UKPA request its members to help Sport England survey and report on success of Under 21's horsemanship prize

The UKPA has requested that its members take part in a Sport England survey designed to establish what is important to people when they take part in sport. The UKPA chairman Dave Brookes said that this was a great opportunity for the membership to help their sport, as the results of the survey can influence areas such as Sport England planning and funding. He added that at the moment Sport England purely want you to register a few details and it should only take a couple of minutes. To register for the survey click here. To read the full UKPA chairman's statement on the matter click here.

In other news the UKPA, in conjunction with Australian Horse Training, reported on the success of the Under 21's Horsemanship prize. This prize was given to Alex Richardson and Will Halcrow at the UKPA ball in 2008 and involved the two of them spending a week training with Jason Webb of Australian Horse Training, who sponsored the prize. They were apparently left very weary with aching legs from riding up to eight horses a day each from young polocrosse ponies to just started 17.2hh dressage horses and everything in between!

Alex said, "My stay at Risebridge was brilliant, I have worked with horses all my life but never enjoyed it as much as I did working with Jason. My stay was a real learning curve and has changed the way I work with certain horses!" Jason was full of praise, “Both Alex and Will coped really well with riding very inexperienced horses and they learnt to sit to a few bucks! They mucked in, worked hard and were a pleasure to have around. They were a credit to the UKPA and I’m looking forward to watching them develop as players and riders.”

And finally UKPA members have the chance to help their junior squad by purchasing rebound practice nets. The Under 16's are selling the nets to raise funds for their tour to Australia, to see the full advert click on these links..WORD FORMAT and PDF FORMAT

Will Halcrow on Risebridge Missle