Hills Grammar News- Jessica’s National Success
Diminutive Jessica Callus in Year 5 at Hills Grammar was over the moon when she was selected into the NSW team to compete in the Australian Interschool Championship in Toowoomba last month. Jess and her ponies Yartarla Park Chipmonk and Glynyarra Park Classic made the long journey to Queensland in the school holidays for what […]
Save the dates! End of year events at Arcadia Pony Club
It’s been a busy year for Arcadia Pony Club and we still have a few exciting events for our members. On Sunday 5th November we will run a gymkhana with our annual Closed Dressage, Show riding and Sporting, all in one day. Thank you to Saddleworld Dural for generously sponsoring this event! Our Zone 23 […]
Galston Equestrian Club – Talks, horsemanship, jumping and art classes!
Our last Official Dressage Competition for the year was held on 24th September. Four excellent judges had a busy day judging 55 riders in classes from Prep to Elementary, and for the first time GEC included a Medium test, judged by Pam Dalrymple and Vicki Newham, both B grade judges. The riders’ feed-back was excellent, […]
RDA (NSW) Tall Timbers Centre
RDA (NSW) Tall Timbers Centre was recently visited by the Patron of RDA (NSW) His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) Governor of NSW and Mrs Linda Hurley. It was a great honour to welcome them to our Centre where they were able to watch the programs and meet our participants and […]
Arcadia Pony Club
What’s the best way to spend Father’s Day? Helping out at Closed Show jumping at Arcadia Pony Club of course! Whilst most dads were perhaps having a sleep in followed by breakfast in bed on Father’s Day, a number of very special dads were out in force helping out at Arcadia Pony Club’s annual Closed […]
Galston Equestrian Club – Talks, horsemanship, jumping and art classes!
On 25 July 2017, the Galston Equestrian Club (GEC) hosted an information evening about equine nutrition at the Galston Club. It was surprising how simply we can feed our horses, how easy it is to over-feed them and how efficient our feeding can become when we tap into the scientific resources of our local experts. […]
Galston Equestrian Club – Jumping, dressage and important safety training!
Sunday 13th August saw the return of popular instructor Tana Subotic running a showjumping clinic. “Get on the phone, don’t come alone” was a fun concept to grab a friend and share a showjump lesson at the height of your choice. Fourteen riders participated with heights ranging from cross rails to 90cm, with their ages […]
Hills Hawks 2017 Season
What an amazing season we have had here at the community based Hills Hawks Football Club starting way back in February this year when we held our grading sessions for the competition teams and culminating in the championship finals on the 19th August. So much more has happened in between and we would like to […]
Gear Check And Troop Drill – How We Start Each Rally Day At Arcadia Pony Club
At the start of each rally day, it is standard procedure for all riding members of Arcadia Pony Club participate in gear check and troop drill. Once riders are saddled up, they are gear checked by qualified instructors or parent volunteers that have completed the PCA NSW Gear Check Certificate. Gear check is a safety […]
From Russia … with Prizes!
The Galston Concert on Sunday 17 September offers stars of two generations. Young talent will shine when prize-winning pianists Joshua Zhi and Leroy Ma will perform following their recent success at the Steps to Mastery piano competitions in St Petersburg, Russia, in June. “Save for a dates clash, Joshua, Leroy and other young Sydney pianists […]
