THE ALBRIGHTON HUNT BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB

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1 THE ALBRIGHTON HUNT BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB SPRING PROGRAMME 2015 Branch President Mr R Lawrence DC Mrs Suzie Gosling: , , gosling@uwclub.net ADC Mrs Gaye Moore: , , gmoore5758@gmail.com Sec Mrs Wendy Holmes: , , wendyholmes01@gmail.com Rally Co-ordinator Mrs Gaye Moore: , , gmoore5758@gmail.com UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE, ALL RALLIES ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE FROM LEAD REIN UPWARDS. RIDERS WILL BE PUT INTO APPROPRIATE GROUPS, SO PLEASE PUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ON YOUR ATTENDANCE FORM TO HELP US PUT YOU IN THE CORRECT GROUP. RALLY TIMES NOT ON PROGRAMME WILL BE ON BRANCH WEBSITE 3 DAYS IN ADVANCE. IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER OR LAST MINUTE ALTERATIONS ETC TO RALLY TIMES PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE THE DAY BEFORE. Branch website: 1. SHOW JUMPING WORKING RALLY SATURDAY 14 TH FEBRUARY at Ashwood Equestrian, Ashwood Head Farm, Stafford Rd, Knightley, Staffordshire ST20 0JR. 9.00am onwards. Rusty with your show jumping from the winter break or in need of help to prepare for the show jumping competition on Monday all members welcome. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 2. ALBRIGHTON HUNT PONY CLUB TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SHOW JUMPING COMPETITION MONDAY 16 TH FEBRUARY at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5PH. This is part of an interbranch competition between the Albrighton Hunt, Wheatland and North Shropshire Pony Clubs. Classes from 1 6 to 3 3. Schedule on Branch website. Please support this competition and get a team together (individuals can enter too and will be put in a team). Offers of help to Jane Rudd or Suzie Gosling CHILDREN S MEET OF THE ALBRIGHTON & WOODLAND HUNT TUESDAY 17 TH FEBRUARY by kind invitation of the Masters of the Albrighton & Woodland Hunt, at The Mill Riding Centre, Warstone Hill Road, Pattingham, WV6 7HH, kindly hosted by Mr Tim Budd. Hounds will move off at 11.00am. If you are interested in taking the Hunting Certificate this year, this day will form part of the certificate, so please make yourself known to Mrs Sue Clements on the day. Enquiries to Mrs Clements MOUNTED GAMES WORKING RALLY WEDNESDAY 18 TH FEBRUARY at Kingswood Equestrian Centre, County Lane,, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3AH by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rob Lickley. 3.00pm onwards. Instructor Louise Ellis 5. ACHIEVEMENT BADGE DISMOUNTED WORKING RALLY THURSDAY 19 TH FEBRUARY at Oaken Lawn Farm, Strawmoor Lane, Codsall. WV8 2HY by kind permission of Mr Malcolm Morgan. As well as providing training

2 for the Achievement Badges, these sessions provide training for the horse & pony care part of the Efficiency Tests. Juniors and those working towards E & D tests from to 11.00am - Points of the Horse Mini achievement badge. Seniors and those working towards D+ and C tests from 11.15am to 12.45pm We will be doing Lorinery (bits) part two and Plaiting Achievement Badges. Please choose one and indicate on the attendance form which badge you wish to do. (Don t worry if you missed part one of Lorinery which took place in the Xmas holiday s, we will cover that at a later date.) Instructors Nikki Lander & Sheryl Stewart. 6. TETRATHLON SHOOTING PRACTISE THURSDAY 19 TH FEBRUARY at Watling Street Grange, Grange Lane, Red Hill, Telford. TF2 9PB by kind invitation of Rory and Helen Howard. 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Instructor Jim Quinlan. To book in please contact Helen Howard on AREA 7 QUIZ NIGHT THURSDAY 19 TH FEBRUARY at The Fountain Inn, Oldwood Common, Tenbury Wells. WR15 8TB. Teams for the qualifier to be made of up of 4 current Pony Club members 1 under 12, 1 under 14, 1 under 16 and 1 under 25 on Other teams can be made up from up to 8 pony club supporters i.e. parents, friends etc. Half the questions will be trivia, half equestrian. If you are interested in getting together a team or being part of a team, please contact Suzie Gosling TWO PHASE WORKING RALLY (FLATWORK & JUMPING) FRIDAY 20 TH FEBRUARY at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford. ST19 5PH. Flatwork 11.30am onwards, jumping 12.30pm onwards. This rally has the option of doing just flatwork or jumping or doing both. Please indicate on the attendance form which activity you wish to do, and if jumping, which height you are comfortable jumping. Each activity will last ¾ of an hour. Flatwork instructor Bonny Williams; Jumping instructor Jonathan Rogers Charge 5/activity. 9. ALBRIGHTON & WOODLAND HUNT (NORTH) POINT TO POINT SUNDAY 22 ND FEBRUARY at Chaddesley Corbett DY10 4QT, on A448 between Bromsgrove and Kidderminster. First race at 12 noon. 10. SHOW JUMPING WORKING RALLY TUESDAY 3 RD MARCH at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford. ST19 5PH. 5.30pm onwards. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 11. FLATWORK WORKING RALLY MONDAY 9 th MARCH at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford. ST19 5PH. 5.30pm onwards Instructor Bonny Williams. 12. SHOW JUMPING WORKING RALLY MONDAY 16 TH MARCH at Watt Meadow Farm, Cannock Road, Shareshill. WV10 7JP by kind permission of Mr G Leigh. 5.30pn onwards. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 13. FLATWORK WORKING RALLY TUESDAY 24 th MARCH at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford. ST19 5PH. 5.30pm onwards. Instructor Bonny Williams. 14. GENERAL WORKING RALLY SATURDAY 28 TH MARCH at Ashwood Equestrian, Ashwood Head Farm, Stafford Rd, Knightley, Staffordshire ST20 0JR am onwards. Instructor Bonny Williams

3 15. PC ROAD RIDER MINI ACHIEVEMENT BADGE TRAINING & TEST TUESDAY 31 ST MARCH at Watt Meadow Farm, Cannock Road, Shareshill. WV10 7JP by kind permission of Mr G Leigh. Training & test am to 12.30pm. All members wishing to take their D Efficiency Test must have first passed the PC Road Rider Mini Achievement Badge. Charge 10/rider. Instructor: Tracey Millington-Pepper 16. MOUNTED GAMES WORKING RALLY WEDNESDAY 1 st APRIL At Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford. ST19 5PH. 3.30pm onwards Instructor Louise Ellis 17. ACHIEVEMENT BADGE DISMOUNTED WORKING RALLY THURSDAY 2 ND APRIL at Oaken Lawn Farm, Strawmoor Lane, Codsall. WV8 2HY by kind permission of Mr Malcolm Morgan. As well as providing training for the Achievement Badges, these sessions provide training for the horse & pony care part of the Efficiency Tests. Seniors and those working towards D+ and C tests from to 11.30am we will be doing Feeding and Mucking Out Achievement Badges. Please choose one and indicate on the attendance form which badge you wish to do. Juniors and those working towards E & D tests from 11.45am to 12.45pm - we will be doing Feed your Pony and Mucking Out Mini achievement badges. Please choose one and indicate on the attendance form which badge you wish to do. Instructors Nikki Lander & Sheryl Stewart. 18. INTRODUCTION TO XC/EVENTING WORKING RALLY THURSDAY 2 ND APRIL at Kingswood Equestrian Centre, County lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3AH by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rob Lickley. If you are interested in cross country this rally has something for everyone and is suitable for all from those who have never been xc before, this is the perfect introduction to xc but in an arena, to those who are experienced eventing competitors. 2.00pm onwards. Instructor Sylvia Farmer. 19. EASTER EGG HUNT FRIDAY 3 RD APRIL A ride, including an Easter Egg Hunt, of approx 3 miles along the bridlepaths of the beautiful countryside and woods around Badger, near Beckbury. This ride is aimed at our junior members and will be suitable for lead rein riders too. Senior members are very welcome to come and help. Parents if your child is unused to riding in open spaces, please accompany them on foot. Parking is by kind invitation of Mr & Mrs Scott Aston, Badger House, Badger. WV6 7JR. The gate into the field can only be accessed from the Beckbury side and is only suitable for trailers or small lorries am Ride starts. No Charge 20. WHEATLAND HUNT PONY CLUB TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SHOW JUMPING COMPETITION TUESDAY 7 TH APRIL at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5PH. This is part of an interbranch competition between the Albrighton Hunt, Wheatland and North Shropshire Pony Clubs. Classes from 1 0 to 3 3. Schedule on the Wheatland website. If you would like to enter, either as an individual or as a team, please send your entries to Suzie Gosling, Tunstall Croft, Tunstall, Woodseaves, Stafford. ST20 0NH. Please do not send them direct to the Wheatland Pony Club. 21. PC ROAD RIDER ACHIEVEMENT BADGE TRAINING & TEST WEDNESDAY 8 TH APRIL at Watt Meadow Farm, Cannock Road, Shareshill. WV10 7JP by kind permission of Mr G Leigh. Training & test am to 1.30pm including half hour lunch break. All members wishing to take their C

4 Efficiency Test must have first passed the PC Road Rider Achievement Badge. Charge 10/rider. Instructor: Tracey Millington-Pepper 22. ACHIEVEMENT BADGE DISMOUNTED WORKING RALLY THURSDAY 9 TH APRIL at Oaken Lawn Farm, Strawmoor Lane, Codsall. WV8 2HY by kind permission of Mr Malcolm Morgan. As well as providing training for the Achievement Badges, these sessions provide training for the horse & pony care part of the Efficiency Tests. Juniors and those working towards E & D tests from to 11.00am - we will be doing Horse Clothing and Points of the Tack Mini achievement badges. Please choose one and indicate on the attendance form which badge you wish to do. Seniors and those working towards D+ and C tests from 11.15am to 12.45pm we will be doing Bandages & Rugs and Equine First Aid Achievement Badges. Please choose one and indicate on the attendance form which badge you wish to do. Instructors Nikki Lander & Sheryl Stewart. 23. TWO PHASE WORKING RALLY (FLATWORK & ARENA EVENTING) FRIDAY 10 TH APRIL at Kingswood Equestrian Centre, County lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3AH by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rob Lickley. Flatwork 1.00pm onwards, jumping 2.00pm onwards. This rally has the option of doing just flatwork or jumping or doing both. Please indicate on the attendance form which activity you wish to do, and if jumping, which height you are comfortable jumping. Each activity will last ¾ of an hour. Flatwork instructor to be confirmed; Jumping instructor Sylvia Farmer. Charge 5/activity. 24. ARENA POLO WORKING RALLY MONDAY 13 TH APRIL at Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Stafford. ST19 5PH. 5.30pm onwards. Open to all (including lead rein) please indicate on your attendance form if you have played arena polo before. Instructor Patsy Pyke. 25. CROSS COUNTRY WORKING RALLY SATURDAY 18 TH APRIL at Somerford Park Farm, Holmes Chapel Road, Congleton CW12 4SW. From 10.30am onwards. Open to all those jumping 80cm (2 7 ) upwards. Charge 30/rider. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 26. CROSS COUNTRY WORKING RALLY SATURDAY 25 TH APRIL at Ashwood Equestrian, Ashwood Head Farm, Stafford Rd, Knightley, Staffordshire ST20 0JR am onwards. Open to all those jumping up to 80cm (2 7 ). Charge 15/rider. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 27. DRESSAGE WORKING RALLY TUESDAY 28 TH APRIL at Kingswood Equestrian Centre, County Lane,, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3AH by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rob Lickley. 5.30pm onwards. Instructor Bonny Williams 28. SHOW JUMPING WORKING RALLY THURSDAY 7 TH MAY at Ashwood Equestrian, Ashwood Head Farm, Stafford Rd, Knightley, Staffordshire ST20 0JR. 5.30pm onwards. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 29. RACING WORKING RALLY SATURDAY 9 TH MAY at Wolverhampton Racecourse, Gorsebrook Road, Wolverhampton. WV6 0PE From 10.00am onwards. James Ewnett, a racehorse trainer based at Wolverhampton Racecourse, has kindly offered to show us around and to watch his horses

5 work. This will be followed by two racing rallies numbers will be limited for the rallies but all welcome to watch. This rally will help those who are interested in Pony Racing or perhaps event and need to achieve so many metres/minute or to help understand cantering in balance. Body protectors must be worn. Charge 10.00/rider. Instructor Jonathan Rogers 30. AREA 7 MOUNTED GAMES SUNDAY 10 H MAY hosted by the Warwickshire Hunt Branch. Venue to be confirmed. 31. EVENTING WORKING RALLY THURSDAY 14 th MAY at Kingswood Equestrian Centre, County lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3AH by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rob Lickley. 5.30pm onwards. Instructor Sylvia Farmer. 32. SHOW JUMPING WORKING RALLY TUESDAY 19 TH MAY at Kingswood Equestrian Centre, County lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3AH by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Rob Lickley 5.30pm onwards. Instructor Jonathan Rogers. NB. To book in for a rally please use Attendance Form telephone entries will not be accepted unless new member. Cost per member per rally 5.00, unless otherwise stated. SUMMER BRANCH DATES FOR THE DIARY 27 th & 28 th July Junior Camp for those aged 9 and under, at Kemberton Riding Stables, The Hangar, Shifnal. TF11 9LY. More details on website shortly. 10 th to 13 th August (incl) Senior camp for those aged 10 and over, at Bow House Farm, Bishops Castle more details on website shortly. IMPORTANT NOTICES 1. WORKING RALLY DRESS CODE All members are reminded that you should wear correct dress for rallies and team training, ie. Cream/beige jodhpurs, long sleeved shirt and tie, PC badge, jacket or Branch sweatshirt, PC approved hat (tagged as below) and proper riding footwear. In the interests of safety, long hair must be secured. NO JEWELLERY PLEASE. Hat Tags PC are changing the hat tags from purple to white and purple. Hats which are marked with (BS)EN 1384 are to be phased out during 2015 and these hats will remain tagged with the purple tags. Hats which are marked with one of the other standards permissible by PC (PAS 015, Snell E2001 and AS/NZS 3838 please see website for full list of standards) will be tagged with the new white and purple tags. All PC standard hats must have one of the new tags by 1 st January Please see Suzie and Gaye re getting your hat tagged. 2. BODY PROTECTORS Members are reminded that the AHPC for Health & Safety reasons requires everyone to wear Body Protectors during the Show-jumping and Cross Country sessions at all rallies and team practices. Also it is strongly recommended that a jockey skull cap (with no fixed peak) is worn for all cross country riding and is compulsory over fences 0.80m high and above.

6 3. TETRATHLON. Any member interested in taking part in training and competitions should contact Mr Rory Howard on or Shooting training takes place at Watling Street Grange on a Friday evening. 4. MOUNTED GAMES Any member who is aged 14 years and under on the 1 st January and is interested in taking part in mounted games, please contact Louise Ellis on or ellielou27@hotmail.co.uk 5. PONY CLUB MERCHANDISE All Pony Club Merchandise is available from Albrighton Feeds. 6. ELIGIBILITY FOR AREA COMPETITIONS To be eligible to compete at Area competitions 2015, members must have joined by 28/02/2015 and have actively participated at a minimum of 3 working rallies since 1 st July 2014 (excluding team training). Their horses must have participated in 3 working rallies since 1 st July 2014, one of which must have been in the current year. Please will all prospective Area competitors read the relevant Pony Club Rule book. Should you wish to be considered for any novice, intermediate or open Area team, please contact the team trainer for each discipline: Dressage: Mrs Bonny Williams Show jumping: Mr Jonathan Rogers Horse trials: Mrs Sylvia Farmer Area 7 Dates 2015 Dengie Showjumping 14 th March at Marchington Dengie Dressage 28 th March at Marchington Dengie Championships 3 rd & 4 th April at Moreton Morrell Horse & Pony Care 10 th April at Corley Moor(Heart of England) Mounted Games 10 th May at Warwick (Warks) Tetrathlon 11 th & 12 th July at Ettington (Warks) Horse Trials 25 th July at Offchurch Bury (North Warks) Show jumping 29 th July at Solihull (West Warks) Dressage 1 st August at Moreton Morrell (Warks) PC Championships - Open, Intermediate & Novice 21 st to 25 th August at Cholmondeley Castle AHPC COMMITTEE Mr Robert Lawrence (Branch President & Camp) Mrs Suzie Gosling (D C) Mrs Gaye Moore ( ADC) Mrs Wendy Holmes (Hon Sec) Mr Paul Weston (Treasurer) Mrs Bonny Williams & Mr Jonathan Rogers (Joint Chief Instructors) - Mrs Helen Sanders (Hospitality) Mrs Caroline Robinson (Equipment) - Mr Rory Howard (Tetrathlon) - Mr Stephen Baxter (Child Protection Officer & website administrator) Mrs Jane Rudd (Team training co-ordinator & Facebook contact) Mrs Liz Scott (Senior Parents Representative) - Mrs Sally Hunter (Junior Parents Representative)

7 THE ALBRIGHTON HUNT BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB 31 st January 2015 Dear Members, Parents & Friends As a committee we try to organise a varied programme of events and it was great to see the majority of activities in the winter programme so well attended and also not to have the weather causing rallies to be cancelled. The only event not well attended were the Equitation Cups (combined training). We have a number of cups which have historically been awarded for Equitation classes so if anyone has any suggestions as to how we can make this event more appealing please let a member of the committee know! Already our mounted games team has been out representing the Branch at a competition. This is a new team who have worked hard under the guidance of team trainer, Louise Ellis and acquitted themselves very well at their first competition. Also congratulations to Alexander Howard who recently won the Area 10 Triathlon qualifier (juniors) and goes forward to the Triathlon Championships in March at Milton Keynes. Rory and Helen Howard do a great job of organising shooting training for Tetrathlon and Triathlon, coordinating competitions and are always willing to give guidance on any aspect of this challenging but fun sport. With the spring fast approaching people are turning their attention to getting out competing. The Branch we will be sending teams to the various Area competitions in the summer so please talk to the team trainers: eventing Sylvia Farmer, show jumping Jonathan Rogers, dressage Bonny Williams, mounted games Louise Ellis, Tetrathlon Rory Howard and team training co-ordinator Jane Rudd, if you are interested in being considered for teams or have any questions. We ask for suggestions for activities and one request was for a junior camp. This will take place at the end of July by kind invitation of Hannah Lloyd (Connie s mum) at Kemberton Riding School. Another suggested activity was a racing rally so we have arranged to go to Wolverhampton Racecourse to watch the resident trainer work his horses before our members have a chance to go onto the racecourse on their ponies. Please keep the ideas coming in. This is my sixth year as DC, a role which I have thoroughly enjoyed and has been a privilege, but I feel it is time for someone with fresh ideas to take over as DC to ensure the Branch continues to move forward. Therefore I shall be standing down at the end of 2015 and the committee will be looking for a replacement. After 8 years as assistant DC, Gaye has also decided to stand down at the end of this year. Gaye has done the most wonderful job as assistant DC, as well as many other roles on the committee, and on a personal note I cannot thank Gaye enough for all the support and help she has given me, as well as to the Branch.

8 Steve Baxter is nobly taking on the role of Child Protection/Safeguarding Officer from Gaye as well as taking on the task of website administrator. Steve has new ideas to improve the website, some of which are in place already. Sally Hunter (Alissia s mum) has kindly agreed to join the committee and take over from Steve as Junior Parents representative. Another new committee member will be Jennie McLaughlin (Olivia s mum), who has kindly volunteered to take on the role of Rally Co-ordinator from Gaye. Having done a brilliant job organising our show jumping competition for a number of years, as well as being the Senior Parents representative, Louise Aston is standing down from the committee this spring. Thank you so much for all your hard work Louise. I am delighted to say that Liz Scott has kindly agreed to join the committee and to take over from Louise as Senior Parent s representative. I wish all three new committee members the very best in their new roles and thank you for giving up your time to help the Branch. I appreciate there will be some major changes to the committee over the next twelve months, but rest assured the committee always has the Branch s best interests at heart. Looking forward to seeing you all over the spring. Best wishes Suzie Gosling District Commissioner