DEESIDE BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB. March 2012 Newsletter

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1 DEESIDE BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB March 2012 Newsletter Deeside Pony Club Committee Contact details District Commissioner Jane Jeffries Chief Instructor Jackie Taig Treasurer Jacqueline Wiseman Secretary Helen Ratcliffe-Smith Membership Sue McHardy Health & Safety Joan Watt Tetrathlon/Triathlon Dorothy Burnett Club Merchandise Claire Lane Committee Member Mary Robertson Committee Member, Games and Secondhand Hazel Ferguson Committee Member Debbie McKenzie Page 1

2 Dear Deeside Members, Spring feels like it is almost here and I hope you are all getting your ponies fit for the Easter Holidays. This is just a short Newsletter in preparation for the busy season ahead of us. It has been great to see our Games Training get off the ground again but we still need more possible team members to come forward any member still wishing to get involved please contact Hazel who will be happily to explain what Games is all about and help you fit into the age group. The dates and arrangements for this specialized training will continue to be sent out as we confirm them but all the other dates for the year can be found in the dates table in this newsletter or on our branch website. We are still looking for a new Branch Treasurer as after a number of years of excellent work Jackie Wiseman wishes to stand down. Please rack your brains about who could take over. We have lots of things planned for the coming year but please keep your suggestions coming as the committee and I want the Deeside Branch to be your club. Regards Jane. Page 2

3 RALLIES Remember we still have one in door rally on the 31st March at Loanhead. Mark Smith will be instructing so please get your slips in soon as possible, you find a slip at the end of this Newsletter From April to October rallies are All day rallies and run from 10.30am to 3.30pm at the Pony Club field, Cullerlie Farm Park. With one or two exceptions so keep your eyes peeled to ensure you come to the right place. During an all day rally you will usually ride in the morning and afternoon getting the chance to do flatwork and jumping. Do stable management in preparation for Test Achievement Badges, Quiz and Horse & Pony Care and you will probably have the chance to do games or some other fun activity. You also get a chance to catch up with all your pals over a picnic lunch. In the build up to Summer competitions we also run evening rallies at the field on a set day each week, these have usually been on a Wednesday evening from 6.30 to 8pm. At these sessions you get the opportunity to train in jumping, Dressage and/or Games. To book your place at any rally you need to complete the appropriate Rally Slip and send it with your payment to Jane at least 7 days before the rally date. Rally slips are ed out, included in the Newsletters and we hope to make them available via the Branch website. INSTRUCTORS LUNCHS AT RALLIES It is a long held tradition that we provide a nice lunch for the Instructors who teach at our branch rallies. Each family takes a turn throughout the year. Lunch doesn t need to be anything fancy. We usually provide sandwiches or filled rolls, some salad, crisps, fruit and nice piece of cake or something sweet. Claire Lane is our lunch co-ordinator and will be contacting people to arrange who can provide lunch on which date and will answer any questions you have about lunch. INDOOR CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING Back by popular demand we have Jennifer Burnett at Fountain Equestrian doing cross country training. To take part in this training you need to be confidently jumping 60cm or over without any assistance. This will be on Monday 2nd April from 10am to 4pm and groups will be up to 4 people organized according to standard. The cost will be 15 per rider in groups of 4. The booking form is at the end of this Newsletter. SECOND HAND CLOTHS SALES Hazel has kindly offered to run the secondhand cloths sales for the branch. Secondhand riding cloths, boots etc. can be handed to Hazel with an indication of how much you would like to sell them for. The club will keep 10% of any sales and you will get cash from Hazel when your things sell. Due to limited storage space Hazel is not able to take tack or other larger equipment but if you prepare an advert and print it out Hazel will keep a folder of all equipment available for sale. Page 3

4 At each all day rally at the field the Second items and folder will be available for you to look through. If you need anything between rallies Hazel is happy for you to call her to see if she has what you need. To ensure we have second hand sales available at all rallies Hazel is looking for volunteers to help. Please get in touch with Hazel directly if you feel you can help COMPETITION NERC are holding a team show jumping competition on the 21st April at The Cabin, minimums to open. If you are interested please contact Jackie Taig or fill in the slip in this newsletter. It would be nice to be able to send teams to this. Class 1 (Start 8.30/9am) Minimus Team Challenge. Open to teams of three/four riders and horse/ponies. Maximum height in first round 65cm Horse/pony/rider combinations not to have been placed 1st-3rd at novice level showjumping or above. Class 2 Novice Team Challenge. Open to teams of three/four riders and horse/ponies. Maximum height in first round 75cm. Horse/pony/rider combinations not to have been placed 1st-3rd more then 3 times in intermediate or open showjumping competitions Class 3 Intermediate Team Challenge. Open to teams of three/four riders and horse/ponies. Maximum height in the first round 90cm Horse/pony/rider combinations not to have been placed 1st-3rd more then 3 times in open showjumping competitions. Class 4 Open Team Challenge. Open to teams of three/four riders and horse/ponies. Maximum height in first round 1m. Open to any horse/pony/rider combination. Teams can be made up of any combination of horse/pony and senior or junior riders. Each team can be made up of three or four members. The three best scores will count from each round. If you are eliminated you will be given a score of the highest penalties from that round + 20 so that your team will have a score. Each team will be required to complete two rounds of jumping. The second round will be higher (maximum 5-10cm) and timed. Page 4

5 FUNDRAISING Easy Funds, It s very simple just visit to register. Whenever you buy something, go to the easy fund raising web site, find the retailer, buy your stuff and the retailer makes a donation to Deeside Branch of the Pony Club. It doesn t cost you anything and you will be amazed how many retailers use the service. Over the 2 years we have been doing this we have raised We only have 11 supporter registered and only 7 of these have used the site. Our top supporter has raised on their own!! Give it a go, if you need help call Helen on Useful Internet Links. Loads of Photos of Deeside members.at: Help raise club funds at: Our official Branch website Page 5

6 DATES 2012 DATE LOCATION EVENT SLIPS BY TIME COST Planned Instructor SATURDAY 31 ST LOANHEAD INDOOR RALLY SATURDAY Slots 15 Mark Smith SHARED WITH ABERDEENSHIRE 24 TH MONDAY 2 ND FOUNTAIN EQUESTRIAN INDOOR XC TRAINING SUNDAY 26 TH FENRUARY 10AM- 4PM 15 JENNIFER BURNETT THURSDAY 5 TH CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY FRIDAY 30 TH TBA WEEK OF 8 TH DUNECT ABERDEENSHIRE SATURDAY TBA TBA 11 TH EASTER CAMP 31 ST FRIDAY 13 TH CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY FRIDAY 6 TH TBA 5 TH 9 TH MERCHISTON AREA 1 & 19 TBA TBA TBA TETRATHALON CAMP THURSDAY 10 TH TBA AREA 1 HORSE & PONY CARE 19 TH 20 TH TBA AREA 1 GAMES 21st CABIN EC NERC TEAM SJ FRIDAY 30th TBA NA March SATURDAY 12 TH CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY FRIDAY 4 TH TBA MAY MAY SUNDAY 10 TH CULLERLIE ALL DAY JUBILEE SATURDAY TBA JUNE RALLY 2 ND JUNE SATURDAY 19TH MAY PHILORTH, AB34 8TT AREA 1 GAMES N/A SATURDAY 30 TH JUNE MOSSWOOD STUD, TOUGH, ALFORD CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY FRIDAY 22 ND JUNE TBA SUNDAY 1 ST NERC SHOW JULY 5 TH 6 TH JULY CULLERLIE MINI CAMP TBA TBA 9 TH 13 TH JULY AUCHLISHIE ANNUAL CAMP Wc 16 TH JULY CULLERLIE ANNUAL TEST WEEK 19 TH 20 TH GLEN EAGLES AREA 1 & 19 JULY AND TETRATHALON STRATHALLAN 24 TH 26 TH JULY AUCHLESHIE AREA 1 INTERBRANCH THURSDAY 2 ND CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY AUGUST 7 TH 9 TH tba AREA 1 SENIOR AUGUST CAMP (OVER 16) SATURDAY 18 TH CULLERLIE DPC OPEN AUGUST GYMKHANA NORTH CUP (EVENTING ) SATURDAY 28 TH JULY TBA 1 ST 2ND SEPTEMBER DUNECHT AREA 1 COMBINED TRAINING & GRASSROOTS SATURDAY 8 TH CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY FRIDAY 31 ST Page 6

7 SEPTEMBER AUGUST SATURDAY 6 TH OCTOBER BURNETT PARK DEESIDE TRIATHALON TUESDAY 16 TH OCTOBER CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY MON 10 TH OCTOBER THURSDAY 25 TH CULLERLIE ALL DAY RALLY WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 TH OCTOBER SATURDAY 27 TH OCTOBER FOUNTAIN EQUESTRIAN GOVAL, DYCE OPEN TEAM SHOW JUMPING st October 10 per class Page 7

8 RALLY SLIPS Saturday 31st March 2012 Indoor Rally Location:- Loanhead Equestrian Centre NAME NAME OF HORSE/PONY Time slots, please state if you can't do any part of the day... Details: All Welcome Cheques made payable to Deeside Branch of the Pony Club Slip to: MRS JANE JEFFRIES, THE MILL AUCHENHOVE, LUMPHANAN, BANCHORY, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB31 4QT. Closing Date: SATURDAY 24th March Monday 2 nd April 2012 Indoor Cross Country Rally Location:- Fountain Equestrian Centre NAME NAME OF HORSE/PONY Height you are happy jumping... Details: All Welcome Cheques made payable to Deeside Branch of the Pony Club Slip to: MRS JANE JEFFRIES, THE MILL AUCHENHOVE, LUMPHANAN, BANCHORY, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB31 4QT. Closing Date: SATURDAY 24th March Page 8

9 Thursday 5 th April 2012 All Day Rally Location:- Cullerlie Farm Park NAME NAME OF HORSE/PONY Details: All Welcome Cheques made payable to Deeside Branch of the Pony Club Slip to: MRS JANE JEFFRIES, THE MILL AUCHENHOVE, LUMPHANAN, BANCHORY, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB31 4QT. Closing Date: Wednesday 29 th March NERC TEAM SHOW JUMPING 21 st April Location:- Cabin EC INVERURIE NAME NAME OF HORSE/PONY CLASS (height) YOU WISH TO ENTER. Slip to: MRS JANE JEFFRIES, THE MILL AUCHENHOVE, LUMPHANAN, BANCHORY, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB31 4QT. Closing Date: SATURDAY 30 th March Page 9

10 DEESIDE BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB INDOOR CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING WITH JENNIFER BURNETT FOUNTAIN EQUESTRIAN,GOVAL DYCE AB21 7NX MONDAY 2ND 2012 NAME:. PC/RC MEMBER:.. LEVEL OF HORSE AND RIDER TELEPHONE.. 15 PER 1 HOUR LESSON Spaces may be limited Cheques payable to DEESIDE BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB send to: MRS JANE JEFFRIES, THE MILL AUCHENHOVE, LUMPHANAN, BANCHORY, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB31 4QT. Or DOROTHY BURNETT 26 CARNFERG PLACE ABOYNE ABERDEENSHIRE AB34 5GH Page 10

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