Pony Club Newsletter July 2008 - Glenorie Horse and Pony Club

Pony Club News... Straight from the horse’s mouth!
Cross Country practice (and GRADING) for Zone ODE—Thursday 17th July at Vines Pony Club
On Thursday 17th July, Vines are allowing riders from other clubs to practice on their cross country course
from 10am. Please let Lorraine know if you are planning to attend, as she needs to let Vines know how
many to expect.
Note that you do not have to be planning to attend the Zone ODE to come along to this practice day!
Event Registration Number: HER 5539
Glenorie PC Closed One Day Event—3rd August
This year we will be running a Closed ODE open to all of our riders (Glenorie members only!). This is a good
opportunity to practice before the Zone ODE, or to just have a go and see how much fun Eventing is!
The day will be fairly relaxed, with a focus on instruction for our less experienced riders, and hopefully a few
good challenges for those who are more experienced! We will be running the Cross Country one rider at a
time, so everyone will be able to watch.
We will be aiming to finish the competition early enough that everyone can have a chance to train over any
parts of the Cross Country course they had troubles with.
Morning tea will be provided as usual (but there won't be a set time for morning tea), and lunch (there will
be a lunch break) will be BYO. The BBQ will be available to cook meat.
As well as ribbons for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each Grade, we will be presenting some special awards:
• Turnout (for the best presented horse and rider during all 3 phases)
• Dressage (for the highest percentage scored in a dressage test on the day)
• Jumping Style (awarded by the SJ judge)
• Cross Country Encourager (for a rider showing great promise on the XC course)
More information about what a One Day Event is, as well as the Entry Form, is available on the website:
http://www.glenorie.pcansw.org.au/default.asp?Page=8614
Glenorie Pony Club receives Woolworths Fresh Food Kids Grant
Our Club has been successful in obtaining a $1500 grant from the Woolworths Fresh Food Kids Community
Grant scheme. Thank you very much to Keren Lavery for all the hard work she has put into obtaining not
only this grant, but several others this year as well!
D and D Star Certificates
C and C* Certificate Exams were held during the last Rally Day on the 15th June—well done to those riders
who took part.
The next ‘round’ of exams (at a date to be advised) will therefore be D and D* exams. Both of these involve
presenting in full Pony Club uniform (shirt, tie & jumper), a basic ridden exam, and some questions
asked verbally regarding grooming, feeding, and general care of the horse. Plaiting is NOT required. The D
Certificate can be attempted once a rider turns 7. The minimum age for the D* Certificate is 9.
Information about the specific requirements for the Certificates can be found later in this newsletter. If you
would like to receive instruction in any of these areas at a Rally Day, please let Lorraine know so an activity
can be organised.
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