Parents Information for Camp 2019
NOTE TO PARENTS
Camp commences and gates open at 8.30a.m. Day ends at 5p.m. approx. Please note there is no supervision outside these times. Parents please remember that any young children accompanying a Pony Club member to activities must be supervised at all times.
This year again we would like to get a lot more parents involved in Camp. Help is needed each day with giving out morning snacks and at lunchtime supervising the children. We also need parents to help put up and take down fences, and the biggest job of the week is helping to clean up on the last day. The onus is on each member and parent to remove all their property brought into Camp and that the stables are empty of bedding, ready to be power hosed, which now has to be done after every Camp. Helping is a great chance to meet other parents, your children’s friends and for us all to get to know one another.
Please take all tack and valuables home each night!!!
Be weather conscious – members will need sun-cream on hot days and rain gear / dry clothes to change into if it’s wet – and possibly all of the above on any 1 day!
BBQ evening. All welcome! Please make sure tack / valuables are put away before going to BBQ.
Second hand sale: Clothing gear at camp BBQ. Drop items into camp kitchen clearly labelled with owner;s name and priced. Please collect any unsold items immediately after camp.
Tests / achievement badges:
Members will have the opportunity to do the following Pony Club tests if they wish:
Age 7 or over on 1st Jan. 2018: D test;
Age 9 or over on 1st Jan 2018: D+ test.
We are also introducing Pony Club achievement badges, some members will have the opportunity of doing these.
Prize giving parents / family invited. Please put valuables away before prize giving as far as possible.
Parents:If you are available to help at camp please contact Rosie/ Joan as there are plenty of little jobs to be done.
If there is an issue with your child/ pony please come to the DC's with your issue and we will consult with the relevant person/s.
Dress: blue shirt, pony club tie, pony club sweatshirt/ plain navy jumper beige/ cream/ white jodhpurs during the week, beige for tests and competition. No Logos or bling permitted.
*No riding in hoodies, for safety reasons*.
An ice-cream van will come in at lunch-time, so members might want a couple of euros for this. There will not be a tuck shop at camp.
NOTE TO PARENTS
Camp commences and gates open at 8.30a.m. Day ends at 5p.m. approx. Please note there is no supervision outside these times. Parents please remember that any young children accompanying a Pony Club member to activities must be supervised at all times.
This year again we would like to get a lot more parents involved in Camp. Help is needed each day with giving out morning snacks and at lunchtime supervising the children. We also need parents to help put up and take down fences, and the biggest job of the week is helping to clean up on the last day. The onus is on each member and parent to remove all their property brought into Camp and that the stables are empty of bedding, ready to be power hosed, which now has to be done after every Camp. Helping is a great chance to meet other parents, your children’s friends and for us all to get to know one another.
Please take all tack and valuables home each night!!!
Be weather conscious – members will need sun-cream on hot days and rain gear / dry clothes to change into if it’s wet – and possibly all of the above on any 1 day!
BBQ evening. All welcome! Please make sure tack / valuables are put away before going to BBQ.
Second hand sale: Clothing gear at camp BBQ. Drop items into camp kitchen clearly labelled with owner;s name and priced. Please collect any unsold items immediately after camp.
Tests / achievement badges:
Members will have the opportunity to do the following Pony Club tests if they wish:
Age 7 or over on 1st Jan. 2018: D test;
Age 9 or over on 1st Jan 2018: D+ test.
We are also introducing Pony Club achievement badges, some members will have the opportunity of doing these.
Prize giving parents / family invited. Please put valuables away before prize giving as far as possible.
Parents:If you are available to help at camp please contact Rosie/ Joan as there are plenty of little jobs to be done.
If there is an issue with your child/ pony please come to the DC's with your issue and we will consult with the relevant person/s.
Dress: blue shirt, pony club tie, pony club sweatshirt/ plain navy jumper beige/ cream/ white jodhpurs during the week, beige for tests and competition. No Logos or bling permitted.
*No riding in hoodies, for safety reasons*.
An ice-cream van will come in at lunch-time, so members might want a couple of euros for this. There will not be a tuck shop at camp.
B test age amended to 16 years old in the year of the test from 16 years old on the first of January. .
CAMP
BARBECUE: . Everyone welcome.
The Veterinary Surgeon will be on duty to check all passports and vaccinations.
ITEMS NEEDED FOR CAMP
Hay and feed must be brought in by each child. Supplies of shavings are limited as we must keep bedding to a minimum as requested by the Racecourse. PLEASE HAVE NAMES MARKED CLEARLY ON ALL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
GROOMING KIT:
Hoof Pick. Hoof Oil & Brush. Body Brush. Curry Comb.
Plaiting Bands. Mane Comb. Stable Rubber/Tea Towel. Dandy Brush.
Water Brush & Sponge. Sweat Scraper Saddle Soap.
Numnah (square Saddlecloths allowed without logos)
STABLE KIT: 2 Buckets Shaving Fork. Shovel. Yard Brush. Muck Sack.
CLOTHING: Hat or Skull Cap (PASO15 EN1384 or SNELL 2011 with BSI Kite Mark of ASTM F1163 with SEI).
Body Protector level 3 (compulsory).
VACCINATIONS
Make sure your pony’s vaccinations are up to date. Flu and Tetanus injections – primary course consists of two injections given not less than 21 days and not more that 90 days apart. Followed by a third injection between 5 and 7 months later, after this an annual booster may be given.
PASSPORTS
Under Irish legislation all horses must now have a Passport and these will be checked at qualifiers, championships and other events from time to time. Anyone who requires a Passport form can download and print it from the Pony Club website or else contact Horse Sport Ireland, Beech House, Millennium Park, Osberstown, Naas, Co Kildare. Phone 045-850800.
The Veterinary Surgeon will be on duty to check all passports and vaccinations.
ITEMS NEEDED FOR CAMP
Hay and feed must be brought in by each child. Supplies of shavings are limited as we must keep bedding to a minimum as requested by the Racecourse. PLEASE HAVE NAMES MARKED CLEARLY ON ALL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
GROOMING KIT:
Hoof Pick. Hoof Oil & Brush. Body Brush. Curry Comb.
Plaiting Bands. Mane Comb. Stable Rubber/Tea Towel. Dandy Brush.
Water Brush & Sponge. Sweat Scraper Saddle Soap.
Numnah (square Saddlecloths allowed without logos)
STABLE KIT: 2 Buckets Shaving Fork. Shovel. Yard Brush. Muck Sack.
CLOTHING: Hat or Skull Cap (PASO15 EN1384 or SNELL 2011 with BSI Kite Mark of ASTM F1163 with SEI).
Body Protector level 3 (compulsory).
VACCINATIONS
Make sure your pony’s vaccinations are up to date. Flu and Tetanus injections – primary course consists of two injections given not less than 21 days and not more that 90 days apart. Followed by a third injection between 5 and 7 months later, after this an annual booster may be given.
PASSPORTS
Under Irish legislation all horses must now have a Passport and these will be checked at qualifiers, championships and other events from time to time. Anyone who requires a Passport form can download and print it from the Pony Club website or else contact Horse Sport Ireland, Beech House, Millennium Park, Osberstown, Naas, Co Kildare. Phone 045-850800.