Throughout the year, Springbank Pony Club members have the opportunity to earn Pony Club badges.

Thank you to Greenhawk Cochrane for donating saddlepads for the badge program!

Here is the newest badge SPC members can earn:

Objectives

To learn about the sport of Working Equitation and participate in Working Equitation clinics and/or competitions.

First recognized as a sport in 1996 and hosting its first European Championship that same year in Italy, Working Equitation has quickly grown in popularity as an all-inclusive equestrian sport driven from the grass roots. The discipline encourages participation from any and all breeds and disciplines (dressage, jumping, western riding, and Spanish riding). There are 4 phases of a WE competition: dressage, ease of handling (EOH), speed, and cattle maneuverability; however, at the introductory level, participants focus on dressage and EOH.
Through introducing members to the discipline of Working Equitation (WE), this badge focuses on knowledge growth of the history of Working Equitation as it relates to the ancestry of the working horse breeds. Further, the badge signifies that they have participated in the WE clinic.

Project

Members can attend the Working Equitation clinic on March 8 to earn this badge.

Objectives

Members should learn about safety features in barns, pastures, arenas and riding rings. Safe trailing can also be included, as well as basic rules in the warmup ring or in group lessons.

Review the barn safety learning materials and then take the quiz to check your knowledge.

Please send me an email if you have questions about completing this badge.

In January, members who attended the musical ride clinic earned their musical ride badge.

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