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Formation | 1954 |
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Type | youth organization |
Legal status | non-profit |
Purpose | education in horsemanship |
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Coordinates | 38°08′49″N 84°30′58″W / 38.14705747190181°N 84.51599653552265°W |
Website | ponyclub |
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc or USPC is an American association of pony clubs. It was established in 1954, and was based on the model of the Pony Club of Great Britain, established in 1929.[1]: 329 [2]: ix The national office is at the Kentucky Horse Park.[1]: 329
Despite the word "pony" in the name of the organization, there is no limit on the size of horse that may participate in events; when the club started, only riders under twenty-one were accepted.[1]: 329