BERKELEY HUNT
SOUTH
NEWSLETTER
No.1
February 2014
Welcome
from your
DC Eileen
Welcome all to your new pony club
year, and what an exciting year I
hope it is. I would like to thank
Caroline Breet who has undertaken
this major task of being our
Newsletter Editor. I hope it helps
keeping you all in touch with what is
going on in our branch. Hopefully by
the end of the weekend all the
rallies and stable management
sessions will be on the website for
the Spring/Summer. I wish you all a
very successful year in pony club
this year, be it gaining your next test
or competing for our branch.
NEW MEMBERS
A warm welcome to Rosa Morris, Anthony
Duke and Alice Shute, all of whom have
recently joined the BHSPC.
TEAM TRAINING:
We currently have two disciplines training
hard for Area qualifiers: Area Quiz at the
beginning of March and Area Mounted
Games, (hosted by the BHSPC) in late
May.
The following members are training for
the AREA QUIZ: Saffia Bennett, Claudia
Breet, Yasmin Clements, Amy & Phoebe
Gillingham, India & Iona Griffiths, Annie
Heyes, Sophie Hilleard, Charleigh Mallard,
Aimee O’Doherty, Tom Simpson, Eleanor
Snow, Olivia Stocks, Amy Williams.
The following members are training for
the AREA MOUNTED GAMES: SENIORS
Yasmin Clements, Emily Davis, Sam Dyer,
Amy Gillingham, Tom Simpson, Eleanor
Snow, and Eloise Yorath. JUNIORS: Arthur
& Lana Bennett, Archie & Millie Caldicott,
Joe Dyer, Alexandra Edmonds, Phoebe
Gillingham, A J Pain, Livy Simpson, Megan
Snow, Amy Williams.
There is a fun Mounted Games day on
February 17th at Summerhouse
Equestrian Centre: Please contact
Charlotte Gillingham for further details.
MEMBERS’ NEWS
Congratulations to Sarah Batt our
former DC and longstanding pony
club parent on becoming a Nana ...
and welcome baby Toby!
Well done to Jess Bates who
recently qualified for the
Triathlon Championships in
March.
Well done also to Clara Wood
who has qualified for the Area
Novice Dengie Show Jumping
final and Olivia Stocks who has
qualified for the Area Novice
Dengie Dressage final.
We would love to hear members’ news …
If you would like to share your competition
and riding experiences... whether it’s a very
first outing on a new pony; a brilliant day out
hunting; an important competition qualifier or
family news, please do let us know.
HORSES IN WAR ....2014
marks 100 years since the
outbreak of WW1
One of the topics for this year’s
NFU Mutual Quiz is War Horses in
History. Our quiz team members
have been discovering the often
grim reality of being a war horse.
Horses were crucial both on the
battlefield and also to haul heavy
wagons during the Great War. The
casualty rate for horses was even
higher than the loss of soldiers,
with over one million transported
across the Channel to war and
only 60,000 returning. It is
estimated that over 8 million
horses perished in total during
the War, with many left to die
from their injuries, or drowned in
mud The Blue Cross Medal was
first created in 1917 and given to
Major Methuen of The King’s
Royal Rifles for his action in
rescuing horses under shellfire.
Three notable regimental horses
from WW1 are recorded as being:
Warrior, Songster and Orleans
THIS MONTH’S STAR PET !
Lily loves nothing better than a quiet snooze after
reading her copy of the BHSPC
Newsletter….especially when she is February’s star
pet!
If you would like your pet (including horses and
ponies of course!) to be a BHSPC star pet of the
month just email your pet’s photo and details.
Hmmm …..
RECIPE CORNER
How long should a racehorse’s
legs be?
EILEEN’S TOMATO & BASIL SOUP
Long enough to reach the
2 tins of chopped tomatoes … 1 medium
chopped onion … 1 medium sized potato
chopped … 1 clove garlic …½ pt
vegetable stock … Bunch of basil … 1 ½
tbsp olive oil … salt & pepper to season.
ground!
Gently heat the olive oil in a thick-based
saucepan. Add the onion & potato to
soften, without browning for approx. 1015 mins. Now add the tomatoes, stir well
& cook for a minute. Add the stock and
garlic and season..Cover & simmer for 25
mins. When ready, either liquidize or use a
soup blender.
Some poor horse is walking
What does it mean if you find
a horseshoe?
around in his socks!
We would love to hear from you! Please email
carolinebreet@hotmail.co.uk with
news/recipes/photos. Editor: Caroline Breet.