Welcome

The Golden Valley Hunt Branch was established in 1945 by Mrs Hazel Bishop and is part of Pony Club Area 10. Mrs Bishop was the DC until 1970 when Mrs Betty Smith took on the role for five years. In 1975 Mrs Bishop once more stepped into the breach and remained DC until 2002. Jane Borrick then held the reins until 2004 when she was succeeded by Sue Bridge. Isobel Mills was appointed as DC in October 2007 and held that position until December 2010. She was a member of the South Shropshire Branch quite a few years ago! Clare Pearson-Gregory took up the reins in 2010 and stood down in August 2018. From 2018 to 2022 our DC was Tracey Garrett and from November 2022 Netty Greenow took over the helm (bio to follow).

Up until February 2019 our president was Revel Guest-Albert and we were very fortunate to have a terrific base on her farm beside the river Wye as a result of her kind support.  She was a hard act to follow but we are very very pleased to be able to announce that her successors are her two homebreds Corisande and Justin!

During the winter we hold rallies at Canon Bridge under the watchful eye of our Chief Instructor Helena Charlesworth and at other venues in the local area including High House Equestrian in Clifford.

The Golden Valley Hunt Branch has had some very memorable members. To name but a few;  Leslie Law, Graham Law, Johnny and Willy  Bryan and indeed some of our original members still live in the Golden Valley country, Graham Law, Revel Guest and Nigel Birch.

The Pony Club is the number one organisation for young people who love ponies and riding. There are more than 43,000 Pony Club Members in Great Britain, belonging to either a Branch or Centre – there are more than 350 of each of these. Membership of the Pony Club offers fun, friendship, training, events and competitions. Internationally, the Pony Club has a membership of over 110,000 across 18 countries, making it the largest association of riders in the world. Most British equestrian medal winners at the Olympics and World Championships were members of the Pony Club. We are a friendly club and have about 50 members. All our members are encouraged to progress and become part of a team whether they want to have fun and improve their riding or become more competitive. We aim to run a variety of activities throughout the year.