Barnard Castle & Teesdale RC. – Tuesdays, fortnightly: Ian Brown lessons.

Mondays and Thursdays fortnightly: Caroline Jackson flat. Thursdays and Fridays fortnightly: Sarah Tubbs, novice horse/rider. Oct 11-12: trip to HOYS. For information about the club, visit website www.bcandtrc.co.uk or contact Viv 07500-967539 regarding seniors, and Lezley 07891-660317 regarding juniors.

Bedale Hunt SC. – Oct 12: hunter trial, Maunby, nr Thirsk, four classes, start 9.30am. SAE to E Robinson, Forge Cottage, Danby Wiske, Northallerton DL7 ONF.

BHS County Durham. – Oct 12: Streatlam Pleasure ride 10am- 12.30pm, Streatlam Park. Contact Kate 07811-356222.

BHS Cleveland. – October 19: Sponsored ride from Eston & Marske, prizes & sash/perpetual trophy to highest fundraiser, Elly 01642-452260, Chloe 07505392181. October 21: AGM, Blue Bell Hotel, Acklam. 7pm for 7.30pm start, 01642-452260.

Bilsdale Farmers’ Hunt. – October 5: pleasure ride, 10am and noon, starting from Chop Gate Village Hall Car Park. Entry £10 adults and £5 children.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Julie on 01642- 778371 or Audrey on 01642-778210.

Camp Hill. – Oct 26: autumn hunter trial. Details from www.eleanormercerequestrian.co.uk or 01845-567935.

Cleveland Pony Club. – October 12: junior rallies, contact Catherine Sheret on 01642 763338.

Cleveland Hunt Pony Club. – October 11: senior rally with Julie Lawson.

Names to Heather Enderwick 01642- 724621.

Cleveland Hunt. – Oct 5: hunter trial, kennels CANCELLED. Oct 6: hunt supporters’ AGM, Fox and Hounds, Slapewath, Guisborough, 8pm. Contact Liam Metcalfe, 07875-148592, or Pete Jones, 07968-850308.

Darlington Riding Club – October 4: Lucy Williams XC clinic, 2pm at Foxberry, Caldwell, groups of five, £20 per horse. October 12: combined training & dressage competition, Foxberry Caldwell, schedules, SAE to K Milner, 5 Norton Rd, Sadberge, Darlington, DL2 1SW or see website www.darlingtonridingclub.

co.uk. October 14: Peter Allen clinic, 7pm at Stainsby Grange, groups of four, £15 per horse. Contact Katie for further details or bookings on 07850- 911053.

Durham and Teesside Endurance Group. – Oct 12: Broompark Pleasure Ride, Broompark picnic area, organiser Jane Evans. Entry forms available from Durhamandteessideegb.org.uk.

Foxberry Chasers. – October 29: charity schooling day, turn up between 10am and 2pm, £15 per horse. For Eppleby Forcett School funds. October 19 corrected: VLB-JM Shows Hunter Trial re-arranged from September 7, see website for schedule www.foxberry.co.uk. XC course open every day subject to weather. Sara 07793-444247 to book.

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

Hall Farm. – XC open for schooling, contact Victoria 07710-193422.

Hamsterley Riding Association. – October 26: 8-mile pleasure ride, Hamsterley Forest, start time 11am-1pm, members £10, non-members £15, £2 extra on the day. Short lead rein route £7, for further details, contact Sue Gulliver 01388-718586.

Harrogate Riding Centre. – October 12: Hunter Trial, 01423 871894.

September 27: Showjumping and showcross, 01423 871894.

Hurworth Hunt SPC. – Oct 25: Harvest supper, Appleton Wiske village hall, 8pm, £15 a ticket, after dinner speaker Alan Wade, ex-chairman of South Durham SC giving talk on aid work in Chernobyl, compere Tony Currie, catering by Ray Liddle, for tickets ring Don 01642-776948 or Dot 01677422982.

Hurworth PC. – Oct 20: individual showjumping, NA equestrian centre, open to members and non PC members, more details ASAP. Moneys due for area comps and training, send to Mrs C Ridsdale asap.

NCPA. – October 19: full youngstock and autumn show, Stainsby Grange EC, schedules available from Mrs A Conroy, Paradise Farm, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, SR8 3JL. November 20: AGM, Brafferton Village Hall.

Northallerton RC. – October 24, 31, November 7: Members gymnastic jumping course with Jan Brown, 6.30- 7.30 and 7.30-8.30, send cheque for £45 to Christine Swiers, The Old Manor House, Norton le Clay, YO61 2RS by October 10, stating preferred time.

Book early as places limited. October 4: dinner dance and auction of promises, The Angel at Topcliffe, tickets £30 contact David on 07732645066 for details, items for hampers for raffle needed, members willing to donate please contact any committee members. October 5: children’s ODE at Londonderry, schedule on website or SAE to Phoebe Nicholson, South View, Church Wynd, Burneston, Bedale DL8 2JE.

www.northallertonridingclub.org Saltburn & District Bridleways Group. – Oct 8: district meeting at Redcar Rugby Club, 7.30pm. Nov 15: Leeds shopping trip, tel Judith 01642- 514502.

South Durham Saddle Club. – October 5: winter dressage series starts at Dalton Piercy Indoor School. SAE for schedules, Mrs F Hutchinson, Stotfold Moor Farm, Elwick, Hartlepool, TS27 3EY. October 12: winter SJ series, starts at Dalton Piercy Indoor School, 01429-274881. TBC: AGM, all welcome, 07949-457772, 01429-273444.

Thursday Evening Showjumping series starts at Dalton Piercy Indoor School, 01429-274881.

South Durham Showing Group. – October 9: Hoys trip.All day ticket and return travel, 56 adults, 51 children, contact details Suzanne 07899- 774145.

Streatlam Park. – Thursdays: Ian Brown lessons. To book and info, contact Donna Wood on 07736074142.

Unicorn Centre. – Winter series novice dressage and SJ, Oct 19. Winter series dressage series starts Oct 28.

Nov 15: Christmas fair, Linthorpe Village Hall.

West of Yore Hunt Supporters. – October 19: hunter trial, including minicourse at Newfields, contact Fiona Bain on 01765-658059 or text your email for schedule to 07745-808475.

Wet Furrows Livery Yard. – October 26: charity tack and tog sale. Sellers 10am, buyers 11am, £5 per table which goes to Asthma UK. Food available. To book a table contact Gordon on 07717- 778455 Whitby Riding Club. – October 18: dressage clinic with Alison Wilkie, 10.15am. September 27: XC rally, TBA.

September 28: dressage competition, Unicorn Centre, 10am-1pm. October 5: SJ competition, Unicorn Centre 2-5pm.

October 25: SJ rally, TBA.

Yorkshire & Cleveland RDA. – November 22: dressage clinic & evening demonstration by Hannah & Becky Moody, Northallerton EC, clinic/Kirsty 07919-274013, tickets Claire 07884- 276031.

ZHPC. – October 30: senior XC rally at Foxberry, rally slips and £10 fee to Andrea. October 31: hallowe’en disco, further details to follow. Junior training restarting, contact Hilary on 01325- 377669 for further information. Visit www.pcuk.org/zetland.

Zetland Hunt. – October 18: country ride, 2pm, Cleatlam, tel 07763-118896, optional jumping.