1. January Rally!

2. A big thankyou to Milly for all her hardwork producing the Nag Rag each month. Due to other commitments she has handed over the Nag Rag to the Caudwell family with help from the Schey family. We are keen for some input and would love our riders to submit photos and stories for us to publish. We also would love to hear good news stories about you and your horse, send us some pics and a story if you have been out competing or even just working on something at home, maybe you have a new horse?...Let us know however big or small your news. Contact us at lpcnagrag@gmail.comlpcnagrag@gmail.com You can also text your photos to Jan on 0412685390! Shop 6, Chirnside Homemaker Centre, Maroondah Hwy, Chirnside Park VIC 1800 247 737

3. Christmas Rally Photos Our Christmas rally was great fun, the day was filled with fun activities that were a bit different to the norm, feedback has been very positive which is lovely to hear. Thankyou to our hard working committee and our other helpers for a great day once again. We would love to share lots of photos on here of all our riders but we are limited to those kids we know we have permission for. So be sure to print off and sign our photo permission forms so we can fill our newsletters with loads of pics!

5. Our Sleepover rally with Healesville Pony Club! Friday 17 th till Saturday 18 th of January! Arrive 2pm for fun and games. No Uniform necessary, but armband and grading card are required. Bring a salad to share with our BBQ dinner. Heallesville members will bring dessert. Over night you can leave your pony in a yard, take them home or bring your own electric fencing yards. Cross country and show jumping sessions with Jacqui and Rochelle, handy mount courses and much more! Canteen available for breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Sleep in the club rooms, or bring a tent, up to you, just bring what you need. RSVP TO KATHY SCHEY ESSENTIAL, kathy@appion.com.au GROUPS AND CANTEEN WILL BE CATERED ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE REPLIED.kathy@appion.com.au We also need “ALL HANDS ON DECK” to help out, not just committee members. At this stage I cannot provide group information this will be emailed when available.

6. Up Coming Events... 11 th -12 th of January: Emu Creek Showjumping Day. 12 th of January: Trentham Dressage Jackpot. 17 th -18 th of January: OUR SLEEPOVER RALLY! 19 th of January: Cockatoo Jump Trials (At Wandin Park) 19 th of January: Hurstbridge Show. 27 th of January: Macclesfield Combined Training and Dressage Day. 9 th of February Boolarra Pony Club Open Gymkhana. 9 th of February Myrtleford Combined Training day. 23 rd March Lilydale Pony Club Horse Trials..http://www.lilydale.ponyclubvic.org.au/site/ponyclub/lilydalevic/dow nloads/LPC2014.HorseTrialsEntryForm.dochttp://www.lilydale.ponyclubvic.org.au/site/ponyclub/lilydalevic/dow nloads/LPC2014.HorseTrialsEntryForm.doc 29 th -30 th March Grade 4, experienced grade 5 eventing clinic at Lilydale Pony Club NMZ Eventing Clinic G 4 & Exp 5NMZ Eventing Clinic G 4 & Exp 5 For further details and other events checkout the PCAV website at http://www.ponyclubvic.org Here you will also find links to dressage tests, rules for various disciplines, and lots of other useful information. http://www.ponyclubvic.org

7. HORSEY CHAT! Watch this space...we hope to mix it up a bit with things to appeal to our junior riders such as this months useless facts to tips for competition or profiling an instructor...any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. USELESS FACT: Your pony produces 10- 15 litres of saliva a day! Send us a useless fact, a horsey joke, a funny photo, or a photo and a story of you and your horse telling us a bit about you both, we will publish one each month! ThiS MoNThs CraZiEst HoRSe !! Please email us. lpcnagrag@gmail.com

8. Our Club Out & About: Congratulations to Alex Kennedy and Courtenay Potter for qualifying for the state dressage championships to be held in March Courtenay and her horse Belle qualified for grade 2 coming 1 st in both of her tests. Alex and his horse Remmi qualified for grade 1 placing 3 rd overall. Congratulations to you both, and best of luck for the championship. We hope to see as many club members as possible there to support you in March!! For those of you who would like to come and support Alex and Courtenay, the championships are being held on the 1 st and 2 nd of March at the Bendigo Showgrounds. Apologies if we have missed any results, please email to: lpcnagrag@gmail.com

9. Practitioner: Hayley Pemberton CertEST(ACATT) Certificate IV in Massage Therapy (Human) Certificate in Equine Sports and Tactile Therapy Providing both relaxation and sports massage for human’s and horse’s. For both humans and horse’s I provide a full movement assessment to pin point possible areas of muscle tension that may be contributing to soreness, tightness and a lack of performance. In addition to the assessment of the horse, I may also use a gait analysis program to video the horse’s movement for signs of restricted gait mobility. I provide after treatment exercises, stretches and massage routines to ensure my clients wellbeing into the future. If you have any questions or would like to book an appointment please do not hesitate to contact me on the below contact details: Phone: 0400 144 445 Email: hpemberton1990@hotmail.com