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Puckeridge Hunt Western Activities

Page last up-dated 15TH May 2008

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Please find listed below information on forthcoming Area 8 Events, all PWPC Events, Tetrathlon/Triathlon Competitions and Training Days and Competitions that we are posting on behalf of other Pony Clubs.

 

PWPC PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2008

Please find via the link below a full list of PWPC Programme of Events for 2008 and 2009! 

Programme of Events 2007/2008/2009

NOVICE ONE DAY EVENT ON SUNDAY 18TH MAY 2008 AT BENT MEADOW, CHESFIELD

Held at Chesfield using the mini cross country course in Bent Meadow, all phases are aimed at encouraging novice/younger/inexperienced riders and ponies/horses and offer an ideal opportunity to put three phases together in one day and practise all that you have learnt at rallies and schooling evenings.  The Mini One Day Event is open to other pony club members and also non pony club members, so in order to avoid disappointment as numbers per class will be limited, please send your entries in as soon as possible.

Times are available via the following link - fingers crossed for nice weather on Sunday.

Novice ODE Times

SPRING/SUMMER SCHOOLING EVENINGS AND/OR WEEK-ENDS - DURING APRIL AND MAY - LETCHMORE FARM, LANGLEY

Annie Larner and Suzanne Adamthwaite has kindly offered for us to use the lovely facilities at Letchmore Farm, on the Hitchin to Codicote road (very close to Langley), which offers an indoor and full sized outdoor school, flat level paddocks for practising dressage on grass which is important as most pony club area competitions take place on grass arenas.  

Two enjoyable and interesting days have been spent (see latest news for full details) more are planned so please call or email Suzanne on ladysamsuze@yahoo.co.uk or 07983977860 to book your place.

HALF TERM RALLY - THURSDAY 29TH MAY 2008 AT CHESFIELD

The first full day rally of 2008 to be held at Chesfield - please arrive in good time to be mounted and ready for instruction to commence promptly at 10.30am.  Stable Management will be included during the day and the rally with finish at approximately 3.30pm.  Please bring supplies (food and drink) for both yourself and your mount.

Rally Reply slip available to download via the following link - please forward to Marianne ASAP (so she knows how many instructors to book), together with payment of £10 per rider (cheques payable to PWPC).

May 2008 Rally Reply Slip

MINI/NOVICE TETRATHLON ON SATURDAY 31ST MAY 2008 AT CHESFIELD, GRAVELY, NR STEVENAGE

The PWPC's annual Tri/Tetrathlon will take place on Saturday 31st May 2008.  This is a lovely day out for everyone and with classes from the youngest member of the family to older members planning on competing at Area level.  The first few classes are without shooting which is replaced with Ball in the Bucket, they also have more of an obstacle type run and the swim is shorter and armbands/floats are allowed.  The riding phase is also optional.

Entries are still being accepted and are open to all other Pony Club branches.  Please support the Pony Club at this good fun day.

Tetrathlon Schedule 2008

SUMMER SCHOOLING EVENINGS FOR PWPC MEMBERS AT MOAT FARM, DATCHWORTH ON MONDAY 9TH, 16TH AND 23RD JUNE 2008

A fabulous opportunity to enjoy and benefit from expert instruction from two of the areas leading trainers (and all on one evening) - Martin Greet on the flat and John Adams over fences.  Ground conditions permitting instruction will take place on grass which offers members and their horses/ponies a fantastic opportunity to practise riding on the surface they will be competing on during the summer.

To book your place please call Sue Underhill on 07977431785 or email her at chris.underhill@btconnect.com, highlighting the earliest time you could be mounted ready for instruction.

Directions/map to Moat Farm, Datchworth are available via the following link:

OPEN SHOW UNDER 21 YEARS AT BENT MEADOW, CHESFIELD ON SUNDAY 6TH JULY 2008

The annual PWPC Open (Under 21's) Show is being held at Bent Meadow, Chesfield on Sunday 6th July 2008.  Open to all there are classes for all pony club members and their friends and include a main jumping ring with classes starting at Peter Pan Jumping up to an Open Class, Ridden Showing Ring with Lead Rein, Pony Club Pony etc, Fun Jumping Ring with classes for younger/less experienced members and their dogs, in-hand showing ring (best conditioned etc) plus fun classes for all the family including the dogs - also a handy pony and gymkhana ring. 

Full schedule attached - you can enter on the day, however Tracey Hay who is kindly organising the show would appreciate early entries (you save some money too!)

Schedule for Open Show

THE CALVERT CUP, GRAVELEY PARK, CHESFIELD ON SUNDAY 13TH JULY 2008

This prestigious annual team competition run by Puckeridge Western Pony Club is a One Day Event over the big course in Graveley Park by invitation only to Pony Clubs across Area 8 who normally enter two teams.

A date for the diary to come and support your Pony Club Team and Bobbie Brinckley will be in touch soon for your help jump judging which is always good fun. 

Nick Mason is always grateful for offers of help to prepare the course before the event so please call him if you can help creosote, strim etc etc.

 

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OTHER PONY CLUB SCHEDULES/ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE OPEN TO ALL PONY CLUB MEMBERS

Schedules/links to other Pony Clubs websites will appear in this section.  Please let me know if you have seen competitions that may interest other members in order that they can be posted.

Newmarket and Thurlow - Inter Pony Club Team Relay on Wednesday 28th May.

For teams of 4 Pony Club Members to include 2 under 14 years - a knockout competition with a maximum of 32 teams - for schedule and further details see following link.  If you are interested in joining a team please call Nicky Tollafield on 07860 624526.

Schedule and Further Details

OBH North Open Show on Sunday 15th June 2008 at Bovingdon

A number of members from PWPC competed at this lovely show last year and won the Team Jumping at 2'6".  Sadly the trophy has to be returned, however it would be great to get another team together to try and win it back!  The schedule is available via the following link (a wide variety of classes) - would anyone like to volunteer to co-ordinate a team?

OBH North Open Show Schedule

West Norfolk Pony Club Open One Day Event on Sunday 15th June at Burnham Market

This is the new date for the One Day Event planned for earlier in the year which was rained off with classes from 10 years and under, level 2 to level 5 and is open to Pony Club and non Pony Club members. A number of PWPC members have already entered and are planning to go up the day before, ride on the beach, stay overnight and compete on the Sunday.  Schedule available via the link below.

West Norfolk PC ODE Schedule