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State Horse Trials Brea Moody on Howdoyoulikemenow making us

proud! Brea finished 5th overall. Congratulations to a fantastic result!

           

HITCHING DANDENONG RANGES HORSE & PONY CLUB

MONTHLY NEWSLETTTER

MAY 2012

Calendar  of  Events    

May  2012  20th    Interhouse  Challenge  Rally  &  Annual      Presentations  –  Please  Note  change  of  date  to  3rd  Sunday  of  month  due  to  Mothers  Day.  27th    Nunawading  CTD  27th  Mini  Tooradin  

June  2012  9th    Freshmans  10th  Rally  24th    Doongala  Dressage  Day  24th  Monash  CT      

Check  out  the  Pony  Club  Victoria  website  calendar  for  more  upcoming  events:  www.ponyclubvic.org.au/calendar/      

Next Rally Sunday 20th May

Inter house Challenge & Trophy Presentation

Don’t  forget  you  must  let  our  DC  Sarah  Moody  know  if  you  will  not  be  attending  a  rally.    Phone  her  on  0414  594  437.  

Our  Annual  Trophy  presentation  will  be  at  the  end  of  our  Inter  house  Challenge  

 Set up for Inter house Challenge 19th

May We  need  some  help  from  members  and  their  families  in  setting  up  for  our  

Inter  house  Challenge  Rally.  Setup  will  start  at  10am  on  the  Saturday  before  the  rally.    We  require  set  up  of  the  following:  

Dressage  Arenas  Show  jumping  Ring  

Handy  Mount  It  won’t  take  long  if  we  can  all  pitch  in  and  help!!!  

Thank  you!  

 Melanie  is  kindly  sponsoring  us  by  

donating  items  to  raffle  at  our  rallies  and  competition  days  and  the  terrific  

rugs  worn  by  our  games  team.  Check  out  her  website  at:    

www.piaffeequestrian.com  for  some  fantastic  rugs,  saddle  blankets  etc.  

Or  phone  her  on:  9754  8499  to  order.  

 

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May Cross Daniel Davison

June de Bolster Durrant Firth

July Gill Knowles McAuliffe/Smith                      

 

   

Dandenong  Ranges  Reunion  For  all  past  members  of  our  pony  club  

 Pine  Grove  –  Upper  Beaconsfield  22nd  July  from  12.30pm  onwards  

 Meals  and  drinks  to  be  ordered  and  paid  for  off  the  menu  of  the  day  

 Please  contact  Sam  Rowland  (Smith)  on  0407  388  703    

Samantha.rowlandsmith@gmail.com  Or  facebook  

RSVP  by  8th  July  

   

Duties Include: Cleaning: Sweep clubrooms, clean amenities Equipment: Help set up jumps & games equipment before rally and pack up after. Assist with ground duties Important: if you are unable to help when rostered you must arrange to swap with someone else.

DUTY ROSTER 2012

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 A  FEW  CHANGES!  

 Our  new  DC  

Sarah  Moody  is  now  our  new  DC!    Sarah  is  very  excited  to  be  in  her  new  role.    With  all  of  her  horsey  experience,  we  look  forward  to  some  new  things  at  Pony  Club.      

There  have  been  some  changes  to  the  rally  riding  groups  which  will  start  at  the  June  Rally.    Stay  tuned!  

 Our  new  Treasurer  

Leonie  Brown  is  stepping  into  the  treasurer  shoes.    

Parent  Lessons  at  each  Rally  Jane  Kav  will  be  co-­‐ordinating  some  fun  lessons  for  the  parents  at  our  rallies!  

For  example:  Plaiting  and  preparing  for  competitions  If  you  have  any  ideas  for  these  lessons,  just  let  Jane  know  

 Hitching  Post  -­‐  Newsletter  

Kelly  Lloyd  will  now  be  doing  the  Hitching  Post  Please  send  any  brags  and  photos  to  Kelly  

lloydkelly88@gmail.com    

Uniforms  Michelle  Thompson  and  Vicki  Walker  will  be  manning  the  uniform  cupboard  

   

Thank  you!  We  would  like  to  send  a  big  thank  you  to  our  resident  accountant  David  Knowles  who  has  had  a  

look  over  our  books  prior  to  the  AGM    

Having  a  Party????  We  purchase  our  drinks  from  Schweppes  to  which  we  have  to  meet  an  annual  $$$  spend  quota.  They  supply  the  fridge  to  us  free  of  charge  if  we  meet  the  quota.    This  year  we  are  falling  short  

and  we  need  some  help  to  meet  the  quota.  Wholesale  prices  for  Schweppes  drinks  including  juices  and  water  

Drinks  for  your  next  party  Water  for  school  Juices  for  school  Drinks  for  home  

 Please  speak  to  Jane  Kav  if  you  would  like  some  drinks!  

   

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             If you are not going to attend a rally you must notify our DC – Sarah Moody by the

Monday prior to the rally. Please phone her on 0414 594 437.

You also must notify Sarah if you decide to leave during a rally as to gain attendance at a rally day you must attend for most of the day according to PCV by-laws.

If you wish to enter other pony club competitions, you must ensure you are graded for that type of competition and that your grading card is fully completed and up to date.

If you require grading you must fill in a request for grading form and give to Sarah. She will then try to arrange an assessment at the next rally. If you have any queries,

or need more information regarding how to enter competitions, what the different competitions are, gear rules etc. please contact Sarah or speak to a committee

member.

If you wish to use the grounds outside of rally days, there will be access to the clubrooms and toilets but no access to the kitchen, so please bring own drinks.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Extreme Weather Policy If a “Code Red” Fire Danger Rating is announced for the Sunday of a rally on the

Thursday prior to a rally, the rally will be cancelled.

The DC and President also reserve the right to decide on the day of a rally, if due to any form of Extreme Weather, that the rally will not take place.

Strictly NO SMOKING on Pony Club grounds at ALL times! Strictly NO DOGS allowed on Pony Club grounds at ALL times!

Dandenong Ranges Pony Club Uniform Policy There has been some confusion regarding what is acceptable uniform at rallies and

competitions lately, so here is our policy: Rally:  Any  solid  colour  jodhpurs,  club  jumper  with  white  shirt  and  club  tie  or  Polo  Shirt.    Polo  shirt  under  jumper  not  allowed  and  long  sleeve  top  under  polo  shirt  not  allowed.  Rugby  Top  over  Polo  Shirt  acceptable.    Socks  never  to  be  worn  over  jodhpurs  unless  wearing  gaiters/chaps  over  top.    

Competition:  Beige  or  white  jodhpurs.    Dressage  uniform  must  be  club  jumper  with  white  shirt  and  club  tie.  Showjumping  uniform  can  be  jumper  with  white  shirt  and  tie  or  Polo  Shirt.    Cross  country  can  be  jumper  with  white  shirt  and  club  tie,  Polo  Shirt  or  Ruby  Top.    Long  sleeve  top  under  polo  shirt  not  allowed.    Socks  never  to  be  worn  over  jodhpurs  unless  wearing  leather  gaiters  over  top.    Chaps  not  allowed.  

Full  Uniform  must  be  worn  at  all  award  presentations!    

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 Tintern  Interschool  Horse  Trials  Grade  4    Zoe  Kavaliotis                                  7th  overall  and  missed  a  ribbon  by  just  1  point  Grade  2  Brea  Moody                                  2nd  overall    Also  competing:  Ruby  Conlon,  Georgia  Price,  Alex  Mitchell  &  Eleni  Kavaliotis      State  Horse  Trials  Grade  2  Brea  Moody     5th  overall    Fabulous  effort  from  Brea  –  we  are  very  proud  to  have  had  a  rider  representing  Dandenong  Ranges  Pony  Club  at  this  State  competition.    Games  State  Qualifier    Dandy  Dominators:                                                5th  place    Ruby  Conlon  Elisha  Edwards  Darius  Edwards  Charley  Davison  Isabella  Lloyd  Steph  McAuliffe  Jesse  from  Macclesfield  Pony  Club    

 If  you  are  out  competing,  please  let  me  know  your  results  so  I  can  list  them  here  

Email  me  on:      lloydkelly88@gmail.com  

BRAGS

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 Games  State  Qualifiers  

 

                           Jesse,  Steph,  Charley,  Darius,  Ruby,  Bella,  Elisha                Toby  &  Bailey  making  a  game  plan!                                              On  their  mounts    

May  Freshmans      

                     

                                           

 Fiona  on  Hazel  with  a  clear  round!!!  

 

State  Horse  Trials                    

Brea  on  Howdoyoulikemenow      

GALLERY

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Office Holders: President Jonno Lloyd 5968 2903 imageconcepts1@bigpond.com

0404 227 330 Vice President Jane Kavaliotis 8790 4212 janekav1963@hotmail.com Secretary & Public Officer Fiona Matthews 9796 8836 fiona.matthews@bigpond.com Treasurer Leonie Brown 0418 530 217 sl_lb@bigpond.net.au District Commissioner Sarah Moody 0414 594 437 sarah@moodyracing.com.au General Committee: Fred Edwards 9796 8836 inline-brolgapptyltd@bigpond.com.au (Grounds Keeper) Kelly Lloyd 0488 968 885 lloydkelly88@gmail.com (Hitching Post Newsletter)  Vicki Walker 9763 9124 vickiwalker1212@hotmail.com (Uniform & New Members)   Jenna Halls 0434 109 147 gphalls@gmail.com Wendy Riseley 8790 4638 wendyjriseley@hotmail.com Carolyn Price 0418 519 752 mick.price@bigpond.com Michelle Thompson tanemoana@hotmail.com (Uniform & New Members) 9754 4604 Fiona Mitchell 9796 8659 wmitch01@tpg.com.au Michael Lacsni 9796 9292 mlacsni@bigpond.com Our Zone Representatives: Sarah Moody and Kelly Lloyd - They attend the Zone meetings on our behalf to ensure we know what is going on in our Zone and how it affects our club. Don’t forget to check out our website at: www.dandenongranges.ponyclubvic.org.au If you have any brags and photos for our Website and Hitching Post, please email to Kelly Lloyd at: lloydkelly88@gmail.com  

2012 COMMITTEE

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DON’T FORGET TO SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES WHO KINDLY DONATE TO OUR CLUB.

   STEAK BANK CHARCOAL GRILL 533 North Road, Ormond Ph. 9576 9492

John & Jane Kavaliotis kindly donate the chips for our rally days. You will often find them working hard in the Canteen at our club.

The Groovy Fruit Shop - Belgrave South kindly donate fruit and salad for our canteen on rally days. Belgrave Bakery now donates the rolls, bread etc. for our rallies and competition days. Belgrave Bakery is at 1687 Burwood Highway, Belgrave. Don’t forget to tell them you are from our Pony Club as this could contribute to more donations!

Melanie from Piaffe is kindly sponsoring us by donating items to raffle at our rallies and competition days. Check out her website at: www.piaffeequestrian.com or phone her on: 9754 8499   AS WE ARE A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION, ANY OFFERS OF DONATIONS

OF GOOD OR SKILLS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS THEY GO DIRECTLY TO IMPROVING THE CLUB FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR KIDS!  

OUR SPONSORS