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HORSEWEEK
TALENTED: He is a talented competitor and, as a three-yearold, came third in the British Young Event Horse finals.
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CAREFUL: He is a talented and careful jumper.
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FARMWEEK
MARCH 04 2021
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GOOD LOOKS: He has athleticism as well as good looks
and has already bred successful Show Hunter Ponies, Show
Ponies, show horses and show jumping ponies. (FW09-528NN)
Positive news for
NI pony breeders
A
FTER all the doom and gloom
that the past year has brought,
there is at last some great news for
Northern Ireland, particularly for
pony breeders. A new pony stallion
has been brought over from England that is
sure to create lots of excitement among those
wondering whether to cover their broodmare
this year...!
‘Runnon Quick March’ is a 14hh 13-yearold bay stallion by ‘Deanhills Royal Jubilee’
and out of a Thoroughbred dam by ‘Brinston
Spirit’. He is a talented competitor and, as
a three-year-old, came third in the British
Young Event Horse nals - in fact, he was the
only pony to be put through!
Known as ‘Del Boy’ at home, he has
athleticism as well as good looks and has
already bred successful Show Hunter Ponies,
Show Ponies, show horses and show jumping
ponies.
He was purchased and brought to Northern
Ireland in January this year by Ryan Anderson,
who is well known to those in showing circles,
as both a competitor and a judge.
Ryan is based at Gibson’s Lane Stables in
Bangor, Co. Down and also has two other
stallions available - a bay Sport Horse stallion
called ‘Ballyloskey Courage’ and a bay
traditional cob stallion called ‘Jurassic’.
More information on these stallions will
be available in the forthcoming Horse Week
Breeders’ Guide, but if you can’t wait until
then, please contact Ryan Anderson on 07809
442487.
PONY STALLION: Right, ‘Runnon Quick March’
is a 14hh 13-year-old bay stallion by ‘Deanhills
Royal Jubilee’ and out of a Thoroughbred dam
by ‘Brinston Spirit’. (FW09-527NN)
Badminton Horse Trials CAFRE’s online delivery rises to the challenge
cancellation statement E
IT is with great disappointment and regret, which they know will be
shared by many, that organisers have announced the cancellation of
the 2021 Badminton Horse Trials, which was due to be held ‘Behind
Closed Doors’ between May 5 and 9. This cancellation also includes
the BE90 and BE100 Championships (May 4 and 5).
Despite the encouraging Government announcements and rollout of
the vaccine, the situation still remains fragile and unpredictable at
this time.
Following consultation between Badminton, Public Health England
and South Gloucestershire Council, it has been deemed that due to
the scale and location of the Horse Trials, it is not possible to secure
the surrounding area in the proximity of the event site.
The health and safety of all those involved in the event and the local
community remains Badminton’s priority and the level of operational
and public health risk posed by the Horse Trials was agreed by all
concerned to be unacceptable.
“The announcement of last October to run behind closed doors was
with the optimism that it would be possible, so the decision that
we are not in a position to continue to plan to run the event at the
beginning of May has not been taken without significant thought and
consideration,” said Badminton Director Jane Tuckwell.
“I am sorry that the 2021 event has become unworkable despite
our best efforts, but I am so grateful to all those that have offered
support and encouragement over the past few months.”
Commenting on the cancellation, The Duke of Beaufort said:
“Everyone at Badminton is desperately disappointed to have to
cancel for the second year in a row, as it is so much a feature of the
year here, but I am confident that the 2022 event will be very much
part of the spirit of optimism we will all once again be feeling by
then.”
The team at Badminton wishes to take this opportunity to thank all
of the wonderful athletes, owners, volunteers, sponsors, contractors
and supporters for their unwavering commitment to Badminton
during these difficult times and look forward to welcoming them back
to this great event in 2022.
ACH year the College of
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Enterprise (CAFRE) enrols 1,700
full and part-time students onto its
education programmes and provides
knowledge transfer and innovation
programmes to over 10,000 people.
When Covid 19 restrictions were put
in place last year, CAFRE had to adapt
very quickly to ensure that learning
and teaching continued.
Martin McKendry, CAFRE Director,
explained that the immediate and
effective response of staff allowed the
College to maintain its high quality
delivery, a fact that was recognised
by the Education and Training
Inspectorate (ETI) in January 2021.
Martin went on to say: “We
invited the Education and Training
Inspectorate to carry out a review of
our online delivery. They conrmed
that our engagement with learners,
both face-to-face and online, has
been competent and professional.
The review has given us condence in
our new ways of delivering education
and knowledge transfer, which have
allowed us to respond to learners’
needs.”
A feature of CAFRE’s courses, which
sets them apart, is the hands-on,
practical approach, which provides
students with a unique experience
that enhances their employability
and career progression. However,
when restrictions were introduced,
the College quickly adapted to
ensure that a high quality learning
experience was sustained.
George Moffett, Head of Agriculture
Education explained: “Following the
REVIEW: ETI’s baseline review of
CAFRE’s delivery and remote learning
was welcomed by Martin McKendry,
College Director; Fiona Dickson, Head
of Agri-Business and George Moffett,
Head of Agriculture Education.
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lockdown last March, our approach
to maintaining delivery across our
courses, was to use blended learning
and adopt a range of ICT solutions and
digital delivery methods when faceto-face teaching was not possible.”
CAFRE also delivers knowledge
transfer and innovation programmes
to the agri-food industry. These
are delivered face-to-face because
it is recognised that peer learning,
practical demonstration and social
interaction offer a highly effective
experience.
Fiona Dickson, Head of AgriBusiness explained: “Our engagement
with industry across the Agriculture,
Food, Horticulture and Equine
sectors is normally delivered face to
face, however last March we moved
quickly to a programme of remote
delivery using online events, as well
as live and pre-recorded webinars
and this helped us to reach a wider
audience.”
The ETI Review also made a number
of recommendations, which will help
CAFRE sustain the excellent progress
made to date. These include ongoing
self-evaluation to identify additional
areas for improvement and further
training to help develop staff’s digital
skills.
Martin McKendry welcomed the
recommendations and added: “ETI
noted that the quality of learning and
teaching was good or better in almost
all of the online sessions observed.
The review also recognised the
College’s collegiate approach and
strong commitment to the care
and welfare needs of the learners.
Simply put, staff and students worked
together effectively and supported
each other, whilst developing new
ways of learning on digital platforms.
“My expectation is that blended
learning will be an important part
of our future delivery. I encourage
all of our students and industry
participants to continue engaging
with CAFRE as our remote delivery
continues to evolve and improve to
meet the needs of the local agri-food
industry.”
More information about CAFRE is
available at www.cafre.ac.uk