Huntingfield Hoofbeats

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1 Huntingfield Hoofbeats Inside this issue: DC s report 2 Reminders, Canteen Roster Calendar Upcoming Events 19 Jun - HPRC Rally 25 Jun - Adult Riders 3 Jul - SJTK Jump Club 20 Aug - HPRC Barrel Racing Fun Day 4 May 2016 Rally 5 State Games 6 Huon ODE, Royal Hobart Show 8 Upcoming Events 9 Pony Club Profiles 10 June State Games Huntingfield Pony and Riding Club Inc Brighton hosted this year s State Pony Club Games and along with reasonable weather it was a fabulous day. Weeks of practise (and a few extra grey hairs for Meagan and Gibbo) paid rewards as our senior team came 2nd and our junior team came 3rd. The origins of mounted games stems back around 50 years to Colonel Sir Mike Ansell and Prince Philip of England, who s idea was for a competition for children who could not afford expensive, well-bred ponies. Many of the games today have a strong influence from their military background. Whist the games are deceptively fun, they also build many skills in both riders and their horses, as well as courage, determination and team spirit. It is also an exciting spectator sport due to the speed and skill shown. Of course it is a huge logistical exercise and a big kudos to Brighton for a smoothly run event, and to everyone who helped out to make the event possible as a huge number of volunteers are needed to make it happen. Thanks again to Meagan Sommerville and Andrew Gibson for their supreme coaching and particularly to Meagan who was at the helm guiding our kids through the finals and for being so supportive and generous!

2 Page 2 Huntingfield Hoofbeats DC s report NEW MEMBERS: This month we welcome new members: Harriet Spakman, age 14. You may recognise the horse she s riding yes, it s Mickey, Dannielle s gorgeous chestnut boy Lilly Paisley, age 6. Most of you will know Lilly, as she s a regular visitor to Huntingfield with mum Nicola, brother Sam and baby Jessica. Lilly will be riding Heidi and/or Willow. Lily Hansson, age 12. Lily has been having weekly lessons with our very own Liz Elliott for three years. She also has a chestnut, Chester. Please make them feel welcome (especially if they are in your group!) ZONE NEWS: You may or may not be aware that, under the Pony Club banner, we are part of the Southern Zone. So, who are these mysterious people who meet behind closed doors each month, and what do they talk about? Your Zone Committee currently consists of Narelle Rowlandson (President), Sue Newitt (secretary, test coordinator & chief coach), Erin Hunn (visiting commissioner), Trici Hankin (treasurer), Anne Cotton (chief coach), Jacinta Cantwell (zone delegate) as well as representation from each of the clubs in the southern zone, usually the DCs. Topics discussed include: Upcoming events and clinics (including dates, issues and feedback), changes to the rules and/or handbook, new members, insurance and safety, state-wide PCAT issues etc. It is also an opportunity to raise questions or concerns about all things pony club! FEES: At the June Southern Zone meeting, it was agreed that the zone fees, which haven t been increased for many years, will increase for $10 to $15 per annum from July 2016, when your membership is due. This extra $5 will go into a championship account to assist the club from our hosting state events, in particular with facilities costs. These costs are currently wholly born by the club hosting the event, which is often difficult to fully fund. You may also notice that the entry fees you pay for an ODE may slightly increase (by $5) from next season. Once again, the cost to host these events is rising (ambulance, vet, judges costs, consumables such as ribbons etc). We trust you understand this small increase is necessary to ensure the events maintain a healthy profit level, as so much work is involved. Southern Zone is hosting State Trials in 2017, which will be held at TEC. A Trials committee will be set up shortly. As always, volunteers and representatives are required from each club it s a Zone event, not a H&D event so please, let me know if you d like to be involved. PONY CLUB AUSTRALIA AWARDS The PCT Gala Dinner was held on 28 th May in Adelaide and Tasmania had three finalists in various Pony Club Australia National Award categories. Sue de kaste our State Treasurer finalist for the National Volunteer of the Year Award Carol Hobson finalist for the National Coach of the Year Award and Penny Dow finalist for the Pony Club Australia Gill Rolton Alumni Award and was announced the winner of her category! Penny grew up on the north west coast attending Pony Club, represented her Club at Trials and State Championships, represented the State at Nationals for eventing, represented Australia as a National Prince Philip Games rider and went on to study Vet Science at Monash University. She now works at the Scone Equine Centre as head of their diagnostic department, and this year will travel to Rio as part of the veterinary team for the Australian Olympic Equestrian contingent. Penny gave a wonderful speech, reminiscing about her wonderful time in Pony Club. There were many nominations from throughout Australia for all categories, so to have all three Tasmanian nominees announced as one of three finalists in their respective categories was a great achievement for such a small State. Congratulations to all!

3 June 2016 Page 3 DC s Report ROYAL HOBART SHOW The information has been ed out. Please consider talking to your friends and putting forward a team of three, a games team or joining the show jumping team. It really is such an honour to be part of the Royal, and Huntingfield has a strong history at this event. Nicole Elliott (multiple Royal Hobart Show entrant, member of many a Charlton Shield winning team) has offered to help the Team/s of Three prepare what a wonderful club we have. See Sam or Liz for more info about the Royal. STATE GAMES Congratulations to our Games Teams, Senior Blue (George, Maddy, Breanna, Judy, Zara and Anika (res)), and Junior Blue (Laura, Toni, Emma N, Helen, Hannah W, Bella P (res)) on placing 2 nd and 3 rd respectively in their divisions at State Games! Well done everybody! On behalf of the entire club, a massive thank you again to Meagan and Gibbo. HUON UNOFFICAL ODE Once again, many of our members braved the weather to support Huon Pony & Riding Club s first ODE, which was held at our grounds on the 5 th June. Special thanks to Mike Smith & Mark Burgess for the work they did helping Huon get ready for this event. It s great to be able to work with our neighbouring club for the benefit of all our riders. Well done to all our brave and resilient riders on another fantastic day of club representation! UPCOMING EVENTS Life Members Rally July rally. Winter Woollies July 24 th, August 14 th, September 11 th. Info out soon! (Lauren, Meegan D, Nicole E) Spring Show October 9 th (Ulli & Katherine D) HPRC Barrel racing Fun Day August 20 th (Meagan S) Thanks to the co-coordinators running these events. Please let them know if you can lend a hand! Rally & AGM Sunday August 21 st. WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK It is a PCT requirement that all instructors, committee members and parents wishing to supervise at camps etc complete the Working with Children Check. If you have your card, please let us know your number & expiry date so we can register you with zone! MEMBERSHIPS DUE JULY! You ll recall that with the changes to PCT insurance, you are paid up for insurance & PCT Affiliation until 31 December, however memberships and zone fees are due in July. So: HPRC Membership - $130 (x1 member), $220 (x2 ), $270 (x3). Adult Riding members are $60 per member (no family discounts apply due to the already discounted rate payable to Adult Riders). Southern Zone fee - $15 per rider (all members). The $70 Insurance & Affiliation will become due again in January 2017, for all members (please let us know if you want to pay all fees in a lump sum). Our AGM is coming up in August please consider nominating for a position on the committee, either in a specific role or as a general committee member. We are changing the format of our AGM & Prize giving day this year we will have a shortened August rally (Sunday 21 st ), followed by the AGM / prizes and trophies in the afternoon. Hoping for a fun, relaxed, social time. Save the date! Sam Todd

4 Page 4 Huntingfield Hoofbeats REMINDERS!!! Return all trophies from last AGM to the June or July rallies. Return your chocolate money to June rally or direct deposit. Remember to sign the Rally Book when you arrive. This is your official record of attendance. Chest protectors / vests are now compulsory for all grades in events. These will also be compulsory for rally in the cross country lessons from July. If you are show jumping first lesson, please be there ready to help set up. Likewise if you are show jumping last, please help pack up! If you don t do it, who do you expect will? Incident Reports please remember that if you or your child has a fall at a pony club rally or event, an incident form MUST be completed for insurance purposes. Your instructor should do this, but if they don t, please come to the clubrooms and complete one and give to Sam. Thanks Be polite. Be respectful. Show appreciation. Always. To everyone. And remember that the stewards, gear checkers, marshals etc are volunteers (often inexperienced, and are doing their best, even if they make mistakes). When you are representing your club, your words and actions also reflect your club. So continue to be the beautiful, polite and supportive kids you are, and the Huntingfield reputation will remain strong and proud for years to come CANTEEN ROSTER June Daun & Drake July - Edwards & Fyfe August Gargioni & Fox If you are rostered on, please bring a cake or slice for instructor s morning teas. Please check in when you arrive to assist with preparation, be prepared to take out the morning teas around 10.45, help with the lunch service and the clean up afterwards. If you can t do RALLY BOOKINGS Contact Lauren by 6pm Wednesday 15th of June with your Rally bookings and any requests Llbrooksbank92@gmail.com

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6 Page 6 Huntingfield Hoofbeats State Pony Club Games Senior Blue Judy Breanna George Zara Maddy Anika

7 June 2016 Page 7 State Pony Club Games Junior Blue Helen Laura Emma N Toni Hannah W Bella P

8 Page 8 Huntingfield Hoofbeats Huon 3/4/5 Unofficial ODE ROYAL HOBART SHOW As usual, Huntingfield will be entering Club Teams as follows (all on Thursday): Two out of three of the team events contribute to the Charlton Shield (Team of Three and/or Games and/or SJ) TEAM OF THREE (x3 riders) This is super fun and such a great experience. It is a flat workout (three of you at the same time, a set workout), and you are scored on your workout, as well as your overall presentation. Last year we were pipped at the post by Deloraine (on presentation points only), so we re keen to get our Crown back this year! So guys start to think about a team three of you with horses of same colour (eg three black, three chestnut etc), or a mixed coloured team (ie two blacks and a grey, etc). Similar size looks good too. Your horse will need to be able to work well with the other horses in the team. Your tack, gear, uniform etc will all need to match perfectly and be immaculate. How about we get some Huntingfield brow bands made up too? So get thinking about what you can do, and who you can beg, borrow and steal from! Full Pony Club Formal Uniform required. TEAM SHOW JUMPING (x4 riders) Maximum starting height is 90cm, it is a two round championship (second round maximum 1m) You must be qualified to enter this (ie completed two SJ competitions at no less than 90cm in the previous 12 months). Best 3 scores count. Full Pony Club Formal Uniform required. TEAM GAMES (x4 riders) Games: Bending, Sword, 5 Flag, 2 Flag, Canadian Sack, Rope race, Sock, Ball & Bucket. Pony Club Active Riding Uniform (Polo / rugby) We can enter more than one team for each class, so get involved! Let me know if you need any help or have any questions. ALL TEM ENTRIES to come through Sam by Wednesday 31 st August please: Samantha.todd@utas.edu.au

9 June 2016 Page 9 Upcoming Junior Southern Hopefuls Camp 2016 H&D Junior Committee presents the Junior Southern Hopefuls Camp th and 10th of July Tasmanian Equestrian Centre Day 1-3 Lessons: Dressage, Showing & Show jumping Day 2 - Mini Royal Show: Dressage Tests, Gymkhana & Show Jump Rounds Parents/Guardians are welcome to stay but it is not compulsory - any parent who does want to stay will however need to have a current Working with Vulnerable Children card which can be easily accessed through Service Tasmania to be able to stay on the grounds. Each child at the camp will be partnered up with an individual from the H&D Junior Committee who will be available to assist in any way throughout the camp. $90 per child - food included Food for parents/guardians will be an extra $20 for the two days RIDERS MUST BE 12 YEARS AND UNDER FROM THE 1ST OF JANUARY 2016 AND FULL PCAT MEM- BERS Any enquires please contact either Ashleigh McSherry - ashleigh.mcsherry@hotmail.com or Kim Sly (DC) - hdponyclub@gmail.com Tasmanian Interschool Showjumping Championships 2016 hosted on behalf of Equestrian Tasmania by Sunday 3rd July 2016 HPRC Grounds, 152 Howden Rd 9.00 am start Entries Close: 17th June Enquiries: Barbara Cook barbara.cook@bigpond.com

10 Page 10 Huntingfield Hoofbeats Emma Sisters Emma and Sarah Shelverton are enthusiastic members of our club. Emma,10 and Sarah, 8 have been riding for about 4 years and are hard to miss on their matching ponies. Emma, who rides Spudley Pudley, says her favourite activity is cross country. Sarah enjoys show jumping, competing and going fast, which is just as well as pony Sassy seems to like this too! The girls attend St Aloysius where Emma particularly likes English and has achieved a medal in the ICAS assessment. Sarah also like swimming whilst Emma enjoys doing random stuff at home. Future ambitions for Emma include being and eventer and a vet, whilst Sarah would like to do a bareback show jumping competition. Sarah "Fit for Purpose" AAZO Equine Services proudly presents "Fit for Purpose" a 6 week course to build the core, back, extensor and flexor chains required for your horse to perform. The objective of the sessions is to help build the muscles that help your horse move and therefore reduce the likelihood of soft tissue injury Group sessions 4-6 riders $40 per hour session

11 June 2016 Page 11 Classifieds Horse Rug Repairs! Why buy new when you can repair and be like new! Phone Frances Leslie Vale Riding School Got something to sell? Something that you want to buy? Send the details to Diane at for the next newsletter Photos welcome

12 Huntingfield Pony and Riding Club PO Box 163, Kingston TAS 7051 Club Grounds: Website: Howden Road, Howden Club A/C: BSB /Account No CBA Kingston Club Hotline: (recorded msg for cancellations etc.) Grounds Bookings: Sam / New Members: Rally Bookings: Lauren Rally Info: Gear Check 9.30am / Start 10.00am / $30.00 Contacts DC Sam Todd Samantha.todd@utas.edu.au Assistant DC President Mike Smith msmi5860@bigpond.net.au Secretary Lauren Brooksbank Llbrooksbank92@gmail.com Treasurer Jacinta Cantwell Jacinta@canditt.com.au Chief Instructor Liz Elliott monique_1@bigpond.com Rally Organiser Lauren Brooksbank Llbrooksbank92@gmail.com Committee Ulli Porter ulli.porter@gmail.com Barb Cook, Paul Raffety Mark Burgess Ed Piket paulraffety@ickoud.com mark.burgess@utas.edu.au pk@summerleaswines.com.au Newsletter Diane Nicolson nicolsons1@iprimus.com.au Canteen Sharon Stegeman Uniforms Jo Grover abgrover@bigpond.net.au Website Adrian Porter Test Co-ordinator Rosie Edge Ground Bookings Sam Todd Samantha.todd@utas.edu.au New Members Sam Todd Samantha.todd@utas.edu.au