What’s on this month
| Wednesday 1st February | Working rally for all abilities. Please email Aloma Llysfaen@fndponyclub.org.uk BEFORE Booking in. Bookings only taken 3 weeks in advance. | 4.30-8.30 | Equiti. Rhuallt | |
| Sunday 5th February | Click Here | Mounted Games Training. Seniors & Pairs 10.00 am £7.50 Juniors & Lead Rein 11.30 am £5. Email to mounted.games@fndponyclub.org.uk with Names/age/contact details. | Tyddyn. Mold | |
| Monday 6th February | Click Here | Working Rally for 10 years & over. Please contact Iona for more details. secretary@fndponyclub.org.uk | 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm | Hafod. Trefnant. |
| Wednesday 8th February | Click Here | Working rally for all abilities. Please email Aloma Llysfaen@fndponyclub.org.uk BEFORE Booking in. Bookings only taken 3 weeks in advance. | 4.30-8.30 | Equiti. Rhuallt |
| Saturday 11th February | Click Here | Working Rally for all abilities. LR – C+. £6. Please contact Iona for more details. secretary@fndponyclub.org.uk | 10.30 am onwards | Ystrad. Denbigh |
| Monday 13th February | Click Here | Working Rally £8. 1st group at 5.00 pm for Lead Rein or Just off. Please email Jude to book a space. Llanasa@fndponyclub.org.uk | 5.00pm-8.00pm | Northop Equestrian Centre |
| Wednesday 15th February | Click Here | Whitegate dressage lessons – shared £25 each 45 mins, Individual £40 45 mins – Please book with Rebecca Miller before paying online dressage@fndponyclub.org.uk | 5pm | Whitegate |
| Wednesday 15th February | Click Here | Working rally for all abilities. Please email Aloma Llysfaen@fndponyclub.org.uk BEFORE Booking in. Bookings only taken 3 weeks in advance. | 4.30-8.30 | Equiti. Rhuallt |
| Thursday 16th February | Click Here | WL SJ Training. Please Book In with Bethan BEFORE paying online. £8 showjumping@fndponyclub.org.uk | 17.00 pm onwards | Northop Equestrian Centre |
| Saturday 18th February | Click Here | Mounted Games Training. Seniors & Pairs 10.00 am £7.50 Juniors & Lead Rein 11.30 am £5. Email to mounted.games@fndponyclub.org.uk with Names/age/contact details. | Tyddyn. Mold | |
| Sunday 19th February | Click Here | Whitegate dressage lessons – shared £25 each 45 mins, Individual £40 45 mins – Please book with Rebecca Miller before paying online dressage@fndponyclub.org.uk | 1pm | Whitegate Steph Bradley |
| Sunday 19th February | Area 5 Triathlon | Triathlon Competition at Mold Leisure Centre | ||
| Monday 20th February | Click Here | Working Rally for 10 years & over. (Older members rally. Members with C+ or 16 years & over.7.30 pm) £8. Please contact Iona for more details. secretary@fndponyclub.org.uk | 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm | Hafod. Trefnant. |
| Tuesday 21st February | Mini Badge | Badge Day. £5. Mini Badge. Ponies Teeth. Main Badge Equine Dentistry.secretary@fndponyclub.org.uk | 10.30 am | Plas Dolben |
| Wednesday 22nd February | Click Here | Working rally for all abilities. Please email Aloma Llysfaen@fndponyclub.org.uk BEFORE Booking in. Bookings only taken 3 weeks in advance. | 2.30 pm start | Equiti. Rhuallt |
| Thursday 23rd February | Click Here | WL SJ Training. Please Book In with Bethan BEFORE paying online. £8 showjumping@fndponyclub.org.uk | 17.00 pm onwards | Northop Equestrian Centre |
| Friday 24th February | Click Here | Rally for tini tots to 9 years and under. £5. Please contact Mari BEFORE booking In online.junior.rally@fndponyclub.org.uk | 10.30 am | Fferm. Rhuddlan |
| Saturday 25th February | Click Here | Working Rally for all abilities. LR – C+. £6 Please contact Iona for more details. secretary@fndponyclub.org.uk | 10.30 am onwards | Ystrad. Denbigh |
| Sunday 26th February | Click Here | Mounted Games Training. Seniors & Pairs 10.00 am £7.50 Juniors & Lead Rein 11.30 am £5. Email to mounted.games@fndponyclub.org.uk with Names/age/contact details. | Tyddyn. Mold | |
| Sunday 26th Feb | Area 5 WL SJ | Winter League SJ. Northop Equestrian. WYL & Sir WWW | ||
| Sunday 26th February | Click Here | S J Competition. Classes from Lead Rein up to 70 cms. Entries online under Bookings. All proceeds towards Field Shelter for Rescue Ponies. | 10.00 am start | Hafod. Trefnant. |
| Monday 27th Feb | Click Here | Flat Rally £8. 1st group at 5.00 pm for Lead Rein or Just off. Please email Jude to book a space. Llanasa@fndponyclub.org.uk | 5.00pm-8.00pm | Northop Equestrian Centre |
Important Notice re Pony Club Membership
Please check your emails from PC HQ. There are quite a few members who will need to pay for renewal tomorrow, 1st February 2023.
New Booking System
Our NEW booking system is now live and the links above will take you directly to the event page.As with the old system, events will close a very strict 3 days before the day of the event at midnight. Please BOOK IN with the organiser before you pay! Any refunds will NOT include Stripe or Booking fees!
You will need the membership number of the rider to book an event on the new system. This is checked as you go to pay. To enter the branch, you need to only enter the first two letters, ie “FL” and the lookup should fill in the rest. It will be easier to complete the form in future if you register an account.
Llandyrnog Rally at Hafod – 6th February
Spaces on the Working Rally at Hafod in Trefnant on Monday 6th February. Bookings Close on Thursday.
Mold February Triathlon
Attached are the details for the Triathlon at Mold Leisure Centre on 19 February. This is the last of the Trio of Tris. The January event nearly reached the limit for online entries so if you are entering a lot of competitors don’t leave it to the last minute, just in case.
Area 5 Triathlon Qualifier
Attached are the details for our Triathlon Qualifier at Mold Leisure Centre on 12 March. Entries will be available via horse events in a day or so.
Well done to those from Area 5 who have already qualified:
- Seniors – Abby Mulcaster, Lana Booth & Oliver Loud
- Juniors – Bethan Stephens & Sophie Mulcaster
- Mini – Archie Evans, Zara McNamara & Brodie Lynch
Area Horse and Pony Care Competition and Quiz
The Area Horse and Pony Care Competition and Quiz are being held on Sunday 5th March at the Clwyd Special Riding Centre in Llanfynydd. We are hoping to send teams to represent the branch. If anyone is interested in being in the team, please could you let Bethan know as soon as possible (dc@fndponyclub.org.uk).
Blue Cross Area 5 Qualifier Competition for Horse and Pony Care at 9am on 5th March 2023
Teams of three Members who demonstrate their knowledge and practical horsemanship skills taken from the Pony Club Efficiency Tests over a number of rounds.
There are three levels:
- Mini – Teams to consist of three members aged 10 years and under on the 1st January of the competition year, with one member to be 8 years or under. Questions to be based on the Care section of the E, D and easier parts of the D+ Efficiency Tests
- Junior – Teams to consist of three members aged 13 years and under on the 1st January of the competition year, with one member to be 11 years or under. Questions to be based on the Care section of the D, D+, C and easier parts of the C+ Efficiency Tests
- Senior – Teams to consist of three members aged 25 years and under on the 1st January of the competition year, with one member to be 16 years or under. Questions to be based on the Care section of the C+, B and AH Efficiency Tests
Teams make their way around different ‘stations’, each of which will comprise of a different theory or practical based topic. Ten minutes are spent at each ‘station’, during which time Members are asked a series of questions to be marked by the Assessor.
Dress should be appropriate to a working yard environment. Pony Club sweatshirts, shirt, tie, jodphurs, boots, gloves and hats are expected.
Points will be allocated per section, as well as the way Teams approach the competition. One round will be chosen, at random, as the tiebreaker. In the event of a tie, the Team with the highest score in that round will be declared the winners.
Link to rule book: https://pcuk.org/media/rcdj0ywn/horse-and-pony-care-rule-book-2023.pdf
Area 5 Qualifier Competition for PC Quiz at 2pm on 5th March 2023
The Pony Club Quiz is a chance for members to test their equestrian knowledge in a fun and friendly team environment. Is in person and has a Mini section and a Junior/Senior section.
Centres and Branches can enter Teams in both sections at Area Qualifiers:
- Mini Section – ages to be 10 years and under on the 1st January of competition year, with one member to be 8 years and under
- Junior/Senior Section – must have two junior members (ages to be 13 years and under) and two of any age up to 25 years
- The competition comprises of a Mini and Junior/Senior competition. All Teams can be made up with one member only who has also competed at another level in this year’s competition provided they are eligible. Complete Teams may not compete at more than one level.
All ages will be taken from 1st January of the competition year.
- Mini questions to be based on the E, D and easier parts of the D+ Efficiency Tests and Mini Badges
- Junior/Senior questions to be based on the C, C+ and B Efficiency Tests and Achievement badges
- Questions will be based on the new syllabuses
- Format of questions will be mixed of activity rounds such as memory games/pictionary, guess what’s in the bag, question/answer rounds
- Teams will move around the venue. Each round will be on a different section of the quiz
Highest place Centre and Branch Teams from each section at the Area Qualifiers will be invited to the Quiz Final, which will take place on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Moulton College, Northampton.
Link to details of content and rounds for 2023: https://pcuk.org/media/pi4iacjh/questions-and-rounds-for-area-quiz-2023.pdf
Winter League Showjumping Results – Southview
Some great results had at Cheshire Hunt South Winter League Competition held at Southview on Sunday. Well done to everyone who competed.
- Class 1 (60cm):
- Individual: Catrin Morgan – 2nd
- Class 2 (70cm):
- Team: F&D Reds 3rd
- Individual: Poppy Miller – 2nd, Summer Bellis – 4th
- Class 3 (80cm):
- Team: F&D Reds – 3rd
- Class 5 (90cm):
- Team: F&D Reds – 3rd, F&D Blacks/mixed – 5th
- Individual: Catrin Griffiths – 6th
