Barnard Castle & Teesdale Riding Club. – Apr 18: combined training at Brookleigh, contact Chloe 07967594685. May 3: Hunter Trial at Brookleigh, contact Viv 07500- 967539.

Barnard Castle & Teesdale Juniors. – April 25: combined training at Brookleigh. Contact Jane 01833641262. Apr 25: XC lesson at Brookleigh, contact Jane 01833- 641262. May 3: hunter trial at Brookleigh, contact Viv 07500-967539. Visit website www.bcandtrc.co.uk for form.

Bedale Hunt SC. – May 9: barn disco & hog roast at Manor House Farm.Tickets £12.50. Details, telephone Anne 01325-378259 or email bedalehuntsc@hotmail.co.uk.

BHS Durham. – May 24: pleasure ride around Hamsterley Forest, 9.5 miles. Start between 10am & 12pm enter via Windy Bank Road – follow BHS signs. £15 on the day; £12 preentry.

Send cheque payable to BHS Durham & full names of all riders plus contact number to: Kate Rogers, 33 Portland Mews, Newcastle NE2 1RW Tel 07811 356222 for enquiries.

Brompton Carnival & Sports. – May 23: annual showjumping and gymkhana, 1pm start, The Banks, Brompton, Northallerton. Entries on field. Enquiries, H Atkinson 01609- 772407 & J Williamson 01609- 882278.

Camp Hill. – April 22: gymnastic jumping evening clinic. April 29, May 6, 13: young horse evening clinic.

May 3: spring hunter trial. May 4: 2hr XC sessions over full hunter trial course. Further details from 01845- 567935 www.eleanormercerequestrian.

co.uk Cleveland Pony Club. – Apr 19: junior Easter fun day at Maltby Grange Farm, telephone Catherine Sheret with names on 01642-763338.

April 26: junior rallies.

Darlington Riding Club. – TBC: XC training at Foxberry Chasers with Sharon Watt and Tanya Buckingham, open to all. If interested, text 07793- 444247 as soon as possible. May 5: Peter Allen SJ clinic at Stainsby Grange, contact Katie on 07850911053.

Foxberry Chasers. – XC open for schooling every day subject to ground. Book beforehand by text to 07793-444247. Good Friday: Mini ShowX. e-mail from www.foxberry.co.uk.

Great Burdon Farm. – XC, SJ course, open for schooling with or without tuition, 01325-464001.

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

Hurworth PC. – Apr 17: dismounted rally at Birtree Hill stables, 9yrs and over. For further details see Spring bulletin. Junior, intermediate and novice open training, dressage and SJ. Contact Miss J Shipton.

Shooting training cancelled until further notice, except competition targets.

Postal shoot must be done asap. Contact Nigel Tutty on 01609- 883624. May 2: pony club accreditation course, instructors course 6.30pm - 8.30pm. with Becky Ward for new instructors, members with B Test and experienced instructors wishing to update their pony club accreditation, near the Unicorn Centre, run by the Cleveland branch for Area 2. Note: all instructors need to attend a regular accreditation course to instruct at Pony Club activities. Names to Mrs P Arrand asap.

N&E Yorkshire Group of EGB. – April 26: pleasure ride at Wykeham, Scarborough. Contact Jule Linder on 07891-670049. May 10: competitive and pleasure rides at Hamley Haggs,Appleton le Moors, Kirbymoorside.

Contact Liz Newbronner 01751-432397.

NCPA. – Apr 22: social event, including a historical costume talk and information on riding side saddle at Brafferton Village Hall, near Darlington.

All welcome. Pie & pea supper £3 adults £1.50 children, tickets available from Brenda Gray.

Northallerton EC. – Tuesdays: SJ league. Visit www.northallertonequestriancentre.co.uk.

Northallerton RC. – April 23: tuition at NEC, with Eleanor Mercer, 14- 16yrs 6.30-7.30, seniors 7.30-8.30 and 8.30-9.30. To book tuition ring Sue, Monday evening 7pm-9pm on 01677-424095. May 1: members only dressage competition at NEC, entries to Christine Swiers on April 27 between 8-9pm, on 01423-324155. May 10: dressage and combined training at Richmond EC, schedule on website or from Mrs Swiers at The Old Manor House Norton le Clay, Helperby York YO61 2RS.

Streatlam Park. – Thursdays: Ian Brown lessons. To book and for info, contact Donna Wood on 07736- 074142. May 10: ODE, all usual classes, send SAE to D Wood, Keepers Lodge, Streatlam, Barnard Castle, DL12, 8TZ. Or download schedule from Streatlam Park website.

Todd Fall Gallops, Redworth. – Open all day, every day. £7 per horse. 1m 2f all-weather gallops, including canter circle and hill finish.

Three schooling steeplechase jumps also available. Tel Julie on 07970- 812052 to book. Email julie@pennells.co.uk.

Unicorn Centre. – April 19, May 17: winter series novice dressage and showjumping.

West of Yore Hunt Supporters. – April 27: XC schooling day, ODE course, Newfield, Mickley, 2-7pm, £15 a horse. For further details call 07779995465 or 07740508462. May 4: Nutwith pleasure ride, near Masham, 10 miles, for further details, contact Sharon 07779995465.

ZHPC. – April 19: junior games gymkhana, Gainford. April 10: achievement badge day, see website for details. Apr 17: unmounted rally/quiz at Summerhouse Village Hall at 6.30pm, send rally slips to Andrea.

Camp dates, senior training now on www.pcuk.org/zetland.

Whitby Riding Club. – Apr 18: dressage clinic, Alison Wilkie, 10.15am. May 9: Flatwork rally, Hobdale.

May 12: evening rally, 6pm.

May 27: Evening rally, Wags, 6pm.

Please ring Claire 01642492470.

South Durham Hunt Pony Club. – May 31: Summer show, Sedgefield showground open to all qualifiers for Royal London and Amateur showing society and side saddle classes include SJ, WHP, showing, coloured, M&M, SS, Please email or send SAE to B Gray, 6 South View Brafferton Darlington Co Durham DL1 3LB.