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 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.

Brompton Carnival. - May 24: Brompton Carnival and sports annual gymkhana & showjumping,.

1pm Banks Farm, Brompton, Northallerton. Contact A Cornforth 01609-775263.

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

Cleveland PC. - 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. May 11: Junior rally, telephone Catherine Sheret 01642-763338.

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.c o.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 open every day, subject to weather.

June 22: UK Chasers XC Challenge, see www.foxberry.co.uk.

Gt Burdon Farm. - May 25: XC SJ training with June Dent and Julie Lawson, suitable to all levels, contact June 01325-464001. Anytime: XC open for schooling, call June 01325-464001.

Hurworth PC. - Riding and road safety training, ring Miss Hunter, 01609-883234. If any other pony clubs would like to join, ring the above number. 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 RC. - May 11: Shires equestrian plus qualifier SJ, every fortnight open to all, contact Janet 07841-416970. May 4: dressage summer league, open to all, contact Joanne 07887-606320.

Middleton Hunt Supporters' Club. - June 1: Sledmere Show, see www.middletonhunt.org for schedule or ring 01759-369656.

N&E Yorkshire Group of EGB. - May 18: pleasure ride at Wykeham, contact Julie Linder 07891-670049.

NCPA. - June 21: Summer show, Streatlam Farm, Barnard Castle.

Schedules from Mrs A Conroy, Paradise Farm, Easington Colliery, Co Durham, SR8 3JL.

Northallerton RC. - 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, enquiries 01609-780738 or 07732-645066. www.northallertonridingclub.

org.

Northallerton Equestrian Centre.

- every Tuesday: pre event showjumping starting in the morning, and unaffiliated league in the evening. Contact 01609-772942 or www.northallertonequestriancentre.

co.uk.

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 inhand classes qualifiers, call 07834- 863147.

South Durham Saddle Club. - May 4: DPIS spring SJ for horses and ponies. Clear round 11-1 classes to follow, enqs to 01429-274881.

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.

Tees Valley Riding Club. - May 3: gridwork & show jumping with Jen Brookes at Kirklevington. May 11: SJ at Kirklevington from 1.30pm.

Class 1 2'3", Class 2 2'6" & Class 3 2'9". May 16, 17 & 18: dressage training with Corrine Dingley. May 25: summer league dressage, first leg, at Kirklevington from 1.30pm.Tests P14 (2006), N20 (2007) and E41 (2002). All above enquiries to Debbie on 01642- 788139/07811-255641.

Tunstall RC. - June 1: Summer show, near Nunthorpe, for schedule send SAE to Nicky Currington, 2 Ribdale Tce, Great Ayton, TS9 6HN, enquiries to 01642-724713.

Unicorn Centre. - Winter series novice dressage and SJ, May 18, Sept 21 and Oct 19. Summer series dressage, 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. - May 6: flatwork rally, venue tba, 6pm. June 1: area ODE, names to Prue. June 17: longreining demo at Danby. Ring Sonia for competitions 01287-660520, Claire for rallies 01642-492470.

ZHPC. - May 3: junior SJ training and assessment at Streatlam Park 2-4pm. Contact Hilary on 01325- 377669. May 5: programme sellers required for Zetland Point to Point, please ring Pippa on 01833-650935 asap. May 8: intermediate training.

ring Andrea on 01388-835596. May 11: JODE, anybody who can help on the day or the day before to set up, please contact Pippa on 01833- 650935. May 28: wild flowers achievement badge at Foxglove Covert, Catterick Garrison. Ring Barbara on 07812156521. June 15: SODE. Please check website for further information on www.pcuk.org/zetland.