Upload
others
View
2
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Hoof BeatHoof Beat
Junior Club
Newsletter
Issue 24
Winter 2015
It is membership
renewal time!
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Australia Inc
P O Box 762 Pakenham VIC 3810
Phone : 03 5941 3288
www.wpcs.com.au Don’t for
get to send us a photo of you and your Welshie
so we can put you in the next edition of Hoof Beat!
Get an adult to help you to complete the included 2015-2016 subscription
application and return it to the
National Office!
Are you now 12 years old?
Join the exciting new group for 12 to 17 year olds
the YOUNG PEOPLE’S GROUP!
Junior Club logo photo credit PKing Photos
Young People’s Group logo photo credit Diana Lee Saville
Look out for special awards for Junior Club and
Young People’s Group members at your state
All Welsh Show!
Welcome to all of OUR
new members!
Member Profile AMELIA MCDONALD
AGE: 5
PONY: Wendamar Flirt (Welsh Mountain)
“This is me and my pony, Flirty. I love her because she helps me learn to ride and we go to shows and
pony club and have fun. I love to help mummy look after her and sometimes we have to feed her and pick up poo in the rain! Flirty is my best friend.”
Junior Club Members having fun
at the WA RPG
Alivia Coppin & Penley Mayflower
Credit Horseplay
Serena Smith &
Judaroo Phillipa
Credit Horseplay
Lauren Rowe & Charisma Royal
Emblem
HAV
E A
GO
AT
AN
AC
RO
STI
C P
OE
M U
SIN
G T
HE
LETT
ER
S O
F TH
E W
OR
D
HO
RS
E!
Winter is here!
Wha What does this
mean for your pony? Horses begin to grow their coats when the days get shorter, not as the
temperature drops as many believe. This is because a horse must be-
gin to develop his coat long before winter sets in. It works like this: As
the days shorten and the retinas receive fewer hours of daylight, they
trigger the brain to release extra melatonin, a hormone that prompts
the hair follicles to produce more hair.
But why is it that during a cold snap your horse suddenly appears
fluffier? Although it may seem that his hair multiplied overnight, it
really didn’t. That fuller coat is just your horse’s clever way of
creating insulation. The hairs lift up to trap the warm air against his
skin.
Wh
at
do
es
it m
ea
n if
yo
u f
ind
a
ho
rse
sho
e?
A. S
om
e p
oo
r h
ors
e is
wa
lkin
g
aro
un
d in
his
so
cks
PUZZLE PAGE COLOUR IN THESE TWO GIRLS RIDING PONIES