Weekly Update
Francesca Hughes has offered to take over the compiling and sending out of the Weekly Update.
If any one has any items to be included in future updates, please email to Fran … fndmountedgames@outlook.com
Winter League SJ Competition
Thank you to everyone who helped at the Flint and Denbigh Winter League SJ competition at Northop last Friday. Thank you especially to the parents and members who turned up at 7.30 am to build the course and also the ones who stayed behind to clear up afterwards. An even bigger thank you to the parents and members who came to help even though they were not competing. It was very much appreciated. These competitions cannot run without your help.
Well Done to all the Flint and Denbigh members who competed. The Winter League Table can be viewed and downloaded here!
Congratulations and well done to Catrin Evans who achieved the Hunting Certificate recently. So sorry I missed you off the list last week.
3 Rally Rule and Camp
Please Note: All members need to attend 3 working rallies to be eligible for Branch Teams and also for camp.
Camp Application Forms will be sent out to all members nearer the time.
Triathlon
Well Done to all the Flint and Denbigh triathletes who competed at the Area 5 qualifier at Neston last Sunday, particularly Mia, Madeline & Ben who qualified for the National Winter Triathlon Finals at Milton Keynes. Good Luck.
There is a gallery of photos again provided by our only regular photo contributor, Peter Owen of the event here!
Mounted Games
Good Luck to all Flint and Denbigh members who are attending the Welsh Games Trials this week end. Hope it all goes well. Alys Williams, Alex Major and Joe Owen.
Show Jumping Training
Monday 10th March at Northop with Rhys Jones (Jane’s training moved to Lee Williams yard). Suitable for all levels from 2′ 3″ upwards, please email me asap if you would like a space £7 each.
Llanasa District Badge
Llanasa are running a Mini & Main Farming Badge on Sat 8th March, 10.30am at Bryn Celyn, April Rise Farm, Ffrith Lane, Flint CH6 5RP.
Names to Jude Bennett judeb69@gmail.com
Cefn District Rally
Working Rally Sunday March 9th at Ty Mawr Bodelwyddan. First group at 11pm with LR if enough interest. Cost is £5
Please let me know asap. grindalfarmer@btinternet.com
Competition Badges
The Pony Club Competition Badge range has been designed to highlight the important issues in each of the nine competitive disciplines and encourage good training of horses and ponies. The Pony Club disciplines are;
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Show Jumping
- Mounted Games
- Polo
- Polocrosse
- Pony Racing
- Tetrathlon
- Endurance Riding
The badges are based on The Pony Club Achievement and Mini Achievement Badge ranges, which mainly cover horse and pony care or non-equine related subjects. We hope that the Competition badges will complete the set of badges and provide riders with fun opportunities to improve their riding or learn new skills in a discipline they haven’t tried before.
There are two levels of badge for each Discipline:
“Intro to [discipline] badge” – for younger or less experienced Members who are just starting out in the discipline. This badge will help you understand the basics to help you get ready to compete.
“[Discipline] badge” – for slightly older or more experienced Members who are ready to or have already started to compete in the discipline. It will help you to understand the rules of the discipline and what is expected of the horse and rider in order to be successful in a competition.
Both levels of the Competition Badges can be worked on, practised for and tested during rallies, camps or lessons. All the Information can be found on the Pony Club website. See link below.
http://www.pcuk.org/uploads/syllabus_booklet.pdf
Any members who are interested in starting to work towards any of these Badges, please let me know … garethion@hotmail.com
