Canterbury area has the largest number of Pony Club members in the country. There are two clubs locally, Christchurch and North Canterbury, each of which has multiple branches. Going further north is Hurunui and south is South Canterbury.
North Canterbury consists of Amberley, Rangiora, Okuku, Kaiapoi, Belfast, Eyreton and Oxford branches. Some are very small with only a few riders, Amberley is one of the largest with about 50 riders. Ages range 6 to 21. There is quite a full calender of teams' events and we nearly always send two or more teams to each.
We have just finished our eventing season and start show-jumping next weekend, we have a derby day fundraiser in November and our annual jumping show in December. No rest for the wicked!