Activities

Each year, parent volunteers strive to offer the following activities:

  • Unmounted Sessions - Bookwork: Held in the winter months, twice monthly. A full curriculum is presented so that each Pony Clubber is working toward their next rating level. A Regional Quiz is held in the spring, which challenges Pony Clubbers at all levels to work as a team against other teams in the Region in an unmounted competition. Qualifiers can compete at the National Championships.
  • Mounted Sessions and Clinic: Held throughout the year and taught by upper level and graduate Pony Clubbers and professionals to teach riding techniques according to the USPC Standards.
  • Rallies: Organized competitions where teams of five (four horses and one horse manager) compete with teams from other Clubs and states.
  • Mini-Trials: Held in the fall. This is a combined training event on a smaller scale and gives the C and D Pony Clubber a taste of eventing.
  • Junior Trials: Held in late summer and early fall. All qualified Pony Clubbers are invited by the Long Lake Hounds to experience a foxhunt.
  • Demonstations: Instructions in various horse sports including polocrosse, vaulting, distance riding, driving, drill team and tetrathlon.
  • Riding Camps: These give Pony Clubbers a chance to experience camping with their horse. Activities include, mounted instruction, horse management, crafts, games and lots of time for socializing and fun!
  • Master's Pace: An event tied to the foxhunt. Individuals or teams compete against the clock to finish a mapped out course as close to the “Master’s Time”, as possible.
  • Mega Rally: A qualifying rally held in May of each year offering Eventing, Dressage, and Show Jumping.
  • D & C Retreats: A concentrated learning weekend usually held in the spring that offers many seminars given by many top local equine professionals such as vets, farriers, nutritionists and includes hands-on workshops.
  • USPC Festival: Held every three years at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. During the first part of the week, Championships are held, followed by clinics and workshops. It is open to all members and Pony Club families. Activities are planned for everyone, with parents encouraged to participate.