Quantock Pony Club Newsletter

September 2005

Welcome to the Autumn newsletter. We hope you all had an enjoyable and successful summer. You will be pleased to hear that rallies will continue to be subsidised by the Pony Club and therefore the cost will remain at £5.00 per rally which we feel represents very good value for money. You will see that we have included a couple of 'for sale' advertisements in this newsletter so if you have anything you would like advertised in the next newsletter, please contact Lorraine Woodley. This is 'your' newsletter so please feel tree to use it.

Rallies

Junior Rallies

Sun 9 Oct - 10.00am onwards - Cannington

Sun 23 Oct - 10.00am onwards - Cannington

Sun 6 Nov - 11 .00am onwards - Show jumping at Stockland Lovell

Sun 20 Nov - 10.00am onwards - Cannington

Sun 27 Nov - 10.00am onwards - Cannington

Sun 4 Dec - 11 .00am onwards - Show jumping at Stockland Lovell

The show jumping rallies are for those jumping 1'6- and higher. Rallies cost £5.00. Please book and pay for rallies, using the attached slips, at least one week before the rally date. Please phone Anita Williams for times either the Wednesday or the Friday 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 not paying! Thank you.

Senior Rallies

Friday 7 Oct - 5.3Opm onwards - Cannington

Friday 14 Oct - 5.30pm onwards - Cannington

Friday 21 Oct - 5.30pm onwards - Cannington

Sunday 6 Nov - 11 .00am onwards - Show jumping at Stockland Lovell

Sun 13 Nov - 10.00am onwards - Cannington

Friday 25 Nov- 5.30pm onwards - Cannington

Friday 16 Dec - 5.30pm onwards - Cannington

Sunday 4 Dec - 11 .00am onwards - Show jumping at Stockland Lovell

Rallies cost £5.00.

 Please book and pay for rallies. using the attached slips. 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 not paying! Thank you

Two Hour Rally at Hurley farm on Wednesday 26 October

This rally is open to juniors and Seniors. There will be one hour stable management and one hour riding, from 10.00am onwards. The cost of this rally will be just £5.00 as the Pony Club will subsidise the balance. Please complete the slip and return it to Debbie Perry and phone Debbie for times two days prior to the rally.
 

Event Reports

Tetrathlon Report - Summer 2005

Inter Area Tetrathlon - Taunton and Stockland Lovell - May

Senior Girls Team - Tess Rosling, Beth Pascall and Fi Pascall were 1st.

Junior Boys - Ross Bentley was 3rd.

Junior Girls Team - Lynda Rosling, Josie Moore and Annabel Moore were 3rd.

Area Tetrathlon - Cornwall- July

Senior Girls Team -Tess Rosling, Lydia Rosling and Fi Pascall were 1 st in Area 15, so qualifying for the Championships. They were also 3rd, 1st and 2nd individually. Beth Pascall was absent but had already qualified at the Area 7 competition. Josie Moore and Ross Bentley did brilliantly to win their novice girls and boys competitions.

Inter Regional Tetrathlon - Cheshire - August

Tess Rosling and Beth PascalI (South West A Team) were 3rd this year. Lydia Rosling and Fi Pas call (South West B Team) were 10th. The boys South West team won again. Well done to all, especially for surviving the most atrocious rain on the riding day!

Tetrathlon Championships - Moreton Morrell- August

The Senior Girls were 8th, up two places from last year. Beth (just) gained a Bronze Award. There had been criticism that the riding was too easy in past years so this time it was made nice and difficult with lots of testing combinations!

QPC Mini Tetrathlon - Crowcombe - August

Another busy and successful day. Many thanks to all the helpers. Well done all the Quantock entrants, which for some was their first tetrathlon. In the 9 years and under boys, Henry Coate was 4th and the team with Ben Price and James Webber was 2nd.

In the 9 years and under girls, Charlotte tong was 2nd. Jessica Mortimer, Daisy Williams, Harriet Trollope-Bellew, Abi Porter, Laura Kyd and Cressida Cox also competed. Jessie Long and Emma Trollope-Bellew competed in the 11 years and under. Rachel Kyd, Luke Price and Freddie Barker were 2nd in the Juniors.

Taunton Vale PC 1nter-Branch
Show Jumping

This year the inter-branch team event was combined with the Taunton Vale Hunt Horse Show at Pontispool on 16 July. We again had a total of three teams entered, one in each class.

In the first class, 11 years and under, we had Henry Coate, Amelia Daniel, Emma Perry and Laura Kyd, with Amelia riding a double clear.

In the junior 14 years and under we had Eleanor Daniel, Rachel Webber, Lucy Courtney and Rachel Kyd, with Eleanor riding a double clear and the team being placed 5th.

In the senior open class we had Zoe Gray, Jamie Courtney, Nicola Perry and Lucy Courtney, with Lucy jumping the biggest course she had ever attempted. They were 3rd as a team, with Zoe Gray gaining 4th individually.

Well done to all those who took part, especially Lucy who rode extremely well.

EDHPC Team Show Jumping at Bicton Arena -12 June 2005

We had one mini team in Class 1, 11 years and under (Abi Porter, Alex Galbraith, Amelia Daniels and Lucy Courtney). This was a three round competition and after two rounds of double clears by Quantock they went into the third round tying on 1st place with four other teams. The third round was times and over a shorter course and all four team members rode extremely well to take 2nd place. We also had Jamie Courtney riding as an individual in Class 2, 15 years and under and Class 3, open. Well done to all!

Dates for Your Diary

Quantock Stag Hounds

Children's Meet

This will be held on Monday 24 October at Broad Down Farm, Enmore at 11.00am.

Annual Hockey Tournament Sunday 18 December

This will take place at Queens College.

There are 7-a-side teams: Juniors - 13 years and under
Seniors - 14 to 21 years
Spectators are advised to bring warm clothes! Anyone wishing to play, please let me know before 14 December. Offers of referees and helpers with refreshments, etc. will be gratefully received. Please contact Emma Pascall.

The Quantock 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. Classes range from 2' to 3' 3". Schedules are now available.
Entries close on 12th October.

Dressage Training

Francis Barker has agreed to continue to organise some dressage training. If you are interested, please contact Francis.

Olympia 2005 15 - 18 December 2005

Pony Club HQ is offering a special deal for members wanting to go to Olympia this year. Thursday 15 December will be very much a Pony Club day. There will be a Show Jumping Master class in the morning, directed at Pony Club members, trainers and organisers, taken by a top international rider/trainer.

All attending members will be invited into the spectacular Olympia Area during the class. Olympia are offering a 40% discount for Pony Club groups of 10 or more for both the daytime and evening performances on this day. If you would like to organise a group of friends and take advantage of this offer, contact Julie Gaukroger for a booking form.

Quantock Pony Club Team & Individual

Indoor Show Jumping Competition at Badgworth Arena This is scheduled for Sunday 2 April 2006 . Classes range from 2' to 3'3". For schedules and enquires telephone Debbie Perry.

Tetrathlon

We now have lots of keen mini boys and girls as well as the big ones so come and join in!

• Swimming training takes place at Taunton School on Tuesdays between 7.30 and 8.30pm. If you are interested, contact Sue Hay on 01823 681038. There may also be some swimming training starting at Quantock Lodge in the future.

• Shooting practice takes place at Emma's in Crowcombe on alternate Thursday evenings, starting on 6th October. Phone Emma for times.

• Future dates: 23rd October - Spooners and West Dartmoor Triathlon at Kelly College, Tavistock. This includes adult classes. Phone Emma for further details and entries.

Keep an eye on the website for further competitions.

Banwell PC Inter­Branch Team Show Jumping Competition

This is scheduled for Saturday 29 October at The Hand Equestrian Centre in Clevedon. Please contact Debbie Perry if you would like to be entered in a team.

Also

Quantock Pony Club Rugby Shirts and Jackets

These items have proved very popular and the jackets do look very nice when you go to team events. These can still be ordered from Annabel.

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
If you have not yet had your hat tagged, please take it to the organiser of your next rally in order for it to be tagged.

For Sale

For Sale Ifor Williams 505 Trailer. Takes 2 x 16.2hh horses. four years old. Aluminium floor with robber matting. Excellent condition. Only for sale as lorry bought. £2,5000no. Tel: 01823 690192 or 07719 878630

For Sale 14.2hh bay 13 year old mare. Genuine reliable all round 2nd/3rd pony for competent rider.

Real family friend who is sadly outgrown. Good to catch, shoe, clip and in traffic and kind in the stable. loves to jump show jumps and cross country, well schooled, soft snaffle mouth for

dressage. Hack out alone or in company. Only to knowledgeable, long term home with other horses/ponies. £3,500. Tel: 01823 451357 for photos, see our website.

For Sale 14hh dark palomino mare. 12 years old. Passport and vaccinated. loves jumping. Done pony club camp, team show jumping, etc. Good to catch, box, shoe. Would suit child or small adult. £1 ,900. Tel: 01278 663986 or 07976 775467. for photos, see our website.

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