Quantock Pony Club Newsletter

April 2005

Eve Philips
Eve sadly passed away suddenly in February.
The committee would like, on behalf of The Quantock Pony Club, to send out thoughts and well wishes to Jeremy, Georgie and Jessie. Eve had been DC for a couple of years, standing in at short notice, and did a very good job in pulling the club back together, but before that she was always a willing Pony Club mother, turning her hand to any job, at any event, to raise money for the club. We will miss her
knowledge, help and cheery smile in the future and wish the family well.

Rallies

Junior Rallies
Sun 8 May - 2.00pm onwards - Hurley Farm
Sat 21 May - 10.00am onwards - Hurley Farm
Sat 4 June - 10.00am onwards - Hurley Farm
Sat 18 June - 10.00am onwards - Hurley Farm
Sat 25 June - 10.00am onwards - Tanyard
Sat 2 July - 10.00am onwards - Tanyard
Sat 16 July - 10.00am onwards - Hurley Faint

Rallies cost £5.00
Please book and pay for rallies at least one week before the rally date. Please phone Anita Williams for times either the Wednesday or the Friday before the rally date. If you have booked a rally but do not attend, you will still be asked to pay £5.00 in order that the rest of the ride to not have to absorb the cost.

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Senior Rallies
Sun 8 May - 10.00am onwards - Hurley Farm
Sat 18 June - 2.00pm onwards - Hurley Farm
Sun 26 June - 10.00am onwards - Tanyard
Sat 2 July - 2.00pm onwards - Tanyard

Rallies cost £5.00
Please book and pay for rallies at least one week before the rally date. Please phone Debbie Perry for times two days before the rally date. Please ensure that you do this as it will stop the problem of people making late bookings, saying they'll pay on the day and then not attending and subsequently not paying!

Please Note
Hurley farm and Tanyard are private yards and offered to the Pony Club free of charge. Please respect these premises by picking up any droppings or hay. Children are not permitted to play in outbuildings as owners cannot take responsibility for accidents. Also, please do not
bring your dogs with you. Thank you.

Two Hour Rally - Sunday 29 May
10am onwards - Tanyard, Spaxton
This rally is open to Juniors and Seniors. There will be one hour stable management and one hour riding. The cost of this rally with be £10.00. Please contact Debbie Perry to book your place and phone Debbie for times two days prior to the rally.

Event Reports

Mini and Junior Jumping
Cannington College - 25th March 2005
We had a brilliant day, the sun shone and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. The results were as follows:

Test Results
Tests were taken over the Easter holidays and the following members passed their tests.

Event Reports Continued

Quantock PC Team Showjumping - Badgworth Arena - 3rd April

There was 30 teams entered from various Pony Clubs, including six of our own.
 

• Class 1 (Tilly Barker, Henry Coate, Alex Galbraith and Abi Porter) The team rode very well, finishing on 0 and placed 2nd, Abi getting best QPC member.
• Class 2- Quantock Purple (Tilly Barker, Jenna Burge, Lucy Courtney and Sam Gray) finished on 8 faults. Quantock Red (Eleanor Daniel, Charlotte Long, Jessie Long and Annabeile Moore) finished on 0 and placed 4th, Eleanor getting best QPC member.
• Class 3- Quantock Orange (Jamie Courtney, Fiona Pascall, Nicola Perry and Rachel Webber) were placed 6th. Quantock White (Lucy Barker, Sam Gray, Zoe Gray and Josie Moore) were placed 2nd, Zoe was 3rd individually and also got best QPC member. Jessie Long also rode individually.
• Class 4- (Lucy Barker, Jamie Courtney, Zoe Gray and Fiona Pascail) Our team won the class as the only finishers. Lucy was 3rd individually and also best QPC member, and jamie was 4th individually. Josie Moore rode individually and was placed 5th.
• Class 5 - Fiona Pascall rode twice and was placed 2nd and 5th.

Well done to all of you. Also a big thank you to all who helped. We couldn't run it without you? Special thanks to Jayne Stretton and Sheila Morton, our judges, and to Anita Williams who was there before the rest of us organising the car park.

Debbie Perry

West Somerset PC Team Showjuinping - Conquest - 10th April

• Class 1 (10 yrs and under) We had two teams. Quantock Green (Tilly Barker, Henry Coate, Cressida Cox, and Alex Galbraith) were 2nd, all riding double clear rounds. Quantock Purple (Henry Coate, Lucy Courtney and Harriet Trollope-Bellew) were 6th, with 4 faults.
• Class 2(15 yrs and under) We had one team (Jenna Burge, Lucy Courtney, Alex Galbraith and Emma Trollope-Bellew) finishing on 8 faults. Tilly Barker and Cressida Cox joined two West Somerset members to make a team.
• Class 3 (Open) We had one team (Jamie Courtney, Fiona Pascal1, Emma Trollope-Bellew and Rachel Webber) corning 4th, finishing on 4 faults.

Well done and well ridden all of you.

Debbie Perry

Tetrathlon Report

Mendip Triathlon -13th February

• The Mini Girls Team (Fern Bentley, Charlotte Long, Jessie Long and Hermione Warmington) did very well and came 2nd, with Fernt 3rd individually.
• We actually had a Junior Boys Team (Freddie Barker, Ross Bentley and Moss Tilley) who were 3rd, with Ross 2nd individually.
• The Senior Girls Team (Zoe Brooks, Beth Pascall, Fiona Pascall and Tess Rosling) were 1 st, with Tess 2nd individually and Beth 3rd individually.

Dartrmoor Triathlon - 20th March

• A select group of three went to Plymouth. They were the only senior team! Lydia Rosling was 2nd, Tess Rosling was 3rd and Fiona Pascall was 5th

Well done to you all.

Emma Pascall

Dates for Your Diary

Area and National Novice Dressage
Tuesday 26th July at Taunton Race Course.

Eventing
Run by Area 16 on Tuesday 9th August at
Lanhydrock.

Area and National Novice Show
Jumping
Hosted by the Quantock Pony Club at
Stockland Lovell Manor on Sunday 31st July.

For further details of the above events, please contact Jayne Stretton

Quantock Pony Club Mini One Day Event|
This popular event has been scheduled for Thursday 18th August 2005 and will be held at Tanyard. Further details to follow.

Help at Junior Camp 25th to 28th July
All help from senior members will be very much appreciated at junior Camp, whether its helping to tack up or leading the lead-rein children. Please telephone Anita to put your name forward.

The Quanfock Pony Club
and
The West Somerset Pony Club
Open Hunter Trials
This is scheduled for Sunday 16th October and will be held at Stockland Lovell Manor.
 Further details to follow.

Dressage Training
Francis Barker has agreed to organise some dressage training, if you are interested, please contact Francis.

Area 15 Showjumping
and Novice Challenge
Sunday 31st July at
Stockland Lovell Manor
plus
separate showjumping competition.
Further information to follow.

Tetrathlon Dates

• 31st May / 1st June - Tiverton PC Triathlon,/Tetrathlon at Cuckoos Nest, Tiverton

• 18th/19th June - South Devon Moorland Tetrathlon.

• 16th/17th July - Spooners and West Dartmoor Tetrathton.

• 23rd/24th July - Area Tetrathion, Cornwall.

• 6th/7th August - junior Area Tetrathlon at Westcombe.

• 16th August - QPC Mini and Novice junior Tetrathlon at Crowcombe.

• 19th - 31st August - Tetrathlon Championships.

Training:

• Shooting - Thursday evenings, fortnightly, at Crowcombe. Please ring for times.

• Swimming - Tuesday evenings, weekly, at Taunton Prep School. No waiting list at present. Ring Sue Hay on 01 823 681038.

For further information or entries, please contact Emma Pascall. Also, keep an eye on the website. www.quantockpc.co.uk

Dates for Your Diary Continued

• 15th May East Devon PC inter-Branch Team Showjumping (venue to be confirmed).
• 22nd May Seavington PC inter-Branch. Team Showjumping at Pontispool.
• 31st May - South Dorset PC inter-Branch Team Showjumping at Uttleton farm, Blandford, Dorset.
• 19th June - Blackmore and Sparkford Vale PC inter-Branch Team Showjumping at Wincanton Racecourse.
• 25th june - Sitverton Hunt PC inter-Branch Team Showjumping at Nutwell lodge, Lumpstone.
• 16th July - Taunton Vale Hunt PC inter-Branch Team Showjumping at Pontispool.

For further details and entries, please contact Debbie Perry.

Also

View Insurance Schedule - Click Here

Also (Continued)

Spurs
Will all members who have not passed their B Test and wish to wear spurs for Pony Club competitions or rallies, please ensure that they have a written letter of consent from their DC.

Thank you
As you may be aware, Heather Harvey, has stepped down and handed the job of Secretary over to Julie Gaukroger. The committee would like to say a big thank you to Heather for her help and commitment.

Website

Do continue to take a look at our website as it has lots of up to date information.
 Contributions would also be welcome so if you have news of local events or any photos you would like included, please contact Cohn. How to log on: Go to www.quantockpc.co.uk
Colin Galbraith - Tel:01278 653753
Fax: 01278 652912
Or email: quantock.ponyclub@btinternet.com

Hat Tagging
There is a new rule concerning hat tagging. This has been introduced to ensure that all members hats are of the Pony Club standard. We will be checking and tagging all hats at rallies. The hats will have to be passed and tagged before they can be worn at rallies or other Pony Club Events.

Quantock Pony Club
Rugby Shirts, Jackets and Baseball Caps
We are planning to place another order for Rugby Shirts. Annabel has spoken to the suppliers and they are going to use a different company to purchase the shirts from in order to get more accurate sizing. Also available will, be Jackets (at a very reasonable price) and baseball caps. Annabel and Anita will soon have some samples of the Jackets to show you at rallies. if you would like further details about these items or to place an order, please contact Annabel.

QPC Contacts - Click Here

Transfer between Pony Club Branches
Please note that if you would like to change branches you
must obtain a letter of authority from your existing DC and the DC of the new branch. These letters should then be forwarded to your Area Rep. Also, on transferring branches, you must take into consideration that there is a 14 month ban on competing in area or novice competitions. This is a Pony Club rule and is in the Rule Book. This is not applicable, however, if you are changing branch due to moving house from one area to another.