Pony Club sports committees: applications close today, and a polocrosse meeting dated 29 October

The facts

Committee applications close

Friday 16 October 2026 (extended from 9 October)

Polocrosse Open Meeting

Thursday 29 October 2026, 1pm, on Teams

Also vacant

A number of Sports Coordinator roles

Virtual dressage

Round two judging of the PCIA Training Challenge and Virtual Dressage Competition is under way

Endurance championship

Held at the British Horse Feeds' Red Dragon Festival of Endurance, Royal Welsh Showground

The Pony Club's October sports update, published on 14 October 2026, confirms that applications to join a Sports Committee close on Friday 16 October 2026. That date was already pushed back once, from 9 October. If you have been meaning to put your name forward for a sport you care about, today is the day it either happens or it does not. The current vacancies and the application route are listed on the Pony Club website. Separately, there are Sports Coordinator vacancies open; the route there is to contact the relevant Sports Officer or look at the individual sport pages.

The polocrosse annual Open Meeting has been dated: Thursday 29 October 2026 at 1pm, held online via Teams. The committee will cover how 2026 went and what is planned for 2027 and beyond. Joining details had not been published when the update went out, and the source points people to the Pony Club Polocrosse Facebook page for them.

On the dressage side, judging is in progress for round two of the Pony Club International Alliance Training Challenge and Virtual Dressage Competition, and tests from members worldwide can be viewed on the competition website. For anyone weighing up next year, the class structure is set out. Classes 1 and 2 form the Training Challenge, which runs over two rounds with the aim of improving on your round one score. Class 1 is Training Level, for members aged 14 and under on 1 January. Class 2 is Prix Caprilli, open to all members, and combines dressage and jumping in one routine. Class 6, Freestyle to Music, is also open to all members.

The higher classes carry test requirements, which is the bit to check early. Class 3, First Level, is for members 18 and under on 1 January who hold their C Test. Class 4, Second Level, is for members 25 and under on 1 January with their B Care Test. Class 5, Third Level, is for members 25 and under on 1 January. If a test is the gate, that is a training plan, not a box to tick in the week entries open.

What this means for you

Anyone wanting a say in how a Pony Club sport is run

The committee application window shuts on Friday 16 October 2026. After today you are waiting for the next round.

Polocrosse families

An open online meeting on 29 October 2026 at 1pm is your chance to hear the 2027 plans before they are fixed.

Parents of ambitious dressage riders

Entry to the upper virtual classes depends on holding a C Test or B Care Test. That is winter work, not an entry-form afterthought.

Volunteers who do not want a committee seat

Sports Coordinator roles are also open, with the relevant Sports Officer as the first point of contact.

What to do

1. Submit a Sports Committee application if you want one in for this round

   By end of Friday 16 October 2026

2. Put the polocrosse Open Meeting in the diary and watch the Pony Club Polocrosse Facebook page for the joining link

   Meeting is 1pm, Thursday 29 October 2026

3. Check which Pony Club test your rider holds against the class they want in 2027, and book assessment time if there is a gap

   Over the winter

4. Contact the relevant Sports Officer if a Sports Coordinator role appeals

   Open now

5. Watch round two tests on the PCIA virtual dressage competition site to see the standard before committing

   Judging is under way