Can you help?
Pony Club as an organisation simply would not exist without an enthusiastic and dedicated team of volunteers. As part of OBHPC community, parents, guardians, non-riding family members are all encouraged and welcome to join the existing supporters for as much time as they can spare – be it an hour or two at a rally, doing a squash and snack run on a day at camp, commentating at a show, running a pop-up kit shop or a whole host of other tasks. Apart from our instructors, everyone involved in running the OBHPC is a volunteer, including our DC, treasurer, secretary and committee, all of whom have full time jobs so please help out where you can.
If you think you could spare some time to help, PLEASE do contact any of the committee members who will be delighted to point you in the right direction or fill in the volunteer sign up form. We have a lot of fun together and the rewards for our members are in the sheer number of rallies and events we as a branch are able to put on each year. We can’t do it without you!
First Aid / Emergency First Aid Work certificate
We regularly host 1 day first aid courses that provide a first aider with a basic set of skills to provide emergency aid. They are standard EFAW 1 day courses, so recognised in the workplace, but are adapted to cover activities of the Pony Club and equestrianism generally. It is a brilliantly delivered and very useful certification and the additions make it perfect for volunteers, parents, guardians, older members, in fact everyone involved with horses and ponies.
The branch will cover the cost for committed volunteers, and provide basic first aid kits for rallies and events you help at.
If you are interested in attending the next course, either as a new qualification or refresher, please complete the form for contact get in touch with Helen Keen for details.
About Our Instructors
Our coaches are all highly qualified in the discipline in which they teach, are 1st Aid trained, DBS checked, are required to attend a child protection course, and attend regular professional development courses.
Coaches
Our Stages 1 and 2 coaches are branch members who have undergone training and tests and, on passing these, are insured to instruct at pony club rallies and camps up to D+ level under the supervision of a qualified instructor.
Stage 3 coaches, who are aged 18+, will have passed a Coaching Certificate and are most likely to be using this as a stepping stone to becoming a full instructor.
If you would like to be considered for teaching at this Branch and are not already registered with another Pony Club, please take a look at the Pony Club requirements https://pcuk.org/coaches/ .
Our branch contacts are Ann Addington for Instructors and Lisa Smith for Coaches.