May - Riddells Creek Pony Club
May - Riddells Creek Pony Club
May - Riddells Creek Pony Club
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OUT AND ABOUT<br />
Not content with an exciting day at our own<br />
Horse Trials, three of our riders traveled to<br />
Mansfield the following weekend.<br />
Molly Chiller followed up her win in Gr.4 at<br />
R.C. by starting in Gr.3 and was 4 th overall.<br />
Well done Molly.<br />
Rhiannon Stammers continued her preparation<br />
for the State Champs, and was placed 4 th in the<br />
Gr.1.<br />
Alex Edwards had Best Dressage in Gr.3, and<br />
6 th place. A run out on X.C. cost her a higher<br />
placing.<br />
ZONE GAMES AND FLAT TEAMS<br />
Zone Games Champions<br />
It was a cold and wet Sunday with 50 Kph winds,<br />
with rain and sleet coming from the Antarctic. Seven<br />
brave riders took on the weather and 12 other clubs<br />
from around Central Zone.<br />
The team of Rhiannon Kurban, Mathew Slade,<br />
Matthew Kirby, Sally Huxley, Jasmine Shields,<br />
Karlie Barton and Bessie Dimery had trained hard<br />
since the start of the year and were ready to take on<br />
last years winners Macedon <strong>Pony</strong> <strong>Club</strong> in the first<br />
heat of the day<br />
With the footing very slippery and un-even surface<br />
the team kept their cool whilst the reigning<br />
champions knocked a pole to give the team a<br />
comfortable win.<br />
Wins in ball and bucket and the bottle race saw the<br />
team three wins from three races at lunch time.<br />
Unfortunately after lunch a couple cold hands<br />
resulted in a couple of errors in the tent pegging<br />
race and we came second by about 2 lengths. The<br />
team then finished off the next two races finishing<br />
with all six riders over the line before the other<br />
teams had even made it half way.<br />
At the end of the six games both <strong>Riddells</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />
and Macedon both had 5 wins and a second. So<br />
it was back onto the field for a run off.<br />
As usual the race was the flag and drum and so<br />
there was no room for slow ponies. After the two<br />
Matthews had returned, Riddell had about a 4 length<br />
lead and the pressure was mounting on the<br />
opposition.<br />
With faultless pickups and passing by R.C., the<br />
pressure was too great and the Macedon rider<br />
pulled out two sticks. This allowed Rhiannon to<br />
cross the line at a trot and the trophy was ours.<br />
The team presented for presentations wearing their<br />
new team representative shirts and even though the<br />
temperature was in single digits they were<br />
determined to show them off.<br />
As coach of the team I have never been more proud<br />
of a group of riders. In the worst conditions I have<br />
ever experienced, not once did a rider complain<br />
about the weather.<br />
Between every race they jumped off their ponies to<br />
ensure that they were rugged up to keep warm.<br />
So now they are off to the State Championships at<br />
Werribee on June 14th. So mark this date in your<br />
diary and drive down to the Werribee Equestrian<br />
Centre to support your friends and club mates.<br />
Congratulations to our Team.<br />
Thank you for this report Warwick and for the time<br />
you give to training the team.<br />
FLAT TEAMS 2010 ??????<br />
The week before the horse trials, Audrey Witmore<br />
and Forestway Felicity went down to Werribee Park<br />
for the Australian <strong>Pony</strong> Owners and Breeders Open<br />
<strong>Pony</strong> Dressage Championships.<br />
They did a Grade 5 test and came away with a<br />
lovely 4 th green sash and a showbag from sponsors.<br />
After her test we were thrilled to hear the musical<br />
rides starting. That means dressage to music !<br />
The theme was Men in Tights, so some spectacular<br />
costumes paraded around like Robin Hood, a<br />
Leprechaun, a Musketeer etc. to all kinds of music.<br />
Some of the competitors had put pieces of famous<br />
music together, classical, rock and modern to match<br />
the horses gait and movement and increases and<br />
decreases in speed (transitions) in the tests. Very<br />
impressive.<br />
Anyone wanting to do the PCAV Musical and Flat<br />
teams next year, to learn a musical ride and<br />
represent RCPC at Zone level, PLEASE see<br />
Audrey or Hayley and Jo Heinz, our instructor for<br />
Musical and Flat Teams.<br />
We should be able to get a Senior Team Together<br />
and a Junior Team together with ponies of similar<br />
height. Start thinking NOW.<br />
Heather Witmore<br />
COMING EVENTS<br />
MAY<br />
3 rd Findon Gymkhana<br />
2 nd - 3 rd State H.T. Championships.<br />
9 th - 10 th Inter-zone H.T. Gr.3&4 Werribee<br />
10 th Kilmore Navigation Ride<br />
17 th Oaklands S.J. & Presidents Cup Qual.<br />
24 th Kilmore Combined Training Day.<br />
23 rd -24 th Zone Clinic.at R.C.P.C.-See Wendy<br />
31 st Whittlesea Combined Training Day.