The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.
The Kentucky Horse Park, 4041 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511
859/254-7669 (PONY) Fax 859/233-4652 email: uspc@ponyclub.org
News Release
Contact: Mary Robertson Pierson
859/254-7669
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.
arthur r. kramer Elected President of USPC
At the January 27th, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Corporation of The United States
Pony Clubs, Inc., held in Portland, Oregon, Arthur R. Kramer of Grass Lake,
Michigan, was elected President. He had been First Vice President during 2006.
He was also the Chair of the Personnel/Compensation and Audit Committees and
was Assistant Overall Organizer 2004 Festival.
Kramer is active in Eventing and is an avid Foxhunter. He is married to
Annika-Svea, and they have four children, two of whom are graduate Pony Club
members (A and C-2) and one grandchild.
The other officers for 2007 are: Tom Adams, Knoxville, Tennessee, First Vice
President; Mike Amos, Cincinnati, OH, Vice President of Regional
Administration; Larry E. Byers, Aiken, SC, Vice President, Instruction, Anna
Clader, Rush, NY, Vice President, Activities; Daniel Murphy, Los Angeles, CA,
Secretary; Ray Stronsky, Ocean Springs, MS, Treasurer; and Margo Leithead,
Orangeville, PA, Vice President, Festival.
Pony Club is a misnomer: it is not a club for ponies. The United States Pony
Clubs (referred to as Pony Club or USPC) was founded as a national non-profit
educational youth horsemanship organization in February 1954. Pony Club teaches
horsemanship, riding and the care of the horse to young people through the age
of 25. Pony Club is a worldwide organization that originated in Great Britain
in 1928.
Today, there are over 625 Pony Clubs nationwide – including those in Alaska and Hawaii – with over 12,000 members. Generally, Pony Club members range in age from as
young as 5 to age 25.
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