Royal Riders Pony Club Royal Riders News Volume 1, Issue 2 November 2008 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Pony Pictures 2 Upcoming Events 4 The Pony Place 5 Classified Ads 6 Horse Treats 6 Superman for Sale 7 Horse Cents 7 Jump Puzzle 8 Did you know? At the 2008 Olympic Horse Games, the Eventing Team was entirely made up of Pony Club grads! The members of the team included: Gina Miles riding McKinlaigh Phillip Dutton riding Connaught Becky Holder riding Courageous Comet Karen O Conner riding Mandiba An Interview with the President of the Royal Riders: Mrs. Kaak What made you first like horses? I really think that the horse thing is a God given thing for me. If you ask my mom, she will tell you that from the crib I would point horses out when I saw them, on the TV or outside the car. Nobody in my family had anything to do with horses. I had a grandfather apparently on my mom s side that rode, but it s just in my blood. At what age did you start riding? I started riding when I was 7 at rental places. We used to go out to Canoga Park (it was a rental place) and I used to ride the horses out there. Well, I rode out there and then when I was 9 my mom put me in lessons at a place called Fair Hill s Riding Club up in Topanga Canyon in San Fernando Valley. Did you ever own a horse? I got my first horse when I was 13 and his name was Scooter. He was an Appaloosa, 3 years old and bay with a white blanket from his chest to his back, and very spotted. He was about 14-14.2 hands. I used to ride all over town on him, bareback. I used to be able to jump up on him because he was small enough unlike any other horses I ve had recently. Did you ever join a Pony Club? When I got my horse I joined the Tarzana Pony Club, and the lady that ran it was down the street from me and we had an arena that was in the backyard of one of our members. We had lessons there once a week with a gal named Joan and it was a lot of fun. We did fun things in Pony Club. I got to go to the Renaissance Fair and ride in that. We did jousting and got to make a costume. I went to a couple of the rallies but never went to camp. So that was my riding world once I joined Pony Club. How did you get your first horse? My mom said I could get a horse when I was 13. I had saved some money from a Sparklett s Water Pic of the Month Sky Smiles! commercial that I had been in. So I used that to help buy him and then my mom paid for his board and he stayed in a backyard in the neighborhood. What motivated you to start a Pony Club in Yorba Linda? We saw a need to have a place where kids could come and enjoy their hobby together and form friendships. Mrs. Kaak and Phantom Send in your cute or funny pictures of your horse or pony by e-mail to Kristen at: horseloverkristen @sbcglobal.net and maybe your picture will be nominated for Pic of the Month! I only drink Sparklett s Water because that s how I came to be Sharon s horse. This is Scooter.
Pony Club Playday: Painting the Ponies and Playing Games We love our ponies! Page 2 ROYAL RIDERS NEWS
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Upcoming Events November: Wednesday 4:30 lesson Friday 4:30 lesson Lessons as usual, except no lessons on Wed. 11/26 or Friday 11/28 Sunday, November 16th parent meeting 4 p.m. paperwork/ national fees due for 2009 and planning of the 2009 calendar at the Dvorak s house. Tuesday, November 11th: Veteran s day meet at the Phillip Paxton Equestrian Arena at 10:45 with a sack lunch to caravan over the hill for an 11:30 appointment to have a tour of Chino Valley Equine Hospital and picnic at McCoy s Equestrian Center December: Regular lessons: no lessons Dec. 24th, 26th and 31st Christmas Party/caroling/gift exchange: Saturday, December 13th 1:00-5:00 p.m. January: Saturday, January 10th Vet Clinic Saturday, January 17th Quiz Rally January 30 February 1st Equine Affaire Recipes in this newsletter are taken from: The Original Book of Horse Treats By, June V. Evers Horse Hollow Press New Member Sophie, the Dainty Welsh Amazing Picture That is a horse! A house during hurricane Ike with a horse standing in water. Page 4 ROYAL RIDERS NEWS
VOLUME 1, I SSUE 2 Page 5 Prologue Hello! Welcome to The Pony Place. I hope you ll have lots of fun here. I m Gemstone, a pink pony with a teal mane and tail and purple hooves. This is my foal Sapphire, a sky blue pony with a teal and purple mane and tail. So, would you like to go see my friends? OK, but first let me tell you a little about this story. In this story you will find out that the pony Apple Tart doesn't have a necklace. Why is that? Well, in the Pony Place necklaces are given to respected horses that have gone through the Horse Academy school. During school, they are supposed to do a good deed. Those ponies graduate as well respected horses by the King and Queen. Any stranger can come up to a horse with a necklace and know they ll be safe. In Prince Rutabaga's case, he is bad but he has a necklace cause he is a prince. The Queen doesn't know this though. Apple Tart doesn't have one because her brother Leavis is bad and the other ponies think that Apple Tart is bad too. Only Sunset is her friend. She looks at Apple Tart on the inside and doesn't judge her by her brother. Apple Tart can t help having a bad brother anyway. Plus, she is too busy running away from Leavis to go to school. Poor Apple Tart. Will anybody else see her the way Sunset does? Chapter 1 Meet The Ponies It was the first day of spring. The snow was melting and icicles made loud pops as they dropped from the trees. Gemstone and Blueberry Cheesecake were watching their foals Raspberry Icing and Sapphire play. Raspberry Icing, a blue pony with a plum colored mane and tail, was running from Sapphire in a an energetic game of tag. Just then a big clump of snow covered Sapphire as she ran under a tree branch. Raspberry Icing laughed and trotted back to help her up. Sapphire got up and shook like a puppy dog. Both Gemstone and Blueberry Cheesecake got drenched with snow. Stop your shaking they neighed and chased after their foals. The sunlight glittered on their sparkling necklaces as they ran across the field. The Pony Place By, Katie Dvorak (age 9) Gemstone heard the pounding of hooves and looked behind her. She saw Apple Tart gallop out of the forest and canter toward her. Leavis was after me! Apple Tart snorted breathlessly. Is he coming this way? Gemstone asked. Suddenly, a shrill whinny came from the hill. Oh no, cried Apple Tart. She ran away as fast as she could for who she saw was her bad brother Leavis. He was planning to chase her again! Had he been spying on her the whole time? Of all the dangers of running alone, she had to run all the way across the valley! Leavis was still chasing her. It was her only choice, she d have to do it. Chapter 2 The Great Chase Nobody had seemed to care that Apple Tart was in danger until Sunset called to see if Apple tart was okay. When she didn t answer, Sunset began to worry so she stopped and called again and again and again. There was still no answer. Sunset was really worried by now. Mean while Apple Tart was totally worn out. She still had a couple miles to go when she ran into Prince Rutabaga. What are you doing here Apple Tart? Said the prince. Being chased by my brother, she said out of breath and then she collapsed. The Queen told me to give this to you. Really? she said in amazement. Then suddenly out of nowhere, Apple Tart galloped off without the gift! Because she had heard her brother s neigh! And the prince galloped after her. But her brother was fast and was speeding up, not having the least sign of tiring out and came up right next to her! Just one more mile and she would be out of Pony Place! But just then something caught her eye. There was smoke coming from behind the hill and she heard a shrill whinny. She saw a yellow and red horse galloping toward her! Then Leavis and Prince Rutabaga were frightened by the stranger and dashed off! Apple Tart was astonished and stood stock still. Hello. said the stranger. My name is Fire Blazer and you are? Apple Tart said she. Thank you for saving me! No problem. said Fire Blazer. But where is your necklace? I don t have one. answered Apple Tart. WHAT? YOU DON T HAVE ONE!! At that moment they both heard a small voice say: Yeah, she doesn t have one Fire Blazer. What s the big deal -stop bugging her about it. Who are you? asked Apple Tart, looking all around to see who was speaking. She was just about to step on an oddly shaped lily pad when she heard a cry. DON T! Huh? What was that? That was me! cried the small voice. You were going to step on me and my house! Apple Tart looked down and to her amazement she saw the tinniest little horse she had ever seen. He was a light green color with pink and purple petals for his mane and tail. I m sorry, said Apple Tart. Have you never heard of me? My name is Lily Pad. said the small horse. He is the tinniest horse in the valley. said Fire Blazer. And he makes beautiful necklaces. Necklaces? You mean the royalty necklaces? I have always wanted one of those. said Apple Tart. Why don t you have one? asked Fire Blazer. I have to earn it by doing a kind and generous act. Apple Tart said. But I have been so busy fleeing from my brother Leavis, that I haven t had time to do anything grand. she replied. An act of kindness doesn t have to be grand. said Lily Pad. It just has to come from the heart. And I think that inside your heart you know just the thing that you should do. Apple Tart listened carefully to Lily Pad s wise words and thought long and hard about what she could do. To be continued in the next issue... She saw a yellow and red horse galloping toward her! Then Leavis and Prince Rutabaga were frightened by the stranger and dashed off! Apple Tart was astonished and stood stock still.
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VOLUME 1, I SSUE 2 Page 7 Superman for It s a bird, it s a plane, it s Superman! Small but mighty, this impressive son of Krypton will win your heart by making the perfect children s horse. He s cute, quiet, kind and an all around good boy. He loves to jump and is very affectionate. He s had a solid year under training. His young owner has lost interest in horses and wants him sold to a good home only. Registered Quarter Horse * 14.2 hands* 4.5 years old A Steal at $1,500 OBO Contact person: Sharon (714) 606-7136 Horse Cents Easy Ways to Save Money on Horse Care Products Mane and Tail Detangler Ingredients: Calgon Bath Oil Beads (dry) Water Mix the Calgon with water (one part Calgon to 3 parts water) in a spray bottle. Spray on mane and tail to help recondition. Also works well on knots: apply liberally and work out knot with a comb or stiff brush. Homemade Hoof Care Ingredients: 1 gallon lanolin 1 gallon pine tar Mix 1 gallon lanolin and 1 gallon pine tar in a large container. Apply to hooves twice daily when they are dry.
Royal Riders Page 8 Pony Club Comes to Yorba Linda North Orange County s very own Pony Club is here! Become 18207 Shook Lane Yorba Linda, CA 92886 Phone: 714-606-7136 Fax: 714-274-7136 E-mail: dskaak@sbcglobal.net O C P O N Y C L U B The Perfect Club for Pony Lovers a part of the Royal Riders Pony Club. Pony Club is an international club geared toward educating our youth and guiding them toward becoming better horse riders. Pony club will encourage our young horse lovers to become even better citizens in our already strong community of horse lovers. This year promises to be full of new experiences. Each month we will have an unmounted lesson and two (or more if you want) mounted lessons. In the last year, we have already hosted Pony Play Days for our members, represented our club in our local parades, made our own homemade horse treats, and participated in a Pony Club Rally and Camp. In 2009 we are hoping to participate in even more rallies and clinics, as well as to experience some local field trips. We welcome you to join us! To learn more go to: www.ocponyclub.org Our website is: www.ocponyclub.org Check out the picture and cross out the letters J-U- M-P wherever they appear on the jump. You will be left with a secret message! Have Fun! Find more fun and games at:: www.horsefun.com Suggestions, Comments, or Questions: Email Kristen Dvorak at: horseloverkristen@sbcglobal.net Newsletter Managing Editor: Kristen Dvorak, age 11