Blackwater Pony Club

20/06/2026

🎉🐴 Peak Downs Gymkhana Results 🐴🎉

A huge congratulations to our amazing Blackwater Pony Club team who represented our club at the Peak Downs Gymkhana!

With a small team of just four riders, our members should be incredibly proud of how they conducted themselves throughout the day. They displayed excellent sportsmanship, teamwork, and horsemanship, and all rode exceptionally well.

🏅 Team Results
🐎 4th Overall in the March Past

🌈 Individual Results
🐴 Matthew & Rosie (Assisted Class) – A rainbow of ribbons!
⭐ Elsie & Starlight – 4th Overall in the 9 & Under 11 age group
🥈 Grace & Libby – 2nd Overall in the 11 & Under 13 age group
🥇 Lachlan & Frankie – 1st Overall in the 11 & Under 13 age group

We are so proud of each and every one of you. Your hard work, dedication, and positive attitudes were on full display, and you represented Blackwater Pony Club beautifully.

Congratulations riders, horses, and families on a fantastic day! 💙❤️🤍

Thanks must go to Peak Downs Pony Club for such a well run event we all really enjoyed the day.
Special mention to DBS Builders Qld Pty Ltd for sponsoring the overal age group champion rugs.

25/05/2026

You ask your horse to move forward, but they plant their feet.

You ask for canter, and they rush, pigroot or pin their ears.

You ask them to stand quietly, but they paw, call out, fidget or pull back.

It can be easy in those moments to say the horse is being naughty, lazy or stubborn. But unwanted behaviour is information. Labelling a horse as naughty, lazy or stubborn can stop us from understanding the cause.

The Pony Club Australia Horse Welfare Policy is clear that using terms like naughty, lazy or stubborn to describe unwanted behaviour demonstrates a lack of understanding.

That does not mean people are trying to do the wrong thing. These words are common in horse communities, and many of us have heard them used for years. But they can lead us down the wrong path.

When we call a horse stubborn, we may stop asking whether the horse is confused, worried, uncomfortable, in pain, tired, overwhelmed, or responding to unclear aids.

The Policy reminds us that horses need clear and consistent aids, and consistent expectations for their behaviour. When aids are unclear, or expectations change from one day to the next, the horse’s world can become confusing and worrying.

Good horsemanship means looking deeper. Before we label the horse, we need to ask:

❓ What is the horse trying to tell us?

❓ What part might our timing, pressure, training, handling or environment be playing?

❓ How can we make the right behaviour easier for the horse to understand?

Understanding the cause helps us support the horse, improve safety, and build better partnerships.

21/05/2026

Final call if anybody is interested in lessons with Toni please PM our page. Clinic is on this weekend in Blackwater

📣 TAKING BOOKINGS NOW! 📣

We’re excited to welcome Toni Harper-Purcell to Blackwater Pony Club for a fantastic flatwork Clinic 🐎

🗓 22nd, 23rd & 24th May
📍 Blackwater Pony Club

Lesson Pricing:
• $85 for a 30-minute lesson
• $105 for a 40-minute lesson

This is a great opportunity to receive quality coaching and build confidence, skills, and partnership with your horse. Suitable for a range of riders and levels.

⚠️ Limited spots available

👉 Message the page to book in or for more information.

Please share and tag anyone who might be interested!

15/05/2026

📣 STILL TAKING BOOKINGS! 📣

Don’t miss your chance to ride with Toni Harper-Purcell at the upcoming Flatwork Clinic at Blackwater Pony Club 🐴✨

📅 23rd & 24th May
📍 Blackwater Pony Club

Whether you’re wanting to improve confidence, refine your flatwork, or build a better partnership with your horse, this clinic is a fantastic opportunity for riders of all levels 😊

💰 Lesson Pricing:
• $85 — 30 minute lesson
• $105 — 40 minute lesson

⚠️ Limited spots still available!

👉 Message the page to secure your booking or for more information.

Please share and tag anyone who might be interested! 💙

📣 TAKING BOOKINGS NOW! 📣

We’re excited to welcome Toni Harper-Purcell to Blackwater Pony Club for a fantastic flatwork Clinic 🐎

🗓 22nd, 23rd & 24th May
📍 Blackwater Pony Club

Lesson Pricing:
• $85 for a 30-minute lesson
• $105 for a 40-minute lesson

This is a great opportunity to receive quality coaching and build confidence, skills, and partnership with your horse. Suitable for a range of riders and levels.

⚠️ Limited spots available

👉 Message the page to book in or for more information.

Please share and tag anyone who might be interested!

15/05/2026

A huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who have spent countless hours over the last week helping tidy up the grounds ready for this weekend’s Clem Smith Show Jumping Clinic! 🐴💙

From mowing, whipper snipping, spraying, pruning, weeding and general clean up — every bit of effort has made such a difference and our grounds are looking fantastic. We truly appreciate everyone who gave up their time to help out, whether it was for an hour or all day.

Our club runs because of volunteers like you, and we are so grateful for the hard work, teamwork and community spirit shown this week. We can’t wait to welcome everyone this weekend! ✨

Safe travels to all attending and we’ll see you at Blackwater Pony Club!

14/05/2026

REMINDER! Dressage accreditation and Technical Delegate course. Please register if you can attend.

Without dressage judges in our zone, it becomes very difficult for clubs to host qualifying events for our riders.

We would love to encourage anyone with an interest in dressage judging or becoming a Technical Delegate to attend this upcoming course and help support the future of our sport in Zone 15. This is a great opportunity to learn, get accredited, and support pony club events across our region.

If you are interested, please register your interest via the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfn8rga96mZYHeBvAR8nUhHle2D-Ga6HsHWgJyROTZo_e_0WQ/viewform

Let’s work together to build the next generation of dressage judges and TDs in our zone!

05/05/2026

Still taking bookings!

Note: we are now offering private lessons as well.
Prices are:
$90 for 30 mins private lesson
$115 for 40 min private lesson

📣 BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN! 📣

We’re excited to be hosting Clem Smith at Blackwater Pony Club 🐎

🗓 16th & 17th May
📍 Blackwater Pony Club Grounds

Pricing:
• $110 for 2 group lessons
• $150 for 3 group lessons

This is a fantastic opportunity for riders to develop their skills and gain valuable experience with Clem. Suitable for a range of riders wanting to improve their jumping and confidence.

⚠️ Limited spots available

👉 open to non pony club riders as well

👉 Message the page to book in or for more information.

Please share and tag anyone who may be interested!

25/04/2026

21/04/2026

Last month we had 3 riders attend Sprinsure pony clubs annual gymkhana and Zone 15 gymkhana. The girls had some wonderful individual results and also represented our club beautifully. Being awarded 3rd for march past and also were awarded as club with the highest standards. We are so proud of how you conducted yourselves girls.