Ellan Vannin Native Pony Association

Newsletter October 2008

Hi Everyone.

Our show season this year has been dogged by the bad weather that we, and all the other clubs have had to contend with. We were very sorry to have to postpone the summer show and then have to cancel the Versatility show, which if they had been able to go a head on their original dates it would have been a better season all round. Let's hope for a better year in 2009.

The Horse and Pony of the Year will be decided on the two competitions that we did succeed in putting on for you all. The prizes will again be presented at the AGM in January 2009.

Lisa Nixon has decided to step down from the committee having given the club many years of help since it's formation in 2000 which she was one of the original founder members. We all send our thanks and best wishes for the future to Lisa and hope to see her at our future events.

The other committee members are happy to continue and hope to put on several events next year. We hope to bring back a qualifying show in the summer so would appreciate any feed back on which classes, associations etc the members would prefer to see on the schedule. This will also mean that we will be getting UK judges once again. There will also be the Versatility show and fun shows with extra classes put on – remember to look out for the schedules.

The dates for next year shows and the AGM have already been pencilled in on the calendar again any feed back on those dates would be appreciated. At the AGM we hope to have your input to how you would like to see the club going forward.

It is also hoped to put on to the website the schedule, entry form and the catalogue for you to down load anyone who cannot do this we will of course send anything out to you in the post once we are notified.

Here's to a reasonable winter so we can all continue riding regularly.

Wendy