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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

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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

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