Specialty Ratings
Pony Club Tree of Learning
Specialty Ratings Chart
HB Specialty Standard
Dressage Specialty Standard
ShowJumping Specialty Standard
Specialty Ratings in Dressage and Show Jumping Have Been Added to the USPC Standards of Proficiency for 2007.
On January 20, 2006, the USPC Board of Governors voted to approve the 2007 implementation of Specialty Standards in Dressage and Show Jumping. The Specialty Ratings have been adopted to give our membership more opportunities.
Beginning in January 2007, Pony Club members may obtain C-3, B and A level ratings in Dressage and/or Show Jumping. Members may still obtain the traditional 'Eventing' ratings based on the requirements of riding on the flat, riding over fences and riding in the open, which Pony Club has used for the basis of its curriculum for 52 years.
The approval of the Specialty Ratings favorably concludes extensive work by an ad hoc committee appointed by USPC President Margo Leithead to study the feasibility of Specialty Ratings and the wishes of membership. The ad hoc committee included members of the USPC Board of Governors, Instruction and Activity Councils, and professionals from the equine world. Pony Club members across the country cite loss of Eventing venues and open land, increased time commitments at school, and financial constraints as some of the reasons the Traditional "Eventing" rating levels are difficult to attain by many. Allowing specialization in Dressage and Show Jumping will permit members with particular interest in those areas to specialize. The requirements in each are more sophisticated and at higher levels than in the Traditional track, which also tests Dressage and Show Jumping in addition to Cross Country jumping. Numerous equine professionals, including judges and instructors, worked together to develop these Specialty Standards.
For more information, please contact instruction@ponyclub.org, or refer to the USPC website under forms. |
