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March 2019SPC NEWSSaddleworth Pony Club Monthly NewsletterFriezlandArenaIt is essential we lookafter Friezland arena tokeep it nice for all ouruse. FUG haveproposed two litterpicking days on 17thMarch or 31st March at2pm. Pleaseoffer yoursupportwhere everyou can.Easter Walk On Good Friday (19/04/19) we will be holding our annual EasterEgg Hunt, setting off from Boodle Car Park, Daisy Nook (M359WJ) at 10.30am.On meeting in the carpark, each group is given a pen and paper,HELP! Wantedthen everyone sets off following the trail of egg shaped cluesWe need stewards for ourbeautiful country park. On return (whilst the answers areNovice Show to be heldchecked), all the children that are booked on the walk are givenat Friezland Arena onSunday 7th April.Stewards can be oldermembers, family orfriends. There is a freeclass voucher for one ofanswering horse related questions as you go through thesausage butties and a drinkfollowed by an Easter Egg(friends and family can buylunch at the Cafe). Please bookon with Penny Ridley07795201135 and advise ofany dietary requirements.our shows for any onethat helps.SPS News1
March 2019What to wear atOutdoor RalliesMembersHat that is at the correctstandard and tagged, optionalbody protector (compulsory forCross Country)White Shirt & PC TiePC Sweatshirt & BadgePlain Beige/Light ColouredJodhpurs or BreechesBlack or Brown Jodhpur Bootswith Clips or elastic, JodhpurBoots with plain chaps or longbootsGirls should wear a hairnet withoptional scrunchiePonies & TackPonies don’t need plaiting butclean, smart ponies score well forturnout marks!Your tack should be what youusually use. It should be cleanand well maintained - new blingytack embellished with diamondsdoesn’t impress, where as wellfitting, clean, well cared for tackwill impress your instructor! Useyour usual saddlecloth/numnahand boots (if your pony wearsthem) - again clean and black/brown/muted colours arepreferable.OutdoorRalliesBefore we know it the outdoorrallies will be starting on the Pony Club Field. These Rallies arebrilliant fun and fantastic value for money (working out at just 5for 1.5hr lesson!). The groups are often different to the IndoorRallies (groups are posted on Facebook and the Websitebeforehand). Please arrive at the field and be tacked up andonboard for 6.20pm ready for the Rally to start at 6.30 sharp! Atthe start the instructor will chat to the group, check tack and markturnout (Marks go towards the Tack and Turnout Trophy handedout at the Presentation Dance) it is at this point you should handthe Instructor the form if there is anything in particularthey need to know about the pony. Tuition covers many aspectssuch as flatwork, jumping, poles and gridwork - younger onesmight do fun exercises such as ‘Round The World’. Also membersmight go over things for the Efficiency and Progressive tests andbadges. Simple things like mounting and dismounting andchanging the length of stirrups the correct way are oftenforgotten (especially by the older members!). Please bring coats/waterproofs/suncream - the weather up on the field has its ownmicroclimate and can beVERY unpredictable! If theground is too wet we revertto the Wet Weather RallyBack-Up Plan. This will beposted on the Website andFacebook as soon at thedecision has been made.This will be at an arena localto you with groups moremixed but at least we don’t miss out! Dates - 07/05/19, 04/06/19,02/07/19, 27/08/19 & 10/09/19SPS NewsPlease book on with Joanne Bradley - 077519872932
March 2019Meet TheInstructorAPC(AccreditedProfessionalCoach) BHSStage 4 SeniorCoach inCompleteHorsemanship,BHS Stage 5StableManager, UKCCLevel 3, Cert. Ed., EquineSports& RehabilitationMassage Therapist (ESMT)I have been riding since I was 4 atriding schools in Delph (Dr Moore’s,and at Highmoor Riding School whenolder) but never lucky enough to owna horse until I was 16 and left schooland paid for his upkeep myself! Iused to help mucking out and leadingon lessons all day at Liz Bridge’s(now Longden) at Highmoor on aSaturday in order to gain a freebareback ride whilst leading poniesdown to the fields – this is where youlearnt about horses and theirbehaviour!! I used to take a ponycalled Billy down to PC for their rallieson Armit Road, Friesland andremember crying when he bit MrsBoon’s finger when she was testingme for my D test as I thought thatwould cause me to fail!!I soon progressed to takingFirecracker (who was aptly named!)for rallies and shows and vividlyremember Ian Ratcliffe putting us allthrough our paces when trying out forjumping teams – basically if youcouldn’t jump 4ft you weren’t on theteam and there was only 1 team! Idesperately wanted to work withhorses when I left school at 16 butmy non-horsey parents wouldn’t allowit so I started a 5 year apprenticeshipas a Dental Technician (must havebeen the boxes I ticked at a careersday!) My small wage though did allowme to buy my first horse – Charlie –which on reflection was completelyunsuitable – he couldn’t canter, wasbad in traffic, hated being in a stablewould climb or jump out and he wasSPS Newsan ex trotter too!! However I fell in lovewith him and had to have him – I sold mypiano to buy him (much to my mum’shorror!) He was definitely my horse of alifetime and I quickly gained his trust andtrained him to jump - he ended up beingone of the best jumping horses aroundlocally and I could even manage to hackdown Platting Road and Oldham Road inthe end without incidence!! Sadly probablydue to his earlier trotting career hedeveloped pedal osteitis which at the timehad no cure - it broke my heart.I finished my apprenticeship at a similartime and then went to work with horses!! Igained my BHSAI whilst in Kent trainingas a working pupil at a private boardingschool and then going on to work for anadvanced event rider who had extremelyhigh standards – this is where I learnt howto truly care for horses. Not an easy life soI came back home a little sick of horsesand had various jobs such as being aDental Technician again, working forBritish Airways on reservations, and thenfor North West Auto Trader selling anddesigning advertising space to the motortrade (don’t ask me how I blagged my wayinto that job?!) At the same time as thesejobs I still did some teaching at weekendsand evenings which I loved. I was ChiefInstructor at Saddleworth around 1989 Ithink for about 4-5years when Kathy Scottand Bernie were joint DC’s and lovedinspiring the children – we had a largemembership and held rallies on Tuesday’sat Friezland and Wednesday’s atRochdale on Roch Valley Way, we had alot of team success too! I particularlyremember taking Ernie Connell teamjumping on his famous Irish pony Willy! Iwas Chief Instructor again when DotHarrison and Janice Phethean were DC’sand we were instrumental in gainingPlatting Road as our PC field when ArmitRoad was being built on. Some of the PCmembers came and did a guard of honourat my wedding in 2000 which was lovely.I then decided to bite the bullet – train formy BHSII (now rebranded as Stage 4Senior Coach) and go self-employedteaching, riding horses, basically doinganything to do with horses!! And I’ve neverlooked back! I went on to gain my BHSStable Manager and then later doing myUKCC coaching qualifications which Ithink has had the biggest impact on myteaching and then going back to collegeand summer school at HuddersfieldUniversity to gain my Cert Ed allowingme to teach Equine courses in FEColleges.I was very lucky to have the late ChrisRoberts train and inspire me, she let mehave lessons on her PSG horse Benj soI learnt all the movements such as halfpass, 1 and 2-time changes and piaffeand passage and am eternally gratefulto her, she was so generous with hertime.I’ve had various horses along the way –Fly who taught me about contact as shewas so difficult in her mouth, the madMabel who was quite bad - tempered inthe stable but wonderful to jump (askStacey!) and Rose who was just Rose! none of them straightforward but that’show you learn!! I now have a smalllivery yard on our farm and teach atcollege as well as freelance and I lovemy job! I’ve recently qualified as aSports Massage therapist which is reallyhelping horses and their owners.At pony club it’s wonderful that I nowteach the children of children I used toteach – yes I am that old!! Pony Clubhas given me great friendships and it’slovely to see new partnerships blossomand the camaraderie is the best!! Longmay it continue!!3
March 2019ResultsUpcoming trainingDressageOur dressage team was out in full force on Saturday09/03/19, 24/03/19, 06/04/1910.30amMounted Games RallyNew Gap Farm OL10 2QDBook on withShelley Wildbore - 0775360048710/03/19Chris Smith Jumping RallyLower Mudd Farm SK14 6JNFULL2nd March at Warren Farm for the Final of the WinterLeague and achieved fantastic results! In theIntermediate Dengie Shannon Roche 1st and FreyaShaw 2nd (Both Qualifying), Novice Jessica Morrell 2nd Qualifyingand also came 6th on her other ride, In the Grass Roots AimeeTempest came 1st and Jayden Birch 3rd. In the Prelim 18 LillieMoores 1st and Jessica Morrell 4th. The other competitors were MylaBaker, Ellie Barnes, Amaia Barnes Sophie Sykes and GeorgiaRidgeway. Well Done! Everyone rode brilliantly.Show Jumping17/03/19Alison Calvert Pole ClinicLower Mudd Farm SK14 6JNFULL09/04/19Chris Smith Jumping RallyDean Valley SK7 1RQBook on withPat Dewhurst o796606534225/04/19, 09/05/19, 23/05/19,06/06/19Dressage RalliesFriezland Arena OL3 7HJBook on withPat Dewhurst o7966065342On Saturday 23rd February the Show Jumping Teamswent to Osbaldeston for the next competition of theWinter League. Everyone jumped well, the standard isalways extremely high at Pony Club events.Saddleworth Silver (Lydia Bradley, Amaia Barnes, Myla Baker andGeorgia Ridgway) were placed a very respectable 4th out of 18 andthree individuals went through tho the Jump Off on a Double Clear;Georgia Ridgeway, Myla Baker and Zac Baker who finished awonderful 6th.06/05/19Debbie Sykes Show JumpingTraining DayPony Club Field OL4 4AFBook on withDebbie Sykes 07712780608SPS News4
March 2019SAFETY TIPS - Debbie SykesWhen out and about lately I’ve seen afew near misses and been involved insome rescues so thought I wouldshare some safety tips!!TIP 1If you have an Ifor Williams trailer carrya tool like this:-!!!If you then need to take down thebreast bars quickly you can do it fromthe outside of the trailer safely!!TIP 2NEVER tie your horse or pony to ahaynet or just a tie ring – if they panicthey’ll either pull back and slip or justpull back – either way they will reallydamage the cervical vertebrae in theirneck.Tie to baler twine that has been splitthough as baler twine that’s used thesedays on large round bales or Hestonbales won’t snap as its too thick!!!!TIP 3Always carry either a knife, pair ofscissors or scalpel blades in your kit –that way if a horse or pony gets stuckand caught up in a haynet (puts a legthrough it) you can quickly cut net freeas it’s surprising how tight knots getwhen they’re pulled on and then youcan’t undo them quickly!SPS NewsMERCHANDISERachel GuarinoAt all the Indoor Rallies Iaim to set up a little Shopfor people to buy anyitems needed or placeorders for the SpecialOrder Merchandise (thatwe don’t keep in stock). Itis still helpful if you cantext me with anyrequirements so I cancheck we have the itemsand get them ready foryou as it massively speedsthings up, especially as itcan get busy at times.When the indoor ralliesend all orders need betexted or emailed to me (Ican advise about sizes, orcan exchange unwornitems if needed), I will thenmessage you back withthe price and we canarrange getting the itemsto you at the next rally/event you will be attending– I usually have at leastone child at most things!Then please bring thecorrect cash (preferably ina named envelope) orBACS the payment –stating the child’s nameand MDISE (abbreviationof merchandise) so wecan allocate the payment.Saddlecloths for TeamsMost of our teamSaddlecloths are too smallfor anything bigger than asmall pony and thenumber we have hasdwindled when peoplehave failed to hand themin after competitions so weare now going to do thingsdifferently.Everyone is going to owntheir own, but whenresearching what to buy Ifound I couldn’t pleaseeveryone as there are somany sizes, styles andtypes for all the differentsaddles out there. I havedecided that it is best ifyou buy your ownfavourite style and size,bring it in to me and I willget it embroidered for you.Saddlecloths for dressageshould be plain White thatwill be embroidered withBlack (that can also beused for Show Jumping)or alternatively for ShowJumping Black that will beembroidered in white.The cost of embroidery onboth sides is 10 in total.The only thing to bare inmind is if they are verythick he might not be ableto fit it in the machine butsometimes washing it afew times flattens itenough to fit in.Please look on the websitefor Special Order Items,we have loads of excitingstuff from Cross CountryTops to Gillets and WoolyHats!!!Coming soonA what to wear section on thewebsite for all New Members5
March 2019Reference SectionComplaintsSaddleworth Pony Club has acomplaints procedure whichis to be adhered to. If you feelyou need to make acomplaint regarding anyissues within our club, pleasecontact Juliette Smith on07827 323218PaymentsTeam ManagersWe are trying to discourage people paying bycheque but please be aware that if you do pay bycheque they may not get paid into the PC BankAccount straight away so please make sure fundsare always available.DressageMerchandisePat Dewhurst07966065342Please contact Rachel Guarino to orderMerchandiseText : 07976731530Membership and TeamsCompetitionsTo be eligible to compete onany of the Pony Club Teamsmembership must be paidbefore the end of January.N.B. Any current memberthat has not re-joined beforethe end of February will notbe eligible to compete onANY area teams in thatmembership year.Label BACS payments mdise and the child’s nameso we can allocate the paymentMounted GamesSaddleworth Pony Club BACSWhen making payments to the account it isimperative you label the payment with the membersname AND what it is for so we can allocate thepayment correctly.Account Number : 30359422Sort Code : 01-08-99Show JumpingTrainingUseful Contacts:All training (apart fromrallies) must be paid to theorganiser in CASH Correct money is alwaysappreciated. Dogs If you bring dogs to an eventrun by Saddleworth Pony Clubplease ensure it is kept on alead at all times and you cleanup after them and take it homeShelley Wildebore07753600487District Commissioner - Penny Ridley07795 201135Membership - Tracey Bleakley07703 317012Rally Co-ordinator & Facebook - Joanne Bradley07751 987293Merchandise, Newsletter & Website - RachelGuarino 07976731530Complaints Officer - Juliette Smith07827 323218Friezland User Group (FUG) - Anne Townsend07977 75427 or Samantha Bentley 07843336534Liz Roche07881825422EventingGill Morrell07720349274 with you. SPS News6
Sports Massage therapist which is really helping horses and their owners. At pony club it's wonderful that I now teach the children of children I used to teach - yes I am that old!! Pony Club has given me great friendships and it's lovely to see new partnerships blossom and the camaraderie is the best!! Long may it continue!!
