Mount Mascal Stables Summer Holiday Activities 2015
*PLEASE NOTE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL*
Complete a full day of activities and enjoy a hot lunch and refreshments
Monday 20th July / Tuesday 21st July / Wednesday 22nd July / Thursday 23rd July / Friday 24th July9.30 – 13:00
ROUND ROBIN TEST MORNING
D & D+ Test levels
Examiners’ feedback over several seasons has clearly identified that Clubbers’ pony handling skills & theory knowledge generally do not match their riding ability. NOT a good situation. True horsemanship involves ALL ROUND capability – to be able to CARE FOR & BE KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT your pony. This session is suitable for Clubbers who are working towards D & D+ Test and those who have gained this level – especially if you passed in 2015.
Gymkhana style games to finish.
Rosettes to be won for overall ability!
Vicky Norton & Danelle Reynolds
£25 / 10:30 – 13:00
START TO
HACK & SNACKTIVITY
Lead Rein & Beginner upwards
Walk & Trot only
You begin in the arena and then head to the woods for your steady morning ride in beautiful Summer time woodland. A great activity if you are new to riding out & about or have only done this a few times. More experienced riders are also welcome. You will have plenty of help on hand. If you need a leader, please request this when you book. Then enjoy your snack & drink ‘on the house’ in the Clubroom with a fun activity too.
Jennifer Burdett & Cheryl Lamb
£24 P/C, £26 non P/C, £22 Own / 10:30 - 16:00
PONY CLUB FUN DAY &
WOODLAND WALK FOR PICNIC LUNCH AND …A TRACTOR RIDE!
All round fun for everyone
Riding, pony handling skills & games tailored to suit all levels.
Also a great chance to make new Pony Club pals. As long as the weather is fine we will be woodland bound for lunch. Otherwise, the Clubroom which is also great for chats. And you will be going on a special tractor ride too! A wonderful way to take time out with your fellow Clubbers. What a splendid first week of the hols, summer activity day, jam packed with fun!!
Tegan Aynge
£35 lunch & drinks included / 10:30 – 13:00
MINI ROAD RIDER
Confident Walk & Trot
You must have this badge to take D Test
COMPLETE WORK PACK ESSENTIAL
Come along if you have good control
in working trot & get started on your Riding & Road Safety career.
Learn signals, equipment, where & when to ride & what to take with you.
You must have this badge to sit your
Pony Club D Test
Danelle Reynolds
£22 / 11:00 – 16:00
MEGA MIX MINI BADGE DAY
Four GREAT mini badges!
With TWO BRAND NEW BADGES ON OFFER
Mini Plaiting and Colours & Markings
Choose a morning and/or afternoon mini. Stay for one session or two with lunch included. All very achievable, success guaranteed sessions!
11:-00 - 13:00
PLAITING with Kimberley Manze
Explain why you might plait horses’ manes or tails. Know how to make sure you are safe when plaiting. Show how to plait using baling twine and a plaiting band.
OR
PONY BEHAVIOUR with Connor McLaren
Understand your pony.Know how he is feeling.Startlearning safe confident handling.
14:00-17:00
SHOW PREPARATION AFTERNOON
Get ready for Mini Pony Club Shows & THE BIG ONE … August Bank Holiday
Adults also welcome, especially to prepare for lead rein and other junior classes where your help is always needed
A marvellous start of the holidays session for Members to learn about show days – preparation before and on the day, what to expect & show day routine, how to impress the judge and more. Book up for this today and then spend the weeks ahead putting all the hints and tips you get into practice ready for show days. Pony Club parents and supporters who might be involved on show days are also warmly welcome to this session.
Kate Lester & Cheryl Lamb
£25 / 14.00 – 16.30
SUMMERS SUDS & RUB A DUB
PONY BATH TIME
A lovely fun session for all levels
Our ponies do a great job & this is your chance to show how much you appreciate them. Bathing, tail washing, grooming & lots of hugs, pats & praise for your Pony Bath Time Ponies!! They ALWAYS enjoy the soapy suds fuss and fun. Be prepared to get wet yourself!
Kimberley Manze
£20 P/C, £22 Non P/C, £14 Own Pony / 14.00 – 16.00
VARIOUS VAULTS
& BRILLIANT BAREBACK!
A very beneficial session for every rider to improve their skills
Vaulting & bareback sessions are perennially popular! And for some very good reasons. It’s a great fun challenge & a wonderful way to improve your seat & balance. Circus & military riders are massive fans.AND, the ponies seem to enjoy it too!Have a go, whether you are a beginner bareback & vaulter or a firm saddle free seat & circus skills fan!
Kimberley Manze & Teresa Ando
£18 P/C, £20 non P/C / 14:00 – 17:00
SCHOOLING SCREEN TEST WITH POPCORN & FIZZY DRINK TO WATCH YOUR FOOTAGE
Competent Walk & Trot
Group session with individual feedback
It is quite some time since we have run a session like this. When Senior Instructor Matthew mentioned that he is very keen on this method of teaching riders we booked in on the holiday schedule right away! What happens is that you will ride while being videoed and then review the footage with Matthew. This is a fantastic chance to get expert feedback on your faults & how to improve them. And admire the bits you do well!
Matthew Palmer
£25 / 14:00 – 16:00
POINTS OF THE PONY with Sam Vacher
Learn the proper names for the parts of your pony & how your pony ‘works’.
OR
COLOURS & MARKINGS with Dan Reynolds
Be able to identify basic colours - black, bay, grey, skewbald, piebald, chestnut. Be able to identify facial markings - star, stripe, blaze, snip. Be able to identify leg markings - sock and stocking.
£18 x 1 Badge
£30 x 2 Badges (with lunch)
Mount Mascal Stables Summer Holiday Activities 2015
*PLEASE NOTE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL*
Complete a full day of activities and enjoy a hot lunch and refreshments
Monday 27th July / Tuesday 28th July / Wednesday 29th July / Thursday 30th July / Friday 31st July10:00 – 13:00
GET READY FOR X COUNTRY RALLY
Arena Session
If you work confidently on the flat, over poles & small fences in the arena in walk, trot & canter and want to have a go at cross country but wonder if you are ready, this session is for you. Start with jumping warm up & progress to small rustic style obstacles. And walk the cross country course on foot to learn what’s involved when you take the next steps.
Long sleeves & back protectors
must be worn
£25 P/C, £27 non P/C, £20 Own Pony
Danelle Reynolds / LUNGEING DAY
A whole day devoted to the art of lungeing starting with the brand new Lungeing Equipment Badge
10:00 – 13:00
LUNGEING EQUIPMENT BADGE
Brand new badge
An in depth badge covering the correct use of equipment. Fit tack and equipment for lungeing and be able to handle lungeing equipment safely and effectively.
Cheryl Lamb
£20 / 10:00-16:00
GET SET FOR D TEST
A prep day for a final run through before summer test day or longer term planning towards taking the test later in the year
For Clubbers working at Bronze level & towards D Test.A VITAL session if you are booked for your D Test this holiday!A day full of practice & theory to help you prepare & understand what is required on exam day.
Focus will be on Bronze levels & the D test syllabus.Spend time on the yard to master your D Test stable management skills. Riding time will include introductory jumping exercises, if you are confident & capable.
£38 lunch & drinks included
Kimberley Manze & Teresa Ando / 10:00 – 14:00
CAMPING & PICNIC SNACK
Main & Mini Badge Available
Crack on camping with outdoor enthusiast and expedition leader, Jen.
Loads to learn and it’s all great fun. Tips and hints to pitch a tent, strike camp, clever cool cooking, kit list, first aid & fire safety. Everyone is welcome and there is a mini badge up for grabs!The session will include a brew up & some bushcraft! Please bring a mug – preferably unbreakable - with a handle suitable for a hot drink & there will be a snack to munch too!
£25 lunch & drinks included
Jennifer Burdett / 10.00 – 16.00
FARMING BADGE
All levels, especially fun for beginners & younger Members with lots to do
Mini & Main badges available
Both Mini & Main Farming Badges are fantastic fun and this year we have lots planned. Full details will be released very soon once we have finalised arrangements with our friends & neighbours in the farming industry.
Book up for a success guaranteed day full of farming fun & learning.
Teresa Ando
£TBC
14:00 – 16:30
BEGINNER RIDING
IN A FIELD & SHOW RING
Riding in open space. Quite different from following tracks & trails. Take this step to improve your security & balance in the saddle and to develop your ability to control your pony in open environment. This session is a must do if you are thinking of entering shows this year. Remember, ponies can behave very differently in a big field full of yummy green grass!
£25
Vicky Norton & Connor McLaren / 14:00 – 17:00
LUNGEING BADGE
Clubbers will learn to lunge and be lunged on this badge. To gain the badge the focus will be on your ability to sit straight and in balance while on the lunge. Work in walk & trot, with/out reins & then no stirrups!!
Special note that this is also a great activity if you loan/own a pony. The art of working a pony on the lunge is not easy to acquire. The rewards include seeing your pony improve & developing your relationship with your special equine.
Cheryl Lamb
£20
£38 both badges / 14:00-16:30
LOADING
D Test level & above
Learn to load & unload a pony, with assistance, safely into and out of a trailer/horsebox.Sounds easy when you put it like that. But not if you don’t have the necessary knowledge & skill. There are specific Health & Safety considerations when loading & unloading ponies correctly and ensuring that their experience is a positive one that gives them confidence.
You must be able to lead a pony well & your handling skills should be D level to book for this session.
£22
Adam Heitman / 14:30 – 17:30
START TOHACK & TRACTOR TRIP
Lead Rein & Beginner upwards
Walk & Trot only
You begin in the arena and then head to the woods for your steady afternoon ride in beautiful Summer time woodland. A great activity if you are new to riding out & about or have only done this a few times. More experienced riders are also welcome. You will have plenty of help on hand. If you need a leader, please request this when you book. When we get back we will finish the session with a tractor trip to the fields & see the ponies enjoying their rest at the end of the day.
Vicky Norton & Connor McLaren
£24 P/C, £26 non P/C, £22 Own / 14:00 – 17.00
BEGINNER X COUNTRY RALLY
Adult Riders Also Welcome
Preparation and groundwork on foot first
This session is for Clubbers who work very confidently on the flat & over fences in the arena in walk, trot & canter. You will warm up in the open on the flat then progress towards attempting beginner cross country exercises.
Also open to ‘grown ups’!
Long sleeves & back protectors
must be worn
Danelle Reynolds & Connor McLaren
£28 P/C, £30 non P/C, £22 Own Pony
Mount Mascal Stables Summer Holiday Activities 2015
*PLEASE NOTE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL*
Complete a full day of activities and enjoy a hot lunch and refreshments
Monday 3rd August / Tuesday 4th August / Wednesday 5th August / Thursday 6th August / Friday 7th August10:30 – 13:00
PONY CLUBPUBLIC SPEAKING
Suitable for all levels with the option to gain two badges based on your knowledge of your subject.
Also an especially useful session for Members who would like to practice talking about Pony Club syllabus topics in preparation for test days. Prepare a short talk – maximum 10 minutes – on any Pony Club subject. You can use any props/media to help make your talk interesting & informative.
If you choose a subject like Mini Birds, your knowledge may also be enough for you to be awarded this badge together with your Public Speaking badge.
For help & hints speak to Jen/the office.
Jennifer Burdett
£20 + £2.50 if you gain a badge / 10:30 – 13:00
BEGINNER PLUS JUMP RALLY
Moving beyond Beginner Jump level
This session is for Clubbers who work very confidently on the flat in walk, trot & canter and have either completed beginner jumps during lessons or attended two beginner jump rallies.
The session will be ridden, starting with warm up on the flat, then progress to polework & grid style jumping exercises.
Danelle Reynolds
£20 P/C, £22 Non P/C, £16 Own / 10:00 – 13:00
PERFECT PADDOCK &
POISONOUS PLANTS
A fantastic field foray with the chance to gain two badges – Mini Poisonous Plants also available
This double dream of a morning will get you out & about on our lovely site, learning to understand the importance of the land and how it should be managed and maintained for the welfare of our horses & ponies.
There will be theory to study and practical observation too.
Perfect Paddock & Poisonous Plants are obvious partners. Try this combo session for yourself and find out why.
Jennifer Burdett
£25 / 10.00 – 12.30
SMASHING SPLASHING
BRUSH & BATH
Pamper your pony & spoil him silly!
Bath him, wash his tail, groom him & give him lots of hugs, pats & praise!!
Our ponies do a great job & this is your chance to show how much you appreciate them. They will really enjoy all the fuss and fun.
Be prepared to get wet yourself!
Teresa Ando & Vicky Norton
£18 P/C, £22 Non P/C, £14 Own Pony / 10:00 – onwards
MINI PONY CLUB SHOW
Exclusively for Clubbers to
enjoy the experience of competing!
Friendly & welcoming atmosphere. The emphasis is on the fun of taking part and having a go. Essential practice for bigger show days.
Three class levels with In Hand, Riding & Showjumping sections:
Working towards D
Working towards D+
Working towards C
Entries close Wed 6 August @ 5pm
£35 Entry & Pony Hire
£20 Entry & Own Pony
Rosettes 1st-6th, Medals 1st-3rd
Carley-Ann Hartigan & Teresa Ando
14:00 – 16:30
EXPERIENCED ROAD & WOODLAND
HACK & SNACK
Riders must be able to walk, trot &
canter with good competence, prepare themselves and their pony for hacking and help with aftercare on return. This ride will include roadwork on the quiet lanes that lead from Little Mascal Farm to Chalk Wood to enjoy this lovely area.
Hi Viz is essential –
tabard as a minimum.
Buy great value items @ the office.
Danelle Reynolds & Matthew Palmer
£24 P/C, £26 Non P/C, £22 Own Pony / 14:00 – 17:00
CROSS COUNTRY
WALK IT & RIDE IT
Suitable for riders at Beginner Plus jump level & above who have already completed beginner cross country
A great new session with our cross country specialist, Matthew Palmer. The session starts with a course walk tutorial when you will benefit from hints and tips from a real cross country expert. Matthew will then help you put theory into practice with cross country riding time on the course.
Long sleeves & back protectors
must be worn
Matthew Palmer
£26 P/C, £28 non P/C, £21 Own Pony / 14.00 – 16.30
INTERMEDIATEX-COUNTRY RALLY
Walk Trot & Canter
For the more experienced cross country rider. You must already have attended beginner cross country sessions and ridden capably over small cross country obstacles. This session is to develop your skills and tackle more demanding cross country activities & exercises.
Long sleeves & back protectors
must be worn
Matthew Palmer
£25 P/C, £27 Non P/C, £20 Own / 14:00 – 16:30
BUILDING SHOWJUMPS
Get behind the scenes preparing for tomorrow’s action packed day at the
Mini Pony Club Show.
Excitement will be in the air for sure!
Learn to recognise various showjumps, build them safely and design a showjumping course. And, you will get great showjumping hints & tips along the way. This session is suitable if you have already ridden practical jumping sessions.
Cheryl Lamb
£20 / 14:00 - onwards
CLEAR ROUND
In Joydens Field
The course of jumps will be open for approximately 2 hours. The first hour will cater for beginner riders. Jumps will be very low. The second hour jumps will go up, by request.
Own Pony £4 a-go
£10 x 3-gos
School Pony £8 per go
£20 x 3 gos
Rosettes for all Clear Rounds
Adam Heitman
Mount Mascal Stables Summer Holiday Activities 2015