Committee:

D.C Julie Robins 0407 327 055

President: Trudi Douch54354154

Vice President Terry Franklin0409679592

Treasurer Sharen Williams54354137

Secretary Kira Chalmers0407140580

Event CoordinatorClinton Hedger0402773814

Chief Instructor Nicole Chalmers0407140580

Card Secretary Vicki Juniper54762369

Uniform Coordinator Jan Beckwith

0409850212

Canteen Les Hedger

Life Members:Brian & Judy McKnightAlan & Cheryl Lang

Don & Pauline Roach

May Edition, 2013

Riding:  The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground.

Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing

nearly 360 degrees at one time.

Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.

Scientists believe that horses have evolved over the past 50 million years

from much smaller creatures.

A 19th century horse named ‘Old Billy’ is said to have lived 62 years.

The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 88 kph (55 mph).

Woollen  Pony Club jumper that is brand new (worn once at Werribee) it is size 70 for sale. 

Enquiries please see Julie Robins.

Bates dressage saddle for sale excellent condition 16inch $1500.

Enquires please see Jill Reece

Dg westerner jods for sale childs 12 $20.  Blue Windsor childs 12 riding jacket $40.00.

Enquires please see Vicky Juniper Made to order browbands - see Tegan Davis. 

If you would like to purchase uniforms please see Jan Beckwith at rallies and she will be able to organise items for you.

Maldon Pony ClubWinter Woolies

Sunday 30th JuneSee Kira for Programs

Happy birthday this month goes to

Todays rally was the biggest rally we have had for some time. We had 8 riders today on a come and try day of which was 3 adults. All riders seemed to enjoy their rally and may become

members come the new financial year.

We had 4 groups today one being an adult group starting at 9am for gear check. Thanks to everyone for their patience as it took time to go through the new riders we had today to get all their details. We welcomed back Nicole Touzel after being unavailable for a few months and also it was good to have Ken Croser as a guest instructor after he had to cancel last year. Thanks also to Jill, Kim, Kira and myself for taking a group round the cross country course and Kira for setting up the

mini navigation ride.

It was great to have all the equipment packed up in record time after lunch.Thanks it was appreciated by all.

We had no canteen running today so thanks to Jill and Vicki for helping with the lunches.

Thanks to Kira also for organising a clinic with Nicole. Those that took part felt they got a lot out of her instruction.

Seriously Spunky Browbands & Accessories

If you would like to order anything from seriously spunky browbands and accessories please visit the below website:www.spunkybrowbands.yolasite.com

Kira Chalmers & Kirra Lilley

Horse Breed Information

AbtenauerOf lighter bone than the Noriker, the Abtenauer breeds true to type and is well adapted to the poor soil on which it lives. The breed is known for its easy, flowing trotting action. The Abtenauer is elegantly built with a well-shaped head and strong legs. Abtenauers are usually black, chestnut, or blue roan; black is the most common color but all colors are accepted, except leopard spotting. Mares and foals spend the summers in pasture high in the mountains and are fed salt once a week to prevent them from becoming feral. Theyspend the summer freely roaming the alpine meadows with cattle. Often foals are born with peculiar curly coats that are lost when the baby hair is shed.Average height 14.3 - 15 hands. About 100 mares were located in the Abtenau Province anddeveloped the Abtenauer type of Noriker which some define as a breed. They were mountain horses used for hauling wood.

 

 

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The Maldon Pony Club would like to Congratulate Tegan Davis for getting into the

Hygain Junior & Young Rider Victorian Jumping Squad 2013

We wish Tegan all success in the world and will keep you up to date on her progress throughout her campaign, we are all very very proud.

Tegan Davis & Candy at Werribee

Congratulations also to Kira ChalmersKira & Grumpy Mates (Bailey) - Police & Emergency Services Games

Gold - Best PresentedSilver - Combined Training

Bronze - Hack Class

Tegan Davis & Duckie

Feeding in Cold Weather

Feed Twice Daily

It is best to feed a hard feed or hay in the morning and evening (ie twicedaily), rather once daily, as the horse will have an energy source provided

to help regain energy and warmth after a cold night, especially where grazingis short and sparse during the winter months on frosted and cold pastures

until they warm up by mid morning. An evening feed with extra hay will help toprovide available energy and fibre for hindgut fermentation to prepare for thecold overnight conditions and help keep the horse warm and contented with

a full belly. This is particularly important in the case of mares and foals,weanlings and yearlings, where heat loss from cold weather will sap

energy for growth in young horses and development of theunborn foal in late pregnant mares.

Riding Tips

1. The most important rule in horseback riding is.... KEEP YOUR HEELS DOWN!!!!!! Why?? Because not only does it make you more secure, but it also stops your foot from being caught in the stirrup should the horse spook.

2. The second most important thing is.... keep your head and shoulders up and sit straight up and down or lean slightly back. This puts you in a secure position for riding. For instance, if your horse were to buck and you were leaning forward, you would find yourself on the ground.

3. If the sport you choose to ride in requires speed for the most part (ie: eventing, games), it is best to choose nylon-backed stirrup leathers (for english saddles) as these can stand a lot of wear and tear and are almost unbreakable.

4. If you horse is going strong on the forehand or is lazy, you might want to try leaning back a little with your shoulders behind the perpendicular. This will make your seat stronger (as long as your legs stay in the correct position) and push your horse forward into better movement. But Beware... don't overdo this as it may put strain on your horses back.

Hoof black Champion Tails white cream cover‐apply with a

damp sponge

Pepi spray‐used to add shine to tails, rump, neck. Applyon a horse’s coat when the coat is dry. Do not applyto saddle area

Make up for face (muzzle’s & eyes) black dog chalksoaked in baby oil overnight. After applying finish offwith Champion Tails clear highlight over the black makeup.

Legs: highlight with Raven Oil. Black oil for bays, blacks,buckskins & greys. Brown oil for chestnuts.

Wash with Khonke’s shampoo After washing add a good squirt of Hamilton’s oil (from

the chemist) to 3/4s of a bucket of warm water. Spongeon all over the horse avoiding the mane & tail. Scrape off& towel dry

Finish off with Champion Tails Water Glaze To plait use pro plaits

Essentials you can’t do without : Chux Super Wipes Variety of sponges Nit comb for Quarter Marks Body Brush for Sharks Teeth Latex Gloves Water Spray

I know you all know this one I have not read it for such a long time….enjoy

There was movement at the station, for the word had passed aroundThat the colt from old Regret had got away,And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound,So all the cracks had gathered to the fray.All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and farHad mustered at the homestead overnight,For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are,And the stockhorse snuffs the battle with delight.

There was Harrison, who made his pile when Pardon won the cup,The old man with his hair as white as snow;But few could ride beside him when his blood was fairly up -He would go wherever horse and man could go.And Clancy of the Overflow came down to lend a hand,No better horseman ever held the reins;For never horse could throw him while the saddle girths would stand,He learnt to ride while droving on the plains.

And one was there, a stripling on a small and weedy beast,He was something like a racehorse undersized,With a touch of Timor pony - three parts thoroughbred at least -And such as are by mountain horsemen prized.He was hard and tough and wiry - just the sort that won't say die -There was courage in his quick impatient tread;And he bore the badge of gameness in his bright and fiery eye,And the proud and lofty carriage of his head.

But still so slight and weedy, one would doubt his power to stay,And the old man said, "That horse will never doFor a long a tiring gallop - lad, you'd better stop away,Those hills are far too rough for such as you."So he waited sad and wistful - only Clancy stood his friend -"I think we ought to let him come," he said;"I warrant he'll be with us when he's wanted at the end,For both his horse and he are mountain bred.

"He hails from Snowy River, up by Kosciusko's side,Where the hills are twice as steep and twice as rough,Where a horse's hoofs strike firelight from the flint stones every stride,The man that holds his own is good enough.

And the Snowy River riders on the mountains make their home,Where the river runs those giant hills between;I have seen full many horsemen since I first commenced to roam,But nowhere yet such horsemen have I seen."

So he went - they found the horses by the big mimosa clump -They raced away towards the mountain's brow,And the old man gave his orders, "Boys, go at them from the jump,No use to try for fancy riding now.And, Clancy, you must wheel them, try and wheel them to the right.Ride boldly, lad, and never fear the spills,For never yet was rider that could keep the mob in sight,If once they gain the shelter of those hills."

So Clancy rode to wheel them - he was racing on the wingWhere the best and boldest riders take their place,And he raced his stockhorse past them, and he made the ranges ringWith the stockwhip, as he met them face to face.Then they halted for a moment, while he swung the dreaded lash,But they saw their well-loved mountain full in view,And they charged beneath the stockwhip with a sharp and sudden dash,And off into the mountain scrub they flew.

Then fast the horsemen followed, where the gorges deep and blackResounded to the thunder of their tread,And the stockwhips woke the echoes, and they fiercely answered backFrom cliffs and crags that beetled overhead.And upward, ever upward, the wild horses held their way,Where mountain ash and kurrajong grew wide;And the old man muttered fiercely, "We may bid the mob good day,No man can hold them down the other side."

When they reached the mountain's summit, even Clancy took a pull,It well might make the boldest hold their breath,The wild hop scrub grew thickly, and the hidden ground was fullOf wombat holes, and any slip was death.But the man from Snowy River let the pony have his head,And he swung his stockwhip round and gave a cheer,And he raced him down the mountain like a torrent down its bed,While the others stood and watched in very fear.

He sent the flint stones flying, but the pony kept his feet,He cleared the fallen timber in his stride,And the man from Snowy River never shifted in his seat -It was grand to see that mountain horseman ride.Through the stringybarks and saplings, on the rough and broken ground,

Down the hillside at a racing pace he went;And he never drew the bridle till he landed safe and sound,At the bottom of that terrible descent.

He was right among the horses as they climbed the further hill,And the watchers on the mountain standing mute,Saw him ply the stockwhip fiercely, he was right among them still,As he raced across the clearing in pursuit.Then they lost him for a moment, where two mountain gullies metIn the ranges, but a final glimpse revealsOn a dim and distant hillside the wild horses racing yet,With the man from Snowy River at their heels.

And he ran them single-handed till their sides were white with foam.He followed like a bloodhound on their track,Till they halted cowed and beaten, then he turned their heads for home,And alone and unassisted brought them back.But his hardy mountain pony he could scarcely raise a trot,He was blood from hip to shoulder from the spur;But his pluck was still undaunted, and his courage fiery hot,For never yet was mountain horse a cur.

And down by Kosciusko, where the pine-clad ridges raiseTheir torn and rugged battlements on high,Where the air is clear as crystal, and the white stars fairly blazeAt midnight in the cold and frosty sky,And where around The Overflow the reed beds sweep and swayTo the breezes, and the rolling plains are wide,The man from Snowy River is a household word today,And the stockmen tell the story of his ride.

Maldon Pony Clubwww. maldon.ponyclubvic.org.au

5th May 2013

Dressage Nicole TouzellShowjumping Clinton HedgerCross Country Nicole Charmlers

Next RallyThe next rally will be Sunday 2nd June

9.00am Gear Check.

Note; Refer to the Midland Zone Calender attached for all details on up and coming events in the future in our Zone.

Maldon Pony Club & Midland ZoneCalendar 2013:

AprilApril 7th MPC Rally

May 5th MPC Rally

June 2nd MPC Rally

July 7th MPC Rally

August 4th MPC Rally

September 1st MPC Rally

October 6th MPC Rally

November 3rd MPC Rally

December 1st MPC Rally

PCAV Rule of the month:All these are from the PCAV Handbook By-lawshttp://ponyclubvic.org.au/

What do we do?

Clubs are the foundation of Pony Club Victoria.Our members enjoy the benefits of being part of a Club where new and old friends share their passion for riding and horses.Our Clubs depend upon the enthusiasm and dedication of adult supporters who administrate and instruct making Pony Club a real family affair! Many lifetime friendshipsare fostered in this social environmentUltimately Pony Club strives to encourage young people to ride and enjoy all manner of approved sports connected with horses and riding, introducing members to a broad range of activities from conventional disciplines of competition to more recreational types of horse activities, the endeavour is to be your best. Members may also be nominated for Service Awards which acknowledge contributions to the Pony Club movement