Londonderry Pony Club

Londonderry Pony Club Celebrating 50 Years, 1974-2024! NSW & AUSTRALIAN Pony Club of the Year, 2021

17/06/2026

The long awaited rein drill video! 🐴

How is it already June! 🤯Even though we only have one rally day this month due to the long weekend, there is still soooo...
31/05/2026

How is it already June! 🤯

Even though we only have one rally day this month due to the long weekend, there is still soooo much going on! Lots of fun to be had far and wide.

What event are you most looking forward to?

How cool is this! Our little horsemanship day featured and celebrated Australia wide! Thank you Pony Club Australia 🙌💚
28/05/2026

How cool is this! Our little horsemanship day featured and celebrated Australia wide!

Thank you Pony Club Australia 🙌💚

Horsemanship Part 3, wonderfully captured by Rosa Arcuri of RSA Photography 🙌How lucky are we to have had two fabulous m...
18/05/2026

Horsemanship Part 3, wonderfully captured by Rosa Arcuri of RSA Photography 🙌

How lucky are we to have had two fabulous members bring along their cameras and photography talents to our special day. Please feel free to reshare, with credit to the photographer 📸

Horsemanship Part 2! 🐴Stunningly and very kindly captured by our very own Brittany of Stolen Moments Photography! Please...
17/05/2026

Horsemanship Part 2! 🐴
Stunningly and very kindly captured by our very own Brittany of Stolen Moments Photography!

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Horsemanship Part 1! 🐴Stunningly and very kindly captured by our very own Brittany of Stolen Moments Photography! Please...
17/05/2026

Horsemanship Part 1! 🐴
Stunningly and very kindly captured by our very own Brittany of Stolen Moments Photography!

Please acknowledge Brittany / Stolen Moments Photography if reshared 💚

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Graeme Lloyd Memorial Horsemanship Award for an Open Rider 13yrs and Over...
17/05/2026

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Graeme Lloyd Memorial Horsemanship Award for an Open Rider 13yrs and Over⭐

The Lloyd Family has a longstanding connection to Londonderry, dating back well into the early 1980’s.

Graeme was instrumental in establishing our clubhouse, which still stands today. Originally built on our old Castlereagh grounds, the clubhouse was a stark upgrade to the “garden shed”.

Graeme spent amongst his final hours at an LPC working bee he had arranged. The task at hand, completing the canteen end of the clubhouse and outdoor lighting. It is documented by LPC member, and friend of Graeme, Alan Luscombe, that as they bid farewell after that day, that they’d never imagined it would be the last time they wave goodbye to Graeme in his “big monster” (his beloved truck). Graeme never got to see the clubhouse finished in all its glory, but every LPC member, after his passing, vowed to finish it in his memory, and how he would have wanted it.
When the club house was officially opened a year later on March 14th, 1987, it was dedicated to Graeme’s legacy. It still stands to this day, although now at our Londonderry Grounds, having hosted many decades of riders passing through, with his dedication plaque highly hung.

The trophy dates back to 1987, with the familiar name of one Mr Anthony Newham taking the title. And today, yet another Newham name is etched on the plaque, with the 2026 Graeme Lloyd Memorial Horsemanship Award for an Open Rider 13yrs and Over being presented to Jared Newham 🐴

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Kate Szekley Memorial Horsemanship Award for an Open Rider U/13years⭐Kate...
17/05/2026

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Kate Szekley Memorial Horsemanship Award for an Open Rider U/13years⭐

Kate Szekley was a young and ambitious rider, and a much-loved member of Londonderry Pony Club. At the age of 8, Kate lost her life in a tragic farming accident. She had a heart of gold and was dearly treasured by the family and friends whom she left behind.

This award ensures her memory lives on, celebrating the ambitions, hopes and dreams of some of our youngest riders. It is hoped that in Kate’s honour, these young riders are inspired to carry on her legacy and ride with passion, just as Kate would have wished.

It is our great pleasure to present the Kate Szekley Memorial Horsemanship Award for an Open Rider U/13years, on behalf of the Szekley family, to the 2026 recipient, Elsie W. 🐴

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Inaugural Anne Lyell Perpetual Horsemanship Award for a Transition Rider ...
17/05/2026

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Inaugural Anne Lyell Perpetual Horsemanship Award for a Transition Rider ⭐

When relaunching our horsemanship award, it became apparent that a new award need be established for our beloved transition group. It was with no hesitation that the committee (to Anne’s surprise) unanimously decided that no individual would be more fitting for the namesake.

Anne Lyell has donated decades of service to LPC, but has most profoundly changed our transition riders program to the success it is today. The transition ring is an important time in every young riders career, the step that gives the first real taste of independence after the beginners ring, but in the comfort of still learning and executing a broad range of riding skills.

For any coach, the transition ring can be the most challenging. A diverse mix of riders, ages, experiences and even horses, and only the very best coaches can truly leave a positive mark. Anne had achieved this year after year, fostering the development of many generations of young LPC Riders, preparing them for the big wide world of horses (and the open ring)!

Anne is dearly loved by her transition riders, so much so that they often don’t want to leave! But every graduation is a fitting one, with a rider excelling beyond their expectations, proving they are ready for the next challenges. Today was even a testament to this, with our riders excelling above and beyond their expectations in their wide range of tasks.

The LPC committee are beyond thrilled to have surprised Anne with this special honour today, and give her the opportunity to present her namesake award to its first ever recipient, Sofeyah M. 🐴

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Inaugural Debbie Gray Memorial Horsemanship Award for a Beginner Rider⭐De...
17/05/2026

⭐2026 Londonderry Pony Club Horsemanship – The Inaugural Debbie Gray Memorial Horsemanship Award for a Beginner Rider⭐

Deborah “Debbie” Gray joined Londonderry Pony Club in 1982 and quickly became a valued and dedicated member of the club community. Over the years, Debbie took on many important roles including Secretary, Treasurer and canteen volunteer, always willing to lend a hand wherever needed.

When the club faced the challenge of relocating grounds, Debbie became one of the driving forces behind securing a new home for the club. She spent countless hours travelling throughout the Hawkesbury searching for suitable locations, attending meetings with Testsafe, completing paperwork, and coordinating the many organisational tasks required to relocate the club to the Londonderry grounds we know today. Her dedication and determination were instrumental in ensuring the future of the club.

Even after stepping back from official roles to enjoy retirement, Debbie remained connected to Pony Club, regularly visiting the grounds to catch up with lifelong friends and proudly watch her grandchildren begin their own Pony Club journey at Londonderry.

In 2019, Debbie sadly lost her short battle with cancer. She loved Pony Club and everything it stood for, creating many lifelong friendships along the way.

Naming this Beginner Trophy in Debbie’s memory is a fitting tribute to a woman who gave so much to the club and whose legacy continues to live on through the generations of riders who follow in her footsteps.

We were honoured to have Robert Gray join us for the presentation, on behalf of the Gray family. Rob, as was all of Team L.P.C, was very proud to present the inaugural Debbie Gray Memorial Horsemanship Award for a Beginner Rider to Hailey G. 🐴

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