You never know what you might learn at Pony Club — did you know that 20

Polish Zloty is worth £3.60 Sterling? Well, someone paid their entry fees

at CFHS Open Team Show Jumping with a Polish 20 note — that’s how we

found out. Despite that the event raised approximately £1,000 for CFHS

Branch funds. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.

Our Pony Club Branch stars in this newsletter are the members of CFHS Junior Committee - they

organised a Dressage Competition in January, which raised £172, and a Car Treasure Hunt in April. The

funds which they raise go towards CFHS Area Teams training & entry fees and Branch equipment for all. Thank you!

Membership 2014 CFHS currently has 121 Members (84 Seniors/37 Juniors).

Total Membership Fees received to Jan 2014 was £6,499 of which £3,193 was paid to PCHQ and only £3,306 remained in the Branch.

Thank you to everyone who donated to CFHS via Gift Aid — this made a difference of £930 to the amount retained in Branch funds.

Only 33% of Membership Renewal Forms did not need to be amended or completed by the Membership Secretary when they were received!!

The Branch is now fined £5 for every Gift Aid Form sent to PCHQ which is rejected because it is incomplete — we have only received one fine to date! Do you think such fines should be paid by the Branch or passed back to the family concerned?

Please be clear and accurate on all forms; Membership, Rallies, Entries.

Welcome to our newest Members … CFHS welcomed the following new Members since the start of the year: Juniors

Marcia Bowman, Matthew Watson, Megan McLean, Sian Walton, Niamh Winder, Mya Lorton, Olivia Ullyart and Seniors Phoebe

Lowes, Sarah & Melissa Murphy, Mimi Stevenson-Hamilton, Thea Walton, Ashleigh Neen. We hope you all enjoy Pony Club!

Summer 2014

CFHS Members’ News C u m b e r l a n d F a r m e r s ’ H u n t ( S o u t h ) B r a n c h o f t h e P o n y C l u b

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Thank you ... … Sally Braithwaite and Kitty Rschen

(who is not yet a CFHS Member) at CFHS

Open Team Show Jumping.

… Amy Veitch, Morgan Ellis and Caitlin Mitchell at the CFHS JC Car

Treasure Hunt.

… Holly Veitch and Jess Chapman at CFHS Somerford Park Camp, for helping Jen Pearson when Sarah Glen had gone

to hospital.

… the Brockbank, Allan, Watson, Veitch and Woodcock families, Nic & Anna

Slack, Hazel Noble and Marinna Powell-

Currie at CFHS Combined Training Event.

… all of the CFHS Committee.

We couldn’t do anything without

our volunteer helpers!

Good Luck to CFHS Senior & Junior Games Teams at the Northern Zones at Doune in July

CFHS Senior Member Sarah Glenn had a fall on

the cross-country course on the

last day of CFHS Somerford Park

Camp, in April. As she was wear-

ing all of the correct safety equip-

ment, she was only slightly con-

cussed. She was taken to hospi-

tal, as a precaution, and went

home later the same evening. She

has recovered and competed on

Connor at the recent BE event at

Hutton in the Forest.

A CFHS Branch Points Trophy is awarded annually to the holder of the

most branch points in each age group (Senior 14+, Intermedi-

ate 11-13, Junior 8-10 and Mini 7 and under).

CFHS Branch Points are awarded for:-

· Gaining Pony Club Achievement Badges

· Passing Pony Club Tests

· Representing CFHS on Area Teams

· Being Placed (1st to 6th) at a CFHS Show

Points earned between Oct and Dec carry over into the next year.

Members changing age group on 1st Jan carry forward their Oct/Dec

points into the next age group.

A CFHS Tack & Turnout Trophy is awarded to the CFHS Member in each age group who

gets the most points at the designated CFHS Tack & Turnout Rallies. There are usually 4

such rallies each year, which are free for Members to attend. Points are given out of 10

for pony, rider & tack (30 marks in total). This is an important aspect of Pony Club life as

high standards are encouraged at all times.

CFHS Committee changes:

has resigned from the Committee after serving

for many years, she was Secretary and also

Tetrathlon Organiser among many other duties

— thank you Christian for the work you have

done for CFHS! has joined our

Committee as Triathlon/Tetrathlon Organiser.

Giving to charity through Gift Aid Gift Aid increases the value of donations to charities and Community

Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) by allowing them to reclaim basic rate tax on your gift. If you pay higher rate tax you can claim extra relief on your donations. If you claim higher Personal Allowances or tax cred-

its, Gift Aid donations can sometimes increase your entitlement.

For more information go to www.hmrc.gov.uk

The Pony

Club Shop

has an ‘up

to 50% off Sale’ at present,

go to shop.pcuk.org

Congratulations to CFHS Committee Member

and Instructor Claire Horn and her husband Mal-

colm, who’s baby Adam John Horn was born on

5th March, 7lb 15oz — we look forward to wel-

coming him as a CFHS Member in a few years?

PA G E 2 C FHS ME MBE RS ’ N EW S

“Well I can currently say I had an amazing time at , it was definitely one of the most

memorable moments of my life so far! Coming from

a person that had never stayed away with her pony

before, never mind going to such a place like this! I

had a smile on my face from start to finish. The fun

packed weekend was worth every minute, all ponies

and horses behaving well in and out of the stables,

all facilities being fantastic - felt weird riding in such

a place. Hopefully CFHS will hold such an event eve-ry year! All instructors pushing us to our best, seeing

everyone happy made the whole weekend complete.

Would definitely recommend this weekend, as there is

something for everyone!! Thank you to everyone who

made this weekend possible!!” Tayla Purdham

On 16th April I went on a fell ride led by Marion Arter, with her daughter, Emily. It was a

lovely sunny day, perfect for a nice long ride. We set off at Low Close, Askam and went up

Askam Fell. There were great views of Ullswater and the fells. All three of the horses loved

the freedom to have a good gallop. It was great to be away from all the noise and distrac-

tions apart from another rider and a dog walker. We went for 3 hours and that was enough

to have a long ride. Jacko and the other horses had there ears pricked all the way even on

the short ride on the road. It was a shame when we had to turn for home. Breanne Kelso

Well done to the CFHS Members who competed in the

Area 2 Pony Club Quiz on 16th February. We had two

great teams: ; Nicolle Murray, Chloe Reed,

Amy & Holly Veitch and ; Jess Clark, Chloe

Hogg, Beth Walsh and Emily Watson.

Much researching and revising of ‘War Horses in History’,

‘Mountains, Rivers and Lakes in the UK’ took place in the

weeks before the competition along with plenty of choccy

biscuits to keep us going.

With the exception of Amy & Holly, who were off on their

hols straight after the competition, the team members all

travelled up to Longhorsley together. It was a quiet and

tense journey with last minute swotting taking place.

Both teams did CFHS proud on the day with team Saddles

finishing 7th and team Bridles in 4th, which for team train-

er Nicolle Murray was a personal best!

The journey home was much more relaxed with games of

‘eye spy’ and a stop for sweets and drinks.

As well as a great result, there were also a lot of

laughs and giggles and everyone had a good day.

Thank you to both teams, you did fantastic! Hope

to see you all back again next year!

CFHS Horse & Pony Care Area Teams 2014 Caitlin Fox

On 17th April two Junior teams and one Senior team made

their way up to Linnels, Hexham to compete in the Area 2

Horse & Pony Care competition. Junior team A consisted

of Sally Braithwaite and Amy & Holly Veitch and Junior

team B was made up by Emily Watson and Maddison &

Morgan Ellis. The questions ranged from naming eccen-

tric pieces of tack to correcting a badly tacked up pony

and the teams did very well to come 3rd and 6th out of

more than ten strong teams. South Northumberland PC

took the title for the third year running to go on to the

Championships this summer.

The Senior team made up by Ashleigh Neen, Caitlin Fox

and Tamar Miller spent the morning quickly brushing up

on their facts before putting in a strong effort to come 5th,

experiencing some very challenging AH test questions

which required a few Eureka! moments.

The teams thank Treena Lang for all the hard work she

put in to prepare members for the competition, especially

as it was Treena’s and a lot of the members’ first time in

this discipline. Also thank you to Val Braithwaite for her

support and for organising the teams.

In the Tivyside PC Postal Shoot, CFHS

Member Caitlin Mitchell shot 820, 840 &

900 in the under 15 shoot and received

two silver and a gold medal and was 4th

overall in her age group. Congratulations!

The CFHS Show Jumping Team

of Nina Smith & Prospero IV, Jilly

Francis & Medicinal Purpose,

Sophie Dodds & Be Touchable

and Emily Arter & Meikle Munroe

was placed 5th (out of 20 teams)

in the Pony Club Invitation Class

at the recent Bramham Interna-

tional Horse Trials. Well done

girls - and all looking very smart!

On 26th January Holly Veitch and I entered the CFHS Jun-

ior Committee Dressage Competition at Newton Rigg. We

entered the Musical Pairs class on our ponies Treacle and

Smudge. The music that we had to perform to was “Billy

Jean” by Michael Jackson. We made up our routine and

practiced it lots in the mud! On the day the weather was

horrendous and we all got soaked, but Morgan and Tayla’s

cupcakes helped us through the day! We were really nerv-

ous to go in the arena however, we did very well and didn’t

forget our routine. Although we came fourth we really en-

joyed the day! Madison Ellis

CFHS Somerford Park Camp dates 2015 are

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th April

Remember your riding hat must be manufactured

to current PC safety standards and it must fit you.

Your Pony Club Branch is responsible for checking

that the hat complies to this standard but it’s the

parent’s responsibility to make sure the hat fits.

Note to all involved in PC competitions: Any outside assistance by voice, signs, etc, is considered as assistance to a rider or to their horse. A rider or horse receiving assistance will be eliminated! Please remember this!

The Pony Club has brought

out new merchandise to cel-

ebrate its 85th year, go to

www.pcuk.org and click on

SHOP to see the full range.

~ Dates 2014 ~

Area 2 Tetrathlon – SNPC — July 5th/6th

Area 2 Eventing (Nov/Int/Open) – Cumwhinton — July 20th

Area 2 Dressage – Houghall College, Durham – July 27th

Area 2 Show Jumping — Kildale – August 2nd

The Weatherbys Private Banking Pony Club Championships -

Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire - August 15th-18th

The Pony Club Tetrathlon Championships - Bishop Burton

College, Yorkshire - August 19th-21st

The NFU Mutual Novice Championships - Kelsall Hill,

Cheshire - August 23rd-24th