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For the second year in a row, Sleeping Giant Pony Club will be co-hosting the annual regional pony club quiz rally here in Bethany on Sunday April 7th.

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What is Quiz Rally?

https://www.ponyclub.org/Members/Disciplines/Quiz/

Quiz rally is the only rally held by pony club that does not involve a horse on the day. Instead, kids are quizzed on their general knowledge of all things horse related through a hands-on educational format. We create teams based on their age, ability and certification level and the questions they receive on the day are suitable for that level. We do not expect our members to know everything and it's a great way for kids to learn about new topics they have not yet encountered on their pony club journey. There is a short written test at the very start of the morning that is in a multiple-choice format. They are allowed to have a reader all day too if needed for younger members. Once the written test is done and out of the way they head off as a team and go to all the hands-on phases where they both work as a team and have a chance to answer questions as individuals. There are breaks between phases for bathroom and snacks/lunch and then at the end of the day there is a prize ceremony for both teams and inidividual.

Quiz Resource book list: https://www.ponyclub.org/ContentDocs/Activities/Quiz/Quiz%20Reference%20List.pdf

If you already have the Pony Club D manual that is a great place to start https://trafalgarbooks.com/products/the-united-states-pony-club-manual-of-horsemanship-basics-for-beginners-d-level-book-1?_pos=1&_sid=616ca9b22&_ss=r

And of course, there are tons of free resources on the pony club web page like Pony Club IQ https://thehorse.com/ponyclub/ where you can log in with your pony club account (members can also have their own logon).

Rule books are also used in quiz for a source of questions. https://www.ponyclub.org/Members/Rulebooks.aspx