In The Spotlight
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Pony Club Sponsor Spotlight
Pony Club’s sponsors play a very important role in support programming and opportunities for all members. Get to know our sponsors and join us in thanking them.
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Pony Club Member Spotlight: Natalie Hamilton
Meet Natalie Hamilton! Natalie is a C-2 Eventing/H-B HM with Silver State Pony Club in the Sierra Pacific Region. Her horse, Camero, is a 10-year-old Warmblood and a cuddly goofball.
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Pony Club Alumnus Spotlight: Kat Drake
Written by NYB Member Elizabeth Larson Horsemanship and sportsmanship are central to the Pony Club experience. To build these skills, you’ll also develop time management, communication and professionalism. You’ll find these skills handy throughout your adult life! Today I want to introduce you to Kat Drake, a 2018 Academy of Achievement inductee. She is a graduate H from the Portola Valley Pony Club who now serves as the head of computational biology at Verily Life Sciences. “I’ve had a few conversations recently in my professional biotech career about how to develop someone into a leader — the consensus has been “it’s really hard,” but I’ve also received feedback such as…
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Pony Club Partnerships: Better Together
Learn more about Pony Club’s affiliate partner program and all the benefits it provides.
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NYB Spotlight: Jessica and Brittany Flores
Jessica Flores and Brittany Flores have long shared memories and experiences together, being twins that were always both interested in horses and involved in the USPC. However, their NYB experience together was one of the most memorable and best ones yet.
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Member Spotlight: Lindsey Savoy
My name is Lindsey Savoy, and I'm a C-1 member of Oregon Trail Pony Club from the Oregon Region. I was invited to an unmounted Pony Club meeting by a friend, Grace Emerson, when I was in fourth grade, and joined that night.
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Regional Youth Board Spotlight: Great Lakes Region
The Junior Leadership Council of the Great Lakes Region is currently composed of members ranging from the unrated level to the HA level. The JLC aims to increase communication between the Regional Board and its members, while providing member insight and bringing forward new ideas for future GLR activities. The JLC and Regional board benefit from their biannual meetings, where they discuss regional and club events which allows for feedback to the Regional Board directly from the members.
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Regional Youth Board Spotlight: Lake Shore Region
The Lake Shore Region Youth Board provides annual scholarships for the benefit of its members. The scholarships range from specific disciplines to camps offered by the Youth Board and region, as well as a specific scholarship for members aged 25 and above. During Festival years, scholarship funds are rearranged to offer multiple awards for Championships and Festival, both unmounted and mounted, which significantly reduce the cost of registration. Members can apply for multiple awards but may only receive one. All the scholarships are funded by the silent auction the the Youth Board runs at the regional Quiz rally in March. The baskets in the auction are entirely donated by clubs…
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Behind The Flash Teamwork Award
Each year the United States Pony Clubs presents the Flash Teamwork Award. Learn how and why this award was founded.
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Star Stable: How to Combine Your Love of Horses (and your laptop) into a Thriving Career
According to the American Horse Council, 38 million households contain at least one horse enthusiast, with 150,000 equestrians getting their start through Pony Club. You may already be thinking about a future career that incorporates your love of horses, such as a veterinarian or a riding instructor. But let me ask you this: have you ever imagined a career that combines your love of horses and your interest in your laptop? For example, you could become a video game designer who creates horses for players around the world. After all, the video game industry offers several highly desirable opportunities to combine two favorite pastimes and turn them into an exciting…
