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Welcome to Scunthorpe and District Branch of the Pony Club

Members and their poniesThe Branch was formed in 1968

Our Home is Normanby Park (Scunthorpe)

by Kind permission of Sir Reginald Sheffield. Bart. 

 

 

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 a Centre – there are more than 350 of each of these. Membership of The Pony Club offers fun, friendship, training, events and competitions.

 

Two ponies looking smartScunthorpe and District Pony Club is a small branch that offers a range of opportunities to our members.  Rallies including Le Trec and Pony Racing alongside more typical sports of Showjumping, Dressage, Eventing and Games.  Our team of instructors, from all walks of equestrian life, provide high-quality learning experiences in a fun and structured way.

 

Riders waiting their turnOur Pony Club is so lucky to call the beautiful Normanby Park estate ‘Home’.  ‘Bagmoor’ has acres of sandy, well-drained grassland to ride in with our own dedicated cross country course. Here we hold our main events and summer rallies and training.  

 

 

 

 

What We Do

Our instructors provide educational Rallies for many types of equestrian sport including Dressage, Showjumping and Cross-country, on our own course and at other facilities in the area.  A trophy and rosette

Pony Club Camp in August is one of the highlights of the year.

We run three annual  Open Events open to equestrians of all ages from across the locality

Members can work towards their Efficiency Tests which is a progressive series of highly-respected qualifications which are widely recognised. 

We celebrate Easter and Christmas with fun and fancy dress rides and our Annual Presentation Night held in December at Normanby Cricket Club. 

 

a rider riding away

 

If you are considering joining our Branch you are very welcome to have a free taster rally (excluding Cross Country rallies).  Please contact our rally organiser to arrange this, Cheryl Bell on 07903817270 bheryl.b@gmail.com . For further information about rallies please click HERE.

 

 

 

 

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 have been Members of The Pony Club.Lots of PC members facing away from camera

If you would like to talk to someone about what we do or if you are thinking of joining our club then please contact the District Commissioner Helen Ritchie 07746858886 or email scunthorpe@pcuk.org