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16/06/2026

02/06/2026

Rally Saturday!!!

Calling all members who want to try MOUNTED GAMES.

Saturday rally is open to all pony club members within or outside Zone 12.

THEN have an opportunity to compete with the AMGA the very next day!

Entries to the competition on Sunday is detailed in the pics or by clicking the link to enter. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eventsecretary.com.au/mga/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1779369551704921&usg=AOvVaw3oP4KT-7-5Lds1CANcMyR3

https://www.australianmga.com/

Canteen available for lunch $7 pp for lunch and a drink. Bring something along for a shared morning tea.

RSVP in comments so we can look at groups and numbers for catering.

21/05/2026

Calling all members who want to try MOUNTED GAMES. Come and try at a rally hosted by the Australian Mounted Games Association. You will see the games demonstrated and have a go yourself.

THEN have an opportunity to compete with the AMGA the very next day!

Saturday rally is open to all pony club members within or outside Zone 12. Please RSVP your attendance.

Entries to the competition on Sunday is detailed in the pics or by clicking the link to enter. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eventsecretary.com.au/mga/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1779369551704921&usg=AOvVaw3oP4KT-7-5Lds1CANcMyR3

https://www.australianmga.com/

20/05/2026

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.

14/05/2026

Please RSVP in comments

11/05/2026

All members are requested to attend the meeting at the Wagga Bidgee club house on Wednesday evening to vote in a new President.

28/04/2026

UPDATE: MEETING DATE HAS CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY 13th MAY AT THE CLUBHOUSE. We are meeting to vote in a new President after Johns resignation from the role.
We need as many financial members as possible to attend.

RSVP in comments.

If not enough attendees the general meeting will be held at the next rally day.

28/04/2026