BACK FOR 2025
THE 12 WEEK CHALLENGE DIARY
An A5, 160 page diary designed especially for the 12 Week Challenge...plan activities, record goals, note your hours, document the weather, add pictures and everything in between!
New diary addition for 2025
33 pages dedicated to all you need to know about Obstage!
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A 'how to' explanation, and video of each obstacle.
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Exclusive viewing of all six test sheets to be used in our next Obstage competition (scheduled for April).
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An Obstage obstacle only competition for both ridden and ground (exclusive to diary purchase). No menage needed.
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Winners will receive a £50 gift voucher, plus horsey and human treats.
ONLY £15.99 plus P&P
The Top Barn 12 Week Challenge is for all horse owners around the world, of any age, any tack, any discipline or any method of training. Whether you ride, or prefer ground work, the challenge is for everyone.
The challenge was first launched in 2016 and has proven to be hugely supportive and a lot of fun. We find that the challenge gives people the motivational boost they need to get through winter. All you will need to join in with us is a Facebook account and a horse, it’s that simple!
HOW THE CHALLENGE WORKS
This year’s start date is
Monday 6th January 2025.
Once the challenge starts, the gates close and the group will become hidden from public view to ensure everyone starts at the same time.
1) Choose your challenge horse
You can enter multiple horses in different challenges.
2) Decide your challenge level
The levels are all based on the hours per week that you can pledge to spend with your horse. Each challenge level comes with a requirement to complete a number of mini challenges. Your hours can be made up with ground work and/or ridden activities, and your pony pamper time. Pony pamper time is the time allowed for grooming, body work etc. Once you have decided your challenge level, this cannot be changed.
For the amazing price of £18 for
12 weeks, you'll receive all these amazing benefits...
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Access to Premium Place Facebook group.
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Eligible to take part in the much loved Rhi`s Randoms, with a chance to win one of 24 prizes - see below.
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You will be eligible to win one of 10 prizes on completion of the 12 weeks.
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Weekly Q&A with Rhian, covering anything challenge and horse training related.
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Free tracker sheets.
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Luxury rosette to purchase on completion.
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A percentage of all proceeds from Premium Membership will be donated to Willow Wood Hospice.
Can include up to 15 mins pony pamper time
1 mini
challenge
Can include up to 30 mins pony pamper time
2 mini challenges
Can include up to 1 hour pony pamper time
3 mini challenges
Can include up to 1 hour pony pamper time
5 mini challenges
Can include up to 1 hour pony pamper time
10 mini challenges
Once you have chosen your challenge level and know the number of hours your are to spend working with your horse, it is entirely up to you the work you do. Time spent teaching your horse the mini challenges goes towards your hours. The mini challenges are in 3 categories; basic, medium and advanced and each will cover a range of different disciplines for you to try. Pick the one challenge category that is relevant to the level you are currently working at.
Rhi’s randoms are optional ground work and ridden tasks chosen each week for extra fun and creativity with your horse.
Each Rhi’s Random will have a short “how to” guide to help you complete it. Once you've mastered the task, you'll need to film yourself and your horse completing it and upload to the relevant page on the Facebook group.
Each week there will be a winner chosen at random from the submitted videos and a fabulous prize will be awarded.
“Rhi’s Randoms” rosette will be
available to purchase.
3) Enter the challenge
Now you need to join the 12 Week Challenge Facebook group:
The Top Barn 12 week challenge Facebook group is where you record your activity and can receive support and meet other fellow challengers. Once you have joined, please introduce yourself and your horse and pledge what challenge you have chosen. We love to hear from everyone taking part, so please update us on your progress as often as you like.
4) Become a Premium Place Member
Premium Place Membership gives you some amazing benefits; chances to win prizes, Q&A with Rhian, option to take part in Rhi's Randoms, free tracker sheets and more (see below for more info)! Membership must be purchased before the start of the challenge.
Once purchased, please request to join the Premium Place Facebook group. This is where the Q&As take place, Rhi's Randoms are posted, prizes are given and your free tracker sheets are available. You must state the order number received with your purchase. Any requests without an order number will be declined. We aim to accept requests within 48 hours.
Please note updates are to be posted on the 12 Week Challenge Facebook group, not the Premium Place Facebook group.
5) Start clocking your hours
Monday 6th January – The challenge has started!
HOLIDAY/ILLNESS
This challenge works on an honesty policy, although we do ask that you update the Facebook group with your progress as regularly as possible for us to check.
During the 12 week challenge we understand that you may have holidays booked or become ill. To make this fair we have allowed challengers to take 1 week off as a holiday (you are not required to do anything on this week), and 1 other week off as a rollover week, if you need it. Rollover weeks are where the hours missed are then made up over the duration of the challenge. You are allowed to bank extra hours in preparation for your roll over week.
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