MEMBERS of the Zetland Hunt Pony Club have earned the complete set of 20 Achievement Badges after intensive training during the whole of last year.
It is a rare achievement for members of the Pony Club, one of Britain's largest youth organisations, to receive the full set of badges, which are then stitched to their branch sweatshirt.
Training days were held at various venues, where members trained in a range of equestrian skills, including points of the horse, grooming and handling, equine first aid, saddlery and equipment, loading, bandaging, stable equipment and shoeing.
Other badges which complete the set include the study of working dogs, British native breeds of ponies, farming, map-reading, birds and wild flowers.
The girls were all awarded a gold badge and a certificate from the Pony Club headquarters at Stoneleigh.
Barbara Elliott, Niki Trotter and Alison Metcalf, who organised the training sessions with the help of many other parents, said they would like to thank the people who offered venues for training clinics.
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