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Pony Club is a
not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to teaching riding and
the care of horses and ponies to younger equestrians. Pony Club
began in Great Britain in 1928, today clubs are in over 40
countries. The United States Pony
Club --- USPC --- began in 1954 with 18 clubs. Two of those original
clubs are in our region! Today the USPC consists of over 600 Clubs,
Riding Centers and Horsemasters Groups. Clubs and Riding Centers
offer education for members under 25 years of age. The Horsemaster
Groups offer adult volunteers the opportunity to participate in
educational instruction.
Members learn skills
through both mounted and unmounted activities. Learning correct,
safe riding as well as the health of the horse, training, rules of
the sport and more. Riding levels begin with walk trot and move up
through advanced dressage, eventing and show jumping. By
demonstrating riding and horse management skills to examiners,
members earn ratings. The skills required for each rating are listed
in the Standards of Proficiency. Pony Club Members compete on teams
at rallies in Dressage, Eventing, Games, Polocrosse, Show Jumping,
Tetrathlon, Quiz and participate in Fox Hunting.
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