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A Io�k at the Huron -Bruce Pony Club
By lid Burkimaat
• The Huron -Bruce Pony Club pro -vides
ars welled training ground for Yon*
pain wiw 'ding t9 learn about porno and
'heroes, Being a pony club member isn't
ust 4a matter of learning hew to ride a
for , There is most to it than
•:that,
The club was first formed in 1075 .a
former Know' area resident, yn
Taylor. At that time, the tl enibership
totalled. 226. The membership bas varied
from Year to Year, but it is interesting to
note that in 1063-09,. their Ineinborobili
reached a high of 42, The current
)membership is 31, Both, boys and girls
are welcome to 1me members with
the ideal beginning age being eight years,
although younger; members are welcome..
However, a youngster should be at an
age level where he or she can handle a
�y, and be able to understand and. re-
t .the wealth of knowledge that is
presented at the meetings, The maxnnurr}
age for a, member is 21.
Although there is no sneak club bead -
quarters, mph of the activity iaivelving
the club is centred around the Kincardine
- Ripley area as this: is where the ma jori,
ty of the members reside. -
The Huron - Bruce PenyClub in. ,one of'.
18 clubs in the Western Ontario Pony
Club which extends from Toronto to
Niagara to Windsor to Owen Sound.,••••1 uniuounti!ominifosommosoi :um me am mime
Pony Club History
Pony clubs are international in scope,
and began in England in 1923. Seeming-
ly, offices of World War I, who. returned
to England, were concerned about the
quality of horses in their country. In an
effort to upgrade the standards of horse
care in England, they formed pony clubs
in the hopes, of •training young people
be more k owledgeaable.ht this regard,
camover from this.:hew the
reason why nely .. , • cp is tAmOt
at patty club. In 1 , pony club maim -
ed overseas. The first Canadian Branch
was organised at the Eglinton Mishit Klub,
Toronto in 1034.
It ahattld be pointed out that although
members may start out with a pony,
many will eventually own a horse and for
that reason reference will mores ly be
made to a horse throughout this article
than pony, As u matter of interest, ;I
pony is 14>2 hands or less, and a horae"is
above .15.2. hands! But what if you hap-
pen to own something between 14.2 and
15.2 hands? What you would have is
something actually referred to as a 4colt'!
That is a term not coanmorly used in
pony club circles.
Being a pony club member is not all
fun and games. Members are taught at
the very first meeting that owurting a
horse requires a commitment on the
owner's part. It requires motivation, self-
discipline, physical labour and time,
As mentioned earlier, there is an abun-
dance of knowledge that is presented to
these young people at their regular
• meetings.
Some of the, topics discussed at
meetings include: grooming, road safety,
foot and hoof care, parts of the horse,
'identifying by colour, markings and
breeds, tack and it's care, ailments of the
horse, feeding, trailering, eenditkining the
horse, stable management.
• Not only do they acquire the theory
from their texts, but- they also benefit
from guest lecturers who demonstrate the '
practical side of learning, A veterinarian,
a blacksmith; a feed specialist and a
master saddler are examples of some of
the lecturers that have attended meetings
in the past. Members must attend 60% of
the meetings• it they expect to participate
in regional events, and this same policy
applies for . the testing which .':advances
diem thorough the various stages of pony
Members are given the appartenity to
advance through various levels of
achievement in pony club.
listed as follows. s sieaa e
tary level; C. intermediate level; B. ad-
vanced level; A . highest level. This
would be permed by a member who in-
tended to make horses Mather career,
Being a pony chib member involves a
oonaiderable amount nt of hard work. but it
must also be realised that there is fun to
be had as well. This comes in tate way of
Tura lie p.jeIlls
Greeiwoed, a member of the Btortin-Bracer Pony dish: is show* •practising spm\
Last year, IP:. was successful ,in passing his C1 test level inimp . To
this, he had to complete a coarse of three foot fences with sh,g standards
• and combinations, while skiving geed foram and the ability to rplau t the tide: He had •
to present the horse properly to the ;jumps and malitatik coatr,l. and. *pace between
fences. (Marg Burkhart.. piaeto)
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