{"id":1370,"date":"2024-03-12T14:02:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/angus\/?page_id=1370"},"modified":"2026-02-17T22:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:39:03","slug":"mounted-games-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/angus\/mounted-games-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mounted Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<section class=\"image-gallery-block py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row d-flex p-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"slick-gallery p-0\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 pt-5\">\n<p><strong>Games Practises<\/strong> are held on a&nbsp;regular basis from Mid January to end of August.&nbsp; We stay indoors until the ground is suitable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>If you are 14 years old and under on 1&nbsp;January you&nbsp;are eligible to complete in senior games competitions during the year.&nbsp; If you are 10 years old and under on 1 January you will be a junior mounted games&nbsp;member.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ponies must be under 14.2hh.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>There are many rules&nbsp;attached to Mounted Games and your are advised to&nbsp;purchase a rule book which can be ordered from Amazon. Here&#8217;s a link to the rules <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.pcuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RULEBOOK-Mounted-Games-2026-Web.pdf\">RULEBOOK-Mounted-Games-2026-Web.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>Anyone can come to the winter practices, but if you are not keen to be selected for a team you must let the Games Trainer know.&nbsp; Riders putting themselves forward for selection should attend all practices; listen to what is said to them by their trainers and be prepared to take training seriously \u2013 that does not mean it can\u2019t also be fun!!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>Types of Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>FRIENDLIES<\/strong> \u2013 These are like warm up competitions and prepare you for the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>AREA<\/strong> \u2013 Our Branch Angus is in Area 1 of the PC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>There are&nbsp;22&nbsp;other&nbsp;branches in our Area and these are the teams&nbsp; that you will meet at the Area 1 Mounted Games Qualifier.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>ZONE<\/strong>\u2013 The Zone is the qualifier for The Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and the Pony Club Championships.&nbsp; This is where we will meet and compete against all of the other teams that qualified from the Area Competition.&nbsp; This is a much harder competition to win.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>The Pony Club Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>In Juniors this is the ultimate competition and the team who wins here are the Junior Mounted Games Champions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>In Seniors this is also very important as it is the runners up competition from the Zones and the last chance to win the remaining one space for HOYS.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>KEY DATES 2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Detail<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Venue\/Location<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28\/02\/2026<\/td><td>Strathearn PC Games Day<\/td><td>SNEC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15\/03\/2026<\/td><td>Scotland Team trials (nominated riders only)<\/td><td>Morris Equestrian<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09\/05\/2026<\/td><td>Lanark PC Friendly<\/td><td>Lanark Racecourse<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23\/05\/2026<\/td><td>Area 1 Areas (Hosted by Strathearn PC)<\/td><td>TBC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13&amp;14\/06\/2026<\/td><td>West Perth PC Friendly<\/td><td>TBC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>04\/07\/2026<\/td><td>Northern Zones<\/td><td>Overton Farm, Carluke<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games Practises are held on a&nbsp;regular basis from Mid January to end of August.&nbsp; We stay indoors until the ground is suitable. 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