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MONACH FARM RIDING STABLES
THE GREEN, HILTON, HUNTINGDON, CAMBS, PE28 9NB
TEL 01480 830426
EMAIL EMY2@DIALSTART.NET
WWW.MONACHFARM.CO.UK
- FEBRUARY HALF TERM EVENTS
- PONY CLUB NEWS
- SPRING SHOW INFO
- ABRS AWARDS SCHEME
- SUMMER 2008 CAMP DATES
Spring is on its way, we had the first baby goats of the year born on 29 th Jan.
Helpers needed
We need extra leaders & pony care assistants for after school Tues – Fri, 4pm ish – 6pmish and at weekends. So if you are over 12 and have completed an Own a pony day or camp and would like to do more with ponies tell Liz or Sarah.
As from the 1 st of February all lessons will increase by £1.00 so a single lesson will be £14.00 and a block of 4 will be £52.00. Private lessons will rise to £25.00.
PONY CLUB
Due to a lack of attendance we have decided to stop Pony Club on a Saturday and return to just alternate Sundays. Therefore Pony Club dates for feb are Sunday 3 and 17. In march Pony Club will be Sunday 2 nd 16 th & 30 th.
Don’t forget your Rally Day on Thursday 14 th Feb
CAN WE REMIND ALL OUR CLIENTS THAT IF YOU GAVE OR RECEIVED VOUCHERS FOR CHRISTMAS THEY EXPIRE ON THE 25 TH MARCH. .
FEBRUARY HALF TERM PROGRAMME
Tuesday 12 th February Own A Pony Day 10am – 4pm £50
Wednesday 13 TH February Spring Show 10am start £5 class
Thursday 14 TH February Pony Club Day 10am – 4pm £50
Friday 15 TH February Pretty Ponies 11am £15
ABRS Awards 2pm £7.50 / test
ABRS AWARDS
As a member of the Association of British Riding Schools we are able to run their awards scheme, for this you have to complete a lesson with an assessor marking you. These awards are a very good way of checking your progress and gaining certificates.
We will be running the next awards afternoon on Friday 15 th February with test A at 2pm.
ADOPT A PONY SCHEME
Here’s the answer to the eternal ” can I have a pony?” question.
Adopt a Monach Farm Pony for as little as £5.00 a month. In return you will receive an adoption certificate, and a pony ownership pack including your ponies history and other goodies.
All monies raised will go directly to the care of the ponies. Ask in the office for more info
 
This is a fantastic opportunity to add to your rosette collection or start a rosette collection for 2008 in the first show of the season.
We invite you to choose your favourite horse or pony (subject to demand of course) and enter as many classes as you wish in our
SPRING SHOW.
Give yourself a challenge- enter a class (or may be two) and have a go – there is none of the pressure of transporting your horse to the show or staying up late to wash them and spending the night in the stable to make sure he stays clean (it has been known). Try Fancy Dress, Handy Pony, Best ridden
Instead you will be able to spend the day or several hours at the yard having fun and hopefully winning a rosette or two – the ponies enjoy the day thoroughly and you will too!!! You will need to allow time to get your own pony spick & span in the morning.
SUMMER CAMP
The perfect antidote to winter, would you like to spend some of your summer at the stables? Then come to camp.
You arrive at camp at 10.00am on the Tuesday morning & stay until 5pm on the Friday. You own the same pony all week and look after it as though it were your own. You sleep in a dormitory in Emy’s house & lots of riding & fun is guaranteed. Camp is suitable for anyone over 8 years old who has been riding for more than 6 months
The cost is £275.00 including all food & tuition
We offer a non sleep over camp for younger and novice riders which is 3 days 10am – 4pm.
The cost is £195.00 including all food & tuition
There is also a 4 day non sleep over, adult camp designed to fit around the school day
The cost is £225.00 including all food & tuition
All camps end with a competitions afternoon on the Friday starting at 2pm, which we would like friends & family to attend.
Camp dates for 2008
Adult camp Tuesday 8 th – Friday 11 th July ( only 4 spaces left)
Junior camp Wednesday 30 th July – Friday 1 st August
Sleep over camps Tuesday 5 th August – Friday 8 th August
Tuesday 19 th August – Friday 22 nd August
Please note there is a maximum of 10 spaces on any camp so please book early to avoid disappointment
- HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY
- FEBRUARY HALF TERM NEWS
- PONY CLUB DATES
- ADOPT A PONY SCHEME NEWS
- ABRS AWARDS SCHEME DATES
- SUMMER 2008 CAMP DATES
CAN WE REMIND ALL OUR CLIENTS THAT IF YOU GAVE OR RECEIVED VOUCHERS FOR CHRISTMAS THEY EXPIRE ON THE 25 TH MARCH.
MONACH FARM FACTS FOR 2008
Emy’s pony Leah will be 30 on 25 th April – that’s very old.
There are 45 ponies living at Monach – how many can you name?
The combined ages of all our ponies is 662 – how old is your pony
Our ponies use 840 shoes each year – each shoe costs £15
 CAR PARKING
Can we please remind you to park in the car park in front of the new Clare Cottage, this is Emy’s house so she really doesn’t mind.
Please do not park on the road as it is a legal requirement to keep it clear to give emergency vehicles access. The grass on the road side of the hedge does not belong to the farm and must not be used for parking.
A big thank you to everyone for their patience whilst we rebuilt the house, the car park should be back in full use very soon.
We appreciate space can be tight but please help us & park sensibly and close together.
PONY CLUB
The new pony club term starts on Sunday 6 th January 2007. The first Saturday pony club is on 12 th January and then alternate Saturdays & Sundays.
The next test day will be on rally day on Thursday 14th February if you want to be considered for a test please ask your instructor so we can structure your ridden work as well as your pony club sessions.
THANK YOU
The staff & ponies would like to say a big thank you for all our presents that we received for Christmas.
FEBRUARY HALF TERM PROGRAMME
Tuesday 12 th February Own A Pony Day 10am – 4pm £50
Wednesday 13 TH February Mini Show
Thursday 14 TH February Pony Club Day 10am – 4pm £50
Friday 15 TH February Pretty Ponies 11am £25
ABRS Awards 2pm £7.50 / test
ABRS AWARDS
As a member of the Association of British Riding Schools we are able to run their awards scheme, for this you have to complete a lesson with an assessor marking you. These awards are a very good way of checking your progress and gaining certificates.
We will be running the next awards afternoon on Friday 15 th February with test A at 2pm.
ADOPT A PONY SCHEME
Here’s the answer to the eternal ” can I have a pony?” question.
Adopt a Monach Farm Pony for as little as £5.00 a month. In return you will receive an adoption certificate, and a pony ownership pack including your ponies history and other goodies.
All monies raised will go directly to the care of the ponies.
It is with regret that we have to raise our lesson prices this year, this is due to increases in feed and insurance costs. As from the 1 st of February all lessons will increase by £1.00 so a single lesson will be £14.00 and a block of 4 will be £52.00. Private lessons will rise to £25.00. If you are starting a block of lessons in January the price rise will not come into effect until the start of your next block.
SUMMER CAMP
The perfect antidote to winter, would you like to spend some of your summer at the stables? Then come to camp.
You arrive at camp at 10.00am on the Tuesday morning & stay until 5pm on the Friday. You own the same pony all week and look after it as though it were your own. You sleep in a dormitory in Emy’s house & lots of riding & fun is guaranteed. Camp is suitable for anyone over 8 years old who has been riding for more than 6 months
The cost is £275.00 including all food & tuition
We offer a non sleep over camp for younger and novice riders which is 3 days 10am – 4pm.
The cost is £195.00 including all food & tuition
There is also a 4 day non sleep over, adult camp designed to fit around the school day
The cost is £225.00 including all food & tuition
All camps end with a competitions afternoon on the Friday starting at 2pm, which we would like friends & family to attend.
Camp dates for 2008
Adult camp Tuesday 17 th – Friday 20 th June
Junior camp Wednesday 30 th July – Friday 1 st August
Sleep over camps Tuesday 5 th August – Friday 8 th August
Tuesday 19 th August – Friday 22 nd August
Please note there is a maximum of 10 spaces on any camp so please book early to avoid disappointment
NEW TERM PROGRAMME & EVENTS
- PONY CLUB RESTARTS SUNDAY 9 TH SEPTEMBER
- CASPIAN HORSE SHOW AT MANOR FARM WYTON SUNDAY 16 TH SEPTEMBER
- NVQ ENROLLMENT EVENING WED 19 TH SEPT 7PM
- SOCIAL EVENING, BBQ, QUIZ & DISCO SAT 22 ND SEPTEMBER 7.30PM
- HOOF IT FOR HORSES SPONSORED RIDES WEEKEND 6 & 7 OCTOBER
- SATURDAY HOUR LESSONS & CLINICS
Starting on Saturday 15 th September we will be offering hour lessons at 2.30pm with Emy. These lesson will be for the Independent rider who can canter around the arena without help and who wishes to gain time in the saddle, work on dressage, lateral work, jumping and schooling younger horses. These lessons will cost £25.00 each and there will be a strict maximum of 5 places per lesson.
We are also running jumping lessons on Saturdays at 4.15pm see events calender for details.
Own A Pony Days
Tuesday 28 th August 10am – 4pm £50
Spend the day with your pony, ride, groom, muck out & feed him.
All riders have a helper & workbook for the day.
NEXT OWN A PONY DAY IS
TUESDAY 22 ND OCTOBER
PONY CLUB
Pony club will restart onSunday 9 th September
PLEASE NOTE PONY CLUB WILL BE
£20 PER SESSION THIS YEAR
Help wanted
We would like a couple of well organised mums or dads to help with pony club as we need someone who will take photos for the website, help write a pony club specific newsletter, and generally help with Pony Club.
You don’t need to be horsey, but child friendly is an advantage this is not a weekly commitment but an as & when would be good.
HOOF IT SPONSORED HACKS DAY
Saturday 6 th October & Sunday 7 th October
We will be running a succession of hacks, for which we want you to get sponsorship to raise money for the ILPH.
On the Saturday there will be a ½ hr lead rein hack at 3.45pm
And a 1 hours ride at 4.30pm
On the Sunday there will be a 2 hour ride at 3.30pm.
Pick up a sponsorship fun and raise money doing something you love
Caspian horse show
SUNDAY 16 TH SEPTEMBER
As you may know Kiwi, Swallow, Karoush And Meteor are all Caspian horses.
The Caspian breed show is this year being held at Manor Farm, Wyton and the ponies will be going.
So come along and support your fav pony. There will be other breeds on display and there is a café on site.
Entry to the show will be free.
Social evening
Saturday 22 nd September 7.30pm
An evening to get together and chat over a glass of wine, enjoy our Barbeque, have a go at the quiz, and boogie the night away at our disco, all in the barn.
All profit will go to the ILPH.
You will have noticed Emys house is no longer there,
Please bear with us over car parking. We appreciate it isn’t easy.
Where possible wait for our parking marshals to direct you, if you can’t find a space, we are using the yard & drive whilst the weather is good.
Thank you for your co-operation
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ANNUAL CHARITY OPEN DAY MONDAY 27 TH AUGUST 10AM
Riding demonstrations, competitions, pony rides, BBQ, Ice cream
Fun for all the family, Farm walks & tractor rides. Free entry
Tuesday 28 th August Own A Pony Day £50
Wednesday 29 th August Hacks day for all ages £25
Sunday 9 th September Pony Club 10.30 – 12.30 £20
Arnold will be at the Suffolk Spectacular at Kentwell Hall
Saturday 15 th September Pony Club 10.30 – 12.30 £20
Advanced Hour 2.30pm £25
Jumping Lesson 4.15PM £30
Sunday 16 th September Caspian Horse Show at Manor Farm Wyton, please come along & support the girls
Wednesday 19 th September 7pm NVQ enrollment evening
Saturday 22 nd September Advanced Hour 2.30pm £25
Jumping Lesson 4.15PM £30
Social evening, BBQ & Disco 7.30 pm
Sunday 23 rd September Pony Club 10.30 – 12.30 £20
Saturday 29 th September Pony Club 10.30 – 12.30 £20
Advanced Hour 2.30pm £25
Jumping Lesson 4.15PM £30
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