Photo Competition:
Sundays programme of events.
What else is there to see and do?
All your questions answered.
Sponsors, advertisers and trade stands.

Photo Competition.
Entries only in digital in Jpegs sent in by e-mail to info@hayfield.com by the 6th of August (please add a phone number onto your e-mail so that we can phone the lucky winners. This will allow you to come up to the stables in the weeks before or even take photo's in Union Street on the 4th of August when the Hayfield horses are part of a big parade and musical ride in the Market square at the end of Kings Street.

The prize winners will be presented on the 12th at lunchtime and everyone will have a second chance to win more prizes in a competition for the best photo's taken at the Petplan Open Day its self. Entries must be sent in by 18th of August.

Sunday's Programme. Almost the same programme will be performed from 9.30 - 12.30 and again in the afternoon from 1pm until 4.pm

930 - A Salute to the horse with the oldest horse Pom leading a small parade.
9.45 - How we teach riders to ride - a longing demonstration -find out on the day!
10.10 - Gymkhana games where two teams of young riders furiously compete to win.
10.40 - Solo side saddle demonstration ride to music by Clare Newlands.
10.50 - Horse and pony driving - David (George Skinners Clydesdale) and Goliath (The Denburn Shetland) battle it out in a fun competition.
11.10 - Show Jumping. Watch as the Denburn team takes on the Hayfield team with much fun as they compete to win with some amusing competition!
11.50 - A period piece. Riding to music of a different day the ladies riding side saddle and Gents astride in 15th century costume
12.00 - The parade of breeds in which each horse or pony will be kitted out with
saddles and bridles from Western, to cavalry to knights in armour.
12.15 - The public will have an opportunity to speak to the riders in the ring and get a close up view of the costumes and equipment. (the number of people may be limited)

Past and present Hayfield riders are invited to join the helpers party in the evening from 6.00pm BYOB and music - Let your hair hang down and have a ball!.

What else is there to see?

There will be short pony rides for everyone throughout the day.

You can go Shopping in Aberdeenshire Saddlery Shop - where you can buy everything and anything short of a horse.

In the Small School Arena 1. - This is the home of the ponies and is where you can ride Trigger the mechanical horse - also If you are small but older than 4 yrs old you can ride Zed and Poppet the Shetlands for £1 from 10 until 12. And 2..pm until 4pm.

If live horses scare you then why not ride "Trigger" the mechanical horse.

Watch Billy the blacksmith put shoes on the horses.

In Arena 2 - You can watch the riders preparing for their displays, take refreshments and look around the trade stands and choose the riding school closest to you where they can teach you to ride or if you can ride, to learn more and improve.

Also in Arena 2 - everything about caring for and buying horses - blacksmiths, vets, Physiotherapists and more.

Out in the sand arena 3 where the action is - Not just the displays but the big double-decker bus which serves food and drink and affords you rooftop viewing.
Note - if it rains, demonstrations will be held indoors.

At Lunchtime - Watch an amazing demonstration of vaulting on horseback - acrobatics such as you have never seen before.

At 12pm and 4pm there are Talks by the ILPH in Arena 2. and after the Vaulting demo you can learn all about Rolphing from Pauline Kidd.
The ILPH talk will advise everyone what keeping a horse involves. Each talk is about one hour and scheduled around the demonstrations.

Your questions answered:

We have already had a stream of questions and so here are the answers to the most common ones and do e-mail info@Hayfield.com if you have questions of your own.

Are there buses to Hayfield?
Not all the way. From union street take a 15 and hop off just before Hazlehead roundabout and it's a 20 minute walk right through the park, past the memorial garden, up between the middle of the golf courses to the top of the hill where you turn left and walk down to the stables. Be aware, it is a tough walk for toddlers.

How do I get there by Car?
You need to find the turning off Queens road (by the traffic lights on the Aberdeen side of Hazlehead roundabout). Drive up past Dobbies garden Centre into the wood where you will see the Hayfield sign where you keep right and drive over the golf fairway to find us. (It's just a five minute drive from the lights at queens road)

Do I have to pay for anything?
If someone is dropping you off then no you can have a wonderful day which costs you nothing. There is a £5 per car parking fee and a £1 pony ride fee which all goes towards providing riding training for people with special needs and so our advice is if coming by car then fill your car with people and get best value on the day.

Is it an all day programme?
No. the same programme runs from 9.30 to 12.30 and is repeated from 1.pm to 4.pm.but there is certainly much to see and do all day.

Is there refreshments?
Yes and reasonably priced (better than Wembley stadium). There will be teas, coffee's, juice and hamburgers and chips on sale all day. But there are bound to be queues!

Toilets and first aid?
Yes, extra toilets are being brought in but there are no easy nappy changing facilities. First aiders will be present on the day.

Disabled Provision?
If disabled people e-mail equitour!@hotmail.co.uk we will look after their interests as best we can.

Are dogs allowed?
Yes but they must be on short leads and dog poo is to be picked up and removed.

Sponsorship - advertising to promote your business.

Applications please directly to director John Crawford to equitour1@hotmail.co.uk

To learn more about the Petplan National Riding Festival 2007 please visit http://www.nationalridingfestival.co.uk/