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Port Augusta Pony Club

Locality: Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 428 294 589

Address: Bailey St 5700 Port Augusta, SA, Australia

Website: http://portaugustaponyclub.wordpress.com

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25.01.2022 At today's rally, we are lucky enough to have Sean Cooper come and do a clinic. Big Thanks for the gerosity of Karina A Turner for paying for the kids to do the clinic. The kids really got alot out of it and fun doing it. Hope to have him back again one day.

23.01.2022 Perfect weather last Sunday for a Rally. Participants did some Dressage and Cross Country.

23.01.2022 Thank you Chantelle for taking photos. Huge weekend with Sean Cooper and Tim Moreton. Huge thanks to Karina and Shona for organising it all. Put your feet up girls you deserve it.

22.01.2022 Congratulations to our raffle winners. 1st Rod Harris 2nd Jaimie Nobes 3rd Melenee Ellard. ... Thank you to Dan for drawing it. Huge thanks to each and everyone of you that bought a ticket. We raised over $150.00.

22.01.2022 Hi everyone. We have dates!!!! So at last nights meeting it was decided that PC rallies will be held every 2nd Sunday of the month starting in August. Meetings will be held on the last Tuesday of every month. Please make sure you put these dates into yiur diary.... Also remember that Membership is due now. See more

22.01.2022 Meeting tonight 7:30 Pony Club grounds.

21.01.2022 Hey everyone. Hope you are coping with this whole corona thing. We are going live on Friday night to draw our Mothers Day raffle. So around 7pm. Be watching as we draw the beautiful products from Body Shop.

20.01.2022 I think we can all relate!!!

20.01.2022 That is a wrap for another successful Zone Eliminations. Huge congratulations to Emily, Aaliyah and Chanae for competing over the weekend. Even though we had a small group of riders (2 riders that had never completed before and 1 on a horse that had never attended something like this), Port Augusta Pony Club once again showed that we are a force to be reckoned with. I am so proud of each and everyone of you and your beautiful ponies. A huge thank you needs to go to Sara, Jay and Tamika for all your help over the weekend. Again it is hard when we only have a couple of riders to supply volunteers but you all pulled together and did our Pony Club proud. I am sorry that I didn't get a photo of the 3 girls together. Maybe we can do that at a later stage.

20.01.2022 Cancelled !!!!!!

19.01.2022 Big thanks to our visiting instructor Judith Brown. The day was great and our riders learnt so much. We hope to have her back one day soon.

18.01.2022 Using a mounting block is a great way to show you care for your horse and value your equipment. The lower you are in relation to the stirrup bar, the more side...ways pull you put on your horse. This means the horse has to brace their muscles on one side as you get on. This can lead to musculo-skeletal problems and/or asymmetries that can impact your horse's performance under saddle. The same sideways pulling forces can also twist your saddle and stretch stirrup leathers over time. A mounting block is also great for training! It gives you a reason and target for making your horse stand still whilst you mount (part of 'self-carriage' as we explain and use it in the PCA Rider Manuals). It is important to use a safe mounting block with a wide, non-slip and durable surface area. Milk crates should never be used as they are not designed for this purpose - many riders (and horses) have had their leg go through a crate. We love the safe and solid Handi Step from Polymaster: https://www.polymaster.com.au//farm/handi-steps/handi-step Teams in this year's 10K Steps Tournament are competing for prize packs generously donated by Polymaster Group which include the Handi Step! #WelfareWednesday #horse #welfare #care #responsiblerider #Responsible #safety #equipment #saddles #saddlery #longevity #symmetry #mounting #horsetraining #equitationscience #alifewithhorsesstartshere #horseriding

16.01.2022 Had to steal this.... If you give your child a pony, they will want to ride. You’ll buy them the best pony you can find, followed by a helmet, boots and all th...e other things pony. You look for a local barn to ride at where you start to socialize with the equestrian communityAnd then life as you know it, will end. Before you know it, they want to show so you find a circuit ..There will be no more lazy weekends watching tv. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute of your time will be spent hauling campers, horse trailers and horses and enduring a crazy addiction to practice for the next show. Your house may be a mess, and your car will be dirty. All because you gave your child a pony. Your weekends will be spent freezing or burning to death on a fold up chair. And their weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends, learning new skills and having fun and getting dirty!!!! You will be there the day he or she takes the first few steps of canter, the first taste of a jump, first ribbon, first championship. And they will make you SO proud. Other parents will congratulate you, but you feel weird saying thank you because it's not you on the pony, it’s your child. It's everything that they did, they achieved. And right before your eyes, your little boy/girl will be transformed from the baby who bounced around on their rocking horse into an exceptional young horse enthusiast on the hunt for the next pony finals or maybe even the Olympics! When you give your child a pony , you give them more than just something to ride. You give them a sport, a talent, hope and dreams. Friends, a new family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where they can push their limits, and bravery, and courage, and memories. And they will have ALL of these things, simply because you gave your child a pony. Because you gave your child a pony, you too will develop new/lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the sport. You will have a equestrian family because you gave your child a pony. Then one day, many years from todaythey will be in their room and a certain trophy will catch their eye. And they will pick it up and realize instantly that when you gave your child a pony, you also gave them a childhood that they would never forget, at this point, you realize that everything you gave up along the way and sacrificed was totally worth it.. All because you gave your child a pony...

16.01.2022 All are welcome.

16.01.2022 More photos of the weekend... thanks everyone

15.01.2022 The life membership photo. Congratulations to both.

15.01.2022 Day 2 at the ODE. Jump Judging. Beautiful day after a lovely rain. After day 1(Dressage & Showjumping) Emily is sitting in 1st place Aaliyah unfortunately was eliminated yesterday. But she has done so well for your first event.... Karina is sitting 2nd. And Ellen is sitting 2nd. Well done PAPC riders xx See more

15.01.2022 Had to steal this.... If you give your child a pony, they will want to ride. Youll buy them the best pony you can find, followed by a helmet, boots and all th...e other things pony. You look for a local barn to ride at where you start to socialize with the equestrian communityAnd then life as you know it, will end. Before you know it, they want to show so you find a circuit ..There will be no more lazy weekends watching tv. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute of your time will be spent hauling campers, horse trailers and horses and enduring a crazy addiction to practice for the next show. Your house may be a mess, and your car will be dirty. All because you gave your child a pony. Your weekends will be spent freezing or burning to death on a fold up chair. And their weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends, learning new skills and having fun and getting dirty!!!! You will be there the day he or she takes the first few steps of canter, the first taste of a jump, first ribbon, first championship. And they will make you SO proud. Other parents will congratulate you, but you feel weird saying thank you because its not you on the pony, its your child. Its everything that they did, they achieved. And right before your eyes, your little boy/girl will be transformed from the baby who bounced around on their rocking horse into an exceptional young horse enthusiast on the hunt for the next pony finals or maybe even the Olympics! When you give your child a pony , you give them more than just something to ride. You give them a sport, a talent, hope and dreams. Friends, a new family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where they can push their limits, and bravery, and courage, and memories. And they will have ALL of these things, simply because you gave your child a pony. Because you gave your child a pony, you too will develop new/lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the sport. You will have a equestrian family because you gave your child a pony. Then one day, many years from todaythey will be in their room and a certain trophy will catch their eye. And they will pick it up and realize instantly that when you gave your child a pony, you also gave them a childhood that they would never forget, at this point, you realize that everything you gave up along the way and sacrificed was totally worth it.. All because you gave your child a pony...

15.01.2022 Another beautiful day for a pony club rally. Everyone did some work towards certificates, the children were taught diagonals and a correct mount and dismount and given some homework to practice. We welcome our newest member Cassidy, we hope she will enjoy her time with Pony club and learn some great new skills.

15.01.2022 Our first raffle for 2020 was drawn at our recent monthly dressage day. Congratulations to all winners. Thank you to everyone that supported the raffle. A huge thank you goes to all the businesses and people that donated the prizes. 1st Shelby Allen 2nd Darrian Dunkley 3rd Mandy Ferber... Thank you again See more

15.01.2022 Hey everyone. Zone championships that were to be held on the 18th and 19th of April have been postponed due to the COVID 19 virus. Keep safe xxxx

14.01.2022 Had a good day at Zones. Emily and Tucker ended up with 3 ribbons. A 5th, 6th and 2nd. Aaliyah got a 3rd, 4th and 2nd.... Chenade at her first competition and first dressage test got a 4th!!!! Unfortunately she then got a stomach bug and had to go home

14.01.2022 Some Cross Country photos.

14.01.2022 Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers that even through this rough time, they have still come out and helped. What an inspiration

13.01.2022 Two of of our young members Amy and Cassidy who earnt their E certificates today. Well done riders

12.01.2022 $65.00 plus p&h

11.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=809891159843466&id=152710665561522

10.01.2022 Had this sent to me

10.01.2022 Please comment if you would like to buy a ticket.

07.01.2022 The good old days All kids rode in a snaffle because usually that is what your parent [mother] had in their day and they had survived so you had to - D ring, eg...gbutt, or loose ring. If your pony was a shit and you had a kind parent or one with money, you might be allowed a kimblewick or pelham. Double bits were for adults out hunting or show ponies only. Rubber reins were coveted - hunting a pony with shaving foam sweat on his neck meant plain reins were as useful as cooked noodles. Plaited leather reins were just as bad and ripped between your fingers. Leather girths were coveted just as much - choices were string or the white candlewick girths which would split at inappropriate moments. Coloured browbands were naff - the plastic ones for riding schools and the velvet ones for show ponies. Brass was for heavy horses. There were four types of rug - canvas NZ, jute, wool with a coloured edging and initials for best and a sweat rug that looked like something Rab C Nesbitt wore that you used when thatching. Then there were blankets, usually nasty and itchy unless you were rich and could afford a Witney blanket Every NZ rug hung to one side within five minutes of your pony being turned out. There were four types of clip - trace, blanket, hunter or full. No one asked what type of clip suited their pony, ponies were clipped to suit the level of work they were doing. No one wanted a coloured hairy, it usually meant your parents knew nothing and had bought your pony from the local riding school and no one wanted a riding school pony. Everyone plaited to go hunting. The amount of fences you jumped out hunting and stayed in the saddle was far more important than if you saw a fox. Ponies lived out in just a NZ rug, even if clipped, nothing up their necks. Feed was natural - oats, barley, wheat, sugar beet and bran then came in pony nuts which were great for rattling in the bottom of a bucket and a countrymix with yummy locust beans. You made your own chop and warmed the molasses on the Rayburn. You thought you were a nutritionist if you added garlic to your ponys feed. Tesco own brand vegetable cooking oil was added to feeds to give a shine to the coat. If you went hunting, chances are your pony had a warm mash with a bottle of Guinness and a raw egg mixed into it for a pick me up. Chances are that you had the dried up remains of whatever your family had at lunchtime. Linseed was boiled and fed to everything to make the coat shine. Grooming by torchlight was a skill. Baling twine was a Godsend Your pony probably knew all the top 20 hits. Everyone entered the yearly WH Smith Win A Pony competition. If your pony went lame, the farrier was called before the vet and usually cured pony. No ones pony had ulcers. We all knew someone who knew someone whose pony had had colic but none of us actually had that pony. Fat ponies lived on thin air and no one said how cruel because there was no grass in their paddock. Boiled spud peelings and other veggie peelings were added to feeds as a treat. Wormers came in powder form - most ponies knew when it was added to their feed and left the feed uneaten and themselves unwormed. It was considered the norm to mix the wormer into a paste, spread in a jam sandwich and feed it to your pony. Bread was not considered bad for your pony or even odd to feed your pony. Winning at your local show in front of your school friends gave you rock star status until the next show. Hacking to a show was considered normal. Sometimes your parents would leave a trailer at a show with your grooming kit, picnic and a picnic for your pony because your pony would not load so you hacked anyway. ;) You turned out your pony to the best of your abilities - always plaited with clean tack. Tack was always correct, if you used a curb chain on a pelham/double then you also had a lip strap. Coloured nylon tack was laughed at and considered townie. Plain leather with just a stable rubber under your saddle or a plain numnah meant you knew your stuff - coloured numnahs, reins, etc meant you were a townie or came from a riding school. Stockholm tar was brushed into the bottom of the hoof and across the frog every night. Everyone had gone to school with purple spray stains on their fingers. When the white wound powder finally came in black, we got excited. All buckets were black and ridged until the rubber allegedly indestructible feed bowls came out - also in black. A bright yellow builders bucket meant my pony snorted and stood as far away from it as possible and meant I had to walk to the end of the field in the hissing rain to catch him. Long leather boots were added to every Christmas list - rubber ones never shone as much. Christmas lists always consisted of things for the pony - bridle, bit, rug, etc. We didnt wear hats and back protectors hadnt been invented. We went out riding without a phone and couldnt tell anyone where we were going as chances are we didnt know ourselves, we were just going out riding. As long as we were back for meal times and before it was dark, our parents didnt worry. Ponies knew their way home if you parted company. Everyone had cleaned their tack while listening to Bohemian Rhapsody at number one in the charts. See more

07.01.2022 Result from the Round 1 Dressage/Show Jumping Competition. Walk trot 4th Anna 3rd Amy 2nd Aaliyah ... 1st Emily Prep B 3rd Karina 2nd Karina 1st Chantelle Prelim 4th Aaliyah 3rd Karina 2nd Chantelle 1st Chantelle Pole on the Ground 3rd Emily 2nd Aaliyah 1st Chanae 30cm/50cm 3rd Karina 2nd Emily 1st Chantelle Plus we awarded two of your member with their Life membership. Congratulations to Marlene Wright & Melenee Ellard All rider had a great evening with lots of laugh and new memories. A heaps thanks to all the judges and course builder for your hard work.

07.01.2022 Why do I like horses? I reckon I must be mad, My mother wasnt horsey And neither was my dad.... But the madness hit me early And it hit me like a curse, And Ive never gotten better In fact, Ive gotten worse. My stables are immaculate My house is like a hovel, Last year for my birthday I got a brand new shovel. I hardly read a paper, But I know whos sold their horse, And I wouldnt watch the news unless Mr. Ed was on, of course. One eyes on the heavens, But my washing waves in vain, As I rush to get the horses in, In case its gonna rain. And though theyre wearing 15 rugs, the best that you can get, I bring them in to keep them dry While I get soaking wet. I spend up every cent Ive got on horsey stuff for sure I buy fancy rugs and more fancy rugs, And then I buy some more. I should have had that hair cut, Or bought that nice blue shirt, At least it wouldnt be now Ripped to shreds and lying in the dirt. I cant make a damn sponge cake, I dont even damn well try, But I can back a truck and trailer In the twinkling of an eye. Its jeans and cowboy boots That I live in night and day And that smell of sweaty horses Just doesnt wash away. Once in every now and then I can dress up for a ball. Make up and a hairdo With high heel shoes and all. I ache from long forgotten falls. My knees have got no skin. My toes have gone a funny shape. From being squashed again. But late at night, when all is still And Ive gone to give them hay, I touch their velvet softness, And my worries float away. They give a gentle nicker And they nuzzle through my hair And I know its where my heart is More than anywhere!!

06.01.2022 Pony club meeting tonight 30-9-20 7:30pm at the Pony cuub grounds. All members welcome.Pony club meeting tonight 30-9-20 7:30pm at the Pony cuub grounds. All members welcome.

05.01.2022 If anyone want to buy some raffle tickets. Feel free to message us

04.01.2022 Just a reminder- Because Pony Club has a few members that are children and that Pony Club is about helping, members need to have a working with children Clarence.

04.01.2022 Next Rally: Twilight Rally Saturday the 7th of November, starting at 4pm followed by a BBQ tea with sweets at 6pm $10 pp. Any donations of salads greatly accepted, please be aware one of our members is allergic to capsicum. Please let us know what you are able to bring so we don't double up. Louise has offered a potato salad.

03.01.2022 Brand new with tags. Size 8, kids. Non smoking home, stored on hanger in cupboard.

03.01.2022 Thanks for letting us come back..

01.01.2022 Congratulations to our young members who earnt their E and D certificates. Big welcome to our newest member Chande Hannigan.

01.01.2022 Some badges one of our young riders earnt at the July rally.