Los Alamos Pony Club

USPC Southwest Region

Established in 2002
Serving Los Alamos and nearby communities, New Mexico

LAPC is a member club of United States Pony Clubs, Inc.
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producers of more than 35 Olympic Equestrian Team riders
and thousands of happy, lifelong horse people,
please see http://www.ponyclub.org/

CALENDAR OF LAPC ACTIVITIES See also the LAPC Yahoo Group to get all club e-mails and schedule updates! Note: Please RSVP to Nancy, Monica or Lisa for all activities, including lessons, at least 3 days in advance! All USPC members from surrounding clubs and regions are more than welcome to join us in our activities -- we'd love to have you! IMPORTANT PAPERWORK Forms for Joining the Club (But call us before writing checks and getting all serious!) USPC Handbook for Parents (What is Pony Club? When was it formed? How does it work?) Los Alamos Pony Club Policy Manual (The document that spells out how we run our club.) Rating Test Information for Candidates and Parents (Flow charts, test sheets, all that jazz) TIPS ON PREPARING FOR QUIZ LAPC LENDING LIBRARY List of available books and tapes is online at this link Contact Laura A. for Pickups and Returns	FUNDRAISERS FOR OUR CLUB! Please patronize the vendors below through these links and Los Alamos Pony Club will get a percentage of the purchase! When you shop at Country Supply, use the code word losalamosponyclub to have 5 percent of your purchase amount credited to our club! GREAT MOMENTS IN LAPC HISTORY! 7/2007 LAPC sends a Senior D Quiz team and a Junior D scramble team member to 2007 Festival! 6/2007 Lindsey wins a USPC college scholarship! 1/2007 Laura is a delegate to National Youth Congress, Portland, OR during USPC Annual Meeting 10/2006 Lindsey qualifies for 2007 Festival in Eventing! 6/2006 Laura wins of one of the USPC scholarships for college! 6/2005 Congratulations to our D group, winners of the third prize for the 2005 USPC Flash Teamwork Essay award! See their prizewinning essay here , on the USPC web site! 7/2004 LAPC rocked at USPC Quiz Championships, Senior Ds won FIRST place, Senior Cs won 4th! 7/2004 LAPC sent our first rider to Nationals, Laura A rode Peachy Keen in Show Jumping, Modified Horse I. Her scramble team placed 8th overall, and she won 9th individual for equitation!
PHOTO PAGE Pictures of Our Great Members Doing Amazing Things! LINKS TO COOL STUFF Links to Interesting or Useful Stuff	PONY CLUB HUNT DAY WITH JUAN TOMAS HOUNDS  Riders Lindsey R, Katelyn J and Megan R on their three snazzy chestnuts, out with Juan Tomas Hounds Feb 5 for a breezy day of sport at the Diamond Tail Ranch, south of Santa Fe. Not shown: Laura A, who wasn't on a chestnut and so didn't in the picture. . .
WHY DO WE DO THIS? "Our purpose is not to make Olympic riders, though we will take great pride in any Pony Clubber who can reach that height.  It is not to turn out highly polished riders mounted on expensive horses, though we all admire the picture when treated to it.  It is not to turn every child into an "A" rider.  ...It is to provide every child with a backyard horse or pony the opportunity to develop his or her skill in riding and horse care... It is to instill in them a love for horses and an ability to care for and enjoy horses for the rest of their lives and through this contribute to the development as well-rounded, self-disciplined, responsible citizens.  If we have done these things, we will have done our job." -Rufus Wesson, USPC President 1970-72	EVACUATION PLANNING With all the dry weather and crispy underbrush, it seems timely to post this useful information. Tips from  experts on evacuation planning, for those who remember the days of the Cerro Grande, and those who don't! Click HERE

 
Los Alamos Pony Club is a  member club of United States Pony Clubs, Inc., a 501c3 organization.