All the children who attended the Wednesday ride have had a lovely time getting to know the ponies and the Volunteers.  It was a great pity that the sessions started later this year due to the terrible rain making the arena unusable.  Still, once we did commence it went well and as always Janice did a wonderful job coaching.  This year we had the advantage of a new pony called Basil who was a great hit.  

 

Both Icknield and Norman Gate attended the sessions, and we were rewarded by the stories of how excited the children were each Wednesday morning before they left their schools.

Smarties and Linford behaved beautifully, and I think its fair to say that a fine time was had by all.  My thanks to Sarah, my no 2, Maureen who filled in coaching when Janice couldn’t make it and all the Volunteers who make the sessions a success.

 

​We have now successfully moved the ponies to Stoke where we have use of the lovely arena which has proved a great hit with volunteers and riders alike.  Many thanks to John and Catherine Scott for very generously offering us the use of their paddocks and arena.

Sue Cox