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Welcome to Mendon Pony Club!

Mendon Pony Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching responsible
equestrian skills, knowledge, and horsemastership to its youth membership.

 

Update: October, 2025

Mendon Pony Club had a full and exciting year of activities and accomplishments! Our dedicated members worked hard to update all rally kits and proudly represented the club at both the Games Rally and Dressage Rally. Members participates in D Camp and the regional D-level horsemanship clinic to strengthen foundational skills.

Weekly lessons were held at Thistledale Farm and Running Brook Stables, where members continued to grow in their riding abilities. We also expanded our knowledge through informational classes focused on bit usage and horse conformation.

Fundraising was a major focus this year, with members participating in a variety of events including stall cleaning after the Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club Horse Trials, the Genesee Valley Hunt Horse Trials, and the Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Combined Driving Show. We also sold Finger Lakes Coffee and worked concessions at Red Wings Games.

Thanks to these efforts, we’ve raised valuable funds and are excited to brainstorm ways to invest in furthering our horsemanship and riding skills in 2026!

 

 

 

 

Update: November 14, 2022

Mendon Pony Club has run a full year of activities.  We held a full complement of lessons, attended summer camp and rallies, and held meetings in 2022.  We ride weekly on Thursday nights with a Beginner group, followed by an advanced group.  We ride year-round and will begin training for Quiz and EBTH rallies soon. 

Update: November 17, 2021

Mendon Pony Club has been able to run many of their regular activities in a safe manner by adhering to Federal, CDC, and State guidelines. We held a full complement of lessons, attended summer camp and rallies, and held meetings in 2021. Next year is sure to be another year full of learning and horses. Rallies have been scheduled and "D" Camp is well on it's way to happening again. It's a great time to join Pony Club!

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We are:

  • One of over 475 member clubs and riding centers of the United States Pony Clubs
  • Nationwide membership - over 8,500 children and adults
  • Worldwide (31 countries) membership exceeds 130,000
  • The Pony Club idea originated in Great Britian in 1928 and was introduced into the USA in 1954 by foxhunters that wanted to provide inexpensive, quality instruction for youth
  • Pony Club's purpose is education - to teach horsemanship skills
  • Local clubs are grouped into 41 regions, each under a Regional Supervisor
  • Mendon Pony Club (established in 1960) belongs to the very active Western New York Region

What do you need?

  • A love of horses

  • An Involved Parent!

  • Approved ASTM-SEI helmet
  • Appropriate clothing - neat and clean
  • Appropriate footwear (no sneakers! Rubber boots ok for riding; hard toed shoes needed when walking around horses)
  • A trailer, or means of transport, is useful if you have your own horse.
  • If you have your own horse, then it may not be less than 5, must be in good health and a suitable Pony Club mount (safe).
  • If you do not have your own horse, we often have suitable mounts for riders to start on.

Club Activities

  • Dismounted meetings (including occasional field trips)
  • Mounted meetings
  • Clinics (multi-day mounted meetings, often with exceptional professionals)
  • Certifications (to test skills learned)
  • Camps (multi-day / overnight mounted and unmounted sessions)
  • Rallies (aka "shows", for non-Pony Clubbers!)

- Quiz 
- Dressage 
- Show jumping 
- Tetrathlon 
- Games 
- Eventing
- EBTH (everything but the horse)

  • Volunteering
  • Fund Raising
  • Year End Picnic and Awards Meeting

Donations GLADLY accepted!