Pony Club Love
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Chloe DeYoung: Teamwork Superstar
Emma Entwistle, DC of South Wind Pony Club in the Midwest Region sent in our final finalist for the 2017 Flash Teamwork Award. She nominated member, Chloe DeYoung (C-2 HM, C-1 Trad) for the award because of the contributions Chloe has made to their club and region. South Wind Pony Club is barely one year old! To date, we have 28 members ranging from 6 years old to 22 years old. Our club has grown at an exponential speed this year and I am thoroughly grateful for the constant team building, leadership, dedication and passion Chloe DeYoung has repeatedly demonstrated! As such a young club, many of our members are…
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Ashland Tudor, the next Flash
The Flash Teamwork Award is given out annually to a person, equine, club, center, or region who displays as much teamwork as Cathy Aranosian’s club members did when writing about Flash, the horse, for the Breyer model. Abigail Guillemette, C-1HM, Flat, D-3 Traditional member of Monadnock Pony Club in the White Mountain Region shared with us her story of a horse named Ashland Tudor who, like Flash, has had a great impact on many Pony Club members I remember the first time I took Teddy cross country schooling. He refused most every jump, and to avoid going through water, he hopped onto a six inch retaining wall and then leapt…
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Flash Award Contender- The Vet Box
C-2 Traditional member, Hannah Fisher of Pickering Hunt Pony Club in the Eastern Pennsylvania Region sent in this fantastic story about her view of teamwork. This story was a finalist for the Flash Teamwork Award presented each year to a region, club, center, outstanding person, team, or horse to recognize the teamwork Pony Club values so highly. Read along as Hannah shares her story: The Vet Box It was the day I was most excited for at the 2017 USPC National Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. It was my first year riding at Champs and it was cross-country day for Beginner Novice Eventing. I was excited for cross country since it…
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Lake Shore Region and the Flash Teamwork Award
The Lake Shore Region was one of six finalists for the 2017 Flash Teamwork Award. Follow along as they share their display of comraderie. Submitted by: Denita Schreier, Club Treasurer of Fox River Pony Club in the Lake Shore Region Teamwork and team spirit was spectacularly displayed at the Midwest Horse Fair in April 2017 to show thousands of attendees the WONDERFUL WORLD of the United States Pony Clubs. How did the Lake Shore Region Pony Clubs showcase ten mounts, ten plus riders, eight disciplines, and thirteen pony club chapters at the largest three day horse fair in America? Teamwork! The Midwest Horse Fair held in Madison, Wisconsin has been…
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Ms. Bebe Brown- Flash Teamwork Nominee
Lexi Pejnovic, C-3 Traditional Horsemasters member of Mobile Bay Pony Club in the Deep South Region sent in this lovely submission for the 2017 Flash Teamwork Award. Ms. Bebe Brown has had a grand impact on many Pony Club members and displays great sportsmanship and teamwork skills as described by Lexi. The flash award recipient should be one that epitomizes Pony Club. My nominee is Ms. Bebe Brown of Plantation’s Pride Pony Club in the Deep South Region. I met Ms. Bebe as she is affectionately known in the Deep South Region in 1986 at my first Pony Club Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Her daughter Nicola was on…
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Blue Bridle Insurance presents: A Horse For Christmas
Thanks to new Pony Club Pizza blog sponsor, Blue Bridle Insurance we now have a series explaining Horse Insurance. Was there a horse on your wish list for Christmas? And did Santa manage to get it down the chimney? Ho, ho, ho – probably not, but you rushed to the stable to see that your wish did come true! Now let’s hope that you have done your homework and understand that horse ownership comes with a great responsibility, not the least is the never ending expense. Be prepared for the routine cost of boarding and training, bills from the vet and the farrier. And if this is to be a…
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Blue Bridle Insurance presents: Equine Liability
Thanks to new Pony Club Pizza blog sponsor, Blue Bridle Insurance we now have a series explaining Horse Insurance. Does your insurance properly cover your equine liability exposures? Many private horse owners assume that their homeowners insurance will cover them if there is a third party claim against them. The fact is that many homeowners policies do not cover equine liability. And if you are in the horse business, even on a small scale, you risk losing everything if you are confronted with a law suit and do not have proper insurance coverage to provide defense and to protect your assets. As a horse owner, you realize the importance of…
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Merck Animal Health Presents: Vaccinations
The Remarkable Work of Vaccinations By Duane Chappell, D.V.M., Merck Animal Health Your horse’s immune system does extraordinary and complex work, but even this intricate defense mechanism can’t go it alone. Vaccination has proven to be an extremely effective and safe way to provide a targeted boost to the immune system to help safeguard horses against deadly infectious diseases. Preventing disease through proper vaccination is far safer, easier and more economical than treating the disease after the horse is already sick. Many diseases that horses encounter are preventable and vaccination is solid insurance, not to mention an important biosecurity measure to help prevent mass outbreak of disease. In addition, some…
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Blue Bridle Insurance presents: Emergency Colic
Thanks to new Pony Club Pizza blog sponsor, Blue Bridle Insurance we now have a series explaining Horse Insurance. Colic is the # 1 cause of death for horses age 1 to 20. It is some consolation to know that Mortality insurance policies include Emergency Colic Surgery Expense coverage at no extra charge. The limits and conditions included in the policy vary depending on the insurance carrier so this may be something for you to consider when making your selection. Limits range from $3,000 to $5,000. Some limits are capped at the agreed value of the horse that is insured or some pay a percentage of the insured value, whichever…
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An Ode to Clive
Sometimes our membership shares wonderful stories. In this case its a poem written to a horse who greatly impacted many people. Read on about Clive aka Cruising Altitude who sadly crossed the rainbow bridge on July 6th. Ode to Clive aka Cruising Altitude July 21,1996-July 6,2017 I Had an Irish Horse By Alecia Haselton To all Irish horses wherever you be You’re God’s gift to mankind I’m so thankful for thee To all Irish horses The breed it is blessed (say “blest”) They have a great heart And their minds are the best I look forward to Heaven If ever I’m there I’ll ride an Irish horse It will be…
