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Rally Times - Friday 1st June

Training Times - Saturday 2nd June

OBH Chilterns Triathlon – 29th April 2012 - report

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OBH (Hughenden) Open Dressage Show 13th April
 
Despite a foggy start to the day, the younger members of Herts Hunt shone and soon put any thoughts of Friday the 13th behind them!!
 
The first event of the day was the Prix Caprilli ridden by Amelia Fogden, Jasmine Gutsell and Sebastian Weston. All rode incredibly well and despite tough opposition Amelia finished in the rosettes with a fantastic 5th place, whilst jasmine and Sebastian both showed great composure in their first outing in this tricky discipline.
 
The next class was the Walk Trot dressage test with Grace Kearvell, Teddy Fogden, Chessie Fernandes and Sebastian Weston all competing.  They all performed extremely well considering this was their first formal event for many of them, Chessie being the youngest competitor of the day! In a large field and age range our youngsters shone, with Teddy finishing 1st overall and highest placed boy in the led section and Sebastian also achieving 1st overall and highest place boy with a whopping 70.2% in the non led . We were able to enter two teams and the Herts Hunt Red team, who were Amelia and Sebastian(Prix Caprilli), and Teddy and Grace(Walk Trot) achieved a team 2nd place - Congratulations all round on a great team effort.
 
Special thanks goes to Debbie Fogden in her role as team manager, coach and caller extraordinaire!
 
Report by Paul Weston


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June Event Planner now available - click below

June 2012 Event Planner

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May Newsletter now out.
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May 2012 Newsletter

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Prix Caprilli Test No 11 New Version 2012 - printable.
Click below for Word or PDF versions

Word version

PDF version

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Treasure Hunt – Ashridge Estate – 06.04.2012

 

 

PC Instructor's training day at Waresley Park with Jonathon Chapman - Report by Becky Reeves

 

For reports click on Members News on left

HSBC XC training day with instructor Nick Gauntlett.

On Tuesday 10 April Elvis and I travelled to MKEC to take part in the HSBC XC training day with instructor Nick Gauntlett. In the morning we had a stimulated XC lesson over show jumps in a grass field. To start with Nick made us canter round in groups of three in our XC positions whilst the other three analysed them. Nick was being ‘followed’ for the day by pony club instructors who picked up that I was more balanced on one rein than the other and correctly identified that I have one weaker ankle than the other due to injury. We then started to jump.  Nick had set up a twisty course with a corner and stile as well as an offset double to negotiate. He then told us to imagine our spread was the biggest steeple chase fence in the country, the stile was a hanging 5-bar gate, and the second part of the double was the water fence at Badminton where 50,000 people were willing us to fall in. This meant we had to think about our approaches to each fence differently as if they were jumps on the XC course.

Before lunch we had a XC course walk where Nick explained his three different types of XC jump; uprights, sloping fences, and combinations, and the way to approach each. This meant as we went round the course on foot we had to explain identify the type of jump and then explain the appropriate speed and canter to have as well as any difficulties that may be faced with the fence.

After lunch we headed down to the XC course, much to Elvis’ excitement, where we jumped the different fences that we had walked earlier and put into practise the appropriate skills he had taught us; hedges needed little ‘setting up’ as they were sloping fences, upright fences such as palisades need a more bouncy canter to make sure the horse was focused, but once they had locked on we were told to push the forwards. Mine and Elvis’ only small problem arose at the water where Nick described him as a cartoon character running off a cliff! This caused me nearly to take a swimming lesson as Elvis fell down the steps rather than stepping, however I managed to stay dry and repeated them with a better approach where Elvis improved his technique.

We had a very enjoyable day and learnt a lot (though Dad says he would prefer better weather next time!).

Zoe Thursz

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Great report by Jimmy Mitchell on Pony Race Day
 
click below:

Race Day Report

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March Event Planner now available
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March Event Planner

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Congratulations to member's  recent successes
 
 Bury Farm - JAS competition on 13th Feb
 Becky Reeves & Bertie have qualified for the JAS Chamionships at Addington Eq on 25th February by coming  3rd in 90cm & 5th in 100cm class.
 
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 HHPC members did really well at VAH PC SJ at Patchetts 14th Feb:
Amelia Fogden 7th, Rosie Atkins, 5th & Isabelle Hoar came 3rd in 60 cm class.
Nick Hoar, Emma Killin, Rosie Atkins got 4th place in 80cm  team section.
 
 

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New - Disciplines Page - click tab on left.

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February 2012 Newsletter:
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February 2012 Newsletter

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NEW -
Items for Sale page, click on link on left

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Mini Day Camp Dates
 
Thurs 2nd, Friday 3rd and Sat 4th August

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**NEW** January - February 2012 Event Planner
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Jan - Feb 2012 Event Planner

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2012 Membership forms now available.
 
Click on How to Join link on left.
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Main Camp dates booked for 2012

 

Milton Keynes Event Centre

Monday 23rd - Friday 27th July 2012

 

Put in your Diary now!!

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Area 12 Competition Photos

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2012 Schedules & Dates for other Pony Clubs in Area 12

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Clothing & Merchandise Sales

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Rules for Area Competitions and Camps.
 
Important - please read.

Area Competition & Camp Rally Rules

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Horse & Pony Turnout & Riders Dress Code Rules

Parents Code of Conduct Information

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Join Herts Hunt Pony Club! Click Here for details and a form.

To view photos from our various shows and events click on Photos link on side bar.

Welcome to the Herts Hunt Web site.

The Hertfordshire Hunt Pony Club was started in 1934 and is part of  Area 12.

We currently have a membership of over 100 young  people who all enjoy riding.

Ages range from 5 to 21.

Our area covers Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and village around Tring, Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable.

We aim to make this a useful and interesting place to communicate to all members.

I hope you enjoy the experience.

Diane Hunt  DC

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