Involving Members in Your Programming
Is your club, center or region having difficulty engaging members as they get older and/or progress through the certification levels? Would you like some ideas on how to engage them?
A survey was conducted recently by the United States Pony Club Membership Committee. The Survey was sent to all Pony Club members 14 years of age and/or C-2 and up. Members were asked in what ways their club, center and/or region utilized them as volunteers, mentors, instructors or otherwise. This survey was an attempt to ascertain the best practices currently used throughout USPC to engage older/upper level members as leaders. Below are the main responses shared by survey respondents.
At the Club Level upper/older members were used to
• mentor younger/newer members
• conduct lower level safety checks
• conduct safety checks for their peers
• perform D level ratings
• serve as Team Captain at Rallies
• teach unmounted Pony Club lessons.
At the regional level upper/older members were used
• by other clubs for all of the above
• to help at USPC camps
• as members on Regional Youth Board.
Among the respondents, there was a varied level of satisfaction with the amount members were being engaged from very satisfied to not being utilized at all.
If you have any questions or are interested in serving on the Membership Committee, please feel free to contact the Membership Committee Chair.
USPC National Office
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) is the largest equestrian educational organization in North America. Started in 1954, the organization has developed curriculum that teaches safe riding skills and the care of horses through mounted and unmounted lessons. Through Pony Club, members have fun with horses and make lifelong friends while they develop skills, habits, and values that extend well beyond the barn and last a lifetime. Many members apply what they have learned in the USPC program successfully in their careers, educational and volunteer opportunities, and other life pursuits.
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