pony-cycle-happy-new-year-2016Pony Club membership renewal is due 1st February

Please complete and sign the Gift Aid Declaration at the foot of the Renewal Form. As a registered charity, The Pony Club is entitled to treat your subscription as a donation, and to claim back from the Inland Revenue the notional tax. On the individual subscription of £70.00, we can recover £17.50, so it is a very important source of income that helps to keep subscriptions down. You are entitled to sign the Declaration if you are an Income Tax payer or a Capital Gains Tax payer, and it will cost you absolutely nothing.

Llysfaen Rally tomorrow (6th January)

There are a few spaces available on the rally at Equiti tomorrow at 5.30pm & 6.30pm. The rally will be a mixture of flatwork and jumping with Katy Powell Jones, approx. 2’3″ and approx. 2’9″ classes. Please contact Aloma ASAP if you would like a space (07802 342561).

Gymkhana at Ystrad – now on 9th January

Charge will be £5

  • 10 years & under 10.30 am
  • 11 years & over 12.00 pm

Please contact Iona to book (garethion@hotmail.com).

Paul Davies Dressage Clinic – Saturday 9th January 2016 at Fferm, Bodelwyddan

There are spaces for Saturday’s clinic. Cost is £15 for 45min. Please contact Jane (07890 107492 or grindalfarmer@btinternet.com) if you would like a space.

Llysfaen Rally – 20th January

There are spaces in the rally at Equiti with Debbie Miller on Wednesday 20th January, 5.30pm onwards. Cost £7. Please contact Aloma for a space (johnaloma@tiscali.co.uk).

Area 5 Horse and Pony Care Competition – 15th February 2016

15th February 2016, hosted by Foxes Farm & Riding School.

Rachel Davies is looking to put together a Junior team: three members aged 13 years and under on 1st January, and one member aged 11 years and under on 1st January. She will hold weekly stable management sessions for those that would like to take part. Please contact Rachel if you would like to take part (rachel.davies1979@yahoo.co.uk)

Polocrosse Training Day – Saturday 30th January 2016

Please find attached the details and booking form for the next training day on Saturday 30th January at Northop. Booking is essential as numbers will be limited. Sessions are now becoming more popular, so make sure you get your form in as soon as possible!

Further dates from the coming year will be sent out very soon! As always, if you have any questions just get in touch with Anna at any time (anna@celynpolocrosse.co.uk).

Aberconwy Winter League Show Jumping – Sunday 17th January, Maelor

The above schedule has been received and Aloma needs entries by this weekend. Please send a cheque for £12 made payable to Aberconwy Pony Club. Please send name of rider, age, name of pony and class number, to: Aloma Wyn-Wheway, Penanner, Ffordd Abergele, Betws yn Rhos, Abergele. LL22 8AF

Flint & Denbigh Winter League Show Jumping

Iona has prepared a schedule for the Flint & Denbigh Winter League Show Jumping competition to be run at Northop on Sunday 31st January. There is an extra class, pre Winter League at approx. 2ft, which would suit so many of the members that have attended the training but not the competitions. Teams and classes 1-4 please send your entries to Aloma before Sunday 24th January.

East Cheshire Dengie Dressage – 6th February 2016 at Alsager EC

Please find attached a schedule for the East Cheshire Branch organised dressage competition, including Dengie Novice, Intermediate (New), and Open qualifying preliminary rounds. The Dengie Classes are also open to Non-Pony Club members. The day will start at 9.30am.

Entries Online available to ALL; (note – if no PayPal account you can still enter online and post a cheque)

Non-EC members please note entry fee difference.

If NOT entering online, then please note:

  • Postal Entries by EC Branch Members on Branch entry form – see website;
  • Postal Entries by non-EC Branch members on Entry Form attached hereto.