EGLINTON HUNT EASTER NEWSLETTER. Dates for your diary

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1 EASTER NEWSLETTER Who s Who 2016 committee Joint District Commisioners Martyn Pawson martyn.pawson@gmail.com Dates for your diary 2016 Christine Jamieson eglintondc@gmail.com Assistant DC: Aly Boswell alyboswell@aol.com Treasurer: George Williamson george@mortgageadvicebrokerage.co.uk Secretary: Janie Scott eglintonsecretary@gmail.com Chief Instructor: Jill Sherrie jillysherrie@aol.com Membership: Olwyn Gaffney olwyn@share.co.uk Child Protection / PVG: Karen Ritchie kyritchie231@btinternet.com Show Jumping: Wum Dodds Kirsten McLaren Kirsten_mclaren@yahoo.co.uk Tetrathlon: Kirsty Craig kirsty.craig@craigwilsonltd.co.uk Eventing/dressage: Emma Stewart Emma@worldbookingservice.com Frances Pearson: riglaw@btinternet.com Heather Newlands: heatheru382@hotmail.co.uk Ann Allan, Helen Speirs and Danny Wilson Monday 4th Thursday 7th Sunday10th Tuesday12th Wednesday 13th Thursday14th Tuesday 17th May Easter Rally at Muirmill Equestrian Centre Organiser Jill Sherrie jillysherrie@aol.com Talk and Demo from Mark Twigg (Dentist), at Brae of Auchdrane, By Ayr, KA7 4TP at 6pm. Please Contact Jill Sherrie if you are going jillysherrie@aol.com C+ Exam. Titwood Cross Coountry Rally, further details on website Organizer Emma Stewart emma@worldbookingservice.com Strathearn Rally, details have been ed round and are on website. Contact Karen Ritchie kyritchie231@btinternet.com Scottish Assault Course, Catrine House, Catrine at 2pm Please see website for details, suitable for age 7 and upwards. Organiser Jill Sherrie jillysherrie@aol.com Evening Games Rally, Games Field, Dundonald Organiser Jill Sherrie jillysherrie@aol.com Further mini evening rally, 13th and dressage rally, 19th are available on the website, please contact Jill Sherrie or Emma Stewart for details. Although these rallies have limited numbers, waiting lists will be available

2 Page 2 DC s Word Hi Everyone, DC S WORD Well at last Spring has Sprung!!. It s great that the long winter nights are almost past for another year as this allows us all to get out and about with a few less layers of clothes. As you will see we have a busy time ahead of us at Eglinton, we have a few new members and we look forward to meeting you all at the rallies. Show Jumping, Dressage and Triathlon enthusiasts have all had a busy winter and I am sure all that hard work will help you in your Summer Campaigns. Lots of you have worked hard and passed various tests, so congratulations to you all, I am sure your ponies will appreciate all your hard work and that you will be able to care for them even better than before. Georgia Brown and Heather Wylie, two of our games stars have been chosen to represent Scotland in the Games Competition at Windsor Horse Show. This is an acknowledgement not only of their games skills but of their horsemanship and commitment to Pony Club so very well done girls, I am sure you will have a fantastic time at Windsor. Also heading off to Windsor is Sophie Steel, also representing Scotland,but this time in the Tetrathlon type competition. Best of luck to you Sophie. In the next couple of weeks our Eventers will be out and about and I hope you all enjoy the extensive training opportunities which we have planned for this year. I look forward to seeing you all out and about at Rallies and Training and of course we are now heading towards CAMP and the Areas. Good luck to all of you and your ponies this Spring. See you soon. Christine

3 Page 3 Mini Rallies Over the winter we tried something extra with our rallies, we ran an hours themed lesson at Muirmill EC.or Morris EC. Remember however, if you book a space and are then unable to attend or simply don t turn up, you will either have to still pay the rally fee or fill your slot with another pony club member. We still have our big combined rallies. Plus, don t forget that Wum s Friday night showjump lessons are ongoing, as well as Emma s dressage training. We are trying to give you all plenty of choice. The website has a full list of all rallies and events going on with contact details of event organiser. For any rallies that are full a waiting list is available, so get in touch. Please check out the website for details about eventing training, including levels, instructors, venues and organisers contact details. A huge Welcome to all our new members at Eglinton Hunt Pony Club. If you need any more information about anything in the newsletter please don't hesitate to contact me: Janie Scott (branch secretary) at eglintonsecretary@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you all at Pony Club soon Riding & Road Safety There are three levels of Riding Road Safety Training: 1) Achievement Badge, which is an introduction to road safety but not on the road. 2) P.C. Riding and Road Safety which is almost the equivalent of the BHS Test. 3) British Horse Society Riding and Road Safety Test. Anyone interested in training to any of these levels please phone Frances Pearson riglaw@excite.com. Dress Codes and Standards for Rallies Pony Well groomed, free from stable stains and mud Well shoed / hooves in good condition Hooves oiled Main and tail free from tangles (and Tack Well fitting, well oiled and in good condition Brown or black tack and boots only please Plain brow-bands Plain numnah/ saddlecloth (brown or black if possible) Rider Riding hat/ skull cap black or blue only, tagged if possible Hair tied back and in hair net (Including boys with long hair!!) Shirt and pony club tie Pony club sweatshirt (Or plain sweatshirt) Pony club badge with felt GLOVES Plain jods, beige if possible Boots black or brown with half chaps of same colour if you wish Warm waterproof jacket if required No jewellery UPDATE Please continue to routinely check the website for details of ongoing events and updates to the calendar page. We work hard to ensure this is current and does have lots of non-pc events listed too

4 Page 4 Reminders: Notices Eglinton Pony Club Sweatshirts and Rugby Shirts in various sizes and colours, please order from Ann Ullrich annullrich@hotmail.co.uk Medical Armbands are now compulsory at all PC XC competitions - these are to help improve safety at these events. If you would like an armband contact Ann Ullrich annullrich@hotmail.co.uk Membership Cards must be signed by your instructor at the end of each rally. Please note that all team members and ponies must have attended 3 working rallies since the 1st July of last year. Please be aware if buying new hats or body protectors for Reminders for all members: Rallies - If attending rallies please check the contact for the event and the person with plenty of notice, preferably at least a week in advance. This gives us plenty of time to make sure that adequate numbers of instructors can be secured to cover the rally. Hats with a cover, must be worn at all times when mounted with a chinstrap fastened and adjusted so as to prevent movement of the hat in the event of a fall. Hats must be worn for prizegiving. Hats must have one of the following numbers inside PAS 015:1998, 2010 or 2011 ( B S ) E N : o r EN 1384:1996 (all must carry the BSI Kitemark). Snell E2001 with the official Snell label and number. AS/NZS 3838:1998, or AS/NZS 3838:2003. The PAS015:1998 and the Snell E2001 meet higher impact criteria and therefore give more protection. PLEASE NOTE: Other points: Anyone needing directions to get to rallies please check the web-site or call Jill. Please be ready at the START times for rallies leave plenty of time to get mounted. If a member is being left on his/her own will parents please ask another responsible adult to keep an eye on him/her and After 31 st December 2015 hats marked only with the (BS) EN 1384 standard will NOT be permitted within pony club. For cross country riding (including Eventing, Tetrathlon, Horse Trials, tests and training) over fences 0.80m high and above; a jockey skull cap with no fixed peak must be worn. It is also strongly recommended that a jockey skull cap is worn for cross country riding even over lower fences. The fit of the hat and the adjustment of the harness are as crucial as the quality. Members are advised to try several makes to find the best fit, the hat should not move on the head when the head is tipped forward. It is strongly recommended that hats are fitted by trained hat fitters and that second hand hats are inform the organiser. Members must not be left on their own. Remember; if the weather is very bad we may finish early. Suitable dress for mounted rallies includes self-coloured shirt, polo shirt and an Eglinton Sweatshirt. not purchased. Hats must be replaced after a severe impact; subsequent protection will be significantly reduced. Hats deteriorate with age and should be replaced after 3 to 5 years depending upon the amount of use. For Dressage, Show Jumping and Mounted Games the cover must be dark blue or black only. The Pony Club Hat silk is also acceptable. Hats with vertical plastic/metallic strips are permitted but hats with long ventilation slits are not allowed for Members over 9 years old. All hats must be tagged. For organised Endurance rides only, ventilated hats that meet one of the above required standards may be worn. These will be tagged with the Pony Club Endurance Hat Tag. For New Rules: h t t p : / / w w w. p c u k. o r g / _resources/hat-rule pdf Christmas Body Protectors must be worn for all Events/Rallies with Cross- Country, and are advised for S.J. Riders who choose to use the Woof Wear Exo body cage must lodge a key with the event organiser when they collect their number. It is recommended that a rider s body protector should not be more than 2% of their body weight. When an air jacket inflates the sudden noise startles horses in the immediate vicinity thereby causing difficulties for the other members of a ride if used for a group ride in a confined area, e.g school or menage air jackets are therefore not encouraged for group rides. If a rider chooses to wear an air jacket it must only be used in For New rules addition to a normal body protector. _resources/body-protector- Rule-2016.pdf

5 Page 5 AREA LEVELS EXPLAINED: Teams compete in Area Competitions, with the chance for qualifying for national events (bar some junior levels) run at four levels: Open this is the highest level of competition; any age can enter if they are capable of the level. Intermediate This comes between Novice and Open. Height 3 3, over the pre-novice course for Eventing. Novice a level aimed at riders who are too old to compete in Junior competitions, but Intermediate level is a bit too big, no age limit. Junior a class with an age limit usually around 13 years and under. The heights and details of team selection will be in the next newsletter, but remember that you must have been to at least three rallies compete in any of the teams. ONLINE PAYMENTS Area Dates 2016 Area Games 7th May, to be confirmed Games Zone 9th July, Girvan, Eglinton to Host Area Dressage and Eventing 12th/13th July, EHPC, Auchinleck Estate. Area Tetrathlon 16th /17th July, Barskimming Area Show Jumping 19th July, L & R Ingliston. Tetrathlon Championships,11th-14th August, Bishop Burton. PC Nov/Int/Open Championships, 19th-23rdAugust Cholmondeley. CAMP Camp 2015 dates are Saturday July 2nd to Wednesday 6th July for Seniors and Sunday 3rd July to Wednesday 6th July for Juniors. Once again Auchinleck Estate is the location for Camp with many thanks to the Boswell family for allowing us to use it. Many activities are being planned but the Committee need plenty of time in which to book instructors. So you must have your camp applications in as soon as possible. PLACES ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE GIVEN ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BA- SIS. Please send BOTH SEN- IOR AND JUNIOR forms to Jill Sherrie Senior Camp is for members aged 12 years and over, and is residential. Horses will be stabled in individual pens by day and can be turned out or stabled at night. Seniors should arrive on Saturday afternoon to help finish setting-up and settle in and Camp will end on Wednesday afternoon, full details will be sent to you later. Parents are asked to help with catering and generally assist, so please make sure you fill in what help you can give on the application form. The cost will be 210 each. Please fill in the Senior Camp application and medical forms attached and send them to Jill Sherrie Junior Camp is for members aged 12 years and under. The Camp will not be residential; with members coming in each morning. Ponies will be tied up by day and turned out in the field at night. Ponies may be brought to Camp on Sunday morning and Camp will end on Wednesday afternoon, full details will be sent to you later. You need to bring a packed lunch every day and we would like to ask one of your parents to help on one morning or afternoon. The cost will be 160 each. Please fill in the application and medical forms attached and send them to Jill Sherrie. Sadly, we have had quite a few instances this year of Parents confirming that Fees for Rallies &/or Events have been paid online, without then actually sending a payment into our Bank Account. This means we have had to update our Online Payment procedures as follows: (1) make an online Payment from your Bank to- RBS Quoting your eldest Child's SURNAME and FIRST NAME (2) Print a copy of the Payment Receipt (or Screen-print) from your Bank and take to Rally or direct to rally organiser MONTHLY PAYMENT SCHEME We also offer a scheme where you can set up a Standing Order and pay an amount (that you choose) each month into your own "Pony Club Account" and then you can use these funds to then pay for Rallies, Events & Camp - this can help budget your costs over the year. To set this up, please call George on and he will happily help organise this for you.

6 Page 6 Test Objectives Min Age E E Test riders should be able to walk and trot on the lead rein. They should know the basic points of the pony and tack. This is a voluntary test. D D Test riders are expected to be able to ride a pony off the lead rein in walk and trot in an enclosed area. They should also know the basic needs of a pony in summer and winter and be able to handle a pony with confidence. Jumping is not required D+ D+ Test riders should be able to walk, trot and canter. They will need to walk their pony up and down a hill, walk without stirrups, and ride over a very small fence in an enclosed field. They should be able to tack up, clean tack, groom a pony and recognise rugs. C C Test riders should be able to ride confidently and in balance in trot and canter on the flat, and up and down hills. They should be capable of jumping small cross country fences, and be able to prepare the pony beforehand and deal with it afterwards. They will also be required to trot without stirrups. Most of the riding in the C Test will be in an open field They will know aids for canter, sequence of legs in both trot and canter and talk about rhythm. They are also required to display basic knowledge of fitting tack, shoeing, minor C+ C+ riders will demonstrate C Test level riding as well as show a turn on the forehand, leg yielding, and be capable of jumping a variety of show jumps and cross country fences in an open field. They will be asked to name the scales of training, explain rhythm, tempo and suppleness. In addition they will show a greater knowledge of pony care including putting on a stable bandage and being able to poultice. B B test riders should have a correct position in the saddle. They will be required to ride two horses. They must ride effectively and be able to relate the theory of riding to both their own horse and their other ride. They will be able to show rein back, demi pirouettes and may be asked to ride with two pairs of reins. They should be capable to riding a well mannered horse out hunting, eventing, long distance riding and be able to care for it before, during and after the occasion Lunging B+ (Riding only) AH (Care only) To be able to tack up a horse for lunging and work the horse for exercise on the lunge. This is a pre-requisite for B+ level and above. This is a voluntary test. At this level the rider s position should be more secure to produce balance and harmony. They will be required to ride and jump both their own horse and another. The obstacles will be both show jumps and cross country fences. They should be able to assess the horse s way of going in all three phases and discuss their findings in depth. They will also be required to ride in a double bridle. Candidates must be practical, and require a high level of knowledge of horse management and day to day running of yards. They will be experienced in caring for a wide variety of horses and understand their specific needs. They will also be required to demonstrate ride and lead and lunging for exercise Tests: These Tests are progressive, and are designed to help you increase your knowledge and skills as you work towards each level, beginning with E which is very simple, and finishing with A which involves a great practical and theoretical knowledge. Many of the requirements will be repeated throughout the levels, but each time the standard will be higher, and a greater depth of knowledge will be needed. Safe riding on the road is very important and so Road Rider badges must be completed before the D and C Tests and the Road Rider Test must be completed before the B Test. If you are interested in taking any of these tests please contact Jill Sherrie jillysherrie@aol.com A (Riding only) Candidates must hold both the Lunging Test and AH Test. A Test riders should have a balanced independent and secure position. They will be capable of improving the horses they ride, and be able to support the practical work shown with relevant logical theory. This test is the highest award of the Pony Club and provides a comprehensive assessment of Horsemanship and Training of Young Horses. It is accepted by the BHS as an exemption from Stages 3 and 4 in Riding and Care. 18

7 jilly- SENIOR CAMP APPLICATION FORM Return BEFORE 30th to Jill Sherrie Hunterston Farm, By Stair, Mauchline, Ayrshire KA5 5JD Please also return the attached medical consent form at the end of the newsletter NAMEs) ADDRESS AGE (on 29th June).. PHONE NO Pony.. Age... Height... My parents are willing to help with catering on: Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed with lunch on...or evening meal, on. And can help transport us to the swimming pool on Tuesday evening YES/NO. I can supply a: - caravan, trailer, horse box for sleeping in...and have spare spaces.. Cost 210 each I enclose a cheque for... To Eglinton Pony Club and a stamped addressed envelope for further details OR will pay by internet transfer, ref `SC members name` SC Acc no If payment is made online please jillysherrie@aol.com and copy George Williamson in on george@mortgageadvicebrokerage.co.uk. You must also return this form to book a place at Senior Camp. PARENTS SIGNATURE (2016)

8 jilly- JUNIOR CAMP APPLICATION FORM Return BEFORE 30th to Jill Sherrie Hunterston Farm, By Stair, Mauchline, Ayrshire KA5 5JD Please also return the attached medical consent form at the end of the newsletter NAMEs) ADDRESS AGE (on 29th June).. PHONE NO Pony.. Age... Height... My parents are willing to help on: Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed Cost 160 each I enclose a cheque for... To Eglinton Pony Club and a stamped addressed envelope for further details OR will pay by internet transfer, ref `SC members name` SC Acc no If payment is made online please jillysherrie@aol.com and copy George Williamson in on george@mortgageadvicebrokerage.co.uk. You must also return this form to book a place at Senior Camp. PARENTS SIGNATURE (2016)

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