Eventing gives Pony Club Members a competition which needs courage, determination and all-round riding ability combined with the careful and systematic training of the horse. It involves working with your pony/horse both on the flat and over jumps, with three phases: Dressage, Show Jumping & Cross Country.
In winter months there are Arena Eventing competitions which consist of jumping a course of show jumps immediately followed by a course of cross country style and rustic fences (some fixed). Part of the course will usually be timed.
There are different competition levels within The Pony Club:
PC70 – Show Jumping approx 70cm, Cross Country 60cm
PC80 – Show Jumping approx 85cm, Cross Country 80cm
PC90 – Show Jumping approx 95cm, Cross Country 90cm
PC100 – Show Jumping approx 1.05m, Cross Country 1.00m
PC110 – Show Jumping approx 1.15m, Cross Country 1.10m
There are also events for younger members at 50cm and 60cm.
For training purposes, heights are split into levels below, with Training and Team managers for each level, please check the Meet the Team page to see who manages your Childs level.
Level 1 – 60cm
Level 2 – 80cm
Level 3 – 90cm
Level 4 – 1.00m
Level 5 – 1.10m
Eventing – The Sport
Eventing, or Horse Trials as the sport is also known, gives Pony Club Members a competition which needs courage, determination and all-round riding ability combined with the careful and systematic training of the horse. Riders gain a deeper understanding of the different disciplines open to them.
Its main aim is to encourage a higher standard of riding throughout the Pony Club and to give the young a greater interest in riding as both a sport and as a recreational activity.
The sport could be termed an “equestrian triathlon”. It involves working with your pony/horse both on the flat and over jumps. Today, the sport is most known for its cross-country phase where horse and rider gallop over an outside course of solid obstacles which the horse has never seen before.
Eventing is an Olympic discipline in which Great Britain has a long tradition amongst very competitive fields.
Eventing is split into three phases: Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country.