THE THREE RIVERS RIDE at Salisbury, Wiltshire Sunday 14th September 2008  

After 24 years of organising the two Salisbury rides – Wiltshire Droves and Three Rivers – Valerie Cooper, Sue Varnals and Liz Hinings have decided to let someone else take over and so this will be the last year with this trio at the helm.  We hope to have a bumper entry and look forward to seeing lots of old friends and plenty of new ones too!

As you will probably remember, our 2007 event had to be cancelled at the very last minute (the Wednesday before it was due to take place!) due to Foot and Mouth, so there are no photos or results to show you from 2007!

Displayed below are some of the photos taken by Martin Lewis at the 2006 ride, when he was located up on Ebsbury Hill just out of Great Wishford – you can view all the ride pictures taken by ProSportPhotos at www.prosportphotos.com             and also a few from Wiltshire Droves earlier this year - 

Kate McMorris with Seadown Magic

 

Nikki Routledge and Wickham's Just Distinct

 

Nikki Malcolm and Will Salter – Seras Bab Dido and Cal Epedron Du

 

10-year old Dean Brown with Woodland Gem

 

Jenny Hillary and Eldonera

 

The next shots are some of Liz Hinings’ photos taken during Three Rivers 2006 ….

Some of the Anniversary Supper guests

 

Jo Holman and Jo Chisholm wait to start Loop 2 watched by Jenny Hinings

 

Louise Holliday (farrier's wife) catching up on some reading

 

Lorna Kidson and crew two minutes after finishing

 

Jill Kent and Bitterwell Spirit, winners of the Opal Dash

 

Sue Speed, Yakamin and Janthea Newman (crew) - winners of the Veterans' Challenge

 

Nicky Sherry & Lisa Robertson, SW Morris Team members with Ride Organiser Sue Varnals

 

Wessex Morris Team members Dean and Laura Brown and Catherine Tomlinson

 

Laura Short and Summer's Place Jumanjii - 3rd in the Smokey Challenge

 

Winner of the Smokey Challenge, Chris Yeoman, with crew Isobel du Toit and Ride Organiser Valerie Cooper

RESULTS FROM 2006

THE SMOKEY CHALLENGE - 113 km ER

1^st        Christine Yeoman on Farouk de Lozelle at 15.88kph

2^nd       Alice Beet on Burfield Ruby Tricks at 12.44kph

3^rd        Laura Short on Summers Place Jumanji at 11.89kph

Best Condition trophy to Farouk de Lozelle

THE OPAL DASH - 90km ER (Amended results 11 Sep 06 - typographical error on first publication)

1^st        Jill Kent and Bitterwell Spirit at 16.67kph

2^nd       Gill Talbot and Malabar Storm at 15.74kph

3^rd        Tristan Bishop and Dubai Valentino at 15.74kph

4^th        Liz Taylor and Karaanza at 15.74kph

5^th        Nicky Sherry and Shimmering Blue Jasmine at 15.52kph

6^th        Jo Holman and The Silver Gambler at 14.84kph

7^th        Nicky Ghetler and Sundance II at 14.67kph

8^th        Maria Lamin-Hourd and Oshi Dashi at 12.33kph

9^th        Frankie Turley and Ijaaz at 10.8kph

10^th      Catherine Woodford and Dennis II at 10.8kph

Best Condition trophy to Karaanza

THE VETERANS’ CHALLENGE - 78km ER

1^st        Sue Speed and Yakamin (age 16) at 16.14kph

2^nd       Margaret McKiddie and Bonnie Anne (age 16) at 15.39kph

3^rd        Sue Box and Robbie (age 17) at 12.48kph

4^th        Pam Jordan and Appalousie Firefly (age 24) at 11.44kph

5^th        Jane Greatorex and Barnabas (age 19) at 10.76kph

Best Condition trophy to Yakamin

THE MORRIS TEAM TROPHY (competition between the South West Group and the Wessex Group)

South West - 789 points

Wessex - 695 points

The South West therefore won both the second leg of the competition and, having also won the first leg at Boconnoc, won the annual competition by a total of 1760 points to 1526 points.  Congratulations to the South West !

(Many of the photos on this website have been taken by and are the property of Eric Jones, a professional photographer and artist who may be contacted on 01747 860625 - we are most grateful to Jan Clark for searching through Eric’s archive files to find old records from Three Rivers.  You might like to check out Eric’s website at www.ericgjones.com   There are also photos taken by Mike Cooper, Liz Hinings and Kate Ross - please contact Liz on 01985 840155 if you wish to have copies of any of the pictures displayed.)  

Pauline Cooper of ‘Party Time!’, Valerie’s daughter-in-law,  produced an anniversary cake which was enjoyed at the 2006 event. 

The venue at Salisbury Racecourse has excellent facilities and is close to the mediaeval Cathedral City whilst also being in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside.  There is a good choice of restaurants within the City Centre and, of course, many very good country pubs close by.  However, why not take the easy way out and join us for an informal supper in the Jockeys’ Dining Room on Saturday night, 13^th September 2008 - there will be wine, beer and soft drinks on sale and the following menu at £12 per head.  Places are limited, so please send your booking with your entry and include the cost with your entry cheque.

Homemade Vegetable Soup

served with roll and butter

Beef Lasagne

served with garlic bread and salad garnish

Fruit Crumble

served with custard

Tea and coffee is also included

 (The Vegetarian** option for the main course is:

Cannelloni with Spinach and Ricotta Cheese.)

Please state if vegetarian option is required when booking.

When making your entry, please ensure that you have completed the entry form fully and have enclosed an up-to-date copy of your flu vaccination certificate that shows inoculations back to the two primaries and an indication of the horse to which it refers!  As for all EGB Rides, entry forms must be signed at the foot of the page by the rider and must show Horse Registration number, Rider Membership number and qualifications of both horse and rider – cheques should be made payable to Endurance GB.  It would be appreciated if you could ensure that the stamped, self-addressed envelope for returning your ride details is at least A5 size (but preferably A4) and you are reminded that, if you are expecting to be sent details for more than one rider, you might be wise to add extra postage!