Saturday, February 15
Saturday, March 1
Saturday, March 22
Saturday, April 19
Saturday, May 3
Saturday, October 4
Friday, October 10 to Monday October 14
Saturday, November 15
The last half of 2024 flew by.
We had a soft opening of Equus International Pony Play Weekend the beginning of July to see how the event would play out in the new Pony Track and Play Arena. It was brilliant and we plan on a repeat October 10 to October 14 in 2025.
August was unbearably hot and we cancelled Western Day.
Puppy Palooza was out of this world wonderful. We had so many contestants! Yay! It was awesome to watch all the pups, cats, critters play and express themselves and have fun.
The Fox Hunt was cancelled because the Forest Ranger Service is repairing the roads and cancelled our reservation for Rose Valley Campground.
We reformatted English Day into The Queen’s Cup Day and had held the three remaining events all on one day. Huzzah! And we threw in an Advanced Agility Course for the Pups and Critters. Everyone had a grand time.
Our Holiday Party was beautiful in Zebra pattern of black and silver. Kev Pony was gifted a Leather Vest for his Outstanding Service to the Club this year. Goddess V, Oscar, and Lexi received Leather Overnight duffle Bags for their Outstanding Service to the Club this year.
It was a fine year to build on. We look forward to 2025!
The Queen’s Cup is a Prize for a Pony, a fabulous opportunity and game for Ponies to play each year. It is a HIGH Point Ribbon Contest. Each event shall have at minimum one Pony race/event that The Queen’s Cup ribbons are awarded for. This will be a draft horse game, derby race, long distance cart race, western event (trail race) and English (dressage and Obstacle Course – Blindfolded). Each event has its own type of race/event, and is clearly announced as The Queen’s Cup Race/Event. To earn the most ribbon points is to be the best overall Pony in each discipline.
The Queen’s Cup is a lovely trophy and a cash award of $1000.00.
To Enter this Game you must attend and participate in a minimum of three of the following events held at The Ranch in Los Angeles, California
1.) Draft Horse and Precision Games: Jousting (February 17)
3 points to Sweetie Pie
2 points to Clovis
1 point to Speckles
2.) Romp and Trot, a Cart and Sled Pull Event: The Long Distance Cart Race (March 2)
3 points to Speckles
2 points to Sweetie Pie
1 point to Rune
3.) Derby Day: The Derby Race (May 4)
3 points to Sweetie Pie
2 points to Speckles
1 point to Kev
3.) The Queen’s Cup: Trail Race (November 16)
3 points to Kev Pony
2 points to Speckles
1 point to Clovis
4.) The Queen’s Cup: Dressage event (November 16)
3 points to Kev Pony
2 points to Speckles
1 point to Clovis
5.) The Queen’s Cup: The Obstacle Course (blindfolded) (November 16)
3 points to Kev Pony
2 points to Clovis
1 point to Speckles
Each event has its own type of race/event, and is clearly announced as The Queen’s Cup Race/Event.
will be given to the Pony that participates in a minimum of 3 of our FIVE Pony Play programs, and accumulates the largest amount of ribbon points,
1st Place = 3
2nd Place = 2
3rd Place = 1
In 2024 the Western Day event was cancelled. We reformatted English Day into The Queen’s Cup Event to have all the events possible.
Simple answer: All kinds.
The membership of LA Ponies and Critters can claim retired military, scientists,and actors in their ranks, as well as students,housewives, and everyday people.
We cover the full range of the animal kingdom including semi mythical like unicorns
Everyone has their reason for joining. Some just to relive the simplicity of their childhood pretending to be a cat or a dog…or a fox..or in my case, a pig
Some of the Ponies love the discipline of training and the work it takes to do what a horse does naturally…
But the main reason is the fun of it all.
“He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man” – Samuel Johnson
Game One
Game Two
