gisborne newletters february 2015 · 2015. 1. 31. · therearenewrulesforhorse...

DC’S REPORT BY DEB RAFFLE February 2015 DC Newsletter Welcome back everyone form the Christmas, New Year’s break. Hope you are all looking forward to Pony club on the 1st of February! We are extremely lucky to have secured 6 main instructors for 2015:

1. Megan Campbell 2. Alex Maurer 3. Lucy Gunn 4. Sam Ferrari 5. Maureen Hall 6. Cassie Deverall

The aim is for consistency to try to upgrade skills significantly this year. I think everyone will benefit from getting to know their instructors and them getting to know you. Each of our instructors have great experience and teaching skills. Please take a moment to look at their profiles on the Website. We will introduce a more varied junior program for the White and Green groups to include Show Jumping, Cross country, Games, Flat and Handy Mount. This will mean having 4 sessions for the white and green groups however the last one is always optional to cater for those who are a bit frayed at the end for the day (either rider or parent)! Most rallies are organised for the year and sessions reflect what is required to compete at events on the Central Zone Calendar. I will be doing a presentation to riders and parents at the February rally with the aim of presenting:

• what we are aiming to achieve at Pony Club • how GPC fits in the bigger Pony Club Australia picture • who is on the GPC committee and their roles • the syllabus for learning at Pony Club which we follow and use to structure the riders lessons • The 2015 instructors – meet and outline experience • An overview of the lessons planned for 2015

We have a Musical ride team, Flat team and Games teams to represent us at Zone level this year. The response has been very good. It’s great to see you all out there practicing together and having a few laughs as well.

Gisborne Pony Club Febuary 2015 Newsletter

There are new rules for Horse Trial. Cross Country jump heights have increased by 5cm, I will be reviewing our riders grading’s at the February rally. The new Dressage rules also state that you cannot call a dressage test for Horse Trial, Combined Training or Short Course Dressage nor at State Dressage Championships. The only time a test can be called is for pure dressage only. I have invited Maldon Pony Club to join us for a rally of their choice this year. I have explained we do not have the facilities for a camp over but they are welcome to come for a rally. They seem keen and will get back to me. It would be great to offer some hospitality after the terrific camp we had their in December. I’m sure we will make them most welcome. Look out in the next Pony club Magazine ‘Making a difference” for 2 articles I submitted. One on the joint Maldon rally which bridged two Zones and one on our junior program. Not sure if they will print either, we will have to wait and see. Look forward to seeing you all at the February Rally!

Rally Planning Please let Deb know if you want to attend the rally so she can plan groups accordingly on email [email protected] or phone 0419 875 745 so she plan numbers and know who to expect.

Attendance book and cards and gear check: Make sure you sign into the attendance book before gear check and put your card in the box. It is essential that these things are done before the rally starts and that gear check starts on time in your groups. You need to be ticked off in order for your attendance to be recorded both for card signing and to earn your full attendance medal at the end of year presentations. If you would like attendance recorded for 2 horses (you can ride a horse in 1 ridden session to claim a rally attendance) make sure both horses names are recorded on the gear check sheet and also let Allison Codling the Card Secretary aware.

Dates for your diary:

Bunnings BBQ– Saturday 7th February All families required to check roster Attached is the roster to which you have been allocated a 2 hour time slot which contributes to your 20 hours of volunteer work required by our club.

Please view the roster and; 1. Please confirm via phone or email your allocated time slot to; Bianca – 0400 242 595 or

[email protected] 2. If the time allocated is unsuitable please organise to swap with another family

3. Allocated times must be finalised by Sunday 1st February 2015

Next Committee Meeting – Tuesday March 7.30pm At Clubs rooms, Everyone is welcome

Gisborne Pony Club Horse Trials – Sunday March 15th Major club fundraiser for the year. All riders will be able to compete and all families will be rostered on to help. Working Bees will be run leading up to this event and the day before.

April Rally – April 12th including C Certificate Testing Note this is a date change for the rally due to the Easter holidays.

Central Zone Games and Flat Teams Qualification – Sunday 19th April

SPONSORSHIP DRIVE With many families having various connections inside and outside of the equine world, I am hoping that we may have some networks we can follow up requesting sponsorship for our

Pony Club, which in turn benefits our children. If you have a business or know of a business that you think may like to sponsor our Pony Club, please contact me (Bianca) so we can pursue the opportunity. Every dollar counts!!

Bianca – 0400 242 595 [email protected]

RIDER PROFILE: Ebony Hannemann • When did you start riding? I started riding when I was 1. My pop would lead me around on Kneehigh the Shetland pony. I started riding independently when I was 5 years old. • What was the name of your first horse? My first horses name was Milly, Milly was a welsh mountain cross Shetland pony. • When did you join Gisborne Pony Club? I joined Gisborne PC in July 2015. • What is your horses name and what do you love most about your horse? Tell us about him//her? My current horses name is Honey and what I love about her is that she is absolutely amazing at jumping and also good at dressage. Sometimes she can be a little cheeky, which makes riding her even more fun. • What funny /silly or serious stories do you have to tell about your horse or riding experiences? One of the funniest things about my riding experiences was when I was riding my old horse Tex, we were down at the shed at our property at Talbot and he kept on putting his head down to eat the grass and every time he did this I would roll over the top of his head onto the ground. Once we put the grass reins on him he stopped doing it. • What do you love most about Gisborne Pony Club? The best thing about Gisborne PC is the lessons, because you don’t do the same thing every rally. Eg. Clipping a horse. Different X country jumps every time. Fun games like polo cross. • If you compete what do you like doing most and how have you gone? To be honest I like everything. In combined training days, I’ve come 1st and 2nd in grade 5 open. In show jumping bonanzas I have come 3rd in F grade open and 3rd and 4th in E grade open. I am looking forward to competing in many more comps. • What other horse activities do you do eg polocrosse, trail riding, camping with your horses? Every year during the January School holidays I go up to Mansfield to Lovicks for a week and go on Horse camp. I enjoy going trail riding up in the bush behind my Nan and Pops house. I also enjoy attending Clinics, so far I have attended several clinics with Megan Jones, Sally Hudson and Kim Jacobson and have learnt so much from them all. • What do you want to do in the future with horses? My goal is to be a competent horse rider, compete in the Olympic Games and be very successful in it. • And anything else you like!!!!! I enjoy riding so much. I love coming home from PC, or a Comp, lessons with Sally or a clinic and think about what I have learnt, what I can work on and improve and what a good job I did. I also feel very proud of what I have achieved so far. Thanks Ebony

FEBUARY RALLY PLAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.30 - 10.00 GEAR CHECK

TIMES BLUE PURPLE RED GOLD

10.00 - 11.00

Dressage

Megan Campbell

Sand arena 2

XC

Lucy Gunn

S/J

Alex Maurer Sand arena

Games

Sam Ferrari Sand arena 2

11.00 - 12.00

S/J


Dressage

Megan Campbell

Sand arena 2

Games


XC

Lucy Gunn

12.00 MD – 12.30 pm LUNCH 12.30 – 1.00

All Riders and

Parents 2015

overview Club

Rooms

1.15-2.15

XC

Lucy Gunn

Games


Dressage

Megan Campbell

Sand arena 2

S/J


2.15-3.15

Games


S/J


XC

Lucy Gunn

Dressage

Megan Campbell

Sand arena 2

FEBRUARY RALLY 2015

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WHITE GREEN

9.30 - 10.00 GEAR CHECK GEAR CHECK

10.00 – 11.00

Flat

Maureen Hall

Lettered arena

Handy Mount

Cassie Deverall Unlettered arena

10.45 – 11.00 Morning Tea

11.00 – 12MD Handy Mount


E certificate Maureen Hall

Lettered arena

12 .00 MD – 12.30 pm LUNCH 12.30 – 1.00

All Riders and Parents

2015 overview Club Rooms

1.15-2.15

Show Jumping


Flat

Maureen Hall

Lettered arena

2.15 – 3.15

D certificate

Maureen Hall

Lettered arena

Show Jumping


Instructor Profile -‐ Lucy Gunn I am 24 and have been riding for 11 years. I was 14 when I got my first horse and started Pony Club when I was 16 in Gr 4. My riding is now focused in the chosen discipline of eventing. I have recently sold a horse so now only have one horse competing. I have just completed a diploma in Equine Business Management at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong. I have previously completed a University degree in Interior Design which I finished at the end of 2011.I have completed my Level 1 NCAS coaching and have begun my level two coaching. I am currently setting up a business at home for agistment, training and competing client’s horses and purchasing some young horses to sell on. I am also available for coaching dressage, show jumping and cross country lessons. Since starting riding when I was 12, I have owned four horses and have campaigned a horse for sale. All my horses have achieved great results. My first horse was a 16 year old schoolmistress WB who had evented to novice level when she was younger. She was a great first horse who came home with a ribbon if not a trophy after every event. At the age of 19 she went back to her original owner of 15yrs where she is still teaching children to ride, now at 25years. My next horse took me to PCAV State dressage three years in a row, and State horse trials two years in a row. He also took me to PCA Nationals in 2011 in dressage and took me from a Gr 4 pony club to Gr 1 in three short years. I then purchased Ray, who is my current super star. Raymond K has taken me from a preliminary eventer to one star rider in one year, and now we have completed our first two star event. Ray has given me the dream of becoming a 4* eventer. Current Horses: Raymond K (Ray)-‐

I have owned Ray for 3 years, and in that time we have been very successful. Ray is a 13yo, grey, 17.1hh WB x TB by Daley K. He was purchased from

Cindy Morrison who is a successful show jumper based in Officer, where he was competing C Gr EA show jumping and One Star eventing. Ray and I have been competing mostly in eventing with some dressage and combined training days. Ray has recently come back into work after being out for 10 months with an injury. We were unable to qualify for Adelaide 2 star this year but hope to next year. Tooleybuc Tooleybuc was purchased from Blackall Park stud. He is a three year old gelding by Daley K, one of two of the last geldings sired by this successful stallion before he died early last year. He is also a full brother to previously owned Chris Heights D’Aartagnan, who was a successful three star eventer and now a show jumper. The plan for Tooleybuc is to hopefully become a four star eventer, and who knows where he could take me in the eventing world.

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