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Pony Club Member Spotlight: Becca
Meet Becca! Becca is an HB/C certified member of Five Valleys Pony Club in the Big Sky region. She is also a USPC life member, serves as the co-RIC of Big Sky region, and teaches lessons with her Pony Club, all while studying in Physician Assistants school!
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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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How to Prepare for a Local Level Certification
Your Pony Club or Pony Club Riding Center is probably planning on having a spring Certification for members who want to test their riding and horse management knowledge. Here's what you need to know to prepare!
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Pony Club Member Spotlight: Mandolin
Meet Mandolin! Mandolin is a B certified member with Roanoke Valley Pony Club in the Old Dominion Region. She leases an OTTB named Sasha, and together they event at the prelim level!
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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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Pony Club Member Spotlight: Meara
Meet Meara! Meara is a D-2 certified member with Twin Gates Farm Pony Club Riding Center in the Central New England Region. She and her horse enjoy eventing and games together!
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NYB: My Travel Essentials
Being a Pony Club member, I have learned that the extremely long, detailed list of required equipment actually has a purpose (other than stressing myself and my team out at rallies)! Yes… That’s right, it does have a purpose. Those boxes have been, on multiple occasions, my saving grace during my show and equine travels!
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Celebrate USPC Founders Day
Learn how the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. was founded on February 24, 1954.
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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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How to Mount a Horse Safely
Getting in the saddle is the first step in learning to ride. In this video, Macy Chisholm, an H-B HM certified member of Ramona Vicente Pony Club (Southern California Region) demonstrates how to use a mounting block to get on your horse and safely adjust your tack in an English saddle.
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