DC’S COMMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2008  We had a very busy summer with many activities going on for all age groups.  I hope you all had fun and progressed in your riding.  As I am retiring after four summers, I am pleased to let you know that Tim Vestey is taking over the role of District Commissioner from now.  I know that he will be excellent in the role, and the Committee will remain as supportive as they have been to me.  I have enjoyed my time as DC and delighted that the ‘hand-over’ will be smooth.  Annie Fenwick has kindly agreed to stay as Assistant DC for one more year, after which she really will deserve a long-service medal! Jane Bailey, Jane Parry and Juliet Bickerton are also retiring after many years between them of hard work for your Club. We are extremely grateful to them. Jane Bailey for initiating dressage lessons through the year at her home and organising the dressage teams, Jane Parry for running extremely popular Senior Camps and Juliet Bickerton for Junior Camps. Our thanks to Rachel Upton for organising our Hunter Trial at Thurlow in July.  Despite torrential rain to begin with, we had a successful day with large classes, all brilliantly organised by Rachel and her team.  Many competitors from outside our PC commented on how lucky we are to have such a great cross country course. Congratulations to our Intermediate A Show Jumping Team and to Serena Johnston, as an individual, for qualifying for the Championships. They did so well to win the Area 8 competition, in unrelenting rain. Well done of all you a great achievement. Almost as great an achievement was the team winning the Tack and Turnout at the Championships.  Fiona Apthorp and Fiona Bravery work endlessly to organise training for the Show Jumping, and, it is shown by our excellent results. Well done too  Sophie Balding for qualifying as an individual for the Intermediate Championships and to Emma Pope and Georgia McGladdery  as individuals for the Novice Championships. We were all sorry to hear that Emma had a nasty fall at the Championships. We wish her a good recovery back at home, after spending several weeks in Addenbrookes. A form will be sent with your Membership renewal form, asking you to fill in which jobs you would do to help the Club.  Please complete these. I would like to thank again all of you, too many to name, who put so much effort into making our Pony Club happy, fun and full! I am sure it will continue this way, and I hope that I shall stay in touch with many of you.  Dee Wingfield Digby

Calvert cup

A wonderful day was had by all at the Calvert. The weather was reasonably kind to us with good ground. We had two very strong teams, which is so wonderful to see. The course was one of the most challenging of previous years with a very fast time to make.

Jessica did a lovely dressage of 33.9 but unfortunately had a fall show jumping and broke her arm, but very stoically re-mounted and finished the course. Well done to you!

The A team still managed to come 6^th with Beatrice taking 1^st in her section.

The B team unfortunately did not get placed but well done to Harry Bravery who also came 1^st in his section.

Individual:   Well done to Serena Johnston who came 6th

It was an unusually wet day at Burghley. A great team consisting of Harry Vanner, Harry Bravery, Georgina Duthie and Beatrice Apthorp all of which are great friends and enormously supportive of each other. It was so nice to see a mixed gender team. They all managed to have fun as well as concentrating and taking the job in hand seriously. They all jumped very well with Bea, Harry and Harry finishing on 4 faults and Georgina having a clear round. Well done to you all.

This year again we were very pleased to qualify yet another intermediate team for the championships. This year we had Serena Johnston, Maddie Daines-smith, Sophie Balding and Minty Hanbury. All jumped very well with Serena jumping a double clear. Very well done to her, as there were very few clear rounds.

Serena had also managed to qualify as an individual jumping very well on her second day also.

Yet again Newmarket and Thurlow proved that we have a great team - of grooms!!! Winning the tack and turn out yet again.

Each Year our show jumpers get better and better well done to all our super stars for putting all the extra effort in and a big thanks to all the parents and trainers. Good luck for 2009 !

If you are not receiving emails from the Pony Club about event infomation, please contact me with an up to date email address. alice.olley@ntpc.co.uk

At the September Newmarket and Thurlow Pony Club Committee meeting Dee Wingfield Digby stood down as District Commissioner of the branch. She was thanked by everyone for her outstanding contribution to the Club, and her hard work and dedication.

The committee duly elected Tim Vestey to the position of branch district commissioner.

If anyone is interested in doing any Pony Club tests, Sue Collier would like to hear from you. She can arrange test training sessions and examiners for all the Pony Club tests.

She would also like to hear from you if you are interested in attending training sessions with top trainers, suitable for ages 15 and over.

Give Sue a call on 01440 821270 or 07818036848

What a great day we had! It seemed to rain hard everywhere else in Essex,  but at Shalford near Braintree the morning was hazy and sticky  and after lunch the sun shone.

Just one team of polished ponies arrived ready to compete at this annual competition against our neighbouring Pony Clubs. 

First was the tack and turnout, which proved to be far less dreadful than we feared, and all our efforts paid off with some very good marks. Second was the dressage tests, which saw Isabel Upton in 4^th position in her arena.

Then it was the team ride. All four ponies in the arena at the same time! With little time to practise due to holiday commitments it seemed a tall order, but the team pulled it off very well, with a sound test and some pleasing comments from the judges.

The cross country course was big, and asked lots of questions of pony and rider, but had lots of learner alternatives. The highlight was a fence in the shape of a Goose! made by the same person who made the jumps at Badminton.  It is a great achievement, that  all of the team members jumped around the challenging course clear of jumping faults.

The show jumping course was up to height, and there was only one pole down between the four riders. 

After a late lunch of pancakes, cooked in the Uptons lorry by Tilly,  all the ponies were prepared for the prize giving.

Mrs Gosling, was there to present the prizes herself, and as the teams gathered in the arena none of us had  had a chance to look at the scores. It was therefore a  lovely surprise to discover that Jasper Upton and Steffi came 4^th in their arena C, and Tessa Olley and Bertie Bassett came 4^th in arena D.

Well done to Annabel Murphy and Isabel Upton who also did so well. Thank you to Sarah Burton, who guided us through! and Hats Off to the East Essex Branch for their faultless organisation. Next year we will be back!

N&T tastes success at Tom Thumb ODE 

Excellent dressage tests together with double clear rounds proved the key to success at the Suffolk Hunt pony club ODE on Bank Holiday Monday. 

Hannah Deuce took first place in Class 1a with a final score of 29.3 and Geraldine Herinckx came third in Class 1b with a score of 43.3.

Ellie Berisford came second and Leah Mapson third in Class 2 finishing on 27.5 and 29.2 respectively, whilst Rose Dunlop came first in Class 3 with a score of 32.9 and Lily Bravery came second in Class 4 with a score of 30.0.

Least you think double clears were the order of the day they were, in fact, achieved by less than a third of the competitors across the four classes.

In the team event Hannah, Rosamund Nicholson, Ellie and Lily took first prize, a whopping 42 points ahead of second place!

Area Show Jumping

This year Puckeridge Western hosted the area show jumping at Chesfield Park, Stevenage. It was a busy day, with lots of teams competing.

Results

Novice team A – Annabel Murphy, Alex Barrelet, Jemima Sandison, Jasper Upton.

Team B – Tessa Olley, Martha Bickerton, Isabelle Upton, Matthew Collier.

Individual Emma Pope, Phoebe Robinson.

Well done to Emma an Matthew who both had a double clear.

Intermediate A 1^st  Serina Johnston, Minty Hanbury, Jessica Bickerton, Sophie Balding.

Serina was 2^nd overall individually.

Team B  - Maddie Daine-Smith, Holly Mann, Martha Crowhurst, Camille Herrinkx

Area Open competitors Harry Bravery , Harry Vanner.

Well done to Serina, Minty, Sophie and Maddie who travelled to the Champs and won the trophy for an ‘outstanding’ tack and turnout.

Area Horse Trials

Isleham was the venue for the Area Eventing, and the course was stiff and up to height.

Results

Novice Team A 7^th Jemima Sandison, Frances Johnson, Jasper Upton, Georgie McGladdery. (3^rd Ind)

Team B Alex Barrelet, Martha Bickerton, Annabel Murphy, Isabelle Upton (5^th Ind.)

Individual  -Matthew Collier, Emma Pope (1^st Individual)

Intermediate Team A-  6^th Mimi Morley, Jessica Bickerton. Sophie Balding, (2^nd Ind.)Serina Johnston

Team B – India Wadham, Minty Hanbury, Tony Lawes, Martha Crowhurst.

Open

4^th overall Jackie Jarvis, Georgina Duthie, Harry Bravery, Harry Vanner.

For all those members competing this Saturday at Soham, the times are now available. Click on August 9th, for the times download.

PETERBOROUGH  INTER  HUNT  RELAY – WEDNESDAY  JULY 16TH We had one senior team and two junior teams entered for the annual Inter Hunt Relay at Peterborough this year.  Once again we were lucky with the weather and we had a very good day.Our senior team excelled themselves by getting to the semi-finals which was far better than we have ever done before and finished 4th winning £100 for the Hunt. They were only narrowly beater by the Heythrop who were the eventual winners.Our two junior teams spent the day before practising bending poles and baton changes only to arrive and find that there were gates to be opened and shut.!  They all did really well – our first team narrowly beaten by a strong Fitzwilliam team.  Our second team made it to the second round beating the Brocklesby but were then put out by the West Kent who made it to the final.  They did however take the second prize for Best Turned out. WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK NEXT YEAR!                                                                                                                                                                          Thurlow Hunt 4th - Rowley Fenwick, Sarah Burton, Mel Brooks, Robert Barker                                                                                                                                                                     N & T Hounds - Georgie McGladdery, Tom Vacher, Iona Nicholl, Holly Mann.                                                                                                                                                                                   N& T Cubs 2nd best turned out - Jasper Upton, Isabelle Upton, Tilly Upton, Martha Bickerton 

NEWMARKET & THURLOW PONY CLUBRESULTS OF THE OPEN HUNTER TRIALSATURDAY, 19^th JULY, 2008  Class 1 – Novice Pairs course height 2ft 3 to 2ft 61^st        Claire Chapman – Rock Culture / Jade Nunn – Dancing Dolly2^nd        Des Cufly – Loule / Cher East - Vinnie3^rd        Tara McCabe – Sparks / Becca Robinson – Miss Jelly Bean4^th        Sue Humphrey – Storm / Jane Hood - Willow5^th        Erin Witich – Bridie / Mark Wittich - Tilly5^th        Nicky Brown – Poppy / Alex Greatorey - Bobby7^th           Leah Mapston – Misty / Danielle Giles - Lily8^th           Annabel Murphy – Mou / Lily Holland-Bosworth - Deano9^th           Katya Mann - A Spalsh of Brandy / Sara Apthorpe - Sparky10^th        George Wardle – Pebbles / Sarah Burton – Maverick Best Newmarket & ThurlowAnnabel Murphy – Mou / Lily Holland-Bosworth – Deano  Class 2 – Novice Individual course height 2ft 3 to 2ft 6Section A1^st        Jack Quinlan - Dino2^nd        Rachel Haylock – Eat My Dust3^rd        Lisa Warrington – Cowboys Last Spirit4^th        Jimmy Dalton - Bracken5^th        Lucia Gabain – Blue Boy6^th        Izzy Gabain – Just Mefys7^th           Lily Holland-Bosworth - Deano8^th           Ewan Kingdon – Spring Thyme9^th           Philippa Wade - Grace10^th        George Wardle – Pebbles Best Newmarket & Thurlow            Lucia Gabain – Blue Boy Section B1^st        Dawn Trundle – Sights on Gold2^nd        Tor Whitehouse – Hot Toddy3^rd        Chris Childs - Jones4^th        Jade Nunn – Lord Tibrill5^th        Nicky Brown - Poppy6^th        Mike Rhodes – Hi Jinx7^th             Liz Warr -Trophy8^th             Jane Hood - Willow9^th             Sabrina Sampson10^th          Carrie-Anne Adams – Prince Best Newmarket & Thurlow            Sabrina Sampson Class 3 – Intermediate Pairs course height 2ft 6 to 2ft 9 1^st        Hester Dalton – Clooney / Nelly Dalton - Bracken2^nd        Holly Mann – Harry Beau / Lynne Brackenbury – Lough Eirann3^rd        Isabelle Upton – Kit Kat / Tilly Upton – Mr Bumble4^th        John Boscawen - Rocky / Emma Faire - Sooty Class 4 – Intermediate Individual course height 2ft 6 to 2ft 9Section A 1^st        Katie Ellis – Pilgrim’s Sorcerer2^nd        Charlotte Featherstone – My Friend Flicka3^rd        Tara McCabe - Sparks3^rd        Georgina Bray – Pepsi Max      5^th        Libby Peruzzi- Downes – Cut & Dry6^th        Scarlet Simmons - Jessica7^th           Tilly Upton – Mr Bumble8^th           Lucy Brett – Miss Money Penny8^th           Gabrielle Biland – Fear Spirit10^th        Chris Childs – Jones Best Newmarket & Thurlow            Charlotte Featherstone – My Friend Flicka Section B1^st        Holly Barry-Parker – Catch Me If You Can2^nd        Anna Jones - Hooley3^rd        Lucy Snell - Rufus4^th        Georgie Duthie - Tigger5^th        Emma Ward – Quarter Master6^th        Gail Fitzearle – Handsome Lad7^th           Mel Holloway - Archie8^th           Nicole Sheldrake – Miss Jelly Bean9^th           Alex Jennings - 10^th        Fred Barrelet – Toddy Best Newmarket & Thurlow            Georgie Duthie - Tigger Class 5  - Open Individual course height approx 3ft to 3ft 3 1^st        Serena Johnston - Tartina Mia2^nd        Tiffany Sterry - Beau’s the Limit3^rd        Jasper Upton - Steffy4^th        Jessica McIlwraith – Lady Matilda5^th        Jess Quinlan - Daisy6^th        Tom Vacher - Sambo7^th           Annabel Murphy - Mou8^th           Zoe Deiath – Virgin Awegada9^th           Erin Wittich - 10^th        Fred Barrelet – Toddy Best Newmarket & Thurlow            Serena Johnston - Tartina Mia 

Lily Holland Bosworth and Annabel Murphy with their winning trophies.

 Newmarket and Thurlow Pony Club members competed at the Area dressage last Sunday. The results were as follows:

 
Novice                                   Team                                        Individual (afternoon test)
 
Isabelle Upton                             5th                                               3rd=
Georgia McGladdery                      4th                                               4th
Emma Pope                                13th                                              2nd
Iona Nicholson                            12th                                                -
 
Intermediate
Tom Vacher                                 7th                                               1st
Sophie Balding                              7th                                               3rd
Georgie Duthie                             16th                                                -  
Minty Hanbury                             16th                                                -

It was certainly a long drive to the Pony Club Inter Branch Team Friendly Show Jumping organised by Waveney Harriers branch last Saturday, in Beccles. The day was hot, and the course was  up to height, with plenty of questions asked of riders and ponies.

Results

Class 2 Ind. 6th Katie Monks

Class 3 Team A 5th :Matthew Collier, Camille Herinckx, Tessa Olley, Serina Johntson,    Individual Serina Johnston 3rd.

Class 4 Team 1st Serina Johnston, Annabel Murphy, Laura Toller, Camille Herinckx.   Individual 1st Serina Johnston, 2nd Annabel Murphy, 4th Laura Toller.

The Mini Rally at Waltons on Tuesday May 27th  has
changed venue to Erin's (West Wratting Park Stud).

Same time and format, but no swimming. Any queries,
please  phone Jilly Beaton  on 01799 584366 or 07768
310050.

The Pytchley Hunt Branch of the Pony Clubinvite you to their

Pony Club Race Day

on

Towcester Racecourse

Email: tik.saunders@hotmail.co.uk

Rachel Upton needs jump judges for the Hunter Trials at Thurlow on 19th July.

Even if your child is competing, you may be able to do half a day jump judging.

Please phone Rachel with an offer of help. 

Rachel   01638 751378 /  07712 869165 

CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING DAY – MILTON KEYNES THURSDAY 29^TH MAY  2008

You will have been informed of your times by Gay Jarvis for the above.  If you are not sure please ring GAY JARVIS  on 01638 662519.  This will be your only reminder.  See you there in plenty of time!

The schedule for the Hunter Trial to be held at Thurlow on 19th July is now available in the 'events' section.

Places are still available at Stanford Rivers on 26th May. Please send our forms to Poey Vacher (seniors) or Jilly Beaton (juniors)

Do you know someone who is looking for a mount for the summer?

Look at our classified section. There are a selection of Club horses and ponies for sale and loan.

Our branch members came 2nd in the junior Triathlon team event.

Ellie Berisford, Jack Vestey, Freddie Morley and Richard Watson

And the seniors came 2nd too!     Jemima Sandison, Serina Johnston and Jasper Upton

Well done to all of our branch members who competed at the Tetrathlon. And did so well!

Newmarket and Thurlow Hunter Trials at Horseheath, Saturday, 5^th April 2008.

All 200 places were filled for the Hunter Trials at Horseheath. We had six classes, including two Tetrathlon classes, starting the day at 9am and finishing about 5pm.

The going was very good, and the course seemed to produce not too many problems.

Very many thanks to the Thurlow Estate for having the Pony Club here again and all their hard work in enabling the day to run smoothly.

Ginny Faire

Results can be downloaded here

Click here: http://ntpc.co.uk/uploads/1206794917-Ponyclub080328(1).xls

 for Tetrathlon  start times for Friday April  4th 2008

Directions to Waltons, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2JD 

From Haverhill, take A1307 towards Cambridge. After circa 5 miles, on a stretch of dual carriageway, take a left turn to Bartlow. In Bartlow, go straight over the blind cross roads towards Ashdon. In Ashdon, take the first left, signposted Haverhill. Go up the hill and after ½ a mile turn left through wooden gateposts just before a large yellow barn on the left hand side. Bear right at the first opportunity to the house at the top of the hill.

From A11 and Cambridge , turn on to A1307 towards Haverhill. After 5 miles, having passed through the village of Linton, turn right towards Bartlow. In Bartlow, take the only right turn, towards Ashdon. In Ashdon, take the first left, signposted Haverhill. Go up the hill and after ½ a mile turn left through wooden gateposts just before a large yellow barn on the left hand side. Bear right at the first opportunity to the house at the top of the hill.

From Saffron Walden, take the Ashdon road until you come to Ashdon. Go past the church on your right, down a steep hill, past a turning to the right to Radwinter, and take the next right turn to Haverhill. Go up the hill and after ½ a mile turn left through wooden gateposts just before a large yellow barn on the left hand side. Bear right at the first opportunity to the house at the top of the hill.

Turn right out of the drive, the left at the T junction at the bottom of the hill towards Saffron Walden. After 4 miles as you enter Saffron Walden turn left at Homebase (Elizabeth Way). At the traffic lights turn right onto Radwinter Road. At the next traffic lights turn left onto Thaxted Road. After ½ mile, turn right at the sign to Lord Butler Leisure Centre onto Peaslands Road. After ½ mile, The Friends School is on the left. Park in the Staff Car Park

The Junior Rally at Ely eventing Centre has been cancelled due to wet weather.

Senio