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Riding and Road Safety Training and Exam at Talygarn Equestrian Centre June 5th to 8th - limited spaces available 16yrs and over 2012/02/21
Show Jumping Wed 22nd 5.45pm 2ft clear round then 2ft3 2ft6 2ft9 and 3ft. Double clears qualify for Cricklands.... http://t.co/Ap8epCZu 2012/02/20
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Well done to everyone who took part in the Team Show Jumping today. Talygarn had lots of places and one win which... http://t.co/GVjpzrt8 2012/02/15

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Archive for November, 2011

Talygarn Country Manor and Park

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Talygarn Equestrian Centre is situated to the left of Talygarn Country Manor and Park. Originally the manor was a owned by the Clark family and the whole area including the Equestrian centre belonged to the Manor. My Grandfather bought what would have been the coach house and the yards (now Talygarn House and Talygarn Mews) in the 1950’s plus a substantial amount of land which my father farmed until the motorway came through the land in the 1970’s. My brother then ran the yards as a livery yard until builders purchased it and it became the Mews. We bought the land over 20years ago and established the Equestrian Centre. The Manor house was leased to the Coal board as a convalescent home for coal miners in the 1920’s. In approx 2000 The Manor was purchased by Cowbridge Developments and converted into country houses and flats. I believe there is a management committee of residents who now control the communal areas. The decisions they make border on the ridiculous, I assume none of them have been successful business people. Firstly despite the fact that I have lived here nearly 50 years some residents seem to have an aversion to horses even though the Equestrian centre is used as a selling point for the properties and they don’t seem to notice that there are quite a few other people in this area that own, ride and transport horses. Some difficulties arise from shared access and those who would prefer not to share. Serious damage was done to the roads by the developers which was never repaired. Firstly barriers appeared at every entrance just in case a horse should venture near their homes, this made me smile as you could ride round them if you wanted to. I have never ridden on land owned by the Manor nor do I intend too but I will continue to use the roadways I have used for nearly 50 years but I can’t vouch for other people living in the area with horses. Recently a sign has appeared at the main entrance saying NO EQUESTRIAN TRAFFIC. I assume by this they don’t want people with lorries and trailers using the main gates and would prefer to use the lower lane. We always use the lane and we tell all people who visit the centre with lorries and trailers to use the lower lane. I do know that some other residents with horses that live in Talygarn do not but this is nothing to do with me and their reasoning is that the lane is in poor repair which is true. Some times when people visit the centre they do not realise that they have to veer off right to be on the lane and end up at the gates by accident. Personally I wouldn’t have wasted the money on a negative NO ENTRY sign. It wold have had more effect had they bought two signs with arrows and put one each end of the lane saying EQUESTRIAN TRAFFIC THIS WAY. Also I would never have purchased those awful barriers a friend of mine thought it was an open prison complex.

Posted on Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 3:47 pm You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Mini Pony Club

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Mini Pony Club meet every other Saturday and it is for the 4 to 7yr old Pony Club Centre members from Talygarn. The session lasts an hour and is run by Jennifer Rogers and Nadine Pugh. Every few weeks the children work towards a new badge. Some of the badges are Equine and some are about the countryside. They are working on their Birds badge at the moment. All the badges include a lot of games, colouring and and some practical sessions. Last saturday each child made a birds nest from hay, leaves, twigs and horse hair with some brightly coloured plasticine for eggs. If you would like your child to join the pony club ask at the office for a form. There are other sessions available for older children. Photo Callums Birds Nest

Posted on Sunday, November 13th, 2011 at 4:58 pm You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

October Half Term

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

October Half Term has been a hectic week. On the monday Steve, Jen and I travelled to Northampton to continue our training to coach vaulting. We were both assessed and passed and are now Level one coaches for vaulting. We took the trailor with us to pick up a barrel for vaulting practice. It was a long day and we didn’t get back till late. Tuesday we had Pony Day and lessons in the evening and I had all the preparation to sort out for the team jumping. Wednesday morning was an early start and late finish for the team jumping. Thursday Client show jumping I thought would be quiet after the team jumping but it turned out to be quite busy in the tipping down rain. Thursday was also my birthday so Steve and I left for Bristol after the client show jumping. We had a nice meal in Bella Italia (curtesy of Tesco’s clubcard vouchers) then went to see We Will Rock You in the Theatre. We stayed over and came back the next day. Ready for the Halloween Party on Saturday. Another successful event organised by the Pony Club Centre committee made up of the older members. There was a good turn out and great to see so many adults supporting the event and even dressing up. The Halloween Party finished about 11.30 after a clean we had a few drinks in the house, five of us went to sleep in my lounge and I woke up on the floor in the early hours, so I assume it was a good night. See photos in the Gallery.

Posted on Sunday, November 6th, 2011 at 11:53 pm You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.