For the Honnington Riding Club's
Dressage Championship results:
Situated on an 850 acre farm in the beautiful Kentish countryside, with both indoor and outdoor floodlit schools, Honnington has some of the finest equestrian facilities in the county. The centre has 60 boxes and provides a wide range of livery services - from DIY and DIY-assisted livery, working livery to full livery. With an increasingly full range of activities, our aim is for everyone at Honnington to enjoy our facilities in a friendly and fun atmosphere.
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The Honnington Riding School is under new management (since 1st March 2008). Already there is a full diary of lessons and hacks, catering for both adults and children of all ages and capabilities.
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We are pleased to welcome Michelle and Phil Bache to Honnington. Running a diverse business that includes the Karraba Arabian Stud, they bring their experience of sympathetic training and schooling to Honnington. Pictured left is Syeed - one of their Arabian stallions. On the right is Phil at a jousting tournament in East Anglia.
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Redleaf offers a range of products by Shires, Masta, Harry Hall, Toggi, Royston, Caldene, Sherwood Forest, the thelwell gift range, Charles Owen - to name just a few. Well worth a visit.
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With Walk and Trot, Preliminary and Novice classes throughout the Winter, 33 competitors are through to the Championships on June 7th. For more information about the Honnington Riding Club's Winter Dressage Series:
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This was a first for us - the Honnington Riding Club sent out 4 teams to compete at the Inter-Riding Clubs Show Jumping Competition in February. We even won 2 rosettes!
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A fun day that included horse and groom show jumping, team relay show jumping, three-legged race, speed weaving, sack race, bucket elimination, musical blocks and apple bobbing
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Work has now been completed to restore and improve the small outdoor school (40mx20m). After major drainage work had been carried out, the school has been finished with a rubber surface.
Presently there are no ponies or horses to sell or loan. It's worthwhile contacting the Riding School or the livery yard as there is usually someone looking for a sell or loan.
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A look around Honnington showing some of the horses and ponies here and views of the countryside around the farm. Pictures of some of the woods, fields and rivers that we ride through. Also a visit from the farrier:
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The Honnington Riding Club has been formed by livery owners at Honnington. Activities include competitions, show jumping and cross country clinics, lectures, clear round jumping evenings.
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The Dexters have thrived at Nightingales with the arrival of several calves. This breed is the smallest British breed of cattle. The Jacobs sheep have been prolific - with the birth of over 30 lambs.
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With 11 individual winners, any one of 5 competitors going into the final class - Top Score Show Jumping - could have won the Riding Club's Easter Championship. This was after the morning's Tack and Turnout and Riding classes.
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Our second Fun Day started with Tack and Turnout and Riding classes. This was followed by the Show Jumping classes including Top Score, Chase Me Charlie and a Horse and Hound class. The day finished with a mini gymkhana - the most popular game being Apple Bobbing.
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In August we took Jade, Bronté, Paris, Poppy, Molly, Rupert, Pudding, Olimpic, Oxo, Star and Pancake to Camber Sands in East Sussex.
A gallop across a beach is something every rider should experience at some time. It was great fun - and only 3 of our riders fell off! We hope to have a photo gallery of our visit on this site very soon.
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We found behavioural problems can be caused by dental neglect. On this occasion our dentist filed down hooks and removed some wolf teeth.
Is this just another excuse to show photos of the Kentish countryside? Well yes it is. Seas of blue in the Hazel Shaw Woods and the Copyhold Woods.
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The West Kent (Sevenoaks) Pony Club visits us from time to time. Mounted Games are part of its sessions.
News, reports and photos of past events are stored here for reference.
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