What is so special about pony club?
There are several things that make pony club unique. They can be summarized as follows: (1) riding instruction both in the arena as well as in the open (2) horse management and education, (3) team competition which teaches leadership and independence and (4) rating examinations. Pony club encourages kids to master learning how to ride and how to take care of their pony. What’s unique about the riding part is that pony club kids learn to ride in the open from the earliest age. We are not confined to the ring! Learning how to take care of your pony or horse is called ‘horse management’ in pony club lingo. This is an integral part of our program, and very unique to pony club. And we take it seriously. There is A LOT to know. Pony club’s reputation for producing competent horse managers is widely recognized around the world. From training regimes, to lungeing, to nutrition, to bandaging and tack care, our kids know how to properly take care of a barnful of horses! A testimony to that is ho
