Galston Equestrian Club – A Jam-Packed June And July!
After a cancelled start due to a wet long weekend, we had brilliant sunshine on 24th June for our first Agility Day of the year. We had 20 participants who took their horses through, over and around tarps, shower curtains, barrels, gates and witches hats. Two even rode the course bareback! Everyone increased their skill […]
Budgerigar Society of NSW Inc.
After completion of the State Selection Trials in late May, the selected birds were subject to a week of pampering to have them at their best for the National Competition in Mackay, North Queensland. National competition was intense, with all states submitting birds in the various varieties during two days of judging by four national […]
More fun to be had at GEC!
What a very busy year we have had so far, with the club holding so many varied events and opportunities for us to enjoy with our horses. The Introductory Rider Biomechanics course with Equi-Motion on 24th May was very interesting. This day was run by Emma Matlin and Kristin Dean, who are both human and […]
A busy and exciting year at Arcadia Pony Club
2017 has shaped up as another busy and exciting year at Arcadia Pony Club. With the year flying by, our members have attended a number of rally days with fun and engaging sessions from our qualified instructors. Our members have successfully competed at a number of regional and Royal Shows including Castle Hill Show, the […]
Galston Equestrian Club – Lots of lovely dressage!
We held a Dressage Protocol Day on 23 rd April, with B Grade judge Vicki Newham and D Grade judge Sue Birch each judging and teaching a full day of enthusiastic students. We started with a record time of setting up 2 arenas in Saturday afternoon – 45 minutes, and finished with an even better […]
Dural Pony Club
The wet weather doesn’t bother Dural Pony Club, because we just have a wet weather rally day instead! During the torrential rains in March and early April, we were forced to have two wet weather rally days. This is where the kids come, without their horses but have the opportunity to learn so much more […]
Arcadia Pony Club hosts successful Zone Show Jumping competition
Arcadia Pony Club hosted the Zone 23 Show Jumping competition at their wonderful grounds at the Rural Sports Facility on Sunday 2nd April. With over 50 competitors the day was a huge success with the event generously sponsored by Horseland Dural. The results for the day were as follows: A Grade Champion – Rachel Temm […]
Galston Equestrian Club – our new jumps had a good work out!
Judy Brightman of “Mindful Horse Mindful Leader” gave a very interesting talk on Thursday 16 March about Eponaquest, which was well attended and well received. She covered the topics of Leadership: developing skills in assertiveness, team building, emotional fitness, nonverbal communication, innovation, conflict resolution, and leadership presence. Personal Development: developing skills in relationship, emotional fitness, […]
Galston Equestrian Club – Amazing April!
Well, the weather has certainly been having a lovely time with our scheduled events! First the blistering heat forced us to postpone our show jumping clinic with Keira Burns to 4th March, along with most of our first Légèreté clinic. Then the rains came – much needed for our dry and cracking paddocks, thank goodness, […]
Role models at Arcadia Pony Club – Our Associates
Pony club is all about providing young riders with the opportunity to learn the skills of riding and general horsemanship and compete at state, national and international events. Many people aren’t aware that pony club is open to young adults up to the age of 25. Our ‘associate’ members are those aged from 17 to […]
