Today saw Jenna taking the riding sessions as usual, and with the members all having been away for 2 weeks during the holiday season a lot of figure-work & transitions were brushed up on. Several members still had their holiday heads on and had a lot of fun. But then Pony Club Should be fun, as well as lots of learning with the opportunities to apply that learning. Jenna also worked on control and accuracy as well as Jumping with the senior members.
Jenny Worked in the yard, grooming & mucking out with the members, she also (with the help of the members) developed our own ‘Pine Ridge Pony Club’ version of the ‘Macarena’ which the children all had a whole lot of fun with!
This is going to continue as a work in progress for the future – watch this space.
All of the members also like the hula-hoops and, as this also helps with their balance and co-ordination time is usually allocated for this most weeks.
June meanwhile was round the back covering Road Rider. This is a very long badge to learn and we will cover it many more times before the members will be able to be tested on it. They have to learn the rules of the road, and when they should dismount & lead their horses, how to ride different road junctions & roundabouts, spotting hazards etc. This is one of the few badges that we have to have an outside examiner for – we are not allowed to test ‘in-house’ and will not put anyone forward for this badge until we are certain that they will pass it! Only one member has already done this badge and she did it at the age of 16! The members have to learn to think about how to do these things for themselves, so rather than trying to ‘drum’ it into them, June tries to teach by asking questions on how they ‘think’ it should be ridden – If they get it wrong then she corrects them, as they have all had in the past, the lectures and the practical sessions!
This book can help your child to study & learn for this badge at home - it is available from the Pony Club. to purchase please go to
Cost is £2.95 - a small price to pay to help keep your child safe when riding out on the road!
This weeks birthdays
Chloe will be 8 on the 13th January
We would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday from all of us here at Pine Ridge Pony Club Centre.
Forthcoming events
We are getting together a Quiz Team made up of 4 members to take part in the Pony Club NUF National Quiz of 2012! So we are looking for:
1 Member any age under 12 on 1st January 2012
1 Member any age under 14 on 1st January 2012
1 Member any age under 16 on 1st January 2012
1 Member any age under 21 on 1st January 2012
These are the ideal age range choices, however we can double up on ages.
All team members MUST be friendly, happy, smiley, horsey loving people, with a need to WIN (as we must WIN).
If you think you would love to take part and are willing to put the time in to WIN, then feel free to talk to Jenny, June or Hannah N to find out more!
