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Play this week - w/c 5 May
Chukkas are to be at Lode this
evening Weds 7 May, not Dullingham at
6pm.
White and blue shirts please!
Also, this Friday there is a match being
played at Lode, it consists of two
8-goal teams if people are interested in
going to watch - there will of course be
drinks too! It should be a pretty good
game to watch if anyone is interested?
I will let you know on the time of play
for Friday as it has not been confirmed
yet.
Sophie
Sophie Hughes - Secretary,
Cambridge and Newmarket Polo Club
Weekend details 2-5 May
On
Friday 2 May at 5pm there will be
chukkas at Lode for those who would like
to play. Please let Fabio know by
calling him on 07971 596 693.
There will be chukkas for people not
playing in the match this weekend on the
practice ground at Dullingham alongside
the match.
Sophie
Sophie Hughes - Secretary,
Cambridge and Newmarket Polo Club
From Greg Glue at Polosplice
Just to say will be up on 1st weekend 3rd /4th May please contact this week if need anything out of the ordinary (eg 50 sets of Bandages 5 saddles etc etc...joke)
Regards Greg polosplice@msn.com
Important message from the Secretary
To all:
the Cambridge & Newmarket Polo Club
would like to make clear that the
Practice Ground at Dullingham is for
members to stick and ball on should they
wish. The main Ground (on the road
side) however is not to be used for
schooling or stick and balling. A lot
of care and attention goes into keeping
the grounds and should they be ruined
from people stick and balling, no
tournaments will be able to be played on
them.
In addition, the ground at Lode
opposite the Wrights livery yard is
available for stick and balling.
However, it is only available to members
of the Cambridge & Newmarket Polo Club.
It will be used for tournaments this
year and therefore there is to be no
schooling of ponies by grooms.
Primarily Dullingham will be used for
Tournaments unless the weather is
particularly poor.
Sophie
Sophie Hughes
Secretary, Cambridge and Newmarket Polo
Club
8 April from the HPA - legislation relating to transporting ponies
Dear All, the introduction of four new pieces of legislation relating to the transport of animals has inevitably caused numerous rumours to circulate.
I have therefore attempted to clarify the rules; click here for the resulting article. Please note that DEFRA's definition of 'economic activity' will affect patrons as well as players.
Kind regards, Charlotte Allen, Communications, HPA
8 April from Sophie Hughes
We would like to welcome Louise Wright
as the club's new welfare officer. After
many years of devotion to Cambridge &
Newmarket Polo Club, Glynis MacSwinney,
the club's welfare officer is handing
her position over to Louise Wright.
Glynis worked hard to ensure that the
polo ponies at the club were cared for
suitably and looked after properly
before and after playing. The role of a
welfare officer is not an easy one,
having to know when to draw attention to
a problem and knowing how to approach
someone who may be neglecting
the well-being of the horse. All their
knowledge and commitment goes into
becoming a successful welfare officer
which many people do not appreciate. Glynis'
care and attention has not gone
un-noticed and we would all like to say
a huge thank you to her for many years
of devotion and care towards the ponies
which arrived at the club weekend after
weekend.
Louise Wright has worked with horses for
many many years and is located at Lode
with her own livery yard. She is very
principled and scrupulous when it comes
to the welfare of any horse, and will be
on the look out for any horse or pony
being mistreated. She is an asset
to have in the team and therefore we
would like to give her a huge welcome to
the club as the new welfare officer.
Sophie
7 April from Larry Leggatt
Great to see everyone at the drinks party last Sunday and very many thanks to all those who brought such excellent grub!... Larry
27 February from Katie Flint - click here for more details
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Photographs taken by the official CNPC photographer, Richard Unger
Any members wishing to view pictures from events that were covered during the summer, please contact me Richard Unger at richard@richardunger.com Due to webspace limitations it is not possible to show everything but I can re-upload events for short periods. If you have any other events that you think would benefit by having a great photographer please let me know.
Richard Unger Photography email: richard@richardunger.com
Messages from the HPA
Rules and Umpire Testing
There have several queries regarding the Rules and Umpire tests. It is hoped that the points below will help:
· The basic Rules and Umpire test is split into two parts, Part A for Rules and Part B for Umpiring. There is a Part C which is used for members of the Umpire Group or for umpires who wish to upgrade.
· Anyone playing Junior HPA polo has to have a handicap of at least –2 and a player has to pass Part A in order to be moved from S to –2.
· A player who passes Part B will receive an umpire grade of CP (C Provisional) and it will then be up to the players club to recommend when they consider that the ‘P’ can be removed.
· The HPA recommends that Part A and Part B are taken at the same time. A player can pass Part A only but cannot pass Part B without having taken and passed Part A at5 the same time; ie if a player passes Part A but fails Part B, that player will get a handicap but will have to take and pass Part A again when retaking Part B.
· Part A consists of about 15 questions which require brief written answers as one of the players. Time allowed is 30 minutes. You may NOT use the Blue Book.
· Part B consists of about 15 questions which require brief written answers as one of the umpires. Time allowed is 30 minutes. You may NOT use the Blue Book.
Some clubs are already organising days for the test to be taken but it is planned to set up days in the Easter holidays so that we can make sure that everyone who wants to play Junior HPA has a confirmed handicap of –2 or above. Dates and locations will be circulated to clubs and put on our web site.
Please be aware that it is planned that for 2009, all Langford and Gannon players will be required to have passed Part B and have a CP umpire grade.
Further to our previous newsletter there has been a minor amendment to the Regulation reference Bracketed Players to clarify the situation regarding players still in brackets at the end of this last season. It now reads as follows:
6.4 e. Players with Bracketed Handicaps. No sponsored player with a bracketed handicap of 5 goals or less will be allowed to play in the 22 goal and the earliest that such a player can come out of brackets is when the player has either:
(i) Submitted a 'Handicap Qualification Form’ to his main club and the HPA for either the mid or end of season meeting showing that he has played in 10 Victor Ludorum matches
(ii) Had recommendations at two consecutive end of season handicap meetings.
Any player still in brackets at the end of 2007 may apply to have his brackets removed prior to the mid season meeting if he submits a completed 'Handicap Qualification Form' to the HPA showing that he has played in 10 Victor Ludorum matches. However, any new player in 2008 will only have their brackets removed by the HPA Handicap Committee at a scheduled meeting and subject to the production of a completed ‘Handicap Qualification Form’
We have had a number of queries regarding the Welfare in Animal (Transport) Order 2006 so i hope the information below makes things clearer.
The Regulation in question came into force from 5 January 2007 with the requirement for a Certificate of Competence coming into affect from January 2008. The regulation only applies to journeys where animals are transported in connection with an economic activity. On the basis that the grooms are 'employed' and paid for their services, the transport team are saying that these journeys are classed as 'economic'.
There are certain requirements of the Regulation (all covered in more detail at the link below):
1. Transporter Authorisation - Anyone transporting horses over 65km in connection with an economic activity needs to obtain a Transporter Authorisation. This is currently free of charge and lasts for 5 years. An Authorisation is issued in the name of a company/individual and covers anyone associated with that company involved with transporting animals. Details of how to apply are included within the link below. For example, the owners of the horses or the groom would need to hold an Authorisation in their name. If the owners of the horse are affectively employing the grooms, then the horse owners should apply for an Authorisation in their name.
2. Certificate of Competence - Anyone transporting horses over 65km in connection with an economic activity need to obtain a Certificate of Competence. These apply to individuals and are required for drivers and attendants (or combined if individuals take both roles). In this case, the grooms would certainly need to obtain a Competence Certificate from one of the approved bodies (again, details included in the link below), which involves having to sit a multiple choice test of 27 questions. There is no provision for such tests to be available in other languages. The only instance when an exemption will come in to place is when a one person is travelling with one pony and when two people are travelling with two ponies.
Full details of the Regulation and it's requirements are available here.
If you have any more queries please contact the Animal Health team on 0845 603 8395
HORSES INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
We have recently had an incident where an abattoir has forwarded to the HPA three HPA passports following three horses being slaughtered, this is normal procedure. However one of the horses passports had been filled in by the vet but had not been registered with the HPA. As a result the passport has been reported to the meat hygiene services as it is not legal. Please be aware that you NEED to register your passports with the HPA after they have been filled in by your vet otherwise the same may happen to you.
Sophie McPherson
Development and Passports
Stabling at Tournaments
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Dullingham ground,
Available for quality overnight stabling
for tournaments.
Horses are fed and mucked out for you!
Ring Mary Keymer on 01638 507275
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