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Mind Your Melon On Location Contest
Sharing is caring and we want you to share your photos/selfies for USPC Festival Hangout. Pony Club LOVES safety, show us the most random place you #mindyourmelon by sending us a selfie or picture of you wearing your helmet at a restaurant, store, in the car, or just downtown for ice cream. Anywhere you have forgotten you have that “extension of yourself” still on when you left the house. We want to celebrate your best #mindyourmelon moment by sending you a cool prize in the mail. Winners will be announced tomorrow during the Festival Hangout Closing Ceremonies so get your entries in today to be considered. Email marketing@ponyclub.org with your…
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Shop Pony Club’s Opp to Shop
It is time to shop till you drop with Shop Pony Club’s Opp to Shop on Festival Hangout! We have compiled a special preview and opportunity to purchase USPC Festival swag. Check out the Festival Hangout Shopping Flyer below, the first 20 shoppers to place an order from any of the Shop Pony Club items listed in the Festival Hangout Shopping Flyer will receive a free commemorative Hangout hat with your order. Surprise! That is a great deal! You get the items you want plus the highly sought-after event ball cap and all you have to do is be fast, we take care of the rest! During Festival Hangout, Pony…
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USPC Festival 2021 Success Prep Training
It’s your turn to hangout at USPC Festival Hangout – send in a video of you and your mount and a USPC National Examiner will send you a critique with helpful hints as you prepare for USPC Festival 2021. For today and tomorrow only, all ages and levels are invited to send in a short clip demonstrating a riding skill you are practicing for USPC activities. Hoping to master the roll-back turn or the turn on the haunches, or maybe you really want to focus on picking up the correct lead? No matter your goal or skill level, National Examiners are here to help you achieve and surpass your riding…
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3 Questions with Connie
What makes Pony Club different from other organizations? How are USPC members so conscientious of their equine partners? Why are USPC members the “helpers” in the barn and always know how to handle equine situations? The answer is USPC Horse Management and the education members receive to help them best care for their horses and ponies. We all love USPC Instruction Director, Connie Jehlik, she has spent countless hours helping us better understand how to best care for our favorite pony friends. . Good news, she is at it again with Festival Hangout’s 3 Questions with Connie! Spend some virtual time with Connie in the barn as she focuses on the…
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2020 USPC Festival Hangout- Let’s Get This Party Started!
Welcome to the USPC BLOG Launch Party! Home of the inaugural USPC Festival Hangout for 2020. Festival Hangout is online, interactive fun for your entire Pony Club extended family, near and far to come together and celebrate education and friendship. During this Pony Club journey, you will discover educational offerings, tips, opportunities, videos, industry leader cameos, a selfie contest, tours, comradery, and tons of fun all from the comforts of your own computer. We challenge you to get involved by registering, following along, sending in photos, videos, and comments or by heading outside and practicing any of the lessons offered this week. The new USPC Blog is available for all…
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My Experience with the North American Youth Dressage Championships
by Hannah Irons My name is Hannah Irons (C-1, dual member Tidewater and Seneca Valley Pony Clubs, Delmarva Region) and I am going to share a little bit about my experience competing at the North American Youth Championships hosted by Old Salem Farm in New York. This was Bella and I’s first year at this level and it is my goal to come back to this show next year with more show experience and confidence in the arena. I have been an active Pony Club member in the Delmarva Region for over 10 years and I am now a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist. I stay quite busy training horses…
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TheHorse.com presents: Staying Sane on Stall Rest
Certain equine injuries and illnesses—such as tendon and ligament strains, bone fractures, and laminitis, to name just a few—typically benefit from stall rest as they heal. This comes with its own set of challenges: digestive upset from diet and routine changes, gastric ulcers from stress and feeding schedules, and respiratory issues from dusty bedding or hay, to name a few. The good news? There are steps you can take to combat these potential problems. Learn how to keep horses happy and healthy while on stall rest in our step-by-step visual guide. Click on the image to follow the link!
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Star Stable Saddles Up and Rides Into Tryon International Equestrian Center
By: Guest author Matilda Opalpie from the online horse adventure game Star Stable Greetings (or as we say, “Hej”) from Stockholm, Sweden! My name is Matilda Opalpie. If you are a Star Stable player, you might know me for my iconic black hat and for awkwardly stumbling on words while trying to present all the latest news (and other fun stuff!) about the online game Star Stable! If somebody would have told me when I was a little horse-loving girl that I would be working for an amazing horse game one day, I would have thought they were pulling my leg. But here I am, ta daaa! And right now,…
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TheHorse.com presents: Rain Rot
Rain rot is a bacterial skin disease that causes hair loss and leaves horses with large patches of raw, irritated skin. It’s also highly contagious and can spread from horse to horse via direct contact, grooming tools, tack, and even on our hands. Often, the initial lesions develop along the rump, lower limbs, face, muzzle, withers, and in the saddle region. In their early stages, they often appear as raised tufts of hair with crusts, and they typically progress to larger, more widespread crusty, scaly, and painful lesions. Find out how to diagnose and treat existing cases and prevent future cases in TheHorse.com’s step-by-step visual guide—>
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2017 Flash Teamwork Award Winner- Prancing Ponies Games Team
The Prancing Ponies Games Team was the winner of the 2017 Flash Teamwork Award for their incredible act of sportsmanship and teamwork at the 2017 USPC Festival. Thanks to Emily Cambridge, an H-A grad and now Club Secretary of Northern Exposure Pony Club in the Western New York Region for submitting their story. This year at Champs, I experienced something very special. I was the coach for my son’s junior games team, Prancing Ponies. On day two of the competition, his team saw that another team was struggling. The senior team, Impulsion, had two ponies that weren’t cooperating. One member of their team left the arena in a stretcher, and…
