Lost Miner Pony Club
Pony Club is the largest equestrian educational organization in the world. This is where it all begins! The cornerstones of our foundation are education, safety, sportsmanship, stewardship and FUN. Members learn riding and the care of horses through mounted sports. The skills, habits and values instilled through horsemanship will apply to every part of a member’s life.
As a member of the Lost Miner Pony Club, riders have access to:
- horses and ponies
- trainers
- mounted meetings
- unmounted meetings
- special Pony Club competitions
- growing in your riding and horsemanship
- fun with other horse enthusiasts!
For more information about Pony Club, visit www.ponyclub.org
Lost Miner Ranch and Equestrian Center is a Certified Pony Club Riding Center. This means you do not have to own a horse to be part of our Pony Club! We offer the complete Pony Club curriculum and program.
Pony Club seeks to develop both mounted (riding) and unmounted skills (non-riding skills such as knowledge, safety, horse care, etc) in our members. Therefore, our Pony Club program incorporates both mounted and unmounted education throughout the year in equal amounts.
ANNUAL COSTS*
National Pony Club annual memberships rates:
New membership: $185
Renewing membership: $175
Regional Pony Club annual membership rates:
Rocky Mountain Region: $45
*These annual dues are set by the National Pony Club Office. All members are required to pay National and Regional dues to participate in our Pony Club activities.
MONTHLY COSTS
$160/month to use a Lost Miner horse at Pony Club meetings
$120/month to use a personal horse boarded at Lost Miner for meetings
Our Pony Club program is a year-round program - we ride as much as we can in the spring, summer, and fall and focus on horse management in the winter when it's more fun to be inside. Costs are averaged across the year and do not change based on whether we are doing riding or non-riding activities.
If you are interested in joining Pony Club please email info@lostminerranch.com to inquire about availability.
SCHEDULE - Pony Club
Pony Club members are grouped based on ability and certification level. Unrated - D2 riders meet once a week for a two hour lesson. D3 and above riders meet twice a week for a one hour lesson. All Pony Club members meet once a month as a large group to learn a horse management topic and enjoy time together. All meetings and lessons, both mounted and unmounted, are included in the monthly price.
There are no discounts for missed meetings. If a member takes a break for one or more months their spot will become forfeit to the next member on the wait list. That member will have to wait for a spot to open up to rejoin Pony Club. We have a limited amount of member spaces available.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Pony Club
Lost Miner is one of the Gunnison School District bus stops. If using this option, plan on packing appropriate riding gear and extra snacks for your kids so they can change and eat a quick bite before the meeting starts. Pony Clubbers should walk down to the lobby immediately upon disembarking the bus and get ready for their Pony Club meeting. Instructors will not be supervising Pony Clubbers until meeting time starts.
Current availability may vary. Please contact info@lostminerranch.com to see if space is available.
All potential Pony Clubbers should be comfortable grooming, tacking, and riding a horse in a group riding lesson situation. If you are interested in Pony Club but do not yet meet these requirements, please sign up for riding lessons to get started.
