A worldwide organization with the aim of establishing good horsemanship among children through championships and rallies. It was established in 1929.
For the Irish musical band, see Pony Club (band).Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to the educating youths about horses and horseback riding.
Origins
Pony Club was formed in Great Britan in 1929 when the Institute of the Horse formed a youth branch of their organization, "The Pony Club." When the Institute of the Horse joined with National Horse Association of Great Britain to form The British Horse Society, Pony Club was incorporated in the new group.
The success of Pony Club in Britain sparked the formation of Pony Clubs in other nations, such that there are now over 100,000 Pony Club members worldwide.
Structure
Each national Pony Club organization has the ability to define its own structure, there is no International governing body.
The core unit of any national Pony Club organization is the local club.
National Pony Club Organizations
National and International Pony Club Organizations exist in the following countries:
Great Britain: The Pony Club United States of America: United States Pony Clubs Canada: Canadian Pony Club Republic of Ireland: Irish Pony Club Australia: Pony Club Australia Europe: Euro Pony Club China: Hong Kong Pony Club New Zealand: New Zealand Pony Clubs Association
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