Bisley One Day Event – 13 May 2012
Well at last after a long spell of bad weather and cancelled competitions, our eventing teams were out in force at the One Day Event run by Bisley Pony Club. Wokingham was represented by 13 of our members Georgina Abram, Izzy Blumenthal, Katie Ball, Lillie Browne, Rachel Cawley, Francesca Clapham, Abi Cordell, Iona Halliday, Chloe Peterson, Sophie Shaw, Becky Storer, Eve Trainor & Holly Woodford.
For Class 2 (2′3-2′6) Wokingham Blue Team of Lillie Browne (Heather), Abi Cordell (Billy), Rachel Cawley (Ryan) and Becky Storer (Fudge) came a fantastic 8th and Becky was individual 4th in her Arena – very well done to you all!. Also well done to Eve Trainor (Rupert) who came 8th individually in her arena and to Georgina Abram who jumped double clear on Holly Woodford’s Jupiter after her pony Jazz came up lame the day before!!
In Class 3 (2′9) Wokingam Green Team of Francesca Clapham (Shayler),
Sophie Shaw (Poppy) and Holly Woodford (Duggie) also did very well winning Team 7th Place and well done also to Francesca Clapham who came 3rd in her arena and Holly Woodford who jumped double clear!
Very Well Done to you all!!!!
Design-A-Filler Competition for Diamond Jubilee & Olympics
Thank you to everyone who submitted designs for our Design-a-Filler competition. We received designs from eight of our members who were Lillie Browne, Ed Clapham, Courtney Gibson, Georgia Haldenby, Iona Halliday, Jade Millen-White, Mollie Moore and Amy Tambyapin which were judged by the Managing Director of the Jump for Joy Limited on 4 May and we are delighted to announce the winners as…..
Diamond Jubilee
Winner – Mollie Moore
What the filler will look like…
Olympics
Winner – Iona Halliday
Iona’s original design
What the filler will look like…
The Filler will be created by Jump for Joy in time to be unveiled at the Wokingham Pony Club Summer Show on 17 June. Not only will the Filler have the design for each side, we will also put the name of the person who designed it and the date to commemorate this!
We have also included all the other designs (Design a Filler Entries) for you to see the high standard and well done to all of you who took part!
Easter Monday Dressage at Eashing Farm – 9 April 2012
Chiddingfold Farmers’ PC Team Dressage competition took place on Easter Monday. Wokingham sent two teams for the Novice classes and two individuals , one to each of the Intermediate and Open classes.
This competition is always well attended and is seen as an important dressage fixture for Area 13 branches and the standard of competitors was high as usual.
The Wokingham Novice Team competitors were:-
Wokingham Yellow – Mollie Moore (Goldie), Becky Storer (Fudge), Lillie Browne (Heather) and Sophie Shaw (Lottie)
Wokingham Blue – Georgia Sayles (Tallulah), Rachel Cawley (Ryan), Courtney Gibson (Harvey) and Francesca Clapham (Shayler)
The team classes took place in the morning and despite the rain, both teams tried very hard and represented us with credit!! Whilst no one was placed, their team spirit was fantastic and they supported each other well.
In the afternoon our two individual competitors, Celia and Daisy Marino, battled with the rain and both were placed in their classes Celia and Enzo came 3rd in the Intermediate class with Daisy and Tobermory Bay achieving 6th place in the Open. Daisy was also 3rd in her Warm up class so very well done to both of them!
Test passes over Easter
Well done to the following who passed their D+ test on 6 April 2012 – Rachel Cawley, Georgia Bowman & Mollie Moore
Well done to Sophie Fox who passed her D Test on 10 April 2012
Several of your took part in both the Saddlery Achievement badge sessions at Christmas and Easter. Very well done to all who passed:
Saddlery Achievement Badge - Georgina Abram, Georgia Bowman, Lillie Browne, Rachel Cawley, Courtney Gibson, Iona Halliday, Kizzy McCulloch, Libby Moore, Mollie Moore, Antonia Neate, Chloe Peterson, Lucy Peterson and Becky Storer
Ride-A-Test Dressage Teach-in – 10 March 2012
Everyone enjoyed the day and found it very useful! Many thanks to Joy West and Sara Moss for the great judging!! Well done to everyone who took part and the improvement marks that came as a result of the Teach-in were as follows:-
Georgina Abram improved by 13 marks
Francesca Clapham by 6 marks
Libby Moore by 7 marks
Mollie Moore by 23 marks
Georgia Sayles by 13 marks
Sophie Shaw by 17 marks
Ros Trainor by 14 marks
Holly Woodford by 16 marks
Area 13 Dengie Show Jumping Final – 10 March 2012
Very well done to Lucy Peterson and Unstoppable Dream (Polly) who were placed 5th in the Area Dengie final held at Merrist Wood last Saturday.
Sadly for Lucy she is one place outside of gaining a slot at the National Final but this is still a brilliant result as this is a very hard fought competition!
Very well done to her and Polly.
Wokingham Open Indoor Show Jumping at BCA – 19 Feb 2012
Many thanks to everyone who helped with or preparing for the Show on Sunday. We could not do it without you!
We were very lucky to have a bright sunny day and everything ran very well with lots of great feedback from competitors who said they enjoyed taking part.
Very well done to our members who were placed – details below. A very special well done to Lucy Peterson and Unstoppable Dream who WON the Dengie Qualifier class with a very impressive quick time in the jump off phase. They will be representing our Branch at the Area final on 10 March and we wish them lots of luck with that!
Well done to all our members who were placed as follows:
Class 1 6th and Best WPC Anya Donnelly – Polo
Class 3 2nd and Best WPC Chloe Peterson – Boodle
10th Eve Trainor – Rupert
Class 4 6th and Best WPC Francesca Clapham – Flaming Shayler
Class 5A 1st and Best WPC Lucy Peterson – Unstoppable Dream
Photograph was courtesy of Wayne Jones – and you can see all the photos online at http://www.waynejonesphotography.com/wokingham-pony-club-bca-sj
Area Junior Horse & Pony Care Competition – 18 Feb 2012
We sent two teams to the Junior Horse and Pony Care competition held at Lower Peake, Warnford and hosted by Hambledon Hunt (North) Branch. Members of the team were aged 13 and under.
Unfortunately we could not make a team for the Senior competition or for the National Quiz but our Juniors did us proud. They had put in several sessions of practise on both the theory and practical knowledge required in the weeks leading up to the competition. On the day the competition was very tight with final scores being quite close.
Wokingham Yellow Team which was made up of Rachel Cawley, Lillie Browne and Georgia Bowman finished in a fantastic 2nd place. Our Blue team of Jade Ross, Emily Parr and Courtney Gibson were not very far behind but were not quite in the rosettes.
Very well done to all of them for turning out smartly and representing us so well!
Wokingham Pony Club Clothing
Saddle Cloths
When members go out to competitions and are representing our Branch it is nice if they are wearing a WPC saddlecloth!
If you would like to have a saddlecloth with the PC logo on it please obtain for yourself a saddlecloth that is the correct size for your horse or pony and we will have it embroidered for you with the logo on it and our Branch will pay the cost of the embroidery.
Please contact Claire Ross (details in your newsletter). The saddle cloth must be white and clean (though it does not necessarily need to be new) and marked with your name so it can be easily identified.
Pony Club Clothing
If you would like to buy any Wokingham Pony Club clothing, whether it be a Jacket embriodered with the PC Logo and your name, or a polo shirt, rugby-style shirt with long sleeves (suitable for XC), or a sweatshirt please contact Claire Ross (whose details can be found in your Newsletter).
You are required to wear these PC tops for Camp and any sessions where full show gear is not required such as training sessions.
Prize Giving 2011
We held our Annual prize giving on 12 November and the cups and trophies were presented by our President Leila Armson and were awarded as follows:
Attendance and Turnout Awards
Mini – 1st-Courtney Gibson, 2nd-Mollie Moore, 3rd-Emily Parr
Junior – 1st-Jade Ross, 2nd Iona Halliday, 3rd-Georgina Abram
Senior – 1st-Loren Cotterell, 2nd-Holly Woodford, 3rd- Olivia Whitehouse
Progress Awards
Small Mini – 1st Anya Donnelly, 2nd Kitty Berry, 3rd- Kizzie McCulloch
Mini – 1st-Mollie Moore, 2nd-Chloe Peterson, 3rd- Courtney Gibson
Junior – 1st Georgina Abram, 2nd Amy Tambyapin, 3rd-Iona Halliday
Senior – 1st-Olivia Whitehouse, 2nd-Loren Cotterell, 3rd-Georgia Read
Superstars
Group A – Ros Trainor
Group B – Eve Trainor
Group C – Chloe Peterson
Group D – Iona Halliday
Combined Training
2’0 – Courtney Gibson
2’3-2’6 - Georgia Read
2’6-2’9 - Mia Thompson
Dressage Only – Emily Parr
Annual Gymkhana
Small Mini – Mollie Moore
Mini – Chloe Peterson
Junior/Senior – Holly Woodford
Pony Day
Group A – Anya Donnelly
Group B – Courtney Gibson
Group C – Eve Trainor
Group D – Holly Woodford
Mounted Games
Mounted Games Award – Courtney Gibson
Eventing
Dutchy Award for Achievement – Celia Marino
Polo Award for commitment, effort and progress – Sophie Shaw
Show Jumping
Senior – Hannah Dadds
Junior – Lucy Peterson
Dressage
Dressage – Emma Cornwall
Hamilton Trophy for Performance at our Hunter Trial – Aisling Humphries Griffiths
Show Cup – Lucy and Chloe Peterson and Family
Camp
Residential Camp - Loren Cotterell
Non residential camp – Kate Donnelly
All Rounder Awards
Mini – Eve Trainor
Junior – Amy Tambyapin
Senior – Holly Woodford
Associates Award – Louise Wilkinson
Pony Club Member of the Year – Jade Ross
D.C’s Award – Libby Moore
Volunteers Award certificates - Karen Cox, Tim Moss, Phyllis Rowlands, Judith Shaw
There was also a special presentation to our Treasurer, Carol Josey, who will finish at the end of this year after 12 years! Many thanks to Carol for all her hard work for Pony Club during this time!