Lancefield & District Pony Club

12/08/2025

What a wonderful day and turnout for The Central Zone of Pony Club Lowden Shield. The sun was shining, kids laughing and smiles all round 🤩 Thank you to everyone who contributed to such a fantastic day ❤️ Big congratulations to Gisborne for winning the Lowden Shield and also well done to the kids of Lancefield Pony Club for their teamwork and taking out the Russell Manton Shield ❤️

01/08/2025

A big Happy Birthday to all our favourite horsey’s ❤️

23/07/2025

And Fabian was also out over the weekend at Gisborne Pony Club Inc. Show Jumping Day. What a fabulous result for his first time and he even got bragging rights on the way home as Dad also competed and got the big EL 🙈 We’re so proud of you Fabian and you too Dad for getting out there and having a crack! ❤️

22/07/2025

Our little superstar Tilly’s been out and about again 🤩 Having lots of fun doing games on Sweetie ❤️

11/07/2025

Don’t cook dinner tonight… let The Lancefield Hotel cook for you 😜🤩

Friday night raffle night!!
All proceeds of this week’s community pub raffle proudly go to the Lancefield Pony Club.
As always we have plenty of prizes up for grabs and your chance at the JOKER POKER draw with a jackpot of $1550 cash!!!
Raffle drawn at 7pm, so see you at the pub!

02/06/2025

Thank you Grain & Mane ❤️🥰

Lancefield & District Pony Club held their Dressage and Combined Training Day on Saturday at their picturesque grounds, which were beautifully showcasing their autumn glory. The cold weather didn’t keep the crowds away, and it was a full day of entries, with riders as young as two enjoying the competition.

All the led/ungraded photos are now available in the gallery. I captured as much dressage as I could in between photographing all the showjumping rounds. For those unfamiliar with my work, I aim to upload only the best moments of you. This means I review, cull, and edit the images before adding them to the gallery, so you see exactly what you’re purchasing, making it easier to choose your favourite moments.

Low-res digitals are sent instantly, while high-res files are Dropboxed when I’m at my computer. Turnaround is usually quick during the week.

Thank you for having me Lancefield! Well done on hosting another wonderful competition and thank you to the canteen helpers who made sure there was caffeine and warm food all day long.

Black Range Pony Club Dressage competitors, I'll try not to keep you waiting for your photos for too long. I tried to capture as many riders as I could around my own tests so hopefully those of you who wanted photos, will get them.

https://gallery.grainandmane.com.au

01/06/2025

🤩 Wowzers! 🤩

173 dressage tests, 71 jump rounds and lots of smiles. Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Combined Training & Dressage Day on Saturday. The biggest thanks go to our amazing judges and volunteers, we definitely put them to work! ❤️😀 You were all superstars!! But lets just take a moment for these guys below, the hotly contested Led section 🥰😂

Just an FYI, the photographer was Grain & Mane🥰 Please be patient, photos are coming. Jodi was super busy working and competing today 😄

As always, the biggest thanks to Event Secretary we couldn’t do it without you!! ❤️

26/05/2025

Check out Tilly and Sweetie at the Central Zone of Pony Club Games Champs on the weekend!!
She teamed up with some fabulous kids and ponies from other clubs and had an absolute ball 🤩 We’re so proud of you Tilly, flying the flag for Lancefield and looking super cute doing so ❤️

14/05/2025

Look at these superstars out at Woodlands Pony Club Winter Woolies Show on the weekend 🤩
Well done to Amelia & Dusty, Tilly & her new pony Jonte and Anthea & Toby 🦄
Check out those smiles and ribbons, great work team ❤️

20/04/2025

Dates for the 2025 Central Zone of Pony Club Presidents Cup Showjumping Series ! Entries will be available on Event Secretary for each event!

17/11/2024

Congratulations to Lancefield & District Pony Club member Thomas Kelly and the beautiful Arabian Elton (Dream Fever) for taking out GOLD in Champion ridden purebred at EQUITANA Melbourne 2024!! What a fabulous performance and you both look fantastic! 🏆🏆🏆🏅🏅🏅❤️🤍🐴

28/10/2024

🐴 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🐴

Is your young rider ready to saddle up with confidence? At Pony Club, our D Certificate members start learning how to saddle their horses independently, under a coach’s watchful eye. Knowing the basics of saddling is a crucial part of safe and responsible riding—and we’re here to guide them every step of the way!

Here’s how we teach our young riders to saddle up:

1. Your horse will be more used to you working from the near (left) side.

2. Place the saddlecloth evenly over the horse's spine, after checking there is nothing in it to irritate the horse, e.g., grass seeds, burrs, or clumps of dirt.

3. Make sure the cloth is in front of the wither.

4. Check that the stirrups on the saddle are fixed out of the way (run up or crossed) so that they do not knock against the horse or get caught under the saddle.

5. It is better to place the saddle a little too far forward than back so that you can gently slide the saddle back to fit just behind the horse's shoulder blade, ensuring it does not interfere with the movement of the horse's shoulders.

6. Pull the saddlecloth up into the gullet of the saddle to remove pressure on the spine and wither.

7. Check that the saddle is sitting evenly over the horse's spine and that the saddle flaps and saddlecloth are lying straight on both sides of the horse.

8. You can now attach the girth or pull it down if it was already attached to the saddle. Make sure it does not knock the horse's front legs, and confirm that the girth does not have anything prickly or dirty on it.

9. Do the girth up with the lightest pressure at first, watching the horse's reaction in case they are sore or react by biting.

10. The girth should lie in the horse's girth groove behind their elbow.

11. Adjust the girth slowly from both sides to allow the horse's muscles time to adapt to the pressure, preventing girthiness caused by rushing the process.

12. You can walk the horse briefly before ensuring the girth is firm enough for you to mount and ride.

13. Make sure the girth points and buckles are not pinching the horse by being too close to the saddle or too close to the point of the horse's elbow.

14. The girth should be firm enough to keep the saddle in place at all paces—get someone to check it once you have mounted, but remember it is easy to overtighten a girth with elastic on the buckles. It’s also easy to overtighten when adjusting from the saddle due to the leverage from sitting higher than the girth points.

15. Use the reverse process to unsaddle your horse, taking care not to rush and monitoring your horse’s reactions throughout.

⭐ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝘁? 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆! ⭐

Riding is more than just fun—it’s about building responsibility and care for our equine friends. Join us at Pony Club Australia to help young horse lovers learn lifelong skills. Find a club or accredited riding centre near you: https://ponyclubaustralia.com.au/join-us/find-a-club/