The Blue Cross and The Pony Club

The Pony Club

Would you like to become a Member of the biggest equestrian youth organisation in the world? Then why not join The Pony Club!

If you own a pony you can become a Member of your nearest Pony Club Branch, but don’t worry if you don’t have your own pony, as you can still join through a Pony Club Centre. The Pony Club is a training organisation where you can take part in rallies, train for Pony Club Tests and earn Achievement Badges.

The Pony Club is the only equestrian organisation to cover every discipline including Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing, Mounted Games, Pony Racing, Polo, Polocrosse, Tetrathlon and Endurance.

Above all you can make friends and have fun!!

Membership is open to boys and girls under 25 years of age. For more information visit the website today www.pcuk.org or call 024 7669 8300

Blue Cross & The Pony Club 

The Blue Cross Horse and Pony Care Competition:

This competition is an integral part of The Pony Club Championships and teams of three Pony Club Members have to demonstrate their practical and theoretical knowledge of equine welfare as required by The Pony Club tests. They are asked to show their ability to look after the welfare of the horse safely and with confidence.

Qualification for the Championships is held at Pony Club Area level and successful Branches and Centres then go forward to The Pony Club Championships.

The Blue Cross Equine Welfare Merit Achievement Badge:

If you enjoy learning about equine welfare and have gained ten specially chosen Pony Club Achievement Badges, then you could be awarded your own Blue Cross Achievement Badge.

The Achievement Badges you need to attain are are:

Bandaging and rugs

Care of the horses foot

Feeding

First aid (equine)

Handling and grooming

Lorinery

Mucking out

Perfect paddock

Saddlery

Shoeing

All ten badges cover subjects, which involve looking after, and managing a horse or pony responsibly.  For more information check out the Equine Achievement Badges page.