Our Riding Club is called Saxon because it was formed in Bradford On Avon originally. The club is a roaming club, does purely dressage and has members within a 20 mile radius of Bradford On Avon.
The club is affiliated to British Riding Clubs and celebrated its 21st Birthday in 2006. The club currently has over 65 members all over 16 years of age. We only allow competitors under 16s at our open shows.
We consider ourselves to be a grass roots club who encourage members of any level with or without their own horse. We run tests at all levels at each competition from Walk & Trot through to Medium. The majority of our entries come from competitors who are at Walk & Trot and Prelim levels. In view of this we have developed our own Walk & Trot tests. To encourage younger competitiors we run some junior classes at larger shows which includes a lead rein class fro the under 10s. (Please see downloads page)
Membership subscription (£18 per year) includes Club newsletter, reduced entry fees and affiliation to British Riding Clubs (BRC) You will receive the BRC Rider magazine and be eligible for BRC benefits, training opportunities, lectures and demonstrations. As an affiliated club members have the opportunity to enter BRC Area competitions with a view to going to the championships if successful.
Our year ends with our Championship Show which is held at West Wilts in October. To qualify for the Championship Classes, Members need to have been placed 1st to 6th in a class and have a score of over 55%. Our Membership is only open to 16 years of age or over. Qualifying slips are given out with results at the competitions.
Please note as a condition of membership members are expected to help out at least one show per year and will be asked to commit to a date at the start of the year. Members must be over 16 years of age.
A Social membership is also available.
You can become a member:
Byy sending SAE to Club Secretary 31 Fairwood Road Penleigh Westbury Wiltshire BA13 4EA. Or e-mail Dawn Clarke at dawn.clarke1@virgin.net
Membership forms can be downloaded by clicking on the link Membership Form 09
SAXON DRESSAGE GROUP
