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Dancing with a Western Flair
Now available as a USPC certification track, Western Dressage offers benefits for every horse and every rider. Learn how you can get started, and how to offer it in your club/center program.
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Becoming a United States Pony Clubs National Examiner
Have you ever wondered how a National Examiner (NE) got their job? Or have you ever thought about becoming one yourself or striving to reach that level during your Pony Club journey?
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Expanding the Hoofprint for Healing
Learn about the healing power of horses for mental health and programs that amplify this horse-human connection.
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Key Organizations Sign Historic Commitment to Equestrian Multi-Sport
The Pony Club International Alliance (PCIA) and the International Pentathlon Association (IPA) have signed an agreement to work together to develop, promote, and manage equestrian multi-sport.
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Pony Club Announces Partnership Opportunities
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) invites the equestrian community to partner with Pony Club in 2025 and beyond. We've got a lot of options, including customized sponsorship opportunities.
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Cold Weather Grooming Tips
Grooming your horse in the winter takes a little more elbow grease than in summer. The routine and grooming steps are the same, but you must account for longer hair and no option to bathe if it’s too cold where you live. However, there are ways to deep-clean your fuzzy horse in cold weather.
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Top Tips to Set Your New Foal Up for Success
Never forget that your veterinary team is always your first line of help to ensure your foal's health and well-being, and it takes a village to raise a happy, healthy equine family member. The tips and insights in this blog can be referenced as a care guide for your foal in his first 6 months of life, specifically in months 2 to 6.
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How to Change Your Horse’s Nutrition to Suit Workload
Horses spend 10 to 17 hours grazing daily, and good horse management reflects a similar set-up. Horses should have access to forage (hay and grass) for most of the day. All forages, no matter how nice, are going to be deficient in some nutrients.
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Equestrian Body Protectors Guide
Understand the difference between safety vests, back protectors, and air vests and choose the best type for your needs with this guide to equestrian body protectors.
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How to Score Your Horse’s Body Condition
Any time of year is a great time to body condition score your horses and ponies and evaluate if you should make any important diet and management changes so that your horse is as healthy and fit as he can be.
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