HODGEMOOR RIDING ASSOCIATION Welcome Fiona Minchell Masterson Method

HODGEMOOR RIDING ASSOCIATION Welcome

Fiona Minchell § Masterson Method Practitioner/Equine bodyworker § Qualified Homeopath & Holistic Therapist Animal Aromatherapy, Herbs, Kinesiology, T Touch, Animal Communication and Healing § www. facebook. com/fionaminchellmastersonmethod/ § fionaminchell@hotmail. com § 07927845704.

WHAT IS THE MASTERSON METHOD OF INTEGRATED EQUINE PERFORMANCE BODYWORK? § Method of Equine massage & bodywork § Uses the horse’s response to touch to find and release deep seated pain and tension in the muscles and connective tissue § Improves performance, suppleness, mobility and comfort

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE? § Finds areas of hidden tension § Bypasses the Survival Fight or flight/bracing response (Sympathetic Nervous System) § Activates the part of the Central Nervous system which allows the horse to relax and release tension. (Parasympathetic Nervous System) § Interactive – the horse participates in the process § Integrated techniques § Whole horse connection – never just ‘one thing’ § Builds trust and improves communication, can change behaviour

HOW DOES IT WORK? § SEARCH FOR A RESPONSE TO TOUCH – BLINK, TWITCH/QUIVER, BREATH, LOWERING HEAD, SOFT EYE OR FACIAL EXPRESSION § STAY USING THE RIGHT LEVEL OF TOUCH AND USING THE APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUE TO STAY UNDER THE ‘BRACING’ SYSTEM § WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF RESTRICTION OR TENSION – LICK & CHEW, SNEEZE/SNORT, SHAKE, SIGH, YAWN

1 § Cranial

2 § Searching for areas of tension

3 § Poll release with massage

4 § Ozwald - Searching for blinks before Head Up

5 § Ozwald – Head-up/poll release

6 § Ozwald § Poll Head down

7 § Ozwald - releasing the neck

8 § Ozwald § Lateral Cervical Flexion

9 § Ozwald § Yawn § A clear release response

10 § Mango § Lateral Cervical Flexion

11 § Mouth work: releasing tension in the TMJ (temporal mandibular joint) & Poll

12 § Mango § Shoulder & Pec stretch

13 § Ozwald - Preparing for Scapula release forward

14 § Ozwald Scapula release forward

15 § Ozwald - Withers Release

16 § Mango § Massaging sore pecs

17 § PS point § PS: pubic synthesis, a ligament which connects the two ends of pelvis

18 § Tail work Sacrum

19 § Ozwald - Hind End Leg release

20 § Mango (stiffer) § Hind end leg release

21 § Lateral Wiggle spine

22 § Sacrum and back

23 § Mango § Lumbar Spine

24 § Hero from Beaconsfield § “Down Dog” § The horse chooses to participate and self-adjust

Fiona Minchell Masterson Method Certified Practitioner www. facebook. com/fionaminchellmastersonmethod/ fionaminchell@hotmail. com 07927845704

HODGEMOOR RIDING ASSOCIATION Susie Bicknell – secretary Marcus Bicknell – chairman Richard Hill – treasurer (absent tonight)

Jo Haywood § Recreation Ranger, Chilterns Beat § Forestry Commission England § Partner in the management of Hodgemoor Wood § Copy of our agreement on the website www. hodgemoor. org. uk § Our welcome to Jo

§ Approval of 2016 AGM minutes

Election of officers and committee, en bloc § § § § § Susie Bicknell – secretary Marcus Bicknell – chairman Richard Hill – outgoing treasurer Geoff Gudgion – incoming treasurer Jane Braithwaite Francesca Burfitt Sarah Fisher (BHS Bridleways Coordinator) Shona Fraser Miranda Thomas Angela Stallard

Approval of accounts § Funds currently stand at just below £ 12, 000 § Most riding clubs take a risk on organising events and need to hold financial reserves § The Hodgemoor Riding Associations funds are presently for renovating the trails in and around Hodgemoor and money should not be retained. § Should we have other objectives in the way we spend our funds?

Membership fees § As agreed at AGM 2013 § from 2014 to 2018 at least Pay. Pal annual or cash, cheque or Standing Order Pay. Pal one off Adult £ 20 * £ 25 Family or yard £ 30 £ 35 Junior £ 10 £ 15 * or £ 80 for 5 years paid in advance

Membership § How to encourage all new arrivals at yards to join: § Posters in yards and leave membership packages at yards § Have an actual rep to chase up rather than yard manager and/or owner § Committee to be given contact details of new liveries by yard manager/owner § Posters in wood

Fund-raisers 2014 2015 Eventers Challenge TREC 7 Sept Rob Waine Dressage £ 100 £ 735 £ 150 TREC 19 April WIDMER QUIZ Night 23 April Rob Waine Dressage Clever Dogs Dog Agility £ 700 £ 974 £ 200 £ 119 TOTAL £ 985 TOTAL £ 1993 (calendar year)

Fund-raising: conclusions: § Holding one TREC and one big social event each year is key to fundraising. § Proposal to hold summer BBQ preceded by mounted games at Homefarm Orchard

How to increase membership § Poster for each yard to display § Promotion pack for liveries § Introduction page like the poster § Membership form § Standing order form § Manager, owner or HRA representative gives a pack to each rider § …especially new-comers § and reminds them of need for membership to ride in the woods

2015 work in the woods § A total of 409 m of 2 metre width surface repairs were done § 80 metres of drains installed costing £ 16, 848. § Hopefully no more work will need be done in the wood for 3 years.

Work in the woods, 2015

3 Villages Access Plan § Safety § The need for trails between Seer Green, Jordans, Chalfont St Giles § for walkers, dog walkers, cyclists and horse riders § to avoid the danger of high-speed traffic on small roads § especially the blind corners of Jordans Lane and Twitchells Lane

3 Villages Access Plan § Likely to delay proposed upgrade of footpath leading from Jordans up past Manor Farm and into Seer Green because of some residents’ antagonism.

Cyclists in Hodgemoor § § Encourage cyclists to become members Poster on permissive trails and car park Contact local cyclist organisations Discuss change of Association name, e. g, to “Friends of Hodgemoor” § But note disadvantages

§ Noisy Dogs in Rawlings Lane opposite Waylands.

Website & Facebook page § The strength of our community. § Flossie Lost. Flossie Found. § Welcome to Rachel Edwards

The power of social media § 27, 673 people aware of this attempted burglary § Thank you to all those who shared the Facebook posting and made so many people aware. § Would anyone like to run a Twitter feed for us?

§ Team Quest dressage competition participation § Sale of “Happy Hodgemoor Hacker” T-shirts

Another business

HODGEMOOR RIDING ASSOCIATION www. hodgemoor. org. uk info@hodgemoor. org. uk