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UPSC Badge Program  
  
The US Pony Club has an achievement program for it's younger members to earn badges with the successful completion of various mounted and unmounted subjects.  The Shore Riders Pony Club participates in the USPC Badge program and tries to schedule 'badge' meetings several times a year.   The subjects taught in the achievement badge program are at a beginner, D1/D2 level.   Not only does the badge program ensure the subject matter is being taught the 'pony club way', but provides an opportunity for our older and/or higher rated members to teach, earning them the much needed teaching and 'giving back' requirements for their own future ratings.   

Shore Riders Pony Club will try to have several "Badge" meetings per year where the members will be able to complete the requirements for one or more of the badges.   Shore Riders will supply the workbook to each participating member.  An email will be sent announcing the date and which badges will be covered, generally 4 badges will be covered during a 2 hour meeting.  The badges will be given out at the end of the meeting to any member who completed the requirements.  

In 2014 our members earned unmounted badges on:  Tack, Feeding, Horse Parts, Shoeing, Leading, Turnout, Stable Management, Conditioning, and Travel Safety

What subjects are covered in the USPC Badge program?  

Riding Badges:
Mount/Dismount
Walk
Good Hands
Trot
Diagonals
Half-Seat Jumping
Jumping
Canter
Canter Leads
Riding In the Open

​Unmounted Badges:
Grooming
Tack
Boots & Bandages
Breeds
Conditioning
Conformation
Feeding
Health Care
Horse Parts
Land Conservation
Leading
Shoeing
Stable Management
Travel Safety
Turnout & Attire

Badges may be displayed a variety of ways such as sewn onto a favorite jacket, sweatshirt or saddle pad.  Or they may be velcro-ed  (is that a word?) to a favorite ribbon.  The USPC sells a blue ribbon for this purpose.  Shore Riders will provide one blue ribbon to each of our D members who want to participate in the badge program.  (Additional ribbons may be purchased at the US Pony Club Shop.)  
However you choose to display your badges, remember to bring them to all pony club competitions to display your accomplishments!

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