Entries are now open on Horse Events for the OS&B Hunter Trial at East Bysshe Cross Country Course on Sunday 24th September 2023.
Download the full schedule here.
22May23
Tribute to Margaret Allday
It was a very sad day for OS&B yesterday when we learned that our amazing Branch President, Margaret Allday, had sadly passed away after a short illness. Margaret had been involved with our Branch for over 40 years, first as a Pony Club parent, then as a volunteer and Grandparent.
Until the last couple of years she had been our longstanding Membership Secretary and Tetrathlon Manager and she had also held the post of Assistant DC. She used to organise our Tetrathlon competitions and fun afternoon activities at Rallies. There wasn’t much that she didn’t know about Pony Club and was always there for a chat and advice on any topic.
We had recently nominated her for a Cubitt Bar Award for her long service to The Pony Club.
She will be remembered for her enormous enthusiasm and kindness towards all of the children over the years and we will miss her so very much.
Our thoughts are with her family at this sad time.
We have created a handy infographic covering all the 2023 Area and Championship dates and venues for Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing, Mounted Games, Horse & Pony Care, Tetrathlon, Polo, Musical ride. Suggest printing it off and sticking on your fridge!
New this year is a Prelim PC70 Dressage Qualifier, a PC70 Show Jumping Qualifier and a PC70 Eventing Qualifier. Please note that the Regional Championships venue has been changed to the lovely Great Wichington in Norfolk in order to accommodate all the extra classes. This will involve overnight stabling.
Competing at Area level is a great experience and if you get the chance to go to the Championships then it is really a highlight of a child’s Pony Club experience and is well worth the effort involved.
If you think your child/children would like to compete for our Branch at Area Competitions this year, please could you register your interest on this form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/OldSurreyBurstowBranchOfThePonyClub/PonyClubAreaCompetitions2023
It will take you just a couple of minutes and it will really help our discipline organisers to know what teams they are likely to have and what training to organise.
If you are unsure as to which level you will want to enter, e.g. you have new pony or you are not sure on jumping height yet, then you can tick more than one box. You can add comments in the box at the bottom. If you have more than one child then please complete a form for each one. If you are competing more than one pony then add it in the comments box.
The times for the OS&B Spring Tetrathlon have been published and are available to download here or on Pony Club Results. Ride Times ; Shoot Times ; Run Times ; Swim Times
Please remember to print off your own number as these will NOT be provided at the event. Numbers can be found by clicking on the competitor’s name on Pony Club Results.
It was lovely to see so many members of all ages at our AGM and prizegiving on 3rd February. 2022 was a fun, busy and successful year for our branch of 105 members!
Well done to all our prize winners and a big thank you to our DC, hard-working committee and excellent coaches who make it all happen. Details of all the winners are below. The DC’s presentation can be viewed here.
Prize Winners 2022
| General Cups | ||
| Apollo Trophy | Branch Overall attendance points | Elise Bloquet (38 points) |
| Twiggs Cup | Boy with the most points | Felix Frith (29 points) |
| Fair Play Cup | Senior Points Cup | Darcy Deloughery (34 points) |
| Junior Cup | Junior points Cup | Madison Kennedy (37 points) |
| Nutley Cup | Mini Points | Chloe Slaughter (27 points) |
| Sherpa Cup | New Member’s Points | Talise (Tassy) Mayhew (29 points) |
| Horse and rider
Trophy |
Overall Achievement | Charlotte Vickery |
| Achievement Trophy | Team Achievement | Horse & Pony Care Junior Team (Caspar Sumner, Miranda Thomas, Elouise Frost) |
| Silver Cup | Best Intermediate Team in competition | Intermediate Dressage Team (Elise Bloquet, Keira Beasley, Ronni Harding Good, charlotte Vickery) |
| Tilling Cup | Best Novice Team in
Competition |
Novice (PC90) Eventing Team of Tia Holland, Ronni Harding-Good, Elise Bloquet & Gracie Beatty |
| The Hicks Cup | Most Improved Combination (Senior) | Estella Smith and Bunny |
| Cliff Allday Trophy | Most Improved Combination (Junior) | George Stenhouse and Skye |
| Benham Cup | Best new combination | Gracie Beatty and Alf |
| Gold horse & rider | Most improved Junior Boy | Harley Clemente |
| Jack & Jill Cup | Most improved Junior Girl | Elodie Bruin |
| Mini Improvement Trophy | Most improved Mini | Lottie Clemente |
| Gold Cup | Most improved Mini Mini | Poppy Elson |
| OS&BPC New
Member Award |
For the new member who has shown commitment and improvement | Elouise Frost |
| Silver horse head on marble | For the new member who has shown the most improvement | Sophia Porter |
| Silver Horse Head on marble | Most enthusiastic new
member |
Kinta Mayhew |
| Pony Club Pony Cup | Special Service Award for a horse/pony who has shown dedication to the branch | Sam (the Clementes’ pony) |
| Silver Horsehead | Most helpful junior member | Daisy Hadley |
| Gold Cup | Most helpful senior member | Zac Webber |
| Silver Horse | Member most dedicated to Test training | Holly Deloughery |
| Challenge Cup | Determination and
horsemanship |
Megan Wiesniewska |
| Stone Horse Head | Best boy in competition | Caspar Sumner |
| Ceramic Horse’s
Head |
Most badges gained during the year | Chloe Slaughter |
| The District
Commissioner’s Award |
At the DC’s discretion | Libby Webber |
We’d also like to congratulate some of our higher level test achievements – they’ve already had their certificates but well done to: • Charlotte Vickery for passing the B+ Test and AH Test
- Estella Smith, Elise Bloquet, Fern Hawkins and Libby Webber for passing their B Test Horse & Pony Care section
| Dressage | ||
| OS&B Rosebowl | Outstanding Achievement | Elise Bloquet |
| Cup | Best Intermediate | Keira Beasley |
| Cup | Best Novice | Miranda Thomas |
| Horse’s Head Silver | Best newcomer to Grassroots | Annabelle Smith |
| Gold Horse & Rider | Best Walk & Trot | Charlotte Taylor |
| Ruskin Cup Senior | Most Improved Combination | Megan Sheridan and Lingo |
| The Trixie Cup | Most enthusiastic member | Mia Frith |
Colours for:
Megan Sheridan, Caspar Sumner, Miranda Thomas, Charlotte Taylor, Charlotte Vickery, Elise Bloquet, Ronni Harding-Good, Annabelle Smith, Keira Beasley, Harley Clemente, Rebecca Aston, Estella Smith, Heidi Wickington, Lucinda Jenkins-Price, Isabelle Young.
| Eventing | ||
| Silver horse on plinth | Best Mini Mini Eventing (PC70 and below) | Charlotte Taylor |
| The Bryn Memorial Cup | Mini Mini Eventing
improved combination (PC70 and below) |
Carter Aylward-Green |
| Childrens Mutual Eventing Trophy | Mini Eventing (PC80) | Emelia House |
| Gold Cup | Novice Eventing most
improved (PC90) |
Gracie House |
| Bess Cup | Novice Eventing (PC90) | Ronni Harding Good |
| CT Trophy | Intermediate Eventing (PC100) | Harriet Gillam |
| Founders Trophy | Open Eventing | Charlotte Vickery |
Colours for:
Charlotte Vickery, Harriet Gillam, Elise Bloquet, Tia Holland, Ronni Harding-Good, Gracie Beatty, Gracie House, Emilia House
| Show Jumping | ||
| Ace Challenge Cup | Most improved Mini Mini | Carter Aylward-Green |
| Silvertoes Trophy | Most Improved Mini | Charlotte Taylor |
| Horse Plinth Trophy | Most Improved
Junior |
Megan Sheridan |
| Connor Cup | Best Senior | Tia Holland |
| OS&B Show Jumping Trophy | Performance at the Championships | Charlotte Vickery |
| Miss Mop Trophy | Achievement at Area | Holly Pearson-Taylor |
| Blue Willow Trophy | Best Combination | Miranda Thomas and Whiskers |
Colours for:
Megan Sheridan, Charlotte Vickery, Elise Bloquet, Tia holland, Gracie Beatty, Gracie House, Emilia House, Holly Pearson-Taylor, Cerys Spilsbury, Evie Hadley, Libby Webber, Isabel Young.
| Tetrathlon | ||
| O’Neill Trophy | Most Improved Combination | George Stenhouse & Skye |
| Silver Horse | Most Committed | Murray Bright |
| Taylor Trophy | Most Consistent shot | Zac Webber |
| Horses head | Swimming improvement award | Carter Aylward-Green |
| Horses Head | Most consistent running | Chloe Slaughter |
| Emily Bright Trophy | Outstanding Achievement | Zac Webber |
Colours for:
Charlotte Taylor, Chloe Slaughter, Felix Frith, Flora Stenhouse, Sophie Frith, George Stenhouse, Madison Kennedy, Mia Frith
| Hunting and Racing | |||
| Hunt Bowl | Manners and Helpfulness out Hunting | Olivia Hawley | |
| Blue Racing trophy | Best newcomer | James Burchell |
| Mounted Games | ||
| Gold Cup | For most improvement in mounted games – Mini | Carter Aylward-Green |
| Rose Bowl | For most improvement in mounted games – Junior | Charlotte Taylor |
| Randall Cup | Achievement and Commitment | Mia & Felix Frith |
| Stepping Stones
Trophy |
Achievement and
Commitment – new member |
Ava Emeny |
| Picture | Best Games Pony | Louis (Lottie Clemente’s pony) |
| Polo | ||
| Best Polo Newcomer | For best Newcomer to Polo | Mia Frith |
| Shield | Most Improved Player | Felix Frith |
| Shield | Outstanding Achievement | Matias Maldonado |
Colours to Mati and Felix for playing at the Championships
From 1st January 2023 the following hat standards will no longer be accepted for Pony Club, British Eventing and British Riding Club activities due to the age of hats made to these standards:
- PAS 015 1998
- SNELL 2001
If you are buying a new hat for Christmas, please make sure that it meets the newer hat standards. Please also check your current hats – if you aren’t sure, I can have a look at them at upcoming Rallies.
All of OS&B members’ hats will need to be re-tagged with new (pink!) hat tags, and we should be receiving these at the beginning of December. We will be very busy tagging at our December & January Rallies!
Entries are now open for the OS&B Hunter Trials at East Bysshe Cross Country Course on Sunday 25th September 2022: Enter Online.
CLASSES (entry fees include First Aid):
Class 1: Complete Novice Pairs (fences approx. 65-70cm). Start 9:30am.
Entry Fee: £30 OS&BPC members per pair, £34 non-members per pair
Class 2: Complete Novice Individual (fences approx. 65-70cm)
Entry Fee: £16 OS&BPC members, £19 non-members
Class 3: Novice Pairs (fences approx. 80cm)
Entry Fee: £32 OS&BPC members per pair, £38 non-members per pair
Class 4: Novice Individual (fences approx. 80cm)
Entry Fee: £20 OS&BPC members, £24 non-members
Class 5: Intermediate Individual (fences approx. 90cm)
Entry Fee: £20 OS&BPC members, £24 non-members
Class 6: Clear Round Show Jumping.
Entry Fee £6 OS&BPC members, £7 non-members. No entries on the day.
9:30am: X-poles
10:30am: 40cm
` 11:30am: 50am
12:30pm: 60cm
1:30pm: 70cm
Entries close Monday 19th September or earlier if classes are full. No late entries accepted.
Please print your own numbers and bring your own number bibs, numbers will not be given out on the day.
Individual competitor times will be published on Thursday 22nd September. Times and results available at Pony Club Results.
Download the full schedule.
Online bookings are now open for our fun hack and BBQ at Blue Anchor Farm on 30th August 2022. Enter here.
FUN HACK
3 sections: APPROX 1 HOUR
All cost £5 each plus booking fees:
4pm – lead rein/sedate group accompanied by volunteers on foot.
4.30pm – walk & trot group accompanied by mounted escorts.
5pm – fast group, walk, trot, fast canter accompanied by mounted escorts.
Must be PC members in order to book this bit.
BBQ – please select ticket type from class number box
However no need to be PC members for the BBQ !
We would like to give the opportunity for our past club members, supporters and volunteers to see our new club field and facilities.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
ADULTS £12.50
CHILD £6.50
UNDER 5’S FREE
30Jun22
Times for Area Show Jumping 2022
Times are now available for the Area Show Jumping competition on Saturday 2nd July 2022 – click here.
All results will be available on Pony Club Results on the day – there will be no paper scoreboards.