SMYTHESDALE & DISTRICT PONY CLUB INC.

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ABN 57 961 998 978

PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT / SECRETARY / TREASURER / DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
Shane Simpson / Linda Breguet / Lisa Grigsby / Angela Taranto
5342 4411 / 5342 4306 / 5342 4890 / 5342 8036

Basic information for prospective members

Rallies – 3rd Sunday of each month except January, 10.00am – 3.30pm with 3/4 days for youngest riders at a reduced rate.

Fees-Single membership: $200, 2 riders $340, 3 riders $450, 4 riders $560. We also offer a shorter day for a reduced fee to the youngest riders in our club.Fees include compulsory PCAV insurance and an annual facility fee of $10 for the Woady Yaloak Equestrian Centre. NB: Fees may change after AGM in March.

Insurance cover – Insurance covers riders at pony club events and activities only, it is not a 24 hour cover anywhere anytime.

Uniform requirements – Fawn, beige or cream jodhpurs.Club Polo shirts, short and long sleeved and rugby tops for rally days only white t-shirts, skivvies etc to be worn underneath. Competition uniform is also pale coloured jodhpurs plus white ‘school’ shirt, maroon jumper/windcheater with green sash – woolen jumper ($60-$70 depending on size) and tie ($18).Competition uniform can also be worn on rally day. Name badge ($8) and armband required ($10). (Prices subject to change). Approved riding boots and helmet are compulsory. Helmets must have one of the following 4 standards on them: ASNZ 3838, EN 1384, ASTMF1163 and PAS015.

Age of Riders – Must be 4 and a half to start. Leaving age 25years.

How many members? – 70, currently full

How long will we have to wait to join? – A vacancy needs to come up in the appropriate age group i.e. no point in putting a 16 year old in the 4 year old group. We also have a sibling priority policy; siblings go to the top of the waiting list. It is impossible to predict when a place might come upbut we usually have vacancies occurring at the beginning of the year January/February and again at the beginning of the membership year June/July (try also Rokewood, Beaufort or Ballarat pony clubs) it is usual to lose a few members through each year and then again at the end of the membership year in June.

Filling in an application for waiting list form is not a guarantee of a place.

What do we offer? – A variety of instruction over 4 lessons, flat work, show jumping, cross country, games, certificate work and theory. Qualified and volunteer instructors, volunteers are experienced and/or qualified too.

Sharing/Swapping Horses – Not generally encouraged for safety, organization and smooth running of rallies but this is at the DCs discretion and is to be discussed/negotiated with DC.

Last updated March2009