2004
First introductory courses of Polocrosse in Garbsen/Stelingen (G./S.). and Leer led by Ivor Young
Since then Polocrosse has been played at both locations and a regular training session is being held in G./S.

2005
Spring: weekend training session with Ivor Young in G./S.
Summer: riders from Kananohe started to play Polocrosse
November: first public Polocrosse demonstration on the Pferd & Jagd (Horse and Hunt) Fair in Hanover

Several smaller promoting Polocrosse demonstrations in various riding clubs
Players from Leer hold introductory courses in Karlsruhe where a new player’s
association is being established.

2006
Spring: weekend training session with Ivor Young in G./S.

Summer: regular training sessions with Luke Rauch from South Africa in G./S.
Polocrosse demonstration at the tournament of th Polo Club of Lower Saxony
Participation in the Polocrosse Tournament in Carrickmines /Ireland
September: Participation in the Polocrosse Tournament ‘Dutch Open in Exloerveen/NL
November: weekend training session with Ivor Young in G./S.
December: weekend training session with Ivor Young in G./S.

2007
May: First Polocrosse Tournament ‘German Open’ in G./S. with teams from The Netherlands and Germany
June: weekend training session with Ivor Young in G./S.
July: Participation in the Polocrosse Tournament in Henson /France
Participation in the Polocrosse Tournament in Doncaster/ England
September: Participation in the Polocrosse Tournament ‘Dutch Open in Exloerveen/NL
November: Polocrosse demonstration on the Pferd & Jagd (Horse and Hunt) Fair in Hanover
December: weekend training session with Tom Forrest from Australia in G./S.

Polocrosse demonstration at a Christmas Riding Event of the Riding Club in Stelingen.

2008
Spring: founding of the first Polocrosse clubs
May: Polocrosse demonstration on Tag des Pferdehofes (Horse Ranch Day) in Lower Saxony
Second Polocrosse Tournament ‘German Open’ in G./S
June: weekend training session and umpire course with Ivor Young in G./S.
July: Participation in the EU-Challenge in Goudhurst/UK
September: Participation in the Dutch Open
December: Polocrosse demonstration on the Pferd & Jagd (Horse and Hunt) Fair in Hanover

The UKPA would like to invite applications for an exciting Coaching opportunity, assisting in coaching & the development of coaches within the UK, potentially on a long-term basis.

The successful candidate must be prepared to:

• Coach players at all levels.

• Liaise with the UKPA Coaching Director to assist in the development of coaching within the UKPA.

• Spend at least 3 months [within the period April-September] each year fulfilling this role.

For the successful candidate there would be the facility:

• To receive a contribution towards travelling costs.

• To secure remuneration.

• For this post to be available for up to 4 years.

• If visiting from overseas, to be assisted with accommodation and transport during your stay.

Interested?

For further details, or with details of your proposal, please contact:

UKPA Secretary [Sue Brookes] sue_brookes@hotmail.co.uk

]]> http://www.polocrosse-international.org/2008/04/15/irish-events-calendar-2008/feed/ http://www.polocrosse-international.org/2008/04/04/germanys-first-official-polocross-club/ http://www.polocrosse-international.org/2008/04/04/germanys-first-official-polocross-club/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:12:42 +0000 Allen hicks http://www.polocrosse-international.org/2008/04/04/germanys-first-official-polocross-club/ Dear All,

If you have any questions or need more information please check our homepage “www.polocrosse-deutschland.de” or contact me by phone or e-mail.

it would be nice to get a direkt link from your homepage to to ouer side.

Phone: 004915771426965

Johanna Rossbach

During the last years members of our club (especially myself) took part at international Polocrosse tournaments in England, France, Netherlands and Ireland. At our place I hope we will have the first official German Polocrosse club soon (at the moment we have12 players at our club). And we try to found an official Polocrosse Association in Germany which is not so easy because to become an Association in Germany we need at least ten clubs. So in Germany we are an unofficial Association at the moment.

Best regards

Dr. Gabriele Krzemien
Polocrosse Verband Deutschland
Website: www.polocrosse-verband.de
Hannover Germany

Tel.: 49 (0)511-620424
Mobile: 49 (0)1749146153

Irish Polocrosse Association,
Rathronan Cottage
Rathronan
Clonmel
Co. Tipperary

Chairman: Thomas O’ Malley
Sec: Conner English
Tel: 0857864160

info@polocrosse.ie
www.polocrosse.ie
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Waterford Polocrosse Club
Laketour Stables,
Carrigavantry,
Tramore,
Co. Waterford

Chairman: Dermot Walsh
Sec.: Sam Power
Tel: 0879605216 / 0868128631

Email: spower@johnkelly.ie

Practice and training sessions on Monday and Friday nights 7-9pm.
All welcome, equipment provided.

Founded: Late 1990’s
Members: 20
Colours: Blue and White.

Affiliated to Irish Polocrosse Association.

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Horetown Polocrosse Club
Horetown,
Foulksmills,
Co. Wexford

Chairman: David Young
Sec.: Benny Power
Tel: 086 8248133
Fax: 051 565917

Email: bennypower@msn.com

Three Polocrosse pitches. Indoor and Outdoor sand arena.
All welcome.

Founded: Early 1990’s
Members: 45
Colours: Black and White.

Affiliated to Irish Polocrosse Association.

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Tipperary Polocrosse Club

Coleman,
Lisronagh,
Clonmel,
Co. Tipperary

Chairman: Marisa Allen
Sec.: Sheila Walsh
Tel: 0868233250

email: info@tipperarypolocrosse.ie

Two large pitches. Indoor and outdoor sand arena.
All welcome. All equipment provided.
Founded: 1998
Members: 19
Colours: Royal blue and yellow.

Affliated to Irish Polocrosse Association.

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Carrickmines Polocrosse Club

Equestrian Centre
Glenamuck Road
Carrickmines
Dublin 18

Chairman: Paul O’Leary
Sec.: Brendan Liddy
Tel: 0872453906

email: info@carrickminesequestrian.ie
web: www.carrickminesequestrian.ie

Three grass pitchs and one large all wheater.

Founded: Mid 1990’s
Members: 70
Colours: Red & Navy

Affiliated to Irish Polocrosse Association

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Birr Polocrosse Club

Kingsborough House
Birr
Co. Offely

Chairman: Kevin O’ Mara
Sec.: Siobhan Hennessey
Tel: 0579121961

email: tullamorefloorstore@eircom.net

Three grass pitches and high standerd equestrian facilities.

Founded: 2005
Members: 36
Colours: Green and Red.

Affiliated to Irish Polocrosse Association

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Limerick Polocrosse Club

New Road
Athlaca,
Kilmallock,
Co. Limerick

Chairman: Richie Collins
Sec.: Sarah Fennessey

email: sfennessy@bdosx-limerick.com
web: www.limerickpolocrosseclub.com

All Ireland Champions 2007. Two grass pitches. Large all wheather pitch.
Training and coaching available. No riding experience required. All Welcome.

Founded: Mid 1990’s
Members: 30
Colours: Green and White

Affliated to Irish Polocrosse Association.

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Non- Affliated Regional Representive.

Cork/Kerry:             Thomas Lalor. Contact: info@polocrosse.ie
Northern Ireland:     Craig Kileff. Contact: info@polocrosse.ie
Co. Wicklow:            Malcolm Smith: info@polocrosse.ie

The year 2007 was an exceptional Polocrosse year for us on the French team. We caught the polocrosse bug pretty badly. We trained intensely from the beginning of the year onwards, preparing for our participation in the World Cup in Australia. This was a major objective but it also boosted us to carry on afterwards, all through the year, whenever and wherever we could (the beach, a sandpit, grass field, you name it!) We organised a kids’ training week at the end of February to get them hooked and keep them occupied during the school holidays. At the end of March we had a great training week-end at Kent Target in the UK to held us prepare for the world cup trying out new horses, some of which where Jason Webb’s stock horses.

In April, just before setting off for Australia we had two national and one regional TV crew do a cover on polocrosse in France, one of which was a 30 minutes show aired on a major, national audience, animal show. Then came the world cup, TAH DAH, the highlight of the year, during which we met very friendly and positive people, especially the Warwick juniors who lent us their great horses and helped us adjust to the whole thing, for the duration of the Cup. Thanks to them, the Cobbon and Paroz families, we were able to finish a grand (for us!) second of the Club Carnival in which we were entered. It was all pretty brilliant and memorable. We had quite emotional farewells to say.

The year 2007 continued in this vein. There was no stop-gap. We have now set ourselves the goal of building player participation in our country for 2011. We brought new players into the fold and youngsters more particularly, to play in the May tournament at Kent Target. We also braved floodding, bringing 12 horses and 20 kids and adults, to attend the Doncaster Tournament, UK, wining our rounds, followed by desperate attempts to attend the Midland Camp which ended up in York of all places and turned out really well, no small thanks to Anne-Lise Richardson. Then during the Midland Tournament our luck turned a bit with one lame horse and player just when we were offered the opportunity of playing a visiting Australian Juniors’ team. Shame we didn’t perform well.. But never mind, it’s the fun that counts ! We also got to do a polocrosse demo courtesy of the Edenbridge and Oxted Show organisers in August (UK again! We spend more time there than in France last year!!!).

And last, but not least, we now have our own premises in the bay of the Somme (see www.francepolocrosse.com) from where we hope to develop polocrosse playing in France and Europe - which started no sooner than Novembre 2007 as we host a workshop with new local players and the visiting  Dutch team. December was a good month too, ending the year with a demo at the Paris Horse Show in the main Hall on thursday the 6th ! All in all, a polocrosse-packed year and we hope to keep it that way for many years to come and certainly for 2008. No small thanks to all the overseas’ people we’ve already mentioned who’ve helped us, especially Jason Burbidge and his Arden gang who got us started : Hamish, Simon, Torr, Sophie, Hannah and Richard, but also Kirsty and Dave.

We have a great calendar of events for this year, beginning with some training sessions with a new polocrosse club located in Corsica who is visiting us in February and another in located in Pas de Calais coming to us in March.

That means there are now 3 clubs in existence in France and over 50 polocrosse players (though a lot of beginners still!) in the country overall.

We are also currently envisaging a European project with Kent Target Club in the UK and a polocrosse camp in Australia for some youngsters this summer!

CALENDAR of Events for the Polocrosse Season in France in 2008 :

16-18 February : Polocrosse Training with Epona Polocrosse Corsica

22-23 March : Polocrosse Training with Centre Equestre de l’Ecusson, Blendecques

March : visiting Dutch players (to be confirmed)

28-29 June : eventual participation Arden Tournament, UK

12-13 July : Kent Target European Championship, UK

28 July - 1 August : Midland Camp, UK

2-3 August : Midland Tournament, UK

July - August 2008 eventual polocrosse training in Australia

22-24 August : UK National Championship

September 2008 : Visiting South African players - to be confirmed

13-14 September : Dutch Polocrosse Tournament

Early Reports

To date 16 suspected cases of AHS have been reported from various parts the country. All these appear to be isolated and are horses with a high-risk profile. Compared to the same period last season fewer cases have been reported this season. This is attributed to the improved level of protection of horses in the George/Knysna area

The first report was received in September with suspected cases reported in October, November and December 2007. Whilst this appears unusual, it is the Trust’s opinion that as a result of its efforts to raise awareness of the disease and improve the reporting systems, it has led to greater sensitivity and more cases being logged.

The suspected cases reported to date are as follows:

Further investigation into some of the above cases has indicated the following:
1 Polokwane Vaccine Reaction
2 Kenton-on-sea Vaccine Reaction
3 Knysna Vaccine Reaction
4 Walkerville Unknown
5 Durban Negative 2
6 Grahamstown Index case – Zebra?
7 Vaalwater Index case – Zebra?
8 Broederstroom Outbreak
9 Hillcrest High Risk Profile

The area pattern of the first suspected cases of the season has mirrored previous reporting years, with the exception of the location of high-risk profile horses.
Limpopo: Vaalwater  Gauteng: Walkerville, Broederstroom and Muldersdrift
KwaZulu-Natal: Howick  Eastern Cape: Fish River

The suspected cases reported (01 January 2008) from established horse areas such as the greater Hillcrest/Summerveld district appear to have been as a result of the movement of unvaccinated/susceptible horses into the area. This has led to the restriction of movements of horses into the AHS Controlled Area in the Western Cape by the State Vet. Samples have been collected and are currently being analysed by Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI) which will assist in the confirmation of AHS and possibly determine the serotype.

Horses wishing to enter the AHS Controlled Area that are affected by State Vet imposed
movement restrictions can do so by completing a 21 day step-wise movement at various equine holdings/districts that are free of AHS such as Port Elizabeth, Beaufort West etc. For further detail, please contact:

Dr Gary Buhrmann
Chief State Vet, Boland
021 808 5026

Now that South Africa is entering its high risk season, the AHS Trust recommends the following to all horse owners:

• Implementation of preventative measures such as:
  • Stabling between dusk and dawn
  • Regular application of repellents
  • Regular monitoring of temperatures
• Reduction in the number of non-essential movements of horses
• Never to move horses away from known outbreak areas as this potentially can lead to the introduction of virus into new areas
• Report all suspected cases immediately to your local veterinarian (private and state) and via the AHS Trust website: www.africanhorsesickness.co.za

Vaccination Campaign 2007

It is still too early to confirm but it appears that the blanket vaccination campaign implemented by the AHS Trust in the Eastern and Southern Cape has limited the outbreak in those areas. This is in contrast to recent years where large numbers of horses have died. The AHS Trust acknowledges the contribution made by the following organizations: Western Cape Thoroughbred Breeders Club, Racing South Africa, Provincial State Vet Departments, Universities of KZN and Pretoria, private Veterinarians and local equine volunteers. A detailed report on last year’s
campaign will be available on the website in due course.

Summary

Due to the ongoing wet conditions experienced across most parts of the country (but especially in Gauteng), the Culicoides midge populations are expected to be very high this season which might lead to an above average outbreak during 2008.
For general enquiries and information, pleas e contact: Douglas Welsh
Cell: 082 965 4082

Email: dougw@tiscali.co.za
Website: www.racingsouthafrica.co.za

Hi All,

South Australia EI Free
To move any equine into South Australia a permit application and acompanying veterinary certificate is required prior to the issue of a permit. Equestrian events be cancelled or postponed until further notice. If it is not possible to do so, then club organisers must obtain permits to hold events where ten or more horses are expected to attend from two or more properties.

Victoria EI Free
Horses from South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory are allowed to enter Victoria. Horses are allowed to move within Victoria - Normal Interstate movement requirements apply. The entry of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys and zebras from New South Wales and Queensland into Victoria is prohibited unless in accordance with nationally agreed conditions and a permit is issued by an inspector. Movement of horse transport vehicles, horse equipment and products from New South Wales and Queensland is also banned except with a permit issued by DPI. Event organisers and individual competitors need to maintain the highest level of care when out and about competing, as well as undertake a risk assessment and contingency planning prior to holding or attending any event. The Department of Primary Industries Victoria have produced a set of Biosecurity Guidelines for Holding Equestrian Activities.

Australian Capital Territory EI Free
The ACT remains a Protected (Green) Zone

Western Australia EI Free
Imports of horses, ponies, donkeys, mules from infected States (NSW and Qld) is Prohibited. Horses, ponies, donkeys and mules can be imported from non-infected states providing certain conditions are met prior to importation.

Northern Territory EI Free
There are no restrictions on horse movements and events in the NT.
Entry of horses from NSW is prohibited
Entry of horses is allowed subject to conditions of entry from Infected to non infected states.