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Sydney Elliott: Her Fortuitous Road to Eventing and the Pan Am Games
From the backwoods of the Bayou to Santiago, Chile, Sydney Elliott has certainly traveled far since her days riding with Pony Club in Benton, Louisiana. While the Pan American Games U.S. Team Member is “still Louisiana, through and through,” her recent move to Hoffman, North Carolina, has helped prepare her for her latest experiences as a rider for Team USA.
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Kate Shoemaker and Vianne Finish Fifth in Grade IV FEI Grand Prix Test A at 2024 Paralympic Games
With three U.S. combinations completing their first individual test yesterday at the equestrian grounds of the Palace of Versailles, Paralympian Kate Shoemaker and Vianne were the only U.S. combination to compete on Wednesday.
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U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team Sets Competitive Tone on First Day of Individual Competition at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team completed a tremendous first day of competition to begin their campaign at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Three combinations took to the main stadium to compete in their first tests of the competition, capturing three individual medals in their respective grades. Rebecca Hart aboard Floratina, and Fiona Howard with Diamond Dunes, both earned Individual Gold, while Roxanne Trunnell, a Pony Club alum, and Fan Tastico H finished with Individual Silver.
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U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team Ready to Get Underway at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team has been accepted following first horse inspection on the grounds of Versailles ahead of the start of competition tomorrow. The team is comprised of four athlete-and-horse combinations competing across five different grades.
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Member Spotlight: Paige Geiter
Check out this Pony Club Member Spotlight featuring Paige Geiter, an Eventing and Show Jumping rider from St. Augustine Pony Club in the Delmarva Region. Read more about her horses and goals.
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Chief Horse Management Judge: The Unsung Horsemanship Action Hero
A Chief Horse Management Judge (CHMJ) is a qualified volunteer with the United States Pony Clubs (USPC or Pony Club) who has completed a required, rigorous training process over several years to become an official judge at Pony Club events for the area of Horse Management. To understand all that a CHMJ does in their role, Chief Horse Management Judge Clare Burkhart describes all that they do before a Pony Club rally, during a rally, and after a rally.
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Germany’s Christian Kukuk Claims Individual Jumping Gold in 2024 Olympic Games
With the only double-clear performance on the final day of equestrian sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games equestrian venue in Versailles (FRA) on August 6, Germany’s Christian Kukuk definitively claimed the Individual Jumping title and the Gold medal with Checker 47. Read more about how the last equestrian event went.
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Laura Kraut and Baloutinue Finish Eighth in Jumping Individual Final to Conclude Equestrian Competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
On the final day of equestrian competition at the incredible equestrian venue at Versailles, the U.S. Olympic Jumping Team saw Laura Kraut and her two-time Olympic Silver medalist partner, Baloutinue, finish inside of the Top 10 in the Jumping Individual Final, which determined Individual medals.
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Improve Your Hunter Seat Equitation Skills
Learn from Christina Keim, USPC National Examiner, how to progress your Hunter Seat Equitation skills through the various Pony Club certification levels.
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U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Qualifies Two Combinations for Jumping Individual Final at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team qualified two combinations through to the Jumping Individual Final tomorrow, concluding equestrian competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.