There are some exciting new Dressage opportunities for RDA riders in 2019. We welcome Sara Jones Williams who is going to share the role of Dressage Rep for N Wales Region, who comes from Anglesey RDA. Sara will be your contact for the competitions over in North West Wales and Linda Webster your contact for North East Wales competitions.
PLEASE VISIT THE NORTH WALES RDA FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFO!
We’d like to say a big thank you to Sara and Linda, as well as Claire Howe and Kirstie Harper, for making these events possible for our riders- here is some introductory information from Sara:
For your 2019 calendars, there will be dressage competitions at Presaddfed (Anglesey) Penrhyd (Conwy) and Northop (Flintshire) open to RDA riders to compete in unaffiliated and BD affiliated Dressage events. Riders may attend any of these events regardless of where their home group is.
It is hoped that results from these competitions will result in a Spring and Autumn League, i.e. riders will submit their scores from any of the events, plus National RDA Championships and Solihull Para Championships to Regional Dressage Representatives.
To attend the events you will need to be accompanied by a Green Coach (if your coach is not able to attend then Region may be able to supply a “Stand in” Green Coach for you) and your horse/pony will need to be provided by your Group or by yourself.
We have a limited number of “Dressage pool horses/ponies” in the Region which may be hired by RDA riders for competitions (after a suitable trial ride organised with the horse’s coach/owner and the rider.) Please contact Sara Jones Williams or Linda Webster for more information on using the “N Wales Pool ponies”- this must be organised well before the event.
There are no horses/ponies available to hire at the event venues themselves.
All horses/ponies used must have been assessed as RDA ponies by their RDA Group or Regional Coach, Anne Furey, before the events start and covered by insurance.
Please pass this information on to your coaches, volunteers and riders, I will shortly email with a table of events for everyone.
Linda Webster: contact via email- lindalawebster@tiscali.com or ring (01978) 757 664
Sara Jones Williams: contact North Wales RDA facebook page or ring 07823 779 387