Objectives of this Guide
To provide a coherent and comprehensive guide to training within The Pony Club for members, coaches and organisers both for Branches and Linked Centres.
This guide is current for 2024. It is a collection of all documents relating to The Pony Club Training structure.
It includes information about Achievement Badges, Pony Club Tests, Progressive Awards and much more. More information on Pony Club Training can also be found on the Resource Hub.
Objectives of Pony Club Training:
To promote and advance the education and understanding of the public and particularly children and young
people, in all matters relating to horsemanship and the horse, to encourage the development of sportsmanship, unlocking potential by building resilience, confidence, teamwork and leadership skills.
To support and develop the volunteering network to strengthen The Pony Club community and sustain lifelong engagement with equestrianism.
To be inclusive and accessible to all children and young people.
To be the leading provider of horsemanship education and training for children and young people in the UK, to teach children and young people the skills they need for a horse or pony in their care to thrive
To ensure responsible horse ownership and management is at the forefront of our riding activities and to
embed the mental, physical and emotional requirements of the horse in all training activity
