Barnard Castle & Teesdale RC. - Mondays, Thursdays: regular fortnightly lessons, flatwork with Caroline Jackson, call Lezley 07891-660317.

Monday evenings: SJ with Chloe Gosling, call 07967594685. May 1: tack and togs sale, contact Viv. First and third Saturday of each month, with Chloe Gosling and Sarah Tubbs, Marwood EC. Apr 28: junior evening lessons with Tanya Buckingham. May 18: pleasure ride with optional jumps, Langdale, call Lezley. May 11: Ride for Life for Macmillan Cancer Support, Raby Castle, open to all, call Lezley. New members welcome, call secretary Viv Dent 07979-496520.

Bense Bridge RDA Group. - May 4: race night, Jet Miners, Great Broughton, 7.30pm start, pie and peas supper available, 4pm, contact Sue on 07962-143955. May 9: bingo at Kildale Village Hall, 7.30pm, contact Debbie 01642-712418.

Camp Hill. - May 1 and 8: gymnastic jumping evening clinic. May 4: hunter trial. May 5: XC schooling day, more details www.eleanormercerequestrian.co.uk or ring 01845-567935.

Cleveland Hunt. - June 15: pleasure ride from Little Ayton. Aug 23: evening at Redcar racecourse. Oct 3: race night. Oct 12: hunter trial at Upsall Grange Farm.

Cleveland PC. - Apr 27: junior rally at Unicorn Centre, call Catherine Sheret 01642- 763338. Shooting practice Wednesdays at Mark Jopling's farm, tel Shirley Hockney 01642-723577. May 26: junior and novice ODE, High House Farm, Mark Dicken 01642- 725255.

Darlington RC. - Team members needed for area 2 v area 4 SJ at Middleton, ring Liz 07968446052 for details. May 26: SJ at Yafforth, all usual classes, contact Liz. Ongoing tuition with James Adams at Newstead, for details call Liz 01609-881174.

Darrowby RC. - May 3, 31: summer novice SJ at NEC. May 5: ODE at Northallerton EC, triers and novice classes, for schedules and further info call 07737-626749 or www.darrowbyrc.

co.uk, helpers essential.

Durham & District RC. - May 17: charity dressage competition, Knitsley, DH8 9HA. For adults and juniors, prelim and walk/trot classes.

Contact J Forster, 39 St Cuthbert's Drive, Durham DH7 6XE or see www.durhamanddistrictridingclub.

co.uk.

Durham and Teesside Group of Endurance GB. - May 11: Hamsterley Forest pleasure/training ride, closing date May 2, organiser Nick Brown, 01642-582583.

Equine Grass Sickness Charity. - May 18: in aid of EGS, fun show, 9am, Hetton Lyons Country Park, Hetton-le-Hole, usual classes, full schedule send sae Mandy Mitchell, 12 Hackworth Street, Dean Bank, Ferryhill, Co Durham, DL17 8NQ, or tel 01740- 655607, 07745-242227.

Ex-Racers Club. - May 4: Ex race horse classes, Ardsley Horse and Pony Club Show Yorkshire, contact exracersyorkshire@ntlworld.

com.

Forester RDA Charity Show. - June 1: at the Unicorn EC, Stainton Way, Hemlington.

Classes for all Welsh sections; show pony breeding, hunter pony breeding, M&M inhand and ridden. Ridden PUK qualifiers. NPS Area 4 Roseberry In-Hand Championship qualifier and qualifying show. Points competition.

Entries close May 15. No late entries. Details 01325-355653.

Foxberry Chasers. - XC course is open every day, subject to weather. June 22: UK Chasers XC Challenge, see www.foxberry.co.uk.

Gt Burdon Farm. - Anytime: XC open for schooling, call June 01325-464001.

Harrogate Bridleways Association. - Apr 27: pleasure ride at Ferrensby, starting between 10am and 11am, 12.5 miles, discount for advance entries, entries on the day £12 plus £1 bib money. Website www.harrogatebridleways.

org.uk to contact ride secretary for entry forms and more dates or tel 01765- 677810.

Hurworth PC. - Area training starting week commencing Apr 28. Names for nov, imt and open to Pat Arrand, 01845-597457. Junior names to Judith Shipton, 07866-492429. May 5: junior ODE, Nun House, Kirby Sigston, open to PC members and non-PC members.

Send SAE to Mrs T Walker, Holly Farm, Kirby Sigston, DL6 3TB. May 28: open team SJ, open to PC members and non PC members, Hillside Rural Activity Park, Thirsk. Schedules, SAE to Mrs S Hamilton, Salt Kiln Farm, Thornton le Beans, Northallerton DL6 3SF. Junior team training to start soon, Tuesday evenings, call Judith Shipton on 01845-527202 or 07866-492429 after 6.30pm with names.

Training to be held mainly at Eryholme.

Middleton Hunt Supporters' Club. - June 1: Sledmere Show, see www.middletonhunt.

org for schedule or ring 01759-369656.

N&E Yorkshire Group of EGB. - Apr 27: pleasure ride at Guisborough Forest, contact Julie Fishpool 01287-280633, no entries on day. May 18: pleasure ride at Wykeham, contact Julie Linder 07891-670049.

Northallerton RC. - May 1: tuition at NEC with Rachel Lupton, 14-16yrs and seniors 6.30-7.30pm and 7.30-8.30pm. May 2: tuition at NEC with Hannah Mousley, noon to 1pm.

To book tuition ring Michael on Monday, 7pm- 9pm, on 07714-272911. Anyone interested in being considered for teams for area horse trials, Bishop Burton, on June 1 contact Michael on 07714-272911. Open to all hunter trial now June 14 at NEC. Schedules on website or sae to Emma Robinson, Forge Cottage, Danby Wiske, Northallerton DL7 0NF, inquiries 01609-780738 or 07732-645066.

www.northallertonridingclub.org.

Northallerton Equestrian Centre. - Every Tuesday evening: unaffiliated SJ evening league, 65cm to 105cm, 01609-772942.

Northern Dartmoor Pony Show. - Apr 27: social event, lunch and fun competitions. See the Springwater Stud at Pickhill nr Thirsk.

Tickets £8. Call Tracey Whittle 01254-826706.

RDA. - May 20: charity tack and togs sale at Gt Smeaton Village Hall, 7pm, proceeds to RDA. More details 01325-378228 or 01609- 748231.

SNWPCA. - May 17: spring medal show at Richmond EC, new M&M, home produced, PUK qualifier, in-hand and ridden, plus usual Welsh in-hand and ridden performance medals, also PUK ridden qualifiers, for schedule send SAE to J Redpath, Raisenside Farm, Dipton, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 9AR.

S Durham Showing Group. - May 11: spring show, all ridden in-hand classes qualifiers, call 07834-863147.

South Durham Saddle Club. - May 21: tack and togs sale at Dalton Piercy Indoor School. £5 a table, all buyers welcome. Sellers from 6pm, 7pm start, 01429- 274881/07949-457772 to book a table.

South Durham PC. - May 7: tetrathlon training, shooting and thereafter on alternate Wednesdays, contact Sheila Stephenson on 01388 720213. May 5: team interbranch show jumping, Seagold Centurion Equestrian Centre, teams required for more information contact Maxine Ward on 01740-622112. May 18: junior ODE, East Roughlea Farm, send SAE to Lesley Makin, Lime Tree Cottage, 2 Howe Hill Cottages, Over Dinsdale, Nr Neasham, North Yorkshire, DL2 1PW. May 28: pony racing, Howe Hill Farm, Mordon, see www.pcuk.org/southdurham for details. June 1: annual summer show, Sedgefield Showfield, for schedule send SAE to Brenda Gray, 6 South View, Brafferton, Darlington, DL1 3LB.

Date to be decided for the senior show cross.

South Durham SC. - April 27: Area 2 SJ, Middleton Equestrian Centre, teams required.

For information and schedules please send self addressed envelope to Mrs F Hutchinson, Stotfold Moor Farm, Elwick, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS27 3EY. Telephone 01429 274881, or email fhutch@stotmoor.fsnet.co.uk.

S Durham Hunt SC. - Apr 27: area 2 show jumping, Middleton Equestrian Centre, teams required. For information and schedules contact Mrs F Hutchinson, Stotfold Moor Farm, Elwick, Hartlepool, Cleveland TS27 3EY. Tel 01429-274881 or email fhutch@stotmoor.fsnet.co.uk.

Streatlam Park. - Apr 27: hunter trial, triers, novice, pairs and open, BHS qualifier, send sae to D Wood, Keepers' Lodge, Barnard Castle, DL12 8TZ.

Tees Valley RC. - Apr 25, 26, 27: dressage training with Corrine Dingley. Enquiries to Debbie 01642-788139. Apr 27: Area 2 SJ at Middleton EC. Enquiries to Julie McLean. Apr 27: dedicated riding club class at Farnley Farm ODE (Hunwick, Crook). Enquiries to Ellen 07900-940232.

Unicorn Centre. - Winter series novice dressage and SJ, May 18, Sept 21 and Oct 19. Summer series dressage, Apr 29, May 27, June 24, July 29, Aug 26, Sept 30. June 1: Foresters Show. June 21: summer show. Sept 7: Croft sponsored ride. Winter series dressage series starts Oct 28. Nov 15: Christmas fair, Linthorpe Village Hall.

Upsall Grange. - May 4, June 29: Hunter trials, Pat 01642-316423 or Ann 07976- 534521.

Whitby RC. - Apr 26: SJ rally at Pontac Farm, New Marske 1pm. May 6: flatwork rally, venue tba, 6pm. June 1: area ODE, names to Prue. June 17: long-reining demo at Danby.

Ring Sonia for competitions 01287-660520, Claire for rallies 01642-492470.

Zetland Hunt PC. - Programme sellers required for Zetland Point to Point on May 5, ring Pippa on 01833-650935 asap. May 1: intermediate training, ring Andrea on 01388- 835596. May 3: junior SJ training and assessment at Streatlam Park, 2-4pm, ring Hilary 01325-377669. May 28: wild flowers achievement badge at Foxglove Covert, Catterick Garrison. Ring Barbara 07812-156521. May 11, June 15: JODE and SODE. Anybody who can help on the day or the day before to set up, call Pippa 01833-650935. Rally dates: May 16 junior, May 21 senior, May 30 all-day rally.

Slips to Vanessa. Check website for more details on www.pcuk.org/zetland.