Our Activities

Camps

Camps are always a feature of our annual programme. They usually consists of two or three days at a venue with stabling and facilities for a variety of activities. Riding in groups morning and afternoon as well as stable management, badge work and lots of fun socialising. Full catering is usually included. At some venues portacabins are provided but more usually members bring their tents, caravans or lorries to sleep in.

More Information

————————————————————————————————————-

Pontispool Camp – 21-23 June

Forms below for completion to those attending. Please return to Teresa Stevens. 

Medical Consent Form Pontispool 24

Camp information Forms Pontispool 2024

Information for those Attending

Arrival and Departure

Arrival anytime from 5pm onwards on Friday 21st June, dinner will be at 7.30pm.
Site must be vacated by 5pm on Sunday 23 June.

Meals

All meals are included from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch for camp participants.
Please bring your named drink bottle and a mid morning/mid afternoon snack if required.

Kit List.

NB Please include hay net

Pontispool kit list

Pontispool Rules

Stables

Anyone requiring bedding other than straw will be responsible for their own supply (NO paper bedding please).  Should a stable allocated by the camp organiser as shavings or similar, contain straw, the camp will be responsible for removing the straw to another stable or the main straw storage area.  At the end of the stay, you will also be required to remove the shavings from the stable, either bagging them up to take away with you or disposing of them on the muck trailer.

Please note that if stables are left in an unsatisfactory condition and require Pontispool staff to muck them out, £15 per stable will be deducted from your cautionary deposit.

Dogs

Pontispool has a policy that they prefer that no dogs are brought on camp, however, there are circumstances when people sometimes have to bring them.  However, they do ask that the individuals concerned contact them direct to gain permission and to agree to their rules prior to coming on site.

Gallops

The use of the gallop is NOT included for residential camps.  No-one is permitted to use it unless booked and paid for separately. We would prefer those attending not do this as horses have a busy too days – it is not a good idea to start with a tired horse or or use gallops with tried horse after camp.

————————————————————————————————————

Summer Camp 

 

Summer Camp for all members will be at St Leonards Equestrian, Launceston from Monday 29th to Wednesday 31st.

For those not ready to stay away from home there are plans to run two all day rallies which will include the training, socialising and all the fun of camps – but ponies and members go home at night.

————————————————————————————————————–

Autumn Camp. Last year we combined with the North Cornwall to provide a camp at Pontispool.

Dressage

Dressage training is carried out as one of the disciplines covered in our general rallies.

Dressage competitions at local level are held throughout the year by our branch and other branches in our area. Our calendar can be found here

Other competitions to aim for are the Spring Festival early each year to qualify for a National Final in the Spring; and the Area Competitions (usually held in July), which could allow for qualification to the Regional Championships at Bicton or the Pony Club National Championships at Offchurchbury in August.

Details of the Spring Festival can be found here

Details of the Regional Championships can be found here

Details of the National Championships can be found here

Further information, including the Dressage Competition rule books can be found here

Showjumping

Showjumping training is carried out as one of the disciplines covered in our general rallies.

Showjumping competitions at local level are held throughout the year by our branch and other branches in our area. Our calendar can be found here

Other competitions to aim for are the Spring Festival early each year, and the Area Competitions (usually held in July), which could allow for qualification to the Regional Championships or the Pony Club National Championships in August.

Details of the Spring Festival can be found here

Details of the Regional Championships can be found here

Details of the National Championships can be found here

Our area also hold a mini-championship with jumping at 40cm, 50cm and 60cm. Qualifiers for this competition are held throughout the year, with the championships taking place in August at Bicton. Mini Champs Rules

Further information, including the Showjumping Competition rule books can be found here

 

Eventing

Dressage and showjumping training are carried out as one of the disciplines covered in our general rallies, whilst we hold specific cross country training sessions throughout the drier months.

Eventing competitions at local level are held throughout the year by our branch and other branches in our area. Our calendar can be found here

Other competitions to aim for are the Spring Festival early each year which incudes arena eventing; and the Area Competitions (usually held in July), which could allow for qualification to the Regional Championships at Bicton or the Pony Club National Championships at Offchurchbury in August.

Details of the Spring Festival can be found here

Details of the Regional Championships can be found here

Details of the National Championships can be found here

Further information, including the Eventing Competition rule books can be found here

Tetrathlon

Shoot (or beanbag throwing for under 8s); swimming; running and riding. See here for more information

The Four Burrow Pony Club have always been enthusiastic about Tetrathlon. Since the sport was started in the 1950s we have run our own annual competition and training. We have had several members  placed at national competitions; competing in UK teams in America and Australia; competing in Regional teams throughout the country and Ireland – and in 1995 achieved an unique double with a girl and boy winning both the top classes at the National Tetrathlon Championships.

Currently we have a number of enthusiastic and talented members aged 7 to 23 having fun and success competing at Triathlons (without the riding) and Tetrathlons in Cornwall, Devon and beyond. For list of  competitions click Here

We have our own guns and equipment so anyone can join in. Training for shooting takes place on Mondays at Woodland Valley Farm near Ladock. Times by arrangement. Please contact Janet Jones

Swimming training has been taking place on Sunday evenings. Contact Cath Ashenden or Jo Walkers for more information.

Our own competition will be on Saturday and Sunday 14 and 15 September. The triathlon phases will be at Carn Brea leisure centre on the Saturday and the ride at Trebuddenon on Sunday. Competitors can compete in just the Triathlon or do the whole Tetrathlon.

 

Mounted Games

Tests, training and assessments

Coaching

The Great Hacking Challenge

Young Equestrian Leadership Awards

Social Events

As well as our equestrian activities we believe it is important that the members get the opportunity to meet up with each other without their horses.

We hold an annual awards evening and other events throughout the year.