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P a g e | 1 PHRC Newsletter October 2015

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

This could be my last Presidents report, so firstly I would like to thank our

Committee for supporting me over the past year, and also most of our

wonderful members for supporting our club by helping at events and working

bees. It has been a busy year for me with all my other activities outside of

club, so even I haven’t been able to get to rallies as often as I would have

liked to.

We have run 3 events over the year and our Rotary raffle fundraiser, all of

these were great fundraisers for our club. All funds raised at these go back

into subsidising our rallies and clinics, and also the upkeep and improvement

of our grounds and facilities. If we didn’t run these events we would have to

substantially increase all of our fees - membership, rallies etc.

Although organising our events is a lot of work behind the scenes, at least

know with our strong membership when the time comes to help we are

eventually over-run with volunteers, which is fantastic to see.

IN THIS ISSUE

• President’s Report (1)

• CT & Dressage Day (3)

• Rallies & HRCAV

events (4)

• Birthdays (5)

• Snake Warning (6)

• Member Services (7)

RALLIES

1st Wednesday of the month

2nd Saturday of the month

4th Sunday of the month

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Baxter Tavern Friday October 16th at

7pm. Please contact Debbie on

59788678 or 0428447339 if you are

planning on attending.

Club President Sammi Mullins competing at our Combined Training Day


Our AGM is being held at Baxter Tavern on the 16th of October at 7pm, please

ring Mum (Debbie) on 59788678 or 0428447339 if you are planning on

attending and staying for a meal as she needs to let them know numbers by

the end of the weekend, a small deposit of $10 a head is required for

anything over 20 people but we can pay this with club funds and then

members can reimburse club (via Mum) on the night. Our AGM is a time

when we hope our membership will come together at a social event (no

jodhpurs and horses, will we recognise each other), to discuss and plan what

we want to happen at club for the upcoming year, we value and look forward

to getting input from all of our members. We also nominate and vote in the

executive and general committee, and would love to see some new blood

come onboard our committees.

Our Xmas break-up will be on the 12th of December (Saturday), we will again

be running a teams horse trials – team of 3 riders, 1 rides dressage, another

rides show jumping and the other rides the cross country. Last year we had

18 teams with some people riding in different disciplines on different teams.

Please ring Mum (Debbie) and let her know if you hope to ride, and which

discipline/s and what level. There will be prizes for the placing teams, and

also prizes for the highest overall score in each discipline regardless of your

level. It was great fun last year from all the feedback, so we have decided to

run it again.

We will be doing a lot of work at the grounds in preparation for this event, so

we are asking that if anyone can help out please let us know. We will be

doing final setup on the Friday afternoon-December 11th, but Mike will be at

the grounds on several occasions prior to this mowing, whipper snipping and

chain sawing our cross country tracks, if any of our members are able to help

please contact Mike on 0418991164 so you can work out times that suit you

all, or perhaps he can meet you at the grounds and show you what needs

doing. After the mini event is finished (hopefully by 1pm at the latest) we will

all get together to enjoy food and stories with our friends, followed by the

presentation of our club awards for the year.

Please let Mum (Debbie) know if you are planning on attending the lunch, we

ask everyone to bring a small plate to share of either nibbles, salad or

dessert, club supplies meat and drinks(non-alcoholic unless you bring your

own), family members are welcome to come along to the lunch just let Mum

know how many when you ring in.

As always, happy and safe riding, Sammi.

CLUB CONTACTS

COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT

Sam Mullins 0407 536 507

VICE PRESIDENT

Mike Farrell 0418 991 164

SECRETARY & TREASURER

Debbie Mullins 0428 447 339

GENERAL COMMITTEE

Tracey Perrott

Sheree Learmonth

Samantha Downward

Briana Cook

Sarah van Nooten

Kathy Born

Jo Pastuszak

Debbie Dever

CONTACTS

RALLY BOOKINGS


INSTRUCTOR BOOKINGS


GROUND KEYS


UNIFORMS

Sold from the grounds at Rallies

LEVEL ASSESSOR

Marilyn Smithett

0432 029 450

[email protected]

NEWS LETTER EDITOR

Annabelle Johnstone 0418 552 051

[email protected]


PENINSULA HRC COMBINED TRAINING & DRESSAGE DAY

Our annual Combined Training and Dressage Day was a huge success with over xx competitors on what turned out to be

a beautiful day weather wise. Many of our club members were successful – the full results and photos of the day can be

found on our website http://phrc.webs.com/

Left Robyn Brown – Winner of Level 2 Dressage

Barb Chapman – Winner of Level 1 Dressage

Chelli Carder – Winner of Level 3 Dressage

Right Karon Thompson – 3rd level 4a Dressage


FORTHCOMING RALLIES

Sat 17th October

Dressage Training Day (.6 Test) Marilyn Smithett judging Levels 1,2,&3, Sue Hocken judging Levels 4 & 5 - ring Debbie

59788678 to book in.

Sun 25th October

Mark Griffiths

Wed 11th November (NB 2nd Wednesday because of Cup Day)

Terry Campbell, Courtney Fraser and Marilyn Smithett (level assessor)

Sat 14th November

TTT Dressage weekend - Courtney Fraser & TBA

Sun 29th November

Marilyn Smithett (level assessor), Tara Galjar & Robyn Brown

Wed 2nd December

Terry Campbell, Courtney Fraser & Gayle Dorning (level assessor)

Sat 12th December

Christmas Break up – Teams Horse Trials, followed by luncheon. Ring Debbie and let her know if you want to compete

(what discipline/s and what level/s)

OTHER HRCAV EVENTS IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

OCTOBER 24/25

Dressage Jackpot Weekend – Mt Cannibal ARC

Dressage Jackpot Weekend – Upper Yarra and Phoenix ARC at Wesburn

Entries for both close October 14th

OCTOBER 25

Horse Trials at Freshwater Creek - Entries close October 15th

Show at Croydon – Hurstbridge ARC – Entries close October 23rd

Showjumping at St Andrews - Entries close October 18th

OCTOBER 31

Dressage Jackpot – Westernport DC at Merricks – Entries close October 21st

Show – Biddlesdon Park at Wesburn – Entries close October 26th


NOVEMBER 1

Show – Biddlesdon Park at Wesburn – Entries close October 26th

Dressage Jackpot – Wandin Park at Werribee – Entries close October 21st

Dressage Day – Berwick ARC at Ayr Hill – Entriest close October 16th

NOVEMBER 8

CT & Dressage Day – Maroondah ARC – Entries close October 28th

Dressage Jackpot – Ringwood ARC – Entries close October 30th

NOVEMBER 13/14/15

TTT Dressage at Sale – Entries close October 15th

NOVEMBER 14

Dandenong Show – Merlinvale ARC – Entries close October 31st

NOVEMBER 15

Show – Donvale ARC & Templestowe PC – Entries close November 11th

GROUNDS USE

PHRC members please be aware that the grounds are not available for use during LPC rallies, the first Sunday of every

month. Other dates not available include Official Event dates for either club.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Oct 7th Kieren Atkin

Oct 12th Paul Ormrod

Oct 13th Brittany Bowd

Oct 18th Robyn Wilem and Karyn Murray

Oct 21st Michelle Dalzell and Jennifer Hawken

Oct 22nd Sophie Lacey

Oct 25th Jacqui Neilson

Oct 26th Julie Thompson

Oct 28th Mark Rassmussan

Oct 29th Robyn Hyland

Oct 30th Nigel Anderson and Jade Timmins

Nov 2nd Paul Farmer

Nov 5th Briana Cook and Pam Ormrod

Nov 13th Anna Hawthorne

Nov 14th Natalie Peacock

Nov 15th Naomi Rankin and Cassidy Breznjak

Nov 19th Joanna Pastuszak

Nov 22nd Sarah Harris


Nov 23rd Eliza-Jayne Sinclair

Nov 25th Emily Attard and Natasha Bonica

Nov 30th Jessica Laughlin


*****SNAKE WARNING*****

Yes – it’s that time of the year again when snakes come out of hibernation.

Although horses have a mild immunity to snake venom,

snake bites can be fatal to horses particularly if they are

bitten on the nose or face. It can be very difficult to

detect the actual bite on a horse, so your first alert that

your horse may have been bitten by a snake are any (or

a combination) of the following symptoms:

Excessive sweating

Photosensitivity (light)

Gums turn bright purple

Elevated heart rate

Elevated respiratory rate

High temperature

Shaking

If the horse has been bitten on the nose, you may also notice some swelling.

The first thing to do if you suspect snake bite is to call your vet IMMEDIATELY! Try to keep the horse as still as possible

while you wait. If you can find the bite on a leg – place a pressure bandage above and below the puncture wounds. Be

aware that the horse may start fitting, so ensure your own safety as well.

The one to watch out for – the Tiger Snake


MEMBER SERVICES

FLOAT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

Need some repairs and maintenance on your float? David Todd does float

servicing and maintenance, for half the price of retail shops. He is a

qualified fitter and turner, works in the braking industry and has had a lot

of experience. David is located in Frankston but will pick up and drop off if

required. David can be contacted on 0435 200910

RUG REPAIRS

RUG REPAIRS

Rug repairs locally, drop off 11 Scott Road Cranbourne South

(Sarah 0408504721) or 174 Pearcedale Road, Pearcedale

(Jacqui 0439363863) Currently we have a very quick turn-

around for repairs. We can also do same day service

depending on the repair.

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