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Ashland Tudor, the next Flash
The Flash Teamwork Award is given out annually to a person, equine, club, center, or region who displays as much teamwork as Cathy Aranosian’s club members did when writing about Flash, the horse, for the Breyer model. Abigail Guillemette, C-1HM, Flat, D-3 Traditional member of Monadnock Pony Club in the White Mountain Region shared with us her story of a horse named Ashland Tudor who, like Flash, has had a great impact on many Pony Club members I remember the first time I took Teddy cross country schooling. He refused most every jump, and to avoid going through water, he hopped onto a six inch retaining wall and then leapt…
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Flash Award Contender- The Vet Box
C-2 Traditional member, Hannah Fisher of Pickering Hunt Pony Club in the Eastern Pennsylvania Region sent in this fantastic story about her view of teamwork. This story was a finalist for the Flash Teamwork Award presented each year to a region, club, center, outstanding person, team, or horse to recognize the teamwork Pony Club values so highly. Read along as Hannah shares her story: The Vet Box It was the day I was most excited for at the 2017 USPC National Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. It was my first year riding at Champs and it was cross-country day for Beginner Novice Eventing. I was excited for cross country since it…
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Lake Shore Region and the Flash Teamwork Award
The Lake Shore Region was one of six finalists for the 2017 Flash Teamwork Award. Follow along as they share their display of comraderie. Submitted by: Denita Schreier, Club Treasurer of Fox River Pony Club in the Lake Shore Region Teamwork and team spirit was spectacularly displayed at the Midwest Horse Fair in April 2017 to show thousands of attendees the WONDERFUL WORLD of the United States Pony Clubs. How did the Lake Shore Region Pony Clubs showcase ten mounts, ten plus riders, eight disciplines, and thirteen pony club chapters at the largest three day horse fair in America? Teamwork! The Midwest Horse Fair held in Madison, Wisconsin has been…
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Ms. Bebe Brown- Flash Teamwork Nominee
Lexi Pejnovic, C-3 Traditional Horsemasters member of Mobile Bay Pony Club in the Deep South Region sent in this lovely submission for the 2017 Flash Teamwork Award. Ms. Bebe Brown has had a grand impact on many Pony Club members and displays great sportsmanship and teamwork skills as described by Lexi. The flash award recipient should be one that epitomizes Pony Club. My nominee is Ms. Bebe Brown of Plantation’s Pride Pony Club in the Deep South Region. I met Ms. Bebe as she is affectionately known in the Deep South Region in 1986 at my first Pony Club Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Her daughter Nicola was on…
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2018 Academy of Achievement and National Youth Congress Inductees Announced!
Every year at the Equine Symposium and Convention hosted by USPC, The National Youth Congress (NYC) convenes for three days. NYC began in 1998 to recognize outstanding Pony Club Members. The NYC delegates are selected by their regions and are provided the opportunity to learn valuable life leadership skills to help them navigate their futures. This year at the 20th Anniversary Celebration 24 delegates were a part of the three-day Congress. Charlotte Arrouye— Pacific Ridge Pony Club, Middle California Region Katherine Bartelt— Dune Riders Pony Club, Lake Shore Region Ryder Black— Woodbrook Hunt Pony Club, Northwest Region Rebekah Bond— Portuguese Bend Pony Club, Camino Real Ryleigh Brown— Bath Pony Club,…
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Founders Awards Presented at the 2018 Equine Symposium and Convention Hosted by USPC
During the 2018 USPC Equine Symposium and Convention held January 24-28 in Louisville, Kentucky, four individuals were awarded the Founders’ Award, an honor reserved for Pony Club’s most worthy volunteers. This prestigious award is made each year to those who have made a significant contribution to Pony Club at the Local or Regional and National Levels over a period of 20 years or more. The recipients of the Founders Awards for 2018 are:Tom Adams, Kimberly Cranford, Cathy Frederickson, and Anne H. Husted. Tom Adams. Tom began Pony Club as a parent in 1990, becoming a Jt-DC of the Tennessee Valley Pony Club in 1992 and DC in 1993 and 1994.…
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