EAST HERTFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB

NEWSLETTER

January 2015

Committee Members

District Chief Instructor: Membership Treasurer: Commissioner: Secretary:

Mrs Janet Good Mrs Margaret Auld Mrs Trish Griffiths Mr Richard Lenthall Willow Cottage Friars Cottage Woodcot Marshmallow 48 Rookery Road Rushden Rabley Heath Sally Deards Lane Wyboston Buntingford Herts Rabley Heath, Beds, MK44 3AX Herts, SG9 0TF Welwyn 01480 215 435 01763 288 377 Tel: 07901517614 Herts, AL6 0UE 01438 821 226 Eventing Dressage

Karen Newman Nancy Field Mrs Kate Payne Gail Robinson

Tel: 07811118173 Tel: 01438 821436 01438 820739 Tel: 07591101001 Tel: 07504498185 Instructor Newsletter Editor Quiz Manager Mounted Games & Fund Raiser

Ex Officio Mr Petros Mrs Debbie Godfrey Karen Wornham Jane Baxter Spiliopoulos

Tel: 01582 831738 Tel: 01462 422631 Tel: 07976803613 Tel: 07771658292 Instructor Tetrathlon Mounted Games Trainer

1 Message from your District Commissioner

January 2015

Dear Members, Parents and Friends

A belated Happy New Year To you all.

Between January and the end of December 2015 you will have new hat tags. These will be white. Any hats with the marking {BS}1384 may be used until 31st December after which time they will no longer be legal . PAS 105, SNELL E2001 will be permitted. All details can be found on the Pony Club website.

Our unmounted Gymkhana during the holidays was not very well attended although those members who did go enjoyed themselves. Next year we are planning to hold a Halloween Disco instead. If you have any ideas for a social event please let me know. The Quiz Evening was very well attended and was a resounding success, raising £500. Thanks to Nancy, Karen and Tom Wornham, Ros Naylor and Alan Stewart for all their hard work and to everybody who donated food towards the supper.

As you are probably aware we are going to lose the Knebworth Field to the Cricket Club and we are now in the process of looking for a new home. If you have any suggestions please contact me. We have a busy programme planned for the year and look forward to seeing you.

Best wishes

Janet

2 VERY IMPORTANT Attending Rallies/Events Please note that all droppings must be cleared before you leave a rally. No mucking out of lorries or trailers is allowed. Please ask if hay nets tied up outside your vehicle is allowed and clear excess on departure. Dogs must be kept on a lead. If jumps are used please help set up or clear away.

Please remember you are representing East Hertfordshire Branch at all events !!

EHPC Facebook Page

For anyone on Facebook, there is a page called East Hertfordshire Hunt Pony Club Show Jumping Page. It is a Closed group so only members can read and comment on posts. It is for parents and members, although Facebook is only for older children so younger members will not be able to join.

We realise not everyone is on Facebook - everything will still be emailed so no-one will miss out - but it is a quick and convenient way of communicating dates and teams.

For information please contact: [email protected]

PLEASE READ THIS!!! If you would like to be considered for teams and have not returned your interest form to Mrs Good, please do so asap, the form can be found on the website: http://branches.pcuk.org/easthertfordshire/teams-2011/

3 EVENT DETAILS/PLANNER Half Term /Future dates Please note: any cancellations to events/rallies will be notified by e-mail, so please make sure you look at your e-mail on the day of the event. There is a “generic” return form below, please fill in all the details and return with the correct payment (by cheque) to Mrs Auld one week before the rally. If you want to attend a rally, you need to send the return form to Mrs Auld by the deadline (the reply by date will be detailed below), otherwise you will not be allowed to attend. Date Reply by What Where Wed 18th Feb 2015 Fri 13th Feb 2015 Timed rally – from 2pm suitable Shuttleworth College Equestrian for all standards and ages. Centre, Old Warden, £10 for first member of family Biggleswade, £5 for each subsequent member.

Tues 7th April 2015 Tues 31st Mar 2015 Country ride followed by a bring Little Offley and share lunch. 10.30am start. All ages welcome.

Mon 13th April Mon 6th April 2015 Cross Country rally – ready to Carlton 2015 ride at 11am. £20 per member – suitable for all ages and ability.

Mon 3rd May 2015 ------Not PC – just for info Carlton Open Cross Country Event at Carlton - fences 70cms to 1 metre. Schedules from the Carlton Event website by the middle of March.

May 22nd – May ------Beach Ride Mill Farm, Wells-next-the-Sea 27th 2015 FULL – Please let Nancy know if you want to go on the waiting list.

Sat 13th June 2015 Team Showjumping - Vale of Great Missenden Aylesbury Pony Club Sun 28th June 2015 Area Show Jumping Wed 29th July – Fri Three day rally Little Offley 31st July Mon 3rd Aug – Sat End of March - Pony Club Camp for those 11 Milton Keynes. 9th Aug 2015 See letter at years and over bottom of newsletter Sun 2nd Oct 2015 East of England Show Jumping East of England Show Ground

4 RALLY/TEST/EVENT RETURN FORM

Name: Age: Telephone:

Event: Date:

Please return with payment to (please make cheques payable to East Herts Hunt Branch of the Pony Club) Margaret Auld, Friars Cottage, Rushden, Nr Buntingford, Herts. SG9 0TF Make sure you return by the form by the correct date which is detailed on the planner above

5 Pony Club Camp Monday 3rd to Saturday 8th August 2015 Venue: Milton Keynes Eventing Centre £325 per member – open to members 11 and over

Horses/Ponies will have stables (no turn out) Accommodation for Members is provided in 2 large tents or if you are over 14, you can sleep in your own lorry/tent

There is a marquee for eating and evening activities and all food/drinks are provided.

There is a secure lock up for tack and equipment

If you would like to attend camp, please send the return form back to Mrs Good, Willow Cottage, 48 Rookery Road, Wyboston, Beds, MK44 3AX with a deposit of £85 by 1st March 2015 (the balance is payable by 1st July 2015)

If you would like to pay in instalments, please send the deposit of £85 and 4 pre-dated cheques when sending your reply slip – each cheque should be for £60 and be dated, 1st April, 1st May, 1 st June, 1st July.

Please e-mail Mrs Good asap to let her know your intention of coming to camp (as well as returning your slip) this will help to establish numbers: [email protected]

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Pony Club Camp Monday 3rd to Saturday 8th August 2015

Venue: Milton Keynes Eventing Centre

£325 per member – open to members 11 and over

Name: Age: Telephone:

Tick as appropriate I would like to attend camp and enclose a deposit of £85 balance due by 1st July 2015 I would like to attend camp and enclose the full amount of £325

I would like to attend camp and enclose a deposit of £85 and four pre-dated cheques for £60 Please return form to: Mrs J Good, Willow Cottage, 48 Rookery Road, Wyboston, Beds, MK44 3AX

Please make cheques payable to East Hertforshire Hunt branch of the Pony Club

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