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DC’s Report by Deb Raffle

June Rally 2015Newsletter

Hello everyone,

Winter has really hit. Make sure all of you and your horses are snug and warm.

State competition on June Sat 20th (Flat) and Sun 21st (Games) at Bacchus Marsh!! We have a games team and a team of 4 representing Gisborne PC at State level. It would be fabulous if you could come along and support the teams on either days!

We wish them every success at the competition always remembering whilst it’s nice to get a place the fun is in the participation.

3 of our riders attended Speed to Safety at Flemington on 16th May, Ella De Campo, Jess Winther and Laura Dunshea. All said they had a fabulous morning and how good and what a privilege it was to have the opportunity to ride at Flemington Racecourse. I’d like everyone to consider this as part of their riding activities in the future. Riding to a particular time is a skill we don’t often get to practice and it is essential for cross country competition.

I hope you all enjoy the rally this time with the older groups having the opportunity to ride side saddle with Deb Raleigh. Unfortunately the very junior groups cannot participate in this activity as Deb only has larger saddles.

James Lang has agreed to teach Show jumping. A huge thank you for teaching on HIS BIRTHDAY!!

We have a new dressage instructor today Nicole Downs who has kindly offered to teach us whilst Megan is away and Mel Burns is back to give us her excellent cross country experience.

Our four ride and try riders are back with us again with an extra two in the Blue group. Welcome again and hope you enjoy the day. The junior groups will be well looked after by our instructors Maureen Hall, Sam Ferrari and Sam Adams.

Unfortunately I will not be at the June Rally and Katrina Lang McDougall will be acting DC on the day. Some of the other committee members will also not be at the rally and they contribute enormously to the running of the day. Please offer your help at the rally as often as you are able.

Please make sure you are available to set up and pack up and just a reminder to fill out your volunteer hours for the work you do on the day. Remember its 20 volunteer hours per year.

Ride safely and I hope you will enjoy the variety of instruction and instructors you have this rally.

Cheers Deb

Assistant DC Comment by Katrina McDougallI am excited to take on the assistant DC role which is designed to help Deb out and organise the junior groups. I will be working with Deb throughout the year to ensure the program for the juniors is tailored to their needs and that the kids can grow and develop. This rally we are fortunate to have 3 instructors including Maureen, Sam Ferrari and Samantha Adams. Maureen will be completing the D and E certificates for those who have been working on them all year so please bring your books!! Sam F our esteemed games coach will be doing a junior show jumping course on the sand arena. This is shared with dressage so please come up along the grass from the gate to the area next to the trees. Samantha will do some fun games. At the end of the day we will have a navigation course for those who last the day. We welcome back the new members who came last rally and look forward to growing the groups.

I want to thank Ellen, Allison and Mel who have taken on the Secretary, Membership Secretary and Newsletter roles respectively. Please note the new emails which you can use to contact each of us directly or come and say hello at the rally.

Ellen Fordham - Secretary and committee member - Ellen can help you with rules, ordering books and badges from PCAV and any feedback you want to give the committee. gisborneponyclub.secretary@gmail.com

Allison Codling - Card Secretary and membership secretary - Allison completes your card each month so you need to let her know if you have a new horse or ride 2 on a day. Allison collects the ride and try forms, new and renewing member forms and can help you with any membership paperwork. Felicity Morley will collect your money and give you a receipt for memberships. gisborneponyclub.membership@gmail.com

Mel Hall - Communication coordinator and Newsletter editor - Send Mel anything you want to put in the newsletter and all your results and photos for the website. melhall13@gmail.com

Speed to Safety at Flemington

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This Rally – Fees Due

To remain insured and ride at the July rally payment for all renewing members must be received. The early bird membership fees for Junior Members is $345 and Associate Members is $365. You must be paid by the 19th June to get this early bird rate and be renewed for the July rally. Further details are available on the website with fees, forms and options for paying to remain insured and eligible to compete. If you need the renewal email again please contact the secretary on gisborneponyclub.membership@gmail.com or check the website.

Next Committee Meeting – Tuesday 26th May 7.30pm

The next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th May at 7.30pm at a venue to be confirmed. Sometimes the venue is changed to be at someone’s house so if you wish to attend (all members are welcome) please check the venue via gisborneponyclub@gmail.com .

GPC Showjumping Competition and Presidents Cup – Sunday 19th July 2015

The Gisborne Pony Club Showjumping Bonanza is organized and will be open for entries soon. It includes a President’s Cup event which is part of a series of competitions in Central Zone in which riders earn points towards the coveted Central Zone President’s cup for each showjumping grade. There is something for all riders with open classes, a freshmans ring and topsy ring for the very junior riders.

The June and July rallies will concentrate on Show Jumping to ensure everyone is graded and understands the events being offered to ensure all riders who are able to show jump can compete.

This event is also our major fund raiser for the year and all families are needed to help run the day so ensure the date is in your diaries!!!

EOFY Dinner Friday 17th July 2014 from 6pm presentations 8pm

The end of financial year dinner and presentation evening will be held on Friday 17th July 2015.

This is the weekend of our showjumping competition and a chance for a social night without ponies.

The venue is the Telegraph Hotel Gisborne which will allow for dinner to be ordered from 6pm onwards with presentations at 8pm.

As the new pony club financial year starts in July it is a chance to farewell any riders not re-joining and welcoming new riders, thank the outgoing executives and committee and present badges and awards earned.

July Rally – Sunday 5th July

August Rally – Sunday 2nd August

Dates for your diary...

Results...

Lowden Shield

The Central Zone Gymkhana formerly known as the Lowden Family Shield is a gymkhana run by Central Zone each year. It is only open to central zone clubs and riders compete for the club shield which is awarded based on an aggregate points system for placing obtained in a range of flat and games events. The riders compete in age groups throughout the day in showing events including pc turnout, rider, led handler, pairs and teams of 3 and even bareback rider for the stickable riders. Handy Mount is run for senior and junior riders which includes an obstacle course judged on obedience and skill not time and is worth double points. Games are run on a timed basis so every rider has a go at the games suited to their age group and the fastest times at the end of the day place.

This year the gymkhana was held at Sunbury PC and we had a small but competitive team attend with an unprecedented contingent of junior riders including 5 in the led ring! The seniors ring was represented by Beth Coding and Ashleigh Hogan who looked stunning on their steel greys and they fought over 1st and second all day (unfortunately in the same age group!). Ashleigh won the turnout and rider, and Ashleigh won the bareback rider, they blitzed the pairs and also had a go at the games with some placings. All the junior children did well and looked beautiful in the turnout with Camille, Audrey, Issy and Jasmine coming 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th respectively and Amelia got her favourite colour purple as runner up out of many children in the led event!! What a coup!! Mirri came 5th in the 7 yo ring and Lachlan 4th in the 9yo ring. The juniors had a tough day all in the led ring together but continued to place with ribbons in pairs, bareback and lots of games.

left to right: Jasmine Hall, Audrey Mason, Camille Mason, Beth Codling, Issy Baglava, Ashleigh Hogan, Lachlan McDougall, Amelia McDougall, Mirri Lang

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I think Gisborne had the biggest and smallest horses there on the day. Beth’s Elliot might have been the biggest horse in the games ring but showed he can have a go as well as any pony and Matilda showed that an 8.3h Shetland can be a really handy mount coming a close second in the junior handy mount ring!!

The results are too many to mention them all but with so many points Gisborne achieved 4th placing as a club!! We were only a few points off a pennant so it just shows you have to be in it to win it and by having a go at everything the club can achieve great results. It will be something to strive for next year with a few more riders in other age groups.

This year Gisborne will be awarding the Denheld trophy to the rider who achieved the most points at the Lowden for the club. The Denheld trophy is an award created by the Denheld family many years ago to recognise the rider who had a go at everything at the club gymkhana. We didn’t have a break up or Gisborne gymkhana since last time it was awarded so the Lowden points are to be used. This will be awarded to the winner and runner up at the dinner in July along with the other yearly awards and certificates.

JUNE RALLY 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.30am - 10.00am GEAR CHECK

TIMES BLUE PURPLE RED GOLD

10.00am - 11.00am

XC Mel Burns

Show Jumping James Lang

Sand arena 1

Dressage Nicole Downs Sand arena 2

Side Saddle Deb Raleigh

Unlettered Grass Arena

11.00am - 12.00pm

Side Saddle Deb Raleigh

Unlettered Grass Arena

XC Mel Burns

Show Jumping James Lang

Sand arena 1

Dressage Nicole Downs

Sand arena 2 12.00pm– 1.00pm LUNCH and LUNCH TIME MEETING

1.00pm -2.00pm

Dressage Nicole Downs Sand arena 2

Side Saddle Deb Raleigh

Unlettered Grass Arena

XC Mel Burns

Show Jumping James Lang

Sand arena 1

2.00pm -3.00pm Show Jumping

James Lang Sand arena 1

Dressage Nicole Downs Sand arena 2

Side Saddle Deb Raleigh

Unlettered Grass Arena

XC Mel Burns

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9.30am - 10.00am GEAR CHECK WHITE GREEN ORANGE

10.00am - 11.00am

Show Jumping Sam F Sand 2 Parental Supervision required. Walk up tree side of Sand 1 to get to arena.

Games Sam A Lettered Grass Arena Morning Tea at 10.45 Eat snack on way to next arena

Flat Maureen Round Yard Morning Tea at 10.45 Eat snack on way to next arena

11.00am - 12.00pm

D Cert Mounted Maureen Round Yard Bring D book and pen for signing

Show Jumping Sam F Sand 2 Parental Supervision required per child. Walk up tree side of Sand 1 to get to arena.

Games Sam A Lettered Grass Arena

12.00pm– 1.00pm LUNCH and LUNCH TIME MEETING

1.00pm -2.00pm Games Sam A Lettered Arena

E Certificate Maureen Off lead testing Round Yard Bring E book and pen for signing

Show Jumping Sam F Sand 2 Parental Supervision required per child. Walk up tree side of Sand 1 to get to arena.

2.00pm -3.00pm

D Certificate Finish sign off if required Maureen Navigation Ride

Navigation Ride course with Sam Meet at club rooms. Parental supervision required per child.

Come Along and Support Gisborne Pony Club at the State Games DayState competition on June Sat 20th (Flat) and Sun 21st (Games) at Bacchus Marsh.

Good luck to all competing. GO GISBORNE!!!!

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Central Zone Horse TrialsSunday the 31st May was the Central Zone Horse Trials event at Oaklands Pony Club. Central Zone has run this for the past 5 years to provide another horse trials in the zone for our riders, provide a qualifier for the interzone and state horse trials and allow eventers to represent their club and challenge for the Inaugural club shield. Last year the Mathew Slade memorial trophy was created to remember Mathew who had a passion for eventing and it is presented to the winner of the highest grade on the day.

Gisborne was represented by some enthusiastic eventers and had the biggest contingent entered this year since the event started. It was great to see some younger kids having a go, including Ella De Campo and Ashleigh Hogan in grade 4 and Ebony Hangman, Taylah Davis and Lachlan McDougall in grade 5. Unfortunately Charlotte Davis had to scratch. This was a “first event” for many concerned in different ways. Ella had a very busy day taking not one but TWO horses out for the day which she discovered brings a whole new meaning to “horse trials” having to juggle 6 components in one day! She did very well with both horses double clear in the jumping phases placing 6th on Bell and also 10th on Paris in Grade 4. Ashleigh, Taylah, Ebony and Lachlan had a great start to the day with great competitive dressage scores and successfully made it around the tight show jumping course. It was a very challenging cross country course having been updated especially for the event and the first 4 jumps were very hard. The rain and impeding cloud dropping fog onto the course together with jump judges holding umbrellas made it look like something out of a BBC murder mystery so the ponies were not impressed. Unfortunately Oscar and Tye encountered the boogey man early on the cross country which was disappointing but for their first horse trials away from their own grounds it was a terrific effort. It was Lachlan’s first horse trials ever and he determinedly pushed Vic on after his initial

stop to finish the course in one piece and was absolutely thrilled. Ebony on her seasoned eventer Honey then showed the grade 5’s how to do it with a beautiful clear round to move up into 6th place!

Gisborne achieved 2 points towards the hotly contested aggregate shield and it was a proud day for Gisborne’s life members Sue Hollins, Ann Bush and Leonie Lang who were part of running the event for Central Zone to see so many Gisborne riders enjoy the day.

GISBORNE PONY CLUB & OPEN

SHOWJUMPING BONANZA

Presidents Cup

Sunday 19th July 2015I.R. Robertson Reserve,

340 Couangalt Rd, Gisborne South

entries via eventsecretary.org.au (closing date 12 July 2015)

Catherine is a keen instructor, being a Level 3 NCAS/EA Coach and Coach Educator. She enjoys teaching horses and riders and seeing

them learn and improve.Darren Green is a NCAS qualified instructor who has competed at 3* Level eventing and is a very dedicated pony club advocate who loves

instructing children.Justine is also an NCAS qualified instructor, an FEI Dressage Rider

and Trainer. She has coached at the CZ annual dressage clinic in January for several years with outstanding results and is highly

regarded by her pupils

Cost: $100Tullamarine Pony Club Grounds,Greenvale Reserve, Section Road, Greenvale

Wednesday 8th July (1 Dressage and 1 XC)Thursday 9th July (1 SJ and 1 XC)

(Format subject to change)

All grades and open riders welcome but extra consideration will be given to Grade 3 & 4 riders who have entered for the Interzones grade 3&4 HT in September. (All riders to complete Liability Declaration Form – additional $10.00 insurance applies to those without relevant cover)Tullamarine PC will have a basic canteen for refreshments. BYO lunch. Enq: Leonie Lang 0408 310 843 leonielang@optusnet.com.au

Central Zone of Pony ClubsReg. No: A0026915H

Eventing Clinic

with

Darren Green,Justine Greer (Weds Only) & Catherine Davies

(Thurs Only)

Gisborne Pony ClubEOFY Dinner

When: Friday 17th July 2014

Time: Dinner from 6.00pm Presentation 8.00pm

Where: Telegraph Hotel Gisborne

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Gisborne Pony ClubEOFY Dinner

RSVP: Lisa Dunshea

By: 10th July 2015

Phone” (03) 54 28 3082 or 0409 325 199

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