VINE PONY CLUB www.pcuk.org/vine HoofPrint AUTUMN/WINTER NEWSLETTER 2015 VINE PONY CLUB COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ORGANISERS Area 13 Representative Mrs Sara Tremlett President Mrs Maggie Richardson District Commissioner Child Protection Officer General Rallies Mrs Bo De Groot Mrs Sue Aufiero Mrs Tina Skipworth 01256 770260 0118 9816 438 / 07941 182 978 01635 337 73 Ashe Court 19 Swains Close, Tadley, Adbury Park, Burghclere, Ashe Overton Hants Hants. RG26 4NF Berks. RG20 4HB RG25 3AH [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chief Instructor & Eventing Health & Safety Assistant District Commissioner Mrs Phillippa Chamings Mrs Fiona McAlister and Hon Secretary 01189 814 494 01256 397 442 Mrs Penny Burton Inhurst Farmhouse, Baughurst, Holly Cottage, North Waltham, 07768 201 370 / 01635 254 761 Tadley, Hants. RG26 5JS Basingstoke, Hants. Ashley, Ball Hill, Newbury, Berks. [email protected] RG25 2BZ RG20 0NS [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Co-ordinator for Dressage and Eventing Rallies Racing Assistant District Commissioner Mrs Jayne Aufiero *Mrs Charlotte Fuller and Dressage 07500 860 740 01635 250 658 Mrs Katie Bartlett Withey Copse Farm, Hyde Lane, Penwood Grange, Penwood, 01635 268 288 / 07711 747 715 Ecchinswell, RG20 4UN Newbury, Berks. RG20 9EW Hogscombe, Greenham, [email protected] [email protected] Thatcham, Berks. RG19 8HW Show Jumping Polo [email protected] Dr Arlina Mauree *Mr Jon Casemore 07966 886912 / 01488 658002 07747 880 592 Hon Treasurer Mud Hall Cottage, Winterbourne Park Farm, Oakley, Basingstoke, Mrs Jackie James Road, Boxford, Berks. Hants. RG23 7EH 01635 254 732 RG20 8AY [email protected] Knights Meadow, Gore End, [email protected] Newbury, Berks. RG20 0PH Website & Newsletter [email protected] Assistant Co-ordinator for Kirstin Goodenough Show Jumping Rallies 07974 715 160 Membership Secretary & *Mrs Suzanne Harris Bradfords Farmhouse, Halfway, Club Clothing 01256 780 055 / 07831 351 464 Newbury, Berks. RG20 8ND Mrs Penny Burton 1 Marlborough Gardens [email protected] 01635 254 761 Oakley Ashley, Ball Hill, Newbury, Berks. RG23 7AH RG20 0NS [email protected] [email protected] *Not on Vine PC committee Mini Activities Admin Assistant Mrs Zoe Donald Mrs Sarah Hutton 01635 337 73 01635 278666 / 07867 554 159 Lane End Farm, Featherbed Fordfields, Deadmoor Lane, Lane, North Sydmonton, Burghclere, Newbury, Berks Newbury. RG20 4UW RG20 9DY [email protected] [email protected] 1 Autumn/Winter 2015 Hoofprint POLO Dear All, I am writing this piece as my first be the best on record, with winners contribution to Hoofprint since taking at all levels. Thank you to all children, over as DC from Caroline, at the parents, supporters and of course beginning of September. our wonderful set of instructors who help select the teams and support our Taking on the role of DC was not a members all the way. decision I took lightly, it is an important role and I felt very honoured to be My one request as a new DC is the asked. Nevertheless, I knew that I usual plea, we do need parents couldn’t be taking over the role at a to come forward to offer their help The Vine Rendell Polo Team – made up better moment; Caroline has been in organising various events. The of Tobin Hatton-Brown and Toby Small incredibly efficient during her time Pony Club is organised completely with two members from other Pony as DC and has put a lot of effort into by volunteers i.e. you the parents, Clubs, won the National Championships making the branch so successful. without you we cannot operate! When for the 2nd year running, and also won Secondly, I seriously believe I couldn’t we circulate e-mails requesting for the League Trophy for the season!! have inherited a better committee. help, please do not think ‘someone Each of the committee members else will do it’ – usually this ends up Some very fast and skilful playing put takes on their different roles with huge being one of the dedicated committee them ahead of the New Forest PC. ▪ energy and enthusiasm. The older members …. They already run all the committee members have years of membership, rallies, camps, health experience and we are lucky to have and safety, finances, the website, as TEST ACHIEVEMENTS younger committee members on board well as booking instructors and venues who are so full of vitality and new and making endless phone calls on Olivia B, Georgia B and Laura McA took ideas….. it is what we need to continue behalf of our members. None of them various parts of their B test along with to evolve and develop for the benefit of are paid, they are all volunteers and many others from Area 13. As a result our members. often have other jobs, family and the of this Olivia has now passed her B test horses to look after too! completely – she passed Horse & Pony I know the committee as well as the Care last year and passed her riding rest of the Pony Club members are Finally, a thank you to our invaluable this year; and Georgie and Laura both very grateful for Caroline’s time and sponsors who offer us great financial passed their B Test Horse & Pony Care. leadership during her three years as support, please try and support So much of their successes are due to DC. There will be a formal thank you them when you can: RJ Lampard Sarah Finikin’s hard work (there were to her at our Presentation Evening (Groundworks), McGonnell and Gillatt many who failed!). Congratulations! ▪ on Friday 4th December so please (Equine Vets), TH White (trailer centre) come and show your appreciation on and Ascot Buildings (Stables and that evening. outbuildings). All their details are on SOGGY MINI SHOWING FUN our website. At our Presentation evening and Our very mini members also did us AGM, I will also be reporting in more I look forward to meeting and working proud at events over the summer. In detail about this year’s activities. The alongside you all to build on the firm spite of the heavy rain at the Hampshire highlight of 2015 must surely be the foundations laid by Caroline and Hunt PC Mini Show, the first ridden class successful Area Show Jumping, an her team. Our Pony Club is what we was dominated by our chaps with Clare event the Vine staged at Hackwood make it! McG coming first, with Bertie D 2nd and Park in July. Caroline steered the Roddy G 3rd. ▪ committee and volunteers to run a well Best Wishes organised, happy and profitable Area Deborah De Groot Competition – well done and thank you District Commissioner PC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 to all those involved. Shortly after the Area Show jumping we held our various camps which were thoroughly enjoyed by all the members who attended! Thank you to Fiona, Auriol and Zoe for organising these so well and to all their helpers. We were incredibly lucky that the Aufiero family facilitated the move of the Junior camp to their wonderful venue…. A last minute crisis that all turned out well, thank you! The other main success story this year has been the competitiveness of so many of our members from the Minis through to the Seniors. Our branch is a lot smaller than many others but the outstanding results in 2015 must surely 2 Autumn/Winter 2015 Hoofprint PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 Olivia B – 1st Georgia B – 1st Open Eventing Individual Open Eventing Individual Team 7th in Open Dressage (Olivia B, Annabel C and Poppy D G) Poppy was 4th individually in her arena and Olivia 6th in hers. Individual 1st for Olivia B in Open Eventing and individual 1st for Georgia B in Intermediate Eventing (she also got an award for outstanding cross country riding) and individual 1st for Tori M in the Novice Eventing. Congratulations to you all – I am so proud of the Vine and the volunteers, parents, instructors and sponsors who help our riders to achieve success. Thanks especially to discipline heads: Arlina Mauree (with Suzanne Harris and Sharon Rogers), Katie Bartlett, Phillippa Miles A – 1st Chamings and Jayne Aufiero. A big thank you to all of our Intermediate Dressage Individual instructors – each of you have made a contribution! It was particularly good to see the “very well-travelled” Sharon Quant Qualifying for the Pony Club Championships is not easy. There in Cheshire. She has supported all of our teams throughout the are 17 branches in our area and typically only two branches summer and her presence was so, so reassuring! And although and two individuals qualify at each level in each discipline. Matt Hicks was not with us on the day, it is notable how well the Vine are doing in the dressage arena with his support. Thank This year, however, Vine members earned four team you! Thank you also to our cross country instructors including all places and three individual places at the Championships. of those who were busy training the next generation of winners at In itself this was an amazing achievement for a relatively camp and Chief Instructor Phillippa Chamings – a tricky start to small branch and it was a merry band of 11 members plus the season with the new focus on the safety of x-country fences parents, dogs and supporters who headed up to Cheshire. but we got through it with a bit of imagination and patience. Congratulations to Miles A, Georgia B, Olivia B, Connie B, Tom B, Annabel C, Poppy D G, Tori M, Alice M, Lottie H and Finally, a big thank you to our wonderful sponsors who have been Gemma R.