Blackwater Pony Club

17/08/2024

📣 program is out 📣

7th and 8th September
Gymkhana and unofficial Showjumping

Big thanks to our sponsors for this event

13/08/2024

11/08/2024

Congratulations to our riders who attended Emerald Pony Club gymkhana yesterday.

09/08/2024

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4 weeks to go until our Formal Gymkhana and Unofficial jump rounds!

If anyone would like to sponsor our little club please reach out to us via Facebook or via email: [email protected]

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22/07/2024

Blackwater Pony Club would like to thank Whitehaven Coal for their generous sponsorship for our upcoming Gymkhana and Showjumping day on the 7th-8th September.
Please keep an eye out on our page for the program which will be out in the next couple of weeks

21/07/2024

Still taking bookings for this clinic, it is open to everyone. You are not required to be a pony club member to attend.

🚨EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN🚨

Blackwater Pony Club proudly presents Tan-A-Lou Horsemanship Clinic to be held on the 17-18th August 2024 at our club grounds!

If you are wanting to connect with your horse and have a great weekend with old & new friends, then this is the clinic for you.

This clinic caters to all riders whom can ride independently (sorry no leds this time!)

We have camping and yards available for the weekend.

Drop your email below if you would love a nomination form⬇️

21/07/2024

Congratulations to Blackwater pony club members Savannah and Arizona today at Yeppoon hack and pony club formal gymkhana!

Savannah finished 1st overall and Arizona finished 3rd overall.

18/07/2024

18/07/2024

Congratulations to Blackwater riders Paityn and Shelby who attended Peak Downs Pony club Gymkhana and Zone 15 Pony Club gymkhana last weekend.
Both girls came home with lots of colourful ribbons, prizes and trophies 🏆🏅
Thankyou Peak Downs Pony Club for hosting a great weekend

15/07/2024

Hope to see to you all there! Any agenda items please send to [email protected]

29/06/2024

Congratulations to our pony club member, Savannah Deacon at interschool state championships 🏆🥇

25/06/2024

🚨EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN🚨

Blackwater Pony Club proudly presents Tan-A-Lou Horsemanship Clinic to be held on the 17-18th August 2024 at our club grounds!

If you are wanting to connect with your horse and have a great weekend with old & new friends, then this is the clinic for you.

This clinic caters to all riders whom can ride independently (sorry no leds this time!)

We have camping and yards available for the weekend.

Drop your email below if you would love a nomination form⬇️

14/06/2024

⭐ Let's talk dressage ⭐ Are you obsessed with sand dancing? Or do you see it as just the 'obligatory' phase before showjumping and cross country? Either way, you've got to hear this fantastic Equestrian Hub podcast featuring former Pony Club member, Brett Parbery.

Brett's story is fascinating, starting in Dorrigo, NSW, in a family of devoted horse people. His father professionally broke in and trained horses, with a focus on cattle horse sports. Brett himself was a top bronc rider, competing nationally and internationally from 1989 to 2000. But the love of training horses led him to dressage.

"When I was growing up, my father would pretty much talk horses all the time in the house," Brett shares in the podcast. "When we were sitting around the dinner table, we'd be talking about the different horses we'd been training. He'd always be quoting dressage books and concepts, and he'd always have a dressage book that he was reading on the table."

Why dressage? Because flatwork is the foundation for success in all riding disciplines. Brett has been professionally riding, training, and coaching dressage since 2000, and he competed at the World Equestrian Games in 2010.

🎧 Listen to Brett's story and his thoughts on the likely Australian dressage team selection for the Paris Olympics: https://bit.ly/4e9qbP0

👉 Clubs! Looking to add fun dressage activities to your rallies? Check out our Dressage 'Discipline of the Month' download: https://bit.ly/dressage-discipline-of-the-month

📸 credit: Brett Parbery, Performance Riders

14/04/2024

Great rally day yesterday with a few more new faces attending.

20/03/2024

Reminder - Tomorrow night - Thursday March 21 2024

How to set up a rally or muster in JustGo
Free JustGo sessions for club administrators are back. PCA brings a whole new 30-minute series of JustGo sessions. The first session on 'How to Set up a Rally or Muster' will kick off on 21st March at 8:00 pm AEDT. In this session, we will focus on clubs and zones that can setup a Rally or Muster in the system. Our session will include a dedicated time for Q&A.

Can’t watch at that time? All the sessions will be recorded and uploaded on PCA's YouTube channel.

We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday 21st March.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81399944189

There is also a series of JustGo How to's (pdf's and tutorials) on the PCA website, covering the basics.

https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/justgo-resources/

19/03/2024

Do you use gear on your horse because he needs it or just because it looks good?
It is something to think about, because if it is something you can do without, your horse might be more comfortable and even perform better.

Take nosebands. Your horse will be a lot happier if he can yawn, cough and chew while wearing a noseband – such as a cavesson (top right pic) – or no noseband at all, which is permitted at PC events.

Nosebands which have a strap passing under the bit and around the horse’s chin like those in the photos (left) are used by some riders to stabilise the bit in the horse’s mouth, or prevent the horse crossing its jaw or putting its tongue over the bit.
It also means you are applying constant pressure to his nose and mouth, which means the horse never gets a reward (remember negative reinforcement, where taking away pressure rewards the horse?)

As well, tight nosebands can affect a horse’s breathing, especially if they sit low. They can also press on soft parts of the horse’s nose and mouth, cause nerve damage and even affect a horse psychologically if he cannot soften and relax his jaw.

A tight noseband can cover up bad riding. If you discount sharp teeth and other mouth issues, and strong bits (a topic for another day), whatever the horse is doing with its mouth is a symptom of how it is being ridden by the rider. Talk to your Pony Club coach if you are having control problems with your horse.

NOTE:
* Nosebands not fitted properly would not pass a gear check - but make sure you know what to do at home too.
* Positive and negative reinforcement are covered in the PCA Certificate Manuals as part of the principles of equitation science.
* If you think your lower noseband strap is not too tight – why use it at all?
* As with any gear change, including removing gear, it’s a good idea to check with your Pony Club coach, and check the National Gear Rules for what’s allowed (sometimes it is discipline-specific) and how to fit it.
https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/sports/national-gear-rules/

10/03/2024

Another fantastic pony club rally day, with games, jumping, led classes, flatwork and to finish off an Easter egg hunt!

02/03/2024

In this newsletter: 10 reasons to walk your horse, win a mounting block, , proficiency certificates

02/03/2024

01/03/2024

26/02/2024

🏆Congratulations to our members who competed at Crompton park on the weekend 🏆

12/12/2023

Pony club Break up 2023
We had a great morning at the pool swimming and playing games.
Thankyou to all who attended, Merry Christmas 🎄

12/12/2023

Last rally day of 2023 on 19th November.
It was a bit wet to ride horses thanks to the lovely rain.
Our riders and parents enjoyed a lovely afternoon playing games on foot

27/10/2023

How good do our new day paddocks and shelters look?!
Huge thankyou to Central highlands regional council community grants program for helping our club with the funding to benefit our local community

22/09/2023

We wish Savannah Deacon and Primrose Park Casino all the best at Nationals in Werribee next weekend

👉 Team Queensland 👈

We would like to formally announce the Queensland Interschool Team that are travelling to Werribee to represent Queensland at the 2023 Australian Interschool Championships.

Congratulations all riders and safe travels. Go Queensland!

The graphic below is a summary of the team riders and horses, a detailed team listing is available via this link: https://www.qld.equestrian.org.au/news/2023-interschool-queensland-team-announced

01/07/2023

Blackwater Pony Club riders were proud to represent their club at Peak Downs Pony Club gymkhana wearing new vests which were kindly donated to our club from Eumundi and District Pony Club.
I would like to thank Gina from EDPC for reaching out to me, our riders look so smart in new matching vests

25/04/2023

Anzac Day 2023

Today our club had 9 riders and horses who participated in the Anzac Day March

Lest we Forget 💜