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LOCAL YOUTH EQUESTRIAN CLUB FEATURED IN GAMES DEMO AT EQUIFEST!
"Press Release: WICHITA, KS FEBRUARY 29TH - MARCH 2ND, members of the local Meadowlark Pony Club chapter of the The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. will add local flavor to the upcoming Equifest event at the Kansas Coliseum. The talented youth will demonstrate the mounted game activities they have been practicing for their upcoming summer games rally. Demonstration times are as follows:
Friday 2:20 p.m. Vendor Pavilion Arena
Saturday 2:20 p.m. Arena Barn
Sunday 4:00 p.m. Vendor Pavilion Arena
Pony Club is one of the leading junior equestrian organizations in the world, represented throughout 30 countries! The United States has over 600 individual Clubs spread throughout 48 states and the Virgin Islands, with more than 12,000 members. Members range in age from 7 to 21. Programs are offered in dressage, eventing, show jumping, mounted games, tetrathlon, quiz, vaulting, foxhunting, and polocrosse. During "unmounted" meetings members learn about feeding, shoeing, veterinary care, and other areas of horse management.
The Meadowlark Pony Club has 16 active local youth members and will be offering membership details for those interested at the MPC hospitality booth located in the stabling area.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR QUIZ RALLY MEMBERS!
From the Desk of Chantale E. (2/10/08)
Congratulations!
The girls competed in Mega Room, Barn, Stations, 2 Classroom and Written Test phase. It was a full day of learning for the girls
Elise S placed 1st with her Sr. C Scramble Team and qualified for Champs.
ShainaMae H and Ariel F placed 5th with their Sr. D Scramble Team; they were teamed with two members from Native Pride PC. This was a huge challenge for both our members as being on a Sr. team they were not allowed to confir during the Classroom phase.
Our Jr D Team placed 1st : Tessa S, Codi H, Madelin E and Alli H. Overall Codi placed 2nd and qualified for Champs, Madelin placed 3rd and qualified for Champs, Tessa placed 6th (unfortunately due to age didn’t qualify for Champs)
Way to go girls!!
Chantale, JtDC
Quiz Rally 2008 by Madelin E.
The quiz was held in Ponca City, Oklahoma on February 9, 2008. It was actually in the Banquet Hall of a restaurant. The questions we were asked in classroom were about Horsemanship, Horse sports, and Equipment. In the Mega Room we had questions on Feed, Types of Blankest, tack parts, trivia questions and pin colors. In stations we had questions on First Aid for humans and horses and putting together a bridle. In barn we had two horses that were really sweet. We did all five phases in quiz this year. I thought the hardest part was the table in stations on First Aid and the easiest was the Barn phase. I felt I was well prepared for the things we were quizzed on. My team was probably one of the closest teams there. I also made a friend. Her name is Natalie G from Native Price Pony Club. Go Quiz of 2008!