15/06/2026
This weekend marked the Wannon and Barwon Zones joint coaches training and assessment weekend. Meticulously organised by Shelley McCrae, around 15 aspiring coaches attended the training and assessment days. Hosted at the beautiful grounds of the Heywood Pony Club, it was heartening to see so many new coaches coming through in our Zone.
Four of our very own coaches attended the training day on Saturday – we thank Elizabeth, Amanda, Josie and Gizzy for their commitment to our Club and for furthering or maintain their coaching accreditation.
We are proud to announce that Amanda is now a qualified Prelim coach. The very capable Josie was the only Level 1 coach to be assessed on Sunday and the Glenelg Pony Club will continue to fully support you in your journey towards your Level 1 coaching accrediation. We are proud of you and have had the best of feedback from the riders attending your lessons all Sunday.
We also want to thank our riders who put themselves out there as demonstration riders. Sam, Sophie, Lilly, Indi, Joshua and Finnigan were wonderful ambassadors of our Club. All our riders rode with skill, were polite and looked to be a joy to coach. They have fitted in well with the many riders from other Clubs and on top of benefitting from learning from new coaches also forged new friendships or strengthened existing friendships.
Well done to all organisers, the Heywood Pony Club for hosting the event, all attending coaches and riders! It was a big weekend and many personal goals were achieved.
