Seville Pony Club Newsletter · Seville Pony Club Newsletter July, 2017 Message from the Vice...
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Seville Pony Club Newsletter July, 2017 Message from the Vice President, Tahnee Dewhurst Horse Trails Network This is a local initiative to re-establish the old Horse Trail Network that used to be well used and maintained by the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Free 'Freddo Frogs' to those individuals who can e-mail through or respond via comment to the related Facebook post, the street address and/or GPS coordinates of any horse trail posts or signage they come across. These locations will be used to re- invigorate these trails for our use, see attached image. …/2 Dates to Remember Sunday 23 July SPC Rally Yarrambat PC & Open Showjumping Sunday 16 July Langwarrin PC Horse Trials, PC 3-5 only Sat 15 & Sun 16 July Bacchus Marsh PC Horse Trials PC & Open 1-5 (SQ) Sat 5 & Sun 6 August Cockatoo 7 District PC Dressage Jackpot Sat 5 August SPC WORKING BEE Sat 19 & Sun 20 August Seville PC Combined Training Weekend PC & Open 1-5, PC 5A ALL FAMILES TO HELP Sunday 3 September North Eastern PC Horse Trials PC 3-5 Sun 17 September SPC Rally Sat 23 & Sun 24 September Werribee PC HT Saturday 9 December NMZ 2018 State Showjumping Qualifier (GA-C) UYPC Sunday 10 December NMZ 2018 State Dressage Qualifier (G1-3) KGPC Sunday 16 December SPC Xmas Rally
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July,2017MessagefromtheVicePresident,TahneeDewhurst HorseTrailsNetworkThisisalocalinitiativetore-establishtheoldHorseTrailNetworkthatusedtobewellusedandmaintainedbytheShireofYarraRanges. Free'FreddoFrogs'tothoseindividualswhocane-mailthroughorrespond via comment to the related Facebookpost,thestreetaddressand/orGPScoordinatesofanyhorsetrailpostsorsignagetheycomeacross.Theselocationswillbeusedtore-invigoratethesetrailsforouruse,seeattachedimage.
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DatestoRememberSunday23JulySPCRallyYarrambatPC&OpenShowjumpingSunday16JulyLangwarrinPCHorseTrials,PC3-5onlySat15&Sun16JulyBacchusMarshPCHorseTrialsPC&Open1-5(SQ)Sat5&Sun6AugustCockatoo7DistrictPCDressageJackpotSat5AugustSPCWORKINGBEESat19&Sun20AugustSevillePCCombinedTrainingWeekendPC&Open1-5,PC5AALLFAMILESTOHELPSunday3SeptemberNorthEasternPCHorseTrialsPC3-5Sun17SeptemberSPCRallySat23&Sun24SeptemberWerribeePCHTSaturday9DecemberNMZ2018StateShowjumpingQualifier(GA-C)UYPCSunday10DecemberNMZ2018StateDressageQualifier(G1-3)KGPCSunday16DecemberSPCXmasRally
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Seville Pony Club …Messagefromthevicepresidentcont’d
Asoggystartandcold,blusteryconditionsdidn'taffectattendanceatourJuneRally.Thegroundslookedfantastic,therainheldoffanditwasgreattoseeahiveofactivityatmorningsetup. CertificatesDandCCertificatecandidateswereworkinghardtowardstheircertifications,sharingpersonalexperiencesandworkingtogetherwhenapplyingtheirtheoreticalknowledgeinpracticaldemonstration,bysharingequipmentand/orhorses.Pleasemakethetimetogothroughyourworkbooksinbetweenralliessothatyouareawareofwhatyouwillbecoveringandcanaskyourinstructortoassistyouwiththoseareasyouareunsureoformayneedhelpwith.Talktothosememberswhohaverecentlycompletedcertifications,theymayoffersomegreattipsoradvice.FeedbackInstructorfeedbackwaswellreceived.Welovetohearwhatyouthoughtofyourlesson!Ifyouhaveideasorfeedbackyoucanspeaktomedirectlyontherallydayoranonymouslyviathesuggestionboxintheclubrooms. WorkingBeeSaturday5thAugustisourworkingbee.ThiswillbeagreatopportunitytoputourbestfootforwardandmakethegroundslookreallygreatforourAugustcombinedtraining.Alistoftaskstobecompletedandtoolsrequiredisonpage4andwelookforwardtoseeingasmanymembers'aspossiblethereontheday.Itisarequirementofmembership.HappyTrailsTahneeDewhurstSevillePonyClubVicePresident
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Seville Pony Club DCReport:JulyRally
WehadgreatfeedbackfromourinstructorsattheJuneRally.Someinstructorshavenoticedthoughthatmanyridershavebeenlateforlessonsrecently.Itisunderstandablethatsometimesthingsgowrongatthelastminuteandyoumaybelate.Pleasemakesure,however,thateveryeffortismadeotherwisetobeontime.Ifyouarelateitisimportantthatyoupositionyourselfsafelynearthelessonandasktheinstructorifandwhenyoucanjoin.Intheinterestsofsafetyandrespecttotherestofthegroupitisthenuptotheindividualinstructortodecidewhenit’sappropriate.Mostofyouhavedonereallywelltobeatrallyset-upontimerecentlyandsetupishappeningquicklyandsmoothly.Forthosewhohaven’tbeenmakingitontimelatelypleaseknowthatitisarequirementofyourrallyattendancetobeapartofthis.Thesamegoesforpack-up.Ilookforwardtoseeingallridersparticipatingequallyinthispartoftherally.Setupstartsat9.00am.RallyPlannerEmilyStokeshasdoneafantasticjobcreatingtheJulyRally.ThismonthwewelcomebackcoachDaniellePooleswhowillbeteachingdressageaswellasintroducingtwoofourgroupstoatheorylessononPerformanceMindset.“ByworkingwithaPerformanceCoachyounotonlygettoimproveyourridingskills,butmoreimportantlyimproveyourmindsetsoyoucanlearnhowtoharnessthethoughtsandfocusrequiredtorideatyourbestoncompetitionday.”WealsowelcomeAnnaChurch,recentSPCmemberbacktotheclubasinstructor.AsaveryactiveandsuccessfulPonyClubandEAcompetitor,Annahasloadstooffer.SeniorriderLucyBakerhasalsovolunteeredtotakeatheorylessonwiththeSilverGrouptohelpthemworktowardstheirDCertificates.Forthosewishingtobegradedatarallyalsopleaseensureyouattendalllessonsaspertheplan.Ifanyonewishestobegradedatthisrally,pleasesendanotetomeatsevillepcdc@gmail.com.PleasenoteanimportantchangeofdateforthealwaysfunChristmasRallyduetoaclashwiththeNMZStateDressageQualifier.XmasRallyisnowSundayDecember16.Finally,theentriesarenowopenforourCombinedTrainingDay.Seethedetailsattheendofthenewsletterandenterviahttps://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/#Entry:601IlookforwardtoseeingyouallagainthisweekontimeandreadytoenjoytheJulyRallyAnnaBakerDistrictCommissioner
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Seville Pony Club SPCWorkingBee:Sat,August5th.
GroundsandMaintenanceManagerAndrewRundle(Maison,SilverGroup)haskindlycompletedathoroughinspectionofthegroundsandcompiledthefollowinglistofjobsforourupcomingworkingbeeonSaturdayAugust5th.Don’tforgettoputsometimeasidethisdayasperyourrecentlysignedmembershipagreementtohelpkeepourgroundsandclubroomsingreatconditionfortheCombinedTrainingWeekend.AmberShiel-Joneswillbeco-ordinatingalistofvolunteersforeachjob.Pleasehelpherbynominatingwhatjobyou’dprefertodo.There’safewjobsforthosewholikeapowertoolorpaintbrush!
• Improvingfencingintieupareasandbetweentheclubhouseandmainarena(timber/screws–circularsaw/impactdriver)
• Mendgateandfencingbetweenclubhouseandtieuparea.(barbedstaples–hammer)
• Repairanydamagedfencing(Redring)(timber/screws–circularsaw/impactdriver)
• Levelalldivotsingravelbeforeandaftercrosscountryjumps(shovel/steelrake)• Collectallgreenwasteandrubbish(steel/timber)fortiprun(Rake/wheelbarrow/
trailer)• Cladthegapintopofforkedlogjumpincrosscountrywith150x50pineplanks
(timber/screws–circularsaw/impactdriver)• Applysumpoiltoalllogjumpsoncrosscountrycoursetopreventdegradation
(Sumpoil–paintroller/brush)• Applysumpoiltoretainingwallsandstepupjumpsatthebackofcrosscountry
(Sumpoil–paintroller/brush)• Improvejumpsafetybyremovinghoopironorwireandusealternatefixingmethod
(timber/screws/bolts–circularsaw/impactdriver)• Rebuildcrosscountryjumpnexttoredring(newtreelogs/screws–Chainsaw/
circularsaw/impactdriver)• Adjustslidingwindowinthekiosk• CleanGuttersontheshed(Ladders/Gloves/Rubbishbags)• Cleaninsidetheclubhouse(Cleaningproduct)
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Seville Pony Club SPCGearCheckPlan
TieUpArea
Arena 1
Club Rooms
Sand Arena
Show Jumping
silver red
orange
blue pink
purple
green yellow
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Seville Pony Club SPCGroundsRallyArenaPlan
(nottoscale)
TieUpArea
Arena 1
Club Rooms
Show Jump 1
Warm Up A
Show Jump 2
Shed
Warm Up B
XC3
XC 1 & 2
XC 3
Gallop Track
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