Budgerigar Society of NSW Inc Hills Branch
At the September Meeting of the Hills Branch members were treated to a very informative lecture, visual display and a hands on demonstration of the latest variety of budgerigar, namely the White Cap by Mrs Kathy Manton. Kathy is a Hills Branch member and a NSW Senior Panel Judge. Exhibition budgerigars come in many colours […]
Galston Equestrian Club – Such A Busy Club, So Many Events!
I am sure we are all very grateful for the recent rain which has transformed our paddocks into lush green grass instead of baked dust bowls! It is worth having muddy horses for a few days to see the grass returning so quickly. GEC Member Samantha Backhouse entered the Horseland 40th Anniversary “Making Memories” competition […]
Arcadia Pony Club Closed Showjumping Sponsored by Horseland Dural
Arcadia Pony Club ran their annual Closed Showjumping event on Sunday, 30th September. It was the first weekend of the school holidays so there were lots of riders commencing their school break with a fun and fabulous show jumping! What better way to kick-off school holidays! A huge than you to our wonderful sponsor for […]
Arcadia Pony Club PCA NSW Awards
Two members of Arcadia Pony Club have been recognised by the Pony Club Association of NSW in their annual awards. Paul Cairns, an instructor and also Arcadia Pony Club’s instructor’s “mentor” has been recognised as the 2018 Volunteer of the Year for Zone 23. Paul first joined Arcadia Pony Club in 2006 (over 12 years […]
Arcadia Pony Club – fun and friendship with Glenorie Pony Club!
On Sunday, 15th September Arcadia Pony Club invited their friends from nearby Glenorie Pony Club to be a specially planned rally day. With the school holidays on there was a great turn out from both Clubs. The instructors from Arcadia did a wonderful job of planning and delivering a variety of activities including a full […]
Galston Equestrian Club – such a busy club, giving members so much fun!
On the 17th July GEC held another Horsemanship Day with Suzi Deryk of Crackerjack Horsemanship. Members had a fun day following up on last month and had their questions answered about how to keep their horses’ mind on them and to focus on the activity at hand. It was a lovely friendly and social opportunity […]
Galston Equestrian Club – so many choices of things to do!
On Sunday 24th June, we ran our first show jumping competition for the year. The morning started out very chilly with frost on the ground, but turned into a beautiful winter’s day. Forty one riders turned out to jump the course which was judged by Jenny Neil, a level 2 show jump judge who often […]
Arcadia Pony Club success at Zone 23 Showriding Championships
A large contingent of riders from Arcadia Pony Club attended the Zone 23 Showriding Championships hosted by Forest Hills Pony Club on Sunday 29th April. Zone 23 competitors includes riders from Arcadia, Avondale, Dural, and of course Forest Hills. With a fresh start to the day and black clouds looming, competitors were a little concerned […]
Galston Equestrian Club – So many varied activities!
Our Members Only Dressage Comp on 25th Feb broke the drought. We did a rain dance on the dressage arenas and the drizzle started during the last classes for the day, and by the time we packed up we had proper rain. We had 44 happy members doing 78 tests. Congratulations to Anne-Katrin Liebe on […]
Trapping and Tracking to Tackle Tabbies
Hornsby Shire Council will expand its feral cat trapping efforts and join the Cat Tracker Australia program, in an attempt to reduce the impact of cats on our local native wildlife. Only feral cats will be targeted by the traps, which have been carefully designed to cause no harm to the animals. “If a domestic cat is […]
