebe Fuller, Christopher Milton, Lilli Meadows, Georgina Ambrose, Leah Peatroy, Katarina Chichester-Kaner, Hannah Lewis and Suzannah Monk had a really good day - albeit a long one! Georgina set a very high standard by performing a stunning 21.4 dressage test. The show jumping went well for most, but unfortunately George decided to remind Georgina that horses are great levellers!. Everyone set off round the quite demanding cross country course with real determination and 6 of them went clear. Final results eventually came out late into the evening with good results individually for Katarina 2nd, Lilli 4th, Georgina 4th, Christopher 4th, Suzannah 8th and the Blue Team of Lilli, Phoebe, Christopher and Georgina coming 4th. Well done to everyone - a brilliant start to the season.

3rd Placed Mini Mini Team & 6th Placed Novice Team at Bisley SJ

BISLEY SHOWJUMPING, Dunstall Green, 29th March
The Novice Team of Hannah Lewis, Arthur Cole-Fontayn and Georgina Ambrose all rode well and showed great improvement in their second rounds to come 6th.  The Minis fielded a Mini Mini Team of  Giselle Stent, Holly Partridge, Hannah Cobb and Vicky Cobb and a Mini Team of Rebecca Lewis, Bertie Cole-Fontayn, Rosie Meadows and Francesca Vallini.  It was the first time the Mini Minis had had an outing at this level: they did fantastically well with a perfect jump off ridden by Holly and Bayley to come 3rd.  The Mini Team all rode really well, but were just out of the places - well done to Bertie and Conker, also on their first outing at this level, for their fabulous double clear.

Our brilliant Area Quiz Teams

AREA QUIZ AND HORSE & PONY CARE, Isle of Wight, 1st March - Chiddingfold Farmers had an absolutely fantastic day! In the Horseman's Quiz, our team of Rebecca Brown, Evie Crosdil, Katarina Chichester Kaner and Megan Atkin came 1st, qualifying for the Quiz Championships at Moreton Morrell and our team of Chris Milton, Charlie Chichester Kaner, Megan Brown and Luke Stent came 2nd. In the Senior H&P Care, our Team of Chloe Collins, Ella Sparkes and Rebecca Brown came 1st and qualified for the Pony Club Championships and Chris Milton, Charlie Chichester Kaner and Evie Crosdil came 3rd. Our Junior H&P Team of Megan Brown, Katarina Chichester Kaner and Rosie Jameson also came 6th. Congratulations to all who travelled over there and particular thanks to Kathy Merrick for her fantastic training as always.

SURREY UNION PC SJ, Sands Farm, 14th & 15th March - In the Minor Novice event the team of Katarina CK, Suzannah Monk & Charlotte Murphy all jumped clear to put them through to the Jump Off where they finished 6th, and the Major Novice team of Phoebe Fuller, Georgina Ambrose and Charlie CK went through with 4 faults to the JO and came 5th. Katarina also came 5th and Georgina 10th individually. In the Minis, the team was Francesca Vallini (Malibu), Megan Brown (Dino), Hannah Ede (Parsley), Rebecca Lewis (Cotty).  Beautiful sun started us off to a good day, with plenty of big smiles. We all had a good warm up round, the team then had a good course walk which was made up of some good questions to start the season, plenty of turns and doubles not to forget the coloureds. It is always nice to hear the more confident older children helping the others!  All the girls rode a super first round, with the Panthers getting their three clears to qualify for the jump-off, in which all 4 members were required to jump off. We had a few nerves but as ever the team all got together to spur each other on.  We had some lovely quick and clear rounds (most of which had ..... some ...... control!!).  Unfortunately not quite quick enough - we were beaten into fourth place but it was very tight with only 4 seconds between us and the winners.  Well done - a really super day out. Give your ponies a good pat for a really good job!

Major Novice & Minor Novice SJ Teams, Sands Farm March 09

CRAWLEY & HORSHAM SJ, Sands Farm, 17th & 18th February - We were well represented at this very popular competition. Our Mini Lions (Briony Pearson, Megan Brown, Luke Stent and Rosie Meadows) came 6th out of 18 teams, with our Mini Tigers (Tamara Chiltern-Hunt, Moses and Goldie Fiddian-Green and Hannah Ede) not far behind. In the Novices, all seven of our members went clear in the individual class, with Katarina Chichester Kaner finishing 4th and in the team competition, our team of Christopher Milton, Georgina Ambrose, India Thompson and Phoebe Fuller came 5th. Our other team of Katarina and Charlie Chichester Kaner and Susanna Milton finished on just 4 faults. In the Intermediates, Louise Normand was 7th and Laura Normand was 8th in the warmup class and our Blue team of Louise Normand, Emily Stovold, Anna Lawson came 3rd. Particular congratulations to Anna for going triple clear in her first Intermediate Team competition.

Mini Lions & Novice SJ Teams, Sands Farm Feb 09

Ardingly, 2nd January - The Novices braved the arctic conditions to compete in the 2'9 teams show jumping event. In the scurry all 4 team members went clear - a great start! In the team event, Georgina Ambrose had a lovely clear round on George. Leah Peatroy followed on Tiger Lily with a very unlucky pole - the second part of the double which caught a number of competitors out. Charlie Chichester-Kaner on Rory had two poles, but India Thompson on Tetley finished on another lovely clear. All four team members went at a cracking pace which meant they were the fastest "4 faults team", finishing 5th out of 21 teams. A great start to the year - well done you four!

CHIDDINGFOLD FARMERS' CLOTHING

We have various items available to buy. The jackets are navy with pink Chiddingfold Farmers embroidered on the back and you can get your name embroidered on the front to match. They are fleece lined, waterproof and very good quality. Very popular for teams! The XC colours and hat are very smart navy and pink too. Just ask Rosie, Lisa or Jane Vile and we will get them to you. Jane often brings things to rallies and shows. We will have some pictures of the clothing here soon.

Blouson Jacket (adult sizes) - £28
Jacket (childrens sizes) - £25
Sweatshirts - £11 to £15
Tetrathlon Sweatshirts - £15
XC Colours and Hat cover - £40
Polo Shirts - £10
Baseball Cap - £2

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Team Competition Dates can be found under 'Training'

Friday 3rd July
PIMMS & PICNICS plus UNMOUNTED REHEARSAL FOR DIAMOND JUBILEE
Eashing Farm

Tuesday 7th July
ADULT SHOWJUMPING LESSONS
Eashing Farm

B TEST RIDING - WHAT'S REQUIRED?
Wareham's Farm

Fridays 10th & 17th July
EVENING SHOWJUMPING TRAINING
Eashing Farm

Saturday 11th July
AREA EVENTING
Iping

Saturday 18th July
JUNIOR SHOW
Eashing Farm

Sunday 19th July
D+ TESTS
Burwood Farm

18th & 19th July
AREA OPEN & INTER TET
Eridge

Friday 24th July
PICNIC RALLY
Eashing Farm

25th & 26th July
AREA JUNIOR & MINI TET
Lower Peake, Warnford

Monday 27th - Thursday 30th July
JUNIOR & STARTER CAMP
Casi's Farm

Saturday 1st August
AREA DRESSAGE
Eashing Farm

Monday 3rd August
TWO ROUNDS SHOWJUMPING TRAINING WITH SALLY THURLOWAY - Free!
Eashing Farm

Tuesday 4th August
AREA SHOW JUMPING
Cranleigh Showground

Friday 7th - Thursday 13th August
SENIOR CAMP
Tweseldown

Friday 14th August
C TESTS

15th - 18th August
PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Derbyshire

Wednesday 19th August
ALL DAY SHOWJUMPING CLINIC WITH SALLY THURLOWAY
Forest Farm

Friday 21st August
MOUNTED DRESS REHEARSAL FOR DIAMOND JUBILEE
Eashing Farm

Sunday 23rd August
SOUTHERN NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pachesham

Tuesday 25th August
EVENTERS CHALLENGE RALLY
Eashing Farm

PONY CLUB MEET
Surrey Union Hunt Kennels
See under Disciplines

Wednesday 26th August
PICNIC RALLY
Eashing Farm

Saturday 29th August
DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS & ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING
Eashing Farm

Sunday 30th August
SOUTHERN MINI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Berkshire College of Agriculture

29th & 30th August
NATIONAL NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cheshire

Tuesday 1st September
MOUNTED GAMES RALLY
Eashing Farm

Sunday 13th September
BRANCH SHOW
Eashing Farm

Saturday 17th October
HUNTER TRIALS &
TET RIDING
Heath Farm

Sunday 18th October
TET RUN/SHOOT/SWIM
Cranleigh School & RDA