RVPC members enjoyed an event-filled February unmounted meeting. Three Cs, Ragan, Dakota and Abby, met with, Pony Club Graduate A, Jasmin Roberts Poor, for a Longeing lesson. Study notes and insights into Pony Club standards of proficiency were covered, prior to a interactive Longeing session.
The remainder of the meeting was devoted to learning and instruction for Ds-- Katie, Allie, Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Ben, Sarah, Britain, Rebecca...and [Your Name Can Be Here]. Dakota presented a lesson from Chapter 5 of the USPC D Manual of Horsemanship, Handling, Leading and Tying. Ragan and Abby presented two Horse Management topics--Formal Introductions and Attire.
Our March 7 unmounted meeting will cover Chapter 7 of the USPC D Manual of Horsemanship, Feeding, Water, Conditioning; Horse Management for Rally, Stall Setup and, for our upper levels, Leg Anatomy with Dr. Eastman of Twin Oak Veterinary Clinic.
To find out more about Pony Club, contact a Club officer today. Your name TRULY can be here!
River Valley Pony Club (RVPC) is a local (Spartanburg Co., SC and Polk Co., NC) chapter of the United States Pony Club (USPC) and part of USPC's Carolina Region. The mission of USPC is to provide a program for youth that teaches riding, mounted sports and the care of horses and ponies, thereby developing responsibility, moral judgment, leadership and self-confidence.
RVPC is run by and dependent on parent participation and volunteers. As a supplement to your personal weekly riding program, RVPC offers small group riding instruction throughout the year for children seven to twenty-five years of age. Each rider provides his/her own mount for all mounted lessons. Programs are offered in dressage, eventing, show jumping, mounted games, tetrathlon, quiz, vaulting, foxhunting and polo crosse.
During "unmounted" meetings members learn about feeding, shoeing, veterinary care, and other areas of horse management. Under adult supervision, the more experienced Pony Club members instruct and assist younger members.
In Pony Club, the word “pony” is used for all mounts used by young people, regardless of size or breed.
You are encouraged to check out USPC's Parent Answer Booklet which will be able to answer many of you questions, even those you haven't thought of yet!
last updated: February 3, 2008