Walnut Creek Pony Club

Serving Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky

About Our Pony Club 

WHAT IS PONY CLUB?

Pony Club is one of the leading junior equestrian organizations in the world, represented throughout 30 countries! The United States has over 600 individual Clubs spread throughout 48 states and the Virgin Islands, with more than 12,000 members. Walnut Creek Pony Club started in the early 1990's from a west side Cincinnati group from a small stables on Bridgetown Rd. that used to be called Walnut Creek Stables.

INSTRUCTION & COMPETITION

Pony Club provides opportunities for instruction and competition in English riding, horse sports and horse management for children and young adults up to 25 years of age. The term "pony" reflects the age of the members, rather than the size of the mount. Horses and ponies of many different breeds, shapes, and sizes are seen in Pony Club activities. It is not necessary for a child to own a horse or pony, but they must have access to one when required. Programs are offered in dressage, eventing, show jumping, mounted games, Tetrathalon, quiz, vaulting, foxhunting, and polocrosse. WCPC  frequently has teams competing in most of the disciplines as well as group trail rides , family camping and fun outings. We compete at mounted Midsouth regional Pony Club Rallies at Kentucky Horse Park as well as USEA sanctioned events and other local shows.

During "unmounted" meetings members learn about feeding, shoeing, veterinary care, and other areas of horse management. These meetings usually take place in the winter months but are also spread out through the year. as needed. Under adult supervision, the more experienced Pony Clubbers instruct and assist younger members. Walnut Creek Pony Club has a schedule of instruction for mounted meetings that are held primarily March- November on the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday of every month. Instruction varies between flat work, dressage, jumping, and cross-country.

WCPC meets every month on the first Tuesday for a Jr. Board (6:30pm) and parent meeting (7pm) at ACT recycling  in Miamitown, Oh.

Pony Clubbers are encouraged to work their way through the nine stages of the progressive Standards of Proficiency, which test knowledge and riding ability. Pony Clubbers who attain the B, H-A, and A rating levels meet standards of competence that are recognized throughout the horse world.

PARENTS' ROLE

Parents play an important role in Pony Club. There are many areas in which parents are needed. They may share one of many roles within the Club circle, such as Club leader, chaperone, jump judge, or assist in activity events and fund-raisers.

SAFETY

USPC is committed to safety. It is a membership requirement that Pony Clubbers wear a riding helmet meeting the ASTM/SEI standard when attending mounted meetings. Parents should be prepared to purchase this item and the minimum basic riding equipment, such as jodhpurs, boots, etc.

If you are interested in joining WCPC, please contact one of the officers and feel free to attend one of our meetings and see what pony club is all about first hand!