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The
Pony Club badge scheme is a fun
way to gain a greater knowledge
of horsemanship and the countryside.
Please ask staff for the free Pony
Club Leaflet, which tells you more
about the 20 badges in the series
and what your children will learn
by doing each one.
For the older children or ones that
have already got all the achievement
badges there are the "Centre Membership
Progressive Awards". These are only
available to Pony Club Centre Members
but other tests are available for
none members. The required standard
can be reached in either Riding
and Road Sense or Horse mastership.
So they are ideal for children that
want to learn about horses but are
not as confident at riding.
There
are six awards at the moment starting
with Bronze 3, which involves handling
horses and ponies and a small amount
of riding. Bronze 2 involves learning
how to care for horses and ponies
and being able to ride independently.
Bronze 1 involves more riding and
the candidate has to ride controlled
transitions and ride independently
from the rest of the ride.
The
Silver award is the next one and
the silver 3 involves achieving
confidence in handling and riding
ponies and to improve and enjoy
learning about ponies. Silver 2
starts to develop the riding side
and children have to learn some
of the breeds and markings on horses.
They also have to know how to look
after field horses and the different
types of fencing. Silver 1 works
towards developing a balanced seat
independent of the reins and to
understand elementary aids and be
able to apply them.
On
the horsemanship side candidates
have to know how to see if a saddle
and bridle fits correctly and recognize
basic feedstuffs.
The
Gold 3, 2, 1 will be available shortly
so please ask your instructor for
more details and what to work on
but you do have to have passed the
other grades first.
During
the summer holidays on the Mondays
that are stated we hope to do a
different achievement badge on each
day depending on time and the age
of the children. The Progressive
Awards will take longer to learn
depending on if doing just the Horse mastership
or both the Horse mastership and
the riding and road sense. But a
different part will be worked on
each week and at the end of the
holidays each child should have
completed and gained the Bronze
3 award. The further awards can
then be worked on during the child's
next lesson. Those who achieve the
standard will be presented with
the appropriate official certificate
on the day.
Packed
lunches are needed for each day
and a waterproof coat is recommended
just in case!
Book
in for 5 activity days and pay
for them on the first day and
receive the 6th day free!
Although
there seems to be a lot of days
planned they do get quickly booked
up so we suggest that people book
in early to avoid disappointment.
Usual
lesson programme available - every
day
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