November 2011 Newsletter

Peninsula Horse Riders Club

www.phrc.webs.com

2011/2012 COMMITTEE:

President: Nicole Church 0407100919 Vice President: Sam Mullins 0408536507 Secretary & Treasurer: Debbie Mullins 59788678 General Committee: Pam Ormrod 59715412 Tracey Perrott 5998 549 Sheree Leamonth 59982371 Mike Farrell 0418991164 Rally Bookings: Debbie Mullins 59788678 Key Steward: Rebecca Jupp 0417527856

Level Assessor: Marilyn Smithett 97822902 tomaz@iprimus.com.au

Helper Coordinator: Sam Mullins 0408536507

Next committee meeting:

16th November

Inside this issue:

President’s Report 2

Rallies & Instructors 3

Rostered Duty

Officers and Helpers 3

Christmas Breakup 4

Member News 5

Clubground Keys 6

Level Assessment 6

Classifieds 7

This year PHRC entered two teams, but after a few scratchings we only had six riders. Well done to those who represented Peninsula! Sharyn McCombe on Yarramee B Bear L1 1st and 1st (Jackpot winner) Sonia Murphy on ESB Irish Encounter L2 18th and 17th Fiona McKerrow on Trickster L2 20th and 17th

Hailey Over on Peter Parker L3 3rd and 1st (Jackpot winner) Kerry Roberts on Expunge L3 15th and 13th

Deborah Lunney on Cairncross Africa L5 3rd and 8th

TTT Dressage

Sharyn McCombe and Yarramee B Bear,

winners of their Level 1 section

(photo fro m The Weekly Times taken by

Derek O’Leary)

A reminder that club and HRCAV membership fees were due to be paid by the 31st October, 2011.

If you have not paid, you are not able to compete at any HRCAV competitions or rallies.

HRCAV membership fees have increased to $90.00 for this year, PHRC club fee remains the same.

Membership forms are available from the club website for download-ing, or in the rally basket.

Forward completed forms and money to Debbie Mullins, along with your membership card for stamping.

Membership fees are due!

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This year PHRC ran, as usual, three official competi-tions. The first of these was our official show in march which was very well attended and made quite a good profit. Our show doesn’t make as much as other types of event, but it also doesn’t take any-where near as much organisation in the lead up or as much work on the day. We think the profit:effort ratio makes it worthwhile. In June we ran our showjumping day which had even higher entries than we’ve had in previous years and again made a very good profit. A couple of weeks ago was our third event, a dressage jackpot. The past couple of years we have run combined training, so this year we decided we’d have a change and run dressage instead. We had 135 en-tries which meant tests began at 8.30 and were scheduled to finish around 4.30 although late run-ning classes meant it was more like 5.30! There was lots of positive feedback from competitors, about the fantastic all weather surfaces all classes were run on, and about how efficiently PHRC events run. We have a great reputation for running well or-ganised events and it’s wonderful to hear these com-ments after all the hard work that goes into holding these competitions. We made a massive profit from the dressage day and that makes it all the more worth it! Thanks yet again to all the members for giving up some of their precious time to help either on the day or in the weeks and months before comps. I know how much work it involves and it really is appreciated. We also ran one unofficial event, a short course horse trials in april which was a fantastic chance for our members who have a go at cross country. This was a low key, relaxed day where members helped and encouraged each other. Some used it as prepa-ration for upcoming official horse trials events, and some used it to test out their cross country skills- many for the first time ever. We hope to run some-thing similar in the coming year- either a short course, or perhaps a team event (discussions are underway at committee meetings). This year committee would like to run three official events again. A show, showjumping and combined training. The first will be our show, and this year we also plan to have a freshmans showjumping ring on the day as this shouldn’t involve too much work and will provide an alternative activity for riders who aren’t into showing and those who’d like to have a go at a showjumping round without too much pres-sure. We had planned to alternate running the Com-bined Training and the Dressage Jackpot each year, so this year would be Combined Training. (Riders

can also compete in straight dressage at this event). Any feedback on this is of course welcomed. After discussions regarding our current polo tops, committee thought it was time for an update and we have sourced some new style tops. We hope to have this finalised soon and available for members to purchase. We have also stocked up our uniform cupboard in the clubrooms with the three in one vest/rain jackets as we took advantage of the re-duced price these were selling for recently. LERR committee has been productive this year and together with LPC we achieved quite a bit. Several joint working bees have resulted in the tidying up of cross country tracks, placement of some new log jumps and LPC have done a lot of work clearing up around the car park. We have jointly purchased two patio heaters for use at events, meetings and rallies when the weather is cold, and we have extended the concrete area in front of the clubrooms. After decid-ing we needed to replace some of the old showjump-ing equipment we have now finalised quotes etc and are ordering new lighter weight wings to replace the old, very heavy white ones. We will also replace the old poles with new round ones, and we will be or-ganising working bees in the new year to paint these. In December we held a seminar with Tanja Mitton, an equestrian mindset coach. This was something a bit different and was well attended by both our mem-bers and members of other local clubs. Tanja ran lessons and also came back early this year for an-other clinic. We hope to run a few clinics in the com-ing year, and possibly one in December as a than-kyou for members who have helped out at events and working bees. Instructors we are looking into are Amanda Ross, Will Enzinger, and David Middle-ton.

I would like to thank everyone on committee for all

the work they have put in during the year. Thanks to

Sheree and Bec for their work on the short course

horse trials; Tracey for her usual booking of officials

for showjumping and instructors for rallies; Sue for

organising entries and judges for the dressage day;

Pam for TTT coordination; Mike for compiling the

newsletter; Sam for doing the sometimes quite diffi-

cult job of helper coordination; and as per usual,

Debbie for massive amounts of work in many areas!

And last but by far not least...thankyou to all the

members who make this a great club to be part of!

Nicole

President’s Report - from the AGM

For Sunday rally lesson bookings, call Debbie on 5978 8678. Lessons are sometimes full a week prior so book early.

Riders who book in for Showjumping are required to help set up at 9am and also pack up at 12.30pm.

Our rallies are open to members from outside HRCAV clubs. PHRC mem-bers take priority until Thursday prior to the rally. If you haven’t booked in prior you may be disappointed.

Rally duty helpers can ride for free on the day of their duty, but must ride outside their duty time. Front desk must be manned at all times.

Rally duty helpers can swap their times or days with other members if un-able to do duty at the time allocated. If you swap, please contact Debbie to confirm this.

If members have ideas for rallies, or an instructor you’d like to have, please let the duty officer know or come along to a committee meeting.

Riders who ring and cancel from rally after the Wednesday prior without a good reason may be billed for the lesson. The instructors are confirmed at this point, so the club has to pay even if there is only one rider! If you can-cel early enough we may be able to fill your spot with someone else and you wont be required to pay.

WEEKEND RALLIES 2nd Saturday & 4th Sunday

INSTRUCTORS & RALLY DUTY

NOVEMBER 2nd Tara Galjar 12th Langwarrin PC Showjumping Day 13th Robyn Brown 27th Tara Galjar DECEMBER 7th Robyn Brown 11th Christmas Breakup 25th No rally– Christmas Day

RALLY OFFICER HELPERS November 13th Sheree Learmonth A.M. Leanne Pyke P.M. Fiona McKerrow 27th Allison Quinn A.M. P.M. December 11th Christmas breakup

IMPORTANT

CHANGES TO

RALLY DAYS

From Saturday 7th

January, the first rally

of the month will

now be held on the

SECOND SATURDAY

(instead of Sunday)

The Sunday rally will

still be held on the

fourth Sunday of the

month.

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LEVEL 1,2 & 3

9am – FLAT if

Enough numbers

10am – S/J or

FLAT 11am - FLAT 12 - LUNCH

1pm – FLAT

or C/C

LEVEL 4 & 5

9am - FLAT 10am - FLAT 11am – POLES

or FLAT 12 - LUNCH

1pm – FLAT

or C/C

All members are

expected to do a half day of rally duty per

year.

If you are unable to do duty on the date you

have been allocated it is YOUR responsibility to

swap with another

member and let Debbie

know.

Please don’t ring at the

last minute and say you

can’t make it– this isn’t

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This year instead of the Christmas Gymkhana, PHRC will be run a special clinic with Will Enzinger. A second instructor will also run normal rally lessons on the day.

Lesson places with Will will be limited, and priority will be given to members who have completed their 10 or more hours of help throughout the year.

Please register your interest with Debbie on 59788678. Let her know what level you are assessed at, and whether you would like a flat or jumping lesson. Once we know how many riders we have, times will be organized and riders notified.

Christmas Breakup—11th December

Clinic with Will Enzinger

Will riding Mousetrap at Melbourne 3DE

Christmas Lunch

Bring a Salad or Dessert to share.

Meat will be supplied by the club.

Please let Debbie know what you

are bringing so we don’t double up.

HELPER VOUCHERS

All members who help at club events receive a voucher to the value of $15.00 for every 3 hrs of time they put in. We need helpers at set-up for comps, packing up at the end, helping on the day of events, and working bees. A record is kept of the time each member puts in and vouchers are sent to members. These vouchers can then be used for rally payment, PHRC clinics and events, or put toward your yearly club membership fees. REMEMBER: IT PAYS TO HELP AND YOUR HELP IS WHAT RUNS THE CLUB

AND IT’S EVENTS!

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Birthdays in November

2nd Angela Taylor

5th Pam Ormrod

9th Christine Clemence

12th Gerry Vaughan

14th Natalie Peacock

21st Eleanor McCombe

22nd Sarah Harris

PHRC Dressage Jackpot—9th October 2011

L2 Leonie Jordan on Barnham 1st and 1st (Jackpot winner) Sharon Wilkinson on Gallion 2nd and 3rd (Jackpot runner up) Susan Grant on My Navigator 6th

L3A Sam Mullins on GG Always Faithful =2nd and 5th (Jackpot runner up) Nicole Church on Shambala I’m Fancy Too 6th and 15th Kylee Schrantz on Artie 23rd and 13th Debbie Simeth on Byrone 18th and 19th Rebecca Jupp on Robbie 21st and 12th Megan Campbell on Isle of Liberty =4th and 10th Sarah Howden on Anufubu 16th and 19th Kerry Roberts on Expunge 7th and 9th

L3B Meagan Black on Willow Lodge Black Jack 21st and 21st Joelene Bayliss on Zipstar 7th and 11th Fiona McKerrow on Trikstar 1st and 8th Meagan Black on Willow Lodge Drew 18th and 5th Kate Theodore on Coldstream Anikin 9th and 15th

L4A Kathy Phyland on Maddison County =7th and =10th Heather Salter on Timmy =9th and 19th Faye Phyland on The Quarryman =3rd and 4th Jaymie Hurdle on Pavorachi 13th and =13th Allison Quinn-Kelly on Wandi Park Lugh 12th and =13th L4B Briana Monson on Northern Aura 17th and 13th Jenny Drain on Burnham Brooke Belle =9th and 16th Sarah Harris on Northern Kaleidoscope =13th and 7th L5 Jo Lawley on Happy Hour =4th and 4th Deborah Lunney on Cairncross Africa 3rd and 1st (Jackpot winner) Kym Hall on Poss =8th and 8th

Keys to the grounds may be purchased for a fee of $20 per year, or $10 if you return previous years key. These are security keys that are numbered and cannot be re-cut. This is necessary as a result of ongoing vandalism problems. If you purchase a key you may not use the grounds on a day that LPC are holding a rally or an event. These dates are published in our event calendar. Reminder when closing up make sure you lock all of the padlocks you have

opened when you leave. If riding on the cross-country ALWAYS check the tracks, jump take off and land-

ing first. Unfortunately vandalism is prominent at the club grounds. The front gate MUST BE KEPT CLOSED at all times when members are using the grounds.

Manure must be picked up. KEY CHANGE OVER IS FROM NOVEMBER 9TH. YOUR CURRENT KEY WILL NOT WORK AFTER THIS DATE. CONTACT REBECCA JUPP ON 0417527856

FOR NEW KEY.

Clubground Keys

Key changeover is 9th November! Contact Bec for new keys

Level Assessment Not sure on

some of the

rules?

The HRCAV

manual and any

rule changes can

be found at

www.hrcav.com.au

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Members wishing to be Level Assessed may have it done at club rally/clinic with member & L/A Marilyn Smithett if she is attending on that day. Cost is $10 per combination payable to L/A. Please organize prior to day with Marilyn on 97822902. Level Assessment can be done at another time or place at $50 per combination plus travel unless shared as per LA rule 5.1, with Marilyn or any other Level Assessor (list of assessors can be found on the HRCAV website). New members will receive one set of performance cards, plus membership card shortly after joining. The member must fill in the performance cards needed on the front before Level Assessment can take place. Correct information is your responsibility, performance cards must not be altered. If they are you risk elimi-nation at competitions. Membership cards can only have the address or sur-name(married) changed, put a neat line through the incorrect information & re-write correct information. NO WHITE OUT PLEASE!!!! It must also be vali-dated by your secretary with club stamp & signature. Extra performance cards for a new or second horse can be purchased from the HRCAV at a cost of $5 each. If you have filled any performance card, send a photocopy of it to the HRCAV & they will send you a new one free of charge. Ring L/A to be assessed at least 2 weeks prior to closing date of competition.

DONT ENTER A COMPETITION BEFORE BEING ASESSED. If you are entering any TTT events, you must either qualify by attending 3 events in same discipline by getting your log stamped at the comp. TTT logs can be downloaded from hrcav.com.au otherwise you must have an L/A look at you ride & verify your assessment within 3 months of the closing date of entries by. Fee is as above. This rule changes from January 2012.

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Agistment

Agistment available now at Gerry Vaughans property at Somerville. Right

next to the horse trails in the State forest at the end of Bungower road. Lovely trail riding. Have 2 5 acre paddocks available as share or private paddocks. Very peaceful. Outdoor 60x20 meter arena floodlit for night

work. Shelter tie up tacking area. Constant 24 hour supervision from ex-

perienced horse people. Tack room . Area for personal feed etc. Lit tie up

area . All horses wormed. Pasture reguarly harrowed and maintained. Grass hay no charge! Plenty of reticulated water plus 5 large dams. Secure

Private paddock $80.00/week

Share paddock $50.00/week.

Ring Gerry Vaughan 0429 110109 or

Laurie Vaughan 0427 551176

Agistment

Indoor arena

Warm and friendly atmosphere

Electric fencing

Large undercover stable area

Quiet and safe riding environment

Top quality paddocks

Huge outdoor riding arena

Undulating riding trails

Individual and group paddocks

Prices start at $50/week

Located on Balnarring Road, Tuerong

Please ring Nigel: 0407 254 724

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