Whakapara Pony Club

Welcome to Whakapara Pony Club. We are a friendly and fun club and can’t wait to spend time with you and your children; helping their riding and love of ponies/horses develop. We hope this information helps you to learn more about the culture of our pony club and how we operate. Whakapara Pony Cub is one of four pony clubs that make up the Whangarei Pony Club. Whangarei Pony Club is one of six other clubs which make up the wider Northland Area Pony Club. Ultimately, we are all part of the New Zealand Pony Club Association Weekly Pony Club Rallies Rallies are held each Wednesday at the Whakapara Pony Club Grounds located at the Hikurangi Rugby grounds, Park Street, Hikurangi (during daylight savings). The rallies start at 5pm sharp. We encourage people to arrive at around 4.30pm to get organised and help set up anything if required. Our lead rein riders generally finish at around 6pm, with the older riders finishing at 6.30pm. We also hold unmounted rallies (without ponies), with a venue to be determined (sometimes as a bad weather option). Whakapara Pony Club follows the NZPCA syllabus. Instructions for specific disciplines or issues therefore need to be arranged separately. If your pony or transport is unavailable for a rally, please still come along unmounted as your attendance will still count towards your overall points. If we cancel a pony club rally due to bad weather we will do our best to contact everyone via facebook messenger or text message or if your preferred communication method is phone, we will try to call you. If you are unsure and we haven’t contacted you, then we encourage you to call the pony club coordinator. We try to decide by 3.30pm if the weather is unfavourable. This way it gives our families time to make other arrangements. Please note: Before the rally starts you are the responsibility of your adult supervisor. No cantering 15 minutes before rally start. Gate must be kept shut. Please drive slow when you come down our drive!