We started our competition year off with Brecon Tetrathlon in April. We entered four competitors: Harriet Dare, Catrin Davidson, Tara Davies and Sarah Evans. Although our team of mini girls weren’t placed they started the year off with an excellent try.

The second competition entered in April was again a tetrathlon, at Pembrey, our team of Harriet Dare, Tara Davies and Sarah Evans came 4th, with Harriet gaining an admirable 6th individual placing.

Next came the first of the show jumping competitions at Sunny Bank Equestrian Centre, Caerphilly in May. The team of Hester Atkinson, Harriet Dare, Seren Drew and Sarah Evans came third in the 2ft class and 4^th  in the 2ft 3ins class.  In the 2ft 6ins class and 2ft 9ins class, Becky and Abby Peters – riding two ponies each, came 5^th and 3^rd respectively.

We went to Sunny Bank again in May. Unfortunately our 2ft class entry of Hester Atkinson, Harriet Dare, Seren Drew, and Anna Raven were not placed, but our 2ft 6ins team of Sarah Evans, Abby and Becky Peters and Kathryn Raven came 1^st.  In the 2ft 9ins class the same team came 2nd.

The Elms School tetrathlon came next in June, and our tadpole team of Talia Bunn and Ffion Samuels (paired up with two Llangeinor members to make a team) came 6^th.This was the first cross country competition that either girl had taken part in, so very well done girls! Our junior team of  Harriet Dare, Catrin Davidson and Seren Drew came 7^th. First time entries for Nia and Sara Jones brought admirable 2^nd and 3^rd places in the triathlon.

On a very wet July weekend, Harriet Dare, Tara Davies and Seren Drew took part in the Radnor and West Hereford Pony Club Tetrathlon with both  Harriet and Tara going clear in the cross country, and  Seren not far behind.

August = Pony Club Camp at Stonar School, Bath.

September = RECOVERING from a hectic camp!

October saw the first of the competition held at Talygarn Equestrian Centre, with Emily and Sophia Christopher and Seren Drew gaining 2^nd team place in the 1ft 6ins class. The same team plus Emily Barker came 5^th in the 2ft class. Unfortunately  our team of Oliver Christopher, Emily Baker and Harriet Dare were unplaced in the 2ft 3ins class.

November saw us back at Sunny Bank Equestrian Centre, with our team of Emily Christopher, Samantha Barker and Anna Raven placed 2^nd team in the 2ft class, and our team of Oliver Christopher, Rhiannon Hart and Coral Ducroq coming 2^nd team in the 2ft 6ins class.

Curre Pony Club held a tetrathlon/triathlon in November with Emily Sophia and Oliver Christopher, Seren Drew, Samantha Barker, Harriet Dare, Ffion Samuels and Tara Davies all entering. The Christopher family did us proud with Sophia gaining best swim, 2^nd run and individual 5^th Oliver had best swim and run, and came 5^th individual. Sophia – along with Samantha Barker were in the team that came 3^rd. Ffion Samuels was in a mixed club team that came 3^rd in the tetrathon. Both Harriet Dare and Tara Davies went clear in the cross country section.

Our only dressage entry of the year was at Talygarn Equestrian Centre in November, where Anna Raven came 6^th individual, and our team of Emily Christopher, Tara Davies, Jessica John and Abby Jones placed 3^{rd team .}

Curre Pony Club held an inter branch show jumping competition at Sunny Bank in November. In the 2ft 6ins class our team of Jessica Johns, Abby Jones, Rhiannon Hart and Rebecca Drew all had double clears (the only team to do so) and came 1^st. Oliver Christopher also competed as an individual in this class. Jessica John came 1^st individually and Rebecca Drew was 4^th individual in this class. 

Our final competition of the year, held in December, was a triathlon at The Elms School.  Only three members Oliver and Sophia Christopher and Harriet Dare entered. Oliver Christopher had best swim and run and came 1^st individual and his sister Sophia and best swim and 4th run, and came 8^th individual.

ACHIEVEMENT BADGE AWARDS

Throughout this year we will be running several Achievement Badge Awards.