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Pony Club Australia is an association which teaches young people to ride horses through over 850 member clubs. Australia has the largest pony club membership in the world with just under 55,000 financial members.〔The Land Magazine, p.8, Rural Press, North Richmond, 18 September 2008〕 In Australia, there are over 850 clubs spread over the seven states and territories. The largest ones are the Pony Club Association of New South Wales and the Pony Club Association of Victoria. Pony club nationals are held every year, changing states every time. This includes eventing, games, show-jumping and dressage. Related organizations also exist in Great Britain, New Zealand, the United States Of America, and Canada. ==Eventing== Pony clubs held events over the year. They are either run over 1 day (a one day event) or 2 days (a two day event or horse trials). 3 phases must be completed by the combination of horse and rider. Phase 1- Dressage Phase 2- Cross country Phase 3 - Show jumping The organizers may complete phases in whichever order but have to hold the dressage phase first. There are different levels of competition called grades. There are grades 1-5, 1 being the highest, 5 being the lowest. Some pony clubs have an encourage event, but is an unofficial event. Grade 1 max height = 1.05 m Grade 2 max height = 95 cm Grade 3 max height = 80 cm Grade 4 max height = 65 cm Grade 5 max height = 50 cm Encourage max height = 35 cm 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pony Club Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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