Pony Club Achievement Badge Timetable October Half Term 2014
OCTOBER HALF TERM ACTIVITIES 2014
PLEASE NOTE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL- LUNCH & DRINKS INCLUDED FREE OF CHARGE IF YOU DO TWO ACTIVITES & STAY ALL DAY
Monday 27th Oct / Tuesday 28th Oct / Weds 29thOct / Thursday 30thOct / Friday 31stOct10:30 -13:00
WALK & TROT HACK & SNACK!
Walk & Trot
A hack & snack for Clubbers who have hacked before and are unlikely to need a leader. Enjoy a steady fun ride in walk & trot around our beautiful local woodland. Afterwards, you get to chat ‘n’ snack in the clubroom with your hacking pals! While you will get all the help you need, we do not expect you to book a leader for this activity.
£24 P/C Members,
£26 Non P/C Members
£20 Own Pony
Jennifer Burdett & Annet Farkas / 10:30 – 16:00
FAMILY HORSE & PONY FUN DAY
A chance to get EVERYONE in your family involved in the fun of handling and riding horses & ponies.
This previously popular & successful session open to all ages & abilities.
No experience is required.
See your Dad doing Dressage
Or your Grandpa Grooming!
Get your Sister in the Saddle
And your Brother going Bareback!
Don’t let anyone miss out!
The day will be full of fun and tailored to suit everyone’s ability and confidence. / 10:30 -13:00
BEGINNER HACK & SNACK!
Walk & Short Trots
A brilliant activity for ANY Clubber keen to start hacking at
lead rein/beginner level.
Because, not only will you enjoy a steady fun ride around our beautiful local woodland. Afterwards, you get to chat ‘n’ snack in the clubroom with your
hacking pals!
Everyone will get lots of help. Please ask for a leader when you book up if you have not hacked before or if you think you will need one.
£24 P/C Members,
£26 Non P/C Members
£20 Own Pony
Jennifer Burdett & Connor McLaren / 10:30 - 16:00
STAY THE DAY
STABLE MANAGEMENT
A day full of off the saddle events!
A unique chance to spend the whole day focusing & practicing the following skills: tack cleaning, grooming, handling, tacking up, mucking out, catching in from a field, feeding. Great practice for lots of badges and tests, confidence building and great fun handling and care.
£35with lunch & drinks
Vicky Norton &
Gemma Oliver / 10:00 - 13:00
TRICK OR TREAT!
PRIDE AND RIDE
It’s Tricky Treaty time again
Dress up for Halloween
Ride around bewitched & proud
An equi ghostly scene!
Dress up in your eerie ensemble
make your pony your
fiendish friend!!
Don’t frighten them though!
You are judged as a pair.
Prizes for the most Diabolical Duo!
£20
Danelle Reynolds
& Gemma Oliver
14:00 – 16:30
BEGINNER JUMP RALLY
For ‘absolutely new to jumping’ Clubbers who walk & trot confidently.
Start with theory and progress to ridden practice over poles on the ground. Then low level cross pole jumps if you are ready. This is how all the top show jumpers got started.
But please check with your Instructor to make sure your flatwork skills are good enough for you to progress to jumping.
£20 P/C Members
£22 Non P/C Members
£18 Own Pony
Danelle Reynolds
& Zoe Mierzynski / 10:30 – 16:00
FAMILY HORSE & PONY FUN DAY
CONTINUED …
The flexible programme will include:
Stable Management – handling, grooming, tacking up
Riding – riding position, basic skills – stop, start, turn – walk, trot & even canter for those who do have the necessary experience
Gymkhana games
And more …
You will get all the help you need to enjoy yourself with our wonderful, patient Mount Mascal Stables riding school horses & ponies.
£60 1 x Adult & 1 x Child,
£85 1 Adult & 2 Kids or 2 Adults & 2 Kids
£100 2 Adults & 2 Kids or 1 Adult & 3 kids
Sam Vacher & Kimberley Manze / 14:00 – 16:00
HALLOWEEN FUN FOR LITTLE ONES GYMKHANA
Walk & Trot only and you can be led - please mention this when you book if you think you need a leader.
Friendly Halloween Gymkhana Games for younger Clubbers who might find Friday a bit too scary!
You will compete in teams and there are fun spooky prizes up for grabs …
Rosettes 1st-6th
£18 P/C Members
£20 Non P/C Members
£14 Own Pony
Connor McLaren
& Sam Vacher / 14:00 – 16:30
BEGINNER PLUS JUMP RALLY
A Beginner Plus Jump Rally is for
Clubbers riding confidently on the flat in walk, trot & canter who have either completed beginner jumps during lessons or attended two beginner jump rallies.
Warm up on the flat and progress to polework & grid style jumping exercises.
£20 P/C Members
£22 Non P/C Members
£18 Own Pony
Danelle Reynolds
& Kate Lester / 16:30 - 19:30
MOUNT MASCAL
HALLOWEEN PARTY
FIENDISH & FOUL FANCY DRESS!
HALLOWEEN GHOSTLY GAMES!
A TRACTOR RIDE TO MAKE YOU TRRRRRRREMBLE IN TERROR!!
HOWLING HAUNTED WOOOOODS!
GHOSTLY GOINGS ON
EVERYWHERE!!!
HOT DOGS! HOT SOUP!
Lot of gory sweeties to chomp
£10 entry
Several Spooky Staff!
(Advance booking only)
Monday 27th Oct / Tuesday 28th Oct / Weds 29th Oct / Thursday 30th Oct / Friday 31st Oct
11:00 – 16:00
MASSIVE MINI MONDAY
YOUR MINI BADGE CHOICES
This is a very special new activity day to help Clubbers who have nearly got all their Mini Badges to Go for Gold AND new Clubbers to get their Mini Badge Career started up and running.
When you book, please let the office know THREE badges you would like to try for. The day will be arranged for you to attempt at least one, maybe two, possibly three. All depending on your ability and knowledge.
£36 inc lunch, drinks & up to two badges if you gain them
Plus £2 if you gain a third badge
Vicky Norton & Sam Vacher / 09:00 – 14:00
FARMING BADGE DAY
MINI & MAIN BADGES
MINI/FULL BADGE WORKPACK AVAILABLE
MEET THE ANIMALS!
Theresa is not only a riding instructor … she is also qualified, very knowledgeable and experienced in farm animal management. This will be a great day to enjoy learning all about farming.
Theresa will also be bringing some of her special animal visitors to say ‘Hello! Very exciting!!
This is a success guaranteed fun day.
You can choose either the mini or the full badge option.
£25
Theresa Ando
Lunch & Drinks Included / 09:00 – 12:00
MUCKING OUT BADGE
Mini Badge Up for Grabs
Workpack Available
Time to get mucky!
A VERY practical session
Mucking out efficiently & effectively requires co-ordination, determination & eager effort! Kimberley will be on hand to help you learn the tricks & tools of the trade, how to skip out, muck out, sweep, lay a bed and more … Always a very popular and fun session with a chance to get behind the scenes and learn yard routine at Mount Mascal Stables.
£20
Kimberley Manze / 10:00 – 13:00
FEEDING BADGE
Study Sheet Available
Mini Badge Up for Grabs!
The full Feeding Badge is an in-depth study of this essential care topic.
But if you are starting out the Mini Feed Your Pony will be well within your grasp during this session.
Learn the complete list of Rules for Feeding & Watering, as well as how to identify & prepare equine feedstuffs.
You will be out & about on the yard to gain practical hands on experience making pony lunches & dinners!
£20
Kate Lester / 10:00 – 13:00
SADDLERY BADGE
Worksheet Available
MINI POINTS OF TACK
Hand-Out Available
A session for Clubbers keen to tackle tack! Learn about parts, care & cleaning, bits in everyday use and have a go at putting tack on a pony.
Particularly useful if you are thinking of becoming a Mount Mascal Helper or progressing your handling skills beyond the basics. And this badge is great preparation towards the prestigious Lorinery badge too.
£20
Kate Lester
14:00 – 16:30
WORM CONTROL
STUDY SHEET AVAILABLE
Check out these wriggly worriers!
Learn what damage worm infestation can do to the health of a pony. And make sure you know how to prevent & control these pernicious pony parasites!
A great badge for all Clubbers but especially those above D level.
£20
Alan Light / 14:00-17:00
BANDAGES & RUGS
MINI HORSE CLOTHING AVAILABLE
Experienced handlers make bandaging
& rugging up tasks look so easy!
But they are NOT! They are achievable
only if you are keen to practice! And very valuable skills, especially perhaps towards winter time. Also, essential for anyone considering the Loading badge, Equine First Aid or working towards C test.
But, with Mini Horse Clothing on offer too, there is something suitable for EVERY clubber to try & enjoy at this session.
So, whether you are a newcomer or a more knowledgeable handler you can have a go.
£20
Danelle Reynolds / 14:00 – 16:30
RIDER NUTRITION
New Badge – 1st Mount Mascal Stables session
It is very important for all of us to eat healthily. But a rider must eat a balanced diet to maintain the health & fitness which leads towards more effective riding. This session will teach you: good nutrition for riders; how to make easy simply choices to improve your diet; ways to enjoy healthy food & make scrummy ‘good for you’ snacks and meals. A fun off the pony session and a chance to be among the first Mount Mascal Stables Clubbers to gain this new badge. This session will involve eating some yummy & delicious samples! Please let the office know if you have any food allergies when you book up.
£20
Nancy Goodman / 14:00 – 17:00
RIDE A TEST TO GET THE DRESSAGE ARENA BADGE
(also open to NON Pony Club)
Book up for Dressage Delights with Alan who judged our last Easter Dressage competition.
Practice & learn following his top tips andride a test to suit your ability. TheDressage Arena badge is also up for grabs for Pony Clubbers by learning
the arena markers.
Walk & trot – canter is optional
£20
Alan Light / 16:30 - 19:30
NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON BADGES WITH THE MOUNT MASCAL
HALLOWEEN PARTY
IN FULL SWING!!
FIENDISH & FOUL FANCY DRESS!
HALLOWEEN GHOULISH GAMES!
A TRACTOR RIDE TO MAKE YOU TREMBLE IN TERROR!!
HOWLING HAUNTED WOODS!
GHOSTLY GOINGS ON
ALL AROUND!!!
Finger food buffet with drinks
£10 entry
Several Spooky Staff!
(Advance booking only)
PONY CLUB ACHIEVEMENT BADGE TIMETABLE OCTOBER HALF TERM 2014