Club Highlight: Wilton Pony Club

With questions answered by Brita Gaffey, District Commissioner (DC), and Spencer Moore, Joint District Commissioner (JtDC).

Region of Club: Metropolitan Region

When was your club formed?
1954

How many members are currently in your club?
13

Does your club host any events throughout the year?
Quiz rally is the rally we host every year.

What disciplines do your members participate in?
Eventing, Show Jumping, Mounted Games, Dressage, Polo, and Foxhunting

Do you have any favorite club traditions?
Halloween and holiday rides on the local trail system!

What are some fun activities your club likes to do?
We like to learn about our ponies from our vet, prep for Quiz rally, and dote on our ponies.

Do you have a story about your club you’d like to share?
Once we had trouble loading a small pony on the trailer and all the Pony Club moms put their heads together and managed to get the pony on in a very funny series of events!

What achievements from your club would you like to highlight?
Our member Madeline White has her H-A, which we helped her retest longeing—during COVID!

Also, our member Mary Bauersfeld, who is a C-2 HM, C-2 EV, had the great honor of being awarded the Barbara Scott Meyer Trophy by the the Millbrook Pony Club following the Millbrook Horse Trials in July 2023!

Do you have any advice for other clubs?
Our club has evolved over the years—at times it was a large machine with 40-plus members and many doing multiple rallies and Championships each year. Now we are a small club with mostly young Ds. Our continuously active club has given us a reputation for always being ready to take in new enthusiasts! We try to keep our older kids involved through high school and college. The parents are the true glue, and some stay involved long after their own kids have left. Our District Commissioner (DC) Brita Gaffey is a USPC B alum, an Examiner, and a mom of three club members. Brita’s farm is the lifeblood of our club, and we are so grateful!

What is your club’s website?
www.wiltonponyclub.com
@Wiltonponyclub_usa (Instagram)
Wiltonponyclub (Facebook)

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