Pony Club Blog
All posts of this category were published on the Pony Club Blog for members and nonmembers to enjoy and learn from.
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Pony Club Discipline Newsletters Share What’s New
Find out what’s new in each USPC competitive discipline through the annual newsletter, from important rule changes to special opportunities and key discipline contacts.
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Club Highlight: East Aurora-Lake Erie Pony Club
This Club Highlight features East Aurora-Lake Erie, a Pony Club in the Western New York Region. Learn about their favorite traditions, and how they helped one Pony Club mom conquer her fears.
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Ovation Protégé Helmet Has Been Recalled
On February 9, 2023, English Riding Supply recalled about 55,000 Ovation Protégé equestrian helmets for failure to meet the impact requirements. These helmets pose a risk of injury to someone who falls while wearing the helmet. Learn what to do if you own one of these helmets, and help spread the word to other riders.
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NYB Spotlight: Ruth Rosendaul
NYB National Youth Board member shares her story about how she got started riding, how she got started in Pony Club, the experiences Pony Club has given her, and about her two horses.
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Six Winter Grooming Challenges
With winter comes a change in your horse's coat, and your grooming habits. Knowing how to take care of your horse's winter coat is essential to ensuring he has a healthy summer coat, as well. Learn tips from a grooming expert from Shapley's, the official grooming products sponsor of the U.S. Pony Clubs, about how to overcome these six common winter grooming challenges.
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Membership Spotlight: Breanna F.
This USPC Member Spotlight features Breanna F., a dressage rider from the Morning Star Pony Club Riding Center in the Midsouth Region.
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How to Extend Your Horse’s Hay Supply and Forage Alternatives
Forage is a vital part of every horse's diet. It can be a bit harder to come by in the winter months, though. Learn some tips from the nutrition experts at Triple Crown about how to extend your hay supply and about forage alternatives during the winter.
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Mongol Derby-Riding Pony Club Member Aliina Keers and 12-Year-Old Keira O’Connor-Reichert About Pony Club
Pony Club Podcast cohosts Sarah Evers Conrad and Megan Scharfenberg interview Pony Club life member Aliina Keers, who rode in last year’s Mongol Derby, and talk with 12-year-old Keira O’Connor-Reichert and her mom, Debbie, about her eventing adventures with her ponies and about going viral on social media. This month’s episode is brought to you by Kentucky Equine Research. Guest, Aliina Keers: Aliina Keers is a graduate C-3 Eventing, H-B in Horse Management, and a Life Member and alumni of Carbon Hills Pony Club from the Northwest Region. She is currently a kennel huntsman for the Iroquois Hunt Club in Lexington, Ky., where she trains both staff hunters and English foxhounds. In…
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2022 Flash Teamwork Award Winner: Princess Fiona
The 2022 Flash Teamwork Award was awarded to Princess Fiona, who is owned by Beth Walkowicz of East Aurora-Lake Erie Pony Club. Fiona has been a special horse for many Pony Club members.
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2023 USPC Academy of Achievement Honorees Announced
The Academy of Achievement recognizes Pony Club alumni for being outstanding in their chosen fields of expertise. Meet the 2023 Academy of Achievement honorees.
