D Tests

Well done to Daisy Loader, Cate Atkinson, Aislinn Lace and Sophie Hawley who passed their D test today.

Fire Prevention Achievement Badge at Laxey Fire Station

Over 40 members attended at Laxey Fire Station in order to gain their Fire Prevention Achievement Badge and what an exciting night it turned out to be!! Fireman Mark Quayle had arranged to have several fireman on hand including the Station Officer Mark Cleator.

All the members including the youngest were shown how to roll up and run out hoses and to flat fan spray with the the high powered jet hoses. They all climbed up into the Fire engine and were shown all the different appliances on board. On a more serious note after the fun with the water, Mark gave the children a power point presentation on fire prevention and awareness round stables and yards. This dealt with causes of fires and emergency procedures should a fire break out.

As this event was on Children In Need night, there was a cake stall and a Pudsey raffle and all the money from the night - £181 was given to Children In Need.

Many thanks to Mark Quayle for arranging this fun night, Mark Cleator for allowing us to invade the station, Isla and Lee for putting together the power point presentation for Mark, Janelle for providing tea and coffee and all the Mums for providing the yummy cakes!

Puissance Ball & Demonstration with Billy Twomey

The Pony Club were fortunate to have Billy Twomey, Irish International Showjumper, visit the island in order to raise funds for the Club.  Billy is a very talented young rider who travels the world competing on his string of horses, some of the best Je T'Aime Flamenco and Tinker's Serenade  belonging to local residents Sue and Eddy Davies.  


Billy arrived on the island on Saturday lunchtime, the weather was glorious and he remarked how much the island reminded him of Ireland.  During the afternoon he gave three lectures using groups of four members of the Pony Club to demonstrate different aspects of horse and rider training.  The first group was made up of younger members, the second group were older members who are already competing at a good level and the third group were senior members  where he was able to move on to more technical instruction.


These lectures were held at GGH and were very well attended .

At night Billy was the Guest Speaker at the Pony Club Puissance Ball held at the Palace Hotel, Douglas. Billy spoke of his young life in Ireland as a member of the local branch of the Pony Club and consequently working for Michael Whittaker and then moving on to having his own yard and horses and the importance of obtaining good sponsors and maintaining a good working relationship with them, something which Billy is obviously good at as his sponsors Eddy and Sue were sitting with him.  


The whole evening was a resounding success - once again extremely well organised by local committee member Linda Bond.