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Pentathlon Camp
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Monday, June 09, 2008 | 27 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Kelly and Shaylea represented Rising Star at the pentathlon camp/competition in Palm Desert this weekend. They received jumping instruction from Michael Cintas, USA Olympic Pentathlon equestrian coach, shooting lessons from UCLA's rifle coach andfencing lessons from a World Cup fencing coach. Kelly won the shooting competition for 11-12 yr. olds, 2nd place for jumping, swimming and running. Shaylea won the swimming competition for 9-10 yr. olds, 2nd for jumping, shooting and running.
It was a very busy, fun weekend!!
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SJ Rally
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | 29 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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The girls had a great time at the Show Jumping Rally! Everyone had at least one clean round, everyone had perfect formal inspections and dailies!! We even had some Exceeds Expectations scores!! Our team tied for horse management in their division :)
Great job, girls!
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Dressage Rally
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 33 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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We sent a full team to El Cajon for the Dressage Rally! Rebecca did an admirable job as stable manager, getting the riders where they needed to be on time and ready to go, keeping the stable area neat and the horses content :)
All the girls rode successful tests and did a great job of representing Rising Star. It was a long day for all but we are looking forward to the Stadium Jumping Rally next month!!
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Pony Club Convention
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Monday, January 28, 2008 | 50 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Shaylea and I returned from Boston, MA last night after 4 great days at the annual Pony Club Convention. Shaylea took part in the Pony Paddock which was for clubbers up to age 12. She had a blast playing lots of horse-related games, going on a mock fox-hunt up and down 2 sets of escalators andthrough the halls of the hotel complete with a "whip-dog handler" chasing a fox who was posting Post-It scent all around; plus several animal rescue and zoo organizations brought animals for the kids to see, learned how to put on leg wraps and she got to visit the Anatomy room and see all kinds o...... Read More
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2008 Agenda, Horse Mgmt.
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Monday, January 07, 2008 | 48 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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We met and planned out the 2008 year so I will be filling in the calendar and if you have any questions about when different events are, just check the calendar. There are lots of fun events planned for the year (horseless, dressage, stadium jumping, tetrathalon, quizand eventing rallies, summer camp, standards and ratings clinic for parents) plus the usual mounts and horse management meetings.
Brooke H. taught hoof care and shoeing and the kids did lots of fun horse activities while the parents were setting the agenda.
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Holiday Winter Musical
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 | 61 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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The Winter Musical went very well. It was moved to a Saturday afternoon and was much warmer than if it had been held in the evening. The previous dress rehearsal held at night was freezing and windy!
Everyone did very well, remembered their routines and had fun :) The little princesses on ponies were soooooo cute and the pirate costumes were wonderful! We are looking forward to participating again next year!
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Holiday party
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007 | 69 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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This last Saturday, we held our annual holiday party. Almost everyone was there and we enjoyed the great food and a funny game of horse charades. During our gift exchange, a cute little barn full of stuffed ponies was the "hot" item amongst the younger girls. Thanks to everyone for bringing wonderful food :)
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Horse Mgmt. Nov. 3rd
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 | 71 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Sara V. came to instruct. The kids went through the parts of a saddle and bridle again, looked at some pieces of tack that were not safe (cracks, stitching coming out, etc.) and then everyone worked on cleaning tack they had brought "the Pony Club" way. Lots of elbow grease later, their saddles, bridles and bits were looking really clean and shiny!
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Dressage winter musical practice
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 | 69 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Yesterday was the first practice for the Winter Musical we are doing along with Riverside Hills PC. The girls were somewhat confused about what they were to do at first, but once Sara Mc. went through it with them, it started to make sense and their routine is looking really good! Now the girls are excited about performing and what they are doing together. We are working on costumes and practicing more each week to perfect it. Check out pictures of practice on our Image Gallery!
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Dressage schooling show
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | 67 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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The dressage schooling show in Menifee was really a good experience for the kids. It was held at a new facility and we hope they host more schooling shows because it was a good set-up. We had 4 girls representing our club there and Brooke W. came as our coach. They also got to watch Sara V. ride her horse and win!
We had some initial issues with 2 ponies deciding to leave the dressage arena prematurely but the girls rallied and were able to improve their performances on their next rides!!
Overall, they did well, improving each time they rode, remembering their tests and supporting each other....... Read More
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New members!!
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | 85 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Hi,
At our last horse management meeting Friday and mount on Saturday,we had 4 new members join us! During horse management, Julee taught about good vs. bad conformation, colors and markings. It was a lively evening and everyone had fun trying to figure out what color of horse was taped on their back :) The new members were so cute on their ponies and will be such a great asset to the club.
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Games Day was a blast!!
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Sunday, August 26, 2007 | 77 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Games Day was a blast. We had 10 riders participate. The weather was hot but not as bad as it's been! The kids had fun racing, balancing balls on tennis rackets, eggs in spoons, rescuing partners, winning by being the slowest?! , manuevering to get in a stall for musical stalls, pole bending, bobbing for apples (both kids and horses/ponies!)and being able to "ride-a-buck." We saw great sports"girl"ship, lots of switching of mounts and lots of laughs too. It was great having the 2 clubs together. We are planning another Games Day for winter or spring when it's coole...... Read More
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Riding arenas look great!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | 86 Views | 0 Comments
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dana
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Mr. Volbeda was just finishing disking the dressage arena when we arrived for our mount on Saturday. Both riding areas look wonderful!! While I was putting the jumps back together, I noticed that many of them need a new paint job. We also need to have a "Rock" party as the disking brought up more rocks.... Anyways, it was great to have the dressage arena back in shape so Sara took advantage of that and everyone got some dressage in. The younger girls worked on making nice, round circles and lengthening and shortening their horse/pony's stride at the trot. Angela worked on how to ...... Read More
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