The 2013 USPC
Annual Meeting was held this year in Denver, Colorado. Below are highlights
from the meeting that I hope you all will enjoy!
E MEMBERSHIPS; a new form of membership starting
at $15 which includes privileges to the Pony Club News Magazine, the blog Pony
Club Pizza, Facebook and Twitter social media outlets, the bookstore, and
more! E-members are invited to attend educational
workshops and utilize online educational resources. This is a great way to “try out” pony club
without the expense of an individual membership.
CEO, Kevin Price, shared that USPC is encouraging clubs
to network locally with organizations like the Minnesota Hunter Jumper
Association and the US Dressage Federation in our zone to let them know about
what is new in pony club. Many adult
members there are former USPC members. Many times the members in these organizations
are looking for ways to increase their knowledge in Horse Management and this
is an area where pony club excels!
REGION UPDATE SPRING 2013
The Northern
Lakes Region held its annual spring meeting on February 23, 2013 at the
Leatherdale Equine Center. We had a
fantastic turnout with more than 20 in attendance representing all clubs and
riding centers along with a few interested parents!
National Certifications deadlines for USPC online must be submitted
with all paperwork no later than 8 weeks before you rate! Deadline for the request to rate to the RS by
the schedule below, please. http://www.ponyclub.org/?page=ULTestSchedule
Dates to
keep in mind for the upcoming year:
·
Quiz Rally – Congratulations to all contestants
and to those who qualified
·
May 1- Deadline for your request to do national
certification HB sent to RS
o May
25 is deadline to then do application online for HB 7/20
·
Standards & Certifications Clinic – April 28
at the U of M Leatherdale Center
·
Deadline to request to rate to RS for C3 Traditional
·
D Camp – June 27-30 at University of Wisconsin
River Falls
·
Deadline to do online application for C3 Trad is
June 28, for Aug 23-25 certification
·
National Examiner Camp – June 11-14 at Schweiss
Farm
·
HB Certification – July 20 (tentative)
·
Bridgette Twining Memorial Foundation Horse
Trial & Clinic – July 25-29
·
Dressage Rally – August 3 at The Stables
Equestrian Center in Rochester, MN
·
C3 Traditional & Potentially “B” & “A”
certifications – August 23-25
·
Eventing Rally – October 4-6 at Schweiss Farm
Junior Board:
Interested in joining the Northern Lakes Region Junior Board? Junior Board membership is open to any pony
club member from the region who is 16 years old and has attained the HB
certification level. There is also a
Junior Board Council which is open to all C1 and up pony club members. Contact Linda Murphy for more information.
MN Horse Expo: Look for the Northern Lakes Region booth at
the MN Horse Expo April 26-28. (Location: Sheep Barn booths #S305 & S307) Volunteers are always needed to staff our
booth and to show the diversity of United States Pony Club. If you are interested in volunteering at the
MN Horse Expo, contact Beth Whilcock from Kimberwicke Pony Club at ewhillock@msn.com
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