{"id":473,"date":"2023-11-17T09:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T09:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/belvoir\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2024-04-25T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:17:05","slug":"about-the-pony-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/belvoir\/about-the-pony-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h6>The Belvoir Hunt Pony Club is based in South Lincolnshire. We are a large, friendly and active branch of the Pony Club, covering a large part of the East Midlands including the counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>We have nearly 120 members aged 3-25 and we organise rallies, events and competitions to help introduce our members to different equestrian sports like Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing, Polocrosse, Tetrathlon and Endurance.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Our friendly training sessions are organised for different age groups and we are lucky to have access to some fantastic coaches to help our riders improve and get the best out of their riding. We also hold treasure hunts, stable management sessions, run training for for pony club tests and also teach our members about stable management and pony care through our Pony Club badges programme.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>We have a very successful track record competing at regional Area (County) qualifiers and National level each year, giving great experience to members who are looking for the opportunity to compete at a higher level.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Over the summer, we run Pony Club camps in fantastic locations such as Buckminster Park, and Aylesford Equine for Mini (3-7), Junior (8-10) Senior (11-16) and 16+ age groups.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>If this sounds like fun, and you would like to find out more, please contact our Membership Secretary Sam Salden, who can answer any questions you might have and explain how to join in the fun.<\/h6>\n<h6>Sam can be reached on samclaireholmes@btinternet.com or 07808157275<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>The Pony Club is an international voluntary youth organisation for young people, up to the age of 25, interested in horses, ponies, and riding. Founded in England in 1929, and granted independent charitable status on 1st January 1997, there are around 330 Branches and 300 Linked Riding Centres in the UK alone. The Pony Club is represented in no less than 27 countries with a worldwide membership exceeding 110,000, making it the largest association of young riders in the world.<\/h6>\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"container-fluid\" id=\"full-width-left-right\">\r\n            <div class=\"row p-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 p-0 fw-lr-image-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"fw-lr-image-ratio\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/belvoir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/11\/General_Image_6_1270X850.jpg\" class=\"fw-lr-image-fw\" alt=\"Image\"\/>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 px-0 py-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\" style=\"background: #691f74\">\r\n                <div class=\"container d-flex flex-column justify-content-center py-5 px-md-5 h-100 text-white\">\r\n                    <div class=\"row\">\r\n                        <div class=\"description col-12\" style=\"\">\r\n                            <h2>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p>To provide children and young people with the opportunity to develop a lifelong love of horses through fun, friendship, horsemanship and sport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Our Values<\/h2>\n<h5><strong>Togetherness <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We are one Pony Club, fostering friendship, teamwork and volunteering.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Empathy<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We support every individual to reach their goals. We celebrate success and learn to lose with grace.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Respect<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We treat all people fairly and equally. We celebrate our history and heritage.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Learning<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We grow through learning and education, the development of skills, expertise and the pursuit of excellence.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/belvoir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/11\/Charity_image_1_685x460.jpg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-description-right\">\r\n                    <h2>Our Charitable Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>We have three critical strands to our purpose, we exist:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To promote and advance the education and understanding of the public and particularly children and young people, in all matters relating to horsemanship and the horse.<\/li>\n<li>To encourage the development of sportsmanship, unlocking potential by building resilience, confidence, teamwork and leadership skills.<\/li>\n<li>To support and develop the volunteering network to strengthen The Pony Club community and sustain lifelong engagement with equestrianism<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/belvoir\/about-the-pony-club\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from About us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-473","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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