School News
Winners - Pony Club Mounted Games
Many congratulations to Emily Myrtle and her team, the Oakley Hunt (West) who came first in the Pony Club's Mounted Games at the Horse of the Year Show.
You can see the full results on the Horse of the Year website: http://www.hoys.co.uk/results/2008/PonyClubResults2008.php
The Mounted Games require a high degree of athletic ability, hand-to-eye coordination and a competitive spirit is needed, alongside the ability to work together with other riders and the willingness to help team members.
Mounted Games, as the name suggests, are games on horseback, including old favourites such as bending, flag and mug and newer, more obscure ones such as tack shop, beanbag and the Pony Club Pole. The concept is to promote a team competition requiring courage, determination and all round ability on the part of the team member, and careful, systematic training of their ponies. Its object is to encourage a higher standard of riding throughout the Pony Club and to stimulate a greater interest in riding among the future generation. The competition was designed to produce a spectacular competition using 'ordinary children on ordinary ponies.'
