WOODEND PONY CLUB INC. February PRESIDENT S REPORT By Russell Manton

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1 THE WOODEND WHINNY Hi all, PRESIDENT S REPORT By Russell Manton Welcome to the first rally for 2012! We ve been enjoying some fine weather which makes it even harder to believe the wintery conditions we suffered through on the first Sunday in December at our rally up at Sanitorium Lake! However, the trail ride was extremely well attended and everyone had a great time despite the weather. Thanks to Bree and Tess for organising the games, sorry that due to the conditions that we could play only one! Thanks also to Melissa for arranging the clinic in the January holidays, it was well attended and a great success. Speaking of great successes, the show on Australia Day was another tremendous event and a great revenue raiser! There are many people to thank for making this such a great event, which I will do on Sunday during our lunch period. A special mention of our great sponsors, including Racing Victoria jockey Craig Atkinson, who personally donated $100 for our supreme champion award on the day. There was a committee meeting on Monday night, at which we discussed membership numbers and the cost of membership and the financial long-term impact of our current expenses. Some decisions have been made regarding the cost of membership moving into the next PC year which begins in June; more about these on Sunday as well. While we have a number of new members welcome to them! two of our longterm members have taken a break from pony club while their family embarks on a great adventure. The Hansford twins, Mimi and Freya, have moved to Broome for a year while their mother Kirsty works at an indigenous school. We wish them all the best of luck and look forward to welcoming them back upon their return at the end of this school year. Also, congratulations to the Sell family, not only on the eventful arrival of baby Louise but to Mick for training five runners who all won their races at the Hanging Rock race meeting at Kyneton (see article later in newsletter). And, finally, congratulations to committee member Phil Desmet, who was a dual GOLD MEDALLIST at the Victorian Masters Games, winning the showjumping on his 18hh warmblood Carlos and then following up with a win in the dressage on his daughter Tayla's ever-consistent horse Liam (Coldstream Eastern Ridge). Nice to see the parents doing well and showing the kids, by example, the path to success! Cheers, Russ Woodend Pony Club Inc., P.O. Box 277, Woodend, Victoria, Association No. A D Page 1

2 WPC COMMITTEE 2011/12 President: Russell Manton Vice President: Paul Stuart Secretary : Judy Francis D.C. Melissa Cowburn melissa@kilchurnwines.com.au Treasurer : Louise Conlan Minutes Sec.: Helen Breier Card Secretary: Judy Francis General C tee: Phil Desmet Donna Cogger Milton Collins Ellie Pfeiffer Julie Morris Jenny Reeve-Singles Lauren Simpson Canteen C tee: Rachael McLeod Sarah Mahon First Aid Officer: Tim Stobie Show Co tee: Melissa Cowburn Julie Morris Russ Manton Ellie Pfeiffer Fundraising: Nicola Stuart Donna Desmet Safety Officer: TBA New Member Co-ordinator: Melissa Cowburn Public Officer: Paul Stuart Grounds Committee: Craig Pfeiffer Frank Conlan Newsletter & Website: Leanne Manton FOR SALE. 17 INCH BATES BLACK DRESSAGE SADDLE Extra wide gullet. $1000 ono. Contact Melissa on If you wish to sell second hand gear, put your name and a price on it and bring along to the clubrooms to hang on the new second hand clothing rack (at the Secretary s office) Please Note: Ads are free for WPC members but for non members ads are $15 (valid for a three month period) Any enquiries to Secretary, Judy Francis, on HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Kyle Jimmy. 22 Page 2

3 DISTRICT COMMISSIONER S REPORT By Melissa Cowburn Hi kids, Welcome to another year of pony club, I hope you all had a fantastic break and lots of riding over the holidays. It was great to see so many of your smiling faces at our show; a big thank you to all the mums, dads, grandparents and non-riding members that helped on the day. This rally we have lots of wonderful classes and, for your free session, I have a great DVD for you and your mums and dads to watch called Presenting To Win. It is all about getting your horse or pony ready for a show, so I hope you enjoy it. I will try to have a different and interesting DVD for you to watch each rally, so while your ponies are having a break you can still learn something. In regard to the groups, I will be having a close look at your riding and will speak to your instructors, as I know a lot of you will have improved over the holidays, so don t panic if you feel you are in the wrong group as we may need to make some changes. Feel free to speak to me on the day if you have concerns. We have a fun and exiting year ahead with our zone flat, games and musical rides coming up; I will have sheets out at lunch time for those of you that are interested to write your names down. It does require a bit of commitment from you, mum and dad and practice sessions weekly leading up to the event, but it s a great experience. Just a bit of housekeeping Firstly, can you please me if you are not attending a rally this will help me keep the groups even, so that everyone gets the most out of there day. Also, can I please ask parents not to approach or coach your child from the sidelines while they are under instruction. This has been an issue the instructors have bought to my attention. It is not only disrespectful to our instructors, but it is distracting and dangerous to your child and the others in the group. If you have an issue, please speak to me. If children are not listening to instruction and parents are interfering, the child will be asked to leave the group. I would also like to remind you that our designated lungeing area is the handy mount area as it is fully enclosed and the safest place to lunge, so please do not lunge out in the open or in the entrance of the sand arena. If you must lunge in the sand, please do it at the far end so that other children can get in to warm up. I would like to welcome new members Paige, Lincoln, Amber, Ashley and Isidore to their first pony club rally - please make them feel welcome. On a final note, well done to our fantastic team of riders that represented Woodend at our Central Zone Dressage and Show Jumping Championships in Kyneton last weekend. They all did a fantastic job and 4 of our riders are going to the state championships! This is a huge achievement! Well done Emma C., Emily S., Tayla, Tahnee, Lily and Kelsey. And I mustn t forget Tanya and Jemma for competing at the Summer Royal on the same day, well done girls! See you all Sunday, Melissa Page 3

4 DUTY ROSTER 2012: CANTEEN DUTIES : February: March: April: CANTEEN Morham Roberts Sell BBQ Stobie SET-UP / PACK-UP Nelson Reeve-Singles TRAILER Rivers Pennefather CANTEEN Hewitt Moore Harney BBQ Pfeiffer SET-UP / PACK-UP Gajic Lawler TRAILER James Nelson CANTEEN Winter Brabham Banner BBQ Stuart SET-UP / PACK-UP Castaner Baxter TRAILER Cogger Collins If you are on canteen duty, please be available at 10am. The Canteen cannot be organised for the day if you are late. Please provide a cake or slice for sale (wrapped individually). These are also given to instructors for morning & afternoon tea. Thanks. Please note those on BBQ duty are to cook the BBQ and then help organize lunch & serve at the canteen counter. Please ensure at the end of canteen duty that you 1 wipe down tables and chairs; 2 pick up any rubbish lying around the clubrooms; 3 place tables and chairs back in order; and 4 bag all rubbish and leave in male toilets. The rubbish is collected by the council during the week. SETUP/PACKUP DUTIES : Please try to set-up by 8:30am. For instructions for what is required, please Speak to the D.C. or an instructor. Trailer duty involves towing the jumps and other equipment trailer to the required area for set-up and then assistance loading/unloading. Don t forget, we need you to pack-up at the end of the rally also. Thanks. **Any member who is unable to fulfill their roster duties, please arrange a replacement member and let the Canteen Manager or the D.C. know, so that the roster can be changed accordingly. ***PLEASE NOTE*** *The above roster is designed to ensure that all members share the duties of organising our rally days. We try to rotate the duties as fairly as possible. Unfortunately, some of our members have not been sharing the duties fairly by not making themselves available when rostered on. It is perfectly understandable that sometimes the selected dates do not suit some of us. However, we all get the same amount of notice via the newsletter to arrange our personal calendars. If you are not going to be available for a rostered duty, please make alternative arrangements by swapping with another member. A phone call is all it takes to ensure our rally days are catered for!! Page 4

5 FEBRUARY RALLY SCHEDULE GROUP Cross Country (First Jump CC Course) Showjumping (Jumps Arena 1) Dressage JASON (Sand Arena CC end) Theory PAULINE (Club Rooms) Games REBECCA (Jump Arena 2) Free Lesson Mounted Theory JENNY (Sand Arena Buffalo end) 9.30am am Warmbloods Welsh Quarterhorses Friesians Arabs Miniatures (but meet 10am for gearcheck) Thoroughbreds 10.15am-11am Friesians Warmbloods Miniatures Quarterhorses Thoroughbreds Welsh Arabs 11am am Welsh Thoroughbreds Warmbloods Miniatures Quarterhorses Arabs Friesians pm L U N C H 1pm-1.45pm Arabs Miniatures Welsh Thoroughbreds Warmbloods Friesians Quarterhorses 1.45pm- 2.30pm Miniatures Quarterhorses Arabs Welsh Friesians Thoroughbreds Warmbloods 2.30pm- 3.15pm Thoroughbreds Arabs Friesians Warmbloods Miniatures Quarterhorses Welsh Page 5

6 FEBRUARY RALLY GROUPS WARMBLOODSS Emma C., Emily S., Kelsey, Kyle, Sophie, Tess, Tanya, Tahnee THOROUGHBREDS Annabel, Jemma, Lily, Lucy, Madeleine, Paige, Tayla WELSH Bree, Caitlin, Courtney, Emily J., Jayde, Jimmy, Lola, Sebastian QUARTERHORSES Aliyah, Greta, Hannah, Hannah G., Jacinta, Laura S., Lauren, Mia FRIESIANS Annabel S., Alexandra, Eliza, Imogen, Kate, Max, Rebecca, Ruby ARABS Courtney B., Hannah Gaj., Isidore, Montana, Sarah S., Sophie M., Tilly MINIATURES Amber, Ashley, Charlotte, Gemma, Lincoln, Minna, Paige K. GEAR CHECK IN YOUR FIRST CLASS FROM 9.15AM THOSE WITH THEORY OR FREE FOR LESSON 1 ARE TO HAVE THEIR MOUNTS READY FOR GEAR CHECK AT 10AM ****PLEASE NOTE*** The schedule, times and groups are subject to change. Please check the whiteboard in the clubrooms before the rally begins. REMEMBER, WALK BETWEEN CLASSES NO TROTTING OR CANTERING! Your gear checker will be your Instructor in the first group of the day. Please be at your class promptly to be gear checked by your Instructor. **Parents: Please Remember to Sign Guardian Book before your child s class. ***Please present yourself to Gear Check UNMOUNTED, as we need to check All helmets, to ensure they comply with standards*** Please Note: Riders are permitted to warm up their mounts prior to 9:15am But as this is not Rally time, they ride at their own risk and this time does not come under Pony Club Insurance. Parents, please be aware of this. Your Rally starts at 9:15 am, when all Rules must then be adhered to. Page 6

7 UPCOMING CTDS & COMPETITIONS IN CENTRAL ZONE!!! To see what pony club events are on in the zone, go to and click onto Events in CZ at the top. Or click on the 2011 Calendar for a full calendar of events. To find out about upcoming agricultural shows, go to Beveridge & District PC Annual Open Horse Show Sun 12th February. Enter on the day. Glenlyon Pony Club Horse Trials Sun 26th February. Entries close 15th February. Kingston and District Pony Club Combined Training & Dressage Sun 4th March. Entries close 24th February. Gisborne Pony Club Gymkhana Sun 18th March. Pre-entries close 9th March. President's cup Qualifier Macedon Pony Club Supercross Sun 25th March. Entries close 14th March Entry forms for all these events are on the Central Zone website. NEXT WPC MEETING Usually the first Tuesday after each rally, 7.30pm, at the clubrooms NO DOGS! According to WPC rules, NO DOGS are allowed on pony club Grounds during rallies, even if they are on a leash. This is a health & safety issue, so please to leave your dogs at home on rally day AND for competition days. SAFETY FIRST! Pony club is an environment where we have many young children walking around so please drive slowly in the grounds and keep a watchful eye out for any pedestrians before driving off. WOODEND PONY CLUB JUNIOR COMMITTEE The junior committee is up and running. Office bearers for this year are: PRESIDENT: Tahnee Pfeiffer SECRETARY: Breanne Francis TREASURER: Tess Hegarty Committee members are: Tayla Desmet, Madeleine Manton, Rebecca Evans, Courtney Johns, Emily Stuart, Caitlin Francis, Jacinta Cook, Kelsey Pfeiffer, Emma Collins The committee will usually meet for a short time at the start of the lunchtime break. Tahnee will communicate via with you so if you could please provide her with your personal address if you have one (and with the permission of your parents, of course, if you are under 18). Page 7

8 MONTANNA Age? 7 Siblings and ages? Joshua, 8 Do you go to school and, if so, where? Woodend Primary School. I am in Grade 2. Who do you barrack for? Geelong & the Tigers What is your favourite colour? Purple & Blue Your favourite TV show? The Saddle Club & Stoked Your favourite movie? Spirit Your favourite music/songs/band? You make me feel (like I m the only girl in the world) Your favourite music/songs/band? Pink Your favourite author/books? Billy B Brown Favourite holiday spot? Queensland & Tasmania Who's your hero and why? Don t think I have one yet, maybe my dad! What would you like to do when you grow up or in the future? Be a horse riding teacher Do you play any sports apart from riding? Little athletics What are your other interests outside pony club? Gymnastics, I am always outside cartwheeling! Your pony/horse's name? Will & Ruby Your pony/horse's age? Both 13 Your pony/horse's height? 9-10hh What breed is your pony/horse? Shetlands At what age did you start riding? Mum started leading me on Willy when I was 1, but I started riding my myself when I was 5 How many years have you been at WPC? 8 mths What do you like best about pony club and why? I get to ride all day Do you have a favourite class and why? Jumping because I like standing up in the saddle and going high Do you have any certificates and what are they? Only my Gum Leaf award for falling off in x-country at my first rally Do you have a favourite competition i.e. showjumping, CTDs? I would like to do showjumping Horse/pony or rider's most embarrassing moment? I have not had one yet! Favourite riding moment? Competing at my first show last week... our WPC show! Something people might not know about me is... I lived in Albury for a year when I was 6 months old Page 8

9 OUT & ABOUT AROUND THE COMPETITIONS!!!! Here is a photo of Imogen & Jemma, who were the only WPC riders to compete at the Laurimar Pony Club Challenge on Sunday, January 15. Out of 21 clubs, Woodend got 5 th place!!!!! Well done girls!!! Another sash for the clubrooms!!! The girls had a great and very enjoyable day... and a successful one too!!! Page 9

10 SELL FAMILY feature in an article from the Herald Sun 1/2/2012 Page 10

11 An important message from our member Jacinta Cooke-Oliver: Jacinta (centre) with Hannah and Annabel Page 11

12 A message from our former D.C. Ronnie Graham: Hello Woodend Pony Clubbers, This is your old D.C. here, Ronnie G., thought I would let you all know that Sarah, Jack and myself just recently returned from a Christmas holiday trip to Queensland. The reason why I m telling you all this, is that this trip could not have happened without you guys; the 'gift' I received at my last rally helped kick start this trip off. You guys were there, driving the plane for us so to speak! The generosity of the parents, families and friends of Woodend Pony Club really was appreciated and it really blew me away when John Winter handed over the gift at my last lunch-time meeting last June. We attended all the theme parks Wet N Wild, Movieworld, Sea World, White Water World and, as you can see in the photo, Dreamworld (photo taken by our very own camera shy Sarah) of Jack and I at the front gate. I had a couple of early [6am] morning swims at Surfer s Paradise, which was beautiful, never ever done that before, I also attended an 'Elvis' concert on the foreshore and was present at the launch of the Magic Millions (that s something for Frank C. and the punters!). It was certainly hard coming back and facing reality and going back to work, something we all know about! But once again thanking you my Woodend friends for helping us achieve this wonderful trip, you really really are amazing people and I will never forget you guys! I hope all is well in pony club land, I m sure it is as you are the best bunch of people! Take care and hope to see you all soon in the near future, Yours So Kindly, Ronnie, Sarah & Jack Graham xxx Page 12

13 DECEMBER RALLY PHOTOS It was the first week of summer (allegedly!) Page 13

14 WPC AUSTRALIA DAY SHOW PHOTOS Phew what a scorcher & I am not talking just about the competition! Page 14