Berkuda Aktiviti Seisi Keluarga

JANGAN lepaskan peluang belajar menunggang kuda di AS Equestrian di Lenggeng.

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MENUNGGANG kuda adalah pengalaman yang amat menyeronokkan kepada mereka yang sukakan cabaran, namun tidak ramai yang berpeluang menunggang haiwan tersebut kerana kemudahannya yang terhad dan kosnya yang mahal.

Kepada mereka yang berminat merasai pengalaman menunggang kuda, anda boleh berkunjung ke sebuah pusat ekuin yang baru dibuka di Kampung Rawa Hilir, Lenggeng, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Sukan berkuda kelolaan AS Equestrian yang dimiliki AS Resources Services Sdn. Bhd. menjadi satu lagi produk dalam industri pelancongan di Negeri Sembilan.

Udara segar

AS Equestrian yang mendapat pengiktirafan Majlis Ekuin Malaysia menyediakan kemudahan kelas menunggang kuda, khidmat penjagaan kuda dan pelbagai aktiviti berkaitan kuda, kata Pengarah Urusan AS Resources Services Sdn. Bhd., Saadiah Othman ketika ditemui baru-baru ini.

"Kelas menunggang kuda di AS Equestrian dikendalikan oleh jurulatih bertauliah dan berpengalaman dalam pengendalian kuda.

"Pelatih berpeluang menikmati kehijauan dan kesegaran suasana desa," katanya.

AS Equestrian dibuka sejak enam bulan lalu dengan pelaburan sebanyak RM50,000.

"Setakat ini terdapat 10 ekor kuda di AS Equestrian dan pihak kami bercadang untuk membawa masuk beberapa ekor lagi dalam masa yang terdekat ini," kata Saadiah.

Selain aktiviti menunggang kuda di arena dan trek, terdapat beberapa kemudahan lain seperti restoran dan Homestay Rawa, Lenggeng bagi mereka yang ingin bermalam dan menikmati udara segar dan kesegaran alam semula jadi.

Saadiah berkata, aktiviti sukan berkuda boleh menjadi aktiviti sekeluarga sambil meluangkan masa bermesra dan berinteraksi dengan kuda. Aktiviti seperti itu juga sesuai untuk kanak-kanak mempelajari cara-cara menyayangi haiwan dan alam sekitar.

Menurut Saadiah, setiap orang yang berhasrat menjadi seorang penunggang kuda yang baik memerlukan empat perkara utama iaitu kecergasan, fleksibel, keseimbangan dan sikap yang betul.

Mungkin sesetengah orang berpendapat untuk menunggang kuda hanya membiarkan kuda membuat segala pergerakan. Penunggang hanya mengikut apa yang dilakukan kuda seperti menunggang motosikal.

Dengan kata lain hanya duduk sahaja di atas kuda.


MEREKA yang ingin menunggang kuda perlu cergas dari aspek fizikal.

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"Sebenarnya tidak, penunggang yang baik mestilah cergas, mempunyai kekuatan otot kaki terutama paha, perut dan belakang. Bahagian ini penting bagi membolehkan penunggang duduk tegap di atas kuda dan mudah untuk mengawal pergerakan kuda.

"Menunggang kuda cukup meletihkan kerana tuntutan fizikal kepada penunggang, jadi semakin cergas seseorang penunggang adalah lebih baik," katanya.

Di samping itu, fleksibel juga ciri penting bagi penunggang untuk membuat perubahan dan pertukaran kedudukan dengan cepat dan mudah.

Pergerakan kuda kadang-kadang mengejutkan, jadi badan penunggang perlu fleksibel untuk mengikut pergerakan kuda.

"Keseimbangan merujuk kepada kedudukan tubuh penunggang ketika menunggang. Ia amat penting supaya penunggang berada tegap di atas kuda dan dapat mengawal kuda ketika menunggang. Jika kedudukan penunggang tidak seimbang, penunggang sukar mengawal kuda dan berkemungkinan boleh jatuh," katanya berkongsi tip.

Saadiah berkata, satu aspek yang paling penting dalam mencapai standard menunggang kuda ialah sikap. Penunggang yang baik mesti dapat memahami dan sekurang-kurangnya menyukai kuda walaupun tidak menyayanginya.

Relaks

"Kuda adalah haiwan yang mempunyai kebolehan 'merasai' dan akan memberi respons terhadap perasaan takut penunggang. Jika penunggang takut atau tertekan, kuda akan lebih rasa takut yang menyebabkan kuda tertekan dan mengambil peluang berkelakuan tidak baik.

"Sehubungan itu, penunggang perlu relaks. Dalam hal ini, menunggang kuda bukan semata-mata penunggang mendominasi kuda tetapi ia lebih kepada perkongsian dan saling mempercayai. Kebanyakan penunggang yang baik biasanya mempunyai hubungan yang amat baik dengan kuda yang ditungganginya," katanya.

AS Equestrian menawarkan pakej menunggang kuda. Setakat ini sambutan sungguh menggalakkan kerana ramai pengunjung tertarik dengan AS Equestrian yang dibuka pada hari Selasa hingga Ahad. - Bernama

RSPC Merdeka League Tournament Draw

Monday, 29 March 2010 09:40

Eight teams are entered for the 2nd RMPA Merdeka League Tournament of the year, to be held at the Royal Selangor Polo Club from 2nd to 10th April 2010. The success of the league, with registrations rising to 16 teams that have entered for this league, has led to a split in tournaments, with half the field staying in the Merdeka League, while other teams have stepped up to play a 1 to 3 goal challenge which will be conducted between Selangor and Terengannu in April and July respectively.

The schedule of play was drawn as follows:

RSPC MERDEKA LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 2010
2 - 10 April 2010

8 TEAM FORMAT
Teams drawn into two groups
Play within the group
Top of each group go into final.
2nd placed finisher of each group go into the match for 3rd/4th
3rd placed finisher of each group go into the match for 5th/6th
4th placed finisher of each group go into the match for 7th/8th

Group 1 Teams A, B, C, D
Group 2 Teams E, F, G, H
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
B vs C A vs C C vs D 7th vs 8th 3rd vs 4th
A vs D B vs D A vs B 5th vs 6th Final
F vs H E vs H G vs H
E vs G F vs G E vs F

The Draw was done on Sunday 28th March, as follows:
Group 1 Group 2
A 1 Pahang E Bunga Raya
B La Sarita F Terengganu Polo Club
C Hyatt Pahang G Head Hunters
D Ganu Iskander H Kiara Polo

Friday 2nd April
B vs C La Sarita vs Hyatt Pahang
A vs D 1 Pahang vs Ganu Iskander

Saturday 3rd April
F vs H Terengganu Polo Club vs Kiara Polo
E vs G Bunga Raya vs Head Hunters

Sunday 4th April
A vs C 1 Pahang vs Hyatt Pahang
B vs D La Sarita vs Ganu Iskander

Monday 5th April
E vs H Bunga Raya vs Kiara Polo
F vs G Terengganu Polo Club vs Head Hunters

Tuesday 6th Aoril
C vs D Hyatt Pahang vs Ganu Iskander
A vs B 1 Pahang vs La Sarita

Wednesday 7th April
G vs H Head Hunters vs Kiara Polo
E vs F Bunga Raya vs Terengganu Polo Club

Friday 9th April
7th vs 8th
5th vs 6th

Saturday 10th April
3rd/4th Place Match
Final

~ credit to www.equestrian.com.my

Royal Johor makes a triumphant return to Malaysian polo

Monday, 22 March 2010 10:51

Royal Johor Polo Club made a triumphant return to RMPA polo, winning the RMPA Merdeka League Tournament at the Royal Pahang Polo Club yesterday. Led by HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor, Tengku Major Ismail Ibrahim, Royal Johor dominated the final against home club Royal Pahang Polo Club, winning 6 – 4 ½.
Both teams had fought their way to the final with 4 and 0 records, with Royal Johor racking up huge scores in their qualifying games.

RJPC 1 had defeated Kiara Polo 11-1, Ranhill-Dhanaz 11 – 3½, and Bunga Raya 10 – 2½ in group play. They then were drawn against RJPC 2 in the semi-finals, and easily defeated them 6 – 3.

Tengku Dato’ Uzir’s Royal Pahang Polo Club team were just as impressive in group play, beating RJPC 3 4 -2, Terengganu Polo Club 4 – 2½ and Apocalypse 9 – 5. Royal Pahang then defeated Santa Marissa 7 – 3 in their semi-final to set up a battle royal in the final against Royal Johor.

During the tournament RJPC 1 was rehandicapped as +4 team, taking them outside the Merdeka League handicap limit of +1. While they did not score any Merdeka League points, Royal Johor’s emphatic victory served to highlight what Malaysian polo has missed for the last twelve years as Royal Johor played only on their home field and abroad, but not in the rest of Malaysia’s tournaments.

His Majesty, the Sultan of Johor was in Pekan to watch the finals. Earlier, he watched his second son HRH Tengku Abdul Rahman’s RJPC 2 team easily defeat Santa Marissa 4 to 1½.

The final itself was a bit of an anticlimax. So much was expected of Royal Johor 1 that it was almost impossible to live up to. The rain which had forced the postponement from Saturday to Sunday meant that the going was yielding, with quite a lot of cut in the ground, making it difficult for Royal Pahang’s Amran Selamat and HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor to play their normal game of close control, with their normally excellent stickwork affected by the ground.

Royal Pahang received 2½ goals on handicap at the start of the match. HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor reduced the deficit with two penalty goals in the first chukka. RJPC 1 got their noses in front at the end of the second chukka as Amran gave away a simple tap-in penalty, which Tengku Mahkota Johor duly converted.

RJPC 1 drew away to a 5 – 2½ lead in the third chukka before Royal Pahang finally scored one. Amran added another in the final chukka before Tengku Mahkota Johor sealed a famous victory with an emphatically struck 30 yard penalty conversion.

RJPC1's Zubir (pictured above right in the black helmet with HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor in the blue helmet) was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. His combination play and tough man-marking won him the recognition of his peers. It also enabled his patron, HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor to win the prize as the top-scorer of the tournament.

Royal Johor was triumphantly cheered by the many supporters who traveled to Pekan for the final. They hoisted HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor on their shoulders after the win over Royal Pahang Polo Club.

~ credit to www.equestrian.com.my