Pony Club Newsletter - March 2009

Royal Riders
Pony Club
Royal Riders
News
Volume 1, Issue 6
March 2009
Happy Birthday Mrs. Kaak and
Welcome New Member: Avery
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Upcoming Events
2
Pony Stories
3
Horse of the Month:
American Quarter
Horse
4
About Pony Club
6
Horse Cents
6
Sharon Kaak
March 13th
Happy St.
Patrick’s
Day!
Avery is 13 years old. She is an
eighth-grader. She started riding
this past year and is enjoying it.
She and her mom lease Jack
(shown above) and Robbie.
Pic of the Month
Bri rides Liam over
a 2 foot jump.
Send in your cute or funny pictures of your horse or pony by
e-mail to Kristen at:
horseloverkristen@sbcglobal.net
and maybe your picture will be
nominated for Pic of the
Month!
Upcoming
Events
March:
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Lessons every Monday and Friday
at 4:30 p.m.
May:
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Mar. 7th—Combined Driving Exhibition
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Mar. 14th—D Combined Rally—
Agoura
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Mar. 21st—D1 & D2 Testing
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Lessons every Monday and Friday
at 4:30 p.m.
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May 15th-17th—Mega Rally—
Moorpark
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May 23rd—Volunteer at Mustard
Seed Ranch
April:
June:
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Lessons every Monday and Friday
at 4:30 p.m.
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Lessons every Monday and Friday
at 4:30 p.m.
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April 5th—Dressage Show—West
Covina
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June 25th—Annual Campout
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April 19th—McCoy Show—Chino
Hills
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June 28th—McCoy Show and
Dressage Show
Recipes in this newsletter
are taken from:
The Original Book of Horse
Treats
By, June V. Evers
Horse Hollow Press
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April 25th—Trail Ride
Combined Driving Outing
Saturday, March 7 3-5pm
1758 Windes Drive, Orange Park Acres, 92869
Hi I’m Ally , here to explain what we are going to
do at the field trip to my grandpa’s house. Once
we arrive we will learn the parts of the harness.
We will also learn how to put the harness on.
Next we will watch a DVD on professional
carriage drivers. Then my grandpa will
demonstrate an example of how to drive Kate and
Ella, the two ponies. For the fun part all of us will
get to ride or maybe even drive the carriage. Make
sure to wear your helmet, boots, and pants.
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Pony Stories
Big Apple Barn
(#1)
THE SNEAKY
PONY SERIES
Starlight Animal
Rescue #1
Happy Go
Lucky
Book 1
Runaway
Keeker
By Kristin
Earhart
And the
Sneaky Pony
By Dandi Daley
Mackall
Welcome to Big
Apple Barn!
Happy Go Lucky
is a young pony.
He loves living
with his mom at Shoemaker Stables.
But when he’s sent to live at a riding
school called Big Apple Barn, everything in Happy’s life changes.
Big Apple Barn is full of new adventures! There are so many horses and
ponies for Happy to meet. He has a lot
to learn, and he misses his home. Will
Happy Go Lucky find his place at Big
Apple Barn?
Breyer
Stablemates
Patch
Which horse is
better— Gold
Charm or Patch?
By Hadley
Higginson
Meet Catherine Corey Keegan Dana
(everyone calls her Keeker). She lives
in the country with her mother, her father, five dogs, two cats, a goat and a
parakeet. What she really wants is a
pony.
Meet Plum. Plum is a Shetland pony
(who’s known to be a teeny bit sneaky).
She lives in a big field and likes to canter around with the other ponies, snorting at butterflies. She rarely, if ever,
thinks about little girls. She certainly
doesn't want one.
When Plum moves to Keeker’s farm,
Keeker faces the challenge of winning a
pony’s trust and friendship. And when
Plum and Keeker find themselves lost in
the woods, they learn that sometimes
working together is the best way to get
out of a fix.
With its charming illustrations and
easy-to-read text, this fast-paced story
of adventure and friendship will have
new readers galloping back for more.
Look for all the books in the Sneaky
Pony series!
Starlight
Starlight is gone!
Will Haley be
able to find her
before the storm
comes?
Each story features Stablemates horses
in exciting, easy-to-read adventures.
Read them all!
Winnie The Horse
Gentler (#1)
Wild Thing
By Dandi Daley
Mackall
“I have to have that
horse. And I’ll do
whatever it takes to
get her.”
Twelve-year-old
Winnie Willis loves horses—just like
her mother did. But since her mom died
to years ago, Winnie, her sister, Lizzy,
and her father have moved five times.
Winnie never cared much—until now.
She has a chance to buy the horse of her
dreams at an upcoming auction—but
how will she ever earn enough money?
More importantly, how can she possibly
convince her dad not to move them to
another town … again?
I’ve run away
seven times—
never once to anything, just away
from. Maybe that’s
why they call me a
“runaway” and
not a “run-to.”
Meet 16-year-old Dakota Brown. She
used to love all things horse until she
lost everything, including hope. The
minute she sets foot on her foster parent’s farm—Starlight Animal Rescue—
she plans her escape. But can an impossible horse named Blackfire and this
quirky collection of animal lovers be the
family she’s always dreamed of?
STARLIGHT ANIMAL RESCUE:
Where problem horses are trained and
loved, where abandoned dogs become
heroes, where stray cats become loyal
companions. And where people with
nowhere to fit in find a place to belong.
Canterwood
Crest (#1)
Take the Reins
By Jessica
Burkhart
Who says
teammates
have to be
friends?
When Sasha Silver and her horse,
Charm, arrive on the campus of the
elite Canterwood Crest Academy,
Sasha knows that she's in trouble.
She's not exactly welcomed with
open arms. One group of girls in
particular is used to being the best,
the brightest, and the prettiest on
the team, and when Sasha shows
her skills in the arena, the girls'
claws come out.
Sasha is determined to prove that
she belongs at Canterwood. Will
she rise to the occasion and make
the advanced riding team by the
end of her first semester? Or will
the pressure send Sasha packing?
Horse of the Month:
American Quarter Horse
American Quarter Horse Breed Description and Equine History
The adaptability of the quarter horse breed has allowed it to be used in other occupations such
as trail riding and for use by many urban mounted police units. Their even temperament makes
them a great animal for new riders learning about horses and their breeding ability has made
several stud farm owners both famous and wealthy. It is by far the most popular breed and currently boasts a population of about 3.2 million.
The quarter horse breeds usually shown in competition are larger, more muscular horses with
wide jowls. Those for reining and cutting are smaller with more powerful hindquarters very agile
and quick on their feet. The show type resembles the running quarter horse though some may
be taller and slimmer. All quarter horses however have speed, power and are more than willing
to please their owners.
Their popularity also has them working in rodeo and on ranches and as show horses in show
and pleasure events.
Their coloring varies from bay, black and brown and includes chestnut, palomino, buckskin and
grey. The quarter horse breed is known for its small, short and refined head and straight profile
as well as its broad chest and powerful hindquarters. Standing between 14 and 16 hands,
about five-feet-tall at the withers, they are bred with two main body types. The stock type,
which is more compact and muscular yet extremely agile, and the racing type that may be
slightly taller with smoother muscles typically trained for running quarter mile sprints.
History of the Quarter Horse Breed
Back in the late 1700’s the colonists came across a horse breed that combined the English
horses with the Chickasaw breed, which was a descendent of the Arabia and Barb, brought
into the southeast United States by the Spanish Conquistadors. What they had was a small,
sturdy horse that was quick and nimble and showed signs of superior intelligence and a willingness to work. As flat land horse racing became popular, this fast animal, achieving speeds
of up to 55 miles per hour over short distances soon dominated the quarter mile track and
was aptly named the quarter miler, or quarter horse. As the quarter horse breed continued to
gain popularity, its gentle nature led it to be used as a riding horse and due to its strength
was soon performing other work on many of the early farms. The breed seemed to have a
natural instinct for working around cattle as well. When the settlers began surging west in the
1800’s, the quarter horse breed was the horse of choice of the early cowboys, being used for
cattle round-up due to their speed and agile maneuverability and quickly became the horses
that cowboys counted on for their daily duties on cattle ranches. As with most activities undertaken by the early cowboys, the duties performed by them and their horses, quickly
turned into competition, setting the stage for rodeo riding, and the quarter horse breed excelled at calf roping, team roping and barrel racing. Today, these horses
are still in demand for these events.
http://www.horses-and-horse-information.com/articles/american-quarter-horse.shtml
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Pony Club Comes to Yorba Linda
North Orange County’s very own Pony Club is here! Become
a part of the Royal Riders Pony Club. Pony Club is an international club geared toward educating our youth and guiding them toward becom-
Sharon Kaak
18207 Shook Lane
Yorba Linda, CA
92886
ing better horse riders. Pony club will encourage our young horse lovers to become
even better citizens in our already strong community of horse lovers.
Phone: 714-606-7136
Fax: 714-274-7136
E-mail: dskaak@sbcglobal.net
This year promises to be full of new experiences. Each month we will have an
unmounted lesson and two (or more if you want) mounted lessons. In the last
year, we have already hosted Pony Play Days for our members, represented our
OC PONY CLUB
club in our local parades, made our own homemade horse treats, and participated in a Pony Club Rally and Camp. In 2009 we are hoping to participate in
The Perfect Club for Pony Lovers
even more rallies and clinics, as well as to experience some local field trips. We
welcome you to join us! To learn more go to: www.ocponyclub.org
Our website is:
www.ocponyclub.org
Horse
Cents
Easy Ways to Save Money on Horse Items
Sundae Supreme (for the horse, not you)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup oats
1/4 cup sweet feed
3/4 cup bran
1 1/4 cup molasses
1 cup brown sugar
1 apple, cut in small cubes
1 carrot, diced 1/4 inch
1 wafer cone dish (the kind used to make sundaes)
1 piece of peppermint candy or a seedless green
or red grape
Directions: Mix the oats, sweet feed and bran. Add 1/2
cup brown sugar and 3/4 cup molasses and mix. Mixture should be thick enough so it can be easily shaped
and molded. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix thoroughly another 1/2 cup
molasses, and 1/2 cup more brown sugar, add carrots
and apple cubes. Mixture should be runny. Pour into
the bottom of the wafer cone dish and smooth out
with a spoon.
Scoop the oat, sweet feed and bran mixture into the
wafer cone dish and cover the carrot and apple mixture. Mold this into a mound.
To garnish: Drip more molasses over the top and
place a peppermint in the center. If your horse bolts
his feed, use a seedless green or red grape instead.
Limit one cone dish per horse.
Suggestions, Comments, or Questions: Email Kristen at: horseloverkristen@sbcglobal.net
Newsletter Managing Editor: Kristen D., age 12