Previous Rides from this year

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Open to members and non members

7.00pm for 7.30pm start at Keene Hall, Galleywood, Nr Chelmsford, Essex CM2 8PT

A chance to meet the committee, get an update on how we are doing and have your say.

We are delighted to announce that renowned saddlers Anthony and his Dad John Batchelor will be joining us to give a talk after the formalities of the AGM have been completed. Many of you will know A E Batchelor Ltd, Saddlers which was established in Epping in 1919, so this promises to be a very interesting evening. 

Click on this link to down load the documents: https://www.essexbridleways.co.uk/news/299/2024-agm-link-to-download-documents

Starting from the very posh venue of Ashfields Carriage and Polo Centre, Great Canfield CM6 1JU, you get to ride on some of their private headland tracks and other local bridleways and minor roads. Route is approximately 10 miles and there is a choice of a shorter route.

For those of you with a sat-nav DO NOT FOLLOW IT IF IT TELLS YOU TO GO INTO HIGH CROSS LANE (WEST OR EAST) AS THIS A SINGLE TRACK ROAD AND IS UNSUITABLE FOR HORSEBOXES AND TRAILERS.

Flu Vaccinations - All horses attending this ride MUST be up to date with their annual flu injections (ie. the last booster is no more than a year old). Sorry this is not negotiable as the yard is an international carriage driving and livery yard and these are their requirements.

Always our most popular ride. A variety of hilly tracks through the woods, country lanes, surfaced bridleways and field edges.  Choice of 8 or 11 miles.

Now open to non members.

Join us for a talk by PCSO Pamela Groves on the Essex Horseriders Volunteer Scheme, meet the Essex Police Rural Engagement Team and bring along your saddle to get it marked.

This talk is free and open to all but please book on so that we have an idea of numbers. You will get an error message about PayPal, ignore it, but you should immediately get an email to confirm your booking,  Saddle marking will take place before and after the talks. If you would like your saddle marked, please put that in the special instructions box. Saddle marking will be on a best efforts basis depending on time and as we are expecting this to be popular, we will limit it to one saddle per person.

Timeline

7.00 - 7.25 Saddle marking

7.25 Intro - Jan Arthur

7.30 PCSO Pamela Groves talk:  The Essex Horse Riders Volunteer Scheme  

8.10 Why we volunteered - Jan /Sandra

Intro to Saddle marking

8.30 Refreshments / signing up for the Scheme

8.45 + Rural Engagement Team, Jed Raven - Saddle marking  

A varied route which takes in the wide grassy tracks of Howletts Hall and Fingrith Hall on the long routes. Oh so many canters. Options of 5, 9 or 13 miles

IMPORTANT: Do not follow Satnav or Google Maps.  Only approach the site from the A414; from the Ongar direction or from Chelmsford (Widford church roundabout).  Do NOT approach from Ivy Barns Lane.

Starting and ending from the picturesque Little Easton Manor CM6 2JN we ride across open fields on this lovely hack in the Essex countryside. Route to be confirmed, but it will be between 8-10 miles with no short option

There will be food and drinks available. Bring the family and make a day of it, there's a lovely tea room and the surrounding area is very picturesque https://www.littleeastonmanor.co.uk/

Members get priority booking, it will be opened to non members about a week after first opening if numbers allow.

Note after ride: Used the route from the end of Cobbs Lane straight down to Jacks Lane by way. Can use wide grass verge and no one complained about the road work this year. We do however need to warn about the 2 bridge crossings next time, the wide one over the A120 seemed to cause more issues.

THIS RIDE IS CONFIRMED AS GOING AHEAD

A chance to ride in this wonderful ancient forest on wide grassy clearings and tracks between the trees.  The route is to be confirmed and is subject to ground conditions, but we will be aiming for around 10 miles for the long route and 7 miles for the short. We hope to be able to contain the short within the forest (no roads). The longer route will have some minor road work. 

The ride price has been increased to £20.00 to cover additional costs which are being subsidised by EBA. This ride is open to Members only initially and will be opened to non members after a weel if there are still places available as we are restricted to 100 entries only.

Flu Vaccination requirements for this ride are that all horses attending must be up to date with their annual flu injections (ie.the last booster is no more than a year old). Random checks may be made so please remember to bring along your horse passport.

If you have entered and not received your start sheet please contact Alison Power on alisonjean6@yahoo.co.uk as soon as you realise and not the night before the ride!

A mixture of bridleways, byways, headland tracks and minor roads that all join up to provide a lovely 12 mile or 9 mile ride in the countryside with some fine views.

Do not follow SatNav or GoogleMaps to reach the venue; use the instructions on the start sheet.

IMPORTANT: Vehicle registration numbers are required in advance; this is a landowner requirement.  You will be required to give this on entering the ride.  If you are travelling and riding with a friend and don't know the registration of the vehicle, please say so in the box and give your friend's name. If you are hiring a box and don't know the registration number please say Hire Box and give the name of the hire company.