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On 5-7 August
2005, several of NESC’s members journeyed down to Horseshoe
Point in Pattaya, Thailand to compete in the FEI World Jumping
Challenge and the International Riding School Invitational.
Even though the
first day had a rough start, with many of the NESC ponies and
horses excited about being away from the stable for the first
time, NESC competitors still managed to win some ribbons in
jumping. Although she did not compete, Alex Palmer’s help was
much appreciated, as she was instrumental in calming the ponies.
The next day, NESC riders successfully regrouped for the
dressage competition.
Dressage
Katarina
Lauritano placed 7th in Preliminary on Piper. Maggie
Kimutis placed 4th on Norrie with a score of 65.40%
and 8th on Brago in Prelim. Leonard Behrens, who came
all the way from America for summer lessons at NESC, placed 9th
on Pippin and 12th on Bilbo also in Prelim. In the
Novice Division, Rafaela Kraushaar placed 5th riding
Norrie with a score of 63.60%. Congratulations NESC riders.
Jumping
40 cm
1st Place -
Maggie Kimutis
2nd Place - Katarina Lauritano
4th Place - Anna Kimutis
6th Place - Leonard Behrens
50 cm
Maggie Kimutis and Katarina Lauritano rode CLEAR ROUNDS
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Summer Camp Fun at NESC
NESC hosted
Summer Pony Camp from June through August during school break.
Camp was taught by Crystal Schroeder, back on summer break from
college in the United States, and Doris Kraushaar, along with
her daughters Rafaela and Yupin, down from Chiang Mai for a few
weeks. Maggie Kimutis also helped with the camp. Summer camp was
held for two hours in the morning and two hours in the
afternoon, Monday-Friday. The kids had an hour of riding and an
hour of stable management.
A
group of middle school Boy Scouts also participated in the
Summer Camp in order to earn their Horsemanship badge.
Doris Kraushaar
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Upcoming Events
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Evening Riding for Advanced Riders starting September 19th
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. Call to reserve your
spot. A three rider minimum is required for the normal lesson
price.
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Morning Riding for Members and Non-Members on Thursdays at 9
a.m. beginning September 29th.
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NESC will host the NESC Dressage Challenge 2005 on 15 – 16
October, with dressage tests including Walk-Trot, Preliminary,
Novice, Elementary, Medium, and Advanced (Prix St. Georges)
levels. There will also be Musical Freestyle events. NESC
members who want to participate can sign up at the NESC Office
and indicate their level and requested horse.
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NESC member Cookout and Campout on November 18-19.
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December 11 – NESC In-House Show open to all NESC members.
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Classifieds
Ads or announcements can be placed in
the NESC Quarterly Newsletter by contacting Martha
Chedister,
chedistermf@yahoo.com, or the office before the
first of March, June, September or December.
Check the NESC office for new and
used riding items for sale.
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Library
There is a small lending library in the NESC office that has
horse related books and videos for all members to sign out for
free. Take a look next time you are in the office and see what
you might be interested in.
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Pony Club News
Pony
Club started up again at NESC with its first meeting on
September 3 with Martha Chedister as the organizer. Sue
Chandler, NESC owner, arranged for NESC to join the British Pony
Club as a recognized chapter. This will enable NESC Pony Club
members to interact with other Pony Clubs in Thailand, and
participate in internationally recognized testing that will
transfer to other countries. Further information will be
forthcoming about this.
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Pony Club will meet about twice a month from September to
December. The meetings will be 2-3 p.m. on the following
Saturdays:
September
3 and 17
October 1 and 29
November 5 and 19
December 3
and/or 10
Pony Club Members who would like to ride after the 2 p.m.
meetings at 3 p.m. for a games lesson, please sign up in the
office. Limit 5 students.
Special Optional Events for Pony Club members will be: October
15 – Mounted Costume Parade at the NESC Horse Show
December 11 – NESC In-House Show
Field trips (possibly to visit other Pony Clubs in Thailand)
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