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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 the oil drum on Line B, then place the eight letters on top of the oil drum, stacked randomly. All riders start the race behind Line A. Riders 2, 3, & 4 must start the race behind the 6-yard line. Rider 5 or a designated holder stands behind Line C on the 6-yard line holding the post.

Game Play:

On the signal to start, rider number one rides to the drum and picks up any two letters, rides to his rider number five and hangs the letters on the hooks in the correct spelling order before returning to the start/finish line. NOTE: The letters are written on both sides so that the final spelling is correct when observed from either side. Riders two, three and four do likewise, the winning team being the first team with al the letters on the hooks in the correct spelling and with rider number four crossing line A mounted.. Rider number five may not help at any time and merely holds the post. Letters dropped in attempting to hang them on the hooks may be picked up by dismounting. The rider must remount and then place the letters when mounted. Provided they have been cor-rectly hung, letters blown off in the course of the race do not need to be replaced.

Correction rules:

• If the rider drops his letters, he may pick them up mounted or unmounted.

• The rider must place the letters on the cross bars while MOUNTED.

• If letters are blown off during the course of the race after being placed correctly, they do not have to be replaced.

• If a rider places the letters in the wrong place, then that rider must correct the letters. If other riders have ridden, they must reverse their steps until the rider who made the mistake has corrected his mistake.

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

• If a rider has trouble remembering how to spell PONY CLUB in the heat of the competition, write PONY CLUB on the rider’s wrist or have that rider ride last so there are fewer spots left to hang letters.

• All team members must watch all riders and make sure that PONY CLUB is being spelled correctly. The other team members should advise the rider immediately if there is an error made.

• Riders should practice using his outside leg on the pony when approaching the drum and the post so the rider can get as close as possible.

• If there is one pony that is afraid of the waving letters, have that pony go first so there are no letters waving when approaching the post.

• Riders should park the pony sideways in front or behind the post when hanging the letters and should not try and reach over the pony’s head.

• Advanced riders should try to cut in front of the drum to get more time to pick up the letters from the drum.

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