Old Surrey & Burstow Branch Calendar of Events

Online entries for all OS&B events can be made through our Branch EntryMaster page – click here.

OS&B dates in bold. School holidays in blue shading. Area and PC Championship dates in gold shading. 

In order to keep costs down for all members we do not issue refunds for any cancellations within 7 days of a rally unless we can fill your place. 

For full details of other branches’ events please see the Area 11 calendar http://branches.pcuk.org/area11/area-dates/

If you have any queries please contact us via the Branch email address.

NOTE – please consult the discipline organiser before making entries to Area level competitions as they may have to be signed off by the DC.

Additional training

Stable Management – Jean Preston is always willing to run stable management sessions as required. Please contact her if your child is interested.

Competitions

If you are interested in being in a team for a competition, it is up to you to contact the discipline organiser. Decisions made regarding team selection are made by the discipline organiser/trainer and should be respected. Team entries must ONLY be submitted by the discipline organiser.

Rallies

Please remember to book and pay for rallies well in advance and be punctual, warmed up and ready to ride at the stated time. If a ride has already started, you may need to wait for a suitable break in the lesson or be asked to join the next ride.

For rallies at Carewell or at private venues; plain dark jodphurs and the branch navy polo shirt may be worn.

For rallies at public venues full Pony Club attire must be worn ie cream or beige jodhpurs, PC sweatshirt or jacket, PC tie (Polo: jodhpurs/white jeans, long boots or chaps, PC polo shirt or PC sweatshirt). No coloured hat covers, chaps, browbands etc.

Body Protectors MUST be worn for BOTH show jumping AND cross country in this branch. If air jackets are worn, they must be worn over a body protector.

Hats should be tagged (Mrs Matthews and Mrs Vickery can tag hats).

Long hair must be secured in a hair net – no pony tails. No jewellery (apart from watches) and ear rings must be removed.

Parents are very welcome to leave their children at rallies and collect them at the end, provided that an emergency telephone number is left with the organiser.

Young horses and ponies are welcome at all of our rallies but please alert the organiser in advance so they can organise appropriate groups.

Additional information

Members who would like to go out hunting please see information under Hunting on our website.

PLEASE NOTE – EQUINE INFLUENZA:

Pony Club vaccination rules:

EVENTS THAT ARE HELD AT SOME VENUES MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RULES. E.G. ANY HORSE / PONY ENTERING A LICENSED RACECOURSE
PROPERTY MUST COMPLY WITH THE VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS AS SET BY THE BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY. SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS APPLY IN THE CASES OF POLO VENUES.

IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE INTENDING TO COMPETE UNDER FEI, BRITISH EVENTING, BRITISH SHOW JUMPING OR BRITISH DRESSAGE RULES YOU WILL NEED TO ENSURE YOU ARE COMPLIANT WITH THEIR RULES.

To protect the health of other competing horses and the biosecurity of the venue, the following rules will apply to all Pony Club Competitions:
a) Passports
A valid passport and vaccination record:
• must accompany the horse / pony to all events
• must be available for inspection by the event officials
• must be produced on request at any other time during the event

b) No horse / pony may compete (or be present at the event as a companion) unless it has a Record of Vaccination against equine influenza completed by the veterinary surgeon who gave the vaccination, signed and stamped line by line, which complies with the Minimum Vaccination Requirements.

c) The Minimum Vaccination Requirements for a horse / pony are that it has received:
• a Primary Vaccination followed by a Secondary Vaccination given not less than 21 days and not more than 92 days after the Primary Vaccination; and
• if sufficient time has elapsed, a booster vaccination given not less than 150 days and not more than 215 days after the Secondary Vaccination and further booster vaccinations at intervals of not more than a year apart

d) At competitions at Area level and above including Grassroots Regional Championships and the finals of the Winter Series competitions, the most recent booster injection must have been given within the six calendar months prior to the date of the competition.

e) No horse / pony may compete on the same day as a relevant injection is given or on any of the 6 days following such an injection.

NOTE: We also remind owners of the importance of vaccinations and to ensure that their vaccination records are up to date. The vast majority of confirmed cases reported by the Animal Health Trust are in unvaccinated horses. We continue to recommend that if it has been longer than six months since the last vaccination, owners should discuss a booster with their veterinary surgeon.

Payment details

Please remember to book in and pay for Rallies well in advance and be punctual, warmed up and ready to ride at the stated time. If a ride has already started, you may need to wait for a suitable break in the lesson or be asked to join the next ride. Online entries are available for rallies on the Online Rally/Event Bookings page.

If you need to pay for branch activities by bank transfer please use the details below:

Pony Club Bank Account
Old Surrey & Burstow Hunt Branch
Lloyds Bank
Sort code 30-90-09
Account number 45541060