Aug 2018

CEC News 

Aug 2018 

Insight into the happening at Countryside Equestrian Centre

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CONTENT 

Introduction p 04 

Welcome p 06 

Events p 08 

Article p 10 

Birthdays p 12 

Horse-pital p 14 

Neighs-Flash p 16 

Note to Lesson and 

Stabling Clients p 18 

Good-bye p 22 

Final Neigh p 24 


Introduction 

Spring is on the way! The birds 

are breeding, nesting and the 

new leaves are making its way 

forth on our beautiful trees at 

CEC. 

Please note that our monthly 

newsletter is also available to 

read by means of a link on our 

whattsapp group for the stables. 

If you have not been added 

yet – please contact Melindi @ 

084 760 8450 or Ulrike @ 071 

101 0033 to have your number 

added. 




Welcome 

Kiara Fourie was surprised with her very own 

Pony (our Neveah) by proud grandparents. 

Congratulations Kiara, we know you will have 

endless amounts of joy with your beautiful 

new horse!. 

We always have a variety of horses and 

ponies for sale and have recently updated 

our website again. For more info on all our 

available horses and ponies, please 

CLICK HERE. 



Events 

The entry form for our SPONSORED Training show 

jumping running on Saturday 25 August 2018 is 

available on the link below and will also be emailed 

to all our clients. 

This show promises to be impressive with beautiful 

new rosettes and prizes worth R8 000 up for grabs! 

We hope to see you all there! 

SHOW LINK 


Article 

We encourage all our clients to read the following 

article. 

“THE IMPORTANCE OF WARMING UP YOUR 

HORSE” 

Please click here. 



Happy 

Birthday 

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FELLOW MEMBERS OF CEC: 

(IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS NOT ON OUR BIRTHDAY LISTING, 

PLEASE EMAIL US countrysideEC@gmail.com) 

Rider Name: 

Birthday: 

Charlotte van Onselen 

03-Aug 

Harryette Holland-Muter 


Melindi Nel 


Adrianus Huyskens 


Simpiwe Dlamini (CEC Groom) 11-Aug 

Hess Fourie 


James Turner 


Leanne Bester 


Ane Nel 


Kemiso Letsoha (CEC Assistant Groom) 16-Aug 

Abby Welch 


Mieke Breytenbach 


Conner van Onselen 




• Please take note the 

6-monthly booster with 

regards to Equine Influenza 

PLUS tetanus is due for 

ALL horses and ponies at 

CEC during August 2018. 

We will inform everyone on 

our CEC whattsapp group of 

the confirmed date and will 

try to have the vet come out 

on a Saturday after lessons. 

Please take note that the 

horses must then rest for 48 

hours before their work can 

resume. 

• Joy pulled a muscle whilst 

playing in the field and 

was seen by our Super 

Chiropractor Kim Dyson and 

has been receiving previcox 

to help alleviate the pain. 

• After suffering from a sheared 

heel, Dude has recovered 

and is being brought back 

into work again. 

• CLIENTS: PLEASE 

ENSURE you have the 

following items CLEARLY 

marked with your horse’s 

name in your horses’ box 

at their stable or paddock 

as we will not be able to 

properly treat minor wounds, 

tick infestations or mange 

without the following: Tick 

Grease, Iceman/deep ice/ 

arnica ice, Wound aerosol 

(Purple spray), Wound 

ointment (dermavet/ 

agrisulph), hoof and sole 

hardener, Stockholm tar, 

milking cream, shampoo 

treatment for mange (F10). 

• Horses who need to be 

treated for mange, ticks, 

minor wounds or hoof 

problems without the above 

items available in their horses’ 

box will be treated with CEC 

products and clients charged 

with R150 per treatment – 

please remember that the 

ONUS is on the owner of the 

horse to ensure we have the 

necessary items to look after 

your horses’ well-being. 


Horse-pital 


Neighs-Flash 

The CEC girls will be partaking in a photoshoot for womens’ 

month during August 2018 with the horses. ‘LIKE’ our 

Facebook page Countryside Equestrian Centre to view the 

stunning photos! 

FACEBOOK LINK 


• Please remember that we have 

Tea and coffee available in the 

clubhouse at no charge. Moms, 

dads and grandparents – feel 

free to help yourselves! 

• A new paddock will be erected 

behind the main jumping arena. 

• Most of the paddocks have been 

maintained with carbolineum. 

• Our venue is available for 

photoshoots and Birthday 

parties. Feel free to contact us 

for a quote. 

• The lunge arenas at the stable 

yard were re-surfaced during 

July 2018. 

• PLEASE be considerate on our 

CEC chat group on Whattsapp. 

Only horse-related and CEC 

related posts to be made on this 

group as many people leave 

groups that are too active with 

unrelated posts. 

• Please remember that there is 

ALWAYS a rider on horseback 

when entering the main gate 

which gives access to the 

premises of CEC. Please stick 

to the speed limit of 40 km/h 

and please be on the lookout for 

riders on horseback who might 

be riding around on the farm as 

well as our famous ‘bokkies’. We 

appreciate your consideration. 

• We always appreciate it when 

our clients have questions, 

concerns and comments about 

the stable yard. Please feel 

free to contact Melindi 084 760 

8450, Nicolene 082 782 5830, 

Corinne 071 6755 496 or Ulrike 

071 101 0033 Please Respect 

our business hours as we stop 

taking calls and responding 

to text / whattsapp messages 

from 6:30 pm. In the event of 

an emergency after hours eg. 

a Sick horse, the owner of said 

horse will be contacted in order 

to arrange veterinary or hospital 

care. 



Note to Stabling 

& Lesson Clients 


• The FIRST vaccination for 

African Horse Sickness 

(AHS) for ALL horses and 

ponies will take place 

during September 2019. 

Owners, please take note 

that the vaccine as well as 

the veterinary fee for AHS 

1 will be added to your 

September 2018 invoice. 

ONLY the veterinary fee 

for AHS 2 will be added to 

the October 2018 invoice. 

Exact dates of vaccination 

will be confirmed for AHS 1, 

and please remember that 

the horses need to take it 

easy for 3 weeks after each 

vaccine. 

• For the clients that have 

ordered, We have received 

new stock of our CEC club 

shirts available in the office 

at R450 per shirt. 

• Please keep our stable yard 

clean! There are dustbins set 

up strategically at different 

areas of the stable yard for 

this purpose. Smokers, also 

please remember to throw 

away cigarette butts as we 

have some of our old ponies 

grazing around the stable 

yard area and don’t want 

them to consume these. 

• NO rider is allowed to jump 

fences in the cross country 

area without an instructor 

present and the rider 

wearing a body protector. 

Remember guys that these 

jumps are SOLID, and 

should only be attempted 

under the watchful eye of 

one of our instructors. If you 

want to book a cross country 

jumping lesson, come chat 

to us at the office so we can 

book you in. 

• PLEASE TAKE NOTE: 

IF PAYMENT WITH 

REGARDS TO YOUR 

STABLING AND / OR 

RIDING LESSONS ARE 

NOT PAID BY THE 3RD 

DAY OF EACH NEW 


MONTH – a late payment 

penalty of R150 will take 

effect and be billed with your 

next invoice. 

• If you are unable to make 

your payment by the 3rd 

day of the new month after 

receiving your invoice, 

PLEASE contact Melindi @ 

084 760 8450 in order to 

arrange payment procedure 

BEFORE the 3rd of each 

new month. 

• Please remember that 

NO RIDER is allowed on 

horseback at CEC WITHOUT 

wearing a RIDING HELMET! 

Please guys, this is for your 

own safety and most horserelated 

injuries are head 

injuries. Always better to be 

safe than sorry. 

• Riders having Lessons at 

Countryside Equestrian 

Centre – Please remember 

that we work on a 24 

hour notice period for 

Cancellation of Lessons. It 

has happened a few times 

where riders don’t show up 

for their scheduled riding 

lesson where the horse / 

pony has been saddled up 

and is ready to work. In these 

events our instructors WILL 

NOT catch up the riding 

lesson missed unless in the 

event of an EMERGENCY. 

Our 24 hour notice period 

enables the instructor to then 

book in another student who 

might have missed a lesson 

and thus the instructors’ 

time is not wasted as ALL 

our instructors work on 

a commission basis with 

regards to lessons given. 

• Clients: Please remember if 

you would like to discontinue 

riding lessons or stabling at 

CEC we need to receive one 

CALENDER months’ notice 

/ payment in advance. 


Goodbye 

We said goodbye to Hunter and Pierrot who were sold 

during July 2018 



Final Neigh 


‘…for there is no other feeling in 

the world to compare with it if 

one loves a great horse. It gives 

a thrill that nothing else ever 

can. It cannot be put into words, 

because words cannot express 

it.’ 

~ Samuel Riddle 

Have a lovely month and remember 

those carrots!! 

Best Regards 

The CEC team

Aug 2018

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