F&D Hunt Branch of the Pony Club Annual General Meeting

will be at Brookhouse Mill on Thursday 20th February at 7.00 pm. We hope to see all our members there.

Weekly Update and Fixture

If you do delete by mistake or find you are unable to open attachments please check on the website under Iona’s Weekly and Newsletter.

All the schedules and information will be there.  //fndponyclub.org.uk/

SJ Training

Extra SJ training date. Monday 24th Feb at Northop. 10 & under 5.30 pm. 13 & under 6.30 pm and Intermediate & Open 7.30 pm. Cost is £7. Please email Kathy to Book In. kathycumming@talktalk.net

Older Members Rallies

  • Rallies for members 16 years & over or with C+ Riding. £5 each.
  • Ystrad with Louise Sunday 23rd March, Sun 6th & 13th April. 10.30 am
  • Hendrerwydd with Katy PJ Thursday 1st & 15th May 6.30 pm.
  • Please email Iona to Book In garethion@hotmail.com

 Area 5 Pony Club Quiz Sunday 9th March & Horse and Pony Care Competition Sunday 18th May

We need more names please.

If there are any members who would like to be considered for Teams to represent F&D Hunt Branch at these competitions, please contact Chrissie, so that she can arrange training sessions for you. Details of the Quiz are below. chrissie@equest.plus.com

 NFU Mutual National Quiz Details

The 2014 NFU Mutual National Quiz Final will be held on Sunday, 13th April, on the weekend of the Dengie Show Jumping and Dressage Final competitions at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell.

The National Quiz Final will be run in the same format as previous years; there will be two separate sections for Branch Teams and Centre Teams,  therefore, one Branch and one Centre Team will qualify from each Area.

TEAMS:  Branch & Centre Teams must be made up of the following Members:

  • 1 Member any age under 12 on 1st January 2014
  • 1 Member any age under 14 on 1st January 2014
  • 1 Member any age under 16 on 1st January 2014
  • 1 Member any age under 25 on 1st January 2014

N.B.  A team may consist (e.g. 4 Members under 12).  In this case they would be asked to nominate which Member of their team will answer the more advanced questions).  One AH test holder in each team will be allowed to take part in the National Quiz

Please note – one Member up to the age of 25 years can now be part of the team.

Topics for 2014

Round 1 – The Pony Club
Round 2 – The Stable Yard & Tack Room
Round 3 – Mountains, Rivers & Lakes (United Kingdom only)
Round 4 – Missing Words
Round 5 – Practical Round (Individual)
Round 6 – Grooming, Clipping & Trimming (Pairs)
Round 7 – Picture Round
Round 8 – War Horses in History

Help Needed at Winter League SJ competitions

Stewards, Writers, Car Parking Stewards etc.

If you are able to help at the Winter League SJ competitions on Sunday 16th Feb or Friday 28th Feb at Northop. Please contact Bethan.
These competitions cannot go ahead without help. If your child is competing or has done in the past or will be next year please offer to help.

Pony Club Meet will be on Tuesday 25th February 2014

Please ensure you have the £15 cap in your pocket.

Contact Bethan for more details. bethan@jones-bros.com

F&D Point – Point Sunday 30th March

Race Card sellers needed please. Any members or parents able to help please contact Bethan bethan@jones-bros.com

Llanasa District

Spaces available for the rally on Monday 10th Feb at Northop 6-8pm. Please email if they require a space.

Many thanks … Jude judeb69@gmail.com

pcukThe Pony Club Training Committee are hosting a series of coaching workshops with 2010 Badminton winner Paul Tapner.

Paul, ex Pony Club Member and British Eventing coach, has kindly agreed to share his coaching ideas with Pony Club Instructors and Coaches over the series of evening workshops. The theme for the workshops, which will run from 6.30 – 9.30 p.m., is “Teaching the Horse to Help Itself”, and Paul will work with two groups of Pony Club Members and their horses/ponies at each venue.

The first two workshops are being held in February:

  • Thursday 13th February – Bicton College EC, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BY
  • Tuesday 25th February – Reaseheath College EC, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6DF

These workshops count as Continual Professional Development (CPD) refreshers for Pony Club Coaches, which are required at least every two years in order to remain current and active. For full details on the requirements for coaching with The Pony Club, please visit the Training pages of the website: www.pcuk.org/training

Tickets are only £15 per person, and are available online, via The Pony Club‘s online event application system: http://events.pcuk.org

Fence Judging Training … Free of Charge

I just wanted to let you know about the Fence Judge training days that we have organised for the coming weeks. They are all free and open to all levels of fence judge from the very beginner right through to the very experienced. They would be ideal for any pony club volunteers who would be interested in gaining more knowledge. Please see below for dates and links:

www.britisheventing.com/training/courses/1305/details

There may be a couple more dates taking place in various areas and I will make sure you are kept up to date. In addition we have not decided when our Course Builder/Designer days are taking place yet but I shall make sure you are aware of the dates.