FREDERICK PONY CLUB
HANDBOOK
Updated August 2002
MISSION STATEMENT
The United States
Pony Clubs, Inc., an educational organization, teaches riding, mounted sports
and the care of horses and ponies, and develops in youth the characteristics
of responsibility, moral judgment, leadership and self-confidence.
GUIDING BELIEFS
- USPC is an educational organization.
- The local club is the core of the USPC.
- USPC provides an
opportunity for shared fun and cooperative work with others.
- Fair and friendly competitions develop teamwork and
sportsmanship.
- USPC is beneficial for both horse and riders.
- Horse management is basic to USPC.
- USPC is committed to safety.
- USPC requires parental involvement and support.
The USPC instruction
and activities programs are implemented through nearly 500 local member clubs
in 49 states and the Virgin Islands, each under the supervision of a District
Commissioner (DC). The local clubs have an overal membership of over 10,000
children and young adults up to age 21. For administrative purposes, the
clubs are grouped in geographic regions, each with a Regional Supervisor (RS)
serving as liaison between the national organization and the clubs in the
region.
The Frederick Pony Club
Frederick Pony Club (FPC) is an educational
organization for children through age 21 who ride horses. It is a member of
the Capital Region of the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC). The
following contains information first about USPC and then about the regional
and local organizations and activities.
Introduction to the United States Pony Club
The following information is designed to
give Pony Clubbers, their parents, and others interested in supporting or
taking part in Pony Club activities an idea of the policy, organization and
procedures under which U.S. Pony Clubs operate.
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. had its
inception at informal meetings held in New York in 1953 and was formally
incorporate din 1954. Although not officially connected with the British Pony
Club, the same programs, standards, and training methods have been adopted
with only minor variations. Our strength report is included each year in the
British Pony Club Year Book.
The Pony Club movement is international in
scope and now covers most of the free world. Its primary purpose is best
expressed in the following Pony club maxim:
Our ideal should be to
produce a thoroughly happy, comfortable horseman, riding across
a natural country, with
complete confidence and perfect balance on a pony equally happy and confident
and free from pain or bewilderment.
This maxim includes the basic essentials,
which a rider should know about riding and horse care. He must have a strong
seat and sympathetic hands and his mount must be well fed, well groomed and
well shod, with teeth properly cared for and the saddle and bridle properly
fitted. Only then will they both be “happy and confident and free from
pain or bewilderment.”
The National Organization
The United States Pony Clubs Inc. is a
tax-exempt corporation chartered in Massachusetts. It consists of a National
Headquarters with affiliated local member clubs in various parts of the
country. It is administered by a Board of Governors who elects officers (a
president, vice presidents, treasurer, secretary, and such assistants as are
needed). During the intervals between meetings of Governors, the Executive
Committee shall possess and may exercise under the control and direction of
the Governors all of the powers of the Governors in the management and control
of the affairs of the corporation. An Advisory Committee consisting of former
officers with significant experience and interest watches the progress of the
Pony Clubs. If they see some policy or plan of which they do not approve, they
apprize the President so that said policy or plan can be discussed at the next
quarterly Governors Meeting. They may also initiate action on the same basis
when they see the need. The President appoints for a one-year term
committees, which undertake the detail work in their various fields. The
National Organization is represented in each state, or group of states, by a
Regional Supervisor, who has general supervision of clubs in his/her area.
Taxable Status
The United States Department of Internal
Revenue, by a letter dated January 23, 1957, has ruled that the U.S. Pony
Clubs Inc. and its affiliated Member Clubs, “is organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes”.
The ruling further provides that
contributions to the U.S. Pony Clubs Inc. and to its affiliated Member Clubs
are deductible for income tax purposes and also for estate tax purposes. The
U.S. Pony Clubs Inc. furnishes annually to the IRS copies of its Annual
Report, which lists the names of all affiliated Member Clubs. On the basis of
this information the IRS issues from time to time supplementary rulings
extending the exemption granted by the original ruling to cover all new
affiliated Member Clubs. As a condition to the taxable status granted by the
above ruling, each Member Club must include in its by-laws a provision for the
disposition of its assets in the event of termination of its activities, in
the form hereafter described under Member Clubs – Organization; and the U.S.
Pony Clubs Inc. is required to ascertain that each club has met this
requirement. Once a club has been accepted and placed on registered status by
the Board of Governors, it is required to furnish National Headquarters with
its tax exempt number and to formally request the USPC to include it in its
required for tax-exempt status for all clubs.
Members
Pony Club members must be under 21 as of
January 1 of the current year. The Sustaining Members of the USPC are adults
over 21 years of age. These are the voting members of the corporation. It is
required that the District Commissioners of the Member Clubs be Sustaining
Members. Other interested adults are urged to support the organization by
becoming Sustaining Members. District Commissioners should submit the names
of such adults to the National Secretary. The cost of dues may vary from year
to year and are tax exempt.
Member Clubs
The Board of Governors recognizes as
affiliated Member Clubs local Pony Clubs which conform to such regulations and
requirements as shall, from time to time, be adopted by the Board of Governors
and which pay such initiation fees and such annual membership dues as may be
required by resolutions of the Board of Governors. Again, the cost of dues
may vary from year to year, but they include an initiation fee, a fee for a
USPC pin, Regional dues, club dues, and most importantly, insurance for the
individual joining.
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Members of USPC Inc.
is held each winter. All life and sustaining members who arrange to do so are
urged to attend. At this meeting, reports are submitted by the Officers and
Committee Chairmen, and the Members of the Board of Governors are elected by a
vote of the life and sustaining members. This meeting gives members an
opportunity to assist in the planning of activities, the formation and
implementation of rules and regulations, and a chance to meet the officers.
National Examiners
National Examiners are selected because they
are persons who are well qualified to give tests for the B, HA, and A Pony
Club ratings. And, they are thoroughly familiar with the entire Pony Club
program and the goals it seeks to attain.
Capital Region
The United States is divided into a number
of Pony Club Regions, each of which has a regional Supervisor appointed by the
Board of Governors. We are in Capital Region. The Regional Supervisors are
the principal field officers of the USPC and are directly responsible for the
Pony Clubs in their respective regions. In addition to supervising activities
of the Member Clubs to insure regional conformity with the policies of the
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USPC, each Regional Supervisor is
responsible for the organization of special regional activities such as the
Regional Rallies, Regional Instructors’ Course, the Regional Rating (C3
level), and the Annual Regional planning meeting. This meeting is presided
over by the Regional Supervisor, and delegates of the Member Clubs are invited
to assist in planning Regional activities for the ensuing year.
Local Club Organization
Each local Member Club is supervised by a
District Commissioner (DC) or sometimes co-DC’s, assisted by a Secretary and
Treasurer. The Officers of each Club are elected by the Sponsors – a group of
interested adults (usually parents) who have paid the Annual Sponsor’s
Contribution as established by the individual club and so have the right to
vote. The By-Laws of all Member Clubs include the following provision: “An
Annual Meeting of Sponsors shall be held in each year at such time and place
as may be designated by the District Commissioner(s), but not later than
October 30 in each year.” Sponsors have the responsibility of attending
all meetings called by a DC since a quorum (1/3 of all the then-Sponsors) must
be present to hold a meeting.
Activities
All Activities are designed to teach the
member something about his/her horse as well as riding the horse. This means
there will be bookwork as well as riding activities. A long list of books
about horses and horse activities is available through the Pony Club – the
national organization publishes a listing each year and copies are available
from the Secretary of your club or you can review the list in the Bookstore at
the USPC website (www.ponyclub.org). The national office requires payment
before they will ship any material to a member.
Mounted activities vary from one Pony Club
to another. The only activity common to them all is the Rally competitions.
Most Pony Clubs offer mounted lessons on a more or less regular schedule along
with un-mounted sessions on such topics as vet care, care of tack and
equipment, the feet and shoeing, points of the horse, and so forth. In
addition, Pony Clubs may go in for such things as fox hunting, polo, camping,
mounted games, trail rides, quiz, (sort of a spelling bee with horse
questions), exchange visits with other Pony Clubbers, field trips, and
anything else they can think of that might e interesting, education, and/or
fun. Most Pony Clubs put on at least one horse show or event a year to raise
money to finance these activities.
The Frederick Pony Club
The FPC held its first organization meeting
in August of 1961 and became a recognized member of the USPC in January of
1963. It is in the Capital Region, which presently consists of the Shenandoah
Valley (Washington County, MD. And West Virginia); Potomac, MD; Seneca Valley,
MD; Howard County, MD.; Frederick, MD; Wakefield, MD; and Meade, MD.
The FPC is very fortunate to have its own
grounds – Moxley Field – located in Ijamsville, Maryland. This is a perfect
spot, consisting of eight acres, riding rings, club house, storage building,
30 stalls, a cross-country course, and nice neighbors. Moxley Field was
deeded to the FPC by Dr. and Mrs. Reuben Moxley of Baltimore, Maryland.
The club has a District Commissioner and one
or more Co-District Commissioners, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Board of
Directors (four members with varying terms of office), and a set of By-Laws
which allows for an unlimited number of sponsors. As with any club, FPCs
strength is provided by an active sponsor membership. FPC holds regular
monthly meetings for Board members and sponsors.
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Membership
Pony Clubbers are children under 21 years of
age as of January 1 of the current year. Beginner members should be able to
walk, trot and guide their mounts independently before joining. It is
recommended that to get the full benefit of membership a member should have
access to a mount and transportation for the mount. FPC can sometimes assist
with this but is under no obligation to do so.
To be a member in good standing, Pony
Clubbers must pay dues and all fees on time and remain on the National role.
The Sponsors of FPC are parents and/or
guardians of our Pony Clubbers. Each Sponsor is entitled to a vote at our
Sponsor’s Meetings.
Trustees
FPC’s property in Ijamsville, Moxley Field,
has an independent Board of Trustees who see that this property is protected
and properly maintained. They are elected for terms of nine and ten years and
are to meet yearly to review the financial condition of FPC and the grounds.
Dues and Fees
Each family is assessed an annual
sponsorship fee. This fee can vary from year to year, depending on
maintenance of the property, insurance, instruction, equipment, etc. Each
Pony Clubber is assessed annual dues primarily for National and Regional dues,
accident insurance, initiation fee, and Pony Club pin.
Coggins Tests, Medical Release Forms, Rally
Release Forms, Competitor Information Forms
Five copies of each, with medical releases,
are required at the beginning of each year.
Fund-Raising Events
Each year FPC schedules various fund-raising
events. Generally this includes horse shows, eventing,
(dressage/stadium jumping), combined tests,
etc. as well as leasing the property to other organizations. The proceeds of
these events support FPC activities for the year and help cover cost of
maintaining club property.
Pony Club Parents
Pony Club parents are really the most
important participants in all of our club activities. Since the parents as
well as the children join the club the following is a list of expectations for
the parents:
Attend meetings - your ideas and suggestions
are very much needed
Workdays - Clean up and maintenance of the
club grounds, setting up for shows, painting, etc.
Parents must attend one of two workdays
scheduled each spring and one of two days scheduled in the fall. In addition,
parents must volunteer to work one day at both fundraising shows in the spring
and late summer. Of course help at rallies, camps, clinics, ratings, parties,
is also very much needed in order to make continuation of these activities
possible.
(See credit policy in appendices)
Ratings
Ratings are a way of classifying members
into groups of similar age and/or ability. There are four standards of
proficiency, A through D, of which A is highest, D is lowest. All clubs
divide the lower levels into sub-groups. For example, D’s and C’s are divided
in the subgroups 1 through 3 with 1 as lowest and 3 as highest (D1, D2, D3,
etc.) The C and D ratings are managed and reviewed by each individual club
with the exception of the C3 rating which is managed at the Regional level.
Upgrading to the B, HA, or A standard may be
done only by a National Examiner. The application must be made through the DC
to the Regional Supervisor. Members less than 14 are not eligible. An A or B
rating requires a lot of experience and hard work. Attaining these levels is
something to be very proud of and well worth all the hard work.
When first starting out in Pony Club a
member is likely to be unrated for a while. This gives the member an
opportunity to “learn the ropes” and to find out which level is most
appropriate for the horse and rider. Members can be accomplished riders but
if the horse is difficult or green it is best to work at lower levels until
the abilities are matched. Pony Clubbers should rate within one year of
membership.
Pony Club Mounts
A Pony Club “pony” is not necessarily a pony
at all. Pony Clubs use the word “pony” in the British sense meaning any mount
ridden by a Junior. There are Pony Club ponies that are 17 hands high; that’s
not so little. For competitions, there are age limits. Horses and ponies
used at rallies must be at least 5 years old. A horse is considered o be one
year old on January 1, following the date of foaling. Stallions are not
considered suitable mounts. In the case of Games competitions, it is strongly
recommended that the mount not exceed 14.2 hands since many games require
mounting and dismounting. It is expected that all mounts will be healthy, in
fit condition, and sound at all turn outs.
Ponies must be safe for their level of
rider. Questions of suitability and safety will be handled by the instructor
or coach and/or the Board of Directors.
Camp
A camp experience is offered to Pony
Clubbers of all ages and abilities. Camp is held for a week each summer and
usually includes 2 mounted lessons per day, stable management, and horse
health and care lessons. Swimming, crafts, and field trips are also
included. Children and horses usually live at the Pony Club grounds during
camp. Helpers are always needed before and during camps. A parent of each
child attending camp is expected to help for a portion of camp (cook, clean,
organize, etc.).
Rallies
Rallies are competitions between teams from
different Pony Clubs. Rallies are held under the USPC Inc. “Rules for
Rallies”. A rally team usually has five members: four riders and a horse
manager. The competition is at a Regional level first, all clubs in a region
competing. The highest scoring C1 or above riders form a team to go to
Nationals – all Regional winners compete for the National title. It is the
team approach that makes Pony Club different from most other horse
competitions where riders must compete as individuals. Most Pony Clubbers try
a little harder because they have their teammates to help them out and cheer
them on. Rallies are scored on team performance in all phases of each
particular rally.
Winning teams are determined by their
overall scores, with the best three out of four individual scores in each
phase counting toward the team total. This system keeps everyone on his or
her toes until the very end of the Rally, because if a team is running
behind, there is always the possibility that it may catch up by trying extra
hard in another phase. On the other hand, the team that wins easily in one
phase may not in some others. Since Horse Management is heavily weighted and
since it is judged continuously throughout the Rally, it is probably the most
important phase in determining winners. Members will be assigned to teams by
the club’s rally coordinator together with the District Commissioner or
Co-District Commissioner.
Many of the Rallies may be completely new to
you so here is a brief explanation of what they are all about.
Quiz
(formerly Knowdown): This is usually the first team event of the year and it
is un-mounted. A Quiz is a competition between Pony Club teams based on
answering questions. The questions are usually taken from the various books
recommended for Pony Clubbers (i.e., Manual of Horsemanship, Knowdown Bank,
etc). Teams are usually made up of individuals with the same ratings – junior
“Ds”, senior “Ds”, junior “Cs”, and senior “Cs”. The questions are usually
given and answered verbally. It’s a fun way to do the “book work”.
Dressage Rally:
This is a Rally that is held strictly for dressage tests, horse management,
and a written test. The team make-up is five members – four riders and on
horse manager.
Dressage is a little like ballet in that it
requires a lot of athletic ability on the part of the horse and concentration
on the part of the rider. At the same time, a good dressage ride looks so
smooth and easy, you would never guess how many hours of work and practice it
represents. A dressage test is a series of movements performed in a certain
order. It must be ridden in a snaffle bit and without a martingale. Lower
level tests (D and C) are ridden in an area 60 meters by 20 meters with only a
very low boundary around it. In fact, at first, it is quite a problem just
keeping your horse from jumping out; and if he does, you are eliminated. The
arena is marked with letters around the sides. The dressage test tells you
what to do at which letter. For instance, one movement might read, “A, track
to right, working trot; M-X-K, change rein.” You can see on the diagram how
this would be ridden. Since dressage tests include many movements and really
should be ridden from memory, it is a good idea to lay out a dressage area on
your living room rug with pieces of paper for markers and go through the test
on foot before trying to ride it. At the lower levels, dressage is judged
more on equitation and the quiet control of the horse. That’s why it is basic
to all other types of riding. At a Rally, the highest score for an individual
test is 100, but don’t be disappointed if your score falls short of this. In
dressage rides may be better or worse, but THEY ARE NEVER PERFECT.
Games Rally:
This is probably the most fun of all rallies! It is a series of relays on
horseback, using flags, cups, vegetables, etc., often requiring the riders to
dismount and remount many times. A well-trained games pony will be passed
around a Pony Club for years, as each child outgrows him. Horse Management
is part of the Rally, as is a written test.
Show-Jumping Rally:
This Rally is strictly for Stadium Jumping – again combined with Horse
Management and a written test. Again, five members make up a team. This is
usually an overnight rally, with competitors jumping a total of four - five
separate courses.
Tetrathalon:
The tetrathalon provides the Pony Club with a challenging competition for boys
and girls, requiring sound practical horsemanship and general athletic
ability. Its object is to encourage the all-around athlete to further his/her
interest in riding and the horse generally, by enabling the individual to
combine his/her riding with pistol shooting, swimming, and running. Point
systems correlate with time performances to produce an overall total after the
four events have been completed. This is the only Pony Club competition that
is judged on an individual scoring basis. There are three divisions. Rookies
are a new category that requires less expertise for the beginner.
Seniors: 15-21
years of age
Juniors: 12-14 years of age
Novices: 11 years of age and
younger
Rookies: Same age divisions as
above
Eventing:
(formerly combined training rally): This is a three phase event: dressage,
cross-country, and stadium jumping.
Dressage: Participant
will ride one dressage test at his/her rating level.
Cross-Country:
Every cross-country course is different. However, in general, most courses
run between 1.5 and 2 miles and have about 20 obstacles for horse and rider to
negotiate. These are usually the sort of jumps found in the hunt field:
coops, stone walls, ditches, streams, etc. The maximum heights for jumps for
D1 is to walk over poles on the ground; for D2's - 18"; for D3's - 2'6"; for
C1's - 2'9"’ for C2's 3'; for C3's- 3' 3"; for B’s -3'7"; and for A’s - 3'9".
At levels C1 and above the course must be completed within a certain time
frame and riding it slower than an given average speed will cause time
penalties. The course may be ridden at any gait as long as it is finished
within the time allowed. A walk would be too slow, but a constant gallop
would be too hard on the horse and would probably result in Horse Management
penalties because of his condition when finished. A rider is penalized points
if the horse refuses or runs out at an obstacle, more if the horse refuses the
jump again, and eliminated if he refuses three times at the same jump. If
rider or horse falls more points are assigned. The best way to practice for
cross-country competition is to go fox hunting. The next best way is to go
trail riding with horses. The horse will become accustomed to going through
woods, streams, and over natural jumps. If he is with other horses, he will
probably enjoy it and be less inclined to be spooky; then he won’t mind so
much going it alone on a cross-country course. Parents can learn about
cross-country courses by volunteering to “judge” a jump on the course;
monitoring a jump as each rider advances making notes on whether or not the
rider completed the fence or not, and what faults they may have made.
Stadium jumping: This is
always the last phase at a rally and is therefore usually the most exciting.
The jumping test usually – but not always – takes place in a ring. The course
will have about 9 to 12 jumps which will include spreads, combinations (two or
more jumps in a row), and jumps that would be most unusual to find in a hunt
field – we have seen a picnic table complete with dishes, flowers, and a
red-checkered table cloth used as a stadium jump. Maximum heights are the
same as for cross-country jumps. There is also a time limit for completing
the course (for C’s and above) and it may be ridden at any gait, although the
rider may receive time penalties if he is too slow. The major penalties are
knocking down
a jump, refusals, runouts, and a fall of
horse and/or rider. Elimination results from riding off course.
Memorization of the course is often the hardest part - there are often several
direction changes and many tight turns in almost all stadium courses.
Horse management: This
is the most important phase of a rally. Participants may be be ahead in all
the riding phases of a rally, and still blow it by careless handling of the
horses, equipment, or himself. Every team member is responsible for
practicing good stable management, and a stable manager who constantly reminds
his team of this can be the most valuable member of the team. This is why the
Stable Manager is quite often chosen as the captain of the team. Stable
management judging goes on all during the rally. A judge may be counted on to
appear when least expected. Judging falls into the following categories:
1. Setting up and safety check – includes
stall and tack room arrangement at the rally, management of the secured
horses, supplies, etc.
2. Required equipment – each team is
responsible for having certain vet equipment, stable equipment, first aid kit,
etc.
3. Formal inspection - this takes place
just before the first ride. Rider, horse, and tack are inspected for
cleanliness and condition.
4. Work in the stables – observation of
save, sound practices when working around the stalls and horses.
5. Horse management/cross-country course -
how well the horse is prepared for the endurance test, how he is handled
afterwards, and the overall condition of the horse for the task.
Written Test: This phase is
included at a rally. The test may include questions on parts of the horse,
breeds, colors, ailments, fox hunting, equitation, shoeing, tack, rally rules,
horse management, etc.
There are three types of written tests:
rough, very rough, and impossible. Which kind of test is administered will
probably depend on how hard the rider has studied the books beforehand.
Rallying offers a chance to put everything
the rider knows about horses and riding into practice. Adult advice or
assistance of any kind during a rally is strictly a “NO-NO”. The rider learns
to depend on himself and his
teammates. The Horse Management judges are there to teach and to help
the riders when needed.
Team Selection: for games, show
jumping, quiz (except for age distinctions), eventing — teams will be selected
by the coach and/or instructor provided by FPC.
Rally commitment and rally
fees: once a pony clubber has committed to a rally team he is expected to
participate in the rally. Failure to do so lets the entire team down. Fees
are non-refundable. Horse managers pay no fees to participate.
Nationals Championship: this
week-long National-East competition is held in late July or August.. The
sites rotate between Lexington, Ky. and Lexington, VA. When Nationals are
held in Lexington, KY, it is in conjunction with the Pony Club Festival and
competing Pony Clubbers arrive from all over the United States.
Regional team members representing the
various activities at the National-East Competition are selected by the Region
according to their scores at Regional rallies. The Capital Region allows a
Pony Clubber to ride on only one National team. All competitors at Nationals
must be at least 12 years of age and at the C1 level or above, except for
Games team members who must be at least 10 years old. Games competitors may
be at any level except “unrated.”
APPENDIX A
Explanation of Frederick Pony Club Work and
Credit Policy (
Updated 12/2001)
Frederick Pony Club is a volunteer
organization operated primarily by parents for their children. Parents are
expected to support activities by physically volunteering their time and
energy. In addition, a credit system was established to offset some fees by
working for the Pony Club – through grounds maintenance and improvements and
helping with fund raising events. Parents receive credit at the rate of $6
per hour.
All families are required to work a minimum
of 20 hours before credit is earned. Those first 20 hours must be worked as
follows:
- one day at each “clean up” or “work
day” in the Spring and Fall.
- one day at each show (Spring and
Summer)
NOTE: Families not meeting this minimum
work requirement will be asked to pay an additional $200 fee to help defray
the costs required for the club to pay for professional maintenance, repairs,
etc. due to lack of volunteer efforts.
Please keep track of your credit work (date,
hours, activity) on the record sheet below and send it periodically to
Caroline Gaver, 8409 Green Valley Road, Union Bridge, MD. 21791. You may
make additional copies of this sheet. Also, if you work at a scheduled
workday or fundraiser, sign up on the group activity sheet that day so that
you will receive credit for your required participation.
Credit may be used for lessons, camp,
events, FPC show entry fees, and the sponsorship fee. However, credit
may not be used until actually earned.
The idea is to compensate the people who put
forth the extra effort to run Pony Club for all of us.
Credit Record
Sheet
Name:_________________________________
Date Work
Performed
Hours Worked
APPENDIX B
Frederick
Pony Club (Updated 12/2001)
Scholarship
Award
The Officers and Board
of Directors of the Frederick Pony Club established a cash scholarship award
in 1986. This award will be made each year under the following conditions:
1. The award shall be
made to a member who
A. has been a
member in good standing for at least 3 consecutive years;
B. is at least
eighteen (18) years of age on November 1 of the year the award is granted;
C. is judged to
have made a significant contribution to the FPC over time by sharing his or
her
knowledge
and talents with the younger members of the FPC through teaching and coaching
the various
aspects of horsemanship, and/or who has consistently volunteered to help at
Pony Club
activities and fund raisers.
D. who has not
previously received this award.
2. The scholarship
recipient will be selected by a majority vote of the combined members of the
Officers and Board of Directors of the Frederick Pony Club. The recipient
will be selected on or before November 1 of each year and announced at the FPC
annual banquet.
3. The scholarship is
to be used by the recipient to pay for post-high school vocational, trade, or
college education in any semester following the announcement of the award
during a period of one year from the date of the announcement.
4. The amount of the
scholarship shall be determined by a vote of the majority of the Officers and
Board of Directors of the FPC based on the availability of funds, but in no
case shall the amount exceed $1000.
5. The scholarship
funds will be released to the recipient by the FPC upon presentation to the
FPC of a bill, invoice, or paid receipt from one of the above mentioned types
of schools for an amount equal only to the amount of the award, or if less,
funds equal only to the amount of bill, invoice or paid receipt. Any
remaining award funds will be disbursed upon presentation of additional bills,
invoices, or paid receipts.
Appendix C
FPC Year End Awards
Awards presented at the
annual AWARD BANQUET may include some or all of the following categories:
QUIZ - The D and C Pony
Clubber with the highest average score at the Regional Rally.
Dressage Award: Major
Martin Bowl - dressage rally –50 points., Nationals – 100 points. These
points will be totaled and the highest C will ge the perpetual plate and the
highest C will get an individual plate.
Show Jumping: Jerry
Burdette Plate – best qualifying score at Rregional Rally gets the perpetual
plate. Best non-qualifying score gets an individual award.
Outstanding
Sportsmanship - Jerry Miller Bowl - Voted upon by the Pony Clubbers.
Brinkley Award: Highest
scores in eventing.
Horse Management:
Voted upon by the Pony clubbers.
Junior Leadership: All
Pony Clubbers who volunteer themselves during the year.
Horse Managers: Silver
cup given to each Pony Clubber who works as a stable manager during the year.
Rating Certificates:
Certificates for ratings held throughout the year are awarded at year’s end.
Outstanding Volunteer:
Other than board members, the person who gives the most to Pony Club during
the year. The Board makes this choice.
FPC College
Scholarship: A cash award given to the Pony Clubber (age 18-21) who makes
outstanding contributions to the club over the full course of his/her
membership.
Rising Star: The new
member who made the most dramatic progress during the PC year.
Happy Rider: For
consistently presenting a smiling face and cooperative attitude.
Dedication Award -
Member who overcomes difficult odds to meet a challenging goal.
Congeniality Cup -
Member whose actions most often promotes friendship in the club
Up and Coming D - D
member who has made the most progress or has most thoroughly mastered the D
standard and demonstrated outstanding leadership skills.