Berwick Pony Club P O Box 571 Berwick, VIC 3806 September 2014 Next Rally: October Venue: TBA www.berwickponyclub.org.au DC Report Hi Everyone, Well it’s hard to believe it's already September again, before we know it'll be Christmas. Spring is here, I've noticed quite a few horses and ponies been a little bit cheeky the last couple weeks. So be careful, doesn't matter how quiet they are sometimes, that green grass can turn ponies and horses into little monsters. Good time to check the diet of your horse for this time of the year. August Rally was at Ayr Hill grounds, thank you to Debbie Lovett for allowing us to hire the ground. Special thank you to all our instructors Kathy, Erica, Paula, Jill and Rachael. Many thanks to Nikki and Jill plus Scott on the barbecue for a great lunch. Can't forget Nanna for our delicious cakes. Congratulations to some of our members that receive their certificates. For E certificate we have Tegan and Meg. And for D certificate we have Maddi G, Shanice, Paige and Kai. WELL DONE! Next rally September at Ayr Hill, thank you to Nicci for organising Adam Wootten to come and teach for us. Riders will have a blast jumping with Adam. Lunch will be the $5.00 per person deal. Members to bring work books with them on the rally day. If you do not have one please send me a message to let me know. Work books all $15.00. Plus what book you are up to. PCAV have brought out workbooks for the little ones they are $15.00 as well. Which I've had a look at and the kids would love them. At the next rally we have an hour in the morning for all the parents with Kathy on gear checking, which will come in handy for our dressage day or any other comps we have. Parents with little tiny tots group will not be riding their first session will be me doing theory. Wow! What great news we have our new grounds at Oakwood riding school! It's sad to leave Akoonah Park but we need to move on with the times and safety comes first. Will keep you up to date on which month we will be starting at Oakwood. We do have a big job in cleaning out the old clubrooms so please anyone that has any spare time or is running to the tip could help out will be MUCH appreciated. Please let me know. Up coming events for club members and family. September 21st: Old equipment, clothing and furniture sale at Akoonah Park October 19th: Berwick PC Dressage day October 25th: Trivia night at Oakwood (tbc) October 26th: Cleaning out Akoonah Park clubrooms. See you all at Ayr Hill. Debbie Whitworth District Commissioner September Rally ~ Ayr Hill Lesson 1 10:00-11:00 Adam Erica Kim Libby Paula Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Workbooks Molly Lauren D Chloe Jorja Kelly Maddi G Maddie L Ilirah Paige Emily Mia Maddie N Alisha Shanice Lauren M Monique Meriah Tegan Meg Phoebe Rhiannon Vanessa Lesson 2 Morning Tea: 11:00-11:15 11:15-12:30 Kathy Adam Erica Jumping (small) Dressage Alisha Molly Maddie N Paige Poles Kelly Jorja Lauren D ChloeL Shanice Mia Emily Meriah Libby Paula Poles Dressage Test 5A Maddy L Maddi G Lauren M Monique Tegan Meg Phoebe Rhiannon Vanessa Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30 1:30-3:00 Erica Adam ROSTER Lesson 3 Jumping Kathy Poles Chloe Jorja Maddie L Maddi G Ilirah Kelly Mia Paige Maddie N Lauren D Molly Jumping Shanice Monique Lauren M Alisha Meriah Canteen Jumps Set Up Jumps Clean Up Manure Pick Up Lisa Stacey Ilirah Urquiola Jorja Growcott Maddy Lipari Rosz Lauren Maher Chloe Dixon Maddie Neil Clare Maher Shanice Ralls Kelly Pie Maddi Growcott A dad to do the BBQ Alisha Phoebe & Rhiannon Tegan, Meg & Vanessa Sincere thanks to our sponsors: Byerley Equestrian Centre OUT AND ABOUT Ringwood Show Paige Drake 1st Best Rider 2nd Smartest on Parade 2nd Bareback (fun ring) 3rd PC Mount Interschool Dressage Primary Novice Mia Wigham Reserve Champion Interschool Dressage Intermediate Novice Chloe Dixon 5th in both tests Emily Spano turning 13 Charlotte Stacey turning 20 Berwick PC 2014/2015 Committee District Commissioner (DC) Assistant DC President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Canteen/Committee General Committee General Committee General Committee General Committee Debbie Whitworth Nicci Growcott Janine Wigham Claire Neil Jackie Dixon Kym Feore Lisa Stacey Amanda Urquiola Cathy Drake Tracy Ralls Lexi Feore Senior Rally Report August Rally Report By Jorja Growcott Hey all, Last rally was beautiful weather and a great day! We had instructors Erica, Rachel, Kathy, Jill and Paula. First lessons of the day were dressage and there were 5 groups spread throughout the Ayr Hill arenas. I was in Erica’s group and we had the indoor all to ourselves. We did many circle workouts and leg yielding exercises. I found this lesson one of the best dressage lessons I have had as I think Erica is a great instructor with good techniques and teaching skills. A big well done to Lauren though, I know that that lesson was a bit of a challenge for you but you handled it extremely well. Good job! The next lessons were poles, little jumps and D and E certificate testing. Kathy tested the D certificate riders and Paula tested Meg and Tegan for their E certificate, whilst the other instructors did poles and small jumps. I was in Rachel’s Group and we did lots of pole work to do with strides and circles. These were great exercises and found that they benefitted everyone. After lunch Rachel and Kathy took lessons for jumping and Paula did games. Again, I was in Rachel’s group and we worked on grid techniques with poles, and spacing between related fences. Overall I had a wonderful rally and thought that it was heaps of fun. I am definitely looking forward to the next rally and cant wait for the Dressage day coming up!!!! Cheers, Jorja Growcott Senior Rally Reporter “I found this lesson one of the best dressage lessons I have had “ Important Info West Gippsland Zone AGM The Austral Hotel – Korumburra 17th September, 2014 By Kym Feore Mum & I attended the 2014 WGZ AGM on Wednesday night, and we had a blast!!! Dinner was served at 7:30pm with the meeting commencing shortly after. A few things mentioned are below, and we finished up around 9. So yes it was a school night, and yes it was a little bit of a drive…but every time I leave a WGZ meeting I always say I’M SO GLAD I WENT. I would really like to see others making the effort to get to these meetings, we are actually part of something much bigger than just a club, the zone as a whole. Laurie Cruise is stepping down from the Zone President’s role – he has contributed to the zone for over 20 years. He mentioned how proud he was to be a part of WGZ, as we are a front-runner for change and innovation. The zone series is so successful, other zones are trying to replicate the WGZ series. Laurie was actually a member of Berwick PC and was awarded the prestigious Award of Merit during his time with us. In fact, my mum Lexi used to ride with him many moons ago at Berwick! Laurie is taking over from Darrelyn as Zone Representative. Darrelyn, our Zone Representative of 10 years, has been asked to lead a Governance project for Pony Club Australia. It was mentioned that the whole WGZ had a lack of presence at the Prince Phillip Interzone Games Challenge. This is something we should start attending as a club. Also the WGZ Games clinic next year. It was also mentioned that any and all coaches need to be registered with PCA from now otherwise they are not insured. Mary Longden clinic (senior riders) in November – Saturday afternoon, this is the last one that’s funded so get along to it! The way the WGZ committee speak about our zone, clubs, parents and riders is full of pride and continuous acknowledgements, as well as encouragement and how much they appreciate what we do. They mentioned that whenever you go out and compete, you are noticed. Word does get back to the club and the zone, and it is always positive. Jess Alderson from Cockatoo PC is the President of the West Gippsland Zone Junior Committee. Senior riders contributing back into the club. Everyone like the facebook page, everybody’s welcome to come to meetings, both junior and senior riders. Vicki Connely (Kneebone) received life membership for her many years contribution to the zone as she is now moving on to PCA. How you can be recognized for the award of merit: • 90-100% attendance • Contributing outside rallies • Volunteering at fundraisers • Approachable • A mentor to younger riders and their peers New WGZ Executive Team Zone Representative – Laurie Cruise President – Michelle Debenham Vice President – Jenny O’Sullivan & Stuart Benson Secretary - Kerry Spencer Treasurer – Barb Stewart Chief Instructor - Deb Collins Donations to Wonthaggi PC for the raffle at State Horse Trials – Could have things in our PC Shed? 9th Nov Event freshmans sj to support prevention of youth suicide and kidshelpline at Tooradin – red is the colour of the organization, therefore there won’t be uniforms, there will be prizes for best “red dressed” and other “red” prizes Laurie Cruise described the involvement of himself and his team of volunteers at WGZ by: “We came for our children, and stayed for the friendships” Important Information PCAV Annual General Meeting & Annual Conference 2014: The AGM and 52nd Annual Conference will be held on Sunday 12th October 2014 at the PCAV State Office, 73-75 Mackie Road Mulgrave. AGM Notification | Online Attendance Form Printable Attendance Form We must either RSVP our attendance or an apology. Missy Dexter Welcome to the Berwick Pony Club family! and Rhiannon and Chloe FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS (click the link for entry forms) Date Event Details Entries Close 27-28th Sept Werribee PC Horse Trials 8th Sept 12th Oct Cannibal Creek PC Dressage Day 6th Oct 12th Oct Lilydale PC Showjumping Day For more competitions, training days and events click HERE Classifieds For Sale & Classifieds Just a few things you can pick up this Sunday 1pm at Akoonah Park The Bonus of Winning
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