The Gums Horse and Pony Club

Grade 5 Cross Country Training Day, with a few Gr 4 options. Take this opportunity to practice over our jumps prior to our Grade 5 event in May. Some of the jumps available are trakhener, wine barrels, brush fence, pit, irish bank, water trough, log pile etc etc.
Also, show jumping and dressage rings available for your use. $20 Entry Fee. Choose your 1 hour time slot.
Catering available.

Downloads Gr5 Cross Country Training Day Program
Contact: Helen Giersch 8564 2813
Location: ANGASTON

Gums are holding their Christmas break up and awards presentations on Sunday 6th Dec starting at 10.00am for Games and Fun on Horse back.

Followed by lunch and presentations at the Clubrooms from 11:30am.

BYO - Salad to share and your drinks.  Change of clothes.

Club to supply - Meat and dessert.

Presentation of awards at approx 1:00pm.

PLEASE SMS OR EMAIL STEFF BISHOP BY 3RD DECEMBER NUMBERS ATTENDING OR AN APOLOGY FROM YOUR FAMILY - SO THE CLUB CAN ORGANISE THE CATERING.

It was fantastic seeing so many of our riders supporting our neighbouring Pony Club at their annual gymkhana.

Congratulations to all the people that came home successful.  Please let Georgina know your results and any pics so they can be added here.

Congratulations to the many members that attended the Eudunda Show and had a very successful day. Please let Georgina know your results so they can be added here

Congratulation to Sarah Wigney and Ashbourne Jack for having a go at their first One Day Event.  I hear Cross Country is the BEST. !!!!

Congratulations to Carissa Svensdotter for her success at the Show.

To all the Judges for their assistance and to the many that brought helpers with them - thank you.

The Northern Zone AGM was held that evening with Pt Augusta securing the right to hold the Finals in 2010.  Good luck and hopefully Broken Hill and Crystal Brook will have some competitors.

Thanks also to Mark Connelly for the excellent job he did on the PA for the day, also to Marianne and her husband for attending the weekend and taking photos.  These can be viewed and purchased from her website www.mascar.com.au

The Gums Horse & Pony Club will be holding their AGM on Sunday 21st June, 2:00pm at the Marrabel Rodeo Grounds.

We will be having Zone training from 10am till 12:30pm, lunch (BYO) from 12.45 to 1.45pm, then the AGM.

After the AGM a quick informal meeting regarding Zones will take place.  Discussion on helpers for Zones setting up etc.

The Gums are hosts for the 2009 Zones to be held at Marrabel

If anyone can spare some time on Friday 3rd July to help set up Dressage arenas, bunting, etc.  Or if you are available on the Saturday or Sunday to assist with stewarding, dressage pencilling, gear checking or general assistance please let Liz Moreton know asap.  (She is finding it difficult to find helpers this year)

If anyone is prepared to help out our riders or team managers to prepare on Friday 3rd or Saturday 4th July please let Lizzie Wigney or Judith Brown know.  I am sure that everyone will appreciate any assistance with plaiting etc.

Georgina Wigney & Turtle participated in the BV PC ODE.  Great to see you out and about.

The Gums Show Jumping training day on Sunday 15th May was well supported by Gums Members.  Congratulations to all the riders that jumped on the day.  Looks like the Show Jumping field for Zone finals will be quite large .... and very good. 

 A HUGE THANK YOU TO

MARK AND MARILYN PHILLIPS FOR BUILDING THE MAIN COURSE.  IT IS FANTASTIC THAT YOU BOTH CAME OVER AND GAVE YOUR TIME AND EXPERIENCE.

TONY NASH AND TONY BROWN HELPING BUILD THE COURSE WEDNESDAY,ORGANISING THE MAIN ARENA; PICKING UP POLES, ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF THE COURSE ON SUNDAY

JUDITH BROWN FOR ASSISTING WITH BUILDING THE COURSE ON WEDNESDAY, JUDGING, TIMEKEEPING AND SCORING ON SUNDAY

LIZZIE WIGNEY FOR BUILDING THE LOWER COURSE WEDNESDAY, ORGANISING ALL THE FOOD, DRINKS, CASH FLOAT, JUDGING SHEETS DURING THE WEEK, PUTTING THE LAST MINUTE TOUCHES TO THE JUMPS SATURDAY, JUDGING THE LOWER JUMPS ON SUNDAYAND ENCOURAGING ALL THE RIDERS

GEORGINA & SARAH WIGNEY, SINDY & MEGAN BROWN FOR HELPING BUILD AND DECORATE THE COURSES WEDNESDAY 

GEORGINA WIGNEY FOR SCORING (IN BETWEEN JUMPING ROUNDS) ON SUNDAY

AND TO ALL THE PARENTS THAT HELPED ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE JUMPS AND FOR ASSISTING WITH PACKING AWAY THE LOWER COURSE AND BRICK WALL

Congratulations Lauren Hampel for representing the Gums at Kadina competing in Adult Level 3 and placing 4th.

WELL DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

On Sunday 15 March, 4 riders - Megan & Sindy Brown, Nikki Keith and Georgina Wigney competed at Gawler River in the encourage One Day Event. 

The riders would like to thank their chauffeurs - Judith & Tony Brown and Lizzie Wigney.

Megan competed in the 20-30cm class on Euralie Park My Fanwy - finishing 12th out of a class of 18.  Well done Megan for having a clear round in the Show Jumping.

 Sindy competed in 2 classes.  30-40cm class on Tara - finishing 10th out of a class of 12.  Well done Sindy for the clear round in the Show Jumping. 

40-50cm class on Dresden Shazelle unfortunately she was eliminated in the Show jumping but was able to ride the Cross Country course, a little quick.

Georgina competed in the 40-50cm class as HC on Turtle.  Well done Georgina for completing and been the only one in your class not to be eliminated.  Finishing 1st after Dressage and staying their after Show Jumping.  And clear but a few time penalties in Cross Country.

Nikki competed in the 40-50cm class on Blue - finishing 4th out of a class of 5.                                     

The shirts sponsored by Johnson, Kapunda have arrived. 

Please organise to have your money at the next rally.  No money - no shirt.

A huge thank you to all the people - members, their friends and Burra Pony Club members that helped make the Bull ride fundraiser such a success.

As most of you know we ran out of meat for a short time at midnight.  Then totally ran out at 3.30am.  We did have the bacon but that was for breakfast.... guess what that also ran out.  

We do not know the final figure for the fundraiser - but probably about $3000.00.

We are hoping to look into getting a PA system for the club.

This rally is to be held at Kathy Scobie's property. 

Please contact Kathy 0418 455 175 for more details.  Possibly cattle work on horse back.

SEE YOU ALL THERE OR AT THE BULL RIDE FUNDRAISER

8 Gums riders and their trusty chaeffeurs attended the Gawler river PC XC Training Day.

Riders included: Georgina & Sarah Wigney, Sindy & Megan Brown, Nikki Keith, Hayley Floyd and Jordie & Chloe Johnson.  all riders had a great day. 

See the Photo gallery for pictures.

The Gums Horse and Pony Club, held on Sunday 7^th December at Marrabel, was a great success with terrific weather and a great turnout of riders and spectators.  The event was well supported with Gums riders and riders from other local pony clubs, even quite a few adult riders joined in too.  The event even attracted a couple of Adelaide pony club riders too with them making the journey to Marrabel for the day which was great for the organisers to see.

The day started with hacking events at 9am – split into two rings, Ring 1 - 12 and under and Ring 2 - 13 and over.  All the classes were of good size and the judges (Alison Ward and Elle Moreton) were kept on their toes with some good displays of riding by the competitors.  All of the events were well contested with some friendly competition to see who could bring home the most ribbons for the day!  There wasn’t a single pony at the end of the day not covered from head to tail in ribbons – with many parents out with the cameras to capture the moment.

Show Jumping, judged by Kent Hallett, commenced at 10.30 with a good number of riders competing – some for the first time.  It was good to see quite a few show jump riders there on the day that used the course as a training exercise for their horses that perhaps wouldn’t normally attend Pony Club.  

Once the hacking events were completed, Novelty Events were eagerly awaited for by the riders.  It was great to see lots of the led riders competing in the events, with parents having to run at a very fast pace to keep their children happy!  

The organisers of the gymkhana were extremely pleased by the turnout the event received – not only for riding but those that volunteered their time to assist with the running of all the events, we all know that these events don’t just run themselves so it was great to see everyone pitching in to assist.

For photos go to photo gallery 

Sarah Wigney went to Clare Pony Paddock and competed on Nelly and Arizona and got   2 x 1st, 5 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 4th.

Molly Hill attended Northern Districts Showjumping Club show at Clive Reeds and competed in the 60cm class with Malaku Quiet Strike (Dusty). No places but a clear round was achieved.

The Burns, Brown and Wigney families attended Eudunda Show as well as new member Tianna Jenke.

SIndy Brown- reserve champion handler with Skye, SJ with Mary- 2nd Junior 50cm, 3rd Senior 50cm, 3rd in junior and senior 60cm.

 Sarah Wigney 2 x 3rds.

Burra Gymkhana was well represented by Gums pony club members Molly Hill, Steff Leake and the Brown, Burns, Dunns and Wigneys attended.

 Some of the achievements included Megan and Sindy Brown winning their age group trophies and  Sindy coming 3rd on Mary in the 70cm showjumping.

Also placing were Sarah Wigney 6 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 3 x 3rd, 1 x purple (clear round SJ)

George Wigney 2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 5 x 3rd, 1 x purple (clear round SJ)

Steff Leake - 2nd in rider class and Steff and George 2nd in pair of ponies.

Alana was second and Steff was third in the aggregate for the open age.

 Sindy Brown on Shazelle - 2 x 1st, 1 x 3rd               

Megan Brown on Merrylegs  - 1 x 1st, 2 x 3rd

Georgina Wigney and Turtle placed 10th.

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