Our Own News Issue 317 - December 2009 - Wollombi Valley Online
Our Own News Issue 317 - December 2009 - Wollombi Valley Online
Our Own News Issue 317 - December 2009 - Wollombi Valley Online
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<strong>Wollombi</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Pony Club<br />
It was a wild & windy couple of days for our School Holidays Camp<br />
but we all coped well with the first day only being held up for a<br />
short time. The Endurance Ride in small groups on Day 2 proved to<br />
be very popular & we will be developing this in the future. All riders<br />
successfully completed the Derby & were awarded a Medallion for<br />
their efforts with Bronte, Bailey & Clio winning the team event &<br />
Bronte, Emma, Louisa, Summer & Molly receiving an additional prize<br />
for placing in each individual event.<br />
During the last month some of our riders attended the Zone 25<br />
Camp for 6 days at Gloucester. Bronte Annis-Brown, Chloe Green,<br />
Renee Butterworth, Summer Bolton, Molly Callaghan & Scarlett<br />
Bolton were on their horses at 8.30am every morning & didn’t<br />
dismount for the evening until 5.00pm every night. They did a range<br />
of activities from Camp Drafting, Team Penning, Sporting, Jumping to<br />
Dressage & Flat Work. A load of feisty cattle were trucked in for<br />
the Camp Drafting & Team Penning & definitely gave the riders a<br />
run for their money & a fun experience.<br />
The <strong>Wollombi</strong> Support Team with our fearless leader Simone with<br />
the help of Kerri, Di Butterworth, Di Hardin & Tanya helped saved<br />
the day when on arrival it was acknowledged that the organisation<br />
of instructors for Camp was less than desirable, in fact nonexistent.<br />
In the end the riders were none the wiser & everyone<br />
involved had a fantastic time. Of course it will take months for the<br />
Support Team to recover (probably just in time for next year).<br />
Molly Callaghan & Summer<br />
Bolton competed in the<br />
Mount Sugarloaf Show<br />
Jumping Competition during<br />
the month with both riders<br />
succeeding in placing in a<br />
number of events. A special<br />
congratulations to Molly for<br />
doing so well in her first D<br />
Grade competition.<br />
Community news for <strong>Wollombi</strong> and surrounding districts<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>317</strong> - <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Own</strong> <strong>News</strong> - <strong>December</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
Summer Bolton & Courtney<br />
Boxall also competed at the<br />
Singleton Showjumping<br />
Championship with both<br />
receiving placings in each of<br />
their grades & Courtney taking<br />
out Champion in E Grade.<br />
Lastly, Molly Callaghan & Bronte<br />
Annis-Brown attended the<br />
Central Coast Grammar<br />
Interschool Dressage Day competing against some very high-class<br />
combinations. As usual both girls did our Club proud, placing well &<br />
both receiving very respectable ribbons.<br />
Congratulations to all of the riders that went out to compete on<br />
behalf of our Club this year. Whether you came home with an<br />
armful of ribbons or just the experience we are proud of you.<br />
Rider of the Month:<br />
Summer Bolton<br />
Age: 12<br />
Animals at Home: Dogs –<br />
Pepper, Pearl, April, Lucy, Bing<br />
Bing, & Zara. Horses - Monty,<br />
Stoli, Cat, Freddy, Nugget,<br />
Nightcap, Ginger, Teddy & a<br />
few out on loan. As well we<br />
have chickens, goats, a ferret,<br />
a cockatiel, 3 cats & Gloria the pig.<br />
What is your favourite event at Pony Club? Showjumping<br />
My dream horse: A Grade Showjumping horse<br />
Most embarrassing moment?<br />
Falling off & breaking my arm in front of everybody when we were<br />
filming “The Man from Snowy River”.<br />
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