June took the members for a lecture on British Wildlife. This is towards one of the main Achievement Merit Badges. They learned about Roe, Red & Fallow Deer, Red & Grey Squirrels, Weasels, Stoats, Otters, Fox’s, Badgers, Rabbits, Hares & Adders, their Male, Female & Babies, as well as their homes. Some of the members had a lot of knowledge while others had little or none. The most knowledgeable of the day were Eryn, Ella & Madison who’s knowledge of the animal kingdom was very good indeed.
Jenny concentrated on doing yard activities with the members like grooming, mucking out, horse handling & tacking up. All of the members enjoy immensely these activities and if they were ever to own their own pony, they are things that would have to be done every single day. They are learning that a horse is not a toy that is put away & forgotten about until the next time they want to play with it, but a living, breathing animal that is dependent on us for all their needs, from food & water to grooming & affection! Jenny was very impressed with Annabelle who showed much improvement and enthusiasm in all areas – well done!
Jenny also had 3 members pass Mini Achievement Badges today.
Well done to: Sophie – Points of the Pony & Grooming
Libby – Points of the Pony & Grooming
Annabelle – Points of the Pony & Grooming
Riding was as usual with Jenna, who concentrated on the emergency shortening of reins, upward & downward transitions, as well as 20 + 10 metre circles. These moves have to be clearly visualised before they attempt to ride them, otherwise you get the wobble effect instead of the nice smooth lines that will be required in any discipline in the world of equine sports. Jenna’s best rider of the day was Eryn, well done!
We then finished the sessions with a practice quiz. The members were put into teams and questions were asked, they had to put hands up if they thought they knew the answer. They had a total of 40 questions and the results were as follows.
Morning Session: Libby’s Team - 13 points
Edie’s Team - 13½ points
Madison’s Team - 17½ points
Afternoon session: Eryn’s Team - 19 points
Connie’s Team - 19½ points
Very well done to all of you, keep on learning and reading those pony books & maybe next year we can enter 1 or 2 teams in the regional Pony Club quiz! What do you think?
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