Covered
Bridge Courier
Sarah Cox, DC,
11201 Covered Bridge Rd., Prospect, KY
40059
(502) 228-9547
scoxmd@bellsouth.net
http://covered.ponyclub.org
Spring 2005
2005 Rally Dates:
Dressage Rally 6/21 & 6/22
D1 Rally 6/22 & 6/23
D2/D3
Rally
6/22 - 6/24
C
Rally
6/23 - 6/26 (includes Beg.
Novice, Novice, Training, Prelim)
Tentative dates for Rally Camp at Mint Springs:
D-3s
6/6, D-2s 6/7 & 6/8, D-1s 6/9.
Rally Update: Horse
Management Awards at Rally are going to be different now -- the top six teams from that whole Rally (SJ, DR, D1, D, &
C Rallies) will be pinned instead of the top two teams in each division
of that Rally.
Good News!! The two-rein requirement on Pessoas and Gags has been rescinded. YEA!!
In addition to our Combined Test on March 20, everyone should try to go to the shows at our Covered Bridge barns as preps for Rally. They are the best way to get dressage and cross-country practice while supporting our wonderful hosts!
4/17 Spring Run Dressage Show 228-3456
5/14 Flying Cross FC Mini-Trial (Str & BN) 228-9539
5/22 Mint Springs Combined Test 228-1866
New Members:
Anna Coffman (AV)
Betty & Eric Coffman
Maya Hayunga (AV)
Del & Jean Hayunga
Meredith Miles (AV)
Stacy Miles & Dannis Hughbanks
Sarah Shive (AV)
Bill & Susan Shive
Katie Wilborn (AV)
Jeff & Tamara Wilborn
Jackie LeMastus (AV)
Bo & Robin LeMastus
Talon Rushing (AV) Nora Rushing
Valor Rushing (AV) Nora Rushing
Amy Evans (AV) Darryl & Carolyn Evans
Mackenzie Brady (AV) Jed & Lisa Edinger
Alexandra (Xan) Belzley (AV) Greg Belzley & Camille Bathurst
2005 shows:
The USEA website
has their shows listed for 2005. Here
is the link check out Area III and Area VIII.
http://www.eventingusa.com/competitions/prov_cal_2005.htm.
* The big shows can overfill, so if your entry is not postmarked exactly on the Opening Day, you could get shut out of the lower levels.
Shows
& Clinics with contact numbers:
4/2 Alta Vista Mark Combs Clinic 228-9539
4/9 Masterson St. Spring Bay HT see USEA website
4/17 Spring Run Dressage Show 228-3456
4/24 Mint Springs H/J Show 228-1866
4/30 KHP XC Day at Rolex www.rk3de.org
5/14
Masterson St.
Sayre School CT kfleckinstein@sayreschool.org
5/14 Flying Cross FC Mini-Trial (S & BN) 228-9539
5/22 Mint Springs Combined Test 228-1866
5/28-29 KHP Mayfest HT see USEA website
6/4 Boshart Farm H/J Show 245-7112
6/4-5 Hoosier HP ICTA HT see USEA website
6/11-12 Alta Vista & FC Jim Graham Clinic 228-9539
6/18-19 Spring Run Spring Run HT see USEA website
6/21-26 KHP Pony Club Rally 228-5678
6/24-26 KHP Midsouth PC HT see USEA website
6/25 Flying Cross Ralph Hill Clinic 228-9539
7/9-10 Alta Vista & FC Mark Combs Clinic 228-9539
7/10 Lands End H/J Show 222-8117
7/15-17 KHP Champagne Run see USEA website
8/6 Alta Vista Ralph Hill Clinic 228-9539
8/7 Mint Springs MS Mini-Trial 228-1866
8/6-7 Hoosier HP Penny Oaks HT see USEA website
8/14 Alta Vista Home of Innocents H/J Show 228-9539
8/27 Spring Run SR Mini-Trial 228-3456
9/2-4 KHP Kentucky Classic HT see USEA website
9/3 Boshart Farm H/J Show 245-7112
9/11 Spring Run Long Run PC CT *245-9980
9/11 KHP MSEDA Dressage Show see MSEDA website
9/17-18 Flying Cross Flying Cross HT (no BN) see USEA website
9/25 Spring Run Dressage Show 228-3456
9/30-10/2 KHP Jumpstart HT (Nov. Champ.) see USEA website
10/8-9 Nashville Middle TN PC HT see USEA website
10/16 Mint Springs H/J Show 228-1866
10/20-23 KHP MSEDA Team Challenge see USEA website
10/29-30 New Market, TN River Glen HT see USEA website
11/6 Spring Run H/J Show 228-3456
11/19 Spring Run Lynn Coates Holmes Clinic 228-3456
JUST
WHAT IS "RALLY?
A
Guide for New Pony Club Parents
"Pony
Club is unique among riding organizations because its educational programs place
equal emphasis on the teaching of riding skills, horse-care fundamentals, and
team participation with sportsmanship... Pony
Club prepares its members to take on the responsibilities of owning a horse by
the judging of Horse Management at all its competitive rallies.
The competitors are judged within their respective rating levels on their
knowledge and use of sound, practical horse care, which they have acquired
through regular practice." USPC
Horse Management Handbook 1996.
The USPC Standards of
Proficiency is a progressive ratings system designed to provide a framework of
common knowledge for members at any given rating. The Midsouth Region of Pony Club offers Dressage, Show
Jumping, Tetrathalon, Mounted Games and Eventing Rallies that have written
tests, horse-care judging and riding competition based on the rating level of
each team. The goal is to develop
independent, responsible riders who are capable of unloading their horse at a
show, setting up their own stall in a safe manner, taking good care of their
very expensive equipment and monitoring their horse's health without needing
their parents or coach to do it for them. Rally
promotes these goals by not allowing any adults, except for Horse Management
Judges, in the barn area or warm-up rings for the duration of the activity.
The kids learn to share the work and their equipment with each other,
while their parents volunteer to scribe for Dressage Judges or jump judge for
Cross-Country or that type of thing.
In
order to prepare for a Rally, kids need to study their PC Manuals for the
written test if they have not participated in Quiz that spring (see that info
sheet). We hold a Rally Camp
beforehand to simulate Rally conditions and get the kids used to working as a
team. Please understand that even
though the horses are included, this is not a riding camp - it is a horse
management camp. Your child
needs to be prepared to ride at their own level before Camp, since we
cannot teach them how to ride a dressage test or manage their horse out on Cross
Country a week before Rally, but we do have some riding instruction.
Our focus is on checking that all necessary equipment has been assembled,
tack is in good order, and horses are properly trimmed and clean, etc.
It is essential that each child have had a Cross Country school with
their instructor before they come to Camp.
Those
kids who do not have a horse to take are encouraged to come as a Stable Manager
for a team. They take the written test and help their teammates get ready for
Formal Inspection, riding, turn backs, etc.
Each team is responsible for providing a place in one of their rooms for
their Stable Manager, if coming without parents. Pony Club pays their entry fee.
Watch
for a postcard in late April with the date of the Rally meeting.
Teams for D2 and up are formed at the meeting, but there is usually
some room for late joiners. D1s
go as individuals and have older kids as advisors to help them.
Rally
is held the third week in June at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.
The D Eventing Teams ship in on Wednesday.
D1s finish on Thursday, while the D2s & D3s are
finished Friday evening. C
Levels ship in Thursday and finish Sunday.
Show Jumping and Dressage Teams go earlier in the week and only ride one
day. It is possible to go to more
than one Rally that week, but it is a lot of work to do multiple rallies
- be prepared. All kids who sign up
at the yearly Rally meeting will be contacted about Camp, which is held one or
two weeks before Rally.
WE
WANT ALL YOU KIDS, ESPECIALLY D-1s, TO COME TO RALLY!!!
If the parents have any questions, please call us and we can help
you solve any potential roadblocks to your kids joining in this gathering of
hundreds of fellow young riders in Lexington this summer.
Discover the Pony Club Way! :>)
2005
Quiz
Feb. 26, Franklin
TN
D1
U10 Division:
1st
Place Team -
Individual Placings -
Aisling Carroll (Captain)
1st
Ellie Comer
9th
McKenzie Ragan
6th
Ellie,
McKenzie & Aisling
D1
10-12 Division:
1st
Place Team (Kee/CB)
- Individual
Placings -
Tahlia Hodes
3rd
Tahlia
(far right) with her Keeneland teammates Alison, Claire and Hannah
Junior
Ds Division:
Division
1:
1st
Place Team -
Individual Placings -
Noelle Varga (Captain)
5th
MacKenzie Spaes
Andrea Glazer
Kaylen Strench
2nd
MacKenzie, Noelle, Kaylen, & Andrea
Division
2:
4th
Place Team (CB/SW)
-
Molly Jayes (Captain)
Mallory Glazer
Rene Robertson
(missing picture!! sorry!!)
Senior Ds
Division:
Division
1:
4th
Place Team
Individual Placings -
Linda Holmblad (Captain)
Renι Smith
5th
Nick Wahl
Meaghan Spencer
Linda,
Rene, Meaghan & Nick
Division
2:
6th
Place Team (CB/SS)
Kara Bailey-Roth
Stephanie Roethke
Sick leave Jennifer Hibberd (we missed her!)
Stephanie
& Kara with Nikki, their Captain from SSPC
Junior Cs Division:
1st Place Team -
Individual Placings
Olivia Ford (Captain)
5th
Natalie Hargis
10th
Emily Moscoe
1st
Emma Pridham
8th
Madeline Hundley (Captain)
4th
Jesse Rockhold
Rachel Medinger
Katie Coleman
2nd
Carrie Salmon
front
row: Emma & Emily
back
row: Olivia, Natalie, Jesse, Madeline, Katie, Rachel & Carrie
Carrie
with her Keeneland teammates, Dulce and Katie
Senior Cs Division:
5th Place Team
(CB/SS)
Karie Portman (Captain)
Kelsey Harja
Kim Heptinstall
Anna
Dolan (SS), Karie, Kim & Kelsey
This sounds like a very
interesting seminar. Pre-registration
by April 28 is $40, which includes lunch. On-site
registration 7:30AM-9:00AM in the Visitor Center, is $50 and does not
include lunch.
Phone: 859-259-4225 from 8:30AM-5:00PM with a credit card.
Parking free tell the attendant
that you are attending the seminar.
Ratings
Update: Congratulations
to all :>)
|
D1 |
D2 |
D3 |
C1 |
C2 |
|
Stephanie
Roethke Rene
Robertson McKenzie
Ragan Daisy
Logan |
Ali
Zax Rene
Robertson Stephanie
Roethke |
Ali Zax Kara Bailey-Roth Jennifer Hibberd Carrie Salmon Rene Smith Linda Holmblad |
Carrie
Salmon Katie
Coleman |
|
**Note:
From now on, when you have completed your testings,
have the examiner sign it, then mail it to Sarah Cox yourself so that there is
no delay in receiving them.
Pictures: Please let me know if you would like any of these newsletter pix emailed to you individually so that you can print them out in color. I also have all of the old ones.
Rule Books:
All of the Rule Books are available online at www.ponyclub.org,
such as the Eventing Rules, the Horse Management Rulebook, Dressage Rulebook,
Quiz Rulebook, etc.
Covered Bridge Pony Club
11201 Covered Bridge Road
Prospect, KY 40059