The Spring Programme is being sent to you this week.  It is now uploaded onto this website on the Calendar page.  Alterations and additions will be emailed out to you, as well as being posted on the website.

If you’re not getting any emails from us, we probably don’t have your correct email address !!  Please let us know.

British Eventing are holding two talks open to Pony Club members as well as those on their Junior Programme.

If you have any queries please contact Brolly Bealby 07831 695 350
brollyb@tiscali.co.uk

Jo Stout is looking to put together some teams for the forthcoming Tri’ and Tetrathalons. Please will anyone who is interested, or thinks they might be interested, please email Jo on joanne.stout@btinternet.com or call or text her on 07876 688 317.

Own pistol is not necessary as the pony club have 2 pistols that you can borrow. Anyone that is interested in a shoot practice to contact Jo asap.

The dates for this year’s competitions are

We had 78 entries for the Christmas Showjumping in the eight classes, ranging from 9″ to 3′.

Elise and Smartie

I took the first three rounds ridden by each member and scored them to give an overall winner for the day. Elise Kyle achieved a fantastic 1st, 2nd and 3rd in classes 2, 3 and 4 respectively to be our overall winner – well done Elise!! 

Thank you very very much to Mark and Rachel Bayliss, Tilly Toone, Hannah Prentice and Emily Taylor who judged, scored, put up fences, and everything else in the arena. And another big thank you to Lucy Pover who brought cakes and drinks and kept us all going throughout the day.

Class 1 – 9″ – four entries

1st Imogen Baynes on Sapphire, 2nd Fenella Davies on Sprite, 3rd Millie Walters on Mr Bump and 4th Thomas Humphries on Nikki

Class 2 – 1′ – five entries

1st Elise Kyle on Smartie, 2nd Millie Walters on Mr Bump, 3rd Fenella Davies on Sprite and 4th Imogen Baynes on Sapphire

3 – 1′6 – six entries

1st Amelia Kinsella on Sammy, 2nd Elise Kyle on Smartie, 3rd Georgina Harrison on Kizzy and 4th Amelia Baynes on Tommy

Class 4 – 2′ – eight entries

1st Georgina Harrison on Kizzy, 2nd Ellie Guiletti on Raferty, 3rd Elise Kyle on Smartie and 4th Amelia Baynes on Tommy

Class 5 – 2′3 – thirteen entries

1st Emily Stout on Bert, 2nd Amelia Kinsella on Sammy, 3rd Bethan Lewis on Scalectrix and 4th Becky Sanders on Razem

Class 6 – 2′6 – sixteen entries

1st Daisy McKinley on Jack, 2nd Daisy McKinley on Squirel, 3rd Tegan Allen on Bebo and 4th Penny Smith on Bea

Class 7 – 2′9 – seventeen entries

1st Daisy McKinley on Jack, 2nd Heather Langrick on Tate, 3rd Becky Sanders on Harvey and 4th Maisie Weaver on Connie Boy

Class 8 – 3′ – nine entries

1st Daisy McKinley on Jack, 2nd Penny Smith on Poppy, 3rd Tegan Allen on Bebo and 4th India Walker on Sid

Cags Gilchrist 8th Jan 2012

North Warwickshire Tetrathalon Sept 10th/11th

 Emily Stout and Bethan Lewis were in a team with a member of the Croome PC. They won the Team Girls Minimus and Bethan came 3rd with Best Swim and Emily came 5th with a great clear cross country which put her in the lead after day one. They were automatically entered in a hunter trial which was run alongside the Tetrathalon and Emily came 6th.

Mark Todd presenting the Burghley Horse Trials Pony Club Show Jumping Cup to Sue Hutchinson, with Annie Frankham, Annie Keir, Tara Rattray and Eleanor Saunders Watson – there is a full report by Tara on the Results and Achievements page.