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COUNTRYSIDE<br />
EQUESTRIAN CENTRE<br />
PAGE 2 - WELCOME<br />
PAGE 3 - SHOWS AND EVENTS<br />
PAGE 6 - HORSE-PITAL<br />
PAGE 7 - NEW ARRIVALS &<br />
HORSES FOR SALE<br />
PAGE 8 - NEIGHS FLASH<br />
PAGE 10 - NOTE TO RIDING &<br />
STABLING CLIENTS<br />
PAGE 14 - OCTOBER<br />
BIRTHDAYS<br />
PAGE 15 - THE LAST NEIGH<br />
“ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS,<br />
FOR ONE DAY, YOU MAY<br />
REALIZE THEY WERE THE BIG<br />
THINGS.”<br />
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Welcome<br />
sunny november<br />
The stables have been<br />
getting a gentle facelift<br />
with subtle changes<br />
being made to the stable<br />
area and surrounds.<br />
Thank you to you – our<br />
loyal clients who help<br />
us strive to make <strong>CEC</strong><br />
the best yard in Pretoria!<br />
Please note that our<br />
newsletter link will be sent<br />
on the <strong>CEC</strong> WhatsApp<br />
group, if you have not<br />
yet been added, please<br />
contact Charlene on<br />
072 076 1804.<br />
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JUMPING SHOWS<br />
AND OTHER EVENTS<br />
The next <strong>CEC</strong> show jumping<br />
show will be hosted on 25<br />
November 2017. Entry<br />
forms are available for our<br />
‘OLD MCDONALD’ jumping<br />
training show on www.<br />
countrysideequestrian.com.<br />
We are hunting for some<br />
fabulous sponsored prizes<br />
for the show.<br />
Please contact Melindi @<br />
084 760 8450 BEFORE 20<br />
November 2017 if you are<br />
interested in being one of our<br />
amazing sponsors!<br />
We will have one of our<br />
showjumps painted in the<br />
colours of your company and<br />
will ensure lots of Branding to<br />
promote, promote, promote!!<br />
“THE ONE<br />
WHO FALLS<br />
AND<br />
GETS UP,<br />
IS STRONGER<br />
THAN THE<br />
ONE WHO<br />
NEVER<br />
FELL.”<br />
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AFRICA EXPANSION • CONSULTING • MARKETING AND CRM • DIGITAL MARKET<br />
‘Tis the season t<br />
We have reached 99’889 pe<br />
our clients<br />
6'575 Followers and countin<br />
With 5’668 LIKES<br />
August - October 2017 - Based on 3 c<br />
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ople during this period on behalf of<br />
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HORSE-PITAL<br />
• Kim Dyson visited<br />
the horses during<br />
October 2017<br />
and 9 horses<br />
were adjusted<br />
by this amazing<br />
chiropractor with<br />
them showing good<br />
results under saddle<br />
afterwards<br />
• Kim will be visiting<br />
again during the<br />
Month of November<br />
to do some follow<br />
up sessions. If your<br />
horse has not been<br />
seen to and you<br />
would like Kim Dyson<br />
to do a chiropractic<br />
Session please<br />
inform Charlene<br />
ASAP 072 076 1804<br />
• Belle Manon and<br />
Oakley injured their<br />
hocks whilst playing<br />
after the rain.<br />
Both have since<br />
recovered with the<br />
super management<br />
of Charlene.<br />
• Specialist Saddle<br />
Fitter Andy Taylor<br />
will be visiting<br />
the yard during<br />
November 2017<br />
to do saddle<br />
adjusments<br />
and saddle<br />
fitting on<br />
your horse.<br />
Charge is R600 per<br />
saddle and Cash is<br />
his preferred method<br />
of payment. If you<br />
would like to have<br />
your horses’ saddle<br />
fitted (Remember<br />
it is a good idea<br />
to do it every 6-8<br />
months) please<br />
inform Charlene<br />
and supply us with<br />
a sealed envelope<br />
with the payment<br />
clearly marked with<br />
your horses’ Name<br />
and ‘Andy Taylor’.<br />
• All horses and ponies<br />
have received<br />
their AHS vaccines<br />
and have returned<br />
to normal work.<br />
• All horses will be<br />
receiving their last<br />
deworming for the<br />
year during the third<br />
week of <strong>NOVEMBER</strong><br />
2017.<br />
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NEW ARRIVALS<br />
AND HORSES FOR SALE<br />
3 new riders were<br />
welcomed to the <strong>CEC</strong><br />
family during October<br />
2017. Niel & Gerhard<br />
Bouwer as well as<br />
Jessica Verwey started<br />
riding lessons with us.<br />
Happiness!!<br />
WE also welcomed<br />
the lovely gentle giant<br />
– Fortune, proudly<br />
owned by Bernadine<br />
Scholtz to our stable<br />
yard during October.<br />
Congratulations<br />
Bernadine – Fortune is<br />
GORGEOUS!<br />
We always have a<br />
variety of horses and<br />
ponies for sale. For more<br />
info on all our horses<br />
and ponies available,<br />
please CLICK HERE.<br />
“ SOMETIMES<br />
YOU HAVE TO<br />
RIDE THROUGH<br />
SOME BAD<br />
TO GET<br />
THE GOOD<br />
“<br />
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NEIGHS FLASH<br />
• WITH DECEMBER<br />
PEEKING AROUND<br />
THE CORNER we<br />
want to encourage<br />
all our clients to take<br />
our fabulous grooms<br />
into consideration for<br />
Christmas Season.<br />
These guys (and gal)<br />
are such dedicated<br />
individuals – always<br />
looking out for our<br />
horses as well as<br />
ourselves – and<br />
they would really<br />
appreciate a little<br />
‘Thank you’. Apart<br />
from receiving an<br />
extra bonus during<br />
December; some<br />
of the things that<br />
are always a hit for<br />
them are: 2L cold<br />
drinks, bags of mealie<br />
meal, food hampers,<br />
t-shirts, portable<br />
coffee mugs, cash in<br />
a sealed envelope or<br />
any other little spoil<br />
that will make their<br />
holiday extra-special.<br />
We have 9 Men and 1<br />
cleaning lady working<br />
at <strong>CEC</strong>. Gifts can be<br />
brought to the office<br />
where Charlene and<br />
Melindi will ensure it<br />
gets supplied to them<br />
during the holiday<br />
season. PLEASE<br />
GUYS: if you<br />
supply our grooms<br />
with something,<br />
write a little ‘thank<br />
you’ note with your<br />
name attached<br />
– so they know<br />
who to thank!<br />
• Please remember<br />
that there is<br />
ALWAYS a rider<br />
on horseback when<br />
entering the main gate<br />
which gives access to<br />
the premises of <strong>CEC</strong>.<br />
Please stick to the<br />
speed limit of 40 km/h<br />
and please be on the<br />
lookout for riders on<br />
horseback who might<br />
be riding around on<br />
the farm as well as<br />
our famous ‘bokkies’.<br />
We appreciate your<br />
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consideration.<br />
• Janet Dewar-Pitts<br />
is available on<br />
Tuesday mornings for<br />
dressage riders. We<br />
always advertise her<br />
services of Dressage<br />
lessons which are<br />
given at her rate of<br />
R320 per lesson on<br />
our Whattsapp group.<br />
ANYONE is welcome<br />
– you do not need to<br />
be an experienced<br />
rider to participate<br />
in a dressage<br />
lesson with Janet.<br />
• PLEASE ‘LIKE’<br />
US ON FACEBOOK!<br />
LOTS OF HAPPENINGS<br />
ALWAYS UPDATED<br />
ON OUR PAGE<br />
• We always<br />
appreciate it when our<br />
clients have questions,<br />
concerns and comments<br />
about the stable yard.<br />
Please feel free to<br />
contact Melindi 084 760<br />
8450 or Charlene 072<br />
076 1804 to discuss<br />
any of the mentioned<br />
above. Please Respect<br />
our business hours as<br />
we stop taking calls<br />
and responding to text<br />
/ whattsapp messages<br />
from 6:30 pm. In the<br />
event of an emergency<br />
after hours eg. a Sick<br />
horse, the owner of said<br />
horse will be contacted<br />
in order to arrange<br />
veterinary or hospital<br />
care.<br />
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NOTE TO STABLING CLIENTS<br />
AND RIDING CLIENTS.<br />
• The riding school<br />
will be CLOSED from<br />
Monday 11 December<br />
2017 and will re-open<br />
on Monday 8 January<br />
2018. Clients with their<br />
own horses are always<br />
welcome to come<br />
ride, but no lessons<br />
will be taking place<br />
during this time as our<br />
instructors and riding<br />
school horses will be<br />
having their annual<br />
break. Rest assured<br />
that between Charlene,<br />
Melindi, Corinne and<br />
Nicolene (AS well as<br />
our new Equine science<br />
student, Claire) the<br />
horses will be kept<br />
under a watchful eye.<br />
• Melindi will be<br />
going to Kyalami<br />
again during<br />
November to<br />
purchase some<br />
more passports<br />
for the horses who<br />
currently don’t<br />
have one. If you<br />
would like Melindi<br />
to purchase your<br />
horse a passport,<br />
please email<br />
Countrysideec@<br />
gmail.com<br />
your<br />
with<br />
query.<br />
• PLEASE TAKE<br />
NOTE: IF PAYMENT<br />
WITH REGARDS TO<br />
YOUR STABLING AND<br />
/ OR RIDING LESSONS<br />
ARE NOT PAID BY<br />
THE 3RD DAY OF<br />
EACH NEW MONTH –<br />
a late payment penalty<br />
of R150 will take<br />
effect and be billed<br />
with your next invoice.<br />
• If you are unable<br />
to make your payment<br />
by the 3rd day of<br />
the new month after<br />
receiving your invoice,<br />
PLEASE contact<br />
Melindi @ 084 760 8450<br />
“NOTHING<br />
COMPARES TO<br />
THE THERAPY<br />
A HORSE CAN<br />
GIVE.”<br />
in order to arrange<br />
payment procedure<br />
BEFORE the 3rd of<br />
each new month.<br />
• We have started<br />
catching up Horse<br />
Riding lessons that<br />
will be missed during<br />
December when the<br />
riding school is closed<br />
(11 December 2017 –<br />
8 January 2018) from<br />
August 2017 onwards.<br />
Your relevant<br />
instructor will keep<br />
you updated with the<br />
progress and process<br />
of the catch-up<br />
lessons as each rider<br />
who rides one lesson<br />
per week will have 4<br />
catch up lessons to<br />
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NOTE TO STABLING CLIENTS<br />
AND RIDING CLIENTS.<br />
do. Students riding<br />
twice a month will<br />
have 2 catch – up<br />
lessons to do. Since<br />
our instructors work<br />
on a commission basis<br />
the lessons need to be<br />
caught up in advance,<br />
and are only billed<br />
during December<br />
2017. If you should<br />
discontinue riding<br />
lessons during<br />
this time, and<br />
your instructor<br />
has already<br />
started catching<br />
up December<br />
lessons, you will<br />
be liable to still<br />
pay for those extra<br />
lessons given AS<br />
WELL AS the month<br />
notice period for<br />
riding lessons which<br />
is required at <strong>CEC</strong>.<br />
• Please remember<br />
that NO RIDER is<br />
allowed on horseback<br />
at <strong>CEC</strong> WITHOUT<br />
wearing a RIDING<br />
HELMET! Please<br />
guys, this is for your<br />
own safety and most<br />
saddled up and is<br />
horse-related injuries<br />
ready to work. In these<br />
are head injuries.<br />
events our instructors<br />
Always better to<br />
WILL NOT catch up the<br />
be safe than sorry.<br />
riding lesson missed<br />
unless in the event<br />
• Riders having<br />
of an EMERGENCY.<br />
Lessons at Countryside<br />
Our 24 hour notice<br />
Equestrian Centre –<br />
period enables the<br />
instructor to then book<br />
in another student<br />
who might have<br />
missed a lesson<br />
and thus the<br />
instructors’ time<br />
is not wasted<br />
as ALL our<br />
instructors work<br />
on a commission<br />
basis with regards<br />
to lessons given.<br />
• Clients: Please<br />
Please<br />
remember if you would<br />
remember that we work<br />
like to discontinue<br />
on a 24 hour notice<br />
riding lessons or<br />
period for Cancellation<br />
stabling at <strong>CEC</strong><br />
of Lessons. It has<br />
we need to receive<br />
happened a few<br />
one CALENDER<br />
times where riders<br />
months’ notice /<br />
don’t show up for<br />
payment in advance.<br />
their scheduled riding<br />
lesson where the THANK YOU<br />
horse / pony has been<br />
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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> BIRTHDAYS<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FELLOW <strong>CEC</strong> MEMBERS<br />
May each day in your life hence forth be full of love, happiness, health and kindness.<br />
Hope that you enjoy your birthday with family, friends, and those who are dear, and<br />
have lots of fun and good cheer. May your birthday be filled with beautiful memories<br />
to cherish forever. Happy Birthday! From all of us at <strong>CEC</strong>.<br />
Jessica Thacker<br />
Bianca van den Berg<br />
Nicolene Basson<br />
Eric Basson<br />
08 Nov<br />
10-Nov<br />
20-Nov<br />
29-Nov<br />
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The last neigh...<br />
We have teamed up<br />
with Sales Squad who<br />
will be running all<br />
marketing<br />
the legs of your noble<br />
steed when galloping<br />
out cross-country.<br />
every day who you are<br />
and what you BELIEVE<br />
in. We all get second<br />
chances, every sec-<br />
campaigns<br />
for<br />
In a heart beat and we<br />
ond.<br />
the<br />
Countryside<br />
will be over and done<br />
Equestrian Centre, and<br />
if you are interested<br />
in advertising in our<br />
with 2017.<br />
REMEMBER: you decide<br />
every MOMENT of<br />
Enjoy the month!<br />
Regards the <strong>CEC</strong> team<br />
newsletter, which will<br />
also be available on<br />
our Facebook page,<br />
please feel free to<br />
contact Melindi on<br />
084 760 8450.<br />
I call horses ‘divine<br />
mirrors’ - they reflect<br />
back the emotions you<br />
<strong>CEC</strong> CLUB SHIRTS<br />
are available for purchase<br />
at the office @ R<br />
390 per <strong>CEC</strong> club shirt.<br />
For those eventers at<br />
our yard, we have 1kg<br />
tubs of eventing grease<br />
available at R350 per<br />
kg.<br />
put in. If you put in love<br />
and respect and kindness<br />
and curiosity, the horse<br />
will return that.<br />
-Allan Hamilton<br />
Get your orders in<br />
ASAP to help protect<br />
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