PONY CLUB AREA 7 TEST AND TRAINING DAYS 2017
B Test / All Top-Up Days are learning, not assessment days.EVENT / DATE / VENUE / TIME / COST / CLOSING DATE
B Care Top-up Day / 26 Jul / Hollyfast / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 12 Jul
B Care Top-up Day / 31 Jul TBC / Marked Ash / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 17 Jul
B Riding Top-up Day / 4 Aug / Ettington / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 21 Jul
B Riding Top-up Day / 5 Aug / Berriewood / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 24 Jul
B TEST / 20 Apr / Ettington / As required / £80 or £40/section / 30 Mar
B TEST / 23 Aug / Ettington / As required / £80 or £40/section / 2 Aug
B TEST / 31 Aug / Berriewood / As required / £80 or £40/section / 10 Aug
B TEST / 14 Oct / Ettington / As required / £80 or £40/section / 23 Sept
Lungeing Test /
- These days are for candidates who intend to take the Test in the near future.
- Candidates will preferably bring the horse they will lunge in the Test, with the tack they will use. We hope to be able to arrange for candidates to hire horses if they cannot provide their own.
- Candidates should be dressed as if for the Test.
- Timing on Training Days may vary according to numbers
Lungeing Top-up Day / 28 Jul / Berriewood / 13.00 – 15.00 / £20 / 14 Jul
Lungeing Top-up Day / 8 Aug / Hollyfast / 10.30– 12.30 / £20 / 25 Jul
Lungeing Test / 16 Aug / Alscot / As required / £35 / 26 Jul
Lungeing Test / 25 Aug / Berriewood / 13.00–15.00 / £35 / 4 Aug
Lungeing Test / 28 Aug / Hollyfast / As required / £35 / 7 Aug
B+ Test / These days are designed to give potential candidates an insight into what is required for the Test.
- Candidates must bring a horse which will go in a double bridle for one flatwork session on each day.
which will do all disciplines and will be ridden but not jumped by other candidates.
- There will be time to change tack.
- Candidates must have passed both the full B Test and the Lungeing Test.
- Candidates may attend both days.
B+ Training Day / 7 May / Ettington / 10.30–15.00 / £25 / 30 Apr
B+ Training Day / 2 Jul / Berriewood / 10.30 –15.00 / £25 / 25 Jun
B+ TEST / 30 Aug / Ettington / As required / £75 / 9 Aug
Amended 30th March 2017
AH Test / Candidates must attend at least 2 of these if not all. This is well subsidised by Area
and is open to candidates from all other Areas.
AH Training Day / 2 Jun / Marked Ash / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 26 May
AH Training Day / 16 Jul / Alscot / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 3Jul
AH Training Day / 14 Aug / Pittern Hill Stables NGF / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 31 July
AH Training Day / 24 Aug / Red Hill / 10.30-4.00 / £25 / 10 Aug
AH Test / 1Sept / Pittern Hill Stables / 8.30-17.00 / £150 or £60/section / 10 Aug / Nomination form must be in early to get a place at this Test
All B Test, Lungeing Test and B+ Test Nomination Forms to be signed by the District Commissioner and sent to
David Cashmore (address below) with a cheque for the Test Fee made out to “Pony Club Area 7”. If paying by BACS, please note this on the Nomination Form, and contact Andrew James (Area Rep) re payment details.
Nominations must be received before the Closing Date. Nominations received after the Closing Date will only be accepted if there is space in the Test. Nominations sent without the fee will not be accepted until the fee is received.
All AH Test Nomination Forms to be signed by the District Commissioner, countersigned by Andrew James (Area Rep) and sent to the Training Office (address below) with a cheque for the Test Fee made out to “The Pony Club”.
Although the Closing Date is 3 weeks before the AH Test, places are allotted on a first come, first serve, basis. Therefore the earlier the Office receives the Nomination Form, the more likely it is that the candidate will be given a place at the requested venue.
All Test Training Forms to be signed by the District Commissioner and sent to Nicola Fitter (address below) with a cheque for the Training Day Fee made out to Pony Club Area 7. If paying by BACS, please note this on the Training Day Form.
An application form for Training Days is sent with this, by request of some DCs. Please send applications before the Closing Date so that the necessary coaches can be confirmed or cancelled as necessary.
Venue Details:
Alscot Stables, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 8BL
Berriewood Farm, Condover. SY5 7NN
Hollyfast Meadows, Coventry.CV7 8AB
Marked Ash, Church Stretton.SY6 7EL
Pittern Hill Stables, Kineton.CV35 0JF
Watling Street Grange, Red Hill.TF2 9PA
Whitfield Farm, Ettington.CV37 7PN
Contact Details:
Area Representative: Andrew James, 5 Heath Road, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 0NT
01455 291273 / 07737 877697
Test Co-ordinator: David Cashmore, Orchard Croft, Fradley, Lichfield, Staffs. WS13 8PA
01283 790336
Area Training Co-ordinator: Nicola Fitter, Marked Ash, Rushbury, Church Stretton, Shropshire. SY6 7EL
01584 841680 / 07702 925412
Training Office, The Pony Club, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. CV8 2RW
024 7669
Amended 30th March 2017