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Member's News September 2011


HAT TAGGING

If you have been to a BRC Championship or the BHS TREC Championships this year you will realise that a system of hat tagging is now in operation. This is to ensure that members who are competing at BRC Championships are wearing a hat that conforms to the standard stated in the BRC Rulebook. Hat checking and tagging will now be introduced at Area Qualifiers in 2012. These rules are there for your safety and well being and you will not be allowed to compete in a hat which does not meet the required standard, such hats will not be tagged. If you are competing at an Area Qualifier and your hat has not been tagged, please leave extra time for this process at the event. An extract of the rule on hats is given below to enable you to check that your hat complies with the requirement.

‘Protective Headwear’ must be worn at all times by anyone, riding anywhere at a BRC event. Harnesses must be correctly adjusted and fastened. ‘Protective Headwear’ constitutes a hat which meets one of the following standards. Failure to do so will incur elimination.

British

 

European

PAS 015, BSEN1384

 

EN1384

Provided they are

BSI Kite-marked or

SEI

American

All SEI ASTM 95, ASTM F1163, SNELL E2001

 

Australian & New Zealand

All SAI AS/NZS 3838

 

 

Link Below to:

2012 Hat Standards

PROHIBITIVE SUBSTANCES

Please remember that BRC follows the FEI rules regarding the use of prohibited substances. No horse may compete in a BRC competition whilst being treated with a forbidden substance. A full list of forbidden substances can be found on the FEI website www.horsesport.org (it includes medication such as bute and ACP). Your vet will also be able to advise you regarding what is safe to use in competitions and what the withdrawal periods are. BRC now operates a random drug testing programme at the BRC Championships.


NAF 5 STAR RIDING CLUB AWARD

The New Forest Riding Club is the winner of the NAF 5 Star Riding Club Award.  We first discovered this when Janet Sheen was visiting Norris’ at Beaulieu, and staff told her that the club was in the magazine which had just been delivered.

Click here to see a copy

You can find the full magazine in your local saddlers.  You can also read the magazine online at www.ridgewayrider.co.uk (we are on page 46).


COMMUNITY DONATION

Waitrose in Lymington has three boxes each month for shoppers to make “Green Disc” Donations to various Community Groups.  Waitrose then makes donations to the Community Groups, Associations and Charities according the number of green discs in each of the boxes.   One of our Members kindly arranged for our Club to be allocated a box for the month of December and we were delighted to receive a cheque from Waitrose this month.  This will be appreciatively used for the benefit of our Club and its Members, to subsidise Training and provide additional facilities and prizes for our future events.  Thank you to our Member, Waitrose Shoppers and Waitrose.


PUT YOUR BRAS TO GOOD USE!

Chris Rogers has advised that the Air Ambulance collects clean old bras which they send to Africa.   They need to raise £11,000 per month to support their service, and for each bra they collect they get 90p.   Apparently the New Forest is the area which uses the Air Ambulance the most for horse related problems.   So please raid your underwear drawers and dig out those old bras which no longer fit.  Please email mikerogers@madasafish.com