Slices of Life
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Success Story from an H-A
A longtime, nearly a lifetime, goal has come to fruition: I am now an H-A! That orange felt represents that I'm an H-A member of USPC. I passed the oral knowledge test for this level back in 2007. Fourteen years and three attempts later, I passed the B riding to make it a complete H-A, as Willy and I danced in the sand at Second-Level Dressage to complete the B dressage testing. It was a lot of work, but so worth the journey and end result!
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Why Did You Join Pony Club?
Pony club is is an educational organization which builds the foundations of teamwork and sportsmanship through riding, mounted sports, care of horses and ponies, while developing and enhancing leadership, confidence, responsibility, and a sense of community in its youth and adult members. We recently took to social media to ask our members why they joined Pony Club, and the response was overwhelming.
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Meet Kerrits Junior Designer Contest Winner Sophie Wayner
Meet Sophie Wayner, the winner of the Kerrits Junior Designer Contest just for Pony Club.
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NYB: Gaining Opportunities through Pony Club
After living and riding in the Midwest for 22 years, teaching riding lessons at the base of a mountain was not something I experienced every day. Nevertheless, that’s where I found myself in the Summer of 2019. A Pony Club member from my home club, Sharlee Lowe, had been teaching at a Pony Club summer camp in Washington for the past few years—originally through the Visiting Instructor Program—and the club had grown so much in size that it needed another instructor. After a recommendation from Sharlee and some emails with the organizer, I was on a plane to Seattle with my helmet and paddock boots in tow.
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NYB: Finding the Silver Lining
The first time I had taken a national certification I was 12 years old. It rained the entire weekend and made the arenas a sloppy mess. There were 13 C3 candidates and none of them passed. At that age I had never really experienced this type of failure.
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NYB: No Horse Community, No Problem
Chattanooga has a notoriously very small horse community. In fact some would consider it almost non-existent, but it all depends on who you ask. If you ask an eventer, they would tell you there's no place to school XC. A dressage rider may say there’s nowhere to practice a freestyle, but if you ask a member of CPC they would probably say something much different.
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NYB: Why Being a Stable Manager Defined my USPC Experience
When I was 7 years old, I joined Pony Club with my twin sister. The motto of the USPC “where it all begins” was just a saying to me and I didn’t realize until later in life what the significance of this saying would be.
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Using the Pony Club Experience to Enhance Your College Essay
Writing about your experiences in Pony Club can help create a strong impression with the school of your dreams. Here are some tips to craft a great college essay.
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Make Your Dream Career a Reality with the AHP Student Media Award
For aspiring journalists who love horses, American Horse Publications (AHP) offers a leg up on a career in equine media through the AHP Student Award Program.
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Pony Club Leads Andie Sue Roth to Paralympic Dreams
Andie Sue Roth’s Pony Club experience helped prepare her to compete in front of international paralympic dressage judges.
