Jayne Almond at Almond Equestrian Ltd

14/08/2024

A trip to the Pony Club champs today! Hope we can take some competitors and our super horses next year.

09/07/2024

Advice please !
Lorry insurance for business use ….
Any recommendations please?

29/06/2024

Save the date! Free day out for members and parents to come to see the pony club championship where we can see the dressage and cross country warm up. Please let us know if your child and yourself would want to attend we can go together or you can meet us there Lets see what we can aspire to for next year😄🤩😄

25/06/2024

Watch the Blue Cross Horse and Pony Care Webinar recording for Minis, Juniors and Seniors!🎥💙

Thank you to Blue Cross for providing and hosting this fantastic webinar for our Members!👏
This recording is perfect for anyone that would like to watch the Blue Cross Horse and Pony Care Webinar, whether it is re-watching for revision, watching for the first time as an introduction to Horse and Pony Care, or just for general information.🐴

These webinars will be available on YouTube for a limited time, until the 8th of August 2024, so please make sure to watch before this date.⏰️

Click here for more information and the recording links - https://shorturl.at/oQBg0 🔗

15/06/2024

*WANTED 148 Pony suitable for RACING * for our PRA academy riders.
Must be suitable for first time jockeys and enjoy a varied life.
8-17yrs old.
Experienced forever home.

09/06/2024

A lovely morning out showjumping at the Quorn Hunt team and individual showjumping competition.😁🐴 Chloe, Hugo, Rodney and Jacko had a lovely time 😁🤩Congratulations to Phoebe, Jaggy, Clara and Lena on there team 4th🏵 and Jaggy and Hugo coming 6th in the individual 50cm class. Daisy did a fab job with Jo Jo and came 5th in the 70cm . All horses and riders went really well leaving jumps standing not a fence down between you! We are really proud of you all, Well done 🤩

14/05/2024

Join in The Pony Club fun! 😍🎉

The Pony Club is the world’s largest equestrian youth organisation, with over 30,000 Members in the UK alone.😱
There are various Membership types available, nearly 400 Pony Club Linked Riding Centres and over 300 Volunteer-led Branches across the UK. Join The Pony Club to share your passion for horses and ponies, enjoying time with like-minded people doing a huge range of activities.🙌

Membership types available, to those up to 25 years of age, are:
🌟 Branch Riding - You’ll need access to a Horse/Pony and will need to be able to transport them to local Rallies/Events.
✨ Branch Non-Riding - For anyone who only wants to take part in Non-Ridden Activities. Take part in competitions such as The Pony Club D&H Quiz, Winter Triathlon and Blue Cross Horse & Pony Care.
🌟 Centre - For anyone who doesn’t have access to a Horse/Pony. You can go to a local Pony Club Linked Riding Centre to take part in Pony Club Activities.
✨ Centre Plus - For Members who attend a Pony Club Centre but also have regular access to a Pony outside of the Centre. This includes someone who owns, leases or borrows a Horse/Pony.
💫 Family Membership - Family Membership covers up to 5 Members of the same family!

👉 Become a Member to improve your Riding, Horsemanship and take part in a huge range of Sports and Activities, whilst developing vital Equestrian and Life skills!

➡️ The Pony Club is where it begins, start your journey and join in the fun: https://pcuk.org/join/

14/05/2024

Date: Tuesday 28th May, 2024 Venue: Almond Equestrian, Waterloo Lodge Farm, Baggrave Hall Road, Hungarton, Leic LE7 9JB Time: 10.00am to 4.30pm Coach: Peter Hales and Linda Pearce Who is this course aimed at? Younger Pony Club Member Coaches recommended age of 17 years or older. Past Members, suppor...

12/05/2024

Learning Theory and Welfare Resources - with The Blue Cross!

Are you wanting to learn more about Learning Theory and Welfare?
Now attached to the resource hub is a comprehensive list of resources you can delve into to help enhance your coaching sessions and learning theory badge rallies.

You can find the resource list here:
https://shorturl.at/mnpu8

The Blue Cross have also produced some fantastic short videos that demonstrate how to apply some of the basic principles of Learning Theory to your ponies.

View the playlist on You Tube here:
https://shorturl.at/cpIPU

08/05/2024

It was an exciting Thursday on 4th April at , where we had the pleasure of hosting some spirited ponies and enthusiastic young riders during our regula...

04/05/2024

Another Racing Trip! Cheltenham with Mush.
The sun is shining even the fans are turned on !

26/04/2024

Road trip to Wincanton with Boppa and Rodney ! Our Pony Club PRA academy riders are racing at Wincanton tomorrow.
Thank you so much to Kate at Stoke lane stables for such a warm welcome.
Hello to our friends at Park Lane Stables RDA who are stabled opposite! Your feathers are gorgeous too !

13/04/2024

Well done to all pony club members competing and representing our club today in the Horse and Pony Care Competition. Fran, Elizabeth, Harlie coming 16/20 in a hotly contested Junior section, the seniors Abi, Maia Maya coming 9th and Phoebe, Daisy and Jess coming10th out of 15 but the biggest CONGRATULATIONS to the mini team of Lily, Lewi and Milly getting our only placed rossette of the day 5th out of 21 teams🤩🤩🤩. Outstanding individuals mentions were also given to Lewi, Milly, Harlie, Abi and Jess well done all you made your club very proud 🐴👏🐴👏🐴👏

14/03/2024

13/03/2024

🌟Inspired by the this week?

🤔Want to find out more about horseracing and the diverse careers the sport has to offer for the next generation?

📅Then sign up to one of our FREE Careers Days at the Races this Easter! They're open to everyone.

The Pony Club Careers in Racing Pony Racing Authority The Jockey Club Nottingham Racecourse Catterick Racecourse Hexham Racecourse Market Rasen Racecourse

03/03/2024

Congratulations to all the Quiz members who represented our club today! Had some really good scores and super impressed with the Almond Acorns coming 8th in the competition with only 3 members - well done Lily, Millie and Annie🤩! The Junior/ Seniors in the afternoon also did really well in a large competition with some good knowledge shown about worming and the pony club with some members having their first time in this competition. Well done Fran, Elizabeth, Maia, Lily, Jaggy, Phoebe, Avelin and Harlie 🤩. My thanks to Zoe, Abi, Jess and John for helping Suzy steward today, and parents for driving the teams there it was really an Almond Team effort 😁. Next competition is a theory and practical on the 13th April, save the date there will be more details to follow...

03/02/2024

29/01/2024

Liz Madeley 👌

Still one of my favourite illustration. I will often use a plastic banana to demonstrate those movements and talk about the "banana bend" 🍌 😄

Do you find them helpful...?!

26/01/2024

01/01/2024

🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉

As we say goodbye to 2023 and all of the fun created, we look forwards to another great year in 2024!

This year, we will be celebrating...
🌟 25 Years of Centres!
🌟 95 Years of The Pony Club!

Thank you to our Members, Parents & Carers, Volunteers, Supporters, Sponsors and Members of Staff, who made 2023 a fabulous year. 🙌✨

Here's to 2024, another year for great opportunities, fun, friendship, sport and horsemanship!🤩

19/12/2023

Team work makes the dream work! 💭❤️

You read that right, The Pony Club Art Competition 2023, supported by Thelwell , is now open to team entries! 😍

Centres/Branches can enter a piece of Collaborative art, contributed to by a minimum of three Members (there's no maximum).🎉

This is a chance to work together to create a combined piece of artwork that represents your Branch/Centre, and incorporating Friendship and Adventure. 🫂🗺

For more information and rules, visit https://artcomp.pcuk.org/ 🔗

19/12/2023

Link for lunge test nomination form

This form should be completed by Members wishing to take their Lungeing Test. By submitting this form you must certify that - The candidate is a current Member of the Branch/Centre. The candidate holds the B Test Horse and Pony Care. The candidate has been trained in preparation for the test and is....

19/12/2023

Pony Club Lungeing Test here on January 4th 2024.
For training please contact us, horses also available for candidates to use on the test day.

04/12/2023

Looking for an unusual gift, payment by BACS and we can email you a voucher …..

02/12/2023

Looking for a Christmas tree to plant at the yard no bigger than 5ft.
Where has them with roots ready to replant please ?

29/11/2023

Does anybody feed this ? Been sent to us in error. So for sale and much reduced cost …..

19/11/2023

Yard work available Monday - Friday mornings good rates of pay in a mixed livery/Stud. Flexible times. Pm if interested LE17 6PR

29/10/2023

What fun we had yesterday !

22/08/2023

Couldn’t be prouder of these three !
Well done on passing your B Test HPC . 🤩

21/08/2023

Position filled.... Yard staff required Weston Stud Mon-Fri mornings September - May. Minimum 2hours/Day. Usual duties mucking out, turn out /in. Walker, haying up, tack cleaning etc. Good working conditions and rates of pay. Happy to be flexible with School runs etc. Message me if interested 👍