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Latest News - May 09th, 2008

For a full list of Common Ridings and Rideouts see 'events listings '.

Staying with the Buccleuch and it's the Duke of Buccleuch Foxhounds Summer Show on Sunday 11th May at Newtown, St. Boswells Auction Mart - courtesy of John Swan. Entries close on Sunday 4th May.

If you're interested contact Jean Stevenson, Newhall, Lilliesleaf, Melrose. Tel: 01835 870730.

The Borders Festival of the Horse - (16th - 26th May) is now firmly established as one of the UK's leading, participatory equestrian festivals. With the unrivalled Borders landscape as the backdrop for this unique event, there really is something to appeal to everyone as the event continues to go from strength to strength.

Click here to check out their full programme.

On Sunday 29th June BHSS are holding an innovative sponsored Ride, Cycle and Run through some of the prettiest countryside in the Scottish Borders. All money raised by this challenging, fun event goes to help Equine Grass Sickness Research so sign up now - deadline for entries 22nd May.

It's May, and it's time to fill in these diaries already with the latest list of dates from The Scottish Endurance Riding Club - Borders Branch. With an enticing range of rides all over the Borders now planned you're sure to find a ride, distance and location to suit you and your horse.  Rides include Nisbet, Westruther, Longnewton and Paxton - diverse country indeed! For full details of all local  SERC events go now to www.sercborder.org.uk

Not the Scottish Borders but a mere canter stride away - rideborders.com fans will find many appealing and accessible events run by the Northumberland and Tyneside Endurance Club - Highlights in coming weeks include the Alnwick Pleasure/Training Ride (5/7/08), The Keilder Water and Forest Park Lakeside Ride (10/5/08), and the Alwinton Pleasure/Training Ride (15/5/08)- entry forms can be downloaded below. 

For further information about the Northumberland and Tyneside Endurance Club click here .

 Entry Forms:

 Alnwick Pleasure/Training Ride

 Keilder Water and Forest Park Lakeside Ride

 Alwinton Pleasure/Training Ride

This tiny book, priced at £3.50 is a painfully perceptive and wildly hilarious exposee of the horse/human relationship as seen through the eyes of your horse.  In the chapter on 'Taking your Human for a Ride,' "Mounting steps," we're told, "are marvellous. "You can have hours of fun moving away from them just as your human reaches the top step." And "Spooking is a highly versatile communication tool." The chapter on 'stable manners' is especially amusing. You'll never be able to look your horse in the eye in quite the same way again, once you've laughed your way through this tirelessly funny little 'training manual!'