Welcome to the Craven Branch

Welcome to the Craven Branch of The Pony Club, founded in 1930 and covering West Berkshire and parts of Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Hampshire.  We are one of the oldest Pony Clubs and our former members include Clare and Andrew Balding, Nicky Henderson, national pony racing champion Ned Curtis, Tina Fletcher and well-known commentator and former show jumper Andy Austin. Many members go on to work in different aspects of racing and horsemanship – most recently including apprentice jockeys, vet students, assistant trainers, and working pupils at dressage and eventing yards.

The Craven excels in all equine disciplines. Our Regional PC70 Eventing Team were Regional Champions at Bicton Arena in 2023. In 2019 we won the Area 14 Grassroots Dressage.  In 2016 we won the Pony Club Open Team Show Jumping at the National Championships and had representatives in the Open and Intermediate Eventing.  In the same year, our show jumpers came 4th at the Pony Club National Team Show jumping competition at Hickstead.

We have Members from the age of 4-25, who participate in a variety of activities, from Rallies, Competitions, Tests and Camp. The Pony Club is a unique youth equestrian organisation, providing the opportunity to participate in 9 different sports. At our Branch we focus on Dressage, Showjumping, Eventing, Tetrathlon and Pony Racing.  We also offer the opportunity to get involved in Polocrosse, Mounted Games, Polo and Endurance.

The Pony Club has been the starting point for a large majority of equestrian team members, equine professionals, and medal winners. Training is at the heart of The Pony Club, providing opportunities to build knowledge on improving equine welfare, rider safety and enabling Members to develop lifelong skills, alongside riding, and having fun!

We welcome you to have a look around this website to find out more about us. Visit our Contact Us page to get in touch with any questions you may have. We are a fun and friendly Branch, and we are looking forward to welcoming you.