Barnard Castle & Teesdale Riding Club. – May 30: junior combined training @ Streatlam, call Jane 01833-641262 or Sarah 01833-640147.

Bedale & West of Yore Pony Club.

– May 30: Thorp Perrow Fun Day, clear round, show jumping, handy pony, games, open to all under 16, all entries on field, refreshment trailer.

Schedules from wendyirvine@supanet.

com or SAE to Wendy Irvine, Cocked Hat Farm, Bedale DL8 1TQ.

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 & noon, 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 inquiries.

Bilsdale Hunt. – June 14: Pleasure ride from Boltby Bank Top, ring Alison for info and bookings 07887- 984133, £15 adults £10 children.

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

Camp Hill. – May 13: young horse evening clinic. May 3: spring huntertrial.

www.eleanormercerequestrian.co.uk

Darlington Riding Club. – May 27: first leg of summer show jumping series at Foxberry Chasers, classes 2’6”, 2’9” and 3’, contact Katie for further details, 07850-911053. June 14: hunter trial at Foxberry Chasers, usual classes, SAE for schedule to Miss K Milner, 5 Norton Road, Sadberge, Darlington DL2 1SW, 07850-911053. June 28: teams needed for Area 2 ODE qualifier at Northallerton EC, novice, intermediate and open, contact Katie as above.

East Cleveland Pony Club. – June 14: summer show, Hills Riding School, Saltburn. Look out for schedules or contact Wag Smith on 01287-624592. June 20: summer ball, Marton Country Club. Tickets are available from 07790-101034, 07884-276031 or 01287-639698.

Foxberry Chasers. – XC open for schFoxberry Chasers. - XC open for schooling every day subject to ground. Book beforehand by text to 07793-444247. June 14: UK Chasers National Qualifier cross country challenge.

Usual classes. Schedule on 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. – Junior, intermediate and novice open training, dressage and SJ. Contact Miss J Shipton.

May 15: XC rally, Catterick Saddle Club, 6.30pm-8pm, 10-14yrs (ten-year-olds may go to either Londonderry or Catterick Saddle Club, not both). Names to Judith Shipton by email judithshipton@aol.com or text/ring 07866-492429 (01845-527202).

N&E Yorkshire Group of EGB. – May 10: competitive and pleasure rides at Hamley Haggs, Appleton le Moors, Kirbymoorside. Contact Liz Newbronner 01751-432397.

Northallerton RC. – May 10: dressage and combined training at Richmond EC, open to all, schedule on website or from Mrs C Swiers The Old Manor House, Norton le Clay, Helperby, York YO61 2RS.

www.northallertonridingclub.org

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, email or send SAE to B Gray, 6 South View, Brafferton, Darlington, Co Durham DL1 3LB.

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.

Tees Valley Riding Club. – May 10: combined training and dressage at Kirklevington Riding Centre, 1.30pm start. Tests will be Prelim 7 and Novice 21. More information, contact Debbie Walker on 01642- 788139. May 24: pleasure ride to be held for members and guests only at Brass Castle Farm Middleton St George by permission of Caroline Walton. For further information contact Barbara Arkle on 01642-788424.

June 28: horse trials qualifier to be held at Northallerton Equestrian Centre, names of teams or individuals to Julie Mclean by May 22.

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.

Tunstall Riding Club. – June 7: summer show, Tunstall Farm, near Nunthorpe. Classes for everyone, prize money and annual trophies for most classes. For schedule send SAE to: Nicky Currington, 2 Gribdale Terrace, Great Ayton TS9 6HN, enquiries on 01642-724713.

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

Whitby Riding Club. – May 9: Flatwork rally, Hobdale. May 12: evening rally, 6pm. May 27: Evening rally, Wags, 6pm. Please ring Claire 01642-492470.

Zetland Hunt PC. – May 10: triathlon at Catterick Saddle Club, contact Fiona. Camp dates/senior training and all rally dates are now on the website, www.pcuk.org/zetland.

Zetland Pony Club. – May 15: junior rally. May 20: senior rally. May 28: all day rally, junior and senior, slips to Andrea. June 6-7: tetrathlon, contact Fiona. www.pcuk.org/zetland.