December 2017 Newsletter Monbulk Pony Club Inc. PO Box 444, Monbulk, VIC 3793 Find the clue. I go under a saddle, and I m a bit blue. My logo is clean and golden. First person to email the location of the image containing this clue (somewhere in this newsletter) wins their choice of a Block of Choc or a bottle of wine. Payments to Monbulk Pony Club Opt in to our Rallies It s very easy to do and means we can book our best instructors for your rally monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au Attend Rally Payments may be Direct Deposited to BSB 633 000 Acc 115 079 105 MONBULK PONY CLUB INCORP
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Sunday 14 th January 2017 9am to 4pm Hello All, Our annual fundraiser BBQ slot at the Bunnings Bayswater is coming up soon. This fundraiser event usually brings in a few thousand dollars, which we need to pay for the costs associated with running rallies. Your help is desperately needed! Coordinator Alison Goggin will be organising the event, and will be setting up a roster. This will be at the sign in table for the December rally Donations Please consider donating a slab (24 or more cans) of soft drink (Coke, Pepsi Max, Solo, Fanta etc). Each slab we don t buy means more money for your club. Please drop of the drinks at the December rally, or contact Alison. Volunteers The Sausage Sizzle is a busy event, we must ensure that we have enough helpers. We will need a minimum of 3 people scheduled throughout the day, and we have to serve food from 9am to 4pm Club Riders/Helpers - This is a fundraiser for the riders of our club, we would like to see some of the older (over 15) Pony club riders in uniform to help serve the food Please keep an eye out for emails asking for your help! 2
Monbulk Pony Club Inc Incorporation Number A00012826R www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au Presidents Update president@monbulkponyclub.com.au
Monbulk Pony Club Inc Incorporation Number A00012826R www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au DC s Update dc@monbulkponyclub.com.au Hello Monbulk Pony Club, Welcome to the December Rally! Hello and Merry Christmas Monbulk Pony Club Members! Here we are again, already December where does the time go?! Firstly i would like to thank All of you for another awesome year at MPC. Outstanding competition results and many personal goals that I'm particularly proud to see. through your manuals and bring them along in the New Year. Hope you all enjoy your December Rally and Presentation Night! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all, Carola Fiedler DC Monbulk Pony Club Julie Grant our President is currently enjoying a family holiday, she is unable to attend rally. Julie has been tirelessly working behind the scenes on a very special project. This rally we will be joined by Local MP Tony Smith who will be delivering some very special news for Monbulk Pony Club. Please keep an ear out for announcements during rally day. December Rally day is all about Fun! The program for the day includes something for everyone, including Fancy Dress. I'm looking forward to seeing all the fabulous creations! Since the rally day is a shortened one, we are running to a tight schedule and will try to get through all the programs listed. Please keep in mind we will need all hands on deck for Set Up and Pack Up so that you have enough time to get your ponies safely home and get ready for Presentation Night! Lastly, Welsh Group you will be tested for your D Certificate during February Rally. Please make sure you work 4
Riders Without Horses Program Taking enrolments for T1 2018 3 hour program every Saturday, from 9am to 12pm Learn Horsemanship, Riding Skills and what it takes and costs to own a pony, develop awesome balance and control skills Parents participate in theory sessions to learn what it s all about Earn Skill awards and graduate to attend a full Pony club rally School horses supplied http://www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au/ Look for RWOH 5
Monbulk Pony Club Rally Duty 2017/2018 - REVISED Please OPT IN to the rally to let us know if you can make your duty, the OPT inform has this new section: Club Room Duty Job Description - You will need to be available for the day to carry out the following duties. Please negotiate with the other rostered member on duty as to who will carry out each duty. If you cannot attend the rally for whatever reason please find a fill in otherwise we will not run a canteen for that rally. Canteen The Canteen needs to be open from 9am until 3pm. The Canteen needs two people during the lunch busy period. BBQ One of the team rostered on to clubroom duty will need to Set up, cook, clean and pack up the barbeque. Barbecue should be set up ready for cooking by 9am Toilets and Bins Check the toilets are clean at the commencement of rally and they are stocked with toilet paper and hand towel. Clean toilets at end of rally. Place bins on roadside at end of rally ready for rubbish collection. Floors/Tidy Up - Sweep club room floors and entry at end of rally. ** Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more details or questions 6
Monbulk Pony Club Year Book Please pay for your year book and pick up at the December rally 7
Yarra Glen Horse Trials Nov 2017 Ella Meerkotter Congratulations to Ella, who competed at the Yarra Glen horse trials early in November. Ella did an outstanding job placing second in the PC5 with combined scores for Dressage, Showjumping and Cross Country 8
Monbulk Pony Club Inc Incorporation Number A00012826R www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au Pony Club Rules Please arrive promptly to each lesson, if you are late, please ask your instructor before joining the group if already started If you arrive early for your session or the instructor is not present, you may enter the arena and wait, but you must only walk or halt. You must not use any equipment without the instructor present. Have your horse and yourself looking neat and presentable for each lesson Come to each lesson with a positive attitude and open mind! We Never Stop Learning and each session is a new opportunity. Parents, Please refrain from talking to your child and or instructing them from the side lines. Leave the instructing to the Coach! MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE FUN!!!! ITS NICE TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT ITS MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE!! If you are leaving early or not attending a lesson your group has been allocated, please let your instructor know and advise DC. Gear Check Rules Gear check starts at 9:30am, you may enter the gear check arena prior to this time, but please be aware there may be no supervision until 9:30am. Parents must accompany their children if they are unable to remain calmly by their gear check station. WALKING or HALT only - You must remain at a walk or halt within the gear check area. Please walk directly to your gear check station and wait for your gear checker. Trotting, Cantering, lunging or any other warm up activity is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in the gear check arena. (If you need to warm up please do so before the rally day starts, prior to 8:30am, in an empty arena, you cannot use an arena where equipment setup is commencing) Remember that the 'Gear Checkers' are volunteering to check that gear is safe and compliant, without the gear checkers you would not be allowed to ride. Patience and Respect is Required by All - Checkers and Members alike. Remember to Use Your Manners! ** If your horse is not under control or is unable to walk calmly or is acting up please wait outside the gear check arena until the gear checks for those riders already present are completed and the horses have cleared the arena ** If you are late and miss gear check you MUST contact the DC and arrange a gear check before you commence riding 9
Monbulk Pony Club Bring and Take Library We now have a library containing a great selection of horse and pony books, DVD's and other horsey things. Please feel free to borrow an item and return it, or bring in your old books and swap them over. Donations of your old books are welcome! Enjoy 10
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With thanks to the GPK Group who sponsor our Website and email needs 12
Monbulk Pony Club Creed I am a member of the Monbulk Pony Club I am respectful and considerate of my pony at all times, doing my best to make sure he is comfortable, healthy and secure. I am encouraging and positive to other members because everyone has the right to enjoy Pony Club free of put-downs and criticism. I respect adult supporters, officials, instructors and my parents. Without them, there would be no Pony Club. I ride because I enjoy it I am proud of my achievements, and I take pleasure in the success of others. 13
Monbulk Pony Club Inc Incorporation Number A00012826R www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au Our Committee Role Name Phone Email President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Julie Grant Vacant Deb Leach Stuart Goggin District Commissioner Carola Fiedler Chief Instructor Groundskeeper Canteen Newsletter Volunteer Coordinator Uniforms Coordinator Card Secretary Yolanda Slykerman Rohan Oberin Tasja Blom Stuart Goggin VACANT Alison Goggin Kelda Cook 0416 183 625 0433 298 838 0410 541 534 0430 558 775 0417 031 939 0400 886 996 0409 566 983 0410 541 534 0401 158 895 0488 055 757 president@monbulkponyclub.com.au secretary@monbulkponyclub.com.au treasurer@monbulkponyclub.com.au dc@monbulkponyclub.com.au yolanda_slykerman@hotmail.com j.grant71@bigpond.com tasjablom@gmail.com newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au (Stuart Goggin filling in until someone complains, and then that person will be the new volunteer coordinator ) uniform@monbulkponyclub.com.au wrigleys_4@bigpond.com Zone Rep Kay Murray 0435 996 312 mickay1@live.com.au Certificates Vacant Events Coordinator Public Officer Cherie Green Julie Grant 0413 448 843 0416 183 625 cgr@luther.vic.edu.au president@monbulkponyclub.com.au Fundraising/Grants & Camp Coordinator Vacant Website Stuart Goggin 0410 541 534 stuart.goggin@gmail.com First Aid Officer Vacant General Committee Vacant 14
Monbulk Pony Club Inc Incorporation Number A00012826R www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au Our Club Monbulk Pony Club Inc. PO Box 444, MONBULK, VIC 3793 Arena 5 Arena 4 Games 4wd/Float Parking Arena 3 Jumping Cross Country Arena 1 Horsemanship Arena 2 Poles Grid 2wd/Float Parking Toilets Visitor Parking EXIT Club Room Theory Horse Stalls Manure must not be thrown in the bush, there are some very rare plant species growing in this area. ENTRANCE Yard Allocations The yards at our club grounds are available to be purchased by our members for $100.00 for the duration of your time as a member of MPC. If you don't purchase a yard, they will not be reserved for you at MPC Competitions and they may be hired out to a competing rider. Please contact our Club Secretary with your preferred yard number, and forward your payment to the Club Treasurer. Thanks, Michelle Weller - Secretary 4/20/2016 Yard Name Yard Name 1 21 2 22 3 23 4 24 5 25 Weller 6 26 7 27 8 28 9 29 10 30 11 31 12 32 13 33 14 34a 15 Wrigley 34b 16 35 Blom 17 38 Leach 18 39 Leach 19 40 Goggin 20 41 Goggin 15
Monbulk Pony Club Inc Incorporation Number A00012826R www.monbulk.ponyclubvic.org.au newsletter@monbulkponyclub.com.au Rally Plan Parents are expected to accompany their children on the Cross Country All Groups/Sessions subject to change Please check the club room window and listen for announcements Please remember our Etiquette rules 16