DRPC NEWSLETTER

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Knowdown Rally
The Knowdown rally will be held on Saturday, February 24th in Middleburg. It will start at 9:00 and run through dinner. It will be run differently than past rallies because it will include hands-on booths and live horses as part of the knowledge tests! Sign up for the rally is due by February 6th. Please email me your intention to participate and I will send you the necessary paperwork to signup and the details on what to wear and bring. Please let me know ASAP. Thanks!
In addition to the kids who want to participate, we will need chaperones and parents to help us run our "booth" on horse nutrition. Please let me know your willingness to help and whether you prefer to chaperone or work on the booth.
Author: Trish McClung 264-9818

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Jan 26, 2001
Spring Lessons
Spring lessons for Difficult Run Pony Club will be held at Frying Pan Park on Sundays at 1:00 and 2:30 PM. Each lesson will last approximately an hour and a half. Please arrive in time to receive a safety check before your lesson begins. Warm-up exercises for you and your horse are usually a part of your lesson.
Please check your tack for condition and safety. Remember to wear a safety helmet (properly adjusted), a belt if you have belt loops on your riding pants, a shirt with sleeves, and paddock boots (half chaps are acceptable).
Please note that USPC requires that horses and ponies used in instructional, competitive, and recreational activities must be healthy, safe and suitable. A horse or pony may be excused from any activity if, in the opinion of the instructor, is unsafe either to it's rider or to other riders or horses.
"Suitable" is defined as:
* Stallions are not considered suitable.
* Serviceably sound, in good overall health, and in condition for the activity in question.
* Appropriate for the rating level of the rider and must be at a level of training to participate safely in the activity.
* At least 5 years of age in order to participate. B's and above are allowed to participate in noncompetitive programs on mounts that are 4 years of age.
* Applicable horse management standards may further define suitable.

Dates for spring lessons are:
March 25 April 1,8,29 May 20 June 3,10
Listed below (in alphabetical order) are lesson times. Groups within those times will be formed at each lesson. Over the course of the lesson session, we may have to change your time due to an emergency. We will try to avoid that, but will call you in advance if a change is necessary.
1:00
Angelo,Lauren; Behm,Megan; Bennett,Wendy; Cynkar,Grace; DiMattina,Meredith; Duval,Katie; Karnes,Elizabeth; Karnes,Virginia; Linebaugh,Kelsey; Ling,Francesca; Lishman,Gianna; Marfurt,Lauren; Schupp,Cassie; Symansky,Danny; Quinn,Danielle;
2:30 PM
Brenckman,Ashley; Brownstein,Andrea; Caputo,Amanda; Delisi,Kimberly; Dodson,Katie; Eichner,Caitlin; Freedman,Erin; Hardy,Britt; Janka,Noelle; Kirton,Holly; Masemar,Wendy; McClung,Chelsea; Millerick,Laura; Sinderbrand,Carly; Townsend,Sara; VitaFinzi,Charlotte;
Please let Cathy Angelo know ASAP which lessons you will not be able to attend. This is extremely important in scheduling instructors.
C2's and up - Please choose a date to help teach a 1:00 lesson, and notify Cathy of date.
Cathy can be reached at (703) 753-7142 or emailed at [email protected].
Author: Cathy Angelo (703) 753-7142

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Feb 15, 2001
Ground School
Our first ground school will be on Saturday January 6th - so mark your calendars! Our ground schools will typically be on Sunday's but we have a special ground school planned for this day. We are going to spend from approximately 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. at the Morven Park Equine Medical Center. Dr. Kathy Broaddus will be with us to cover bones, tendons, conformation, lameness etc. and hopefully dissect a leg! After that we will tour the equine medical facility. Bring your lunch. We will provide drinks.

Please note that all meetings will take place at the Symansky residence, 10419 Wickens Road,Vienna (938-
4426) EXCEPT Jan. 6 and Feb. 4. If you should have any questions contact Laura Behm (703-759-9151; [email protected]) or Diane Townsend (703-369-5203; [email protected] or [email protected]), the ground school coordinators.

Saturday, Jan. 6 FIELD TRIP to Marion Scott duPont Equine Medical Center
LECTURE/LEG DISSECTION by Dr. Kathy Broaduus, Broad Run Veterinary Service
9 -- 11 Leg dissection and lecture on bones, ligaments, tendons and structure of the horse's leg, (Dr. Broaduus.)
Short break
11:30 --12:30 Tour of the equine hospital, (led by Ann Najar)

The dissection will take place in a drop stall of the equine medical center. The center asks us to remind club
members of the vivid nature of a dissection. They also ask that we meet in the front lobby. Please be on
time. This will be an interesting but long day for our pony clubbers. Please bring bag lunches.
Directions: Take the Greenway to Leesburg. Take the bypass west, follow the signs to the
Center. OR go through the town of Leesburg on Route 7. Go south on Rt. 15, make a
right into the Center at their front entrance sign.

Sunday, Jan. 14 HORSE NUTRITION
Speaker: Carol Noggle, former chair of Knowdown Committee and Vice RC 0f Virginia Region
1-- 2:30 D level and un-rated (D's are welcome to stay longer for the advanced topics if they wish)
2 --3:30 C level and up

Sunday, Jan. 21 SADDLES, TACKS, AND BITS
Speakers: Sandy Panek, Grand Priz Saddle Fitting (trained in England and worked with Ken
Lyndon-Dykes, Senior Lecturer of the Society of Master Saddlers); Karen Nutt, USPC Instructor
Sara Townsend and Chelsea McClung, C2s DRPC

1-- 2:30 Saddle Fitting, (Sandy Panek)
2:30 --3:30 Purposes and uses of various tack and bits, (Karen Nutt)
3:30-- 4 Test your Knowledge at a bit/tack table, (Sara Townsend and Chelsea McClung)

Sunday, Jan. 28 HORSE HEALTH MAINTENANCE, CONFIRMATION AND LAMENESS
Speakers: Dr. Hornsbee, Broad Run Veterinary Service Erin Freedman, C3 DRPC
1-- 2:30 Health maintenance (vaccines, deworming, causes of illness, etc.), (Dr. Hornsbee)
3 – 4 Confirmation and Lameness, Erin Freedman

Sunday, Feb. 4 RALLY RULES, GAMES AND TETRATHLON
Speakers: Kristin Noggle, Graduate A level Emily Raborn (C3), Wendy Masemer (B), Noelle Janka (C2)
1– 2 Rally Rules, (Kristin Noggle)
2:30--3:30 Games and Tetrathlon, (Emily Raborn, Wendy Masemer, Noelle Janka)
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: McClung residence, 12101 Thoroughbred Rd., Oak Hill (264-9818)

Sunday, Feb. 11 TEETH, HOOVES, AND FOXHUNTING
Speakers: Karen Nutt, USPC Britt Hardy and Carly Sinderbrand, C2s DRPC
1–2 Teeth maintenance, cups and stars, age of horse, etc., (Britt Hardy and Carly Sinderbrand)
2 – 3 Hoof health, disease, parts, and special shoeing, (Karen Nutt)
3:15 – 4 Foxhunting *, (Karen Nutt)
(Karen hopes to organize a hunt for those she determines are ready in the spring)

Sunday, Feb. 18 MOCK KNOWDOWN
1 – 4:30 Facilitators: C2, C3, and B Pony Clubbers
Note: Older Pony Clubbers needed to coordinate mock competition. Please call Chelsea McClung at 264-9818

Author: Laura Behm 703-759-9151 [email protected]
Jan 26, 2001

DRPC Summer camp

Click below to get pictures from DRPC's summer camp taken by Paul McClung

DRPC summer camp

Author: Paul McClung 264-9818

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July 4, 2000

Successful Dressage Rally

Congrats also go to our dressage rally participants. We sent 3 teams this year. This rally was significantly smaller this year but that enabled us to include our D1 and D2 level kids who wanted to participate. All of our horse managers were 1st time ralliers - this is learning rally rules "trial by fire"! Though challenged, Lauren Smith, Gianna Lishman, and Lauren Angelo did an outstanding job!! Our riding participants also did well. Danielle Quinn was the high scorer in Intro level rides, Britt Hardy was third in Training level rides, and Chelsea McClung was third in First Level rides. Britt Hardy and Kim Delisi qualified for nationals! Sara Townsend, Lisa Kachouee, and Ashley Hobson, performed wonderful Kurs putting both Sara and Lisa in the ribbons. Sara Townsend's team with Meredith DiMattina, Danielle Quinn, Amanda Caputo, and Gianna Lishman, placed highest of our teams - 4th overall (they received a blue ribbon in the 4th division)! Our next highest team was captained by Lisa Kachouee with Katie Duval, Grace Cynkar, Kim Delisi, and Lauren Smith. Britt Hardy's team also did well though challenged being short one rider - her team members were Chelsea McClung, Ashley Hobson, and Lauren Angelo.
Overall I think the teams had fun and learned a lot of things to better prepare for their next rally!
It was also enjoyable to spend time with the parents that were at the rally. We got to know older and newer members better! Many thanks to our volunteers, especially Marianne Quinn who organized our participation in the event and hosted an outstanding sleep-over/pool party Saturday night!

Author: Trish Mclung

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June 10, 2000

Successful Know Down Rally

DRPC had an outstanding performance at knowdown!
Our Knowdown results
: we sent 12 kids to knowdown, 2 complete teams and 4 kids on scramble teams.
Junior D Team - DRPC Green: Grace Cynkar, Danielle Quinn, Danny Symansky, and Katie Icke came in 4th place out of 5 missing 3rd by the narrowest of margins!
Junior C Team - The Flying Changes: Sara Townsend, Chelsea McClung, Kim Delisi, and Charlotte Vita-Finzi came in 1st!
Britt Hardy Srambled on a junior C team with Casanova-Warrenton Hunt - the Horsekateers, and came in 2nd!
Kelly Icke, scrambled on a junior D team with North Mountain - coming in 1st!
Meredith DiMattina scrambled on a senior D team with Old Rag Mountain and Deep Run Hunt which finished in 2nd!
And last but not least, Lauren Angelo scrambled on a Junior D team with Old Rag Mountain which came in 1st!
Congratulations to all of our competitors! Everyone did a really great job and should be really proud of all that studying!
I also want to thank the moms, dads, and kids who helped out with ground school. Emily Raborn and Noelle Janka for helping to teach ground school, Jan Nelson and the moms who provided snacks, Michele Janka for organizing, and for the Symansky's for lending us their basement (not many people would allow a horse head disection in their basement). My apologies if I left any one out.

Author: Trish Mclung

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May 10, 2000

Southern States Coupons

The Junior Board in the Difficult Run Pony Club have a fund raising program with Southern States. Please clip and save all proof of purchase coupons from bags of Southern States horse feed and turn them in to Danny Symansky (10419 Wickens Rd 938-4426). Southern States will provide the Junior Board money for each coupon. The Junior Board will then decide how they will use the money. If you have neighbors who use Southern States feed, ask them if you can clip their proofs of purchases.
Author: Danny Symansky

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Feb 22, 2001

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