DRESS CODE ^
When attending mounted Pony Club activities Members should wear a riding jacket or Branch Sweat Shirt, and jodhpurs with leather shoes or jodhpur boots, or breeches and either leather or rubber riding boots, a suitable shirt and the official Pony Club tie. In the interests of safety, wellington boots or plimsolls should not be worn. Boots with heavy treads should also not be worn.
HEADGEAR ^
Hard hats must be worn at all times when mounted. Only hats or skull caps to BSI. kite mark standard PAS.015.1998 European Standard BS EN 1384 1997 or EN 1384 1996 or Snell E2001, AS/NZS 3838 1998 or AS/NZS 3838 2003 can be worn No other standard will be allowed. It must have a correctly fitted harness and be fastened at all times when mounted -and this includes prize giving. All hats must be tagged. Hats or hat covers must be black or dark blue except for cross-country when a plain red silk should be worn.
HAIR ^
Hair should always be tidy with no stray strands hanging down over your eyes Hair should be worn in a net. Long hair must be tied back in a plait or plaits with plain dark bands and preferably very long hair twisted up into a bun.
JEWELLERY ^
Jewellery should not be worn. Earrings, nose rings or any other sort, however small should never be worn. Leave them at home where they will be safe and so will you. They are dangerous.
JACKETS ^
Tweed hacking jackets or the official Red Pony Club sweat shirts to be worn at rallies. Anoraks and bulky coats are fine for home but not for rallies as it makes it difficult for the instructor to see how you are riding. Barbour type coats if wet or very cold. When cold plenty of layers underneath are the warmest. A Sparkling Pony Club badge on lapel.
SHIRTS ^
White or plain coloured shirts with the Pony Club tie, neatly tied, not halfway down your neck!
TROUSERS ^
Jodhpurs or breeches, fawn or cream colour. Loose trousers or jeans must never be worn. FOOTWEAR Jodhpur boots or riding boots, black or brown only to be worn. Muckers, Wellies or similar footwear are not to be worn. Boots with heavy treads must not be worn. Half chaps may be worn but must be the same colour as the boots and no tassels.
COMPETITIONS ^
Hunting and Hunter trials ^
Tweed Hacking jacket, fawn or cream jods, Black or dark blue hat, as above. Brown or black boots, neat collar and P. C. tie. Older children can wear a dark coloured stock with their tweed coat. Gloves. Body protectors are recommended. PLEASE NOTE: HUNTER TRIALS: You do not wear sweatshirts. You can wear sweatshirts for CROSS COUNTRY.
Prince Philip Games ^
Black or blue hat, white shirt, P. C. tie with plain bar tiepin, fawn or cream jodhpurs, Jodhpur boots. For friendly comps. the F. & D. red sweatshirt can be worn but for area comps. it must be a white v-neck sweater if cold. No watches or jewellery or whips or spurs. See relevant rulebook.
Dressage ^
Same hats, boots, jackets, jodhpurs tie and badge as hunter trials. Gloves should be worn. Spurs can be worn if you have a current spur card from your District Commissioner. These are renewed yearly at her discretion. See relevant rulebook
Cross Country ^
Black sweatshirt, plain red silk over hat. Body protectors are compulsory. Gloves. Flint and Denbigh black sweatshirts are available from Mrs Iona Pierce
Tetrathlon Riding phase ^
As above. Black Tetrathlon sweatshirts are available from Mrs. Pierce. See relevant Rule Book.
Show Jumping ^
Tweed Hacking Jacket, fawn or cream jods, black or dark blue hat, brown or black boots, neat collar & P.C. Tie. See relevant rulebook.
MISCELLANEOUS ^
- Members are expected to look clean and tidy with badges worn at rallies, when hunting, at shows and inter-branch competitions. They are also expected to ~ clean and tidy when walking courses before competitions.
- Please bring your membership card to every rally and get it signed.
- Please be courteous, please leave dogs at home and take your litter home. When attending rallies at Ystrad do not park vehicles in front of the house (by the pond). The farm is strictly out of bounds and children must be kept under control at all times. Do not tie hay nets up to the outside of your trailers/boxes for your horses/ponies to eat as it makes an awful mess.
- Clean up all droppings even if your animal didn't drop them!!!
