SERC TAYSIDE

Endurance Riding in the heart of Scotland

Grading

 
Only full members of SERC can enter the Grading Scheme. You do not have to enter the Grading Scheme but if you choose to, there are five levels that can be achieved. You must complete the Grades in sequence and horses and riders may grade separately, although a horse and rider combination will only be able to compete to the lower of their combined grades.

All Competitive and Endurance / Gated rides may be used as grading rides; if you are using a ride for grading purposes, there is an additional charge on the ride entry fee (£4 2007/08) and you must indicate on the ride entry form that you intend to use the ride for grading purposes. Gradings will not be given retrospectively.

To gain a grading, a minimum of a Bronze award in a Competitive ride or a completion in an Endurance / gated ride must be achieved. Rides that are longer than those required by the standard being attempted may not be used for grading purposes. In line with most other branches Tayside will now issue grading certificates through their branch Archivist after verification , generally within a week or so of the ride.
    •  Bronze Thistle Qualifiers: two 30 kilometre rides at two different venues or three 30 kilometre rides at the same venue. All to be completed at a   minimum speed of  9.5kph.
    • Bronze Thistle Final: one 50 kilometre ride to be ridden at a minimum speed of 9.5kph.
    • Silver Thistle Qualifier: two 60 kilometre rides at two different venues or three 60 kilometre rides at the same venue. All to be completed at a minimum 11kph.
    • Silver Thistle Final: one 80 kilometre ride to be ridden at a minimum speed of 11kph.
    • Gold Thistle: one 80 kilometre ride at a minimum speed of 13kph or two 80 kilometre rides at a minimum speed of 11kph.

     

    Points, prizes and awards

    Both Tayside branch and SERC make awards each season to riders and horse / rider combinations. Awards are usually for cumulative mileage or for points gained and are presented at the branch or Club AGM in November.

    If you are a member and want to be in the running for any cumulative mileage awards, you must register your horse(s) each year.

    There are four major competitions each year:

    • Scottish Endurance Championships
    • Capercaille Inter Branch Competition
    • Celtic Challenge (Scotland, Wales and Ireland)
    • Home International (Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales)

     

    Tayside Branch Awards and Trophies

     

    Highest Mileage Trophy

    Jacobite Warrior Trophy -  Highest mileage in 30km classes

    Scottish Tourist Board Quaich - Most points - 4 rides to count

    Tourist Board Quaich Junior - Most points - 4 rides to count

    Golden Blaze Trophy - Horse/rider combination with the highest number of Gold awards during the season

    Novice Trophy - Horse in first competitive year achieving most GOLD awards

    Pleasure Rider - Highest Mileage

    Veteran Highest Mileage

    Native - Highest points on a native horse

    Endeavour Trophy- Member who helped most at rides

    Tayside Top Crew

     

     

     2007-08 Trophy Winners

     

     

     L to R  Alison Seggie, Marjorie Grant, Susan Thomson, Jude Taylor, Kirstie Graham and Sheila Bruce

     

     

     

    2007-08 Awards

     

    		2007-08 Mileage Awards

     

    Scottish Tourist Board Quaich

     
    1        Kirstie Graham & Arabelle – 207 points

    2        Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins– 167 points

    3        Karen Cassidy & Golden Bose of Islay - 105 points

    4        Heather Jones & The Dreamcatcher - 93 points

    5        Marjorie Grant & Trailtrow Eriskay - 89 points

    6=      Alison Seggie & Qhadim Ibn Sheba - 74 points

    6=      Fiona Whitehead & Ariel - 74 points

     

    150km

     

    Kerrie Allan & Handy's Pandora

    Joyce Bruce & Dylan

    Lisa Frenz & Dillon

    Fiona Hall & Polianka

    Jackie Henderson & Endrig Ronaldo

    Jacqui MacMillan & Ginn Fizz

    Jacqui Nicol & Foxxy Cleopatra

    Alison Seggie & Qhadim Ibn Sheba

     

    Tourist Board Quaich Junior

     
    1       Iain Paterson & Tannasg Primo Dancer - 63 points

     

    250km

     

    Phillipa Baylis & Burnside Nechtan

    Sam Condie & Tia

    Fiona Hall & Polianka

    Jackie Henderson & Endrig Ronaldo

    Anne Scott & Dream Magic

     

     

    Highest Mileage Trophy

     
    1            Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins – 597 km

    2        Kirstie Graham & Arabelle – 576 km

    3        Marjorie Grant & Trailtrow Eriskay - 533 km

    4        Jude Taylor & Saska - 432 km

    5        Maureen Smith & Strathardle Dunoon - 339 km

    6        Karen Cassidy & Golden Bose of Islay - 326 km

     

     500km

     

    Courtney Sheddon & Thorn Blossom

     

    Novice Trophy

     

    1       Alison Seggie & Qhadim Ibn Sheba – 4 novice golds

    2       Fiona Hall & Polianka – 3  novice golds

    3       Sam Condie & Tia – 2 novice golds

    4       Kerrie Allan & Handy's Pandora – 1 novice gold


    1000km

     

    Marjorie Grant & Trailtrow Eriskay

     

     

    Pleasure Rider Trophy

     

    1         Jude Taylor & Saska – 432 km

    2        Jackie Henderson & Endrig Ronaldo - 270 km

    3        Jacqui MacMillan & Ginn Fizz - 187 km

    4        Phillipa Baylis & Burnside Nechtan - 143 km

    5        Jillian Grant & Fara - 86 km

    6         Mary Gardner & Ellie - 85 km

     

     1500km

     

    Anne Kerr & Tia

    Alison Seggie & Holly Golightly

    Maureen Smith & Strathardle Dunoon

    Jude Taylor & Saska

     

    Veteran Highest Mileage

     

    1        Jude Taylor & Saska – 432 km 

    2        Karen Cassidy & Golden Bose of Islay – 326 km 

    3        Jenny Herd & Skye of Sunnyneuk - 62 km

     

     2000km

     

    Kirstie Graham & Arabelle

     

    Native – Highest points on a native horse

     
    1        Marjorie Grant & Trailtow Eriskay – 175 points

    2       Jenny Herd & Birchcroft Glen – 77 points

     

     2500km

     

     Kirstie Graham & Arabelle

     

    Golden Blaze Trophy 
     

    1             Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins – 9 golds        

    2=        Maureen Smith & Strathardle Dunoon – 6 golds

    2=        Anne Kerr & Tia – 6 golds

    4          Fiona Whitehead & Ariel – 5 golds

    5=        Karen Cassidy & Golden Bose of Islay - 3 golds

    5=        Kirstie Graham & Arabelle - 3 golds

    5=        Marjorie Grant & Trailtrow Eriskay - 3 golds

     

    3000 km

     

    Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins

     

    Jacobite Warrior Trophy 
     

    1=      Marjorie Grant & Trailtrow Eriskay - 298 km

    1=      Maureen Smith & Strathardle Dunoon – 298km

    3        Anne Kerr & Tia - 194km

    4        Jenny Herd & Birchcroft Glen - 169km

    5        Audrey Vardy & Burning Ambition - 164km

    6        Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins - 163 km

     

     3500 km

     

    Heather Jones & The Dreamcatcher

     

    Endeavour Award  

     

    Sheila Bruce

     

     

    Tayside Top Crew  

     

    John & Seonaid Paterson

     

     5500 km

     

    Karen Cassidy & Golden Bose of Islay

     

    2007-08 Graders

     

    		 

     

    BTQ

    Sam Condie & Tia

    Lisa Frenz & Dillon

    Jacqui Nicol & Foxxy Cleopatra

     

    BTQ's and BTF

     

    Kerrie Allan & Handy's Pandora

    Joyce Bruce & Dylan

    Fiona Hall & Polianka

    Anne Scott & Dream Magic

    Alison Seggie & Qhadim Ibn Sheba

     

    BTF

    Jenny Herd & Birchcroft Glen

     

    STQ

     

    Iain Paterson & CS Kismet

     

     

     

    		 

     

     

     

     


    2006-07 Trophy Winners


    l to r....Des Kerr, Kev Bazley, Kirstie Graham, Anne Scott, Anne Kerr,

    Marjorie Grant, Sheila Bruce, Seonaid Paterson, Iain Paterson and Jill Tomlinson (not in pic)

     

     

     2006-07 Awards

    2006-07 Distance Awards


    Scottish Tourist Board Quaich 

     
    1        Kirstie Graham & Arabelle – 167 points

    2        Heather Jones & Danzante Feugo – 160 points

    3        Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins – 149 points

    4        Jill Tomlinson & Kizzy – 144 points

    5        Anne Kerr & Tia – 87 points

    6        Seonaid Paterson & KS Cismet – 80 points

     
    Tourist Board Quaich Junior

     
    1 Iain Paterson & Tannasg Primo Dancer 80 pts

     

     Highest Mileage Trophy

     
    1        Jill Tomlinson & Kizzy – 492 km

    2        Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins – 470km

    3        Heather Jones & Danzante Feugo – 406 km

    4        Anne Kerr & Tia – 368 km

    5        Heather Jones & The Dreamcatcher – 344 km

    6        Kirstie Graham & Arabelle – 339 km

     
    Novice Trophy 

    1=    Seonaid Paterson & KS Cismet – 6 novice golds

    1=    Iain Paterson & Tannasg Primo Dancer – 6  novice golds

    3       Karen Paton & Skylark – 3 novice golds

    4=     Liza Frenz & Dillon – 2 novice golds

    4=     Jackie Nicoll & Foxxy Cleopatra – 2 novice golds

    4=     Marty Paterson & Handy’s Password – 2 novice golds

     

     Pleasure Ride

     
    1         Anne Scott & Dream Magic – 167 km

    2        Jude Taylor & Saska – 159 km

    3        Sam Condie & Tia – 153 km

    4        Jackie Henderson & Endrig Ronaldo – 131 km

    5         Philippa Baylis & Burnside Nechtan – 88 km

    6         Jane Spivey & Tavvystock – 84 km

     

    Veteran Highest Mileage

     

    1         Sheila Bruce & Jacobite Warrior – 220 km

    2         Jude Taylor & Saska – 159 km

    3         Karen Cassidy & Golden Bose of Islay – 68 km

    4           Jenny Herd & Skye of Sunnyneuk – 21 km  

     

     

    Native – Highest points on a native horse

     
    1   Marjorie Grant & Trailtow Eriskay – 94 points

    2  Jenny Herd & Birchcroft Glen – 58 points

     

    Golden Blaze Trophy 
     

     1           Anne Kerr & Tia – 9 golds

    2=        Jill Tomlinson & Kizzy – 8 golds

    2=        Heather Jones & Danzante Feugo – 8 golds

    4          Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins – 7 golds

    5=        Linda Elliott & Caffrey – 4 golds

    5=        Fiona Carrie & Ariel – 4 golds

     

    Jacobite Warrior Trophy 
     

     1   Anne Kerr & Tia – 234km

     2  Maureen Smith & Strathardle Dunoon – 204km

     3   Jill Tomlinson & Kizzy – 200km

    4=  Audrey Vardy & Burning Ambition – 169km

    4=  Fiona Whitehead & Ariel – 169km

    4=  Iain Paterson & Tannasg Primo Dancer – 169km

    4=  Seonaid Paterson & KS Cismet – 169km         

     

    Endeavour  Award 

    Alison Seggie & Kev Bazley

     
    Tayside Top Crew  

     Des Kerr 


    150km

     

    Philippa Baylis & Burnside Nechtan

    Iain Paterson & Tannasg Primo Dancer

    Seonaid Paterson & KS Cismet

    Anne Scott & Dream Magic

    Sam Condie & Tia

     

     

     

    250km

     

    Karen Paton & Rainbow Skylark

    Iain Paterson & Tannasg Primo Dancer

    Seonaid Paterson & KS Cismet

     

     

     

    500km

     

    Lynne Alexander & Harvey 

    Marjorie Grant & Trailtow Eriskay

    Heather Jones & Danzante Fuego

     

     

     

    1000km

     

    Jude Taylor & Saska

    Audrey Vardy & Burning Ambition

    Jenny Herd & Birchcroft Glen

     

     

     

     

    1500km

     

    Kirstie Graham & Arabelle

    Jill Tomlinson & Kizzy

     

     

     

    2000km

     
    Sheila Bruce & Jacobite Warrior

     

     

     

    2500km

     
    Jenny Herd & Skye of Sunnyneuk

    Susan Thomson & Bilbo Baggins

     

     

     

    3000km

     
    Heather Jones & The Dreamcatcher

     

      

    3500km

     
    Fiona Whitehead & Ariel