SHAUN FRANCE AND ROZZIE RYAN YOUNG RIDER DRESSAGE TRAINING DAY!! • Wednesday January 4th 2012 • Private lesson • Presentation of Horse and Rider for Competition • Competition Test Riding, to be judged by Shaun and Rozzie • 12 riders maximum • $150.00 per day including morning/afternoon tea • Bookings: Shaun France – 49663331 or 0407200907

Hi Everyone November was a big month. It started with Melbourne Cup Day. Usually it’s a big dress up and a 5hr lunch but this year I stayed back with my staff and my mum and did the bus stop run and drank a little bubbly and had some snacks and enjoyed time out with my friends. I polished up my judging skills and judged at the Jamboree at Mt Sugarloaf PC in Nov. It was good to be on the other side of the fence but I must say I feel better coaching these aspiring your riders instead of judging them.{that could be seen as I jumped out of the car giving some help and trying desperately not to eliminate anyone) The HV Championships. Well guess who won the FEI Small Tour Champion. My favourite Rudy (Rubenesque)It was only his second outing this year, it’s really up to the rider, I kept saying “make up for a really disappointing Nationals and keep control. Well it worked. Equitana, Sat.Edward, Hans –Peter,Heath winning on Regardez Moi and Rozzie and Bullwinkle and a day off with friends. It was really nice. The last time I saw Edward ride was on Totalis. I will never forget it .It was truly amazing. A young girl called Sally Dyett came for a weeks work experience in Nov. The first day was 38 degrees and bloody hot and every other day was really busy. Sally worked with me every day and actually survived. She was a pleasure to work with and I really enjoyed her being here. She even brought me some yummy chocolates. Thanks Sally. We had some special visitors stay for 2 nights. The Carlton Draught...

Hi Everyone The month of October is over, so are the National Dressage Championships and the end of a tradition at Hunter Valley Equestrian Centre. The school horses have been sold and Shaun will only be teaching riders on their own horses. For 20 years I have started riders on school horses. A lot of these riders went on to be very successful competition riders, others bought their first horse and have enjoyed their experience still to this day, and others returned every school holidays to ride and learn as much as possible about horses. Toffee is now owned by Gen, Melody is with Jorje and Thor is with Lenoni.I hope they will love the time with these good ponies. The National Dressage Championships were held at SIEC.Its a great venue and a tough competition. To be there was a culmination of a year's hard work and I was happy to be accepted and give my young horse his first National experience. We were more confident than we had been but we needed more .To mark well you had to truly ride for everything and as well as have an amazing horse that was well and truly ready to move out of Novice. I spotted the Champion warming up in very good Piaffe and Passage. Rhannarr my beautiful 3 year old filly by Regardez Moi out of my Jazz mare, Scarlet, returned home after starting her riding career with Matt Shaw. She has been exciting to watch and has given Matt a great experience of riding an amazing young warmblood.Thanks Matt for all your work. Spring is here and so are all the bugs. I use a combination...