Pony Club Cross Country Season Gets Underway

Beautiful weather on Sunday 10 th April, helped to make the first Hunter Trial of the season a most enjoyable event. The new course which had been designed and checked by William Blane FBHS, Head of Pony Club Training UK, and built by Gill, David and Dan Shacklock, rode beautifully with the going on most of the course being nearly perfect. There were some new interesting combinations but these rode well causing few problems. It is most encouraging to see so many junior members taking part with some new names winning the rosettes. Abigail Turner Drewry had an excellent day along with family members Clare and Kevin Drewry, proving that hard work and dedication do pay off. The results were as follows:- 


Class 1 Intro Pairs (Level 1) 
1st Annabel Ackers (Garfield) & Callum Staley (Midnight Mystery)
2nd Helen Williams (Mally) & Rowena Kelly (Rosehill Rockstar)
3rd Catharine Barham (Farrants Marimba) & Charlotte Barham (The English Rose) 


Class 2a Junior Intro (Level 1) 

1st Callum Staley (Midnight Mystery)
2nd Annabel Ackers (Garfield)
3rd Milly Killeen (Shannon's Dream) 


Class 2b Senior Intro (Level 1) 
1st Holly Minards (Ballakissack Finuala
2nd Jen Munro (Destiny's Child)
3rd Sammy Leahy (Dowland Demerara) 


Class 3 Prelim Pairs (Level 2) 
1st Clare Drewry (Aclare Cracker) & Kevin Drewry (Colour by Numbers) 
2nd Abigale Turner-Drewry (Grianangh Vida) & Kevin Drewry (O'Riley) 
3rd Suzanne Young (War & Wisdom) & Jen Munro (Destiny's Child)


Class 4a Junior Prelim (Level 2) 

1st Phoebe Cross (Marble)
2nd Abigale Turner-Drewry (Grianangh Vida)
3rd Lauren Bellamy (Oh Mi) 


Class 4b Senior Prelim (Level 2) 
1st Juliet Tranter (Nitron X)
2nd Suzanne Young (War & Wisdom) 
3rd Catharine Barham (Farrants Marimba)


Class 5a Junior Novice (Level 3) 

1st Tabby Wright (Mannog Juliette) 
2nd Breeshey Evans (Hayley) 
3rd Lori Moreton (Jalaga Jack) 


Class 5b Senior Novice (Level 3) 
1st Carla Moss (Greenwood Dionysus) 
2nd Hazel Wright (Keen to be a Million) 
3rd Georgie Allegro (Macero) 


Class 6a Junior Pick n Mix

1st Aalish Creer (Oisin Earl of Dreams) 
2nd Hannah Scarlett (Shiraz) 
3rd Alice Bowen (Greenday) 


Class 6b Junior Pick n Mix 
1st Jess Collister (Sir Braveheart) 
2nd Hazel Wright (Keen to be a Million) 
3rd Jo Priest (Above Suspicion) 


Class 7 Open (Level 5) 

1st Imogen Cannell (Trefeinon Tricolour) 
2nd Carla Moss (Greenwood Dionysus) 
3rd Lottie Pote (Kilcoltrim Perfect Day) 


The Pony Club committee would like to thank Gill, David and Dan Shacklock for their inspiration and hard work building this lovely course, the Copy Shop for once again providing the back numbers, Mylchreests Motors for providing the First Aid vehicle and Sadlers Agricultural, James Cubbon at JCK and Qualtrough's Timber Yard for their support to the Club. Many thanks also to all the stewards and helpers without their valuable help we could not run and finally to Miles and Matthew for the thankless task of traffic management. Our usual commentator Peter Bond was not able to be present but we wish him a speedy recovery. 


The next Pony Club event will be a Cross Country Green Day on Saturday 16 th April, this is an opportunity to try the cross country course but not in a competition. Sessions are available at 10.00am, 11.00am and 12.00noon. This will be followed by an Open Games Competition at Kennaa on Wednesday 20 th April – entries on the day at 4.30pm and then on Easter Monday 26 th April there is a Combined Training at Oatlands, Santon. These events are all open to non members and for further information and entry forms please visit www.iomponyclub.com . 


Members are reminded that the final Horse and Pony Care/Achievement session will be on Friday 15 th November at 6.45pm at Kennaa. Combined with this will be our annual parents evening where parents are invited to come along and have a coffee and chat to the committee. 


Photos from the event are now available to view and purchase from www.manxequinephotos.co.uk & www.cjsphotography.co.im