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Description
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River Valley Pony Club held their monthly mounted meeting on December 12 in Campobello at Fox Meadow Farm, the home of Cathy and Wyllys Taylor and Allie Cockman.
Dressage and basic balanced position on the flat was the focus of the main portion of the mounted meeting with Jodi Jones Lees of Rivers of Rivers Edge Farm in Campobello. Mrs. Lees instructed 14 Pony Clubbers ranging from introductory and Beginner Novice up to and including Pony Clubbers who are schooling and competing at 2nd and 3rd Level Dressage. Throughout the mounted lessons, Mrs. Lees also worked with RVPC's Upper Level members by providing teaching opportunities in support of our upper level members training to become mounted instructors which is an integral part of the Pony Club's upper level program. The day of mounted instruction was concluded with a fun-filled Games Practice teaching balance, safety, cooperation and teamwork.
Participants throughout the day included: Dakota DePalma of Landrum, Emily Dingwell of Campobello, Samantha Firby of Tryon, Ragan Brian of Inman, Megan Betzel of Gowansville, Laurel Murphy of Spartanburg, Allyson McCall of Seneca, Nicola Rountree-Williams of Tryon, Abby Billue of Campobello, Chloe Bosshard of Hendersonville, Emma Hay of Columbus, Lydia Jones of Greenville, Katie Hay of Columbus, Grace Basye of Tryon, Allie Cockman of Campobello and Abby Moore of Campobello.
River Valley Pony Club is a local chapter of the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. centrally located in the Landrum,SC/Tryon, NC communities, serving members under the age of 25 from local and surrounding communities. River Valley Pony Club has 22 members ranging from age 7 to 22.
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