Hi everyone It’s getting REALLY close to AGM time again! As usual, all committee positions will be declared vacant. We always hope that the members who take on a position will be willing and able to hang in there for a two year term (it can take a while to get into the swing of things), but, there’s nothing to say they have to and anyone can volunteer to take over! If you think you would be ready to take up the challenge and commit to taking on a committee position, the club NEEDS YOU! Every single year we need a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, plus, Events Secretary, News-letter Editor, Tea/coffee person and 5 general committee people. The following is an over-view of basic duties: PRESIDENT—Responsible for overseeing the smooth running of rallies, chair-ing monthly meetings, dealing with other incidental club matters that might arise. Opening and closing club rooms each rally (or arranging for someone else to do so if unavailable). Co-ordinating and sharing general information with the club members, keeping the lines of communication open.

VICE PRESIDENT—Responsible for organising the monthly club rally plan, including liaising with members and instructors. Assisting the President with their duties. Preparing to possibly take on the job of President (but not necessar-ily). Organising the entries for TTT (unless another member volunteers to do so).

SECRETARY—Taking the minutes at the monthly meeting and AGM, keeping an electronic and paper copy. Collecting and posting club correspondence and reporting such at meetings. Contacting club members as required, keeping lines of communication open and sharing information. Booking the club grounds for rallies and competition days. Placing ads in Chaff Chat through the HRCAV as required, and or communicating with head office as required.

TREASURER— Monthly bank reconciliation, reporting at monthly meeting, taking membership fees & sending on required info to the HRCAV, all banking, annual financial reports to club and to Consumer Affairs.

EVENTS SECRETARY—Managing all rider entry details to do with running our dressage competition: ie taking entries, organising times for comp, sending out times, organising judges/pencillors, organising arena layout for the day (some of these jobs may be delegated to other people at events secretary’s discretion).

At this stage it is thought that the club will out-source the taking of entries

and possibly even scoring.

Editor’s Ramblings... INS IDE TH IS

I SSUE :

EDITOR’S

RAMBLINGS

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

MORE JOB DESCRIP-

TIONS

SIGN IN BOOK

DISHES

CHOCOLATE

THE HAYMARKET

VOUCHER /RAFFLE

Manely News S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4

LAMINITIS

BOOKING LESSONS

RIDER FITNESS

CLASSES

R U OK?

HEALTH CARE

R U OK—

HEADSPACE

DRESSAGE MINI

COMP OCTOBER

SHARED LUNCH

SADDLEWORLD

DISCOUNTS

OUT AND ABOUT

MORE OUT AND

ABOUT

FOR SALE

CLUB CONTACT

DETAILS

NEWSLETTER EDITOR—writing, compiling, producing and distribut-ing the monthly newsletter. This person often ends up being the “communications person”.

TEA/COFFEE PERSON—Responsible for purchasing/supplying the club’s tea, coffee, sugar, milk and biscuits supply, and setting it out each rally and putting it all away. Also in charge of washing and bringing the clean tea towels to the rallies and competitions.

GENERAL COMMITTEE (5 POSITIONS)—These 5 positions will

take on the responsibility of the team leaders for our competitions. The 5

Teams include: Pencilling, Catering, Gear Checking, Sheet Running/

Marshalling, Raffle/Sponsorship & Front Desk. Team leaders are responsi-

ble for organising and delegating tasks for their team, and liaising with the

event's organiser to ensure the smooth running of our competitions.

Please make yourself available to be at the lunch time meeting at the Octo-

ber rally. It is our AGM. The rally will run as a normal rally day.

We will also include the presentation of trophies to past Dressage Mini

Comp winners at the end of the AGM.

The 2014 MC will be presented at the November rally.

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M A N E L Y N E W S

JADES HAIR

DESIGN

142 Albert Street

Sebastopol

Ph 5335 9078

42 Sturt St Ballarat

Ph 5334 4113

Sign In Book Are you all remembering to sign yourselves in on arrival at the grounds? We need to keep records of who is in attendance, including visitors, so please sign the book in the kitchen.

Chocolate!!! WHO is washing YOUR dishes??? Please wash and dry what you use.

I won’t be there filling the sink with hot soapy water and doing your dishes this month. Please don’t leave more work to Lisa, she does a terrific job keeping us caffeinated!! And if you see a bin without a liner it, you’ll find them under the bench. (yes, I misled you into reading this didn't’ I!! ha)

SJ Mini Comp—this rally! The 3rd leg of the inaugural SJ MC series will be held at the September rally. Any help setting these areas up will be MUCH appreciated. Please remember that the Balsons are donating their time for us to have this ex-perience!

Schedule pretty much as per last time. ($5 for 3 goes/rounds—great value!)

But, it’s possible there might have to be a JUMP OFF!!

Susannah has been keeping track of everyone’s rounds, and in order to find an overall winner, there could well be a lunchtime jump off!

MONTHLY MEET-

INGS HELD AT THE

SEBASTOPOL

BOWLING CLUB ON

THE THIRD

TUESDAY OF THE

MONTH • MEALS IN BISTRO

FROM 6PM

• MEETING IN THE

UNIT FROM 7.30 PM

• ALL MEMBERS

MOST WELCOME!

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M A N E L Y N E W S

The Haymarket have taken over/bought-out Castlegate and have

opened a new (additional) outlet at 902 La Trobe Street!! So, if

you find yourself down that end of town needing horse, dog,

chook, bird feed etc, you can now fill up the car there!

Congratulations to Sally Balson (I think) for winning the

$25voucher to The Haymarket at our August rally.

Not sure what happened, but we only raised $34 this time :(

Let’s hope we manage a bit more at the next rally hey.

A HUGE on-going “THANK YOU” to The Haymarket for their

support or our club.

Phoenix Feeds—

available from

Ryebucks Austra-

lia

TIGRADA HOLISTIC

FAMILY CARE

BOWEN FOR

HORSES, PEOPLES

AND DOGS!

DEB HALL

PH 0417 120 250

$2 a ticket

Or

3 for $5

The Laminitis Monster is here already Please be aware that the dreaded Laminitis/Founder Monster is lurking and ready to get your darlings. Keeping horses well includes not letting them get too much sugary grass, but also never letting them go without ‘safe’ feed. You don’t want them getting ulcers either!

There’s a lot to learn, but there’s also a heap of information out there. If in doubt, find out!! John Kohnke has great articles available. Try

http://www.kohnkesown.com/ for the newsletters and facts sheets.

Or of course, talk to your vet!

July rally lunchtime raffle:

P A G E 4 M A N E L Y N E W S

Booking Lessons As usual, Ian will have the rally plan for the day on the front door of the Club rooms, as well as the plan for you to fill in for the October rally.

Please take special care when filling your name in to make sure you

choose an appropriate spots for yourself and your horse.

And, as always, if you are not there on the day of any rally, you can al-ways contact Ian to book in for your lessons at a time prior to the next rally.

NB: the SJ MC will be operating at both the August and September ral-lies! The Dressage Mini Comp will be in October.

** To keep our rally days running smoothly and efficiently, please advise Ian if you are un-

able to attend (if you have booked in) AS SOON AS YOU KNOW!

Communication makes the world go around...........ok, maybe not, but it sure does help!!

Ph 53 448 440

M 0408 448668

Email

ianmilne@vic.chariot.net.au

Fitness Classes: Thank you to Marianne Crawford who had a group of us off our butts and exercising and stretching at the August rally at lunch time. I think some of us found a few new muscles and I for one am glad no-one had the camera on us! Not sure what the future holds in terms of the club utilizing Marianne’s expertise in the way of fit-ness classes, but it was a great idea..... Any feedback welcomed.

Health Care—R U OK? www.ruok.org.au

P A G E 5 M A N E L Y N E W S

I am writing this newsletter on the 11th September, and it happens to be R U OK? Day.

The following has been pasted from the RUOK website:

R U OK? is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Gavin Larkin in 2009, whose vision is a world where we’re all connected and are protected from suicide. Accordingly, our mission is to encourage and equip everyone to regularly and meaningfully ask “are you ok?” We know that suicide prevention is an enormously complex and sensitive challenge the world over. But we also know that some of the world’s smartest people have been working tirelessly and developed credible

theories that suggest there’s power in that simplest of questions - “Are you ok?”

One of the most significant theories is by United States academic,Dr Thomas Joiner. Because his father took his own life, Thomas has dedicated his research to try and answer that question “why?” His theory tries to answer that complex question by describing three forces at play in someone at risk. The first force is the person thinks they’re a burden on others; the second is that they can withstand a high degree

of pain; and the third is they don’t feel connected to others.

It's this lack of connection (or lack of belonging) that we want to prevent. By inspiring people to take the time to ask "are you ok?" and listen, we can help people struggling with life feel connected long before they even think about suicide. It all comes down to regular, face-to-face, meaningful conversations about life. And ask-ing “are you ok?” is a great place to start. As well as helping you start these conversations, we’re working with experts in the field to monitor how these

conversations impact on Australia’s suicide rate.

And from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RUOK%3F_Day

R U OK? Day is an annual day in September dedicated to remind people to ask family, friends and colleagues

the question, "R U OK?", in a meaningful way, because connecting regularly and meaningfully is one thing eve-

ryone can do to make a difference and even save lives.

R U OK? is a not-for-profit suicide prevention organisation founded by Australians, Gavin Larkin and Janina Nearn in 2009. In a 12 month period, it is estimated that 65,000 Australians make a suicide attempt,with an av-erage of 2,320 people suiciding every year. In fact, around 45 per cent of Australians will experience mental illness in their lifetime, while 20 per cent are affected every year. The Foundation works collaboratively with experts in suicide prevention and mental illness, as well as govern-ment departments, corporate leaders, teachers, universities, students and community groups. Its activities also align with the Australian Government's LIFE Framework.[

If you are looking for information on ways you can contribute to the cause, or help someone you know, the R U OK? website provides extensive resources for people.

Following is some guidance from ‘Headspace’ with some help-ful tips for knowing what you can do to help your friends and family. It is directed at ‘young people’ but of course it has use-ful tips for all of us. I hope everyone takes the time to read it.

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P A G E 7 M A N E L Y N E W S

P A G E 8 M A N E L Y N E W S

Dressage MC Day—October

Saddleworld Discounts BARC members are reminded that when you purchase products from Saddleworld in Ballarat, you will receive a discount when you mention that you are a member of Ballarat Adult Riding Club.

Saddleworld also set aside a % of this sale/discount that goes towards the club! You will receive 7% off and the club re-ceives 3% of the sale. (This offer will not be applicable for certain sale items etc)

October Rally —Shared Lunch

The final Dressage Mini Comp for the year will be held at the October rally.

Please be prompt in sending in your entries to Lisa.

All Ballarat ARC riders are asked to respect the official HRCAV rules and leave a 10m clearance around the Dressage Arena where the competition is taking place. This includes

NOT riding up the hill behind the first arena near the shed.

Our judge at the last mc commented to our penciller on how many people disrespected this rule on the day. Very disappoint-

ing.

Although the mini comp is run to help our members learn the rules of competition dressage, (such as no horse boots or mar-tingales (except level 5 for the latter) which would see combi-nations eliminated,) the WHOLE CLUB still needs to learn the etiquette of riding in a group situation and showing respect for

others.

Thank you to everyone who did do the right thing :)

The mini comp entry form is attached along with the newsletter.

As October is the last rally in the financial year, we will be holding our AGM at lunch time,

and request that members bring along some food to share.

Mains, salads and sweets will be needed on the day.

We will hold a club run BBQ at our December rally as a Christmas treat.

Hi Sandi,

Here are our member results from TTT Showjumping held on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November 2014. It was a great experience and Bullengarook ARC ran a fantastic competi-tion. The courses were challenging and the weather was just perfect.

Level 2 – Tess Ryan & Poppy

AM7 – 3rd

2 Phase – 24th

A2 – 16th

Overall – 14th / 25 riders

Level 3 – Lisa Streeter & Maggs

AM7 - =17th

2 Phase – 14th

A2 – 24th

Overall 19th / 30 riders

Level 5 - Nadine Gass & Azzie

AM7 - =14th

2 Phase - =18th

A2 – 4th

Overall – 13th / 23 riders

Thanks heaps to Tess who was our team helper!

Cheers,

Nadine- Great job ladies (wish I’d been there)-Ed

Out and About: Member’s Results! Congrats!!

P A G E 9 M A N E L Y N E W S

Hi,

Aloha Tribal Rose was the winner of the Western District Arabian Association 2013/2014 Deriva-tive High Point award for both saddle and halter. Not bad for her first full season out and about!

Teresa Photos by Kerry Frame-Framed by Frame Photography

P A G E 1 0 M A N E L Y N E W S

For Sale HORSES FOR SALE

16.2hh 8yo WB x TB Gelding (Chancey) Suit show/dressage.

Approx. 14hh 8yo Arab x gelding (Mamba) Suit All-rounder.

Approx 13hh, 22month old Gelding (Rowan) Suit All-rounder (unbroken) very well handled and super quiet.

16.3hh, 11yo TB gelding (Storm) Suit trail riding, jumping, hunting. (not for dressage or showing)

15hh, 7yo TB Mare (Myer) suit all rounder. Very green.

My number is 0408317789 if anyone wants further details.

Thanks Lesley

FOR SALE:

Flora

chestnut AWB mare with white blaze and socks. Sire Warraee Grandee. She has competed at level four Dressage at ARC and attended rally days. She has been in Ag and ARC shows and won ribbons. She is a sensitive horse but very quiet and goes much better with a good rider. Age 9 years old very healthy. $3000

The horse is kept at Clarendon near Ballarat

contact Wayne 0417031641 wmcdonalderyan@bigpond.com

7'6" RUGS: 1 x summer rug $?, 1 x cotton rug $?

NEW Eous 1200 denier ripstop unfilled rug $120

near new Equus filled winter rug $100

Equus filled winter rug $80 ( 1 season old)

7'3" RUGS: near new WB orican, med fill $120

Eous unfilled $120

EB Orican, used, $50

7' RUGS: WB summer mesh (like new) $60

1 filled rug $?, 2 un-filled (rain sheets) $?, used ($60 for all 3)

Orican, med fill BRAND NEW $120

Equest unfilled, almost new, Combo $100

5'3" RUGS: Tashwood, filled $50

almost new McAlister, filled, $80

near new comfort rug combo, $80

Assorted fly masks in x large including Equivizors

first in best dressed, prices are cheap for quick sale

For Sale-selling for a friend Sandi 53461181or bowman.sandi@gmail.com

For Sale

P A G E 1 1 M A N E L Y N E W S

Range of 4’6” pony rugs (some used as foal rugs for Tallic) or fit regular size Shetland

• Includes: 1x canvas, 2x synthetic, 1x synthetic combo (almost new), 1x satin lined cotton under rug, 1x summer combo. Would like to sell as a job lot, @ $180 for the

whole lot (or make an offer)

• Also, 1x 6’9” weatherbeeta stable/under rug. Thick and warm $50 ono (not shown)

WINTEC PRO

A/P SADDLE

17”, exc condition

Fully mounted

Currently with red gullet, but easy

change system.

$700 ono

Can be test ridden.

Sandi

53461181

1 x Bates Pony Pad, really good condition, fully mounted and including a blue woollen saddle cloth, shaped cotton sc, wintec webbers and brown clogs,

and a brown leather bridle

$200 obo

Ph 53 428 461 Email shantouq@bigpond.com

VICE PRESIDENT & RALLY CO-ORDINATOR: IAN MILNE

Ph 53 448 440

M 0408 448668

Email

ianmilne@vic.chariot.net.au

SECRETARY: LYN WOLFF

CONTACT

LIST PRESIDENT: CHRIS GASS

Ph 0408 422 694 Email wolff01@bigpond.com

TREASURER: KATHERYN ARMSTRONG

Email katherynharbert@gmail.com Ph 5334 7581 (preferred no.) Mobile 0422 227706 Postal Address: 9 Heron Ridge BROWN HILL 3350

NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE:

SANDI BOWMAN

Email: bowman.sandi@gmail.com Ph: 53461181 Web Address: ballaratadultridingclub.webs.com

Ready to ride? • Contacted Ian and booked your lessons? • Got your medical armband? (up to date?) • Red top to wear? (optional but encouraged) • All your gear sorted? (approved helmets and boots are

a must) • Lunch for you and your horse? • Prepared for all weather? (from sunscreen to coat!) • Some coins for the lunchtime raffle?

Club Website

If you have not already done so, please take some time and have a look around our club website. It contains a great deal of information re-garding our club, the way it runs, copies of previous newsletters, photo galleries, links and copies of rules, information about our dressage mini comp and lots more! If you notice anything missing or incorrect, please feel free to send me an email or give me a call. Photos to be included in the gallery must be owned by you, and then I’d be delighted to include them in the gallery! Just email them to me in a suitable size (not millions of meg!!)

Most information about the club can be found on the club website.

• MEDICAL ARMBANDS — can be purchased from Saddlery stores and Jeff’s repair shop—Central Equestrian Repairs (corner of Skipton and South Streets). Medical Armbands MUST be worn when riding at a rally.

• UNIFORM— red items can be purchased anywhere you find them. Embroidery can be done at: Tash-wood Horse Rugs in Dereel (appointment req); Budget Embroidery; The HipPocket (Howitt St). Please check the website for details regarding club uniform requirements for competing.

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