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United States Pony Clubs
4041 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511-8462
Phone:  (859) 254-7669
Fax:  (859) 233-4652

Game Setup:

Place one bending pole on Line B. Place one bending pole on either side of Line B. All bending poles should be 24’ to 30’ apart. Tape the plastic bucket to the top of the center pole. Place four eggs in the bucket. All riders start the race behind Line A. Riders 2, 3, & 4 must start the game behind the 6-yard line. Give the racquet and the last egg to rider 1.

Game Play:

Rider number one will carry the tennis racquet on which is placed an egg.  On the signal to start, rider number one will ride up and down the line through the bending poles, carrying his egg on his racquet.  The egg must not be touched by hand, except when picked up.  On arrival at the finish line, rider number one will hand his racquet and egg to rider number two, the egg still being untouched by hand.  Riders two, three, and four will complete the course in the same manner up and down the arena successively.  The winning team will be the one whose rider number four is first over the finish line carrying his egg on his racquet. 

Should the egg be dropped, the rider nust either pick it up, or collect another from the container on his team's center post, and resume the course again from the point whewre the egg was dropped.  The egg need not be placed on the racquet until this point is reached.  Should the egg and/or racquet be dropped over the handoff line either rider may retreive the egg, mounted or dismounted and place the egg on the racquet of the next rider to go.

Correction rules:

• If the rider drops the egg, the rider must either pick it up, or collect another egg from the plastic container on the center post. The rider must resume the race from the point where he dropped the egg. The rider does not have to put the egg on the racquet until he is ready to resume the race.

• The rider may only pick up from the ground the egg that he dropped. He may not pick up an egg dropped by another rider.

• If the rider drops the egg after crossing the changeover line, either the incoming rider or the outgoing rider may pick up the egg and place it on the racquet.

• The rider may pick up his dropped egg either mounted or umounted.

Special Tips:

• Remember the holding area line (6-yard line) is six yards from Line A and Line C.  During the playing of the games only the next rider out may be in front of this line.  All others must be behind it in the holding area.  If there are more than one outgoing rider in front of the 6-yard line, the team will be eliminated for that game.

• The rider should hold the racquet over the pony. If the egg drops off, it will hopefully drop on the pony first. This gives the rider a better chance of catching it before it falls to the ground.

• The rider should hold the racquet at a slight angle so the egg leans against the racquet head. It is much steadier this way and easier to balance the egg. Otherwise the egg is rolling all over the racquet.

• Instead of sitting or posting to the trot, the rider should absorb the trot with his knees by standing in the stirrups throughout the race.