April/May 2012 - Werribee Pony Club

AGM THIS RALLY
Don’t forget the AGM is being held THIS SUNDAY @ 9.45 – 10.30 AM
Riders will need to set up Games and Show jump equipment in time
for the 1st class. Parents & Assoc members welcome to the AGM.
Could everyone please be signed in NO LATER than 9.30 am for the
AGM to be started
Are YOU an active member, the kind who would be missed?
Or are you just contented that your name is on the list?
Do you attend each meeting & mingle with the flock?
Or do you stay away, and criticize & knock?
Do you play an active part, to help the work along?
Or are you satisfied to be the kind that just belongs?
Do you help committees to see there are no tricks?
Or leave it to just a few, and talk about the cliques?
So come along with meetings, and help with hand & heart,
Don’t just be a member, but take an active part.
Think it over people, you know right from wrong!
Are you an active member, or one that just belongs?
APRIL RALLY IS JAM PACKED!!
Not only do we have the AGM this rally,
there is also a guest speaker at lunch and
Flat & Games team practice after lunch!!
Make sure to check out the Rally timetable
and parents roster before the rally. Classes
/Groups will be altered in the afternoon
due to the Central Zone Games and Flat
team practices, but this will be for THIS
RALLY only.
And if you cannot make the rally, please
notify a member of the Exec committee by
EMAIL, TEXT or PHONE. Not via a friend on
FB, or telling someone at school or that you
see in the Plaza, who then may or may not
pass the details onto the exec committee.
DO YOU HAVE?
The Club have purchased PCAV dressage DVD’s from Grade 1 – 5 and Dressage DVD judges. The
only DVD’s currently in the Clubrooms are Grade 1 and Grade 2. If you have the other DVD’s, please
return to the Clubrooms.
And there are still 2 horse measuring sticks missing. 1 belongs to the Club, and 1 belongs to Wayne
Cuthbert. Please return them ASAP.
Guest Speaker April
Rally
12 noon in the Extension
For all parents and
riders.
Please be there on time,
as this will go for about
45 minutes.
New Members
We had 2 new members
join the Club last rally,
Elizabeth & Margaret
Collett. Please make them
feel welcome to the Club.
We have a rider wishing to join
Pony Club, but has no float. The
pony is located in McGraths Rd,
Wyndham Vale.
If you are able to help them, please
email
[email protected]
Replace helmets after a heavy impact
Riding hats should always be replaced immediately if they suffer a
severe impact such as from a fall or being dropped onto a hard surface
as although no visible damage may be seen, any severe impact to the
riding hat can result in diminished protection. In addition the protection
offered by any riding hat diminishes over time as the padding inside
becomes compressed and so any riding hat should routinely be replaced
every 3-4 years even if there are no visible signs of damage.
When buying a riding hat it is always best to buy a new one and second
hand riding hats should be avoided as there is no way to be certain that
any second hand riding hat, even if it looks in tact, has not received a
severe impact in the past that could result in diminished protection.
New Fundraising Co-Ordinator & Club raffles
Taneisha C has offered to do the general fundraising during the year for the Club. There is currently a
Mother’s day raffles – March – May 2012 ($1 per ticket or 3 for $2), and if you have sold any tickets so far,
please return to the April rally, along with your money. More tickets are available to collect at the rally. This
will be will be drawn at the May rally.
1st prize is a Remington PLATINUM PINK hair dryer and pink ladies
sarong
2nd prize is PINK Remington Straightini Hair Straightener.
3rd prize is a 16 piece MY KITCHEN WOK set
The Monster Members raffle is still being discussed. We were hoping to
run this from the March rally, with all profits will be going towards
riders PCAV insurance being subsidized for 2012/2013. So the more
tickets sold, the more we can put towards the riders insurance!
More details available at the April rally
Taneisha is looking for others to help her on the Fundraising team.
Where is the money going?
- New Games equipment
- Payment of the new TV antenna for the TV in the Clubrooms, which was $350. (There is also now a
working DVD player that will be used for rally theory & a set top box to watch TV)
- 2013 Camp meals ( Saturday lunch / dinner, Sunday dinner / Monday lunch) for those that attend
- A new Club banner for riders to take to events.
Watch the “fundraising thermometer” in the Club rooms and see how much we can raise together!
There is also going to be a prize at the December rally for the person/family that sell the most raffle tickets
during the year!!
The winners for the March Rally
- Jelly bean guessing comp: Joshua H
- Raffle 1st prize $25 Tigers Clubhouse Voucher Gayle & Hannah C
- Raffle 2nd prize lamp Taylor To
- Raffle 3rd prize horse supplements Maddie Fa
24/7 Personal Accident Cover included in 2012-2013 Membership Fees
Clare Lewin, Wednesday, 29 February 2012
State Council has included 24/7 personal accident cover for the 2012-2013 Membership year
“In a new initiative the PCAV membership fees for the 2012-2013 Year will include 24/7 Personal
Accident cover for Riding Members.
This is a new option that was offered by AON on a one in all in basis. State Council voted to include
24/7 pa cover in the PCAV Membership fees in July 2011 after receiving feedback from Clubs.
However, due to the logistics of collecting the fees it was agreed to defer the implementation until the
2012-2013 year.
In February 2012 State Council voted to accept the 24/7 pa cover fee proposed by AON for the 20122013 membership year.
The PCAV Membership Fees for 2012-2013, including 24/7 Personal Accident cover, will be;
Riding Member Junior
$115.00 (GST Inc)
Riding Member over 18
$135.00 (GST Inc)
Link for further info:
http://www.ponyclubvic.org.au/default.asp?Page=22637
http://www.ponyclubvic.org.au/?Page=10636
These fees do not include the Werribee Pony Club rally fees & admin fees for the Club and Zone.
The jump in price is due to riders now being covered 24/7, rather than just at Pony Club events. In the
past, riders where only insured for Pony Club events and rallies. So, if you attended all the Pony Club
rallies for the season, and did 11 competitions a year, you were only covered for the 22 days of PCAV
events. Now, for just 32 cents a day for juniors and 37 cents a day for members over 18, you are now
covered 24/7. So if you are at the paddock, out training at other venues and out riding with your
friends, you have insurance in case of an accident.
Summer Results:
Jaime S: Summer Royal Show with Call Me Croc: 3rd Pony Club Rider grade 3 and Pony Club Mount grade 3.
Clydesdale Show: 2nd led Mare, 2nd Long Reining, 1st Ridden Mare, Reserve Champion Ridden Mount, 2nd Hunter
Hollia A: Beveridge Show: Champion Senior PC Rider, and placed highly in every class including the Open section.
Jasmine S: Glenlyon Horse Trials with Trigger: 3rd overall in Grade 5.
Bacchus Marsh Horse Trials 2nd Dressage & 2nd Overall
Emma S: Bacchus Marsh Horse Trials with Fury: 1st overall in Grade 5
Jasmine C Bacchus Marsh Horse Trials: 4th overall in Grade 5
Samantha T Bacchus Marsh Horse Trials: 5th overall in Grade 5
Georgia M Bacchus Marsh Horse Trials: 6th overall in Grade 5
Emma B Interschool Showjumping: 70-80cm jumping 7th in Grand Prix and 8th overall.
2012 CAMP
The 2012 Annual Club Camp was once again a great weekend away for all those that attended!!
This year there was no navigation ride, but it was still a great ride to the dam on Saturday. Then the
Pub ride Sunday – and guess who got us lost again when left in charge? (But really, how can you get
that lost at Daylesford??) The Pub meal was once again awesome, and there were 2 rides on the way
home. With Aimee in charge of the long ride home no one was lost and it was a great ride. A few of
the riders then tagged along with a Trail ride on the Monday morning before they went home. There
was a Camp teams challenge, with the winners being Mel M and Georgia M. All teams still received a
prize, even with some interesting answers on the quiz!!
It was yet again a great weekend, looking forward to next year again!
Bumper Stickers & key rings
Werribee PC have now have Bumper Stickers for your float
and key rings for! They are on order, and will be available to
collect at the May rally. $10 per sticker/key ring. It is a great
way to promote your Club, with the stickers going onto your
float for everyone to see. Limited stock available, so get in
quick!
Keyrings: Front Side
Keyrings: Back side
Central Zone news
The Central Zone would like to remind everyone that Pony Club is not just about competition results at the end of the
day but also about the way we compete. It is as important for our riders to learn the qualities of good sportsmanship
and grace when competing as it is to undertake the experience of being a competitor. Please, as our riders’ role models
in life, the Zone would encourage you to remember this and to demonstrate these qualities also. We all still learn by
example.
The Zone would also like to remind riders that incorrectly fittings saddles are being found at Gear Check. A saddle riser is
only a temporary fix, and saddles may have to be re-stuffed.
C CERTIFICATES
Riders who have passed their 14th birthday and been pony club members for more than two years must have obtained
their C before competing at state level.
The following riders will be sitting the C CERTIFICATE in the SEPT / OCT 2012. Please ensure you have purchased your
C WORKBOOK by THIS RALLY
Lisa P, Shannon P, Taylor T, Vanessa P, Vanessa R, Georgia M
We also have 4 riders getting ready to sit the ridden test: Sam B, Emma B, Hollie A & Gabby I. Good luck to those
riders, results available next newsletter.
CZ Flat, Musical and Games qualifiers.
TH
The 2012 CZ Flat, Musical and Games qualifiers is being held on Sunday 29 April @ Oaklands Pony Club
Grounds, and we are looking at having not just a Games team, but a team of 4 flat as well!!
We have not entered a Games team over the last few years, and have not had a Flat team for the last 12 years.
This is very exciting for the Club, and it is a great way to get out and compete for your Club as a group.
Make sure to go down and show your support!! And good luck to all those going!!!