Pony Club ACRONYM Key
IGPC= Iron Gate Pony Club
ASTM-SEI = American Society for Testing and Materials/Safety Equipment Institute
BBP = Basic Balanced Position
CT = Combined Training or Combined Test
DC = District Commissioner (boss of the club) (JDC=Joint DC)
DMVA = Delmarva (as in the region to which our club belongs)
DNMS = Does Not Meet Standards
DR = Dressage
ES = Esceeds Standards
FI = Formal Inspection; inspection of the turnout of horse and rider, aka Turnout Inspection
FHI = Fair Hill International (Maryland Horse Park)
HM = Horse Management
HMJ = Horse Management Judge (CHMJ=Chief HMJ // AHMJ=Asst. HMJ)
HMO = Horse Management Official
HPNJ = Horse Park of New Jersey
HT = Horse Trial
IO = Impartial Observer
MS = Meets Standards
NE = National Examiner
NO = National Office
NYB = National Youth Board
NYC = National Youth Council
PC = Pony Club
PIP = Primus Inter Pares; “first among equals”; pertains to the lead examiner at a test with multiple examiners
RIC = Regional Instruction Coordinator
RS = Regional Supervisor (boss of the region)
S & C = Standards & Certifications; refers to clinic taught to increase understanding of the USPC Standards of Proficiency
SJ = Show Jumping
SM = Stable Manager
SOP = Standards of Proficiency; curricula for the USPC instructional program
UL = Upper Level (as in “upper level” ratings C3, B, A, HB, HA)
USDF = United States Dressage Federation
USEA = United States Eventing Association
USEF = United States Equestrian Federation
USPC = United States Pony Club