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National Pony Club Information Where Do My Membership Dues Go Forms 2008 USPC Membership application Membership Report Form 2008 2008 PC Medical Release form (use as of 1/1/2008) Medical Release Form 2008 A prorated membership covers 9/1/2007 thru 12/31/2008.
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Davis Creek Pony Club Information Pony Club is administered at the National, Regional and Local level entirely by volunteers. They all love horses, love kids and really love seeing both together in harmony! If you are between 4 to 19 years old and are horse crazy - then join the club! If you are older than 19, you can still be involved, get connected and make lots of new friends that share the same love of horses as you do!
Pony Clubs must follow the basic national and regional bylaws of Pony Club. Beyond those basic rules though, each club can tailor their activities to what best fits their current members. So always keep in mind, that if what the club is doing now isn't what you're looking for, you can get involved, volunteer, help make the club what you'd like it to be!
Pony Club doesn't offer riding lessons per se or provide horses to its members. However, Pony club will have mounted meetings and organize instructional clinics with both internal and external instructors. Being a member of pony club will also give you opportunities to participate in clinics given by instructors known both nationally and internationally for their expertise in that equestrian sport! Pony Club Festival at Kentucky Horse Park in July 2007 is a great example (only offered every 3 years).
Pony Club does provide instruction on horse care and assists in helping members learn to ride but doesn't meet often enough to replace regular riding instruction. The emphasis is happy and healthy kids and horses. Even if you already have a great riding instructor, you can still benefit from club activities and learn all about how to care for your horse/pony. Pony Club promotes good sportsmanship and helps each individual pony club member become an all around horseperson!
To be a fully participating member, you must either own or have access to a mare or gelding at least 5 years of age (no stallions of course due to their typical attitude with a group of horses). The horse/rider combination must also be a safe and sane pair to ensure the safety of the rider and other riders in the club. Being able to provide or arrange for transportation for your horse or pony to mounted meetings, clinics, shows and rallies will significantly increase your benefits of being a member because you'll be able to participate more (but isn't a requirement).
We are already making plans for 2008. We will put on at least one Combined Test at Winfield Riding Club and hopefully also run a small Horse Trial at Eagle Wing Farm or Barboursville Community Park this summer. These will be a one day events and will be one of our fund raisers to raise money to help participate in Pony Club Regional Rally in June.
We will again send teams to the Midsouth Regional Rally - Competitions are offered in PC Games, Dressage, Stadium Jumping, Tetrathlon and Eventing (In 2006 we sent 3 eventing teams to rally, in 2007-12 members were entered). In 2008, the Midsouth Regional Rally will be held at Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington, KY. Championships will be at Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA.
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