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USPC Clubs and Regions
Policies of the Oregon Region |
If your club is organizing its own rating, please fill out the attached ratings info (link to form). sheet and get it to Michele Stevens: rosemont@spiritone.com. Her contact info. is also on the sheet. You should have this done about six weeks in advance of your testing. EDUCATIONAL LINKS PARENTS HANDBOOK Disciplinary Action Policies The Oregon Regional Disciplinary Policy was approved in the October regional meeting to promote consistent behavior standards for Pony Club members and their parents. There are three documents to download/view, with one to be signed and returned annually with membership documents: Please download and read these documents, then sign and return the signature
page and keep a copy for your club. Return the signature page to the Regional
Secretary (current officers on home page): Expense
Reimbursement Forms Available (for reimbursement of expenses for approved
regional Pony Club leadership activities)
HORSE MANAGEMent merit badges USPC announces the release of the Pony Club Achievement Badge Program. Ten badges demonstrating different horse management skills have been created. The intent of the program is to offer members at the D-level a sense of achievement in between ratings as they master different skill requirements. Currently, badges are available for Grooming, Feeding, Horse Parts, Tack, Shoeing, Health Care, Boots and Bandages, Leading, Tack and Turnout, and Stable Management. Another ten badges for riding skills are expected to be released in the spring. It is up to the individual clubs/centers to devise a system for the awarding of badges. The aim of this program is to steer away from a “formal” atmosphere of testing and allow the members to express as much of their knowledge as possible in a hands-on manner (i.e., using a bridle to talk about its parts instead of pointing at a picture). Badges should be award in an enjoyable arrangement for both members and the instructors, allowing the members to confidently demonstrate the knowledge they have gained. An Instructor’s booklet was created to outline the objective and goals for each badge. It also gives the page numbers of The United Sates Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship, D Level, where discussion on particular goals can be found. Other helpful resources are listed as well. A workbook for members is also available. It lists the objective for each goal and provides guidance on what knowledge will be needed to achieve each badge. Badges ($2.50/ea.) are available from the USPC Bookstore. As the badges are to be awarded through clubs and centers, badge purchases should be made by the club/center, not individual members. Instructor Booklets ($4.00) and Member Workbooks ($8.50) are available from the USPC Bookstore, or are available to download from the Web site. You may place an order at www.ponyclub.org or by calling 859/422-5522. |
Directions to get on or off the USPC DC Digest & Oregon Region Digest
All club officers are welcome to join the USPC DC Digest. The digest
allows reference, questions and idea sharing across the country at one
address. All DC's and Jt. DC's please subscribe and be sure to notify
other club officers of this opportunity. |
