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Contents Cross-country schooling 22 Welcome to Suff olk Hunt Pony Club 3 Ickworth Park 22 Aims of The Pony Club 3 Other venues 22 Membership 3 Local showing/showjumping venues 22 Membership packs 3 Prizegiving 23 SHPC windscreen s ckers 3 Private lessons 23 Our Na onal Trust partner 4 Our website 23 Gi Aid 4 Biosecurity 23 Pony Club merchandise 4 Biosecurity advice 24 Membership rules 4 Contagious diseases 24 Joining SHPC and booking events 4 Worm control 24 Compe ng for SHPC 4 Vaccina ons 24 Pony Club and SHPC 5 Any changes? 24 Volunteer Commi ee for 2020 5 Finance and income 6 Informa on and news sources 6 Social media policy 6 Codes of conduct 7 What we expect from our SHPC families 7 Our venues 7 King’s Meadow, Ickworth Park 7 Other venues 8 Pony Club ac vi es 9 Working rallies 9 Assigning children to groups 9 Ickworth Park rally schedule 9 Summer rallies 10 Site layout 10 Important rally rules 10 Special word for parents/carers 11 Visitors 12 Photography and video 12 Lunging 12 Guest riders 12 Rider clothing for rallies 12 Booking and cancella on policy 12 Tack and turnout in detail 13 Criteria for the tack and turnout inspec on 14 Spurs 14 Reins 15 Grass reins 15 SHPC clothing 15 Summer camp 15 Effi ciency tests 16 Achievement badges 17 Team training and team compe ons 18 Dress 20 Compe on tack and turnout 21 Team selec ons 21 Hunt meets 21 Suff olk Hunt Pony Club Member Pack Welcome to Suff olk Hunt Pony Club Aims of The Pony Club Suff olk Hunt Pony Club (SHPC) is based at King’s Meadow The Pony Club was founded in 1928 and has more than within the beau ful surroundings of the Na onal 100,000 members (aged up to 25) worldwide. Its aims are: Trust’s Ickworth Park Estate, near Bury St Edmunds. We • to encourage young people to ride have more than 120 enthusias c, friendly and capable and to learn to enjoy all kinds of sport members, all keen to enjoy their me on horseback, learn connected with horses and riding. new skills and make new friends. • to provide instruc on in riding Our qualifi ed instructors mould their lessons around their and horsemanship and to ins l in group riders’ capabili es, ensuring that everyone benefi ts members the proper care of their from their teaching and learns in a safe and posi ve animals. environment. Instructors are also available to parents/ • to promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, carers for feedback and ideas on developing their child’s ci zenship and loyalty, thereby cul va ng strength of riding skills. character and self-discipline. Branch ac vi es include working rallies (during the summer and winter), Pony Club Camp, effi ciency tests, Membership achievement badges, team training and social events. Those members keen to compete for the branch can put themselves forward for selec on in several categories, including team showjumping, dressage, even ng, tetrathlon, mounted games and horse/pony care quizzes. Pony Club is a wholly voluntary organisa on and all branches are en rely dependent on volunteers – there are no paid members of staff at all, except the instructors. All members of Suff olk Hunt Pony Club and their families must be prepared to help look a er our resources and to help with the ac vi es run for the branch’s benefi t. Your support is essen al with administra on and prac cal Children may be enrolled in the Pony Club at any me tasks, including running open events and maintaining our of the year if membership numbers permit it. Pony Club cross-country course. The more you can give back to the Branch Membership is open to anyone up to the age of branch, the more we can off er our young riders. 25. Members should have access to a horse or pony, by Our ac vi es are managed by a number of Commi ees ownership or loan, and have the means to transport the made up of members’ parents. Health and safety horse or pony to and from rallies and events. is a priority, so there are some important rules and Ongoing Pony Club membership is secured by an annual regula ons associated with equipment and venues. A subscrip on paid for each child, but families with three measure of discipline is also applied to issues such as or more children are eligible for a family subscrip on, dress, manners and punctuality to encourage members to which reduces the fi nancial burden. The annual develop responsibility and to secure a modicum of smooth subscrip on for 2020 is £80 for each Riding Member and running. The objec ve, nevertheless, is to enjoy ourselves £36 for each Non-Riding Member. Family Membership and to make sure that our members have fun. (where there are three or more Members in one family) Above all, it is important that you understand that Suff olk is capped at £200. Hunt Pony Club is there for you. If you are feeling lost, Membership packs then please ask for help. Every one of us has had to learn the ropes, and with so much going on we know that On joining or membership renewal, members will things can seem confusing. Simply shou ng across to the receive direct from Pony Club an informa on pack, a people in the next trailer can solve most problems! membership card, insurance details and a handy folder in which to keep all Pony Club Suff olk Hunt Pony Club is yours for you to shape as you documents. You will also be wish. Your District Commissioner, Commi ees and fellow emailed your Suff olk Hunt Pony members are all there to help you and to help each other. Club Membership Pack. We hope that you will help to make it what you want it to be. SHPC windscreen s ckers Jane Crawford If you would like a SHPC District Commissioner windscreen s cker to give you [email protected] easy access to Kings Meadow, please see Susanne White. The s cker should be kept in the windscreen of your horsebox or towing vehicle to enable you to 3 Suff olk Hunt Pony Club Member Pack gain trouble-free access to Ickworth Park for Pony Club events ONLY. NB If you wish to access any other part of Ickworth Park you MUST purchase admission. Our Na onal Trust partner We are grateful to the Na onal Trust for con nuing to support our ac vi es at Kings Meadow. There are a number of rules we need to abide by to ensure a con nued trouble-free rela onship. 1. If you are a Na onal Trust member, please show your Na onal Trust membership card at the kiosk every me you enter Ickworth Park. Each me your card is scanned, Ickworth Park receives a fee from Na onal Trust Headquarters. 2. Please abide by all speed restric ons for the safety Members must not ride in Ickworth Park without of Park visitors and animals, as well as your own safety. prior permission. If you are a Na onal Trust member, Special care should be taken close to parked vehicles and please remember to scan your card at the kiosk on on approaching Kings Meadow down the hill through the entry to Ickworth Park. The Park receives money high hedges. from Headquarters for every visi ng member. 3. Please drive carefully through the Park. Mind the Pony Club merchandise hedges and take par cular care when turning to avoid The Pony Club sells books, videos, gi s and other items damaging markers and bollards. If you cause damage, through the Pony Club website at www.pcuk.org. It is please report it immediately. well worth inves ng in ‘The Manual of Horsemanship’, 4. Please keep dogs on short leads at all mes, even the offi cial Manual of the Pony Club. around the vehicle parking areas. If you can’t comply, Full membership details are available from the Pony Club please leave your dog at home. website at www.pcuk.org. 5. Please clear up a er your horse/pony in the Membership rules parking areas. Take home any hay/straw and clear up droppings. The lorry park should look clean and dy The rules governing membership are as follows: a er every rally. 1. Members can only belong to one branch of the Pony Club. Gi Aid 2. Pony Club insurance cover will terminate if the We are very grateful to those who sign the Gi Aid subscrip on is not paid by the renewal date. Declara on at the foot of Renewal Forms – it helps us to 3. If members show insuffi cient interest in their keep subscrip ons down. branch and do not support branch ac vi es, they Subscrip ons to SHPC include the following addi onal may be asked to resign. benefi ts: 4. A request for a transfer to another branch must 1. Third party personal liability insurance. be referred by the Commi ee to the relevant Area 2. Discre onary hun ng ckets at a cost of £10 per day. Representa ve(s), unless it is due to reloca on. 3. Discounted cross-country schooling in Ickworth Park. Joining SHPC and booking events Passes giving authorised access to the cross-country course cost £10 to SHPC members. You must buy a Membership and event bookings are managed through pass for each rider.