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The latest news and updates from Wellgrove
Wellgrove Oast, Kings Toll Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Licence: 19/500243/RIDING.
The latest news and updates from Wellgrove
We are currently short of volunteers for our Riding For the Disabled group based in Tunbridge Wells, Wellgrove RDA. Now in our second year of operation we are beginning to have a busy timetable of events and with a bit more help I am sure that the group can offer riding for more individuals and groups that thrive on the exercise and time with the animals as well as being able to consolidate our current groups and begin to offer them competitions and qualifications outside of our closed environment.
As well as volunteers to assist in our riding group sessions, it would also be great to find some people that would like to help in other areas. Ideally it would be good to have an outside events coordinator that could look at what the RDA have to offer our riders and make the most of them. (This could range from running internal tests and shows to competing at qualifiers etc – this is all new to us, so any ideas, new or experienced would be welcomed.) Also useful roles might include a volunteers coordinator – they can do the boring form filling and drumming up support but also organise some socials etc. Other roles include tack cleaning, fund raising and treating the RDA ponies to cuddles and grooms etc!
Currently our timetable looks like this until end of July.( all time slots are 30 mins)
From September as far as we know we have the same plus an extra group on a Thursday 1.00 (children).
On another note we could do with some craftsmen assistance – would love a DIY fanatic to do up the summer house that we were kindly donated . We also would like some idea of the costs involved in building a toilet block and sorting out our access surface to make it a little more wheelchair friendly. Any ideas considered.
From 1 June 2016 there will no longer be Pony Club stable management sessions at the end of each lesson. They will remain free of charge, but will be at the following times only and will require pre-booking:
We will also run sessions in the half terms and holidays to allow for catch up.
May’s Pony Club topic is Feeding.
Congratulations to the Show Jumpers:
Congratulations to the Pony Clubbers who passed the following:
Riding awards:
Congratulations on the following badges and riding awards:
Badges:
Riding awards
The Pony Club topic for April is turnout of pony and rider.
Congratulations to the following:
Amy, Emily, Alicia and Holly who gained their Bronze 3 Progressive Riding Test.
Jess and Milly, Bronze 2.
Ruby, Bronze 1.
Rachel, Grace and Mimi, Silver 3.
Hatty, Silver 2.
February’s Pony Club topic is grooming and handling.
January’s Pony Club topic is Tacking Up.
Congratulations to Rachel, Georgia, Lucy, Olivia, Grace, Mimi, Sophia and Mary who passed their D-test today.
November’s Pony Club topic is Mucking Out.
Poles
Best combinations
Musical chairs
Specials to Nina and Princess, Reuben and Bobby
Jumping
Best rider
Bucket elimination
Specials to Tally and Barney and Skala and Ronnie
Jumping
Showing class
Sweet race
Trilby trophy: Red and Jax
The October Pony Club topic is Tack to include bridle stripping and bits (lorinery).
All the details for our end of summer show on Monday 26 October are now here!
Riders entering Set 3 will be competing for the fourth annual Wellgrove Farm Trilby Trophy!
The Pony Club topic for September is Foot Care.
Results from the last camp of 2015.
Most Improved: Anna
Most helpful: Lucy
Winning team: Red Rum
We have a variety of vacancies available at Wellgrove Farm Equestrian, Tunbridge Wells.
We also have a vacancy for an apprentice (40 hours per week) and a part time/freelance instructor for a possible Sunday morning slot.
Please contact Emma at [email protected] for details.
1st Elin and Tess
Most Improved: Victoria
Most Helpful: Alice
Best Stable Management: Amelia
August’s Pony Club topic is tacking up.
1st Pippa and Lucy M
2nd Esme and Alba
3rd Jodie and Alice
1st Poppie
2nd Alice
3rd Alba
4th Maya
1st Rachel L
2nd Lucy B
3rd Rachel S
4th Vicky
1st Archie
2nd Lucy B
3rd Vicky
4th Esme
1st Rachel S
2nd Alice
3rd Poppie
1st Lucy M
2nd Alice
3rd Vicky
4th Jodie
1st Poppie
2nd Holly
3rd Maya
4th Sophie
1st Lucy M
2nd Lucy B
3rd Esme
4th Archie
Please see the below message from Broadfeed!
“As a Pony Club centre we thought you and your members should know about our Equestrian offer which starts this weekend at Broadfeed.
Every weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) until 30 August we’ve giving 20% off our equestrian range (excludes feed, bedding, wormers & supplements) PLUS an extra 5% discount for Pony Club members.
Whether your members are getting together their camp checklist or preparing for an upcoming show we’ve got everything they need.
Please see our newsletter to find out more http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a900791e54a138707b7d0c919&id=2e833c70ed&e=108a3626cd“
June’s Pony Club topic is Perfect Paddock.
Pony Club Achievement Badges from Sunday 10th May:
The Pony Club topic for May is grooming and handling, to include plaiting, pulling and trimming.
April’s Pony Club topic is Native Breeds.
Dear Wellgrove Riders
As many of you are already aware, Lucy has decided after many years to leave Wellgrove and move onto a horse job that does not require teaching. I am sure many of you will miss her and will want to wish her well in her new job. Lucy’s last working day will be Saturday 4th April, so we will unfortunately need to make a few changes to lesson structures to cope with being one short for a while. Since four weeks is not really long enough to find a suitable replacement that will work in our team, we have come up with a few solutions that I hope will mean that not too many people are badly affected by the change.
Saturday morning lessons will be covered for now by Debra Richmond who has worked with us before and has kindly agreed to cover the work short term, so lessons 9am-1pm will remain unchanged. After 1pm, Emma will be taking over the teaching of both her clients and Lucy’s and will contact everyone separately to discuss ongoing changes. We hope that we will be able to do this causing as little disruption to all the clients as possible and apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused. Please note that we do have a few weeknight spaces available, so please let us know if a day change may suit you better. Weeknight lessons are not severely disrupted but we will be cancelling Lucy’s Friday after school sessions and again Emma will contact everyone directly to discuss an alternative.
We can only thank everyone in advance for their understanding and I am sure that everything can run as smoothly as possible, once the routines are settled again.
Yours sincerely
Emma Whittaker and all at Wellgrove
March’s Pony Club topic is rugs and bandages.
Congratulations to those who passed their Achievement badge testing this Half term.
Feedback to pass – Mainly rugs Cydney, Willow, Jessicca, Rachel, Mary, Sophia, Alice, Dilly – Putting rugs on correctly and leg straps!!! Bandages were surprisingly ok!!
Tickets for the Wellgrove disco are now available from the office!
It will be held from 6pm-8pm on Saturday 7 March 2015 at Pembury Village Hall and all are welcome.
Tickets cost £3.50 for Pony Club members and £5 for non-members, and all proceeds will go to Wellgrove Riding for the Disabled.