{"id":473,"date":"2023-11-17T09:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T09:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2025-02-23T11:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T11:46:38","slug":"about-the-pony-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/about-the-pony-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Pony Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1-250x242.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1-250x242.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1-700x678.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1-768x744.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1-1536x1488.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1-120x116.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2024\/02\/Zetland-Badge-1.jpeg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Founded in 1932<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>The Pony Club is an international voluntary youth organisation for young people interested in ponies and riding. Founded in England in 1929, and granted independent charitable status on 1st January 1997, there are around 345 Branches and 480 Centres in the UK alone. The Pony Club has been the starting point for a large majority of equestrian team members and medal winners.<\/p>\n<p>The Pony Club is represented in no less than 27 countries with a worldwide membership exceeding 110,000 making it the largest association of young riders in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The objectives of The Pony Club are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to encourage young people to ride and to learn to enjoy all kinds of sport connected with horses and riding<\/li>\n<li>to give instruction in riding and horsemastership and to educate Members to look after and to take proper care of their animal<\/li>\n<li>to promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, citizenship and loyalty to create strength of character and self-discipline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">We are making changes to the website<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">all the time so please look carefully and often.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">PLEASE LOOK AT <a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/local-events\/\">EVENTS<\/a> FOR NEW DATES FOR RALLIES AND XC TRAINING<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are unable to download any schedules from this website <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CONTACT SECRETARY <strong>REBECCA FARNABY<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>MOB. 07812396192. \u00a0or email <a href=\"mailto:sandrmadden@googlemail.com\">zetland@pcuk.org<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>President<\/strong> \u00a0Lady Houghton<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>District Commissioner<\/strong> (DC) Andrea Bartlett<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Secretary<\/strong> Rebecca Farnaby<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chief Instructor<\/strong> Moray Nicholson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Treasurer<\/strong> Angela Sturgess<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Rally Organiser<\/strong> Joanne Farms<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tetrathlon\/Triathlon <\/strong>\u00a0Claire Hodgson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Efficiency Tests\/Road Safety<\/strong> Sarah Clement Dawson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dismounted Rallies<\/strong> Jo Nicholson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Team Training Show Jumping &amp; Eventing Jane Thompson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Team Training Dressage Jo Nicholson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Current Instructors:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Chief Instructor \u2013 Moray Nicholson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Helen Berry<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sarah Heathcote<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jane Graham<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jane Thompson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sarah Clark<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sarah Bartlett<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Kate Snaith<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Hannah Herron<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Emma Langstaff<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jo Nicholson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"container-fluid\" id=\"full-width-left-right\">\r\n            <div class=\"row p-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 p-0 fw-lr-image-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"fw-lr-image-ratio\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2023\/11\/General_Image_6_1270X850.jpg\" class=\"fw-lr-image-fw\" alt=\"Image\"\/>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 px-0 py-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\" style=\"background: #691f74\">\r\n                <div class=\"container d-flex flex-column justify-content-center py-5 px-md-5 h-100 text-white\">\r\n                    <div class=\"row\">\r\n                        <div class=\"description col-12\" style=\"\">\r\n                            <h2>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p>To provide children and young people with the opportunity to develop a lifelong love of horses through fun, friendship, horsemanship and sport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Our Values<\/h2>\n<h5><strong>Togetherness <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We are one Pony Club, fostering friendship, teamwork and volunteering.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Empathy<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We support every individual to reach their goals. We celebrate success and learn to lose with grace.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Respect<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We treat all people fairly and equally. We celebrate our history and heritage.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Learning<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We grow through learning and education, the development of skills, expertise and the pursuit of excellence.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2023\/11\/Charity_image_1_685x460.jpg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-description-right\">\r\n                    <h2>Our Charitable Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>We have three critical strands to our purpose, we exist:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To promote and advance the education and understanding of the public and particularly children and young people, in all matters relating to horsemanship and the horse.<\/li>\n<li>To encourage the development of sportsmanship, unlocking potential by building resilience, confidence, teamwork and leadership skills.<\/li>\n<li>To support and develop the volunteering network to strengthen The Pony Club community and sustain lifelong engagement with equestrianism<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/zetland\/about-the-pony-club\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from About The Pony Club<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-473","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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