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Member Spotlight: Tilly Westrich
Check out this Pony Club Member Spotlight, brought to you by Kentucky Performance Products, featuring Tilly Westrich, an all-around rider from Miami Valley Pony Club and Stillwater Pony Club in the Midsouth Region. Learn about her incredible exchange trip and true grit in the face of perseverance.
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Recent Pony Club Local Legend and Volunteer Recognition Award Recipients
The United States Pony Clubs (USPC) is, and always has been, an organization run with the aid of volunteers. In honor of recognizing Pony Club volunteer awards nominees. 2024 Pony Club 20+- Year Local Legend Award Recipients Established by the Board of Governors in May 2010, the USPC 20+-Year Local Legend Award is intended to honor those who have faithfully served their local club, center, and/or region for at least 20 years. The following are the latest recipients of the Local Legend Award: Nancy Sachs, of the Rocky Mountain Region, has served as a District Commissioner (DC) for 25 years, as well as a Vice Regional Supervisor for seven years.…
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Dr. Marty Whitehouse Riney, Pony Club Alum: Finding Her Work-Life Balance
By all accounts, Dr. Marty Whitehouse Riney is doing the impossible—and making it look effortless. A mother of two young girls, owner of MWR Equine Dentistry LLC and co-owner of Nicholasville Road Animal Hospital, Marty begins each day before dawn tending to the menagerie of animals—including, but not limited to, two leopard geckos and a miniature donkey—on the six-acre Central Kentucky farm she shares with her husband, Tom. In between work and family time, she nurtures a lifelong passion for eventing. It’s a lifestyle that requires intention, flexibility and no small amount of hustle—but for Marty, it’s also deeply fulfilling. Read more about Dr. Riney's journey from Pony Club until…
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2025 PCIA Mounted Games Exchange Recap
The United States Pony Clubs was proud to field a team of five for the PCIA Mounted Games Exchange, held July 27–August 11, 2025. Teams included the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as the host, and featured competition along with a cultural experience for attendees.
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Audrina McCall: For the Love of Ponies
When Pony Club member Audrina McCall made her Pony Finals debut at 8 years old in 2023, she was the youngest rider in the Green Pony Hunters division—and she was riding the oldest pony: New Moon, aka Willie. “He was 17 years old and only had one eye; he was a pony everyone said would never qualify for Pony Finals, Audrina said. Read more about Audrina's story, as originally published by Sidelines magazine.
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My Experience as the Ann Haller Media Intern at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event
Every year, USPC chooses the Ann Haller Media Intern, in honor of the late Ann Haller, to serve at the Kentucky Three-Day Event. This year's intern, William Coon, of Ariatti Equestrian Center Pony Club Riding Center, shares his experiences with readers of the Pony Club Blog.
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What It Means to Become a Media Intern: From the 2025 Ann Haller Media Intern
Meet William Coon, H-B Horse Management, C-2 Eventing, of Ariatti Equestrian Center Pony Club Riding Center in the Midsouth Region, who wrote about what being a media intern would mean to him when he applied for the Ann Haller Media Internship. William was chosen as the 2025 Ann Haller media intern.