The Oaks Equestrian Pony Club Riding Center began in 2009. The United States riding Center program is modeled after the British Pony Club Center Program, which has had phenomenal success. They currently have over 400 centers and have over 10,000 Center members.

The purpose of the Riding Center is to make available Pony Club membership to youth who would not traditionally been able to participate in Pony Club due to not owning or having consistent access to a mount. Many of our clubs have addressed this issue on a local basis. The Riding Center Program will address it on a national basis.

The Riding Center Program is designed to work with facilities that currently have a riding lesson program in place. The facility must be able to offer the core disciplines of Pony Club and be able to handle the administrative work involved in running a Pony club Riding Center. The full Pony club program and all Pony club opportunities will be offered to those members participating through a Riding Center.

To learn more about the U.S. Pony Club, visit www.ponyclub.org

Basic Requirements

• All who enroll must be members of the United States Pony Club organization with full membership benefits; an enrollment form can be downloaded or provided to you for your convenience.
• PC group lessons will be once weekly in 4 (10 week) sessions throughout the year. Additional private and semi-private lessons may be arranged at an additional cost.
•  Each pony clubber will be provided a safe and fun mount for all mounted activities. If the pony clubber has its on pony that they would like to use for the group lessons then the mount must first be evaluated and approved by the CA and allowed to rotate as needed throughout the sessions. There is no discount for using your own pony.
• Each pony clubber may also participate in un-mounted lessons weekly at an additional cost. These sessions are usually during the week in the late afternoons or evenings. Un-mounted sessions are a great way to learn about horse management, veterinary care and participate in fun activities to work towards your next rating. There will also occasionally be guest speakers at the un-mounted sessions to enhance the learning environment.

In reviewing fees please consider that the total cost of the seasonal sessions includes the unique opportunity for each pony clubber to essentially “own” their own horse without the cost of purchasing a horse, boarding it, “maintaining” in the sense of vet and farrier expenses. The Oaks Equestrian Pony club Riding Center is covering those costs for you. You simply get the benefits of enjoying your horse as you gain a wonderful Pony Club experience together.

Click the hyperlinks below for additional information:

Cost Comparison
USPC payment summary

USPC membership application
Oaks Equestrian PC Riding Center application
Medical Release

Parent's answer book
Prospective new member book
More forms... http://www.ponyclub.org/forms.php  

2009-2010 OEPC Riding Center Fees

$115.00 USPC annual membership fee for first time member (check made out to the U.S. Pony Club)
or
$95.00   USPC annual membership fee for renewing member (check made out to the U.S. Pony Club)
and
$25.00   Sunshine Region annual fee (check made out to the Sunshine Region Pony Club)
and

$100.00 Oaks Equestrian Pony Club Riding Center annual membership
$40.00   Oaks Equestrian Pony Club Riding Center one-time admin fee which includes the USPC D-Manual
$400.00 (90 min) weekly mounted lesson sessions ($400 per session=10 weeks)

Optional:

Un-mounted weekly lessons-$20.00

Discounted additional private lessons on mount (varies due to time and instructor, please inquire within)

Ratings (ratings will be offered at least twice a year- spring and late fall)-$50.00

Spring 2010 Session starts Thu. March 25th

Unmounted sessions will be every Thursday from 5:00p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Mounted lessons will be every:
Thursday's from 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (All D-1's and above)
Saturday's from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m. ( All UR's)

Parent/Member inforamtion meetings every month on Tuesday evenings and details will be determined.

Additional coaching and showing services offered to members on full OEC menu of services.

Download the full OEC Menu of Services

Lesson sessions are purchased in advance and will be taught rain or shine. In the case of rain, lessons will be either taught in the covered arena and/or will be in horsemanship and stable management.

If you pre pay for an entire year of 4 sessions, you will receive 2 free 60 minute private instructor lessons on any horse.

Download the complete 2009 Fall- 2010 Winter/Spring OEPC Calendar