Roanoke Valley Pony Club

New Website

2011-08-19T14:04:00.001-07:00

We have decided to move our club's web site to a different server, so this page will no longer be kept up to date. Please bookmark www.RoanokeValleyPonyClub.org in your browser and head there from now on.

Thanks!

D Rally Info Packet Ready!

2011-07-17T14:49:00.001-07:00

The D Rally for our Zone will be held on Sunday, August 14, at Green Hill Park, and hosted by RVPC and SCPC. The closing date is Saturday, August 6 (secretary must have entries in hand by that date). Click here for the Word format of the D Rally Info packet, or here for the PDF version.

If you are a D who is interested in participating, you can choose Horse Trials, Combined Test, or Dressage Only. If you are a C or above and would like to help out, please download the info packet and fill out the volunteer form and mail it in to Ellen (address in packet). Thanks, and hope to see everyone there!

Spring Frolic Results

2011-04-17T05:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Spring Frolic happen last weekend. Here are the results. We especially appreciate those who came to compete on that cold, misty day!

Spring Frolic Ride Times

2011-04-07T03:14:00.000-07:00

We are excited for the Spring Frolic this Saturday! Thank you to all who support our club by attending this show, sponsoring a class or a division, and/or helping us put on the show. The money we raise at our horse shows allows us to have mounted meetings with pony club instructors who help our members learn Sportsmanship, Stewardship, and Leadership through Horsemanship.

Click here for ride times for Saturday.

Have a great show!

Spring Frolic

2011-02-16T11:57:00.001-08:00

The Spring Frolic prize list has been posted! Click here to get to it, or click on the link to it in the Forms section to the left below our calendar.

RVPC members, the Spring Frolic Sponsorship Form has also been added to the list in the Forms section. Please print out several copies so that you can get those sponsorship dollars rolling in. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, and we need your help finding sponsors!

Happy New Year!

2010-12-31T14:11:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year from Roanoke Valley Pony Club!

We are starting to gear up for 2011 and a few dates have been added to our calendar on the left. Soon we will have dates for Unmounted Meetings, Mounted Meetings, the January meeting, the sleepover, ratings, rallies, etc. I will let you know when the calendar has been updated.

I hope all of you are staying warm and cozy, and that your ponies are enjoying this winter weather we've been having! Hopefully it will warm up and thaw sooner rather than later, and we can get back on and ride again!!

RVPC Fall Rating Day

2010-10-17T16:05:00.000-07:00

RVPC's Fall Rating was held on Saturday, October 16, in beautiful fall weather. Kaelin C. was our hardworking examiner, and she did a great job of getting all candidates through their ratings efficiently.

Congratulations to Leah C. for earning her D2-HM and D2-Flat! She has really progressed with her cantering and was disappointed not to be asked to canter more during her rating!

Congratulations to Anna for earning her C1-Traditional! She handled Ruh Roh's enthusiasm in the stadium and cross country with grace, and showed off the hard work she has done to prepare for this rating.

And congratulations to Cat for earning the rest of her C2: the C2-Flat and C2-Jumping! She has only been riding Porter for less than two months, and she showed off their hard work together.

There is a slideshow of photos from the day (thanks, Karen!) in the lefthand column titled "In the Spotlight". Check them out!

Sponsors Meeting This Sunday!

2010-10-11T04:06:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all having a great Fall so far. I've seen or heard about lots of you out doing fun stuff. We even have two members who have tried their hand at tetrathalon, and seemed to have gotten themselves qualified for 2011 Championships! Crazy! And rumor has it they want to get more of you interested in this discipline - fun!

Please make sure you attend our Annual Sponsors Meeting this Sunday at 2 PM at GHPEC. We will take care of membership renewals for 2011, talk about the tentative plans for our club's regional responsibilities for next year, and take care of other club business. Holly has scheduled a Mounted Meeting with Stacey C. before the Sponsors Meeting; please RSVP to her by Wednesday for that.

Thanks, and see you Sunday!
~Ellen

RVPC in the News!

2010-09-27T04:00:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Holly who sent in an article and photo of some members of RVPC after Championships East to the New River Current section of the Roanoke Times! The article highlighted the winning Beginner Novice eventing team, which included captain Laurel G., Stephanie S., and Julia H. We are proud of all of you!

(I could not find a link to an online version of this story. If you have one, please send it along and I'll post it. The article and photo were in the Saturday, September 25, edition of the Roanoke Times.)

Benefit Show a Success!

2010-07-13T06:41:00.000-07:00

Wow. RVPC really does know how to work together to get things done! Our Benefit Show on July 11 was a huge success. We not only worked well together and showed our competitors a good time, we had fun doing it! Each and every one of us contributed in some significant way, and we could not have done it without all hands on deck. Thanks especially to Adele and Holly for taking the reins on this show and creating a class list that made folks want to be there, and being so organized that every one of us knew exactly what our jobs were and when and how to do them. I know I had competitors asking me when our next show like that was going to be. Maybe we add a fall date next year?

Thanks also to all the competitors who came out on a hot summer day to participate in our show. YOU are the ones who make it all worthwhile. I can't tell you how many friendly, smiling folks we in the office interacted with all day long! We met several folks interested in learning more about Pony Club, and hopefully you'll contact us individually (email addresses listed in the column to the left) if you need more information. A good place to start is the USPC web site as well: www.PonyClub.org.

July 11 Show is Fast Approaching!

2010-07-06T17:35:00.000-07:00

Adele is doing a great job of coordinating this show for our club. Set up will be Saturday evening at 7 PM. Please plan to help out if you can. (Ellen will bring her truck, but a second truck with a 2" ball hitch would make the job that much easier!)

Click here for the prize list that shows all the classes offered.

Click here for an entry form.

See you there!

Show Jumping Rally Report & Upcoming Events

2010-06-14T04:59:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all of you who helped make Show Jumping Rally one of the best-run rallies ever! RVPC was in charge of Hospitality and Volunteer Coordination, and we got compliments all weekend about how well we did both jobs. It's our people - we work hard & have fun doing it! Results for our kids will be posted below (under "Kudos") as soon as they are posted by the region.

We have two club commitments coming up on the horizon: D Rally on July 3 and our Benefit Show on July 11. Cathy will be coordinating D Rally jobs and volunteers; plan to help set up on Friday, July 2, and run the rally with Highlands on Saturday. Cathy will send out an email with specific needs. We will set up for our Benefit Show on Saturday, July 10. Adele will coordinate jobs and volunteers, so look for an email from her about that soon too. I know it feels like we just got finished with a huge commitment, and we did, but the more people who help out with these upcoming events, the less work any one individual has to do. Plus, we have fun together!

Lastly, Cathy and I are finalizing dates for future Mounted Meetings. The next one scheduled is for Sunday, June 27, at Bernard's farm, so please let Laura know if you plan to attend ASAP so she can plan the groups. As soon as the dates for future MMs are set, I will post them here on our calendar.

RVPC Summer Benefit Show

2010-04-15T07:34:00.000-07:00

Now that the Spring Frolic is behind us (nice work, everyone!), we can start to focus on our Summer Benefit Show, a BRHF-sanctioned open show at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center on Sunday, July 11.

Click here for a show flyer with a list of classes offered.

Click here for the entry form if you want to fill it out ahead of time!

Hope to see you there!

Spring Frolic Results

2010-04-08T12:17:00.001-07:00

Members and parents of RVPC worked hard to put on another successful Spring Frolic on April 10. Thank you to all who made it happen! The weather was gorgeous and the competitors were cheerful and friendly, and a great day was had by all!

Click here to find the Spring Frolic results. Congratulations to all our competitors!

Spring Frolic Set-Up and Show Day Jobs

2010-04-04T08:12:00.001-07:00

Hi All!

Here are the job assignments for the Spring Frolic. Kathleen reports that we have over 50 entries! Yay! (Also, please don't forget to recruit sponsorship donations!)

Friday Set-Up

Stadium, 9 AM:
Paige (course design too), Cat, Stephanie, Alyssa, Carol, Kirstann, Adele (plus the dressage folks when they are finished setting up)

Dressage, 10 AM:
Laura, Karen, Holly

Show Day Jobs:
Secretary - Kathleen & Carol
Manager - Cathy
Announcer - Erin
Scorer - Ellen
Dressage Scribe - Monica (and Laura if Monica can't do all day)
Dressage In-Gate - Karen
Stadium Judge - Paige
Stadium Scribe - Laurel
Stadium In-Gate - Cayse
Jump Crew - Paige, Laurel, Cayse, Julia, Anna, Emmalee
Runners - Leah & Kate
Stabling - Cat & Stephanie
Floater - Debbie

Cathy will need to be up on XC with Bernard during the clinic, so Debbie, Laura, Kathleen, Carol, and Ellen can "manage" the show while Cathy is up on the hill.

See people Friday and Saturday! Go RVPC!

Spring Frolic Prize List

2010-03-24T16:50:00.000-07:00

The closing date is April 2 - please make sure your entries are in to the show secretary by that date.

Click HERE to download the Spring Frolic Prize List. It is 3 pages long now. When you complete your entry, we need the second two pages (entry form and release). Don't forget your Coggins too!

Thanks to all our competitors and sponsors!

UPDATE: We now have a Cross Country clinician: Bernard Hylton! Thanks so much to Bernard for his ongoing support of RVPC. He will be instructing riders from never-been-on-a-cross-country-course-before up through Training level. Come one, come all; Bernard has something to offer everyone!

Emily Hilscher Memorial Horse Show

2010-03-24T13:40:00.001-07:00

We are helping to spread the word about a show that the equestrian club at Virginia Tech is putting on. It is a fundraiser for the Emily Hilscher scholarship fund. Emily was a member of the equestrian club and was a victim on April 16^th. RVPC is not involved in the planning of the show, but we are trying to help get the word out since it is coming up very soon (April 17^th)! It would be a great opportunity to school in an indoor as well as help out a good cause!

Click here for the prize list.

Thanks!

Reminder: Rating Deadline Approaching

2010-03-06T08:47:00.000-08:00

Hi All!

Several of you intend to rate up on April 11 and I want to remind you to get your Intent to Rate Form (found to the left under "Forms"), letter of intent, and a copy of your flow chart to Cathy no later than Monday, March 15. Emily is teaching our unmounted meeting tomorrow so that would be a great opportunity for you to bring your flow charts and get some of the knowledge blocks checked off.

This rating is coming up fast, so make sure you are steadily preparing and don't wait until the last minute to "get your act together"! We want you to be successful and well-prepared.

Please communicate directly with Adele about your planned rating; she is coordinating it all.

Thanks,
Ellen

Sponsors Meeting Rescheduled

2010-02-06T09:17:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Due to the weather we have canceled our unmounted meeting scheduled for tomorrow. We have moved our Sponsors Meeting to Sunday, February 28, along with our unmounted meeting at the Christiansburg Library, from 2-4 PM.

Also, I have uploaded my Notes from the USPC Annual Meeting if any of you are interested in reading this 5-page document while you're snowed in. :-) I plan to hit the highlights at our Sponsors Meeting, but there's a lot of good info in there. (Find them to the left below the calendar under "Forms".)

Enjoy the snow, be safe, and give extra warm kisses to your ponies!

Spring Frolic Prize List Posted

2010-01-21T13:05:00.000-08:00

RVPC's Spring Frolic will be Saturday, April 10, at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center. We offer Dressage Tests, Combined Tests, and a Cross Country Clinic. Download the prize list at the link to the left under "Forms".

RVPC members, be thinking about sponsorship. Sponsorship forms are available to download also to the left under "Forms".

RVPC thanks you for your support!

Annual Meeting and Kickoff Party!

2010-01-11T11:31:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody! Welcome to 2010 with Roanoke Valley Pony Club!

We will kick off this year with our annual meeting at 1 PM on Sunday, January 17, at Mama Mia's in Salem. We will eat together and plan for the year. Also, 2009 plaques will be given out.

Also, dates for our UMMs have been posted on the calendar to the left. Make sure to mark your calendars and plan accordingly.

See you on the 17th!

Season's Greetings!

2009-12-14T10:07:00.001-08:00

RVPC is in a slow time of year right now, but it won't be long before we're meeting weekly to practice for Quiz Rally! Cathy and Ellen are meeting within the next week to set the calendar for 2010 so watch this space and our calendar for updates as soon as the dates are set. We hope to start Quiz practice the first week in January.

Also, we will have our club's annual Awards Potluck and Annual Meeting in January - date, time, and location TBA soon!

Meanwhile, I hope all of you will be able to spend lots of time with your ponies and horses while you're off from school for the holidays. Here's hoping the weather cooperates!

Rating Success

2009-11-17T09:42:00.000-08:00

Major congratulations to our newest C2 members: Stephanie Schirmer and Laurel Gates! Their hard work and practice paid off and we are proud of them for their efforts! Look for them to be even more active as member-leaders in our club in the years to come. Way to go, girls!

Special Announcement

2009-10-19T12:29:00.000-07:00

Guess what?!? The Gaebes (at least Kathleen and Paige) are returning to America! We are so excited to have them back with us (joining Monica) as active sponsor and members of our club. We will have to celebrate their return with some sort of festive occasion... Welcome back, Paige and Kathleen!

Upcoming Events for RVPC

2009-10-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

Hi All! We've got several things going on for our club over the next two weeks, and they can all be found in the calendar to the left. But it might be helpful to see it in a list:

Saturday, October 24: Annual Sponsors Meeting & Unmounted Meeting with Monica (GHPEC)
Sunday, October 25: Halloween Fun Show (GHPEC)
Sunday, October 25, 1 - 3 PM: Bandaging Clinic with Kaelin (GHPEC - last barn)
Saturday, October 31: Ratings - Knowledge & Record Books (Ellen's house; times TBD)
Sunday, November 1, 9 AM - 5 PM: Ratings - Riding/Longeing portion (GHPEC)
Saturday, November 7: Annual Regional Council Meeting (VHC)
Sunday, November 15: Mounted Meeting with Jen (GHPEC)
Sunday, November 22: Mounted Meeting with Stacey (GHPEC)

And that will do it for the year for our club! Cathy and Ellen will put our heads together in December to map out the calendar for 2010 and let you know when the January Sponsors Meeting will be, and when and where the UMMs will be held.

October 11 BREA/RVPC Jumper Show & Hylton Classic XC Derby

2009-10-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful day at our inaugural BREA/RVPC Jumper Show & Hylton Classic XC Derby! The weather cooperated and everyone seemed to have a really good day. We learned a lot about this type of show - we'd never run one before - and are ready to do it again next year if BREA is interested. Follow the link to find the show results.

New Show: Jumper Show & XC Derby on October 11

2009-09-16T15:42:00.000-07:00

RVPC has agreed to co-sponsor (with BREA) a new show format at GHEPC on Sunday, October 11. It will be a jumper show, with classes sanctioned by BRHF, with Stakes classes with cash prizes for winners! There will also be a Cross Country Derby that will include stadium and cross country fences together on the same course. It sounds like a lot of fun! And RVPC will split the proceeds with BREA. We will need volunteers to help out at this show, so let Ellen know if you can help out! You can also help set up before-hand, and plan to ride in the show that day.

For details on this show and an entry form, click here.

Weekend Clinics Report

2009-09-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Last weekend RVPC hosted a regional Standards & Ratings Clinic on Saturday at Green Hill. It was quite well attended and I think a lot was learned. Thank you so much to Sarah Morgan for teaching the clinic, and especially to Emily Hairfield for teaching the demo riders! And a special thank you to all those demo riders - it was a hot day and lots of people were watching you ride and learn and I know that is not the easiest of situations. We could not have done it without you, and we all really appreciate your help with this clinic.

On Sunday, RVPC sponsored a C1/C2 Rating Prep Clinic, also at Green Hill, and also taught by Sarah Morgan. We had 5 C1 candidates and 2 mounted C2 candidates and 1 unmounted C2 candidate (her borrowed horse got sold, sadly), and Sarah gave those candidates a wonderful day of mounted and longeing instruction. Kaelin C., local B-rated pony clubber, came in to teach bandaging and go over record books. She also brought her young horse and gave a very informative longeing demonstration, while Sarah discussed what we were all seeing. These candidates now have a strong indication of where they are in the rating range and what they need to do to be ready for their next rating. Thank you to all the parents who helped make this day happen with hard work setting up and putting away jumps! We hope to do another clinic like this in the spring.

Standards & Rating Clinic

2009-08-15T08:04:00.000-07:00

RVPC invites all instructors and examiners for Pony Club to attend the upcoming Standards & Ratings Clinic at GHPEC on September 12. This clinic is offered every few years to keep parents, members, and instructors up to date on the riding Standards of each rating level. It is a very informative clinic.

The information and registration form for this clinic can be found here.

Members of RVPC are expected to participate as demo riders, and parents of RVPC members are expected to help host the clinic.

RVPC Benefit Show - July 19!

2009-06-30T10:04:00.000-07:00

Our show was a success! Thank you so much to all the pony clubbers and their parents and friends who worked so hard to make this show happen, especially Adele and Stephanie. And a huge thank you to the competitors who came out to support us! We would love to hear from you if you have any suggestions for how we can improve this show for next year.

We will post show results soon right here!

Show Jumping Rally Results

2009-06-30T07:16:00.001-07:00

Wow! Our club rocked at Show Jumping Rally at the Virginia Horse Center on June 13-14! Our club fielded two teams: RVPC Blue was Cat, Cayse S., Alyssa, and Erin, with Casey K. as Stable Manager; and RVPC Red was Monica, Paige, Stephanie, and Laurel, with Anna as SM. There were 17 teams there and our members really shined. Jen and Holly did wonderful coaching jobs, and a good time was had by all.

Team Results:
Team Horse Management: RVPC Red came in 12th and RVPC Blue came in 9th!
Team Overall: RVPC Blue came in 5th, and RVPC Red came in 1st!!! Woo hoo!

Individual Results:
2'3" - 2'6": Laurel was third!
DHR (2'9" - 3'0"): Cayse was first, Cat was second, and Stephanie was fourth!
Horse 2 (3'0" - 3'6"): Paige was first!
Horse 3 (3'3" - 3'9"): Monica came in first!
Equitation: Stephanie won her division, Paige won her division, and Monica won hers!

Click here to see the entire rally results. Way to go everyone for a job well done!!

Work Day at GHPEC

2009-06-07T08:23:00.000-07:00

There will be a work day at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center on Thursday, July 16, at 5:30 PM. We will be clearing out the jump area, throwing away broken pieces and loading the single standards onto our newest jump trailer! We will work for an hour or two, so if folks want to stay for a pot luck after we work, bring a dish to share. We could even probably set up some sort of Mounted Meeting before the work day if there is enough interest, so email Ellen if this appeals to you and she will work on setting something up!

Event Rally Results Announced

2009-06-07T08:13:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to the RVPC/DRPC team who won FIRST place in Horse Management at Event Rally! This team of Cat, Laurel, Erin (DRPC), and Cayse as SM triumphed over 16 other teams to take this honor. We are very proud of them, and Cayse won the coveted Dorothy Renfro Horse Management Trophy, awarded every year at Event Rally to the SM of the winning team. What is even more gratifying is that this is the second year in a row that a member of RVPC has won this trophy (Stephanie won it last year)! Something to be proud of, indeed!

Stephanie was the SM for the second-placed team, so RVPC apparently rocks in SM these days!

In addition, the RVPC/DRPC team came in 4th in the Overall placings, which includes the riding scores. (Stephanie's team won.) Woo hoo!

Both Laurel and Cat qualified for Championships. Laurel plans to attend as a rider, and Cat will go as Laurel's team's SM. We will anticipate a wonderful experience for both girls!

Event Rally

2009-05-20T06:02:00.000-07:00

Well, we don't know all the final results yet (there was a scoring glitch and they finally just sent us all home and said they'd email us), but we think our team (Laurel, Cat, Cayse as the SM, and Erin from Difficult Run PC) came in 6th out of 17 teams in overall scoring. So we're pretty proud of that! We're still waiting on the official team HM results; we think we're pretty high up there but don't know for sure yet. I'll post official results here as soon as I have them.

Our club and parents showed their pride with their new RVPC ball caps! I can order them in batches of 6 so let me know if you want one (they're $12 each). They're white with a navy "sandwich" bill, with "RVPC" in navy on the front. Snazzy!

And Stephanie was the SM for the 1st-placed overall team - go Steph! Keeping up her rep as an incredible SM!

Today's MM is Canceled

2009-05-09T04:42:00.000-07:00

Due to too much rain, we have canceled the Mounted Meeting scheduled for today, May 9. Maybe someday the rain will stop and we can go out to play again. It sure is good for growing hay, though!

Rating Day Results

2009-05-03T15:04:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Leah and Shannon for earning their D1 ratings today! And to Erin, Anna, and Emmalee for earning both their D1s and their D2s today! Everyone did a wonderful job and worked very hard, including the parents putting away all the jumps! And a big thank you to Monica, Cat, and Cayse S. for their efforts as examiners. I was proud of our club today!

Rating Today is ON!

2009-05-03T08:15:00.000-07:00

We are going to dodge the rain drops and go ahead with the rating! See you at GHPEC at 1 PM!

Mounted Meeting and Rating Today

2009-05-03T05:14:00.000-07:00

Well, we've canceled today's mounted meeting due to this morning's weather, but we have not canceled the rating. We will wait until 11 AM to make a final call on that based on what the weather radar looks like. We're planning on doing it even if we have scattered showers, but we are trying to avoid thunderstorms! So - update at 11 AM!

Spring Frolic Report

2009-04-13T08:11:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

This year's Spring Frolic was the best yet! All of our competitors were so cheerful and positive throughout the day and expressed their appreciation at our hard work and well-run show. Thank you to all RVPC members and parents for everything you did to make this fundraiser so successful. I would especially like to thank Kathleen for her amazing secretary skills and Cathy for her fantastic management abilities!

The results of the show can be found just below this note.

Attention Spring Frolic Competitors!

2009-04-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! A link to this year's ride times for the Spring Frolic is posted to the left. Please check it out to find out when you (or your friend, or student, or child, or parent) rides this Saturday.

It looks like the weather will cooperate with us with hopefully no rain and just a few clouds.

Combined Test competitors, make sure to figure out when to walk your stadium course as it may need to be before you do your dressage test. The course will be open for walking before the jumping starts at 9 AM and between each division during the course change period.

When you enter the ring for stadium jumping, be sure to tell the judge and scribe your number. If you have also entered the extra Clear Round Jumping rounds, your first round will count as your Combined Test round, and the second time you jump the course will be your extra round. You may jump in any order any time during your division's alloted time in the stadium ring. Just be sure to tell the judge and scribe your number.

Thanks to all of your for your support of Roanoke Valley Pony Club! See you Saturday!

Looking for something to do with your equine partner?

2009-04-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

Check out the "Helpful Links" section below - lots of these links feature calendars of equestrian happenings - competitions, clinics, etc. Have fun!

Dressage Tests

2009-03-30T17:44:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys!

I have now added links to the Dressage tests under "Forms" on the left-hand side of this page under the calendar. Thanks to Emmalee for pointing out that I needed to include them here!

If you have trouble with any of the links, please let me know. On some of them you might have to scroll down to find the download that you are looking for.

Have a great ride!
~Ellen

Note from Ellen

2009-03-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys!

The Mounted Meeting today was great! We also had several people stop by who were interested in joining our Pony Club, and I appreciate everyone's friendliness and willingness to answer questions. You all represented RVPC very well! Thanks to Emmy H. and Casey K. for teaching.

Check out "In the Spotlight" to the left of this note. The pictures from today's MM are there.

Reminders:

1. If you would like to attend Highlands Pony Club's MM next Sunday, March 29, please RSVP as soon as you can to Debbie W. (dewilso2@vt.edu) and Lennie A. (ricanderton@msn.com) and let them know what your rating level is. Directions to Bedlam Manor Farm (where they hold their meetings) are on our calendar to the left if you click on this item on March 29.

2. There will be a Rating Prep at our next MM (April 5) for our new members who have never rated before. Margaux L. will teach and she will help you know what to expect and make sure you're on track to be ready. She will work with you around your ride time for the Ride-A-Test, so don't forget to RSVP to Laura and Cathy so you can be sure to get a ride time with the dressage judge.

RVPC Open House: March 22

2009-03-15T16:54:00.000-07:00

Please plan to attend our Open House on Sunday, March 22, at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center. We'll start at noon for a pot luck meal and then start our Mounted Meeting at 1 PM. Members should be dressed appropriately and ready to meet new folks and answer any questions anyone might have for them. People interested in our club, please feel welcome to come and share a meal and ask questions and meet people and watch a lesson or two!

Of course it's still iffy weather out there, so we'll make the call by Saturday afternoon if we need to cancel this meeting. If so, the make-up date will be April 5, same time and location. I'll post here if the meeting does get canceled.

Members, be sure to RSVP to both Laura and Cathy THIS WEEK for this meeting!

Quiz Rally Results

2009-03-14T17:17:00.000-07:00

Way to go RVPCers! Our Rising Stars team (Shannon and Leah scrambled with two members of Oakside Stables) came in second in their division, and our Senior D team (Emmalee, Erin, and Anna scrambled with one member of Oakside Stables) came in 10th in their division. We are so proud of all of you - it was everyone's first time at any Rally, and you guys represented our club quite well!

Dressage Rally, Anyone?

2009-03-02T11:33:00.000-08:00

Hi guys! It's time to decide whether or not you want to attend Dressage Rally. It's April 18-19 at the Virginia Horse Center (VHC) and the deadline to get your rally paperwork to Adele is March 13. To get your paperwork, look below the calendar on the left side of this page under "Forms" and click on "All Rally Information". This will take you to the regional rally page and all the forms you need are there.

This is a great rally for all pony clubbers - they do have a Rising Stars division, so every single one of you can attend if you want! And each team will need a stable manager, so if you have been to at least one rally before, do think about being SM for our team(s).

Any questions? Email Cathy or Adele. Have fun!

Roanoke Valley Pony Club

2009-01-26T18:34:00.000-08:00

Welcome to RVPC's new web site! It's a work in progress at this point, so suggestions from club members are welcome. Have a look around the page and let me know what you think!

~Ellen