SATURDAY 2ND JULY 2011

It is the morning after the show held for the Pony Clubbers here at Pine Ridge, We raised enough funds from the Raffle & Cake stall to buy 2 sets of Stepping Stones for playing pony club games with and a very good time was had with a whole lot of enjoyment for everyone. We all worked extremely hard and were exhausted by the end of the evening.

I really must apologise for the lack of photos again this week, this was NOT Paul’s fault this time but June’s. June forgot to pick up the camera as she left home! Sorry folks L

In todays 2 sessions, we worked on all aspects of the yard from grooming & tacking up to mucking out & sweeping the yard. The older members are now very proficient in this task and are able to help the younger members a great deal. Hannah & Cormac have shown the most imrovement on the yard this week. & some others such as Millie J & Alice are always consistently good at handling the horses.

This mornings members also learnt more about plaiting & braiding using sections of cord to practice with, they were able to take some twine home to practice with. Some of them learned how to braid with 4 strands, while others simply learned how to do a basic 3 strand plait; keep up with the practice. Alice manage to plait Daisy’s tail extremely well, we even kept her plaited up until halfway through the afternoon, it was a grand. One if the afternoon members even attempted a 12 strand braid, she will bring it back next week to show it - if she has been successful!

Riding in the morning was with Jenna and in the afternoon both Jenna & June did the riding. We concentrated on their balance in the saddle and control of the pony. The most improved riders of the day were Abigail & Ella. Very well done to you all!