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Inter-Pacific Exchange Coach Bio- Susan Thomas
The 2017 Inter-Pacific Exchange is coming up soon. Follow our US team members as they go learn and compete with other Pony Club members from around the world! To learn more about this and all of the USPC International Exchanges, click HERE. Susan Thomas is the Coach for the 2017 USPC Inter-Pacific Exchange team. She is an A graduate (Piedmont Pony Club, South Region) of the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. and currently operates her own teaching and training business, Charbonnet Sport Horses, LLC. She grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in Glenmore Hunt Pony Club. After finishing high school in Maryland, she studied Equine Science and Agribusiness…
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Inter-Pacific Exchange Member Bio- Kiersti Wylie
The 2017 Inter-Pacific Exchange is coming up soon. Follow our US team members as they go learn and compete with other Pony Club members from around the world! To learn more about this and all of the USPC International Exchanges, click HERE. Kiersti Wylie is an “A” member of Sandia Creek Ranch Pony Club Riding Center, in the Southern California Region. She began riding before she could walk and started eventing at 5 years old on her pony, Here Comes Trouble. She lives, works, and trains on her family’s ranch where they breed, raise, and train Welsh X ponies and develop sport horses. The ranch is home to the USPC…
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Inter-Pacific Exchange Member Bio- Elizabeth Massa
The 2017 Inter-Pacific Exchange is coming up soon. Follow our US team members as they go learn and compete with other Pony Club members from around the world! To learn more about this and all of the USPC International Exchanges, click HERE. Elizabeth Massa is a B member of Keeneland Pony Club in the Midsouth Region. She is 18 years old and a senior in high school. She will be attending the University of Kentucky in the fall. Lizzie is currently working towards her H-A and A certifications, all while training her green event horse. Lizzie and her horse Theodoor have just completed their first FEI one-star three-day event together…
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Inter-Pacific Exchange Member Bio- Samantha Messamer
The 2017 Inter-Pacific Exchange is coming up soon. Follow our US team members as they go learn and compete with other Pony Club members from around the world! To learn more about this and all of the USPC International Exchanges, click HERE. Sammi Messamer is a B member of Greenville Foothills Pony Club in the Carolina Region. She is twenty years old and goes to Clemson University where she is this years’ secretary for the Clemson Intercollegiate Eventing Team. She learned about the IPE from her amazing coach Janna Ritacco who has coached several past IPE’s. She wanted to apply for the team because she knew that it would be…
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Inter-Pacific Exchange Member Bio- Sarah Beth Hood
The 2017 Inter-Pacific Exchange is coming up soon. Follow our US team members as they go learn and compete with other Pony Club members from around the world! To learn more about this and all of the USPC International Exchanges, click HERE. Sarah Beth Hood is a B Pony Club member from Hilltoppers Pony Club in the South Region. She is a sophomore at the University of Georgia and also rides and competes for their eventing team. She started her riding career at the age of six, and has been hooked on eventing since she got her first pony, an Arabian named Shamen, and joined Pony Club. Along with eventing,…
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Tales of a Pony Club Saddlemaker-In-Training Part 2
Adrienne Hendricks, H-A graduate, Boise Pony Club, in the Intermountain Region has agreed to blog her journey as an Apprentice Saddle Maker. Follow along as Adrienne shares her highs and lows of becoming a Master Saddler I had a saddle come in to have the foam panels recovered. I wanted to give you an overview of the process of this, so lets start with the before picture of the saddle: Here you can see the old covered panel. This is a foam panel as opposed to a wool flocked panel. It is felt on top which is the white you see below. Then layers of latex foam that create the…
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Merck Animal Health presents: Practical Biosecurity
Practical Biosecurity Measures at Home and Away Brought to you by Merck Animal Health The best way to protect your horse from infectious disease is to keep his vaccinations up to date while implementing management practices that reduce his exposure to pathogens at home and away. An understanding of the principles of biosecurity will go a long way in preserving your horse’s health and your time in the saddle this summer. Horse traffic Environments such as a show or event where many animals and people are moving freely around the facility, interacting with numerous people, animals and objects, are at increased risk for infectious disease outbreaks. Whether you’re home or…
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Flash Award Winner- Tuck Everlasting
Aly Werth, C-1 Traditional, C-2 Flat member of Hybid Farm Pony Club Riding Center in the Central New England Region sent in her Flash Award submissions about a couple of fantastic horses from her riding center. Her story about Tuck Everlasting “Tucker” was the winner of the Flash Award. Read along as Aly shares Tucker’s story: I can distinctly remember learning my toxic plants before my H-B certification in 2011. I remember running through ways to identify them and the problems they caused over and over again in my head. I also remember thinking that they didn’t seem very consequential, especially next to all the other things you are tested…
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Tales from Blackhawk Pony Club
Blackhawk Pony Club DC, Marlie Nauta, sent in a Flash Award submission for 2016 citing the wonderful teamwork her club displays in all aspects of their operation. Read her submission below: What an awesome club we have! Our Blackhawk Pony Club teams up our members, parents, and officers so we always provide the best for our members. They also reach out to help clubs within our region. 2016 was marked by some quick moves by our collective group of happy helpers! Our May testing was full of great success for riders and members, enhanced by our moms and dads pulling together to provide awesome nutrition and refreshments! Many volunteers were…
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Merck Animal Health presents: Mosquitoes Abuzz – West Nile Virus May be in the Air
Prevention remains key to protecting horses from this devastating disease Flowers aren’t the only thing in bloom. With many parts of the country experiencing a mild winter, mosquito populations may be particularly abundant this spring. That means an increased risk of your horse contracting West Nile virus (WNV). Now is the time to think about prevention. West Nile virus remains the leading cause of arbovirus encephalitis in horses and humans in the United States. Transmitted by mosquitoes that can infect horses and humans, WNV has been detected in horses in all 48 continental states, as well as most of Canada and Mexico. Thanks to vaccination, the number of annual WNV…
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