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We need YOU (& your photos!)

Please do ping across to Amelia any great, funny or unusual photos and video clips you take when here – we want them for our website and Facebook pages and each month Amelia will pick out her favourite for special recognition – so keep them coming!

Send all to m.thomson@lhstables.co.uk

FREE Bank Holiday Chocolate Hunt & Lots More!

Children (and parents!) are welcome to come on a free chocolate hunt through our fields, woods and riding stables looking for lots of hidden chocolate ladybirds and bumble bees.

The hunt starts at 11 am. We’ll make sure the ponies and donkeys don’t get to them first!

And one for the Mums and Grandparents – our Bluebell Wood should be in full bloom, so get your wellies on and come and see the shimmering blue haze of flowers in our private woodland.

Part of our Family Open Day 10 am – 1 pm Bank Holiday Monday 6th May

All welcome. Free pony rides, tractor rides, face painting & more.

Please do ask your family and friends to come along and meet us!

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Congratulations team!!

http://www.jeanniesequestrianworld.co.uk/2013/04/20/an-equestrian-quiz-team-has-trotted-away-with-the-national-championship-title/

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http://www.jeanniesequestrianworld.co.uk/2013/04/20/an-equestrian-quiz-team-has-trotted-away-with-the-national-championship-title/

Well done again guys!

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Firstly for successful Easter Camp Combined Training competition on 12th April go to: http://lhstables.co.uk/results/easter-camp/

Next have a look at the write-up from the Pony Club Head Office re our victorious Centre Quiz Team 2013 on: http://www.pcuk.org/index.php/news/item/news_the_pony_club_nfu_mutual_national_quiz_2013

And finally a great local article about our farrier Chris Peacock which was carried out here on:  http://www.jeanniesequestrianworld.co.uk/2013/01/31/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-farrier/

Enjoy!

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If anyone has a copy of April’s Local Rider magazine you can take a photo/scan of, some of our riders we believe are in there. We’ll also be in the West Sussex Gazette this coming week AND next week so we’ll add those when we get copies.

April 2013 : A feature on gorgeous new arrival 17.1hh Goliath and growth in our adults riding here

April 2013 : NFU Mutual Pony Club National quiz champions reported by the Pony Club here

Jan 2013 : A day in the life of a farrier, including a visit to Lavant House Stables to shoe 8 horses here

Dec 2012 : Lucy breaks new ground with her stables here

Nov 2012 : What happened when blogger/tweeter Sussex Mummy came to visit us here

Nov 2012 : Londonlovebusiness.com features us as a thriving business here

Aug 2012 : Preparations for our Annual Pony Club event reported in West Sussex Gazette here

June 2012 : Stables buck the trend here

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The Lavant House Quiz Team, Helena Bissex, Livvy Linares, Phoebe Goodale and Lydia McKimm, and their supporters set off for their weekend away in Warwickshire on Saturday afternoon.  Arriving at the Hilton, Warwick, in time for tea/coffee etc and cake, before taking over and rearranging the lounge to watch the Grand National and later on some, but not much, Quiz revision.  Then it was off into Warwick for dinner at ASK, another tradition.

Next morning all the team and gang enjoyed sampling what was on offer from the extensive breakfast buffet at the hotel, some people think this is the main purpose of the weekend!  A photo call outside the hotel followed, before we set off for Moreton Morrell and the quiz.

The quiz started promptly and the first four rounds were completed in record time before the lunch break.  When we returned to the hall the marks for the morning session were on display and Lavant House were lying in first place with 97 points.  For those of us watching, the afternoon rather dragged by as the teams undertook the individual round, the practical, and it seemed to take an age for the points to be totted up before they could reveal the final scores.  There was an anxious wait as the results were revealed in ascending order, first the Branches and then the Centres.  Finally, yes, could we believe it, we had come first with a massive score of 263 points.  Smiles, tears, hugs, and huge grins on all our faces, we were a group of very happy team members and supporters.  It was a great moment for all of us, one that we will never forget.

The Team would like to thank all their parents and supporters for all they did to help the team achieve their goal of becoming National Quiz Champions 2013.  Special thanks to Ward McKimm, for bringing Lydia over from France to take part in the Quiz and for re-arranging their return flights so that Lydia could stay for the results and presentations.

We Won!

With Our Mums

With the winning Branch

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7.4.13 – We won!  At the nationals!  A huge well done to Helena Bissex, Lydia McKimm, Livvy Linares and Phoebe Goodale – photos and facts to follow shortly!

9.4.13 – here are some photos for starters (as can’t put more than three on each post) ………..

Morning Of

All Ready

Our Mascot

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Having said this our horses (60+ of them) have always lived out in large groups 24/7 as nature intended and this is only the second time this has happened, the first time being Mitch fifteen years ago.  Not that this makes it any easier for anyone of course.  Amelia is devestated but well done to the team who dealt with it all so bravely ensuring Pepper’s departure was swift and as pain-free as possible in such appalling circumstances.

Having lost Julepe unexpectedly earlier this year, Pepper’s demise so shortly after is a cruel blow.

RIP Pepper  x

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