Your Pony Club membership renewal is due on Wednesday 1st February, (tomorrow). Thank you to the members who have already paid their renewal subs.

Members will not be allowed at any Pony Club event once your membership has expired. 

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Fixtures List

Every one should have received the Fixture List and Booking Forms, also the Dressage Dates & Cefn District dates. This information is also on the website: //fndponyclub.org.uk/2017/01/fixture-list-january-2017-may-2017/

Important Notice for Bookings.

Can all members please “Book In” in plenty of time for rallies, badge days, and other events. The organisers need to know, so that Instructors and Venues can be booked and Badges ordered. If you then find that you are unable to attend, please let the organiser know. They may have a waiting list and can fill your slot. 

 

BRANCH AGM

The AGM will be held on Wednesday 22nd February at Brookhouse Mill, Denbigh. Starting at 7 pm, and refreshments will be provided free of charge. We have a guest speaker, William Reddaway, who will be giving us an illustrated talk on his journey riding 2674 miles to four corners of England, visiting cathedrals on his way. This ride was to raise money for Riding for the Disabled. Please make every effort to attend.

COACH TRIP TO BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS

Iona is hoping to arrange a coach trip to Badminton Horse Trials on Saturday 6th May. Children 12 years & under are free: you’ll just need to pay for the coach. Adult Tickets are £22. Please let Iona know if you’re interested (secretary@fndponyclub.org.uk).

UKCC Level 1 at Foxes

As things stand, it is looking unlikely that the UKCC course will go ahead. If you know of anyone who is interested, and needs a push, now is the time to do it! Chrissie has had a lot of enquiries, but only one definite booking. She will make a decision by 9th February as to whether this course will run – if there are not 6 people booked in by then, she will cancel.

The dates for this course are 13th February, 11th March, 24th April, and Assessment on 15th May – all at Foxes Riding School. More details will be sent to those who book in but it is all day. Cost is £350 + assessment £100. Must be 16 or over, have first aid and Pony Club C+ or equivalent. Do not need to be a member. All applications to the Pony Club, with fee of £350. Any further questions, please do not hesitate to email Chrissie Mayes (chrissiemayes@btinternet.com).

Point to Point

The dates of this year’s Point to Points at Bangor on Dee Racecourse are:

  • Sir. W.W.Wynn – Sunday 19th February 2017
  • Flint & Denbigh – Sunday 12th March 2017

For further details please visit: www.bangorondeeraces/racing/point-to-point

In addition, at the Flint & Denbigh Point to Point, 2 pony races will be run – further details to follow.

DRESS CODE REMINDER

Coloured hat covers and saddlecloths are beginning to appear at Pony Club Rallies and also flowing hair!! Please read the pony Club Dress Code below.

Members are expected to look clean and tidy with badges worn at rallies, when hunting, at shows and inter-branch competitions. They are also expected to look clean and tidy when walking courses before competitions.

Please bring your membership card to every rally and get it signed.

Please be courteous, leave dogs at home and take your litter home. Clean up all droppings even if your animal didn’t drop them.

When attending rallies at Ystrad please park considerably in the car park, remember there are a lot of vehicles coming at different times for rides and need to get in/out easily. The farm is strictly out of bounds and children must be kept under control at all times. Do not tie hay nets up to the outside of your trailers/boxes for your horses/ponies to eat as it makes an awful mess.

Rallies

When attending all mounted Pony Club activities Members should wear a riding jacket or Red Branch Sweatshirt. Hoodies are NOT allowed. Sweatshirts & PC jackets are available from Iona Pierce. Beige, black or navy jodhpurs with leather shoes or jodhpur boots, or breeches and either leather or rubber riding boots, a suitable shirt and the official Pony Club tie. In the interests of safety, wellington boots or trainers should not be worn. Boots with heavy treads should also not be worn.

HEADGEAR. Hard hats must be worn at all times when mounted. Only hats or skull caps to BSI. kite mark standard PAS.015.1998 or 2011 Snell E2001,  AS/NZS 3838 1998 or AS/NZS 3838 2003/2006,ASTM-F1163 2004awith the SEI mark can be worn .No other standard will be allowed. It must have a correctly fitted harness and be fastened at all times when mounted -and this includes prize giving. All hats must be tagged. Hats or hat covers must be black or dark blue except for cross-country when a plain red silk should be worn.

HAIR. Hair should always be tidy with no stray strands hanging down over your eyes. Hair should be worn in a net. Long hair must be tied back in a plait or plaits with plain dark bands and preferably very long hair twisted up into a bun.

JEWELLERY. Jewellery should not be worn. Earrings, nose rings or any other sort, however small should never be worn. Leave them at home where they will be safe and so will you. They are dangerous

JACKETS. Tweed hacking jackets, the official Red Pony Club sweat shirts or Black Pony Club Jackets to be worn at rallies. Anoraks and bulky coats are fine for home but not for rallies as it makes it difficult for the instructor to see how you are riding. Barbour type coats if wet or very cold. When cold plenty of layers underneath are the warmest. A Sparkling Pony Club badge on lapel.

SHIRTS White or plain coloured shirts with the Pony Club tie, neatly tied, not halfway down your neck! .

TROUSERS. Jodhpurs or breeches, fawn or cream colour. Loose trousers or jeans must never be worn. FOOTWEAR. Jodhpur boots or riding boots, black or brown only to be worn. Muckers, Wellies or similar footwear are not to be worn. Boots with heavy treads must not be worn. Half chaps may be worn but must be the same colour as the boots and no tassels.

Competitions

Hunting and Hunter Trials -Tweed Hacking jacket, fawn or cream jods, Black or dark blue hat, as above. Brown or black boots, neat collar and P. C. tie. Older children can wear a dark coloured stock with their tweed coat. Gloves. Body protectors are recommended. PLEASE NOTE: HUNTER TRIALS: You do not wear sweatshirts. You can wear sweatshirts for CROSS COUNTRY.

Prince Philip Games -Black or blue hat, white shirt, P. C. tie with plain bar tiepin, fawn or cream jodhpurs, Jodhpur boots. For friendly competitions the F& D red sweatshirt can be worn but for area competitions it must be a white v-neck sweater if cold. No watches or jewellery or whips or spurs. See relevant rulebook.

Dressage. – Same hats, boots, jackets, jodhpurs tie and badge as hunter trials. Gloves should be worn. Spurs can be worn if you have a current spur card from your District Commissioner. These are renewed yearly at her discretion. See relevant rulebook.

Cross Country. – Black sweatshirt, plain red silk over hat. Body protectors are compulsory. Gloves. Flint and Denbigh black sweatshirts are available from Mrs Iona Pierce

Tetrathlon. Riding phase. As above. Black Tetrathlon sweatshirts are available from Mrs. Pierce. See relevant Rule Book.

Show Jumping. –Tweed Hacking Jacket, fawn or cream jods, black or dark blue hat, brown or black boots, neat collar & P.C. Tie. See relevant rulebook.