Members taking the test included:

Julia Gates, 17, who competes in mounted games, eventing, dressage and show jumping.  She competed in England with the USPC International Games Team in 2010 and has also competed in Ireland.  She is now a C3 rated pony clubber.

Darbie Barr, 14, is active in eventing, dressage and show jumping.  She rides in any and all clinics available to her, trying to gain as much knowledge and experience as she can.  This was Barr’s second national test this year. She is also a C3 rated pony clubber.

Samantha Messamer, 15, enjoys eventing on her horse and actively participates in pony club clinics, gaining as much experience as she can.  She is now rated as a C2HB.

Kaitlyn Bardos, 16, along with being very active with her horses, is also a leader in ROTC and is very gifted in art.  She received her C2 certification this past summer, also making her a C2HB.

Greenville Foothills Pony Club serves the equestrian youth in the surrounding six: county area of Anderson (SC), Greenville (SC), Oconee (SC), Pickens (SC), Spartanburg (SC) and Polk (NC). A well-rounded program of horsemanship, education and competition in the disciplines of dressage, show jumping, eventing, tetrathlon, and mounted games is available to members. For more information, see www.gfponyclub.org or www.ponyclub.org, find GFPC on Facebook at Greenville Foothills Pony Club (SC/NC), or contact greenvillefoothillspc@gmail.com.

– article submitted  by Carrie Gates