Rufford Pony Club
Area: Mid Nottinghamshire
At Rufford PC we value fun and friendship whilst learning to ride and care for our ponies in a safe, happy environment. There’s tuition rallies and specialist lessons in Show Jumping, Cross Country and Dressage. We field teams for regional and Area level. Members also enjoy beach and picnic rides, fun/fancy dress days and the annual pony club camp and mini camp each Summer. We educate by encouraging all ages to participate in the Pony Club’s achievement training structure which can help to improve the horse and rider as a partnership. Rufford aim to give your children great childhood memories! Contact : Diane Shepheard, 01159 665833 / 07907 906931 [email protected]
South Notts Hunt Pony Club
South Notts Hunt Pony Club is a thriving busy club with a wide age range of members from 4 to 22. We are a friendly club encouraging riding at all levels whether beginner or at national level. Riders can join at any age (u25) and be made welcome and have riding lessons at their own ability level. We have regular varied rallies with experienced approachable instructors held at venues around our area including at Brackenhurst, Danethorpe cross country, Vale View, Newton amongst our regular locations. These are run in evenings, weekends and in school holidays and range from an hour long session to fun filled day rallies with picnics. Offering training in dressage, showjumping, tetrathlon and eventing we encourage our young riders to experience all elements. We also organise shooting, swimming, and running sessions to help our members, again all suitable for any age of young rider. Many of our members enter the numerous local and national prestigious competitions open to pony club members and have had wonderful experiences at venues such as Hickstead, Burghley, Windsor and Chatsworth. In 2012 our branch won the national Pony Club showjumping championship at Cholmondley Castle and had high level of national results in eventing and tetrathlons too. We are hoping for success for our dressage riders this year too. We run a fun filled residential camp each August at Southwell Racecourse for all ages and this is the highlight of the year to many of our members. This incorporates a week of dedicated riding instruction, sleepovers for our older riders and wonderful activities such as bowling, swimming, bouncy castles and yummy food. New members are very welcome so if you would like to join our pony club contact Alison Turner 01476 561269 email. [email protected].
South Trent Branch
Regular rallies (instruction & coaching) at various venues across our area for different ages, abilities & interests. More intense training sessions and competition practice also availble. The highlight of the Pony Club year. Holiday with your pony! Instruction, team competition, fun & games. Lots of different activities to choose from including dressage to music & gymnastic jumping. Local, regional & national competitions for teams & individuals are availble, South Trent also holds its own competitions such as, show jumping, dressage, eventer trials & dengie show jumping. For further information please contact Jane Foster on 07761 881303 or email [email protected] to jump schooling. Outside of riding there are lessons on stable management and the practical side of looking after your pony. After evening stables, all those camping enjoy organised fun and games in the evenings ranging from quiz nights, karaoke or a disco. Parents and volunteers are always on hand to help the children and there is always 24 hour supervision and security. Pony Club Camp is a fantastic way for younger children to gain confidence away from the family home for a few days, making new friends, learning the ropes with their pony. For the older teenagers in the group, these can be the building blocks for a career with horses or gaining experience for leadership and delegation skills whilst enjoying 5 days away with friends, both 4-legged and 2-legged! It’s not just the members who benefit though; parents also enjoy the social aspect, whilst helping out with making lunches, bun runs and jodhpur washing!
West Lancashire County
Pony Club Area: 4
West Lancashire County Branch was established in 1933. We currently have about 90 members. We try to offer our members training in all aspects of Pony Club activities. We take part in all the Pony Club team competitions with some success at The Championships each year, including the musical ride. We hold our Summer Camp at Aintree racecourse which is always very popular. We also hold a Junior day camp for the younger members. We use a number of instructors, most of whom are ex WLC members. They have all had success competing during their time in Pony Club as well as at BD, BE and BS at higher levels. www.branches.pcuk.org/westlancashire
West Midlands
Pony Club Area: 7
West Midlands Pony Club was formed in 1975 and has approximately 60 members. We pride ourselves on our members having fun whilst learning from experienced trainers including BSJA and BD accredited instructors and international event riders. We hold weekly rallies which are open to all and our members range from tiny tots just starting out on the lead rein right up to PC Open level eventers. More specific training clinics are held for dressage, showjumping, eventing, arena eventing and showing. Rallies are held at Catton Park, Eland Lodge, Gorse Farm and Watt Meadow. We also have our own training course at Catton enabling us to vary heights from 12 inches right up to 3’6 on each fence. We hold regular training for achievement badges and tests from E test up to B+. Our annual camp is held at Catton Park using their full facilities inclu [?? H?H??????[? ?H??\??K?[Y[X?\?? ?^H? ?]H[? Z\??? [? ???\?]?[?????X??\? ?] ?Y\? ?X?Y[? [\?\?H ?X?\?XX? ?H\?[?]?Y X[ \???]?HZ[ H?\?\?Y[X?\??]?HY?X] ?X??\??]?][?[[?\?XH]?[[?[\??\[?\?[? Z?H?X] ?YH[? ?\ ?\?[?[?? Z\???[?? ?[?? MM ? ?M??[?[N?
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