Committee

Members

Information

Please

ensure you

contact the

correct person

No calls/texts after 9pm

Dear All, Although the weather

has now turned for

the worse, we have

enjoyed two very suc-

cessful day rallies, at

Lawnhead, by kind

permission of the

Cartmail family, and

Charnes, by kind per-

mission of the

Charnes Estate. We

welcomed members

friends to try a day at

pony club, and also

enjoyed an informa-

tive saddle fitting

demonstration by

the Saddleman.

We have held sum-

mer camps for mem-

bers who enjoyed 2

or 3 days of intense

coaching followed by

a morning of competi-

tions.

We look forward to see-

ing you all again soon,

and hope to see some

new members, at our

forthcoming events,

which are all listed in

this newsletter.

Julie

District Commissioner

Julie Myatt

Tel: 01785 850381

Mobile: 07905 625665

northstafford-shire@pcuk.org

Your DC’s Letter

North Staffordshire Hunt

Pony Club Newsletter

October to December 2016 Autumn Programme Branch Secretary

Sarah Taylor

Kibblestone Home Farm House

Old Road

Oulton Heath

ST15 8US

Mobile 07805 187042

northstafford-shire@pcuk.org

Membership Secretary

Angela Doran

42 Falcon Road, Meir Park,

Stoke-On-Trent ST3 7FQ

Mobile 07807 451881

angeladoran@aol.com

Treasurer

Karen Martin

Lonford Farm

Market Drayton

Shropshire

TF9 3PW

Mobile 07710 803851

klmar-tin@btconnect.com

The introduction of BACS pay-ments was well received by our members and worked well.

As a reminder, the branch can now accept payment by BACS for rallies and trainings. Additionally, cheques may still be accepted.

If you wish to pay direct by inter-net banking our details are as follows:-

Bank Acc:40954064

Sort Code: 01-08-47

If paying by direct transfer, please include the member’s name as reference and EMAIL your reply sheet to Sarah Taylor.

If paying by cheque, then please send cheque and reply sheet by POST only.

As normal, there will be NO late entries.

Please note: If paying by BACS, the reply sheet should ONLY be emailed at the same time as the

payment has been made and NOT before

The date for presentation evening will be Friday 11th November to be held at The wheatsheaf Onneley. This year a hot meal is provided for all our members. Addi-tional meals for family/supporters may be purchased for £6.00 each. Please indicate what you would like on the reply sheet. Chris Holman has very kindly offered to compile a photo montage of the branches activities for this year. If you have any photos you’d like includ-

ing, please contact helen-

holman@orange.net .Please can all tro-phy holders return trophies to Julie ASAP.

The price for membership for 2016 has slightly in-creased to £72 and membership runs from February 1st 2016 to January 31st 2017. New members joining for the first time between Sep-tember 1st 2016 and January 31st 2017 and paying the £72 2017 subscription will be entitled to membership until January 31st 2018. This gives new members 3 months free, so if anyone is thinking of joining, please encourage them to do so!

BACS Payments

Presentation Evening Membership 2016

This Autumn, we are planning the next equine table top sale. This will be on 28th October at

Red Street Community Centre, 62 Talke Road, Red street, ST5 7AH

Stall holders 6pm

Start 6.30pm

Tables £5.00

Please contact Mandy Flanagan for further information.

Many thanks for all your support.

Parents Committee

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Times for all activities will be on the website http://branches.pcuk.org/northstaffordshire/times/

We request that in the first in-stance you check the website for your times, usually 4 days before the activity. If you are unable to attend an activity that you have booked please contact Julie as soon as possible as there is often a waiting list and your place can be used by someone else and you may be refunded. CREDITS- will only be given for cancelled activi-ties IF replacement found, OR if passed by the DC (Julie) in cases of serious illness/injured member or pony/horse, wherever possible

we request at least a weeks no-tice.

Mounted Rallies contact Julie for more information. These ral-lies are mainly based around flat-work, show jumping, cross coun-try and dressage. They are suita-ble for all PC members, and will be targeted towards the riding element of Pony Club Efficiency Tests. Therefore, members will be grouped into similar age and abil-ity. http://www.pcuk.org/index.php/tests_and_achievements/efficiency_tests/

Activities

tests_and_achievements/efficiency_tests/

There will be a sliding scale of charges, dependent on the level of tuition required (see reply sheet for details).

For younger members, stable management will be run along-side our mounted games sessions as normal. For our members working towards D+, C, C+ and B tests separate sessions will be

run in the evening for 1.5hours

UPDATE

Sessions are moving dates!

D+/C sessions will be on the sec-ond Tuesday of each month & C+/B sessions will be on the third Wednesday of each month.

Stable Management Rallies (un-mounted)

These rallies are suitable for ALL PC members, and will be targeted towards the care element of Pony Club Efficiency Tests. Therefore, members will be grouped into similar age and , sessions last for either 1 hour or 2 hours if taking an Achievement Badge. Badges will be studied/tested/awarded at each 2 hour session.

http://www.pcuk.org/index.php/

Stable Management Training/Efficiency Tests

Autumn Programme Page 3

you have any photo’s that you would like to include please send to klmartin@btconnect.com. Please ensure they don’t have copyright attached to them. Feel free to tag yourself in photo-graphs, we won’t automatically tag you, that’s up to you. If you are not happy with something on the page please advise Karen Martin or Sarah Taylor as soon as

If there is anything that you would like to add or see on there, contact Karen Martin, email ad-dress klmartin@btconnect.com

Branch website http://branches.pcuk.org/northstaffordshire/

PC http://www.pcuk.org/

Our Facebook Page is packed with information and photographs. If

possible so the issue can be ad-dressed.

http://www.facebook.com/NorthStaffsPonyClub?ref=hl

Our Branch Website & Facebook Page

Pony Club Dress Code contact Julie Myatt for more infor-mation You are representing your Pony Club so please ensure you and your pony/horse and tack arrive smart and clean. Tack and turnout will be checked to ensure safety at the beginning of each activity. For guidance please see below. PLEASE NOTE - FOR SAFETY REASONS NO HOODIES TO BE WORN WHEN RIDING RIDER Clean & neat Correct, well fitting, tagged hat with the CE mark and one of the following minimum standards: PAS 015:1998 & 2010 EN 1384:1996 BS EN 1384:1997 With the BSI Kitemark Snell E2001 with the official Snell la-bel and number AS/NZS 3838 1998 or AS/NZS 3838 2003 Tidy hair – long hair tied back and up with hairnet. No earrings, PC Sweatshirt or jacket, Clean badge / gloves / shirt / tie. Correctly fitting back protector (when applicable) Beige jodhpurs preferably. Correct chaps (matching boot colour) no fringes Boots clean with safe, thin, uncleated sole TACK Supple and well cared for brown or black tack. Bridle - check fitting of throatlash/noseband/bit check stitch-ing (particularly reins) Saddle - check fitting check stitching - girth straps/girth/stirrup leathers check irons are correct size for boot & safety irons fitted correct way round Plain coloured clean numnahs/pads fitted well up into gullet/ large enough for saddle Martingales correctly fitted PONY Clean with allowance for stable/grass kept Mane/tail clean & tidy Eyes, nose & dock clean Feet well shod/trimmed & clean under hoof oil/dressing No Pinks or purples

North Staffs Hunt Pony

Club

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October 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14

15

Beach Ride, Ainsdale, Southport

D+/C Stable Management

Lonford Farm

Arena Event-ing

Ashwood

16

17 18 19 20 21

22

C+/B Sta-ble Man-agement Lonford

Farm

Lungeing Training

Ashwood

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Interbranch Com-petition

Rodbaston

Mini Med-ley

Lodge Farm

Stable Manage-ment All

Levels

30 31

November 2015

Sun Mon Tue Weds Thu Fri Sat

1 2 1 2 3 4 5

Ridden Effi-ciency Test

Training, Top Farm

Livery

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

D+/C Stable Management

Lonford Farm

Presenta-tion Even-

ing

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

C+/B Stable Manage-

ment Lonford

Farm

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

Dressage Rally, Top Farm Livery

Venue Addresses Ashwood Equestrian Centre Ashwood Head Farm Knightley Staffs ST20 0JR Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre Mill Lane Wetley Rocks Stoke on Trent ST9 0BN Lonford Lonford Farm

Market Drayton

Shropshire

TF9 3PW

ST19 5PH Top Farm Livery The Village Keele Newcastle Staffs ST5 5AR

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Rallies Area Camps Training Competition

December 2015

Sun Mon Tue Weds Thu Fri Sat

1 2 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Christmas Rally,

Lodge Farm

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Important Information Please ensure the above details and total amount are correct.

If paying by BACS please EMAIL reply sheet only once payment made and use members name as reference

If paying by cheque please return reply sheet by POST cheques made payable to North Staffs Pony Club – Members name on the back.

There will be NO LATE PAYMENTS ACCEPTED if you wish to ensure a place, please ensure cheques are received by 1st October 2016. Late entries will only

be accepted IF groups can be accommodated

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New Programme and Reply Sheet (please make a copy for yourself) Complete and return, with payment to Sarah Taylor, Kibblestone Home Farm House, Old Road, Oulton Heath, Stone, ST15 8US, by 1st October 2016 Members Name Horse/Pony Name___________________ Email Address Mobile Tel No. ______________________ If you are unable to attend an activity, contact Julie Myatt as soon as possible Tel: 01785 850381 Mobile: 07905 625665

Your Requested Jump Height

Please circle two heights which best suit rider & pony

GP XP 30cm 40cm 50cm 60cm

70cm 80cm 90cm 1m 1.1m

Please circle which Pony Club Efficiency Test the rider is working

towards

http://www.pcuk.org/index.php/tests_and_achievements/efficiency_tests/ E D D+ C C+ B

Date & Venue Instructor Price Tick Availa-

ble to

Cover 1st

Aid Du-

ties

Mounted Rallies & Trainings

Sun 9th October Beach Ride, Ainsdale N/A N/A

Sat 15th October Arena Eventing, Ashwood EC Jon Rogers £30

Fri 21st October Lungeing Training, Ashwood (over 13 only)

Helen Elston £10

Fri 28th October Mini Medley, Lodge Farm EC Jo Titterton £15

Sat 5th November Ridden Efficiency Test Training, Top Farm Livery

Helen Elston £15

Sun 27th November Dressage Rally, Top Farm Livery £12

Sat 10th December Christmas Rally, Lodge Farm EC 3x clas-ses

£21

Sat 10th December Christmas Rally, Lodge Farm EC, extra class

£5

Stable Management Rallies (Unmounted)

Tues 11th October Lonford Farm D+/C £9

Wed 19th October Lonford Farm C+/B £10

Fri 28th October Lodge Farm EC All Levels £9

Tues 8th November Lonford Farm D+/C £9

Weds 16th November Lonford Farm C+/B £10

Presentation Night Meals (all served with chips)

Member (FREE) No. Meals (NON MEM-BER)

Cost Each Total Cost

Burger £6

Sausage £6

Chicken Nuggets £6

Competitions

Thursday 27th October Interbranch Competition, Rodbas-ton

Class (1a,1b,2a,2b,3,4,5,6,7) £10

Payment Summary

Mounted Rallies & Trainings £

Stable Management Rallies £

Competitions

Credit Claimed Details £

Total Amount Enclosed £

Important Information Please ensure the above details and total amount are correct.

If paying by BACS please EMAIL reply sheet only once payment made and use members name as reference

If paying by cheque please return reply sheet by POST cheques made payable to North Staffs Pony Club – Members name on the back.

There will be NO LATE PAYMENTS ACCEPTED if you wish to ensure a place, please ensure cheques are received by 1st October 2016. Late entries will only

be accepted IF groups can be accommodated

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Inter Branch Team & Individual Show Jumping Competition.

At Rodbaston College, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5PH

Class 1a 10 YEARS and under 40 -50 cm Single Phase No spreads

1b 11 Years and over 40 -50 cm Single Phase No spreads

Class 2a 10 YEARS and under 50cm - 60cm Single Phase

2b 11 Years and over 50cm - 60cm Single Phase

Class 3 OPEN 60cm -70cm Single Phase

Class 4 OPEN 70cm -80cm Single Phase

Class 5 OPEN 80cm - 90cm Single Phase

Class 6 OPEN 90cm -1m Single Phase

Class 7 OPEN 1m - 1.05m Single Phase

Feedback Form

Please feel free to detail any feedback, either positive or negative. All forms will be treated in the strictest of confidence and can remain anonymous if wished. Thank You!

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