Geraldine Pony Club

Geraldine Pony Club Geraldine Pony Club is a branch of the South Canterbury Pony Club. Welcome to Geraldine Pony Club! We hope you and your child/ren will enjoy your time with us!

As a visitor/potential member, we have put together a few pointers that we hope you find useful -

Rallies are held on the second Sunday of every month at 10am, with occassional extra rallies

Visitors/casual members can attend three rallies before being required to join and pay full membership.There is a $10 charge for each casual ridden rally attended this fee is then deducted from the membershi

p sub,should the rider choose to join.Every rider under 18 , is required to have responsible adult with them.as part of their membership. The $10 casual fee can either be paid in cash at the rally, or by direct credit to Geraldine Pony Club bank account number 010841 0011855 -00, please use name as reference. Any questions? Contact by email - [email protected]
We aim to have a friendly,approachable club,with the emphasis very much on the children learning and having fun with their ponies.Being a small club,we really appreciate/need all the help parent members can give, to enable this to happen. All parents/caregiver members are encouraged to attend regular pony club meetings , when they can. This is a great way to learn about the club, become involved in the decisions that affect our children,and meet other like minded parents. When visiting our club for the first time, you will be asked to sign a Visitor/Casual member health & safety form,that has some important information to be aware of as below -
Helmets must meet NZPCA Regulations ( Yellow tagged)
Body protectors are Compulsory for all cross country
jumping
Road and four boundry gates to racecourse are closed
at all times. Please use gravel driveway when driving to the arena
Gear inspection held prior to each rally to ensure safety
for horse and rider, Equipment also checked. First aid kit/Health and safety box kept near arena gate
during a pony club rally.First aider on site! Rallies comprise of teaching as per NZPCA rules. Please remove own rubbish,food and horse manure. Orari Equestrian Centre - Please be mindful that there
are other users of these grounds. Be aware of
horses associated equipment on the perimeter if
grounds. ALL RIDERS RIDE AT THERE OWN RISK

Please let us know if you have any other queries, or there is a way we can help make your time with Geraldine Pony Club more enjoyable. For more infomation about pony club. Look up New Zealand Pony Club as on Facebook or via website, links on how to become a member. Happy Riding!

Its really important to have your ponies fit, for any type of equine displine, its like humans we couldn't run a marath...
06/09/2026

Its really important to have your ponies fit, for any type of equine displine, its like humans we couldn't run a marathon with no training. 🙂
Helps to keep a healthy and sound pony.

Key Phases of an Equine Fitness Plan
Weeks 1–3 (Slow & Steady): Focus on building a base with 20 to 60 minutes of daily walking, incorporating flat terrain and light hacking to develop basic stamina and joint health.

Weeks 4–5 (Strength & Stamina): Introduce gentle trotting and hill work to condition muscles, tendons, and the cardiovascular system.

Weeks 6–9+ (Schooling & Speed): Add controlled cantering, polework, and interval training to enhance heart and lung efficiency.

30/08/2026

Any Lucerne hay for sale in the South Canterbury area? 🐎 🐴 🎠 🏇

A huge congratulations to this superstar ✨️ Bianca Haugh.Bianca is a Geraldine Pony Club member and also helps out inst...
28/08/2026

A huge congratulations to this superstar ✨️ Bianca Haugh.
Bianca is a Geraldine Pony Club member and also helps out instructing.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BMFHY9Aru/
Bianca has been competing in Australia.🇦🇺

24/08/2026

Do You Actually Know What's In That Scoop?

Here's a question that trips up even seasoned horse owners: how much does your horse's feed actually weigh?

If you're measuring by the scoop, the honest answer is usually “no idea” — and that's a problem. A scoop measures volume, not weight. Two feeds that fill the same scoop can weigh completely differently depending on how dense they are, how they're packed, and how moist they are. So the “one scoop” you think you're feeding could be well under, or well over, what your horse actually needs.

Why weighing matters:
Your horse's diet is built on numbers — energy, protein, and most importantly, fibre. Get the weights wrong and the whole ration is off. Underfeed and you risk a horse that drops condition and misses out on the forage its gut is designed to run on. Overfeed and you're wasting feed (and money) and potentially tipping the balance toward digestive upset.
Weighing takes the guesswork out. Suddenly you know exactly what your horse is getting.

How much fibre does your horse need?
Horses are trickle-feeders — their digestive systems are built to have fibre moving through, all day, every day. As a rule of thumb, a horse needs a minimum of 1.5% of its bodyweight in forage/fibre daily, and ideally forage should make up at least half of total daily intake.

For a 500kg horse, that's at least 7.5kg of forage a day — and many need more. That's a lot of ground to make up if your scoop is quietly short-changing them.

The easy fix:
Grab a set of scales. Weigh a scoop of each feed once, write it on the bin, and you'll never have to guess again. With Fiber Fresh, a good starting point is roughly 0.5kg per 100kg of bodyweight — but always feed by weight, not volume.
Your scales might be the cheapest piece of gear in the feed room. They're also one of the most important.

20/08/2026

Dust off your ponies and join us for a fun day of training and a mini comp.

See here for entry and more details
https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/526834

Any queries call or msg Sue Shanks 021803860

20/08/2026
How cool is this form of transport for the Geraldine High School Ball. 🏫 🐎
15/08/2026

How cool is this form of transport for the Geraldine High School Ball. 🏫 🐎

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