Mill House Pony Club

22/05/2026

There are NO Lessons or Pony Club next week.
The next block of Pony Club starts on 1st June.
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20/04/2026

What a day at the Dengie Pony Club National Quiz Finals 2026 at Loughborough University!!! The Morning started off with Mini teams from every corner of the UK descending on the lovely Holywell Park venue at Loughborough University. Our members were dissapointed that unlike some teams they didn't get to come by plane, boat or train as this year the finals were only 10 minutes down the road!
Our Mini's came in well prepared and ready Ted having run his own day long training session the day before while I taught lessons, complete with his own home produced (and laminated) charade cards, feely bags (I am still trying to locate the missing items that they stole from the tack room), odd one out sheets which he spent hours producing, and notes on the Pony Club among other things - all fueled by tea and bread sticks!!! They got off to a great start with high scores in almost every round, unfortunately the Tarsia proved their undoing - apparently they knew all the answers they just couldn't read and find the cards quick enough! However they went on to finish in a fantistic 3rd place and podium finish in the Centre section against very strong competition.
In the afternoon it was the turn of our Junior/Senior team, it was a little bit of deja vu with them scoring the highest marks in the Centre Competition in every single round except in the Tarsia which proved their nemesis as well, to leave them in second place behind the reigning Champions, Hayfield. A massive and well deserved achievement of which we are very proud! What a day and what a fantastic competition!
Thankyou to everybody who works so hard to make theses competions happen!

19/04/2026

Good luck to our teams at the Pony Club Dengie National Quiz Finals today.

09/04/2026

A massive Well Done to our 4 teams who competed today at the Area 6 Blue Cross Horse and Pony Care Qualifier, organised by Jane Foster and South Trent Pony Club at Derby College Equestrian Centre.
Mill House Connemaras (Lottie, Toby, Ted) got off to a very strong start in the Juniors, setting the standard in the first session and taking the lead at half time before finally getting beaten in to 3rd place by 1/2 a point behind two very strong Barlow teams, securing the Championship qualifying place. Mill House Highlands (Harriet, Georgia, Alice), a much younger, and less experienced team all new to this level lacked some depth to their knowledge yet but put up a strong performance and worked well as a team and will have grown from their experience to come back stronger next year.
Mill House Shetlands (Aubrie, Heidi, Nellie) were our first Mini's to compete in the first session, they were all really nervous with both Aubrie and Nellie doing their first proper Horse and Pony Care competition, and the questions for this level were tough - but they grew in confidence and had lots of fun!! Our final team of the day Mill House Dartmoors (Ted, Alice, Bea) in the second session of the Mini's were well prepared and ready to go. With Ted in his 7th and final year as a Mini he was determined to make it count, and has been working reallly hard with Alice all day on a Saturday for weeks and weeks, joined by Bea in her first competition but with lots and lots to say! - they worked hard as a team to take the win and secure their qualifying place at the Championships. With Ted being awarded an individual prize for the most outstanding Mini Individual.
Well done every single one of you, we are equally proud of you all !! The win looks different for everyone - for some to have the confidence to be there is huge and is a massive win! If you have worked hard, done the best you can do on the day - it is always good enough!!

01/03/2026

Today we took 3 teams to the Area 6 Pony Club Dengie Quiz qualifier at Chesterfield. The day started well with our Mini team of Ted Alice, Elsie and Nellie putting in a fantastic performance to win the class qualifying for the National Finals at Loughborough University in April.
After lunch it was the turn of our Junior/Senior teams. This was a tough competition with 24 teams all desperate to book their place at the final. The battle was fought over 9 seperate rounds. Both teams did exceptionally well and put in strong performances with the Mill House Connemaras - Nancy, Lottie, Toby and Leah finishing an eventual 4th and booking their ticket at the final as best Centre and Mill House Highlands - Daisy, Georgia and Ted doing really well as a team of 3 and also finishing in the ribbons in 8th place! We are veey proud of all of you!!
Thankyou to the Barlow Pony Club who put on a fantastic, friendly and well organised competion, at a great venue - with most importantly lots of coffee and cake!!!

13/02/2026

All Day Rally.
Thursday 19th February. 9.30pm -3.30pm.
All ages from Mini mini's to Seniors.
Make sure you are booked in!!

19/01/2026

Important:
Please please make sure All lessons and Pony Club are paid for.
There are currently 9 lesson since we started back on 7th January that have NOT been paid for, I suspect there are more unpaid from last year.
I haven't got time to trawl through lesson payments and chase up payments as I need to spend this time caring for ponies, running the yard, teaching, planning activities and doing things with my children - however non/late payment puts everything at risk becsuse wages still have to be paid, feed has to be bought, haylage has to be ordered, farrier has to be paid, licences and insurance have to be paid.
Lessons should ideally be paid for in advance, we have a 24 hour cancellation policy - ALL lessons cancelled with less than 24 hours notice DO have to be paid for. Occasionally I will have a gap on another day that week that I can move it to but not always.
If WE have to cancel a lesson we will always transfer lesson payment to the next lesson.
If you want a regular lesson spot saving you do need to come regularly! Whilst I am always happy to fit people in where I can, and totally understand that not everyone can afford to come every week, and if you can only afford to come now and again that is fine, I still love teaching you and will always try and accomadate you if I can, HOWEVER I can't hold a weekly slot for you if you cancel more often than you come!!
We are fighting to survive!

10/01/2026

Still lots of snow this morning!

11/12/2025

26/11/2025

Our Great Big Pony Club Christmas Pony Party is nearlly here!!
Tuesday 23rd December. 9am - 12.30pm. Cost £40 Pony club members (£45 None Pony Club members) All ages and abilities including leadreins.
A morning full of decorating ponies, Christmassy mounted game, ride and run jumping relay, hot chocolate, prizes, rossettes, sweets and lots of Christmas fun!!
You must be booked in and paid for in advance.