Lancefield & District Pony Club

01/12/2024

30/11/2024

Time for a bigger trophy cabinet!! Lancefield & District Pony Club member Alira King and the speckled superstar Chippy (Lethal Flame) take out the Grade D President’s Cup!! Hooray!!! 🤍❤️🐴🏆🤍❤️🐴🏆

24/11/2024

Lancefield & District Pony Club members were out and about this weekend (despite the crazy weather) with Charlotte Fleming bringing home a Champion and a Reserve Champion at ABSS Horse Show with her gorgeous pony Artsworth Park Love story aka Lexi, whilst Alira King and the legend that is Lethal Flame brought home the gold medal 🥇 in Grade 2 at Riddells Creek Pony Club Dressage Championships!! Well done both of you!❤️🤍🐴❤️🤍🐴🥇🥇🥇

17/11/2024

Congratulations to Lancefield & District Pony Club member Thomas Kelly and the beautiful Arabian Elton (Dream Fever) for taking out GOLD in Champion ridden purebred at EQUITANA Melbourne 2024!! What a fabulous performance and you both look fantastic! 🏆🏆🏆🏅🏅🏅❤️🤍🐴

28/10/2024

🐴 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🐴

Is your young rider ready to saddle up with confidence? At Pony Club, our D Certificate members start learning how to saddle their horses independently, under a coach’s watchful eye. Knowing the basics of saddling is a crucial part of safe and responsible riding—and we’re here to guide them every step of the way!

Here’s how we teach our young riders to saddle up:

1. Your horse will be more used to you working from the near (left) side.

2. Place the saddlecloth evenly over the horse's spine, after checking there is nothing in it to irritate the horse, e.g., grass seeds, burrs, or clumps of dirt.

3. Make sure the cloth is in front of the wither.

4. Check that the stirrups on the saddle are fixed out of the way (run up or crossed) so that they do not knock against the horse or get caught under the saddle.

5. It is better to place the saddle a little too far forward than back so that you can gently slide the saddle back to fit just behind the horse's shoulder blade, ensuring it does not interfere with the movement of the horse's shoulders.

6. Pull the saddlecloth up into the gullet of the saddle to remove pressure on the spine and wither.

7. Check that the saddle is sitting evenly over the horse's spine and that the saddle flaps and saddlecloth are lying straight on both sides of the horse.

8. You can now attach the girth or pull it down if it was already attached to the saddle. Make sure it does not knock the horse's front legs, and confirm that the girth does not have anything prickly or dirty on it.

9. Do the girth up with the lightest pressure at first, watching the horse's reaction in case they are sore or react by biting.

10. The girth should lie in the horse's girth groove behind their elbow.

11. Adjust the girth slowly from both sides to allow the horse's muscles time to adapt to the pressure, preventing girthiness caused by rushing the process.

12. You can walk the horse briefly before ensuring the girth is firm enough for you to mount and ride.

13. Make sure the girth points and buckles are not pinching the horse by being too close to the saddle or too close to the point of the horse's elbow.

14. The girth should be firm enough to keep the saddle in place at all paces—get someone to check it once you have mounted, but remember it is easy to overtighten a girth with elastic on the buckles. It’s also easy to overtighten when adjusting from the saddle due to the leverage from sitting higher than the girth points.

15. Use the reverse process to unsaddle your horse, taking care not to rush and monitoring your horse’s reactions throughout.

⭐ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝘁? 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆! ⭐

Riding is more than just fun—it’s about building responsibility and care for our equine friends. Join us at Pony Club Australia to help young horse lovers learn lifelong skills. Find a club or accredited riding centre near you: https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/join-us/find-a-club/

08/10/2024

Showcasing the diversity of what Lancefield & District Pony Club members get up to with their ponies Evie Isherwood and Basil had a fabulous weekend at the Seymour show taking out:

Reserve champion side saddle rider
Reserve champion side saddle mount

And at the Kerang show
Champion child’s pony
First show hunter pony
Second in the rider class
Fourth in her first ever showjumping round

Congratulations and well done for successfully trying out side saddle!! ❤️🤍🐴❤️🤍🐴🏆🏆🏆

04/10/2024

As the largest equestrian organisation in Australia, Pony Club is a familiar starting point for many riders in Australia and around the world – including four-time Olympian Shane Rose.

02/10/2024

Wishing our amazing coach Chantel the best of luck in the Garryowen on Friday! Have a wonderful time🤍❤️🤍❤️

27/09/2024

Charlotte is thrilled to participate in her first Melbourne Royal Show, where she will compete in her rider classes on a friend's pony, for which she is deeply grateful.
If you are there on Wednesday pop on by and support her.

26/09/2024

Entries are open

24/09/2024

Congratulations to Lancefield & District Pony Club member Emma Schroen and Tinka for their third place in Grade 4 Werribee Pony Club Horse Trials on the weekend. Fantastic effort! 🤍❤️🐴🥉🤍❤️🐴

23/09/2024

They’ve done it again! Lancefield & District Pony Club member Alira King and the coloured commander Chippy have taken home the win Werribee Pony Club Horse Trials!! Where do you fit all these rugs Alira??? ❤️🤍🐴🥇🏆🙌🏻

16/09/2024

The Lancefield and district pony club and community would like to wish Lily the best of luck and a safe journey as she competes for Victoria at The Interschool Nationals in Tamworth next week.

16/09/2024

Lancefield & District Pony Club will be back again on Sunday the 20th of October. We could watch the grace and agility of these riders and their ponies for hours. Check out our website to find the schedule and to register. https://lancefieldshow.org.au/pony-club/

📅 Lancefield show 20th October 9am-4pm
🎟 Pre-purchase tickets via the following link https://lancefieldshow.org.au/product/tickets/

14/09/2024

Congratulations to Lancefield & District Pony Club member Alira King for being selected to represent the Pony Club Australia team in the upcoming Pony Club International Alliance Virtual Dressage Show in USDF Training Level Test 1!! We can’t wait to see you and the super champ Chippy shine in the sand dancing! ❤️🤍🐴💛💚

25/08/2024

Congratulations Harmony and Wish on your outstanding win in the Gr.6 Combined Training Kilmore & District Pony Club Inc

Your success is a shining example of what can be achieved with determination and teamwork. ❤️❤️❤️