In The Spotlight
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Mental Health for the Rider
All riders struggle with fear, anxiety, anger, and frustration—in riding and in life—but how can we help ourselves and get back to better riding? Two experts share tips on developing happier riders.
- Alumni in the News, Dressage, I Ride! - Pony Club Discipline News, In The Spotlight, International Events, Pony Club Blog, Special Events
U.S. Paralympic Dressage Riders Earn Numerous Medals at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Read more about how the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team has placed in the Individual Freestyles.
- Alumni in the News, Eventing, I Ride! - Pony Club Discipline News, In The Spotlight, Pony Club Blog, Slices of Life
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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U.S. Equestrian Announces U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
U.S. Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the United States as part of Team USA at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Para-equestrian competition will begin on Tuesday, September 3, and continue through Saturday, September 7, hosted at the equestrian grounds of Versailles. Find out which one is a Pony Club alum.
- Eventing, I Ride! - Pony Club Discipline News, In The Spotlight, Member Spotlight, Pony Club Blog, Show Jumping
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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United States Pony Clubs Staff Over the Years
In exploring the news of the 1980s, staff have discovered just how far we’ve come since the first computer was installed in Pony Club’s National Office during this decade (1983!) and gotten to know some of the people who helped shape Pony Club’s transition from a core of dedicated volunteers into a national organization with a full-time staff of professionals. Read more about our journey into the National Office history.
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Club Highlight: Wilton Pony Club
This Club Highlight features a 70th Anniversary Club, Wilton Pony Club in the Metropolitan Region. Read about their members and get some club advice!
