The Pony Club requires that, in order to remain on our register of coaches and teach at any Pony Club event, all coaches undertake development training at least once every 2 years. These courses below are organised within the area and all will count as a CPD refresher.
Approved Online CPD training is available, dates link below.
Pony Club Approved Book
Krissy Spiller, one of the trainers for the CPD ‘Course Building for Coaches’ has produced a book. Called ‘Course Designing: creating quality courses’, it is available on Krissy’s website: https://www.krissyspiller.co.uk/my-book
Online CPD Course: ‘Autism, Sport and Physical Activity’
This course is run by the National Autistic Society for sports coaches. It has been approved as a CPD for Pony Club coaches and by the BHS for APCs (1 CPD Point). To access you need to go on the link and buy the course from the NAS. :https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/professional-development/training-and-conferences/online/autism-sport-and-physical-activity
CPD on the Pony Club Website
Please see below a link to all approved CPD Training offered by the Pony Club. See Calendar for CPD dates: https://branches.pcuk.org/area11/calendar/
https://pcuk.org/coaches/coach-training/cpd-courses/
Please send your CPD certificate to your Branch or Centre so the Pelham Database can be updated.
Online Courses Approved for CPD
There are a number of online courses that are Pony Club approved CPD.
Introduction to CPD in the Pony Club.
The Pony Club is working in partnership with Dengie Horse Feeds to deliver nutrition webinars.
Each and every Pony Club Coach is required to attend at least one Coaching Course (CPD) every year. This may be at Branch, Area, Regional or National Level. The course must be listed on our approved CPD calendar. If you would like to attend a course not listed please send details to training@pcuk.org before booking to check if the course can be accepted for Pony Club CPD.
CPD Requirements
- There is a yearly CPD requirement for all Pony Club Coaches and Assessors. This is not specific to coaching or assessing but a CPD update must be undertaken on a yearly basis.
- CPD must be face to face at least once every two years. For example, if your CPD updates were all online in 2025, you must undertake at least one face to face CPD in 2026.
- The Online Pony Club Coaching Conference 2026 counts as your Virtual CPD if you view it live, or if you view it as on demand. An automated CPD certificate should be received for anyone who paid and viewed the Conference, please note this does not count as a face to face CPD.
- Assessor CPD must be updated every 3 years for the highest level which you assess. This applies to all Pony Club Test levels. Again, if you attended an online assessor training session for your last update, you must do a face-to-face Assessor CPD the next time. For example, if your last CPD update to assess D/D+ was online, you must refresh this with a face-to-face update in 3 years. You can then update the next time at a face-to-face workshop or online. Assessors may alternate online and face-to- training, however, if an online update is taken, the next update must be face to face. Thus, a minimum of every second update must be face-to-face.
- Assessor CPD Workshops are also recognised as Coach CPD.
Online Courses Approved for CPD
There are a number of online courses that are Pony Club approved CPD.
Exciting Training Opportunities with Our Nutrition Partner – Dengie
We are delighted to announce a partnership between The Pony Club and Dengie, who join us as our official Nutrition Partner. This collaboration will support members, coaches, volunteers, officials and parent/guardians, offering opportunities to expand knowledge and understanding of equine nutrition through a series of informative webinars.
Following the success of our first Nutrition Webinar, our quarterly webinar series will continue to explore key and topical issues in horse and pony nutrition, helping you stay informed and confident in applying best practice.
Our next Nutrition Webinar will cover:
- 16th June: Feeding the Performance Horse CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Upcoming webinars include:
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22nd September: Gastric Health and Disease
The Pony Club are excited to be working with Dengie and look forward to bringing you valuable learning opportunities throughout the year.
To join the webinar on Tuesday 16th June 2026 at 7pm click here and register