DC REPOR T UPPER BEACONSFIELD PONY CLUB NEWSLETTER. Next Committee Meeting. Next Rally:

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1 UPPER BEACONSFIELD PONY CLUB NEWSLETTER DC REPOR T January 2014 How time flies! Xmas and our Gymkhana seems like its long gone and now the New Years is already here. So as you would know there is no rally this month but Jon & Tori are again starting the games training this Sunday the 12 th January at 3pm. So if you are keen please come along and also early next month we are starting our Summer Show Jumping Series so please come along & support us, (the program will soon be released). It s a great opportunity to jump at home in a competition. For our February rally to beat the heat we are planning a twilight meeting details are still being worked out so these will follow. Happy riding. Sven Next Committee Meeting January pm Discussion an finalisation of SJ Series Committee meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month starting at 8pm at the pony club rooms. Next Rally: February 15th & 16th 2014 TBC 1

2 Upper Beaconsfield Pony Club - Fundraiser Raffle - 1 st Prize Lokaway Home/Office Fire safe. Featuring Tickets $2 each Drawn March 8 th, UBPC Showjumping Day Winners notified 3mm body, 6mm door 3 rd Prize 3 Piece Professional Torch Kit Including 1 x Lokaway CREE Q5 LED Flashlight 1 x Lokaway CREE Q3 LED Flashlight 1 x Lokaway LED Headlamp 2 x CR123A Battery 1 x AA Battery 3 x AAA Battery 1 x Tail Control Switch BONUS 3 x sets of universal ring mounts to suit various firearms and scopes if used for hunting RRP $199 20mm fire lined Weighs 87kg Patented internal hinge set with Anti-pry technology Designed to give 1/2hr fire protection RRP of $799 2 nd Prize 121 Piece Professional Tool Kit Including 18 x combination wrench (metric) 18 x combination wrench (SAE) 9 x hex key wrench (metric) 9 x hex key wrench (SAE) 1 x measuring tape: 5M 12 x 3/8" dr. sockets (metric) 12 x 3/8" dr. sockets (SAE) 3 x 1/4" dr. sockets (metric) 3 x 1/4" dr. sockets (SAE) 2 x ratchet handle 1 x spanner handle 28 x 1/4" dr. socket bits 2 x universal joint 2 x extension bars 1 x sliding t-bar 3/8" 1 x long nose plier 8" 1 x combination plier 8" 1 x diagonal plier 7" 1 x crimping plier 8" 2 x adjustable wrench 1 x water pump plier 10" 1 x pipe plier 10" 5 x screwdrivers 2 x precision screwdrivers 1 x hammer 12oz 1 x file 1 x headlamp RRP $349 2

3 Sharon McDonald Committee President HOUSE KEEPING Karen Boura Sven Jones Louise Wardrop-Brown Vice President District Commissioner Secretary Kitty Kiker Treasurer Dennis Lloyd Card Secretary Joanna Oliveri Chooi Chai Ian Lever/Greg Wood Ian: Amanda Dunstan Leanne Ricketts Membership Newsletter Editor Grounds/Equipment Uniforms Publicity/Website A reminder to everyone to bring their grading cards so that they can be updated! Kitty Kiker/Sharon McDonald West Gippsland Zone Rep Sharon McDonald Recreation Reserve Rep Kitty Kiker Riding Club Rep Greg Wood Grants Rob Nelson rob@nelsonbros.com.au Catering Coordinator 3

4 CALENDAR Jan 12 Games Practice with Jon and Tori Ling 3pm Jan 17 K, C Star and B Assessments Feb 8 and 9 Games Clinic at Hallam Valley PC TBC Feb 8 Show jumping series round 1 Feb 9 WGZ Dressage and SJ Clinic at Berry s Creek PC Feb 15 & 16 Rally Twilight rally and camp at Akoonah Park TBC Feb 22 Show jumping series round 2 Feb 23 Berwick Show (PC Events and Evan Henry Memorial Award) March 8 Show jumping series round 3 March 16 Rally April 5 C Certificate Testing April 16 and 17 Zone Camp (Contact Jenny O Sullivan) April 20 Rally Grading opportunity AGM May 18 Rally June 15 Rally July 20 Rally August 17 Rally September 21 Rally October 19 Rally November 16 Games Rally December? Gymkhana For details of competitions and rules please visit Pony Club Victoria s website 4

5 Gymkhana Results Congratulations to: The SIMONE MEMORIAL TROPHY Awarded to the best performed rider in the FUN RING (Ring 2), 11 years and under Hannah Sykes and Nikki The CHICKA MEMORIAL TROPHY Awarded to the best performed rider in the FUN RING (Ring 2), 12 years and over Jess Sykes and Flicka BLUE PRINT CUP Presented to the winner of the most blue ribbons at the Gymkhana Ellena Boura and Winfield Surprise & Evie Conron and Tommy Handy Mount Junior Trophy Presented to the winner of the Handy Mount 12 years and under Hannah Sykes and Nikki Handy Mount Senior Trophy Presented to the winner of the Handy Mount 13 years and over Tori Ling and Sox ICE KING MEMORIAL TROPHY Ellena Boura and Winfield Surprise Please come along to the Berwick show and support our representative during the Evan Henry Memorial Award and compete yourself in the Pony Club ring. Junior Champion Rider: Annabelle Conron Reserve: Georgia Nelson Senior Champion Rider: Clarissa Bentleigh-Bell Reserve: Ellena Boura 5

6 RALLY Games Practice INFO January 12 3pm All welcome RAFFLE Great prizes donated by Lokaway and displayed at the Upper Beaconsfield General Store (Thrifty -Link). Books of 10 tickets will be given to each family to sell, if you require more please contact Amanda Dunstan. The draw will take place on 8 March at our final SJ Series event and all proceeds will benefit UBPC. C Certificate There will be two opportunities to sit your C Certificate Exam in You need to be nominated through the pony club to sit this exam so please see Sven if you would like to be included. The cost is around $50 and the dates are Saturday April 5 and Saturday September 6. You will need to have your C Certificate book completed prior to the date you wish to sit the test and signed off by Sven. The location will be advised closer to the date. If you are over 14 and wish to ride at State level you are required to have this certificate. If the house coloured barrels are not out can you please go to the area where you gear checked for the November rally. It seemed much more orderly and a lot safer than everyone merging into one group. Team Gear Checker Assistant Robertson (White) Karen Boura Wilson (Red) Leanne Ricketts Julie Mahoney Magee (Green) Sven Jones Sharon McDonald Brodie (Blue) Kitty Kiker Amanda Dunstan 6

7 RALLY INFO CONT. Fancy Dress competition sponsored by 1st Tahlia Ricketts 2nd Liana Wood 3rd Ruby Keon-Cohen If you have any fake flowers that are collecting the dust, bring them to the clubrooms and we will transform them into jump decorations Thank you to all those that have returned 2012 trophies. If you have not please return them by the February rally to ensure that they are ready for presentation to the 2013 recipients. 7

8 Canteen Roster Huge thank you to Rob Nelson for supplying us with lunch at the December Gymkhana. I think we would all agree that it made the day much more enjoyable. Remember to help your fellow house mates and do your duty in the canteen when your child s house is rostered on. MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK! February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May2014 June 2014 July 2014 House on Duty Brodie Wilson Magee Robertson Brodie Wilson Magee Robertson 8

9 HOUSE GROUPS Robertson Millie McDonald Tegan McKenzie Brooke Lever Annabelle Conron Jacqui Dunstan Ruby Keon-Cohen Avril Charman Billyjean Boxall Georgia Dunstan Evie Conron Brodie Tori Ling Kaitlyn Jones Sarah Jones Hannah Sykes Liana Wood Emily Bekker Weng Yi Wong Talullah-lili Lloyd-Murray Annaleise Johnson Sarah Laukart Magee Tiffany Mahoney Jessica Kiker Jessica Sykes Tahlia Ricketts Saffron Wardrop-Brown Eliza Crossing Georgia Nelson Layne Shepherd Layla Erciyas Tansy Wardrop-Brown Wilson Clarissa Bentley-Bell Emma Jones Ellena Boura Chloe Lever Poppy Wardrop-Brown Ingrid Crossing Kyleanne Bekker Jordyn Treasure David Charman 9