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PERTH ROYAL SHOW
It is with great excitement that PCAWA announces that we will be back at the 2012 Perth Royal Show! All of our riders did such a wonderful job showcasing Pony Club last year that we have been invited to take part again this year. We will be holding evening display through the week and on Saturday 6th October the Prince Philip Mounted Games Championship will be contested on the Main Arena. Don't forget that there are PCAWA Showjumping Classes held at the Royal also. Stay tuned to find out how you may be able to be a part of this awesome experience.
PCAWA COUNCIL MEETING
7pm Friday 8th June 2012
PCAWA Headquarters, Brigadoon
Apologies and proxy nominations via email to office@pcawa.com by 5pm Friday 8th June 2012.
PONY CLUB ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Inc
PCAWA MILNE FEEDS "GO FOR 2&5" STATE SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Final preparations are now under way and it looks like being a fantastic event. The Showjumping Subcommittee would like to remind you that for the Brigid Woss Equitation Class we have a Judge from the Eastern States coming over and this is an ideal opportunity to show them how we do things here in WA. For more information on how this class will be run and judged please DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION SHEET DOWNLOAD THE 2012 PCAWA JUMPING EQUITATION MANUAL
supported by
PCAWA DRESSAGE DAY 5th May 2012
part of the 2012 PCAWA EUROPA Saddlery Dressage Series
The first A and B certificate school for 2012 will be starting in March. Riders who has passed their C* or K certificate particularly in 2011 and wish to commence their B certificate and attend some of the schools please send in their B candidate registration application to the PCAWA office, in order to receive the 2012 school dates, and entry forms and information prior to each school.
At this stage schools are planned for March, April and June – with further schools to be scheduled.
For more information or any enquires please call Karen on 0433570743 or email karenp_56@iinet.net.au
Do you know a Local SportingChampion? Apply now for a Local Sporting Champions Grant
Are you, or do you know, a dedicated young athlete, coach or official participating in a state or national sporting championships? Are you aged 12-18 years old travelling further than 250km return for a state or national championships?
If yes, then you or your team could be eligible for a Local Sporting Champions grant to help meet costs such as uniforms, travel, accommodation and equipment.
Grants of $500 per individual and $3,000 per team are available for young people participating in a nominated National Sporting Organisation-endorsed state or national sporting championships or a School Sport Australia national championship.
This program is an Australian Government initiative managed by the Australian Sports Commission and supports 8,000 young people each year.
The grants are designed to help athletes, coaches and officials achieve their sporting goals and are distributed across all 150 federal electorates of the national parliament.
Applications are open, so apply now!
Applications must be submitted prior to the commencement of the nominated championships.
Book your flights through Lee-Anne at Flight Centre Bassendean to not only receive a great price, for every flight booked, PCAWA will receive a 1% commission. This will be used to help pay for flights for Officials for future events.
Call Leanne now 08 92783465
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!
Please mention PCAWA when you and your friends call and ask to speak to Lee-Anne
- this offer applies to non PCAWA members also.
Click HERE to download full details of recent changes to the Working with Children Legislation
The PCAWA State Coaching Panel is pleased to launch the new PCAWA Funded Coaching Program.
What is the PCAWA Funded Coaching Program?
PCAWA receive Healthway funding for an annual program of Instructional Clinics.
This new initative allows Clubs & Zones the opportunity to apply for financial assistance to host a variety of Coaching Clinics.
These Coaching Clinics will be funded, in part, by the State Coaching Panel.
The amount allocated to a Club or Zone is set by the State Coaching Panel
and subject to funding available at the time of application.
How do Clubs & Zones apply?
To apply for this subsidy, Part A of the attached form must be completed and submitted
to the PCAWA State Coaching Panel.
Clinics must be held between1st July 2011 and 30th June 2012.
Once approval is granted by the State Coaching Panel, Clubs and/or Zones
will be notified of the approved amount.
Once the Coaching Clinic has been conducted, Clubs and/or Zones must completed
the post clinic report, Part B, and forward to PCAWA. Once received
Clubs & Zones will be reimbursed the amount approved.
APPLY FOR A WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK NOW...........
C Certificates
The State Coaching Panel is seeking to help more coaches gain their C Certificate examiners' ticket. These Certificates are
carried out at Club level and so Zone and State level we are not aware of when these exams happen.
What we are aware of is that we have too few examiners for what is required to do.
To this end the requirements for being a C Examiner have been reviewed and now
would-be examiners need only:
Ø produce 1 group of C candidates as opposed 3 groups
Ø draft a typical C exam paper and understudy a C examiner
Ø carry out a C examination under the mentorship of a C examiner
To make this happen we need Clubs to advise us (PCAWA) of when you will be holding
a C examination. If you have had trouble in the past in finding a C examiner then we
are trying in the longer term to solve that problem but we need your information,
so we can match C examinations with would-be examiners.
Please let us know so we can focus our effort.
PCAWA STATE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
For more information regarding the Qualifying tests and standards for the 2012 PCAWA Milne Feeds "Go for 2&5" State Dressage Championships please CLICK HERE to download an information sheet.
PCAWA STATE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - INDOOR SCHOOL HIRE
The PCAWA Office and the State Equestrian Centre are pleased to announce that the SEC Indoor School will be available to hire at a reduced rate to Clubs who wish to practise either their Team or Individual tests in several occassions in the lead up the State Champs. The Indoor School will be available to hire to COUNTRY CLUBS on Friday the 10th August. Dates for METRO CLUBS will be announced soon. Reservations will be on a first come first served basis so please contact Ben Verning via email office@pcawa.com for more information regarding dates and costs.
JILL STANTON MEMORIAL DRESSAGE DAY
Serpentine Horse and Pony Club to be held on the 24th June.
Tests: Prep 2, Prelim 1B (running two prelim classes - split based on age), Novice 2A, Novice 2D, 3B and 4B
Entries only via www.globalentriesonline.com.au. All enquiries to Wendy Cumming at wendyandneil@bigpond.com (no phone calls please)
Esperance Pony Club
One Day Event
2-3 June 2012
A-E Grades
For more information please visit their website
Have you thought about becoming a Trainee Eventing Steward?
PCAWA Eventing Steward Duties include:
·to provide appropriate help and guidance to Event Organisers.
·to act as Technical Delegate
·to inspect and approve the courses and arenas being used for events.
·to authorise any alterations being made.
·to check entry forms and programs prior to event.
·to approve administration arrangements for the event.
·to supervise or present all briefings.
·to ensure all events are conducted in accordance with the rules.
·to submit a written post event report to PCAWA
PCAWA needs more Trainee Eventing Stewards to maintain the high level of participation in Pony Club Eventing.
To find out more or to register your interest please email eventing@pcawa.com
PCAWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Active Riding Subcommittee are pleased to announce that the 2012 Novelty State Championships and the PPMG Championship Qualfier and Semi Finals will be held at Beverley Horse and Pony Club on 15-16th September. More information will be available via the Active Riding page of the PCAWA website soon.
CHANGE IN EQUIPMENT
Please note that the above is the ring holder for the 9 Ring Race. For more information regarding the construction of the above or to place an order, please contact Sean Corbin via email sean.corbin@westrac.com.au
MARSDEN CUP - JUNE 16TH
A Hills and Swan Zone event to be held at Horsemen's Pony Club. For more information please click on the link below. DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM HERE
WASJA & PCAWA IN CO-OPERATION WASJA are offering PCAWA Members for WASJA Membership benefits and discounts at their forthcoming shows!! The next show is Saturday May 19th, and represents an ideal opportunity to get in some last minute practice in the Indoor School before the PCAWA State Champs. Entries via www.globalentries.com.au
The
PONY CLUB EVENT
OF THE YEAR ...yes it was!
"Thank you to all those involved in making Saturday such an outstanding success. It was a wonderful
way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Pony Club in WA.
I know how much thought, time and effort goes into making occasions such as these a success and you
obviously left no stone unturned to ensure that it was a great celebration. The day was a marvelous mix of
young and old and it was particularly heartening to have the young people there.
Congratulations, also, on the beautiful production of ‘Reflections and Recollections’. Reading it brought
back many memories.
I would also like to thank the Executive for my nomination for the ‘S’ Certificate. It was a surprise and an
honour to receive this recognition.
Thank you all, once again. It was a great day!"
Regards
Val Mayger
PCAWA AGM
At the Annual General Meeting on 11th March, farewells were made to two highly
valued and respected members of the Executive, who have devoted their time and expertise for many years to the Pony Club organisation:
Michele Wilkie & Deborah Spencer
L to R: Rose Pinter - President; Judy Rose - Senior Vice-President;
Neville Westlund - PCAWA Legend; Vicki Griffin - Treasurer;
Michele Wilkie - Past Vice President; Simon Ozanne - Junior Vice President;
Debrorah Spencer - Past Director of Coaching.
Pony Club at the Royal Show
What a great week we had!
The glitz and glamour of the dressage, the colour and magic of the Musical Ride and the
thrills (and spills!) of novelties and PPMG.
Thank you to all of our participating riders – you were fantastic ambassadors for PCAWA
and your clubs receiving much praise from all involved at the Royal Show
for your presentation and conduct.
Thank you to all of the parents for the time, effort and distances travelled to support your
children riding at the show. Thank you to the Active Riding and Dressage sub committees
for all of your help through the week.
Thank you to Red and Ashley for staying to take photos each night.
Lastly thank you to all RAS staff for their help and support.
South Midlands celebrated the PCAWA 50th Anniversary at our July Rally. After normal lessons
in the morning most of our members from Lead Line through to K changed into Fancy Dress.
The theme was 1960’s. Costumes ranged from Carnaby Street to Hippies and many ponies
and horses were also in Fancy Dress.
Following the Fancy Dress riders were divided into teams and sent off to hunt for
Golden Horseshoes that had been hidden around the grounds. Ninety shoes were
hidden and 87 came back, proving that our members are pretty good
gold prospectors.
Our members filled out a profile on their Pony Club activities and added a photo. These, along
with photos of coaches and a club newsletter will be placed in a time capsule and buried.
In ten years time we will dig up the time capsule and hold a 60 year celebration!
Photos of our last rally day at Kellerberrin Riding & Pony club which incorporated a
celebration of PCAWA 50th Anniversary. We asked James Scott and Doreen Dowding who
are not only life members but continue to be on call for assistance to day to cut the cake.
We hope that you liked this cake, we thought it was awesome.
The riders all plaitted up and did a quadrille and entertained past and present members
who then tucked into an amazing afternoon tea supplied by current members.
It was a lovely day and we thought you might like to see how we celebrated.
Debbie Alberti
Kellerberrin Riding & Pony Club
Gosnells Pony Club had its EOY Trophy Presentation, Sunday 13th Nov 2011
A great time was had by all!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Another weekend was spent promoting PCAWA to the wider community at the
2011 World Sports Expo.
Thank you to clubs who sent in photos and a big thank you
to the following members who kindly gave their time to help on the PCAWA stand;
Rose Pinter ~ PCAWA Executive
Michelle Wilkie ~ PCAWA Executive
Michelle Hollingwirth ~ Wallangara
Terena Atkinson ~ Swan Valley
Marika Barrett-Lennard ~ Beverley
Brittany Kember ~ Darlington
Tamara Parry ~ Darlington
Ann Gillman ~ Darlington
Anita Wilkins ~ Darlington
TETRATHLON NEWS
TOODYAY HORSE AND PONY CLUB UNOFFICIAL GYMKHANA - 10th June To include Games, Showjumping and Hacking. For more information CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM
GRANTS & FUNDING NEWS
Do you know a Local SportingChampion? Apply now for a Local Sporting Champions Grant
Are you, or do you know, a dedicated young athlete, coach or official participating in a state or national sporting championships? Are you aged 12-18 years old travelling further than 250km return for a state or national championships?
If yes, then you or your team could be eligible for a Local Sporting Champions grant to help meet costs such as uniforms, travel, accommodation and equipment.
Grants of $500 per individual and $3,000 per team are available for young people participating in a nominated National Sporting Organisation-endorsed state or national sporting championships or a School Sport Australia national championship.
This program is an Australian Government initiative managed by the Australian Sports Commission and supports 8,000 young people each year.
The grants are designed to help athletes, coaches and officials achieve their sporting goals and are distributed across all 150 federal electorates of the national parliament.
Applications are open, so apply now!
Applications must be submitted prior to the commencement of the nominated championships.