Special Events
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Festival is Coming! Mounted Games, On Your Mark…
Get Set, GOOOOOO! Mounted Games are a terrific way to enjoy Pony Club Festival 2017: Basic Info: Qualify at your Regional Rally and meet the following criteria: Note: See Games Rulebook for clarification, exceptions and divisional play up guidelines Fine Print: • Age as of January 1, 2017, certification as of closing date of qualifying rally. Entrant must have competed in the qualifying rally at the certification required for that division/discipline. • All Championships Competitors must be in compliance with USPC Policy #1002, Member in Good Standing. • B/H-A/A competitors are invited to compete with the permission of the RS
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IMGE Recap Part 3
Early in the fall the International Mounted Games team went to Australia to visit and compete representing the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. The following blog posts are recaps from some of the members of the team. Enjoy! For more information on this or any of the International Exchanges offered in Pony Club, click HERE International Mounted Games Exchange 2016 By Anne Miller On October 20, 2016, seven people from different regions in the United States boarded planes to meet up in Los Angeles en route to Melbourne, Australia in order to represent the USPC at the 2016 IMGE. This group was made up of five youth team members, Virginia…
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Festival is Coming! Questions for Quiz.
Calling at Pony Club Quiz Kids (and Horsemasters). Did you know you could bring your horse for the education phase of Festival AND compete in Quiz. Basic Info: Qualify at your Regional Rally and meet the following criteria Fine Print: • Age as of January 1, 2017, certification as of closing date of qualifying rally. Entrant must have competed in the qualifying rally at the certification required for that division/discipline. • All Championships Competitors must be in compliance with USPC Policy #1002, Member in Good Standing. • B/H-A/A competitors are invited to compete with the permission of the RS
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IMGE Recap Part 2
Early in the fall the International Mounted Games team went to Australia to visit and compete representing the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. The following blog posts are recaps from some of the members of the team. Enjoy! For more information on this or any of the International Exchanges offered in Pony Club, click HERE International Mounted Games Exchange by Aidan Doud The 2016 Pony Club International Mounted Games Exchange in Australia was an experience I will never forget. Two full weeks of making unforgettable friends while touring the most beautiful country was an immeasurable experience, and getting to to end it with a competition in the sport we all…
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Festival is Coming! Eventers to the Start Box.
Great news if you didn’t qualify for Rolex this year, but you still want to ride cross country at the Kentucky Horse Park — It’s Festival year! Pack up your family and come to Champs in 2017. Basic Info: Qualify at your Regional Rally and meet the following criteria: To qualify for Eventing Championships, a rider must have completed (without elimination in any phase) two Horse Trials. One of these can be your region’s Eventing Rally and one must be a recognized USEA HT; or two recognized USEA Horse Trials. One of the competitions must be clear of any cross country jumping penalties and the other may have no more…
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IMGE Recap Part 1
Early in the fall the International Mounted Games team went to Australia to visit and compete representing the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. The following blog posts are recaps from some of the members of the team. Enjoy! For more information on this or any of the International Exchanges offered in Pony Club, click HERE The Land Down Under by Jaycee Blythe I don’t know how I got so lucky to have had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to and compete in Australia. From our training camp to fundraising, the build up for this trip was worth the wait. Once landing in Australia, we met the three other…
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Festival is Coming! Eyes Up Dressage.
We heard a rumor that the best Dressage riders will be at Pony Club Festival this year. If you’re planning to bring your family for a fun-filled Kentucky Horse Park family vacation this summer while you compete in the USPC Championships 2017, here’s the scoop. Basic Info: Qualify at your Regional Rally and meet the following criteria: Fine Print: • Age as of January 1, 2017, certification as of closing date of qualifying rally. Entrant must have competed in the qualifying rally at the certification required for that division/discipline. • All Championships Competitors must be in compliance with USPC Policy #1002, Member in Good Standing. • B/H-A/A competitors are invited…
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2017 Academy of Achievement and NYC Inductees Announced!
Every year at The USPC Equine Symposium amd Convention, The National Youth Congress (NYC) convenes for three days. NYC began in 1998 to recognize outstanding Pony Club Members. The NYC delegates are selected by their regions and are provided the opportunity to learn valuable life skills to help them navigate their futures. This year 33 delegates were a part of the three day Congress. Central New England Region– Samantha Baer and Ava Nadeau Camino Real Region– Sarah Barnes and Sophie Buelow Deep South Region– Megan Benton Delmarva Region– Carly Dyal Eastern Pennsylvania Region– Sarah Shaw Great Lakes Region– Alexandra McKinley Hawaii Region– Lindsay Grimshaw and Jenna Neher Inland Empire Region–…
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Founders Awards Presented at the 2017 Equine Symposium and Convention
During the 2017 USPC Equine Symposium and Convention held January 26-29 in Los Angeles, California, four individuals were awarded the Founders’ Award, an honor reserved for Pony Club’s most worthy volunteers. This prestigious award is made each year to those who have made a significant contribution to Pony Club at the Local or Regional and National Levels over a period of 20 years or more. The recipients of the Founders Awards for 2017 are: Jan Jenson, Alex Weiss, Shelley Kincaid, and Claire Harmon. Jan Jenson. Jan joined Santa Cruz County Pony Club in 1974 with a leased horse “Charlie”. Her sister was in Pony Club so she “tagged along” for…
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International Tetrathlon Exchange Recap
Each year Pony Club offers international exchanges in many disciplines. Most recently there was a Tetrathlon Exchange held in Ireland. Team member Jessica Pieracci (H-B, Golden Hills Pony Club in the Middle California Region) shared her experience in a great recap of the trip! For more information on ALL of the International Exchanges Pony Club offers click HERE. After a week of fun activities such as touring Dublin, Taytos Theme Park, and zip lining, we were ready to start the last leg of our journey—the final competition. Saturday morning we awoke and joined the other countries on the bus with many competitors feeling under the weather and some even feverish.…
