Recent News

News flash!! News flash!! News flash!!

As of July, Laurel's mom & dad sealed the deal! Indigo is now a permanent member of the family!!

Yippee for Laurel!!

Last night we celebrated a very successful 2009 Season. Thank you Heidi, Dave, Ali and Holly for hosting a wonderful party.  We celebrated the accomplishments of all of our present members with plaques and certificates from their most current ratings and welcomed both new and prospective members. It looks as though we may have six new members!

MPC continues to grow every year and we couldn't do it without the support of everyone involved. Thank you to club members, sponsors, parents, siblings, friends, instructors and everyone who has made the club what it is today! We are looking forward to a really fun and successful 2010 season!!

Congratulations to Katarina!

A belated congratulations is in order for Katarina on her purchase of the beautiful Trakehner mare P'llar. P'llar is an experienced eventer and the pair is looking forward to a rewarding partnership.

The smile says it all!
 

8/5/2009

Congratulations Caitlin!

Caitlin & Athena 2009 NER Show jumping Rally

A big Congratulations is in order for Caitlin who passed her HA today. She has worked tirelessly for many months preparing for this rating and today all of her hard work paid off. Congratulations Caitlin, you are a great inspiration to all of us!!

 5/24/09

A Fun Day had by all at The Pineland Farms Trail Challenge

The club spent a great day on Sunday at our first fundraiser of the year. We all worked shifts manning the Valley Farm Aid Station at the Pineland Farms Trail Challenge. We fed, hydrated and encouraged over 400 runners who were participating in either the 25k, 50k, or 50 mile race. The country western theme seemed to be a  hit not to mention the enthusiasm of all of our resident Cowgirls! We were voted number one Aid Station by the runners of the race. Thank you!!

We couldn't believe how polite all of the runners were, thanking us for taking the time to be there and help them out. We couldn't thank the runners enough for showing all of us what is  possible with some hard work and dedication. Hopefully we'll get to do it all over again next year!!

5/16/09

First Mounted Meeting

We had our first mounted meeting at Runaway Ridge Farm on Saturday. It turned out to be a beautiful day and it was really fun to see all of the new members feeling so comfortable off the farm with their horses and already feeling a part of the club. We are all looking forward to a great season.

We are currently getting ready for our fundraiser this coming Sunday at Pineland Farms. We will be manning an Aid Station for the Pineland Farms Trail Challenge, which is a 25k, 50k and 50 mile trail running race. It should be alot of fun!

Congratulations to our Quiz Rally Teams!!

The Marvelous Mollyocketeers and The Mollyockett Preppy Ponies

What a great day! This year we were able to send two Junior D teams to the Northeast Region Quiz Rally. We were also fortunate to have two members from Three Flags join our teams, thank you Kristen and Olivia! Mollyockett PC Club Members

Our two veterans Ava and Taylor were the two team captains. Faith, Hannah and Kristen joined Taylor to make up the Marvelous Mollyocketteer's team. They did a wonderful job and finished seventh overall.

The Mollyockett Preppy Ponies

Thank you to the older members for all of their help both in assisting with study groups for the Rally as well as helping out yesterday. And thank you to all of the parents who helped out both before the rally  as well as yesterday manning stations and chaperoning. The day was a great success!!

 3/2/09

Congratulations Caitlin!!

We are extremely proud of Caitlin and feel so fortunate to have her as part of our club. She so freely shares her wealth of knowledge and always goes the extra mile to help members, horses and parents alike. Thank you Caitlin and congratulations, this is a great achievement!! 

  2/20/09

Welcome to our new members!!

We are so happy to be welcoming five (Wow!! That's right, five!!) new members to MPC for the 2009 season, Viviane, Deirdre, Faith, Cody and Hannah. 

All five are new members to Pony club. We hope they have a great season and we are thrilled to have them as part of the club!

                        Viviane and Noah

                                  Faith & Sonny

                               Deirdre & LillyT

Cody & Whisper

Hannah & Lilly T

We are currently gearing up for a fun filled weekend at  the NER's first Regional Rendezvous in Augusta Maine. This is going to be a wonderful opportunity for kids from other clubs as well as parents to spend time together and get to know one another, while having fun and learning some valuable information along the way. It will be a nice respite from the snow and cold temperatures of this year's winter. We are all looking forward to a nice jumpstart for the 2009 season!!!

11/08

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our members who recently passed their ratings:

Hannah - C-2

Emily - C-2

Jordan - C-2

Ali - C-1

Job well done!!! 

 THANK YOU to all of the prospective new Pony Club members and parents who showed up at the Open House. It was great to meet all of you.  We know that each and every one of you will make a great addition to the club if you decide to join!

10/1/08 - OPEN HOUSE

Mollyockett Pony Club will be hosting an Open House on Saturday October 11 from 12:30-2:00. The Open House will take place at the Ginn residence at 81 Hallowell Road in Pownal Maine. Please call Tracy at 207-688-4853 if you have any questions.

This will be a great opportunity to talk with current parents and members. They are a wealth of information and would look forward to answering any questions you may have about Pony Club. We hope to see you there.

6//7/08

Congratulations to Ava on her purchase of Pippi (Pippi Longstocking)

Ava & Pippi

 Pppi getting ready for her trip to Maine with former owner Bella and Ava

 We would like to congratulate Ava on the purchase of her new pony. Pippi is a 14.0 hand, 7 year old,  registered paint mare. The past two years Pippi was a member of the Charlotte Pony Club in Vermont, where she brought her owner , Bella, through her D-3 rating. Pippi has been a wonderful addition to our  club and Ava looks forward to her first outing with Pippi  to the D Rally on August 2. Good luck Ava and Pippi!

Welcome Anna and Laura!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Anna and Laura who recently joined Mollyockett PC.  Anna is currently a C-1. Her sister Laura is unrated at present and is looking forward to taking her first ratings this summer. We look forward to their knowledge and enthusiasm!

2008 Quiz Rally Results

Taylor was the only Mollyockett club member who competed at quiz this year. She and Ava were originally going to be on a scramble team but because of a snowstorm in Houlton on the originally scheduled day, the quiz was rescheduled for April. Taylor was on a scramble team with the newly formed Epona club in turner, ME. The girls had a very successful 6th place finish. Congratulations!! Caitlin, Jordan and Tracy also made the trip to Houlton as volunteers.

We want to congratulate Ali on her purchase of O'Doull

O'Doull is a 20 year old bay roan thoroughbred. He has had a long history of eventing which took him through the Intermediate levels at his peak. He moved to Maine four years ago to be with a young pony clubber/eventer. He suffered a serious injury which took him out of competition for some time. Ali is fortunate to find such a wonderful teacher and partner. We hope the two of you have a wonderful journey together.

Thanks to Anna Welch for a Wonderful Natural Horsemanship Clinic!

We were very fortunate to have Anna Welch spend a couple hours with us teaching the club members the fundamental 7 games of the Parelli  Natural Horsemanship Program. These seven games mimic the seven games that horses play amongst themselves. This helps rider and horse develop a strong relationship on the ground which is then carried over into the saddle. The seven games are:

1. The Friendly game; 2. The Yo-Yo game; 3. The Porcupine game: 4. The Driving Game; 5. The Circling Game; 6. The Sideways Game and 7. The Squeeze Game. 

For more information visit The Parelli Website

Emily playing Friendly game 

Ava playing Porcupine game 

Anna and Taylor working on Lateral Flexion 

Anna working on Porcupine game with O'Doull 

August has proven to be a very rich month for MPC in relation to ratings...

Jordan got her C3, Ali P is now a C2, Maggie & Taylor G are now D3's & Lydia is a D2 ~ 

we are so proud of you all!

May 2010

A "high 5" to our newest D3's

  Katarina and returning member Ali D!  

  ~

A long overdue Congratulations

to all of our new D-2's!

Jordan, Ava & Pippi

                     Deirdre & Veronica      Lori Flaherty

 

                            Walking the Course       Lori Flaherty

                    

Ava & Pippi

                           Faith & Raven                 Lori Flaherty                  

                       Caitlin & Chloe       Lori Flaherty                   
 

Ava, Taylor and Jordan

 

Congratulations to Caitlin once again!!

Caitlin and Athena

Caitlin recently passed her A rating in Dressage in South Carolina.This is a huge achievement and we are so proud of Caitlin. There will be more info on her rating coming soon

Three New HB's!

Congratulations is in order for Emily, Jordan and Hannah who recently passed their HB's. They put in a tremendous effort this summer. With lame horses and far distances to travel all three put in a valiant effort this summer, helping the younger Pony Clubbers at mounted meetings as well as clinics and rallies and studying for their ratings at the same time. Our club could not run without them and we are so grateful for all that they do. We are so proud of them for all of their hard work.

 D-Rally 2009

Ava, Taylor, Cody, Faith, Caitlin and Emily

Another great day had by all at the D-Rally. Thanks to the Hilton's for hosting the Rally with such short notice. their grounds are beautiful, dry and they made the the entire Rally possible, Thank you!!

Our team did a fantastic job and ended the day with two thirds in both Horse Management and overall

Show Jumping Rally

 Congratulations to our Show Jumping Team

Hannah, Katarina, Ava, Phoebe and Caitlin

They had a great day and finished with a seventh in Horse Management and a fourth place overall

Ali was on a scramble team with Penobscot PC and was their Stable Manager

They finished with a first place in Hrse Management and an eigth place overall, Congratulations!!

Dressage Rally

6/20/09

      Phoebe & Katarina                                    Photo Dawn Keller       

Congratulations!

to Katarina and Phoebe our newest members, for passing both their D-1 and D-2 ratings.

6/7/09

Dressage Clinic with Holly Rutland

MPC was fortunate to have its members ride with accomplished eventer and dressage competitor Holly Rutland, this past Sunday. Eight members were able to participate in one hour private sessions with Holly.

Holly with Ava & Pippi

Holly grew up riding with Penobscot Pony Club. She has evented from California to Maine and for the past ten years has been competing her Connemara Pony in Upper Dressage levels. Holly has trained with Grand Prix dressage rider, Shelly Francis. Thank you Holly!

5/10/09

 Welcome to our two newest members!!

We are really excited to welcome two new members to MPC, Katarina and Phoebe. Neither have previously been members of Pony club, but are really looking forward to being a part of the club. They will both be leasing Lakota and riding Bella the weeks they aren't riding Lakota. Welcome, we are looking forward to a great summer.

Katarina & Lakota

Phoebe & Bella

Quiz Rally Prep - Sleepover

3/20/09

Let's Celebrate the first day of spring and get together at Taylor's house for a quiz Rally Prep and Sleepover on Friday night at 6:30. Bring sleeping bags, pillows, snack and quiz study material. Hope to see you all there!!

We are back from a really great weekend at The first Annual Regional Rendezvous in Augusta Maine. Taylor, Ava, Viviane, Caitlin, Jordan, Hannah. Deirdre and Emily made the trip, along with several parents.

It was a great opportunity for both kids and parents to get to know members and parents from other clubs in the region, in a social, non competitive environment.  Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning were filled with workshops and games where kids learned about subjects such as parasites, bandaging, farrier skills and tools, they played Jeapordy, had rulebook relays, made stick horses, did yoga and swam (just to mention a few of the activities). Saturday evening a banquet was held to award recent higher level rating recipients, to present the Corrine Gray Perpetual award,  to watch a slide show of all of the Northeast region members and to share good food with new friends.

We would like to thank all of the volunteers for making this weekend possible and we look forward to making this a yearly outing.

Getting to know one another during a photo puzzle activity

Ava and Taylor enjoying the pool

  Viviane, Taylor, and Ava dressed for dinner

Hannah, Jordan, Emily, Caitlin, Taylor, Ava, and Viviane after dinner

Saturday evening's dinner banquet

 2/22/09

Ava, Taylor and Deirdre got to spend their last day of winter vacation having some fun at Springpoint Farm

 8/2/08

Congratulations to our D-Rally team!

Front: Taylor, Ava

Back: Jordan, Anna, Laura, Caitlin 

This year MPC sent one team to the D-Rally at Hillview Farm in Fayette, ME.  The team consisted of Laura , Taylor, Ava and Anna as their C advisor.  The Rally had a good showing  with 11 teams participating. This was Anna's and Taylor's first D Rally and Ava's second. The girls did a fantastic job and had a lot of fun. At the end of the day they walked away with a second in  Horse Management and a 6th overall.

 Also a big thanks to Emily, Jordan and Caitlin for their hard work at the rally, to Tracy for coaching, and Marie and Martha for organizing all of the paperwork and to Christie for starting thejumpers on the cross country course. It truly is a team effort.

We would also like to thank Hillview Farm for providing such a wonderful facility for the event

 Taylor and Khaki

 Ava & Pippi

Laura & Odin
 

 Horse Management Seminar  4/27/08

We had a fun and successful trip to Wild Child Farm in Pittston, ME on Sunday April 27, to attend the Horse Management Seminar hosted by Tamarack Pony Club. Parents Tracy, Sara and Christie attended to receive their training to become Horse Management Assistants during the upcoming rally season. Ava & Taylor attended with the goal of learning new Horse Management skills which will help them during their upcoming rallies. Jordan and Hannah also attended to help assist the younger members. Below are some photos from the day.

 Taylor, Ava, Jordan and Hannah

 Ava and Taylor

 Participants learning about formal inspections

 Fire demonstration by fire department

Thank you to Emily Meyer

 We wanted to thank Emily Meyer for coming to our unmounted meeting. Emily is a licensed Massage Therapist. She also enjoys working with equestrians in developing core strength and alignment which has so many benefits to the comfort and performance of both horse and rider. She showed our PC members different stretches and strengthening exercises and developed a program that they will hopefully be able to practice regularly. Below are some photos from that session.

 Downward Dog

Jordan mastering Downward Dog! 

 Finding your center

 Spiderman Stretch 

 Emily overseeing the Caterpillar

Several weeks later Emily conducted a lunge lesson for each club member. After watching the way each individual rider moved with the horse and their individual alignment, Emily developed a plan to benefit each rider while in the saddle.