PRESIDENT Lucy Nicholson 0415 696 923 [email protected]SECRETARY Gillian Leach [email protected]TREASURER Melissa Harper 03 54 33 5 295 [email protected]ASSISTANT TREASURER & UNIFORMS Tammy Georgaloudis [email protected]GENERAL COMMITTEE & LIBRARIAN Emily Fairmaid GENERAL COMMITTEE & TTT COORDINATOR Jenny McMillan 0411 118589 [email protected]GENERAL COMMITTEE Mandy Charman [email protected]Amanda Edwards 5428 3552 [email protected]Cathy Simmons OTHER CONTACTS NEWSLETTER EDITOR Sarah McKenzie-Crawford [email protected]END OF YEAR AWARDS COORDINATOR Karen Middlebrook [email protected]Welcome to April GISBORNE DARC NEWSLETTER APRIL 2013 GDAR C Well here we are a quarter of the way through 2013 (can you believe it). So unfortunately the nicer weather is probably behind us but on the bright side our gardens and water tanks are being replenished and we have plenty of comps ahead for the 2012/2013 season. Speaking of competitions congratulations to our members who posted results (see page 2). Don't forget to email me your results if you’d like to feature in the Newsletter. We have our May Rally booked for Saturday 11th May with our own Nicole Downes for Dressage and Oliver Evans for Show Jumping and Cross Country. Write ups for these instructors can be found along with Rally details on pages 3-5. On page 6 Kristie Hess tells us about her exciting day with Darren at the Show Jumping with the Stars. You may remember at our March Rally Darren Hess won those donated tickets drawn by one of the featured riders Kylie Burton. This month Meaghan from the Gisborne Veterinary Clinic has provided us with advice on Care and Winter Management for senior horses (page 7-9). And thank you to Sue Bloem for this great take on texting with horse definitions
Congratulations to the following members for representing the club with these fantastic results. Annelise Shortt & Avelia Di Marcello (Felix) Yarrambat Dressage Jackpot 17th March Level 2 2.3 74.51 1st Level 2 2.5 66.77 3rd Reserve Jackpot Champion Trentham Not So Midweek Dressage 22nd March Level 2 2.3 77.86 1st Level 1 1.3 67.50 1st Pointed up to Level 1 Evelyn Crawford & Whisper Bear 24th March Pyalong ARC Test 4.2 71.73% 3rd Test 4.4 67.91% 3rd 3rd in Jackpot. Bullengarook 13th April Test 4.3 66.1% 6th 13th April Test 4.4 63.3% 8th 14th April Test 4.5 63.21% 8th Inverleigh 21st April Test 4.3 73.48% 6th. Trentham 22nd March Grade 4 Test 4.3 Score 75.65% 6th Place.
Meg Rac & Theodore (In only his 3rd competition since coming off the
track )
Lancefield Midweek Dressage Jackpot 3rd April Level 3 3.2 – 1st Place 73.077% 3.4 – 1st Place 71.481 %
Overall Jackpot Champion
Please remember to send your results to the Editor Sarah McKenzie-Crawford [email protected] so they can be featured in our Newsletter and to Karen Middlebrook [email protected] so they can be counted towards the end of year awards.
G I S B O R N E D A R C
August Rally—Dressage Judy Peel & SJ
Ruth Webb (indoors)
Bookings must be made on the club
booking sheet and sent through to Lucy,
new prices now apply
Club account Bendigo Bank BSB 633000
Club Grounds and Information
P A G E 3 G D A R C
Club Grounds
The grounds are booked on the following days of each month. Regular Users groups at the Club Grounds
include:
Gisborne Pony Club
1st Sunday of the month
Gisborne Adult Riders
2nd Saturday of the month
Simply Savvy Natural
Horsemanship
3rd Saturday of the month
Braemar College Equestrian Club Every
2nd Wednesday pm approx
4.00 pm till dark.
May Rally When: Saturday 11th May 2013 Where: At the GDARC Club Grounds Instructors: Nicole Downes for Dressage and Oliver Evans for Showjumping & Cross Country NICOLE DOWNES is an EA NCAS Intro coach who specialises in teaching dressage to adult riders of all levels. Nicole has had a very successful competition career over the past 20+ years, some of her most recent horses that you might know are Mellizo, Just Dance and Alegria Asombroso. Nicole regularly coaches a large range of students, from absolute beginners to those progressing up the higher levels and she has a supportive and encouraging teaching manner which results in good progression and improvement in her students. Nicole owns and operates Mellizo Park Equestrian Centre with her partner Brendan McOwn where they offer services such as breaking in, education and train-ing for any type of horse, coaching and agistment. Please see their website www.mellizopark.com.au or like their page on Facebook for further information as to the services they provide. There is also a copy of the Mellizo Park flyer on page 4. For information on Oliver please refer to page 5.
Booking deadline for this month is 3rd May.
PERRY'S SPONSORSHIP
Well done to 9 of our members for presenting their PRIVILEGE CARDS at Perrys Stockfeeds & Saddlery Kyneton. We have been awarded $60.04 in sponsor-
ship. The card is free, points are awarded to your nomi-nated club for all purchases and card holders receive
We were very excited to hear that Darren had won the tickets to this years DWTS! However when we were asked to write up a summary of our day, I thought I better take over, as evens though Darren's knowledge of dressage movements is getting better, he still often re-fers to a horses 'long trot' and 'canter wheelie'! ;) We started our day off watching the young horse finals, and whilst the atmosphere and tension got the better of a few horses, there were certainly some lovely horses going around. Brett Parberry's ride on the 19h (!!!) mare Furstin Friendship in the 5YO class caused more than a few jaws to drop and was certainly my favourite horse of the day. She was incredibly hot during Emile's ride and looked just about ready to pop, but my gosh what a presence and is definately one to watch out for in the future. We then mosied on over to watch the showjumping, which was a very hotly contested & difficult course, with not one rider managing a clear round! There were quite a few 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the crowd as a number of riders managed to get all the way to the last fence before dropping a rail, and there a number of very close calls with a tree a few strides after quite a difficult line. Ingrid Willimson on I Reckon went on to win after the three rounds of competition. After a very tempting wander through the trade stalls, we went in to watch the GP freestyle. Numbers were down (both in competitors and spectators), and with only 6 riders, the night ended much earlier than usual. David Schoobridge on 007 took out first place with 73.6%. So as usual we left very inspired, and resigned to keep buying lotto tickets in hope! A very big thankyou to the club for supplying the tickets, we had a great day and it was very much appreciated.
Care and Winter Management of the Senior Horse
Meaghan Sutherland, AVN, Dip VN (Surg & ECC)
The most trusted and valuable equine members of our families are senior horses.
Those that have been with us through the good times and bad. Whilst they may
not able to compete or train they offer companionship for both horse and human.
With age, changing nutritional requirements and dental issues, senior horses have
difficulty in maintaining body weight and condition. With such an important role
in the family it is imperative that we facilitate their special needs. Keeping this in
mind it is imperative that we prepare our senior friends for the upcoming cold
weather experienced during winter.
Nutrition plays a large role in the overall health of our senior friends. Nutritional
requirements change and senior horses require good quality fibre (hay/ chaff) and
a high protein, high fat diet. As many horse owners know hay is often a mainstay
of all horses winter diets. This is due to the pasture of the paddocks, which house
our equine friends, ceasing to grow and turning an unappetizing shade of brown.
When this occurs supplementation of the horses roughage through the regular
feeding of good quality hay can help to maintain the nutritional requirements for
those maintained on pasture. Now is the time to stockpile hay that your horses
will require in the winter months. As many feed stores and farmers run out of hay
stores, making supply both difficult to find and expensive. In looking at hay to
purchase it is important to look at the quality of the bales. Features that are com-
mon to all high quality hay include; a soft texture with an abundance of leaves,
free from debris such as twigs or weeds, that is aromatic without even the slight-
est hint of mould or mildew and an appealing green tinge to the bales. It may be
useful for those looking to purchase hay to look at the inside of a bale or two to
ensure the quality.
In choosing and feeding hay it is important to consider the management system in
place at the property. Does the horse get checked and feed once or twice a day,
are there multiple horses in the paddock. Will the horses be fed biscuits of hay or
maintained on a round bale? These are all important things to consider when pur-
chasing hay.
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