Keeping In Touch No. 22 - Cotswold RDA
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Keeping In Touch No. 22
27 August 2020
Welcome to Keeping in Touch No. 22!
I’ve come to love Fergus the horse in Jean Abernethy’s cartoon we run. It explains the
difficulties we have understanding what the ponies are thinking of us, and how tolerant
they are of our efforts when we fail to understand them. See the latest below.
The Peaceful Pony Paddock is such a wonderful new activity for lots of people. We had
Alfie come along recently and he and his family had a great time with his very favourite
pony. Lovely pictures which show just what happiness is generated by cuddling a pony at
CRDA, and you can book in just by emailing us at info@cotswoldrda.org.uk. It’s suitable
for the very young and the very old, and everyone in between.
I haven’t thought about writing all those Christmas cards yet, but you might be tempted
by our mincemeat recipe. That’s one of the things like Christmas puddings and cakes
that does benefit by having months to mature. Enough talk of Christmas for now!
Our Pooch and Pony Dog Show online is open now. Do look on the link to see all the
details and you can see the photos of dogs already entered. Some fabulous images
there to see! Start taking photos of your dog and send them. The closing date is 19
September but you know time flies!
There are some great doggy raffle prizes too, including an animal portrait photograph
printed on canvas of your pet. More details in this newsletter and on our website here:
CRDA online dog show
(Fergus appears by kind permission of Jean Abernethy – you can follow him here www.FergusTheHorse.com)
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This week we had a lovely Shout Out from Annie who has been following our Pony Roll of
Honour:
Thank you for the lovely newsletter again.
Talking about ponies.
1965 - Leon, Bisto, Little Sister, Tony
Leon, Bisto and Little Sister belonged to the De La
Bere riding school along with the welsh pony I use to
ride and who I took the RDA badges and Bronze,
Silver and Gold awards on and his name was My
Valentine (Val for short) I do have quite a few
pictures of him. In the picture I sent you a while ago
being awarded the Silver Award from Jackie Brutton I
believe Leon, Bisto and Little Sister were there too.
Tony belonged to Mrs May Bingley and she bought
him to our riding in her latter years. I rode him and he
use to buck me off when a mother of one of our riders
use to bring in a brown pony for her daughter to ride.
I stopped riding Tony after that.
Hope you are all well. Annie x
CRDA PONY
ROLL OF HONOUR
One of the sad things our team has to do now and then is to
say goodbye to a pony and we are very sorry to say that
Gaelen has passed away. We have always known that
Gaelen would not be fit enough for work for many years
more but he was a very willing, reliable and popular pony
that many of our riders have enjoyed lessons on and we
shall all miss him.
Gaelen was on loan to us and his owner has been very kind,
covering all the veterinary bills and donating his saddle to us,
as well as money to help with feed costs for the winter. So a
very big thank you from us all to Gaelen’s ‘Mum’ and an
entry into our Pony Roll of Honour for Gaelen.
P.S. Some good news though - because Gaelen and Dave
were companions for each other, we now have Dave back at
CRDA, so look out for him!
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Cotswold RDA Online Dog Show
Our first ever online Pooch and Pony Fun fundraising show
is open for entries NOW! Judging takes place on 19
September 2020
Grab a cuppa, select your photos, save as
surname.dogname.classnumber (Very easy on desktop but
tricky on phone or tablet!) and enter as many classes as you
like. Entries are £2.50 per class.
Go to CRDA online dog show to enter.
Every penny raised will help to support our work with
disabled adults and children. Please share with family and friends!
The classes are:
1. Best Horsebox Mascot - have you got a 'lorry dog' that just loves to go with you on trips?
2. Best Pooch and Pony - does your pooch have a pony best friend?
3. Top yard dog - because dogs are so helpful on the yard, aren't they?
4. Most Appealing Eyes - catch that close up
5. Prettiest Bitch - she can have a flower behind her ear if you think that helps
6. Most Handsome Dog - we all think our dog is the most handsome, don't we
7. Fancy Dress for Dogs - let you imagination run wild - but make sure your dog enjoys
dressing up!
8. Dog most like its owner - give us a good photo of dog and owner
9. Favourite Picture - Equine or Canine - a favourite photo that you have taken.
10. Overall Champions - selected by our independent judge
Don’t forget your raffle tickets. One ticket for £1 gives one entry into the draw for the
following voucher prizes:
1. Ben Hastie photography - A dog photoshoot to include a canvas print
2. Cotswold Animal Therapy (Laser and Physio) - Canine physiotherapy assessment
3. Cotswold Animal Therapy (Laser and Physio) - Half Price Human Sports massage
4. Smudger Mutts Dog Grooming - Dog grooming session
5. Pawprint Dog Care - Dog Care Day voucher
6. Pawprints Dog Care - Dog Collar and Lead
7. Cotswold RDA - 4 Hand Made Face Coverings
With many thanks to Ben Hastie, Cotswold Animal Therapy, Smudgers Mutts Dog
Grooming & Home Boarding, Pawprints Dogdaycare, Tarryn Henson, Oak Dog Club and
Adine Keatley, K9Capers.
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FUNDRAISING FOR FEED!
Wonderful people are helping CRDA keep the money coming in
while our lessons are restricted!
Alfie is 12 years old and has been riding with us for two years and knew from the website
what it costs to feed one of our ponies. He suggested to his mum
Lisa that they should raise funds to feed the ponies.
Mum has her own catering company that’s famous for stunning
cakes and afternoon teas. Lisa generously donated twenty prizes
for an online raffle on her website and loads of people bought the
two pound tickets. A magnificent £350 was raised! Prizes were all
scrumptious by the look of the photos!
Alfie is devoted to the pony Sunny he’s been riding on a
Friday with his school. Lisa tells me that he just loves all
animals. He raised money for the animals in the
Australian bushfires last year.
“He prefers animals to
humans. Being with
Sunny makes him so
calm and after riding he
is full of it. We came for
a Peaceful Pony Paddock experience last week and we
had a wonderful hour. Alfie was so proud to show us his
pony, Sunny.” The experience was in the arena as it was
raining and Alfie’s twin brother, Ashton, came along to
meet Sunny with Lisa.
“Everyone was so welcoming and friendly. I had never
been before as Alfie always came with the school. Sunny
was lovely and did
some tricks for us!
We were told lots of
information about
Sunny and got to groom him.”
“Alfie was given a framed photo of Sunny when we left
and when we got home he took it straight up to his
bedroom! You guys do an amazing job and it gives
people with needs something to do”.
Thank you so much Lisa and Alfie for raising all that
money for us, it was great to have you all come and
spend time with CRDA and Sunny.
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Things to do in L CKD WN
WOULD YOU PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS NOW?
Next month the cookery columns in some newspapers will be advising it’s the right time to
make Christmas puddings and Christmas cakes - so they have time to mature in time for the
festivities. It is not something I have ever done, but I used to think I should! Being at home a
lot at present I really don’t have any reason not to make something ready for Christmas.
One thing I would recommend you could make is mincemeat for the mince pies, and you can
do it now. This recipe is so easy and the mince pies will be really succulent and not over-
sweet. It is so much more delicious. This recipe was given to me by Pat about forty years
ago and I’m still using it!
Pat’s Mincemeat
14oz (350g) dried fruit. 6oz (150g) cooking apple grated.
4oz (100g) seedless grapes, halved if large. 4oz (100g) soft
dark brown sugar. 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice. Grated rind
and juice of a lemon. Double pub measure of brandy or
whisky (50 ml).
Have sterilised jam jars ready, with their lids, and waxed
paper discs.
Mix all ingredients together adding brandy or whisky last. No
need to cook.
Fill jars to the top and seal. Will keep in fridge or cool
cupboard for months and the flavour will develop.
SOMETHING TOPICAL NOW
If you are inviting people for tea in the garden on a sunny day then a truly traditional thing to
serve would be cucumber sandwiches. This recipe produces the ultimate in cucumber
sandwiches!
2 teaspoons of white wine vinegar.
1/2 teaspoon of white sugar.
Sea salt and black pepper.
Sliced cucumber.
Small handful of mint.
Softened butter.
Thin sliced brown or white bread
Mix vinegar, sugar and little salt and pepper in
a bowl and add cucumber. Set aside for 15
minutes.
Chop mint very finely and mix with butter.
Don’t add too much mint. Taste to check the flavour. Spread on each slice of bread.
Drain the cucumber well and lay on a slice bread and add more pepper to taste.
Sandwich together and cut off the crusts. Cut into quarters or halves.
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Peaceful Pony Paddock We welcomed two more families to our Peaceful Pony Paddock recently. Everyone loved the sessions including the ponies! We are open to anyone living with a disability to come and spend time with a pony in our beautiful sensory walk. As a bonus there are stunning views out to Cleeve Hill! For more information, please see here: CRDA Peaceful Pony Paddock To make a booking, call us on 01242 584420 or email info@cotswoldrda.org.uk v4 27 August 2020
WE’RE HERE FOR YOU
FOR AS LONG AS YOU
NEED US.
SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS!
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