LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Pony Club is a wonderful mix of fun, learning, competition, and life lessons. As many of you know, I was fortunate to grow up in Pony Club myself, as a member of the Platte Valley and Cherry Creek Pony Clubs in Colorado. I joined in 1964 and was fortunate to graduate as an “A” in 1974. Those ten years certainly shaped my life in so many ways. Not only did I learn a great deal about riding, in all sorts of disciplines I never thought I would try, but even tried some I never particularly liked (such as dressage)! I was an avid foxhunter with the Arapahoe Hunt, and had tremendous fun competing in eventing. In
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DISCOVER USPC
Spring 2021
Colorado we pushed the Pony Club model to its limits with mountain trail rides, camps, hunter trials, polo matches, along with traditional rallies. I was particularly lucky to have had the wonderful experience and opportunity of having our horses right at home on our farm outside of Denver. The responsibilities learned for the care of our equine companions continue to guide me today on our ranch in eastern Colorado. During my youth, when going to Pony Club, we merely groomed and tacked up our horses, mounted, and rode maybe four or five
