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Editor’s Ramblings...
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
EDITOR’S
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RAMBLINGS
SHOW JUMPING MC
1
DRESSAGE MC
1
DRESSAGE MC
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CONT.
THE HAYMARKET
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VOUCHER
MEET AND GREET
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Wow, what a BIG meeting we had last week!
The meeting was quite well attended, and we got
through some very important matters and made
some decisions that should see the club continue
to move ahead in a very positive way. The Minutes will be sent out, as per usual,
after they have been read and moved at the next meeting.
It’s always a risk that a long running club can become stale or out-dated, especially when it’s the same core group of people attending the meetings and having
to make all the decisions with day to day running as well as overseeing the bigger
picture.
Over time, changes are made. Sometimes they prove to be for the better, and
sometimes they need changing again!
Feedback and participation from our members is really appreciated!
TEAM
RIDER FITNESS
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CLASSES
NAME BADGES
4
NEW RALLY PLAN
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STRUCTURE!!
BOOKING LESSONS
RALLY STRUCTURE
FOR THE FUTURE
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SADDLEWORLD
DISCOUNTS
6
WVDC AGM
6
INVITATION
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
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OUT AND ABOUT
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FOR SALE
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FOR SALE
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CLUB CONTACT
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DETAILS
Show Jumping Mini Comp - June Rally
One recent development was the addition of the Show Jumping Mini Comp.
This got off to a terrific start at our June rally, with quite a few of us taking up
the challenge. A MASSIVE thanks goes out to the Balson family (including
Sally’s husband/Susannah’s dad, Steve) for instigating, setting up and running
this inaugural event, and in particular to Susannah who manned the course all
day! Hopefully Susannah will get time to write a review for us in the near future.
I’m not sure exactly how many people rode rounds of the lovely course that
Susannah set out for us, but for those who did, I’m sure it was a very positive experience.
In fact, it could well have been this inaugural event that is priming some of us to
have our first ever try at the Top Teams Trophy Show Jumping event coming up
in September! Now this might be interesting!!
Dressage Mini Comp
Our Dressage Mini Comp started back in 1997, the brainwave of Donna Lees and
past (very active) member Sue Trainor. At the time, as with anything new, we
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didn’t know how it would go. Would it be popular?
Would it run smoothly? Would it continue?
Would members see the benefits?
Turns out, it has been very popular, although figures go
up and down over the years. There were times in years
gone by where we were running from 9am through to
during the lunch break!!
Has it run smoothly? Yes, generally it has, and some
members have learnt about how to run a competition
(albeit on a small scale) and then put their hand up to help out with organizing larger ones (a side-benefit of the MC). As for success being measured
in terms of continuing over the years—hell yeah! The trophy had to have
another tier put on it to keep up with the winners’ names!
And did our members recognize the benefits in becoming involved and
having a go—absolutely definitely! For some people, having the opportunity to try a Dressage test at their home grounds, on a rally day, with the
support of club members has given them the confidence to have a go. For
some people, this has been their first ever dressage test! This has definitely been the first test for many of our horses. It has also been a comfortable platform from which to have a try at the harder tests. Lots of us
have ridden the next level up in the MC, challenging both ourselves and
our mounts in the more relaxed environment (and without the worry of
gaining points if we didn’t believe we were really ready to).
At the July meeting, it was decided that the club would provide a ‘keeper’
trophy for all past winners of the Mini Comp Series, and that from now on,
all new winners would receive a trophy to keep. In the past, there was only
the perpetual trophy, which the winner would look after for one year before
handing it on to the next recipient.
When the MC started, it was a bit of an experiment, and the club had no
idea just how successful the series would be or for how long it would continue. Pretty safe to say, it’s here to stay and the witch has been a most
coveted prize! Winning the series takes a bit of dedication and drive, and it
is a real honor to manage to accrue enough points over the year to take out
the big prize (especially back in the days when we had such large entries).
So, trophies are being purchased to be presented to all the previous series
winners, and will be presented at the AGM in October. We will invite back
our past members who have won the series so they can also be presented
with their new trophies to keep. Beware of the possibility of tears– some of
these will be awarded posthumously (horses, not humans!)
The 2014 series’ prizes will still be presented in November (as the last leg
will be held in October this year).
The Witch will be on display at the rally this Sunday, so please go and inspect it while you can! (Thanks for the loan of it Lisa)
Please note that the Dressage Mini Comp is running this rally, and as
per official rules, everyone needs to maintain a minimum 10m clearance of this ring while tests are being performed.
Please be considerate (especially for those on young horses) and don’t
come bopping up from the track behind A (next to the shed). Thanks.
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Phoenix Feeds—
June rally lunchtime raffle:
available from
Ryebucks Australia
TIGRADA HOLISTIC
FAMILY CARE
BOWEN FOR
HORSES, PEOPLES
AND DOGS!
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$2 a ticket
Or
3 for $5
Well, the Gasses did it again! Yep, they won the $25 voucher from The
Haymarket—congratulations Chris and Nadine.
Apologies for vagueness here, but I think the raffle raised approximately
$38 last rally.
As usual, a big thank you for the continuing support from The Haymarket.
Breaking news: The Haymarket have taken over/bought-out Castlegate
and have opened a new (additional) outlet at 902 La Trobe Street!! So,
if you find yourself down that end of town needing horse, dog, chook,
bird feed etc, you can now fill up the car there!
If you haven’t already done so, fill out your loyalty form to secure yourself a discount when shopping at The Haymarket (just tell them your
name before they ring up the sale). Yes, I can email you another one if
you’ve deleted it!
Meet and Greet for July Rally
MONTHLY MEETINGS HELD AT THE
SEBASTOPOL
BOWLING CLUB ON
THE THIRD
TUESDAY OF THE
MONTH
•
MEALS IN BISTRO
FROM 6PM
•
MEETING IN THE
UNIT FROM 7.30 PM
•
ALL MEMBERS
MOST WELCOME!
OOOOOOPS, we forgot to organise one, so it will probably be Chris
Gass and Sandi Bowman again!
But please, everyone be on the lookout for any new faces or lost looking
souls and help them out :) We have so many new members this year, just
say hello to anyone and everyone and we’ll soon get to know eachother!
Sign In Book
Are you all remembering to
sign yourselves in on arrival
at the grounds?
We need to keep records of
who is in attendance, including visitors, so please sign
the book in the kitchen.
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Fitness Classes:
One of our riding instructors, Marianne Crawford, has offered to conduct Rider Fitness Classes as one of her lessons at our rallies. This
was mentioned in the last newsletter, and we were after feedback from the members. We didn’t
actually get any, so we thought perhaps you might want more information about it. Marianne
forwarded the following email on to me:
BARC Riders Fitness Ideas:
I did a fitness for riders class for a few Inverleigh Club Members during a summer rally.
While I had planned to go through a set program, the riders starting saying their postural
problems and wanted solutions.
So, the class turned into a find an exercise that could fix their postural problem as each person
asked for a solution.
Interestingly enough, most of the problems, for which they wanted a cure, were areas I had
planned on covering so it was easy to facilitate their requests.
I am happy to give the riders whatever they want or could go through a pre-set program. Areas
that I would expect to cover are:
Core stability through a static riding position, while sitting on the edge of a chair.
Escalate that to maintaining core stability as above but while moving like you would do on a
horse including weighting seat bones and not collapsing the torso etc.
Other core stability exercises in both static and moving planes, (mostly versions of planks.)
Rider appropriate stretches. Targeting hip flexors, chest and other areas.
Should riders want own body weight exercises to improve cardio and muscular endurance, that
too could be covered. As long as riders can be “flexible” (bad pun) so can I with what I produce.
I will bring Jazzper to ride this rally during lunch, but if enough people want a class in the August rally I would leave him home and do a class at lunch time if that worked out to be the most
convenient time frame.
Happiness in riding from Marianne
Please let Ian know if this would be of interest to you, and then it can be included in the
rally plan
Name Badges-new ones will be there on Sunday
Donna has collected the new name badges, so please check for yours in the clubrooms on Sunday!
If for some reason you do not have a name badge for Ballarat ARC, please contact Donna Lees to
arrange to get one. Ph 53 420 655 or email [email protected]
Members pay an additional fee ($15) when they join the club, to cover the cost of the badge. We
still have a little baggy of uncollected badges, so that might be the first place to check if you haven’t received yours!
Newer members should receive their badges shortly.
PLEASE PUT YOUR BADGE SOMEWHERE HANDY SO THAT
YOU WEAR IT AT RALLIES (maybe with your medical armband?)
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Booking Lessons
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: CHANGES ARE BEING
MADE TO OUR RALLY PLAN STRUCTURE AS
OF THE AUGUST RALLY!
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As a result of quite a number of matters brought up at our reM 0408 448668
cent meetings, we have decided that the club will revert back
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to the rally structure that it used to have.
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You will notice on the club room door that the rally plan for
August will have Levels listed along with the name of instructors and times of lessons. You will need to look carefully at
what level the lesson is going to be aimed at, at particular
times. The instructors will be asked to plan lessons for that
level (or levels, for eg: 4 & 3 might be listed, or 2 &1) for that
timeslot.
Some advantages will be:
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Instructors will be better able to plan their lessons for us
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Riders will get more benefit from riding with other
horses/riders of the same level
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Members will have a better idea of where they best fit in
(this is especially so for new members who do not know
the level of other horses and riders)
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Less time will be lost from instructors having to cater for
largely different abilities in one lesson and therefore
more progress achieved
If you have not been assessed, do not despair! Either have a
look at the tests and preambles for each level, which can be
found at the HRCAV website, or ask an instructor or someone
with relevant experience for their opinion. Perhaps this rally is
a good time to ask the instructor you are having lessons with,
what lesson level they think you should put yourself in.
The rally plan will be rotated each month so that different levels will be available at different times (for eg you will not have
to ride at 10am or 2.30pm with your favourite instructor
EVERY rally).
You might find that if you can only ride at a particular time for
some reason, that you will need to try a different instructor occasionally. As mentioned in previous newsletters, we may all
need to be a bit flexible and adaptable at times to get the best
results overall.
There will be an adjustment period, as there is with any
changes being made, and your input and feedback is welcomed. If you have suggestions that could help, please talk to
Ian or other committee members about your ideas. And if possible, please attend the meetings!
Please note that if you slot yourself into a Level 4/3 lesson and
you ride at Level 1, you will need to fit in with the Level stated
on the rally plan.
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Rally Structures
We’ve still been busily discussing how to get the most out of our rally days, and something that
keeps coming up in conversation is the idea of getting in specialist or guest instructors.
Next year we might have to come up with a plan so that we can fit some new and different instructors into our rallies throughout the year. If you have anyone in mind, please do tell!!
Another idea has been to get some alternative lessons happening, such as: plaiting techniques,
make up/showing preparation; handymount/trail activities; float loading or ground work training
etc. Again, more ideas would be great (and names of people to take the classes would be even better!!) We can probably utilize many of our own members if we think about it, and the hardest part
could well be just working out how to timetable these things. Please come and share any ideas you
come up with :)
Some of our members have been working on a ‘Survey Monkey’ survey to try to find out what exactly it is that our members would like to get out of being a member of Ballarat ARC. It’s still on
the table, and will happen, but there’s just so much to ask and find out about!
Would you like to see a return of the suggestions box? Would that make it easier?
Feedback, feedback, feedback, that’s what we need!!
WVDC AGM
As always, the Western Victoria Dressage Club has extended a welcoming invitation to all our
members to attend their AGM. Every year the club brings in a guest
WEDNESDAY JULY 30TH
speaker who shares their wealth of knowledge in their field. This is
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the blurb for this year’s speaker:
CLUB—
"Dr Brian Anderson has been a veterinarian for almost 28 years. He is a
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partner and specialist equine surgeon at the Ballarat Veterinary Practice
Drinks from 6pm (bar prices)
Equine Clinic. Every day he examines lame horses, many with a complaint of
back pain. The diagnosis of back pain can be difficult and often involves
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advanced imaging procedures. Recently, he attended the 23rd Annual Meeting
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of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in Copenhagen, Denmark where
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he had the opportunity to gain new information on the diagnosis and
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treatment of back problems in horses. He will give us an insight into common
and troublesome back problems that can affect our equine athletes and the
Talk starts at 8.30
latest information on how best to manage them."
Saddleworld Discounts
BARC members are reminded that when you purchase products
from Saddleworld in Ballarat, you will receive a discount when
you mention that you are a member of Ballarat Adult Riding
Club.
Saddleworld also set aside a % of this sale/discount that goes
towards the club! You will receive 7% off and the club receives 3% of the sale. (This offer will not be applicable for
certain sale items etc)
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Christmas in July!!
OH WHAT A NIGHT! Hopefully everyone who was able to attend our
Christmas in July Dinner agrees that it was a lovely night out. And we even had a surprise visit
from Santa!! Now, wasn’t that just the highlight!?!
It was terrific to see many new members in attendance and hopefully they got the chance to mingle and meet some of us ‘oldies’. We even had 3 of our instructors along (Robert wore both caps
as he is a member as well as a regular instructor, plus Sue Short and Marianne Crawford joined
us). Past member Deb Keith was there, as was Sue Lowther who brought along a great array of
door prizes and goodies for us courtesy of Phoenix Feeds! Felicity won the book that Sue donated, and Lyn and Sandi won 30min rides/lessons on Bobby the mechanical horse (he was at our
Golden Spurs competition in the red tent).
But the evening definitely hit its peak when Santa arrived! All members had to go and have a sit
on Santa’s knee before they received their gift (which Liz and I (Sandi) had fun purchasing at
Horseland in Ballarat (thanks for the discount guys), and Judy topped-up with a few extras from
Petstock on Saturday when I panicked that we might not have enough Christmas presents for everyone—thank you both for your help with the shopping!) And Lyn’s horsey piñatas –wow!!
It looked like I should have been using the video function on my camera when some of our members went up to see Santa (not mentioning any names of course....), and Santa was instantly nicknamed Bad Santa (not really his fault he got ridden like a horse though is it??)
A few gift exchanges were negotiated after we un-wrapped our goodies, and most
people seemed pleased with their presents :)
Overall, quite a fun night out with riding club friends, our partners and no children in tow!!
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Out and About: Member’s Results! Congrats!!
I’ve only received a couple of results from members who’ve been out competing. I know
there were a few of us who scratched from the Smythesdale competition at the end of June
due to the disgusting weather leading up to and on the day, but Caroline and Ian both braved
the elements with great results. Well done you two!
Smythesdale ARC Single Dressage Test Competition, June 29. While the weather was indeed
shocking and my soaking wet jods was akin to wearing a wet nappy around - being an
Eventer, Dante coped quite well with the wind, rain and the hail that was present throughout
the day and during my level two test. Given it was a single test competition I decided we
would have a go at the Level 1 test and I was really pleased with how my darling boy handled the test in such trying conditions. Results:
Dante and Caroline Taylor : Test 2.4 First Place
Test 1.4 5th
BEDS Dressage Series, Leighdale Equestrian Club, Leighdale, July 5th
Dante and Caroline Taylor:
Test 1.3 2nd Place
Test 1.4 5th Place
Reserve Champion Dressage Jackpot
Hi Sandi,
For the "Out and About", Mickey and I were out and about last weekend and picked up a 7th
place in SARC's M-C and before that we picked up a sixth place at Level 3 for what may be
Mickey's last official comp at SARC's Winter Dressage Day.
Kind Regards,
Ian
Front Gate
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE GATE
GETS CLOSED BEHIND YOU! It
needs to remain shut for the safety of
all concerned.
If the gate is open when you arrive
(goodness knows why it would be but
it has happened!) SHUT IT BEHIND
YOU when you enter.
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For Sale
One of our past members, Tania Andel, is selling some horses and following is a list of some
of them that are advertised in the Vichorse forum. Tania is keen to sell these horses to the
right homes and would prefer the word of mouth method and thus asked if any members are
interested. So, here you go!
Courtier - Warmblood cross Thoroughbred
http://vichorse.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=3118599&#msg_3118599
Courts is being advertised for $8,800.00 but I am willing to sell her for $6,600.00 to a recommended (vouched
for home). If you highly recommend the buyers than I will drop the price down a little more to ensure that they
go to the right homes.
Glamour Puss - Percheron Cross StockHorse - Showjumper & Broodmare
http://vichorse.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=3130707&#msg_3130707
Claret Cup - Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred - Pony Club / Eventer
http://vichorse.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=3118611&#msg_3118611
Tommy - Percheron / Stockhorse cross Warmblood - Showjumping bloodlines
Injured offside eye - free to the right home.
http://vichorse.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=3194944&#msg_3194944
Jake Buttons - Shetland Stallion - BLACK
Put a price of $300.00 on him but am happy for him to go to the right home for free. The previous owners I
was told used to have kids that rode him. I am not sure if this is true. He is a rather small fellow and untruly
adorable. I saved him from going to the knackery.
http://vichorse.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=3194947&#msg_3194947
There are other horses that will be for sale from me but for now if you know of any interested parties that you
can recommend I would be happy to hear from them.
Thanks
Tania Andel 0455 811 117
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DODGE DUAL CAB HORSE TRUCK D5N
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Fridge, stove, sink, microwave, Luton peak
king-sized bed area, hydraulic tailgate with
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2005 dual fuel. Good tyres. Currently registered but selling with no roadworthy . Inc.
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CONTACT
LIST
PRESIDENT:
CHRIS GASS
Ready to ride?
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Ph 53 428 461
Email
[email protected]
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VICE PRESIDENT &
RALLY COORDINATOR:
IAN MILNE
Ph 53 448 440
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Email
[email protected]
SECRETARY:
LYN WOLFF
Contacted Ian and booked your lessons?
Got your medical armband? (up to date?)
Red top to wear? (optional but encouraged)
All your gear sorted? (approved helmets and boots are
a must)
Lunch for you and your horse?
Prepared for all weather? (from sunscreen to coat!)
Some coins for the lunchtime raffle?
Where to get………..
Most information about the club can be found on the club
website.
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MEDICAL ARMBANDS — can be purchased from
Saddlery stores and Jeff’s repair shop—Central
Equestrian Repairs (corner of Skipton and South
Streets). Medical Armbands MUST be worn when
riding at a rally.
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UNIFORM— red items can be purchased anywhere
you find them. Embroidery can be done at: Tashwood Horse Rugs in Dereel (appointment req);
Budget Embroidery; The HipPocket (Howitt St).
Please check the website for details regarding club
uniform requirements for competing.
Club Website
Ph 0408 422 694
Email
[email protected]
TREASURER:
KATHERYN ARMSTRONG
Email
[email protected]
Ph 5334 7581 (preferred no.)
Mobile 0422 227706
Postal Address:
9 Heron Ridge
BROWN HILL 3350
If you have not already done so, please take some time and have a look
around our club website. It contains a great deal of information regarding our club, the way it runs, copies of previous newsletters, photo
galleries, links and copies of rules, information about our dressage mini
comp and lots more!
If you notice anything missing or incorrect, please feel free to send me
an email or give me a call.
Photos to be included in the gallery must be owned by you, and then
I’d be delighted to include them in the gallery! Just email them to me in
a suitable size (not millions of meg!!)
NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE:
SANDI BOWMAN
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 53461181
Web Address:
ballaratadultridingclub.webs.com