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25.01.2022 Here's a lovely story of how one sweet but slow Pony Club horse found his perfect, forever home as a vaulting horse and is still going strong at nearly 21 years... old. In 2003, Clare Wheatley from Kilmore and District Pony Club purchased a 16.3hh grey Percheron/TB cross as a potential eventer. She broke him in for her K Certificate. Cricket was a quiet, comfortable horse to ride and they had some success together, but when it was found he just didn't have a top gear for eventing, she sold him on for a slower pursuit. Cricket became a star vaulting horse for Alix Bell of Two Wells SA, eventually winning the EA Vaulting Participant horse of the year in 2017, 2018 and 2019! Alix Bell, 23, has been involved in vaulting for 18 years. She is currently a member of PHEVA Vaulting where her mother is the lunger and she is the coach. She assisted with the information for the DOTM. You can read more about vaulting in the October PCA Discipline of the Month. https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/s/discipline-of-the-month/
24.01.2022 PONY CLUB IN THE 1970's and 1971. BROKEN HILL PONY CLUB RALLY. TASMANIAN PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS.... Photo Credit: Hoofs & Horns.
24.01.2022 Bot flies, be gone! Head over to our Horse Resource page to check your knowledge of bot flies and horse management. https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/horse-resource/ WormCheck #horsecare #welfare #management #botfly #insects #WelfareWednesday
23.01.2022 Spring Laminitis is a huge issue for horses and ponies alike at this time of year Have you downloaded your free pdf version of the Founder Facts booklet? Handy knowledge for all horse owners and great to forward on to clients. https://www.australianhooftrimmers.com/publications
20.01.2022 We are always looking to improve group quality, in an effort to do so we have added a tab to the group home page - it's found in the menu bar at the top, if you... cant see it swipe left across the menu to reveal other options. The tabe we have added is called FILES - I will be uploading information on how pole work can benefit your horse, what to look for when exercising a horse over poles and much more. If there is something specific you would like to learn about drop it in the comments below. DONT FORGET TO LOOK IN THE ALBUMS TOO THEY ARE A GREAT RESOURCE.
15.01.2022 For Crafty Tuesday this week we have a great Christmas present suggestion that will get visitors talking - a flower pot horse display for the front garden or ou...tside your shed. You will need some good glue or be able to screw the pots together; spray paint to colour your horse to match yours or that of your dream horse, and you can even do baling twine mane and tail and use up some of that too. There are aplenty of directions if you google 'Flower Pot Horses' or use your own imagination. Does your family already have lots of old pots laying around? #craftytuesday #horsesinthegarden #horsedisplay
11.01.2022 Pause to Remember On Remembrance Day 2020, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause for a minute’s silence to remember those who sacrificed ...so much in war for our peace and safety. It is fitting we remember our wonderful Walers too during WW1 Australia committed around 130,000 horses and New Zealand over 8,000. The term ‘Waler’ was first used by the British in India referring to those horses that were bred in the colony of New South Wales. By 1867, the Waler had developed a reputation as one of the finest cavalry horses in the world, and battles like the charge of the Lighthorse at Beersheba in 1917 made legends internationally of our homebred, outback-toughened horses. Their feats of endurance and bravery on the battlefield during WWI are hard to imagine the horses often did not drink for days and had limited food rations and they proved tougher than camels in the desert. There were also artillery horses, the pushers and pullers, often the unsung heroes of the battle ground. Daisy and Belle were a pair of Walers who saved their driver, a man named Banks, when he fell into a shell-hole and became stuck in the mud. No one was around so Banks called out to his two trusty horses. ‘Here Daisyhere Belle’ Then ‘Left DaisyBack girl, back!’ Daisy came to the rescue by turning her rear towards her master until he could grab a hold of her tail. Using all her strength, she gently pulled Banks free. (Forgotten heroes: the Australian Waler Horse, pp. 49-50). Sadly only one horse returned to Australia. The horse, named Sandy, belonged to Major General William Bridges who was killed at Gallipoli. After the war Sandy spent the rest of his days out to graze at the Central Remount Depot at Maribyrnong, Vic. For ANZAC Day this year, we invited Pony Club members to send in photos of their 'Driveway Tributes' during COVID-19 lockdown. You may enjoy viewing it again on this special day. https://youtu.be/2W0B84ztKp0 #walers #pcaremembranceday #australianwalers #remembranceday Photos: Victorian Art Gallery, Murrumbateman Pony Club, Australian War Memorial.
11.01.2022 Congratulations Lilydale Pony Club!
10.01.2022 Get you best shots in peps! https://www.facebook.com/groups/255072735652255/?ref=share
09.01.2022 Happy first birthday to our friends at The Riders Pod. It seems the gift is on us! Follow the instructions below to win a 12 month subscription. Treat yourse...lf to some great exercises aimed at riders, recipes and more. #winwithponyclub #theriderspod #itsyourpod #fitness #healthy #eating #recipes #motivation #goalsetting #horseapp #membersonly #memberbenefits #membership #ponyclubaus
08.01.2022 Don’t forget today is the last day to register for camp! Looking to be a great weekend!
02.01.2022 Out Now! The October PCA newsletter is now available. Meet our new health experts talking about bots and laminitis, read about our new Values Awards, and check... out the discipline of the month for October. All current members receive a copy of the newsletter by email. If you are not receiving yours, please check your junk folder. https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/news/newsletters/ #alifewithorsesstartshere #pcanews #ponyclubproud #vaulting #disciplineofthemonth #laminitis #pcavaluesawards
01.01.2022 To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Olympic Games we have recreated the cross country course! Take a multi-media tour with Olympians Mary King, Blyt...h Tait, Stuart Tinney and Amanda Ross who remember their ride and their wonderful horses and Course Designer Mike Etherington-Smith who explains how the venue and course came into being over three years. View the interactive map here http://bit.ly/sydney2000xc and on CrossCountry App. Photo credit: Julie Wilson Mary King2Tinney Eventing Amanda Ross Eventing FitnBlyth TAIT EventingiSit Tight RadioISandhills - Craig and Prue Barrettls - Craig and Prue Barrett See more
