Newsletter - August 2016
Monthly News Letter: Review of August 2016
Please send news snippets (pony club activities, show results, general newsy stuff – for example new horses or ponies, cool experiences, help needed or stuff for sale) and I will do my best to include! Pictures are always fun – Jpegs work best. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR PONY CLUBBER TO RECEIVE THIS NEWSLETTER please send me their email if not already on the distribution list.
September Calender
- September 10th: D Level Schooling show (Dressage/Combined Training) at Resurrection Ranch – let Mary K know if you plan to attend and / or help!! Auditors and spectators welcome!!
- September 11th: General Meeting and Winter season kick off: Warrenville Fire Station 6 – 8pm Lots of potential new members visiting … Let’s all wear any of our maroon and gold SJPC (or if none yet, maroon and gold whatever you have) apparel to our first meeting!
- September 17th: Fall Certification Prep at Baythorne Farm . Let Kathy Cieslak know if you are planning to attend!!Auditors welcome. (You can plan to participate in the prep even if you aren’t certifying in the fall – great insight on what to work on over the winter – can take 5 MORE RIDERS)
October Calender
- October 2nd: General Meeting: Warrenville Fire Station 6-8pm
- October 9th: Danada Fall Festival: Fall fun demo in front of hundreds! Mary Neverly and Lucy are coordinating – watch for details!
- October 15th : Fall Certification at Baythorne Farm: Auditors welcome – and RECOMMENDED for new members – come and see what your pony clubbers are working towards!
August Pony Club Activity Review
WHAT A STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the first time in a VERY long time we have a B Certification PASS!!!!!!!!
Sarah Coltrin , and her beloved Exotic Coffee or ‘TINY’ ROCKED the Lakeshore Region Certification to pass their B with flying colors. 6 candidates at that Certification, she was the only PASS! These Upper Levels are not for the faint of heart. This is a HUGE achievement and recognition of years of hard work and dedication – made all the sweeter by the fact that Sarah brought Tiny along totally on her own (the first time I saw them Tiny was doing her best to scrape Sarah off on the side of an arena with HUGE airborne bucks).
Sarah owns and operates Iron Rose Forge, and is getting established as a trainer of merit in the region.
We all salute you Sarah – and are proud you are a ST Jameser!!
Champs East
Sammi had great fun at Champs East held at the luxurious Tyron Equestrian Center : they did extremely well – and had tons of fun!
Champs Central
Katie (EVENTING), Mackenzie, Mellissa and Abby (TETRATHLON) and Virginia (SHOW JUMP) had heaps of fun at Champs East held at Catalpa and the Iowa Equestrian Center: ribbons and silver abounded! Spot SUZANNE HEALY in this picture: she was on one of our Tetrathlon scramble teams, and really did well. She is an active WDP PC member – but decided we are so much fun she has joined St James and is now a dual club member – welcome Suzanne!
Olympic BBQ
Thanks go out to the Cournaya family for holding our Summer Olympics BBQ : great to be able to watch the horse events with friends !
General News
Please send news and results for this section to me during show season!
- Super CPR Training Opportunity: Nov 12th 8am – 2.30pm! Let Kathy know if you plan to attend! Free for Students, discounted for Adults. 2 Year Certification upon completion! Let’s ALL GET CERTIFIED !
- Dates are out for National Pony Club Championships and FESTIVAL at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2017. This is a don’t miss opportunity to participate in competitions, lessons, clinics, HM tuition, etc. etc. all in one place. This only occurs once every three years – and it’s a GREAT experience!! Pencil it in – even if you don’t intend to ride, it’s a GREAT chance to participate in unmounted instruction from some of the top clinicians in the country. JULY 17TH – 24th!!
- Eventers! Apply for those Pony Club Recognition Awards!!
USPC Pony Club members will be recognized for their competition efforts both in USPC and USEA. USPC members will receive a certificate at the end of each year based on the criteria as outlined on the website. It will be the responsibility of the Pony Club member to get all the information together and send it to the National Office by November 15th of each year. All competitions must be done during the current year. Interested Pony Club members should get their applications here, or from the forms section of the USPC website.
- High Schoolers!! Apply now for your 2016 USEF Equestrian High School Athlete Award!! Details on the USEF Page: Great recognition and looks good on those college applications! Pony Club Rallies, clinics etc. all count toward the awards!