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EASTER HOLIDAYS GAMES COMPETITION - APRIL 12TH The first activity of the Easter Holiday was a games competition. Nine juniors and nine seniors competed and we started with a Monte Carlo which was won by Lucy Biggerstaff and Stephanie Bird. We then did some gymkhana games before finishing with Musical Rivers and the Pairs game.
Juniors - 1st April Allen, 2nd Lucy Biggerstaff, 3rd Kathryn Dunnett, 4th Jessica Bailey, 5th Gracen Hill, 6th Anna Hudson. Also taking part Jessica Dyer, Lizzie Prosser and Isla Gow.
Seniors - 1st Melissa Bowen, 2nd Stephanie Bird, 3rd Holly Allen, 4th Hannah Glazzard, 5th Harriet Monkley, 6th = Amy Armstrong & Lucy Hanson Also taking part were Angela Jones and Katie Schmidt
Holly Allen on her own pony, Teddy THE FUN DAY & EASTER EGG HUNT - APRIL 13TH This was the major event of the holidays with lots of members (who like chocolate!!!) turning up. There were six teams and the weather just cleared up in time for the egg hunt. Then three teams did the big quiz and three did pony games. Winners were the Blue Team. Everyone got rosettes and Easter eggs.
1st The Blue Team - Stephanie Bird, Hannah & Kate Berry, Beth Nicholls, Gracen Hill, Danielle Stephens, Alice Adams.
2nd The Lilac Team - Katie Williams, Emily Paul, Katrina Mcarthy, Alice Butler, Georgia Gardiner, Jess Mason, Polloy Natynczuk, Charni Bastable.
3rd The Red Team - Angela Jones, Nicole Frost, Paris Beales, Isla Gow, Jess Dyer, Lizzie Prosser, Alice Foster.
4th = The Pink Team - Lizzie & Hannah Davis, Hannah Glazzard, Katie Wallbank, Anna Hudson, Lily Moffatt, Jess Bailey & The Green Team - George Hibell, John & Felicity Smith-Maxwell, Beth Cross, Lottie Woollaston, Taryn Matheson, Bruce McLaren
5th The Yellow Team - Sasha McNeilly, Olivia Marshall, Charlotte Bowyer, Amber Walton, Sophie Evans, Heather Paton, Megan Wardle.
Boots and Quack joined in the egg hunt!!
George and John playing the Pairs game with Catherine's help. A race to grab a ball.
The Red Team count the booty! No Hannah - that's a cockerel - no eggs there!!!
The helpers take a break Younger member Kate Berry with her 1st rosette
The Lilac Team on the search along with the Yellow Team
Paddy gets a cuddle from Amber & Ruby while the The Lilac Team search the flower tubs
What's the answer to this question Taryn? The Starin gets to Heather!! She just can't watch!
How come helper Hannah has got ALL the eggs! JUMP CLUB We held four sessions of Jump Club through Easter. Levels Three and Four were held on April 19th. Seven came to the first session and Charni Bastable and Ryah Westwood show particular flair going round a good track on Harley and Walter. Hannah Berry had to struggle a bit with an unco-operative Mojo but she kept her cool and jumped an excellent final round. Paul took the second group who were older and more experienced. Helen Major did well to cope with Felix who is a big, strong horse to ride around a course. Of the others - Lauren Dyson had a few steering problems but sorted them out, Clare Browning did very well on Ivor, Ruby Jaremko coped well with a green Toby and Catherine Sidaway gave Herbert , also strong round a course an excellent ride. Those taking part were Melissa Bowen, Charni Bastable, Katie Schmidt, Hannah Berry, Rachel Simpson, Philippa Cusack, Ryah Westwood. Group Two - Lauren Dyson, Helen Major, Ruby Jaremko, Catherine Sidaway, Clare Browning. The more novice riders had their Jump Club the next evening. Many of these riders had never done a course before so it was mainly about steering and remembering where to go next!! We really shook up the second group especially the three riders with their own ponies. It worked!! They ended up jumping a nice track with all the infills in. Those taking part were Katrina Mcarthy, Heather Baker-Klus, Gracen Hill, Emily Paul, Isla Gow, Jessica Herman, Angela Jones. Group Two - Rachel Maltby, Jessica Mason, Lucy Biggerstaff, Polly Natynczuk, Alex Haffner, Ella Potterton, Lizzie Prosser. INSTRUCTION AND PONY SPRING CLEAN The last event of the Easter holiday was an Instruction afternoon with a pony spring clean. Twenty members were divided into three groups for instruction in riding, tack cleaning and grooming. Then everyone was let loose on the ponies - trimming, grooming, plaiting and washing!!
Bruce McLaren flies round on Smokey! and Felicity Smith-Maxwell shows style on Harley
Gracen Hill (left) and Katie Roberts (right) put Perky and Smokey through their paces
Katrina Mcarthy (left) and friend Emily Paul (right) ride Apollo and Mojo
Heather Paton in full flight on Harley Members carefully watch the plaiting demo!
These tails take a bit of sorting out!! Nicole Frost, Beth Cross, Beth Thompson and Emily Kemp
More tails - Isla Gow and on the right another demo from Lauren
Back to the riding with Mia Stainton on Perky and Nicole on Robin
Sophie Evans has her first ride at Pony Nuts and this lot are supposed to be cleaning tack!!
And finally the best effort at a tail by Zoe Ramsden Some members with their own ponies were out and about over Easter. There was a schooling day at the Pony Club field.
Clare and Lisa Browning jumped clear rounds in the showjumping on Ivor and Gem
They also completed good rounds in the cross country.
Charlotte and Harri went really well round the cross country course - Harri's first time cross country!
And finally Toby, our young pony, jumped a super round for his first time at a show
Albert gets a wash before his show - that's better!!
Lauren looks after Albert at Summerhouse - he shows great style in the ring with Charlotte
Albert didn't win but he went very well! Harri, however, came fourth with Charlotte
Topper and Hannah came third Charlotte and Hannah come in for their rosettes
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