From Monday the 3rd of June we will kick off a Mothers Group. Every Monday except school holidays and public holidays from 10am till 12noon there will be two groups so mums can bring their bubs while the first group rides the second group can mind swapping over half way through. Good fresh coffee, cake, gossip and horses what more would you like?

Do something for yourself to keep your sanity! Experience not nescessary, we can have a beginner group and a more advanced group and above all we’ll have fun! 55,- per person and this includes the coffee and cake !
There are nice school horses and helmets and boots you can borrow,  please book in so I know who to expect. 0419785064 or amber@yggdrasil.com.au

A whole weekend of fun or just an afternoon or a morning…. Too much choice? You could book for the whole weekend and have food and accomodation as well! Saturday the 8th of June we will have a Horse Soccer match, lots of fun for any age! Sunday the 9th of June in the morning there will be a Horse agility play morning that afternoon there will be a Introduction to Working Equitation.

Soccer match only   $40,- 

Agility only               $70,-

Working Equitation  $70,-

all 3 sessions $150,- (10,- off per session)

all 3 sessions plus accomodation (Dinner, breakfast, lunch and a horsey movie on Saturday night) $220,-

It is fast going towards winter (even though it will be 30 degrees today) and before it gets dark and wet there is a lot of work to be done. We need a light on the arena and a driveway and parking area next to the arena and eventually a shed as well. All these things come with pricetags so unfortunately some of the horses are for sale and others are still up for part-lease. I will miss them greatly but beggars can’t be choosers.

For sale are:

“Proven Ash”

15.2hh bay TB mare going on 5 years old. Ash is a lovely gentle soul. She is no dressage star yet as she will need more training but she is currently used as a school horse and does a great job with the complete beginners in walk off the lunge and in trot on the lunge and the better riders who can make her go in a nice outline and do a bit of lateral work with her. She has been hacked out to the Riding Club grounds along the roads, she has worked in private lessons and group lessons, done trotpole work and some small jumps. She is easy to catch, loves a groom and a smootch, no problem to trim (currently barefoot) and great in a paddock with other horses, not a “marey” mare. She did her first level 5 dressage test last Sunday. (picture is quite old, will see if there is any newer ones of her as she has grown into herself much more and is quite pretty)

$2500,-  including GST

“Dun Manus Peader”

14.1hh grey Connemara gelding going on 4 years old, currently in process of being started under saddle. Peader is a real head turner, he won at the Connemara Showcase last year under Irish judges, he is a very typey Connemara. He is a pleasure to have around, comes up to have a cuddle and is not fussed about much. He has had a saddle and bridle on, lunges well. Has had a rider on his back at this stage but is certainly not a ridden pony yet.

$3500,- including GST

These prices are firm as they are very reasonable.

 
Picture courtesy of Suzanne Coutanceau

For Part-lease are:

“Boonahburra Stirling”

14.2 and a bit hh chocolate buckskin Connemara gelding. Stirling is the easiest horse you will ever ride. He is very light on the aids and has very smooth gaits. Stirling has been to many adult riding club and pony club days and other clinics and shows. He has been to Riddells Creek ARC, to Gisborne and District Adult riding club, Riddells Creek pony club. He did the dressage and the quadrille at Werribee National Equestrian Centre for the Connemara Showcase and was demonstration pony at a clinic with Manolo Mendez who loved him and his trainability. Stirling is a school pony and will keep doing lessons when he is leased. He will be available to take to riding club or pony club and to competitions in mutual agreement.

“Ballina Zeus”

14.1hh blue eyed cream Connemara gelding.

Zeus is a very special boy with his pretty blue eyes. He is 13 years old and quite new to the Yggdrasil team but is proving to be a great addition. Zeus will also be available to take to pony club or ARC rallies with his lease person.

“Darragh”

I need to measure Darragh I guess he is around 15hh. Grey Connemara x Australian Stock Horse. Darragh is a lovely boy who through some bad luck early in life is only able to do dressage and trot poles but will not be able to jump. He is going well in school lessons and is a nice soft bouncy ride who looks quite pretty under saddle.

Part lease is $165,- a week. This includes a group lesson, all costs for the keep of the horse (rugs, tack, trims, worming, vet, saddlefitting etc) You can just come and ride your horse as many times a week as you like (most people manage about 3 or 4 rides a week on their horse) And of course you can take your horse to club rallies if you join a club or go to clinics etc in mutual agreement.

I’m very sad to post today that Kilroe Stud in Woodend is for sale. Please share this with as many horsey people you know (and anyone else you know)

Beautiful 5 bedroom 2 bathrooms and an ensuite off one of the bedrooms brick veneer home on 7 acres for sale.

It has all a horseperson would want. 5 big paddocks with automatic waterers, 4 sand yards (for fat ponies) and one grass yard, 2 big loose boxes, big shed, garage, lockable tackroom, concrete (cold water) horsewash, tack-up/tie-up yard.

Big 20×60 (full size) outdoor all weather (and I mean all weather!!) sand arena and some cross country jumps in one of the paddocks. Bore water, 3 tanks AND mains water.

Solar hot water to the house, solar elctricity (very big unit) Beautiful gardens and big veggie patch and two big separate chicken coops also a full size tennis court and dog yard.

Been used as a small Connemara pony stud and as my own small riding school.

I’ll have to find another venue for my riding camps now and I’ll miss Jean a lot! Anyone who has had lessons or has been to camps knows what a beautiful spot this is, very good red soil, lovely view over Mount Macedon and only 8km from Woodend and about a 2 minute drive to the Calder Freeway. For more information ring Jean on 54273119 or 0418517254 It will go on the market in the next month or so with Joan Gladman real estate in Woodend. For more pictures just look at the pictures of any of the ponycamps/clinics/dressage days/riding camps on the Yggdrasil Equestrian Training facebook page.

On Sunday the 24th of March we will have a dressage day/competition.
We won’t be playing for sheep stations or anything, just a great way for those that have never competed
to give it a go and for those that have, maybe to try a different level than they usually ride or to take out
a horse that has not had much experience.
There will be ribbons for every test ridden.
If there are enough competitors we might have separate categories for riders on private horses, riders on school horses or young riders/adults.

ANYONE WHO HAS HAD LESSONS WELCOME (if I have to run the test next to the horse to make you feel better I will!!)
If you feel you don’t want to canter, that’s fine, give it a go and meet all the other people that aren’t quite sure about it either!
(and maybe see some others that ride a higher level test!) No need for special jodhpurs, no need to learn the test by heart. There will be a caller!

Here the links to the tests:  5A 5C 4B 4D 3A.  Level 5 is the lowest level and an “a” test is easier than an “f” test. You can choose what level you want to have a go at! Dressage Competition Entry form

Last year the day ran from 9.30ish to just after lunch but it would be great to get some more of you off the fence! You can put a request on the entry form for morning or afternoon and we will try to accomodate.

Dressage Competition Entry form

Samson went to his first show last Monday in Woodend and came home with a third place ribbon! He is a very versatile horse as after the show he did not, like all the other horses, get on the float to be taken home but was ridden back home through Woodend and the pine plantation. A big congratulations to Sue who was very nervous and was ready to pull out a number of times in the run up to the day. Good on you for going in the end!

Here the pictures of the last pony camp we had a great time. All six riders had so many personal bests and so many “first times”  for things that we could not keep count anymore! I’m very very proud of you all! We did horse agility, a trail ride and a horse soccer competition and of course dressage lessons and even some jumping.

Christmas camp pictures on Facebook again, don’t forget to “like” us to keep up to date! We still have some places available on the first 3 day kids pony camp in January and we have made a new date for an Adult Riding camp on the long weekend of Labour day in March. Join us for the fun but be quick with your bookings as I already have some bookings for that camp date! We will also soon publish some dates for another agility day and maybe a clinic on lunging?

We are always very happy to take suggestions on what you would like to see a day clinic or a lesson on, let us know what you would like to do and if at all possible we will run it!

EXTRA DATES FOR JUNIOR RIDING CAMP!! 14th of January to 16th of January be quick to book!

Kilroe Stud Diva was born yesterday! Soprano and Diva are doing well

Fire danger period started yesterday and as most people know I’m a CFA fire fighter as well. This means that at times my pager will go off and during the fire danger period that will most of the time mean I will have to go.

On days of total fire ban for your own and my horses wellbeing no lessons will be held between 9am and 5 pm, we can re-schedule lessons for very early or later so we miss the hot hours of the day and as a fire fighter we need to be in the fire station on those days so we can turn out at short notice.

If it is a normal day and you are having a lesson and my pager goes if you are capable of being left to untack your horse I will leave and whatever part of your lesson you have had that day will be free of charge. Obviously if you are not certain about being left to untack I will very quickly help you put the horse away and leave. I hope everyone will understand this. CFA is all volunteer work, every fire fighter outside Metropolitan Fire Brigade is an unpaid volunteer, you are always “on call” (you are not rostered “on” or “off”) and everyone of us will have to leave our paid jobs or leasure activities when the pager goes. I just add this here as the majority of people still think we are paid and “on call” etc.

I hope it will be a very quiet boring year!