SMYTHESDALE & DISTRICT PONY CLUB INC. A0001527G ABN 57 961 998 978 PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Shane Simpson Stephanie Lawrence Lisa Grigsby Angela Taranto Brett Almond 5342 4411 5376 9008 5342 4890 5342 8036 0417 560 045 May 2009 NEWSLETTER FOR YOUR DIARY May 4 th - Newsletter items deadline 10 th Happy Mothers day to all the Mum s 15 th - Committee Agenda Items Deadline 17 th - Smythesdale Pony Club Rally (Riders Choice Rally) June 8 th - Newsletter items deadline 19th - Committee Agenda Items Deadline 21st - Smythesdale Pony Club Rally (Eventing Theme Rally) July 6 th - Newsletter items deadline 17 th - Committee Agenda Items Deadline 19 st Smythesdale Pony Club Rally (at Ballarat PC Grounds Eventing theme again for ODE) 26 th July Horse Trials Smythesdale Pony Club THIS MONTHS BIRTHDAYS AND ROSTER INFORMATION SET-UP ROSTER Please see notes in newsletter regarding set up. BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday to the following Smythesdale Pony Club members who have birthdays in May: Mikaela Lawrence, Angela Crawley, Amy Lodge, Chloe Simpson, Ameilia Collier, Heather Chapman, Briony Deeker-Fradd, Bianca Brehaut. Apologies to any one I ve missed; let me know so we can add you in next time. CANTEEN : Please phone Lisa Grigsby on 5342 4890 if you are on canteen duty and are unable to make it. Could the following families please report at the canteen when you arrive to find out what help is needed and at what times. Thanks Millington, Pearcey, Russell, Broadbent, Doust, Stabuesz, Green, Chapman. FIRST AID: Jacque Ladiges and Julie Lodge NEWSLETTER ITEMS If anyone has any news or items they would like to go in our newsletter please forward them on to Cathy. These items can include get well greetings, achievements, family news, for sale items or events. Also please notify Cathy of any changes in contact details, i.e., phone, e-mail or postal address. phone ~ 5344 8354 e-mail ~ cathy_deeker@hotmail.com GEAR CHECK: - Debby Stewart, Sandra Morgan, Dianne Lotherington, Lieanne Brehaut. Gear check helpers: - Jenny Crawley, Terri Pryse-Smith Please contact Sandra on 5342 0965 if you are unable to help with gear check this rally. Rally Day RSVP Have you RSVP ed yet for May rally? Please do so ASAP so you can receive the information you need for the day regarding start time etc. Please RSVP to Shane on ssimpson@netconnect.com.au
Events Coming Up: Hi everyone here are the upcoming events for the next couple of months. If you have any questions regarding any of these events give me a call on 5342 4411, or email me ssimpson@netconnect.com.au May 2009 17 May 24 May Ballan PC One Day Event Grades 2-5 Entries Close Friday 15/5/09 24 May Bellarine Equathon consists of swimming, showjumping, cross country running. To be held at Lake Lorne Reserve, Drysdale. Entries close Friday 15/5/09 30 May Leighdale PC Dressage & Showjumping Day A great one for all our super SPC CTers! Also a training section for young, non-graded, riders test 5A & showjumping poles - can be on lead rope. 30 May PCAV State Training Workshop Riddells Creek PC - For all Pony Club Instructors, Office Bearers, Officials, Parents, Riders and any other interested people 30 & 31 May ABK Training Weekend, Barwon Valley PC For riders who have C Certificate 31 May Colac PC One Day Event (entries close 18/5/09) 31 May Beaufort & District PC Novelty Competition 1 st of 4 Novelty Events to be held in 2009. Series Champion High Point Awards. Prepaid entries close 22/5/09, or entries on the day. Sounds like a good one for our fantastic games teams! June 2009 7 June Bunyip & District PC Annual Team Dressage Challenge (entries close 28/5/09) 8 June Little River PC BEDS Round 1 20 June Barwon Heads PC BEDS Round 2 21 June Barwon Valley PC Junior One Day Event July 2009 12 July Ballan PC Beds Round 3, grades 1-5 19 July Bacchus Marsh PC One Day Event grades 2-5 19 July NCAS Assessment Day Colac Pony Club 19 July NCAS Assessment Day Smythesdale Pony Club 26 July Smythesdale Pony Club Horse Trials, grades 1-5 Entries close Wednesday 15/7/09 Don t forget to check out the PCAV Website too the annual events calendars for all zones are listed on this, together with Pony Club rules, dressage tests, etc. www.ponyclubvic.org.au Wishing you all safe and enjoyable competing! Anni CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE! Have a look at how it is coming along and please forward any ideas and suggestions for things you would like to see on the website. www.smythesdale.ponyclubvic.org.au Get well To Maddison Lonie still thinking of you. Hope to see you back at Pony Club soon. To Samantha Crebbin who broke her wrist at school. Thinking of you Sammy and hope to see you back in the saddle soon. CLASSIFIEDS For Sale - Buttons 9.2hh Black Shetland Mare approx 15yo. Absolutely bombproof beginners driving Pony. Driven by kids, bush, roads, been in Springfest Parade many times. Been to PC with Lauren 4yo rider. Selling with all her rugs, Harness and cart. Must sell as we are moving. $1500. Ph Linda Breguet. 53424306 FOR SALE 10.1hh Shetland Gelding. PC experience. Ridden and handled by 3 11 year old girls. Loving, solid and reliable, but can be pushy a true shetty. To the very best of homes only. $neg to right home. Phone: 5336 3642 (Michelle) Horse Wanted 14 15hh Gelding. Prefer approx 10 12 years old with Pony Club experience. For 11yo girl - currently attending PC, competent rider wanting safe, reliable mount to go with. Excellent, loving, knowledgeable horsey home guaranteed. Phone: 5336 3642 (Michelle) Saddle Wanted - We are looking for a saddle for a 14.2 HH finely built Arabian. It would need to be an all purpose in good condition, 17 inches with a deep seat. Please contact Kath Chapman at pony club or on 0431 599 250 Saddle for Sale Wintec 15 all purpose with changeable gullet, had very little use. Half price at $400. See Teresa or phone 0407 515 298
Training on the WYEC Grounds Did you know you can access the centre without paying casual users fees and with PCAV insurance cover. You need to be clear that you are training for a special purpose such as you need some extra help with your horse, or you need to work on a certain discipline or training for a ODE, a games event or event of some kind. The training needs to be with our permanent instructors Allison Hayes, Sue Bradley, Nick Benyon or Gab Clark. It can be at any time during the week or on weekends. Just make sure you check if any other core users are using the centre at the time. You can use sand, cross country and even our jumps if you are prepared to get them out and pack them up again. Allison on 0400 446 363 Nick on 0416 387 408 Sue on 0439 428 769 Gab on 0422 002325 Talk directly to the Instructors to book in. OUT AND ABOUT A fantastic effort by our Games Team, and a great day was had by all, despite the horrendous weather. Please take the time to read their full report at the end of the newsletter. Check out the SUPER photos too. JUNIOR COMMITTEE The junior committee recently purchased for the club a trailer which is currently being used to carry the games equipment in. It was very helpful to the games teams and parents during their many practices making pack-up very quick and easy. We have also bought a shield to record the recipients of the Glad Owen Memorial Award which the committee presents every year to a worthy club volunteer. Now our bank account is a bit empty so we need to organise some fundraisers. If you have any great ideas bring them to the next Junior committee meeting. The Mane Magazine next edition is out in June; any articles can be sent to Tori at lyndamcdonald1@bigpond.com or mailed to C/o Smythesdale P.O Smythesdale, 3351. Thank you to the Morgan family for their recent generous support of our gymkhana please tell your friends and family about their fencing business. Rays Outdoor & Camping Discounts Remember the discount with Rays available for SPC members. Just quote D77228 to get 22.5% discount on all Industrial work wear & footwear & 10% discount on all other items*. This offer applies to all Rays stores Australia wide. *Some exclusions apply. Club Information New Smythesdale Pony Club Mailing Address Pony Club Keys For anyone having training on the WYEC grounds the keys are now held by Angela Taranto. Please organise pick up and drop off of the keys with Angela and please be fair and give as much notice as possible. For casual users you must still use the key at the Foodworks store in Smythesdale. Thanks Lisa Grigsby The Secretary Smythesdale and District Pony Club Inc. 29 Devon Court Haddon, Vic, 3351 Membership fees Thank-you very much for everyone who played a part in the vote at the April Rally lunchtime meeting, and really making a decision with the best interests of the club in mind. The decision was unanimous in favour of an additional $17 per rider which helps the club continue to provide quality instructors amongst many other things. I have e-mailed all members the updated fees in the past week, I will also leave copies on the desk at the May rally, or e-mail or call me if you do not have a copy of the latest fees. Thank-you to everyone, Cheers, Shane.
WYEC CASUAL USER FEES At the recent WYEC meeting a motion was put forward to reduce the casual user s fee for the core user groups of the centre. The WYEC committee, which includes members from Rokewood PC, Adult Riders and Smythesdale PC along with the WYEC management group voted unanimously to reduce the casual user fees for the core groups of the centre. The new User fees for the core user groups (which includes SPC) is as follows which now revolves around families. 12 month casual user Family $70 6 month casual user Family $50 1 month casual user Family $30 Day casual user same as one month. Guest pass - $10 per rider per day Included in the restructuring is that you may bring a friend to ride (if you have the casual user membership) for $10 per rider per day Thank you to Julie Lodge for her WYEC involvement as SPC representative. Also a big thank you to WYEC Committee on this changed fee structure. Photographer for May Rally Cathy Deeker s niece who is doing a photography course at Uni needs to take some photos for an assignment. A request has been made to take photos of the kids on horseback at our May Rally. We are also going to take the opportunity to do a group photo that we can send off to Horse Deals for publishing. If it is printed, the club receives $200. There have been a number of members request the Horse deals group photo in the past 12 months from Junior committee members to Donna, our fundraising co-ordinator. Cathy s niece is going to supply the club a CD with all the photos taken through the day which we can distribute the photos amongst our members and we can also use some of the photos for our website. If you do not wish to have your child s photo taken at the May rally could you please advise Shane or Brett via e-mail before the day so that we can advise Cathy s niece. The Smythesdale Pony Club riders group photo is going to be taken at 12.00 mid-day at the upright logs jump on the cross country course, near the ditch, far side of the lower field with the cross country course in the background. This photo will be used on our website on the front page. Hope all you kids can make the photo. Thanks from Shane Saturday Afternoon Set up? A number of members have requested we look into returning to Saturday set up, and a number of those people are prepared to do set up at most rallies and would see that as their ongoing rally task. Are there a few others out there that would be prepared to do set up at 4pm on the Saturday of each rally or every second rally in exchange for some freedom on rally day? You might have to help a bit with pack up, but it s not all bad when there is a few of us helping, and we all have a bit of a joke along the way. Please let me know your thoughts. You can contact me on e- mail ssimpson@netconnect.com.au or phone 5342 4411. Thanks from Shane From Your Committee New DC and Vice President The Committee is very excited to announce that we have appointed our new District Commissioner (DC). The successful applicant is Brett Almond, he is the Father of Jordan, Olivia and Zeke and the husband of Sue. Both Jordan and Olivia attend Pony Club and Zeke is waiting in the wings. The Almond family have previously been members of Lilydale Pony Club, and as a family have both experience and ideas from their past pony club involvement. Both Brett and Sue have been keen to become more involved in the runnings of the pony club which I have no doubt they will now have that opportunity. Brett and Sue have shown much enthusiasm as well as an understanding of the challenges of Brett's DC role. We wish Brett the very best in his new role as DC which is fully supported by the pony club committee, chief instructor and the permanent instructor group, and we all believe he and his family will play a beneficial role in the future direction of the club. Brett's e-mail is bnsalmond@bigpond.com and his contact phone number is 0417 560 045 for any DC related issues or correspondence. Brett would like to encourage anyone who has any questions or would just like to have a chat about anything to contact him anytime. The committee and I'm sure all pony club members would like to thank Teresa for the effort and absolute commitment towards the club over the past 5 years as DC. In that time Teresa has been a pivotal point in turning the club around to what it is today, her administrative and organisational skills have set a standard superior to most pony clubs. We also thank her for standing in as DC for the April Rally to ensure the rally could still proceed as intended. As Linda Breguet is moving to Mildura we have also been required to find a new Vice-President in the past month. The committee is equally excited to announce that Stephanie Lawrence has been appointed to the role of Vice-President, again another person bringing new ideas and experiences to the club and committee. Stephanie's daughters Mikaela and Maddison attend pony club and Neil is her husband. One of Stephanie's roles is keeping all the information about riders and their horses up to date for the instructor and setting up their folders for rally day. A big thank-you to Linda for her efforts and commitment to the club over the past two years especially while holding the role of President, and best wishes to her and her family for their relocation to Mildura.
Good Luck to our newly crowned DC and Vice- President. Thanks from Shane President s Spiel Hi Everyone, thank-you for all the positive feedback to our new committee team over the past month, it has been really appreciated, and they are all doing a fantastic job. We have had some wonderful responses to our rider choice rally and we are hoping that all you riders really enjoy the May rally. The newsletter is full of reports and notes of things happening, so I won t go back over and double up on all the reports. Other than to say that there is a magnitude of things going on around the club at the moment and it is all in the direction of the kids, the reason we are all here for, so great stuff to everyone from every direction at the moment. Congratulations to everyone involved in the games teams from Jemima, Alistair and Susie, to the riders teams to the devoted parents, and to everyone else who played a part in any way. What you have done together over the past few months is incredible, it was a fantastic commitment from everyone involved and really showed what the club is all about. A big well done to all of you. Please ensure you read the newsletter from front to back to see all the happenings such as - A fantastic report on the games team - Horse Trials note for Sunday 26 th July. - WYEC Casual Users reduced fees for core user groups (Families) - Rider group changes - Photographer for May Rally and riders group photo - Note from Sue Bradley regarding gradings - Membership fees thanks - Introduction from the DC - Junior Committee fundraising - Training on WYEC grounds - Events coming up - Saturday set up at 4.00pm A lot of people have come to us in the past month with great ideas for future rallies and for the club in general. I would really encourage for this to continue, as all new ideas come from somewhere and the more people putting in their thoughts the more new good ideas we have to work with. And a big thank-you to everyone for their patience while the new committee and DC find their feet. Thank you to my wonderful wife for compiling the newsletter at very short notice due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope all is ok in the Deeker- Fradd household. FROM OUR NEW DC I would like to say a big hello to everyone and thank you for supporting me as your club s new D.C. For the members that may not be familiar with me I would like to give you an insight. My name is Brett Almond and my family and I have been members at Smythesdale since February this year. Before transferring to Smythesdale my family and I were active members at Lilydale pony club in the Northern Metropolitan zone for the past three years. During my time as a pony club parent I have been involved with the usual chores of setup and pack up and other rostered duties at rallies, and also show jumping and cross country judging and parent helper at eventing clinics within the zone whilst being a nervous father at competitions. I look forward to working together with the committee, president and instructors to continue the enthusiastic development of our club and its future (the up and coming stars-our children). I would like to once again thank Theresa for her marvelous job as previous D.C and I understand these are "BIG" shoes to fill. I believe that working as a team myself, the committee and the instructors will do a fantastic job. If anyone wants to speak with me about anything feel free to grab me on rally days or you can contact me at any time via email or phone. Once again thank you for your support Brett. My email is bnsalmond@bigpond.com My phone No is 0417-560045 A NOTE ON GRADINGS FROM OUR CHIEF INSTRUCTOR Hello Riders, For those who have sent in their grading requests for this month, the gradings will be done in the last lesson for the day. Please confirm with the D.C. on the day and assemble at the gear check area. Grading sessions will be put on the rally plan in future so you know at what rally and what time this will occur. Good luck to those being graded this rally. A tip for those considering being graded in the future. Talk to your instructors about what you need to work on to be graded.
Sue Bradley Smythesdale Pony Club Horse Trials (ODE) on Sunday July 26 th. Our clubs Horse Trials (ODE) will take place on Sunday July 26th, 2009. The flyer has been e-mailed out to all members in the past week. Please feel free to print some out and hand them out to your mates or pin them up at your local milk bar. There are only 5 clubs in the Barwon Zone that still run a grade 1 to 5 Horse Trials event, so our zone encourages us to provide such an event on one of the better cross country courses going around. The word is we need about 50 to 60 volunteers to run the event, it doesn't take much to work out that pretty much every family in pony club needs to help out somewhere along the way. I hope I'm not asking too much, this is one of our best opportunities each year to sell our club to the zone and hopefully make a heap of money in the process. Could everyone involved in the club maybe see this as a good day out each year with your family and come along and help out doing something for the day, it's a real buzz sitting on a cross country jump for a few hours watching all the jumping. Then there's the canteen, gear checking, front gates, pencillers, front desk sign in for competitors, helpers with the dressage and showjumping, set up and pack up if I dare mention it. And heaps more that I'm sure we can find something small for everyone, like bring a plate for the judges etc. In the end it's about giving the kids (riders) a good day out and giving them a great course to do it on. It's also a chance to come out and check out our own local stars and give them our support. Hope you can all help out in some way, have a think what you may be able to help with and we will have a helpers sheet at the May rally to get some names onto. We are going to have a major raffle at the event, so if anyone would like to donate something towards the raffle please let the Junior Committee or myself know. Thanks heaps everyone Cheers Shane Rider Group changes There has been a number of rider group changes since last rally, please take note of the rider group print out on Rally day. All riders that have been moved will be advised prior to the rally, if you haven t been already. Our biggest change is to our rather large Red group. Our instructors and riders found the group size too difficult to work with. The group has been split evenly between Blue and Red to give 5 or 6 riders per group. Please don t feel that anyone has been put back a group, this group had to be split into two to give the kids and instructors the best chance to receive and provide quality lessons. If anyone has any concerns regarding the group changes please contact Brett, Sue or Shane. Thank-you. SMYTHESDALE & DISTRICT PONY CLUB Inc. COMBINED TRAINING DAY DRESSAGE & SHOWJUMPING DAY FRESHMANS JUMPING Register Association: AOOO1527G. ABN 57 961 998 978 SATURDAY 28 TH MARCH 2009 PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: KEN FILBEY FINANCIAL SERVICES Ken Filbey DIP FS (FP) Authorised Representative of AXA Financial Planning 6 Lowe st, Ballarat. 5332 9493 UNICORN PARK EQUESTRIAN PARK 33 Courts Rd Clarendon 3352 5341 5783 HELENA KIRBY Golden Plains Shire Supporting the youth of our shire STAYSOUND. QLD.PTY.LTD. Leading Equine Performance Products. including Good as Gold JUROX, NSW Veterinary Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Promectin Plus Horse Wormers PORTABLE YARDS -Easily Erected-Quality Construction- For horses, cattle, sheep and dogs All sizes Ron Eyers 546 53700 MINCHIES HAY CUBES
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