Pony Racing - North Herefordshire Hunt

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We are very lucky to be surrounded by some fabulous training establishments in North Herefordshire. In the past couple of years we have visited the yards of Tom Symonds, Clive Boultbee-Brooks, Mark Loughnane and Tom Scudamore and been supported by some fantastic flat and jump jockeys.

Our in house Pony Jockey Coach is Ben Poste. He strives to attend our monthly rallies, often with his equicisor to help fine tune positions. He has in the past been supported by Oisin Murphy, Gavin Sheehan, Richard Johnson to name just a few.

Flat jockey Hollie Doyle has supported us with fundraisers in the past and the trophy everyone wants at Awards Evening is the Hollie Doyle Pony Racing Trophy!

In 2022 we purchased our own pony racing kit that is available for all members to use. This includes saddles and all dressings, and our own Branch colours. This has really made pony racing an achievable aspiration for many of our members and for the last couple of years we have had a strong contingent at the Area 9 Pony Club Race Day at Cheltenham.

In 2023 Lydia won a race at Cheltenham on her very first ride on her allrounder pony Gus – she was just 10 years old.