To celebrate The 90th Anniversary of The Pony Club the Badminton Ride, which is to be held on Sept 22nd at Badminton Park, are
offering a £5.00 reduction in entry
fee for advanced entries for Area 9 members.

A Pony Club 90th Anniversary Rosette will be
awarded to the first 100 PRE ENTRIES
on completion of their ride (kindly donated by the Area 9 committee). This is in addition to the Badminton
Ride Rosette.

Name of the members Pony Club and membership
number MUST be on the entry form to
qualify. Pony Club dress to be worn.

For more information on the Badminton Ride
and to be notified when entries open
go to https://www.beauforthunt.com/badmintonride#Notify

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Last year we launched the BE eventers league ball with great success.  We had a great take up for tickets and had a great mix of members and parents and a fab night was had by all.  This year we thought that it would be a good idea to try and make this ball not only for the eventers league but to also include some other awards for area 9 members who have achieved great successes within the pony club  last year. 

This year we are hoping to celebrate those who achieved their A test and to those who won their discipline at the championships at open level.

We hope that you will encourage your members, especially the older members,  parents and your committee to to join us on this great evening celebrating our success.

This year we are going to the amazing venue the Frogmill in Andoversford which is both central and easily located with direct access on major road Links.

I have attached the invitation which we would appreciate if you could circulate amongst your members .  Tickets are £38 and available to purchase on Horse Monkey.  Please be quick to buy tickets as I am sure this will be a great event and very well supported. 

Due to the ongoing precautions with regards to Equine Flu, most venues

and competition centres that we use – including Star Farm, are now

asking that all horses and ponies coming onto their property have had a

vaccination for Equine Flu within the past six months, but not during

the 7 days prior to the event you are attending.

I am informing you all of these requirements so that you can check you

horse/ponies passport and if needs be get them inoculated

Please let me know if you have any queries?

Minchinhampton PC Ceilidh – 7pm Saturday 11th May at Minchinhampton Primary School

Order your tickets now!

Last year our Ceilidh evening was hugely successful and enjoyed by everyone who attended of all ages – this year the Ceilidh will be held at Minchinhampton Primary School on Saturday 11th May.

 Supper will be included in the price of the tickets and last year Margaret provided a feast of fantastic food which was excellent value for money. There will be a bar selling soft and alcoholic drinks and a raffle with some great prizes.

This is a fun event for all the family and it is also a fund raiser for the branch – please do try to attend and bring your friends and relatives for a great night out!

Tickets available from Julie

New online dressage competition! 

A relaxed and stress-free way to ride through your test without leaving your field/yard! All judged by a BD list 3 judge.   

Pony Club pure dressage AND eventing tests to choose from – all tests may be called. 

No competition wear required, just someone to film your test. 

Perfect if you don’t have time to get to an event, great practice if you are looking to move up a level and a really relaxed way to compete if you are nervous or new to dressage.   

Simple to enter – pay your fee on our PC website – just £7.50 per class, upload your video and wait for your test sheet which will give you constructive, helpful feedback and maybe you will also receive a rosette!

Entries close last day of the month – see our PC website for full details. 

Results will be posted online and sheets/rosettes will be sent back to you in the post.  

Pony Club Coach of the Year

I am very pleased to announce that Helena Sherwood has been awarded ‘PC Coach of the Year’, this is a national award and we are thrilled that Helena has been presented with this award.

Membership Renewal

Hopefully you will all have received my email sent on 9th December with regards to renewing your PC membership for 2019. The cost of membership is likely to increase for 2019 but if you rejoin before the end of the year you will get it at the same price as before. Please let me know if you would like me to send you the email again and don’t forget all membership renewals and payment need to be with Bronwen before 31st January 2019. If you don’t want to rejoin before the end of 2018, the End of Year Celebration on 18th January is an ideal time to give your form and payment to Bronwen.

FOR MEMBERSHIP FORMS – See Membership Forms (NEW 2019)

Email 

Pony Club Membership Renewal for 2019.
There is currently a review taking place at Head Office and as a result there will most likely be new fees for 2019  – these will be shared once that review is complete. So in the meantime, the current fees are only valid until the 31st December 2018.
Standard: £74
Family: £185 (3 or more members)
We will advise you of the new fees as soon as they are published.
**Remember you have until the 31st January to renew your membership**

Attached to this email is the 2019 Renewal Form, please return it to Bronwen Bird at the address on the form.  If you are a UK tax payer, please make sure you complete the Gift Aid declaration, it makes a large difference to the amount of money the branch receives in membership subscriptions each year and therefore, the amount of money we can put back into the facilities for the club.

Also attached is our Codes of Conduct which we ask you and your child to complete annually, please send a signed copy of these back with your renewal forms.

Both membership and insurance cover will automatically terminate if the subscription is not paid by 31st January 2019. If you renew after this date you will be treated as a new member and pay the new member fee.

If you have any queries regarding renewing your membership, please do give Bronwen Bird a call on 07740 435199 or email her Bronwen@whitefire.org.uk

This is our annual meeting for members and parents, Tom Rowland will be coming to give a talk about his journey from MPC member to competing at Burleigh Horse Trials this year, Tom will also be presenting the awards at the end of the evening.

We have booked a table at The Ragged Cot on Thursday 13th December at 7pm for a branch Christmas Meal, cost will be £25 for adults and £10 for the children’s menu, places will be limited so if you would like to attend please let me know as soon as possible. Then to confirm your places, please pay £10 deposit per person via the bookings page on the MPC website – closing date for deposits and menu choices will be 25th November.