Warmest thanks to everybody who so generously sponsored Claude and me and thereby contributed £240 to New Yatt Riding for the Disabled. I was thrilled with the level of support.The money goes towards running costs, and without such fund-raising New Yatt RDA would not be able to continue.

The bad news is that the sponsored ride planned for 11th April had to be cancelled owing to waterlogged ground. However, I consider that I am morally under contract to my kind sponsors to undergo some kind of modest equestrian ordeal. Therefore Claude and I plan to undertake the Kirtlington Park Sponsored Ride (ww.kirtlington-sponsoredride.co.uk) on 20th September. No further contributions are needed, as we will sponsor ourselves for this event.