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Horse & Pony Care and the Quiz teams are a great way to start your journey onto the Area teams. Both cover stable management and pony care. Any stable mounted sessions is great training for these teams are is open to everyone. Its usually dismounted, good fun and a great way to make pony club friends. 

All the topics for these teams are covered in the achievement, sport and efficiency tests. For ALL this information you will need to login into the Resource Hub – you will need your PC number to access this area.

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The Pony Club Quiz is a national annual inter-branch competition open to all Pony Club Members.

Area Quiz 2025 March 9th, Final May 4th.

Please contact Fiona Veitch for more information.

Teams of 4 must be made up of a combination of younger and older Members.

  • Mini Section- Ages to be 10 years and under on the 1st of January of competition year, with one member to be 8 years and under.
  • Junior/Senior Section- must have two junior members ( ages to be 13 years and under )  and then two of any age up to 25.
  • Senior section -open to any member up to 25 – questions set at B test and higher

The quiz consists of up to 12 rounds of questions about equestrian and non-equestrian subjects.

The winner of the Area competitions qualify for the National Finals in April.   All the topics now come under the Horsemanship banner so all dismounted training is linked

Mini Pink Quiz Team

Mini Yellow Quiz Team

Horse and Pony Care

Mini – Teams to consist of three members aged 10 years and under on the 1st January of the competition year, with one member to be 8 years or under. Questions to be based on the Care section of the E, D and easier parts of the D+ Efficiency Tests.
Junior – Teams to consist of three members aged 13 years and under on the 1st January of the competition year, with one member to be 11 years or under. Questions to be based on the Care section of the D, D+, C and easier parts of the C+ Efficiency Tests.
Senior – Teams to consist of three members aged 25 years and under on the 1st January of the competition year, with one member to be 16 years or under. Questions to be based on the Care section of the C+, B and AH Efficiency Tests.

Teams make their way around different ‘stations’, each of which will comprise of a different theory or practical based topic. Ten minutes are spent at each ‘station’, during which time Members are asked a series of questions to be marked by the Assessor.

Dress should be appropriate to a working yard environment. Pony Club sweatshirts, shirt and tie, jodphurs, boots, gloves and hats are expected.

There will be 3 selection dates in January and February, followed by team training in March and April.   You MUST attend at least one of the selection dates to be considered for the teams.

Horse and Pony Care is stable management on topics covered in the tests, quiz and badges the pony club offer.