09/07/2026
Skagit Valley Pony Club🐴
Our September unmounted meeting consisted of an intro to jumps day! Some highlights:
⭐️The lovely Anne and her pony, Bliss, were a beautiful model for the kids to practice counting strides with a visual of how a line rides. They counted up to 16 strides between two jumps at one point!
⭐️Our 11 participants split into five teams to name various jump key-terms. Some of these included a crossrail, vertical, oxer, and a winged standard. All groups completed their naming game with 100% success!
⭐️We then practiced counting strides by foot. This was great to do after Anne gave us a visual, so the kids had a better idea of what our steps really meant.
⭐️To end the night, they all practiced jumping over our SVPC plank on foot. Eva jumped the highest at about 2’6! The littles played limbo! Shoes and socks came off… legs were scrapped…
This is such a great group of kids! And yes, I say that in nearly every post!