Oruanui Pony Club

18/04/2026

Congratulations to Pippa Cooper and Brooke Lee on passing their Pony Club C certificate in pretty awful weather. Well done on all your hard work on achieving this major milestone. Thanks also to coach Lynley Price for her invaluable tuition for these girls.

26/03/2026

Hunting Season Is Here!

At Pony Club, riders learn more than just riding in an arena.
They learn how to ride cross country, understand horse behaviour, and be part of a wider equestrian community.

Hunting is a great way to build those skills.
It’s about confidence, teamwork, and learning to ride in real situations.

A big thank you to the New Zealand Hunts Association Inc for their helpful guide for Pony Club members. Find it on our website here:
👉 https://www.nzpca.org/nzpca-resources/the-shared-hub-1/shared-coaching

If you have the opportunity to go hunting this season:
✔ start simple
✔ ride at your own pace
✔ ask questions and learn

You can also complete the Hunting Achievement Badge
👉 https://www.nzpca.org/pony-club-programmes/achievement-badges-1 #

This helps riders learn about:
• safety and etiquette
• how a hunt works
• riding in a group

Find a hunt near you:
👉 https://www.huntingwithhounds.co.nz/directory/

Hunting is one of the many ways Pony Club helps riders grow their skills and confidence.

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18/03/2026

Great turn out at Hunter Jump training tonight. Lots of people not just achieving their goals but smashing them!!

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17/03/2026

A great big thank you to Taupo Hunt Inc for hosting our rally tonight at the Hunt kennels. We were joined by some Tauhara PC members too, so a total of 24 riders in all.

We started off with a chat with Master Robin and Huntsman Josh about hunting, hounds, etiquette, what to wear and what to do. Then we got to meet the hounds up close, and they loved getting pats and meeting the riders - plus there were some rather cute pups.

Then we headed off into groups to ride. The jumping group started off with cantering in a group, then moved onto jumping logs from trot and going straight before and after, before dual jumping. Then we moved onto jumping wire spars, combinations and ended up with crossing through doubles.

The other groups did some riding around and jumping too.

A huge thank you to Taupo Hunt for the sausage sizzle afterwards which was most appreciated.

Thanks to Tia for the videos which show the progression through the evening.

15/03/2026

Hunter training at Oruanui Pony Club.
We are opening up our Hunter Jumps for 3 evenings this week. There is a range of brush, wire, tape and hurdles to get your eye in and get you going. We can also help answer your questions about Hunting.
$10 per horse/pony:
5pm - 7pm
Monday
Wednesday
Friday.
Let us know if you are keen to come along

15/03/2026

A huge thanks to our friends at Contact Energy for sponsoring the ribbons for our Open Ribbon Day today. We are very grateful for their ongoing support.

Well the sun shone and we had an amazing fun day as usual. Thank you to everyone who came and rode and made this another fantastic show.

Thanks to our brilliant judges: Tracey Stobie, Jess Barr, Carla Harcourt, Charlotte Shevket (UK), Sandi Cousins, Esme Morgan, Catherine Mackintosh , Kate Fowler. We really appreciate you giving up your morning to help us out.

Grant was on BBQ serving up proper Beard Brothers sausages and patties. Yum!! We sold out again!

And finally thanks to the team who helped with set up.

We are leaving the hunter jumps out and will open the grounds for schooling on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5 to 7. $10 per rider.

14/03/2026

We are going to leave the Hunter Jumps up for a couple of weeks to allow people to come and school over them to get their hunters going.