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 This year has been particularly challenging for riders. We experienced not one but TWO snow/ice storms this winter.  And, the rains never seemed to stop in April and May. We had so much rain, we pushed our June summer camp back a week.  Sunny weather was on hand for us, though, when we finally held our June camp at Garey Park, a former 525-acre ranch that was donated to the City of Georgetown, TX. The park is a wonderful resource in our area with equestrian trails, arenas and trail obstacles and proved to be an excellent venue for our day camp and certification testing.  We welcomed six new D1 members into the HTPC stable of rated members and one of our established members started on her path of Western Dressage certification. That was a lot to accomplish in a short amount of time! It was only possible with the excellent organization by all of the HTPC volunteers. We have a village of engaged parents, family members and general volunteers and we are thankful for all...

   Hill Top Pony Club (HTPC) started in the Liberty Hill area (north west of Austin) in 2007. The club base is still located in the Leander-Liberty Hill area with members ranging from Manor in the east to Salado in the north. We are a small club, with members ranging in age from seven-year-olds to adults.  We use different locations in our area for mounted meetings based on the topics we are targeting. Members must provide their own mounts for meetings. Riding, however, is not a prerequisite for participating in one of our meetings, as Hill Top provides many horsemanship based opportunities. Our goal is to foster the love of learning and the development of good horse management skills. Pony Club is the largest equestrian educational organization in the world. The "idea" of Pony Club started in Great Britain in 1928. Since then, Pony Club has expanded to over 31 countries with an estimated membership of more than 130,000. The United States Pony Club, Inc. (national umbrell...