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I am doing some market research for the riding centre I work for (based in Bristol) and I would very much appreciate it if as many of you could answer the following simple questions. Please either answer by replying to this thread or PM me your answers.

Thank you,
Gemma.


1) What sphere do you compete in?



2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both



3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:



4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:



5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:



6) How else do you find out about competition dates?



7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:



8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:



9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12



10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.



Thank you once again for your time,
Avon Riding Centre.
(reg charity)
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

Mainly showing, also the odd bit of jumping and dressage


2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

Affiliated showing, non-affiliated jumping and dressage


3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:

None


4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:

The Riding Diary


5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:

Sodbury Vale Tack Shop at Oakleigh Green Garden Centre & Pinkers


6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

Word of mouth


7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:

Severn Vale


8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:

Weekends


9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12

£8


10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

No
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

Mainly show jumping but I also do bits of dressage and hopefully next year will be doing eventing.


2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

I do not do unaffilated show jumping as I can't stand half the courses! BS has very well designed courses which test me and the horse, however if there was a show centre which did good unaffiliated courses I would definatly go. Not to great at dressage so only do unaffiliated anyway.


3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:

Horse and Hound
BS Magazine


4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:

A show centres website
BS
Pony Club websites


5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:

Countrywide
Stroud Saddlery
Fox Saddlery
Colne Saddlery
Cotswold Trailers
Derby House


6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

Word of mouth


7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:

Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt Pony Club


8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:

I do like evenings, can't do weekdays. I prefer Saturday to Sunday as I don't like having to get up early on a Sunday :p But I'd still go to a show on Sunday.


9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£10 is a fair price, I would probably pay more then this though as were used to BS prices. However I do hate pricy clear rounds, I wouldn't pay over £3 for a clear round.


10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.


YES! I love going to lectures :)
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

Dressage

2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

Both

3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:

Central Horse News, H&H, BD Mag

4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:

Allens Hill, Riding Diary CHN

5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:

Fox Saddlery, Derby house, Stroud saddlery, Countrywide -

6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

Word of Mouth, friends via facebook

7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:

none - although we are Pony Club Centre

8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:

Weekdays

9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12

10-12

10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

Yes - all information is good !!
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

Showing

2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

Both

3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:

Native Pony
Local Press
4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:
Riding Diary


5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:

CJPuddy
Mendip Equestrian
Wyatts Feed Merchants
White Horse Feeds

6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

Word of Mouth



7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:

VHPRC


8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:


Any day
9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12

£10

10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

Yes...i thoroughly enjoy them
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

I don't at the moment but have done dressage class, 2 show classes and 2 showjumping classes in past.

2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both
Non-affiliated.

3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:
Ridgeway Rider, Hoofprint my riding club diary


4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:
Riding Diary

5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:
Sodbury Vale Equestrian, Pinkers, Nicholls


6) How else do you find out about competition dates?
From others at yard


7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:
Severn Vale


8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:
n/a at the moment but would prefer weekends.

9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12
£8


10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

Yes please.
 
psychick82 said:
I am doing some market research for the riding centre I work for (based in Bristol) and I would very much appreciate it if as many of you could answer the following simple questions. Please either answer by replying to this thread or PM me your answers.

Thank you,
Gemma.


1) What sphere do you compete in?

dressage, sj, cross country, combined training, showing - pretty much will give anything a go!

2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

both


3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:

pick up flyers in nearby tack shops (sydney free in cirencester is our local), word of mouth and google searches.

4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:

http://www.ridingdiary.co.uk/
also centers own website

5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:

sydney free in ciren

6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

word of mouth, affiliated sites - BAJA and BD

7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:

no

8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:

weekday evenings at a push, but prefer weekends

9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12

up to 10, assuming good reputation, good level of judging, good arena/parking and warmup area and friendly people, and a nice rosette!

10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

no

Thank you once again for your time,
Avon Riding Centre.
(reg charity)
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hope that helps!
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

Local unafflialted all rounder type activities. Hacking.


2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

Non Affliated

3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:
Ridgeway Rider, Foseeway/Blackmore Vale magazine


4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:
The Riding Diary


5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:
Ridemore, Unicorn Saddlery, AR Ganes, Countrywide, Mole Valley Farmers


6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

Word of mouth

7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:
No


8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:
Weekends


9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£6 / £8 / £10 / £12

£6-£8

10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

Yes
 
1) What sphere do you compete in?

Eventing, SJ and a bit of dressage



2) Affiliated / Non-affiliated / Both

Both



3) Please list ALL magazines/newspapers/publications you look in for competition dates:

none


4) Please list ALL websites you look on for competition dates:

BE, BS, BD, all my local hunt websites so Cotswold, North Cots, Heythrop, VWH, Warks, Beaufort, Cots Vale Farmers





5) Please name ALL tack shops where you pick up schedules from:

Countrywide
Mangan and Webb
Colne Saddlery
Rimels
Cotswold Equestrian Supplies



6) How else do you find out about competition dates?

Word of mouth



7) Do you belong to a riding club or pony club? If so please state which one:

no, I am a member of the Cotswold Hunt, and used to be a member of their pony club.



8) Do you prefer competing on Weekday evenings / Weekdays / Saturdays / Sundays:

Any time, but would tend to steer clear of evenings, unless for something such as basic unaffiliated dressage to give a youngster experience.



9) How much are you prepared to pay for a non-affiliated class of either Dressage or Show Jumping at a riding centre with high class facilities (i.e. well maintained arenas with modern surfaces, hard standing ample and safe parking, toilet and café facilities)?

£12



10) Would you be interested in attending short equine lectures on various topics – such as dentistry, saddle fitting, barefoot trimming, holistic therapies, etc – if YES please PM your name and email address and we will send you details in the near future.

No
 
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