DIARY, RALLY & TRAINING DATES Date of issue: 11 th March 2019 BOOKING IN & PAYMENT Please book in and pay for rallies/training online via our website. When possible and dependant on numbers, your child will be placed in a group with others of similar riding ability. Unless stated otherwise all rallies/training sessions are 1 hour It is very important that all children are booked in for rallies/training at least SEVEN DAYS in advance. If there are insufficient numbers 7 days before the rally/training it will probably be cancelled. No refunds will be given for a late cancellation (ie less than 7 days before the rally/training) or if you just don t turn up on the day. TIMES Times will normally be on the website two days prior to the event, if they are not please contact the relevant manager. SAFETY MESSAGES STIRRUPS - Parents please check the width of your child s stirrups. There must be a quarter of an inch (approx. a finger s width) either side of your child s foot when the ball of the foot rests in the stirrup. Don t forget that as your child s feet get larger and they need new boots they will often need to go up a size in stirrups too! Please also ensure that the stirrup bar (underneath the saddle skirt) is never pushed up. Any child s stirrups that do not fit as above will not be able to ride at the rally/training. Please ensure you dress safely for all PC events, this includes rallies and training. HOODIES are strictly NOT allowed for safety reasons. Your instructor should ask you to remove your hoody or leave the rally/training if you are wearing one. For further guidance please view the What to Wear page of the website. LEAD REIN - anyone on the lead rein must be led by someone who is at least 14yrs old HILL HOUSE FARM ONE WAY SYSTEM please note, in order to reduce the chances of an accident and to try and ensure the flow of traffic there is an unofficial one-way system in operation when arriving and leaving Hill House Farm. Please arrive via the turning opposite the tanker yard on the outskirts of the village and when leaving Hill House Farm turn left and then turn right which will bring you onto the main Frome to Radstock Road. Please check the website regularly for further information or updates on rallies and training.
CAMP 2019 MINI CAMP 29th July to 1st August at Southfield House SENIOR RESIDENTIAL CAMP - 28th July to 2nd August at Southfield House JUNIOR RESIDENTIAL CAMP - 4th to 9th August at Southfield House AREA 14 B TEST CAMP 15 th to 17 th July 2019 at Bovington SENIOR DEVELOPMENT CAMP - TBC PC TEST RALLIES Open to all age groups/riding abilities, depending on test. For more information on tests please view the PC Test page of the Wylye Valley website. E to C Test and Road Rider Achievement Badge Address: Kim George Lindum House North Brewham Bruton Soms BA10 0JF Phone: 07912629700 kimgeorge@live.co.uk Please note you must have passed your Road Rider Test or Road Rider Achievement Badge or BHS Riding & Road Safety Test in order to take your C Test, but you may still attend C Test rallies. Please book in for the rallies below via our website using the online bookings page. D+ and C Test rallies will be held on the dates below: Riding 1.5hrs at Southfield House cost of 12.50: 23 rd March, morning but time TBC Stable management 1.5hrs at Lindum House cost of 5: 29th March 17:00 18:30hrs Riding 1 1.5hrs and 30mins stable management at Southfield House, cost 15 3 rd, 11 th and 17 th April from 1630 to 18:30hrs For D+ cards will be given and signed off as each section is achieved to the required standard. The C Test will be in April, exact date TBC. PC Road Rider Achievement Badge (required before you can take your C Test) dates as below: NB. Both sessions below must be completed in order to get the badge. Please book in for the badge rallies below via our website using the online bookings page. 17 th March 10:00hrs at Southfield House 2hrs session 15
C+ Test and above Address: Phone: TBC NB. You must have passed your C test to attend C+ test rallies. C+ Test Rallies Julie Heaton has organised the C+ rallies below and if necessary may be contacted at jmh@2plus3online.com Please book in for the rallies via our website using the online bookings page. Riding Sessions to be held at Southfield House cost 15: Sunday April 7th at 2pm Monday 15th April at 10am Sunday 5th May at 2pm Sat 11th May at 3pm Thursday 30th May at 10am Sunday 2nd June at 2pm Sunday 23rd June at 2pm Stable Management Sessions TBC: The C+ Test itself will be on Saturday 13th July. Assessor will be Sara Greenwood. B Test Rallies Sally Prendergast has organised these rallies and if necessary may be contacted at sally@haydonfarm.com Please book in for the rallies via our website using the online bookings page. B Test Riding (6pm) and Care Sessions (7pm) 1hr each to be held at Southfield House cost 15 or 7 for riding or care session: Thursday 14th March Tuesday 19th March Thursday 21st March Tuesday 26th March Tuesday 2nd April
MINIS for 3-9yrs, beginners and very nervous children (Please make sure that anyone on the lead rein is led by someone who is 14yrs old or over) Mrs Laura Read Address: Caboche, Bruton Lane, Upton Noble BA4 6AH Phone: 07977 404495 laura.read28@gmail.com Rallies are 1 hour and cost 12.50 unless stated otherwise. Please book in for the rallies below via our website using the online bookings page Rallies: 16/03/19 from 10am Flat/Pole at Southfield House 06/04/19 from 1pm Jumping at Hill House Farm 11/04/19 from 10am Badge and Swim rally at Southfield House 5 20/04/19 1345hrs Easter Bunny Ride at Eden Vale Farm, Beckington 10 JUNIORS & REGIONAL QUALIFIER LEVEL (see summer area competitions pages) Must be confidently jumping 60cm/2ft minimum for jumping rallies Please note the Junior Manager role is shared by Helen Gray and Aimee Kelly. Helen Gray Address: 123 Park Lane, Heytesbury, Warminster BA12 0HE Phone: 01985 840513 or 07947323100 helengray@btinternet.com Aimee Kelly Address: 84 Imber Rd, Warminster BA12 0BW Phone: 01985 511002 or 07495584690 rorykelly998@hotmail.com Please book in for the rallies/training below via our website using the online bookings page: Rallies: Rallies are 1 hour and cost 12.50 unless stated otherwise. March Thursday 21st March Hill House Farm 17:00-19:00 Flat
PC90/NOVICE CHALLENGE Must be confidently jumping 85cm/2ft9 minimum for SJ rallies Maximum jumping height will depend which group you are in. Please note the Manager role is shared by Sian Blackmar and Alice Tollworthy Sian Blackmar Phone: 07816643179 mail@johnandsian.plus.com Alice Tollworthy Phone: 07947103891 alice.tollworthy@gmail.com Please book in for the rally/training sessions below via our website using the online bookings page. Cost 15 unless stated otherwise. RALLIES Wednesday 13th March Hill House Farm SJ Claire Loney From 5pm Wednesday 20th March Hill House Farm SJ Claire Loney From 5pm PC100/INTERMEDIATE & PC110/OPEN ONLY open to those working at minimum of PC Intermediate/BE 100 level for flatwork or PC100/BE100 minimum for jumping. Please note the Manager role is shared by Carol Griffiths and Sandra Kelly Carol Griffiths Phone: 07738764765 carol.griffiths12@btinternet.com Sandra Kelly Phone: 07968827626 sandra.kelly@clarks.com Please book in for the rally/training sessions below via our website using the online bookings page There will be up to 3 sessions on each date, with a maximum of 4 in each group, at Hill House Farm. Times will be from 5pm - 8pm. Cost 15 unless stated otherwise. MAR 13th - SJ with Claire Loney MAR 14th - Flatwork with Brigid Grant MAR 20th - SJ with Claire Loney MAR 28th - Flatwork with Brigid Grant
MOUNTED GAMES TRAINING Head of Mounted Games: Maria Gibson Phone: 07831343080 mariajoannagibson@btinternet.com Mounted Games training generally takes place at Southfield House. For more information please see the Mounted Games pages of the website or contact Maria or Jayne at apandrewsltd@hotmail.co.uk Every Sunday from 30 th December until further notice Junior & Senior Mounted Games practice at Southfield House Juniors and Seniors 5 per session, Novices 2 per session. TETRATHLON TRAINING Kate Pocock Phone: 07970479137 ktnlb@hotmail.com Tetrathlon training generally takes place on Monday nights. For more information please contact Kate. POLO TRAINING Sue Boher Phone: 01373 836158 or 07887359661 sue.boher@live.co.uk Polo training takes place on a regular basis. For more information please contact Sue. PONY RACING Geoff Andrews Phone: 01749 850229 or 07515 868785 gjandrews48@gmail.com Pony Racing Rallies Wednesday 20th February and 10th April. They will be held at Manor Farm, Alhampton, Shepton Mallet BA4 6PZ and start at 11:30 but please arrive for 11:00. There is plenty of parking. Rallies will include: tack check and advice on tack required to race; racing position; and the starting procedure. All of this will take place in an enclosed school. After this, a short hack along quiet lanes and across fields to the canter track and gallops. Here riders will be escorted around the canter track at trot and then canter on both reins. This will be followed by a 4 furlong gallop, again escorted. We are very fortunate that Paul Nicholls is allowing us to use his gallops for the rallies. The rallies will be taken by Will Biddick, one of The West Country s top point to point riders.
No previous Pony Racing experience is needed. Cost of the rallies will be 10. Places will be limited to twelve riders. Please book in with Geoff by email or phone and send a cheque or pay cash to: G. Andrews, Kennel Cottage, Wanstrow, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4TF. Cheques payable to G.Andrews. AREA 14 TRAINING (not specifically WVPC) 2018 The training/events below are organised for members of the pony club within Area 14. You can visit the Area 14 website http://branches.pcuk.org/area14/ or contact the Area 14 representative, Louly Thornycroft, for more details on 01258 860614 or area14@pcuk.org 15 th to 17 th July 2019 B Test Camp at Bovington PC SUMMER AREA/REGIONAL/NATIONAL COMPETITIONS There are 345 pony clubs in the UK from 19 different Areas that are eligible to send individuals and teams to compete in the Area competitions held every spring/summer in order to try and qualify for National Championships, which are the pinnacle of the Pony Club competition season. Wylye Valley PC is in Area 14 which is made up of 20 different pony clubs. Every summer each Pony Club Area holds Area Competitions in various disciplines including dressage, show jumping, eventing, tetrathlon and mounted games. These are run by different Pony Club branches at different venues within our Area each year. There are different levels of ability available to compete in and these vary with each discipline. Full information on each level is specified in the PC rulebooks for each discipline. These are accessible from our website. PC SUMMER AREA/NATIONAL COMPETITION INFORMATION 2019 Please note, the teams and individuals for all Area competitions are selected by our various instructors, team managers and the D.C. You cannot enter any level of Area competition yourself, you have to be selected and the entries are done by the branch. Details of the selection process are usually made available in the Spring before the Area competitions. DRESSAGE AREA DRESSAGE All Levels In 2019 the Area competition for Open, Intermediate, Novice and former grassroots Regional Championship qualifier will be hosted by SWWPC and held on 23 rd June 2019 at Motcombe Showground. Area Dressage Tests for 2019 will be as follows: Regional Championship Qualifier PC Grass Roots Dressage Test 2018 Novice The Pony Club Novice Dressage Test 2019 Open Novice The Pony Club Novice Dressage Test 2019 Intermediate The Pony Club Intermediate Dressage Test 2013 Open The Pony Club Open Dressage Test 2019
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRESSAGE Novice, Intermediate & Open Levels The teams and individuals that qualify at Novice, Intermediate and Open levels go on to compete at the PC National Championships. In 2019 these will be held at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire from 16 th to 20 th August. Championship Dressage Tests for 2019 will be as follows: Novice The Pony Club Novice Dressage Championship Test 2017 Intermediate The Pony Club Intermediate Dressage Championship Test 2014 Open The Pony Club Open Dressage Championship Test 2018 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRESSAGE formerly known as Grassroots level The teams and individuals that qualify at the former grassroots area level go on to the Regional Championships, which in 2019 will be held at Bicton Arena, Devon from TBC. Please note, there is no national championship for this level. The dressage test for the Regional Championships in 2019 will be the PC Grass Roots Dressage Test 2018. SHOW JUMPING AREA SJ - Novice, Intermediate & Open Levels The Area competition for Novice, Intermediate and Open will be held on 28 th July at Mendip Plains hosted by Mendip Farmers PC. Novice max. fence heights 95cms Open Novice max fence heights 95cm Intermediate max. fence heights 1.05m Open max fence heights 1.15m NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SJ Novice, Intermediate and Open Levels The teams and individuals that qualify at Novice, Intermediate and Open levels go on to compete at the PC National Championships. These will be held at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire from 16 th to 20th August 2019. Novice max. fence heights 1m Intermediate max. fence heights 1.10m Open max fence heights 1.20m AREA SJ Former Grassroots Level REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER The Regional Championships qualifier will be held on 14 th July 2019 at Leyland Court and hosted by Syston PC. The maximum fence height will be 80cm apart from two fences at 85cm in the second round.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SJ (Formerly Grassroots Level) The teams and individuals that qualify at the former grassroots area level go on to the Regional Championships, which in 2019 will be held at Bicton Arena from TBC. Please note, there is no national championship for this level. The maximum fence height will be 80cm apart from two fences at 85cm in the second round. EVENTING AREA EVENTING - PC80, PC90, PC100 & PC110 Levels PC110 Area eventing will be held at Nunney BE on 14 th June 2019 but this is to TBC. Area PC 80, PC 90 and PC100 eventing will be hosted by WVPC and held at Southfield House on 20 th July 2019 PC80 (Formerly Grassroots) Dressage in 2018 was PC Grassroots Dressage Test 2018 SJ max height 85cm XC max height 80cm PC90 (Formerly Novice Challenge) and Open PC90 Dressage PC90 Eventing Test 2013 SJ max height 95cm XC max height 90cm PC100 (Formerly Intermediate) Dressage PC100 Eventing Test 2015. SJ max height 1.05m XC max height 1m PC110 (Formerly Open) Dressage in 2019 TBC SJ max height 1.15m XC max height 1.10m NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTING - PC90, PC100 & PC 110 Levels The teams and individuals that qualify at PC90, PC90 and PC Open levels go on to compete at the PC National Championships. These will be held at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire from TBC 2019 Jumping heights are as for Area but Championship Eventing Dressage Tests 2019 are as follows: PC90 PC90 Eventing Championship Test 2015 PC100 PC100 Eventing Championship Test 2013 PC110 PC 110 Eventing Championship Test 2015
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTING (Formerly Grassroots Level) The teams and individuals that qualify at the former grassroots level go on to the Regional Championships, which in 2019 will be held at Bicton Arena from TBC. Please note there is no national championship for this level. The Regional Championship Dressage test in 2019 is the PC Grassroots Dressage Test 2018 TETRATHLON AREA & REGIONAL TETRATHLONS The Junior Regional tetrathlon will be held on TBC 2019 at TBC. The Area competition will be hosted by the NF PC and held on 30 th June in the New Forest and the riding phase on 7 th July 2019 at Leyland Court. The Regional 100 tetrathlon (formerly known as Open/Senior) will be held at on 3 rd - 4 th August 2019 in Scotland. NATIONAL TETRATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS Teams and individuals in tetrathlon that qualify at the Area competitions go on to the PC National Tetrathlon Championships which will be held at Offchurch Bury from 9 th to 11 th August 2019. MOUNTED GAMES MOUNTED GAMES AREA Junior and Senior The Area competition will be held on 13 th April 2019 at Hurn and hosted by Hursley PC. MOUNTED GAMES SOUTHERN ZONE In mounted games, the Junior and Senior teams that qualify at the Area competitions go on to Zone level competitions. Area 14 competes in the Southern Zone with Areas 10, 15, 16 and 18. The Southern Zone competition will be hosted by WVPC and held at Southfield House on 7 th July in 2019. MOUNTED GAMES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/PRINCE PHILIP CUP AT HOYS The winning team from each Zone will qualify for the Horse of The Year Show (HOYS). 2nd to 7th places will compete for the final two HOYS places at the Pony Club Championships. The next three places at each Zone that have not qualified will be invited to compete in an Intermediate Competition at the Pony Club Championships. The PC National Championships will be held at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire from 16 th to 20 th August 2019. POLO For information on how to try and qualify for the Polo Championships please contact Miles Toulson- Clarke or the Polo Manager. In 2019 the Jorrocks Championships will be held at TBC for the youngest section of Pony Club Polo. All other sections potentially qualify for the National Championships at Cowdray Park on 9 th to 11 th August 2019.
ENDURANCE For information on how to try and qualify for the Endurance Championships please contact Emma Miller at emmamiller@emaccounts.com. The Championships in 2019 will be held on 14 th July. ELIGIBILITY Please note to compete at AREA level in 2019 both the rider and the pony/horse must have attended a minimum of three rallies since 1 st July 2018, at least one of which must be as a combination in 2019. Riders must have been members of the Pony Club since at least 28 th February 2019 except for members who are completely new to the Pony Club who may join up to the 31 st March and still be eligible for Area competitions. Please note, training sessions do not count as rallies. Camp counts as one rally. For all other eligibility criteria please ensure you check, very carefully, the PC Rule books. These are accessible via our website PC Rules page. The rules do sometimes change from year to year so don t assume they will be the same as a previous year! If you wish to be considered for Area competitions please ensure you are available and eligible on the relevant Area 14 competition dates AND willing and available to attend the Championships (where applicable) if you or your team qualifies. Please note also that Championship heights/widths etc may be slightly higher/wider than at Area level. Anyone wishing to compete in Area Teams, please contact the appropriate Team Manager by TBC 2019 using the contact details above. Details of the selection process/policy for 2019 will be available from Miles Toulson-Clarke or the website in Spring 2019. GREEN SHOOTS COMPETITION Green Shoots is a team competition held at Area level. This is an excellent introduction to friendly competition and is aimed exclusively at those children with a basic level of riding who have not competed at Area level in any discipline before. Teams are made up of three riders, one aged 14 and under who should be of D+ or C Test standard, one 12 and under who should be of D + or D test standard and one 10 and under who should be of D test standard. Ages as of 1st January in the current year. It is a team competition and there are four sections as follows: Individual equitation (this is a basic show/dressage test on your own) Team equitation (this is a choreographed fun ride in your team of three) Handy Pony/ Obstacle Course (negotiating a fun course of obstacles, may include a small jump) Turnout Competition The Area 14 Green Shoots competition for 2019 will be held on 19 th May at Middle Wyke House SP11 6AJ and hosted by the RA PC. It will be held in conjunction with the RA PC Junior Show.
PC DENGIE WINTER LEAGUE SERIES In addition to the aforementioned summer competitions there is a PC Winter League, sponsored by Dengie, in dressage at NC, Intermediate and Open levels and in SJ at two levels which roughly reflect NC and Open heights. Preliminary Rounds are held all over the country, to enable competitors to qualify for their winter Area Competition. Anyone can enter the preliminary rounds to qualify for the winter Area and there is no selection process. If, and wherever, they qualify for the winter Area then members of Wylye Valley PC can only compete in the Area 14 winter Area competition (and not other Areas). In 2019 the Winter Area competitions for Area 14 in both dressage and SJ will be held at WWEC. Area dressage will be on 16th March 2019 and Area SJ will be on 17th March 2019. Those who are successful at the winter Area Competitions will go forward to the national winter Championships. The 2019 Championships will take place at Addington on13th -14 th April. WINTER TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS In the winter instead of tetrathlon there are triathlon competitions (which have no riding phase). In 2019 the Winter Triathlon Championships will be held at Milton Keynes on 31 st March. OTHER DIARY DATES 19 th May 2019 WVPC Pony Race Day at Wincanton Racecourse 28 th May 2019 AREA Horse and Pony Care at Knighton House, Portman Club 21 st July 2019 WVPC 45year re-union Southfield House 15 th September 2019 WVPC tetrathlon at Southfield House