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Kildare Hunt Branch of the Irish Pony Club

IPC Mission Statement: The Irish Pony Club endeavours to promote and encourage horsemanship, sportsmanship, citizenship, and loyalty in a safe and fun atmosphere, for all its members and volunteers.

Objectives of the Irish Pony Club:

  • To encourage young people to ride and to learn to enjoy all kinds of sport connected with horses and riding.
  • To provide instruction in riding and horsemanship, and to instill in members the proper care of their animals.
  • To promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, citizenship, and loyalty, thereby cultivating strength of character and self-discipline.

There are approximately 200 Pony Club Members from all over Kildare in the Kildare Hunt Pony Club (KHPC), one of 53 branches nationwide affiliated to the Irish Pony Club, aged from 7 to 23 years of age.

We in KHPC are very fortunate to have a close relationship with The Kildare Hunt Club (KHC).  KHC own Punchestown and generously allow us the use of the wonderful facilities including the all-weather arenas, the cross-country course, the grass areas for mounted games and dressage arenas.  Punchestown Racecourse are also generous KHPC supporters and provide us with stable yards that we can use for the most popular week of the year . . . Pony Club Camp.

Membership of KHPC and The Irish Pony Club offers fun, friendship, training, events and competitions throughout the year for all standards of riding from lead rein to international competition. Kildare Hunt Pony club is in existence since 1953 and has been the life blood of equestrian activity in the Kildare region for the past 70 years. The current structure of the club is in place for a number of years now and has proved very successful to date in growing and expanding the club. Apply to join Here.

 

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Kildare Hunt Pony Club

Kildare Hunt Pony Club is a branch of the Irish Pony Club. Lots of info on our website www.khponyclub.com

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𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐈𝐏𝐂 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬On Friday, 29 club members & family made the journey to Tattersalls Ireland for the Connolly's RED MILLS Irish Pony Club National Eventing Championships; a weekend that is the highlight of the summer for many pony clubbers! Yet another great weekend for KHPC at Tatts 2025. We brought 29 competitors & won 15 places!! There was great camaraderie and team spirit which is so lovely in the club and so important especially when things don’t go to plan for some.Well done to the members for riding so well and trying their best. These are big occasions, and it takes lots of work to get to Tatts in the first place. I really hope the kids enjoyed the competition and more importantly all the fun that they had together off the ponies!𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐏 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏:Saturday was dressage day, and we had some in the ribbons and received lovely prizes thanks to sponsor Carr & Day & Martin Hogan Byrne 2nd in Arena 2Evie Holohan 3rd in Arena 8Georgia Queally 1st in Arena 10𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝐔𝟏𝟐 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒5th Place - Kildare Orange Team (Nia Webbon, Gemma R Walsh, Emily Condon & Harry Hillman) (out of 19 teams)𝐔𝟏𝟐 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐋Nia Webbon placed 3rd in Arena 11Emilie Hickey placed 4th 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒3rd - Kildare Black Team (Kate Moore, Eliza Wardell, Gloria Queally, Georgia Queally)6th - Kildare Red Team (Sasha Perrin, Evie Holohan, Laura Butler, Elsa M Walsh) (2 Teams in the top 10 out of 48 teams)𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐒1st Place - Georgia Queally Arena 103rd Place - Elsa Mai Walsh Arena 102nd Place - Laura Butler Arena 94th Place - Gloria Queally Arena 9𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒3rd - Kildare White Team (Hogan Byrne, India Cox, Katie Dillon & Suvi Cully) (out of 12 teams)𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐋Hogan Byrne placed 2nd in his arena & as a result of his finishing in the top 2, Hogan qualifies to represent KHPC on the Irish Pony Cub International team at the Eventing Ireland International Competition in Ballindenisk at the end of Sept. Congratulations Hogan🙌 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏*** 𝑭𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 - 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕 ***👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏There are a few people that we want to thank very much:- Cathleen, Viola & Sheena who helped steady the nerves and get our kids safely through the 2 days- all our instructors throughout the season who have coached and helped the kids be better riders. - To John Dillon who drove to Tattersalls early on Friday morning to get a camping spot & brought the marquee to set up our base camp. - To Tattersalls Ireland for the use of their wonderful venue for the weekend- To the sponsors Connolly's RED MILLS for continued support- To Jacinta Reville and all the IPC Committee and volunteers for all their time running a great event & to Ivan Hatton and his team (including our own TJ Dillon a huge thank you for a great XC Course. Last but not least, thank you to the parents / grooms / drivers/ financiers/ for supporting the kids and the club and giving them such great opportunities throughout the year. 🙏🙏We look forward to doing it all again next year!😄😅 ... See MoreSee Less
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