keeneland pony club

Keeneland Pony Club, a member of the United States Pony Clubs (USPC), was founded in 1958 and was so named because it held rallies and horseshows at Keeneland Race Course.

MISSION: The mission of the United States Pony Clubs is to provide a program for youth that teaches riding, mounted sports, and the care of horses and ponies, thereby developing responsibility, moral judgment, leadership, and self-confidence.

MEMBERSHIP: Membership is open to all young men and women under the age of 21 interested in horsemanship. The only requirement is that they must have access to a pony or horse. Pony Club members may start as early as age six, although they must be able to walk and trot well enough to participate in activities. Membership can start at any age under 21. And members don't just ride ponies, older members usually ride horses. Keeneland Pony Club accepts new members in September and January. Click here to download a membership form.

RIDING ACTIVITIES: Riding activities include combined training (dressage, stadium jumping, cross-country), mounted games, show jumping, dressage (as single activity), vaulting (horseback gymnastics), polo, polocrosse (combination of polo and lacrosse), foxhunting, and tetrathlon (riding, running, swimming, shooting).

Jump Start Horse Trials 2008
October 3-5, 2008
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington

The Keeneland Pony Club presentS the 18th annual Jump Start Horse Trials October 3-5, 2008 .
Support for this event continues to grow – 350 riders will be accepted for 2008, more than ever before!
Competitors come from 15 states and Canada and range in age from 10 to 60+.

Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, the Kentucky Horse Park, Masterson Station Park, and the Midsouth Region of the
U.S. Pony Clubs are a few of the recipients of money raised by this event. Keeneland Pony Club also uses the funds to
supplement the ever increasing mounted and unmounted instructional costs for its more than 60 young horse people.

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