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The Pony Club, the British Horse Society and British Showjumping announce new initiative!

The Pony Club, the British Horse Society and British Showjumping announce new initiative!

| December 8, 2015

The Pony Club, the British Horse Society and British Showjumping announce new initiative! The Pony Club is delighted to announce that a number of their Tests will now be recognised as suitable for direct entry to British Horse Society (BHS) and British Showjumping (BS) examinations, and those holding specified BHS and BS qualifications will be [...]

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El Remanso To Sponsor Pony Club Polo

El Remanso To Sponsor Pony Club Polo

| July 16, 2015

The Pony Club Polo season, which gets underway shortly, will benefit from a new sponsor for 2015 and 2016 in El Remanso. With a high goal team already enjoying success in both Argentina and England, and both men’s and ladies’ tournaments that have already become firm fixtures on the polo calendar, El Remanso have extended [...]

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Teams announced forPony Club Polocrosse Home Nations International

Teams announced forPony Club Polocrosse Home Nations International

| June 24, 2015

The inaugural Pony Club Polocrosse Home Nations, will see teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete across two days, 25th and 26th July, at Backford in Cheshire. Over 100 players applied to take part, in a selection process involving a written application and observation of players by managers and coaches across the country. Standards were [...]

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A Pioneering Pair of Young Equestrian Groups Launch

A Pioneering Pair of Young Equestrian Groups Launch

| May 28, 2015

Teenagers at Ebony Horse Club, South London, and Red Piece Stables, Northamptonshire, are the latest to benefit from the Young Equestrians scheme, which provides informal social and training opportunities for people aged 13-18 to connect and re-engage with equestrian sport. The Ebony Horse Club Young Equestrians group launched the programme with a riding lesson and ice [...]

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Pony Club Launch Pony Prep Plus

Pony Club Launch Pony Prep Plus

| May 7, 2015

The Pony Club’s advanced e-learning website, www.PonyPrep Plus.org, has been updated to include an exciting new feature! The site now offers the opportunity to upload video content for set ‘Challenges’, furthering the opportunity for young riders to practise and improve their horse care whilst being a part of the wider Pony Club community. Launched at Olympia, the [...]

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Pegus Area 17 Pony Club Championships

Pegus Area 17 Pony Club Championships

| April 23, 2015

Area 17 of the Pony Club are pleased to announce that Pegus Horse Feed are sponsors of theArea 17 Championships. The Championships  are held each year by different Pony Clubs throughout Area 17 covering disciplines  Dressage, Eventing ,Showjumping, Tetrathlon mounted games, Polo cross and Endurance for all ages from 4 to 25 years of age . Liz Lowry when [...]

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NFU Mutual Pony Club Quiz Continued Success

NFU Mutual Pony Club Quiz Continued Success

| April 16, 2015

Over 100 Pony Club Members gather at Moreton Morrell College, Warwickshire, on April 4th 2015 for The Pony Club National Quiz Finals, kindly supported by NFU Mutual. The NFU Mutual National Quiz attracts teams from Pony Club Branches and Centres throughout the UK, who qualify for the final by winning their Area competition. A total of nineteen [...]

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Area 17 Enjoy Dengie Winter League Finals

Area 17 Enjoy Dengie Winter League Finals

| April 15, 2015

Twenty four members from Area 17 qualified for the Dengie  Showjumping and Dressage Championships and the NFU Quiz Championships at Moreton Morrell college in Warwickshire. In the Dengie Speed Competition Laoise O’Farrell (Iveagh) on Monlough Meteor did a fantastic round to come first, while Kiara Malcolmson (Iveagh) on Tyrone Molly came 6th,a wonderful result for [...]

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Successful First Area 17 Pony Club Mutual National Quiz

Successful First Area 17 Pony Club Mutual National Quiz

| March 26, 2015

Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club recently hosted the Area 17 NFU Mutual National Quiz at the Village Centre in Hillsborough. This was the first Area 17 competition of 2015 and was attended by approximately 30 teams from Branches and Centres throughout Area 17. Competition was fierce with the winners qualifying to go to the [...]

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The Pony Club Winter Triathlon is a Triumph

The Pony Club Winter Triathlon is a Triumph

| March 24, 2015

The Pony Club Winter Triathlon Final, kindly sponsored by NFU Mutual, was held on March 15th 2015 at Stantonbury Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes. A fantastic 265 competitors came forward to the final after qualifying at Area competitions held during the winter months. The competition caters for Pony Club Members at all ages, with sections run for [...]

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The Pony Club Conference 2015

The Pony Club Conference 2015

| March 9, 2015

The Pony Club’s Annual Conference was held on March 4th at its bi-annual venue of Cheltenham Racecourse. The event boasted a  jam-packed and varied line up that reflected the feedback from volunteers on what would most help them to run their Pony Club activities, as well as acting as the final official engagement for Chief Executive, [...]

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Pony Club Stalwart Honoured at Torch Trophy Trust Award’s

Pony Club Stalwart Honoured at Torch Trophy Trust Award’s

| March 3, 2015

Dawn Wofford, Pony Club stalwart, Olympian, former Pony Club Chairman and current Training Committee Member, was honoured by the Torch Trophy Trust, a charity that rewards, recognises and supports volunteers in sport and recreation, at their 52nd awards ceremony on Tuesday 24th February 2015, presented by HRH The Countess of Wessex. A former member of the Albrighton Woodland Branch of [...]

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Young Equestrians Launch at Lodge Equestrian

Young Equestrians Launch at Lodge Equestrian

| March 2, 2015

Teenagers swapped their riding boots for trainers and prepared to Zumba at Lodge Riding Centre in Tarbock, Merseyside on Saturday Lodge Riding CentreFebruary 21st 2015, to mark the beginning of a new riding club with a difference! A mix of social and skills-based activities for young people, Young Equestrians offers 13-18 year olds the chance [...]

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Pony Club Conference Centered Around Volunteers

Pony Club Conference Centered Around Volunteers

| February 4, 2015

The Pony Club’s Annual Conference is being held on March 4th at its bi-annual venue of Cheltenham Racecourse. The event boasts a jam-packed and varied line up that reflects feedback from volunteers on what would help them, and will also act as the final official engagement for Chief Executive, Judy Edwards.   There will be ‘Inspirational [...]

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Iveagh Dengie Dressage Competition Hots Up For Week Two

Iveagh Dengie Dressage Competition Hots Up For Week Two

| January 28, 2015

Week two of the Iveagh Dressage League showed an increase in competitors attending both dressage and show-jumping phases. For several competitors it was their first time doing dressage on a new horse, or even first time doing dressage, and the judges Judith McBride and Myra Watters were able to provide some helpful pointers. Once again [...]

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