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Tipperary Hunt Branch 
of the Irish Pony Club

We hope everyone had a happy Christmas and a good New Year.   Roll on 2020. 
A big thank you to all who supported the recent fundraiser for Billy at O'Reillys. Billy, brother of our member Charlotte was recently diagnosed with complete bone marrow failure and will need intensive treatment over the coming months. A massive 1250 was raised by our members. The club wishes to extend our very best wishes to Billy and his family. 
​Tipperary Hunt Annual Ball 
Tickets are now sold out. This event is aimed at members and their friends in their junior cert year. This is an underage no alcohol/drugs event. All bags & persons will be searched on entering the venue. Anyone found to be under the influence of alcohol or otherwise will not gain entry to the event and their parents will be phoned to collect them. Tickets will be given out approx 2 weeks before the event. Tickets sales are limited to a maximum of 30 per member. Reselling of the tickets is not permitted.

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A busy few weeks for all our members.
A big well done to all who travelled to Punchestown to compete in the the Kildare ODE. Fantastic results achieved by all members who attended this last event of the year. A special well done to Sam on winning the U12 section A class and to Evie for winning the U10 section A class. Lucy, Kaycie and Mia also brought home rosettes. 

Congratulations to Tom and Yousef who recently passed their B test.
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Best of luck to all our members currently preparing for the C+ test which is on October 5th. A separate WhatsApp page has been created to provide training and test details for those participating.

Yousef also placed second  in the Showjumping Classic 1.20 final.  He won an amazing prize to go to the Army Equitation barracks in February for a weeks tuition.

​​Big well done to all of our members who competed in the RDS. We were very proud to have so many Tipperary Hunt PC members attending the competition. A very special well done to Keelan who placed a magnificent 2nd representing the club in the combined training discipline.

Plenty of Tipps at the Shillelagh ODE. Congratulations to all who took part and especially to our prize winners, Lucy, Mary, Sam, Daisy and Kaycie. For some it was a first attempt at a ODE and you all represented our club so well.
​The eventing championships was another wonderful day out for all the members. There were some fantastic results again this year. Great individual and team results. 
Another wonderful weekend at Tattersalls for the annual tetrathlon event. The competitors had mighty craic and we had some great performances and lots learned over the course of the weekend. Lots of tetrathlon first timers gave it everything on what proved to be a tough xc course. A big well done to Aoife (1st placed team) and Bob who ran like the wind to achieve fantastic results in the Senior competition.  


It was a fantastic day at Grove ODE this year. A big thank you to all of the volunteers who made the day so wonderful. We would also like to say a special thank you to the Ponsby family for use of the fantastic venue and all their assistance in getting us up and running. As you can imagine a tremendous amount of work goes into hosting an event like this. A special thank you goes to the hard working Grove committee for their amazing trojan efforts over the last few weeks. We have had some fantastic feed back today from the many clubs who traveled to take part. As always their support is greatly appreciated. A big congratulations to all the competitors. A full list of the results is attached below. Congratulations to all our members who placed. 
A massive well done to all our young members who had a fantastic Minimus weekend.You all gave it 100% and the whole club is very proud of the hard work you put into it. A massive thank you to all who helped in anyway to get these guys to Minimus, the parents, brothers/sisters  the trainers and all the background staff who work tirelessly to make sure it all runs smoothly.



Please open the following link to see the information re child safegaurding.
branch_child-safeguarding-statement_28_feb_19__1_.docx

Camp 2019. Thank you to all who helped pull off the amazing camps this year for the members. Every little bit of support helps. We had lots of new members this year so it was great to see so many involved. 
 
Preparations for this years B test are now underway, dates for your diary are:  B test on foot April 23rd Ballylanigan
Mock Test August 31st Venue TBC
B Test September 7th Pat Walsh

C+ training and testing will be held towards the end of aug. start of sept.

Big congratulations to all of the members who passed the C test Saturday the 30th of March. A big thank you to our trainer and parents for their hard work too.



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The following is a list of ODE qualifiers so mark them into your diaries nice and early.
09/06 Bunclody 
23/06 Kilossary 
29/06 Grove
30/06 Tatts 
07/07 Crecora 
14/07 Stradbally 
17/07 Killinick 
21/07 Shillelagh and Ballindenisk 
03/08 Kilguilkey 
04/08 Rosanna 
05/08 Longford 

Ode qualifier dates 2019​

 

Rallies
There are a lot of Rallies planned in the coming weeks for our members so mark your diaries, booking available on its plainsailing:

Thursday June 13th 6pm Grove
Thursday June 20th 6pm Jacinta Kennedys Ballynonty
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Well done to all who competed in the Eventing Championships. Great results and team work from all of our members. A lovely way to finish off the eventing season. Full results are available on the IPC website.
​https://irishponyclub.ie/index.php/activites-events/results-all

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Grove 2018 results see above.

Thanks to all our volunteers who made a very large entry event run off very successfully.
We do not pay our volunteers
not because they are worthless
but because they are priceless!!! THANK YOU.


2018 Camp - What a week. The sun was shining, the juice and biscuits were plentiful and the ponies were on fire.... Some photos of the week say it all. Thanks to all who made this week run so smoothly. There are so many people who volunteer their time to make it all happen so thank you to each and everyone who contributed in any way. Every bit helps.
 

Committee News
Congratulations to Deirdre our new DC. Joan Fox will remain on the committee as assistant to Deirdre. Thank you to all members for your consistent efforts in organising and supporting the work at committee level.
 We hope that members and parents will continue to be positive and supportive of the work that the committee do to run a successful Tipp HPC.



Club Gear 
Details of club gear currently available to buy appears on itsplainsailing. Hoodies, softshell jackets and xc colours currently up for ordering.

IMPORTANT NOTE RE CAMP
Slight change of date for pony club camp in Powerstown Clonmel
Mon 1st to Fri 5th of July 2019 inclusive. Now available to book on itsplainsailing.
For Camp 2019 and championships 2019 please ensure you have the relevant
vaccination requirements for all ponies/horses.
​They must have received the following
(1) A Primary Course of TWO injections not less than 21 days or more than 92 days apart.
(2)A First Booster must be given 5-7 months (not less than 150 days and not more than 215 days) after the second injection of the Primary Course.
(3) Thereafter, Annual Boosters are to be given not more than 12 months apart.
(4) Vaccination within 7 days prior to entering the Stables is NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR ANY vaccination.
(5) If at any time an injection is given later than is required under these rules, the whole sequence must be started from the beginning, including the 5-7 month booster.
If you are unsure, please ask your vet to check your vaccinations NOW


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    THPC suggestions Welcome

If there is any issue receiving texts or accessing the online system please let Joan Fox or any committee member know asap. We will do our best to resolve any issue for you.
Reminder: If you are competing in an inter-branch xc activity we encourage
you to wear your club colors with pride. Club colors are navy cover cap with yellow dots and navy xc jumper with writing on sleeves. Available to purchase @ Equine Warehouse, Clonmel.
Keep sending us your fun photos from being out and about at your pony club activities.
Its lovely to see you participating so early in the year. Send your pictures via whatsapp to Jackie Barden or any committee member.
Include the date/event name and your approval to publish participants names.

Tetrathlon Training 2019: All budding athletes keep fit with your peers this summer and have some fun Shooting, swimming, riding & running. Contact  Sophie Wall on 086 8790062 or Declan Murphy .


http://club.itsplainsailing.com/thpc

Remember to take part in any pony club activity you must have your membership paid & please use the online booking system as instructors venues times etc have to be booked in advance!

REGISTRATION  OF  EQUINE  PREMISES:
It is now a legal requirement that all equine premises in which a horse is kept must be registered with the Department Of Agriculture.  Registration is free. Please see the Department Of Agriculture website for more details.

Dept. Of Agriculture Website

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Tipperary Hunt Pony Club History:

The Tipperary Hunt Branch of the Pony Club was formed in the Autumn of 1959. The Master of the Tipperary Hunt Captain Evan Williams gave permission for the use of the name. Mrs Masters agreed to act as the first District Commissioner. Rallies were held at Killusty, Seskin, Woodroofe, Ballingarrane and Annsfort. By the end of the first year the club had a membership of 107. Over the years the Club has got bigger and our membership has continued to grow.

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