Instructors

Arcadia Pony Club provides quality coaching to our members by instructors with deep equestrian skills. All of the Arcadia Pony Club Instructors have qualified in the Pony Club Association NSW Instructors Programme or the recently implemented National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) for Pony Club Australia.
All instructional coaching at Arcadia Pony Club is delivered in accordance with established guidelines for coaching of Riding and Horse Management by Pony Club Australia.
The values of Pony Club Australia are to promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, citizenship and loyalty, thereby cultivating strength of character and self discipline. We at pleased to introduce our Instructors that are committed to these values through their coaching at Arcadia Pony Club:-

Leanne Senior Instructor and Club Captain 2011 Leanne was one of the founding members of Arcadia Pony Club when it commenced. She rode competitively in all disciplines. In addition to riding to a high level within Pony Club she attained all of her Pony Club Certificates up to the highest, A Certificate. She was the 10th person in NSW to achieve an A Certificate and the first person in Zone 23 to ever attain such a high level. Building on these successes she then trained as a Pony Club Instructor to the highest level available at the time - PC NSW Level 2 and spent 10 years coaching at Arcadia Pony Club, four of those as Chief Instructor. Outside Pony Club Leanne competed in Eventing and judged for dressage and hacking. Recently she has turned her hand to assisting in the preparation of show horses. She also has over 20 years of primary school teaching experience now holding an Assistant Principal role at the local Primary School. She enjoys helping each child be the best they can and have fun with their ponies and one another at Pony Club.
Andrea Andrea began her riding experiences in the very formal German system before immigrating to Australia. She found the riding in Australia more informal and relaxed and began enjoying long trail rides and swimming with her horses. Outside coaching at Pony Club and supporting her daughter in riding activities she finds time to ride competitively in Adult Riding Club events, dressage, hacking and breed shows. With her own experiences in Germany and Australia she brings the best of correct sensitive riding with the important aspect of having fun with your horse to the Pony Club members in her coaching.
Jason Jason since joining Pony Club in 2006 to support his daughter has specialized in the newcomers, D and D* riders, creating fun lessons, activities and events for those riders who are in the first few years of both riding and Pony Club. This focus has resulted in a significant increase in the under 12s membership. Jason has helped develop activities and events such as the Newcomers One Day Event whereby those who have limited skill or may be young/new to riding can experience competition in a safe, fun environment encouraging participation and experiences over winning. As well as his Pony Club coaching, organizing and running Pony Club events he enjoys riding and has recently begun showing in hand at breed shows.
Joyce Joyce was a riding member of Pony Club in Tasmania competing in the many and varied disciplines throughout her youth. Now that her own children are of Pony Club age she has been a member of Arcadia Pony Club for a number of years as a parent and coach. During her teen years as well as Pony Club she worked and trained horses on her parents Arab Stud and competed in Endurance riding. Outside Pony Club she has trains carriage horses and competes up to State Level in carriage driving. She also competes with her horses in Adult Riding Club events such as show jumping and sporting and enjoys trail riding in the local area with her daughters.
Alison Alison has equestrian experience in NZ, UK and Australia. Her experience includes Hunting as well as competitive show jumping and Eventing. She has been involved with Pony Club New Zealand as a riding member and Pony Club Australia as a parent and coach. She has been a member of Adult Riding Clubs for the past 20 years and has held committee as well as phase head positions. She has experience in organization of events, penciling, marshalling and judging. Outside Pony Club she competes on her own horse at local show jumping competitions and enjoys trail riding with her husband and children.
Anne Anne joined Pony Club when her daughters were of riding age in 2006. She has 20 years of horse management and riding experience including competitive dressage. Her background and equestrian skills include organizing and volunteer roles at competitions including penciling, marshalling, scoring and judge selection at dressage competitions and Pony Club events. Outside coaching at Pony Club and assisting her daughters with their riding Anne is schooling her young dressage horse in preparation for competition.
Shelly Shelly has deep experience within Pony Club Queensland being both a Junior and Senior member whilst growing up in the Northern States of Australia. As an adult she is an experienced competitor in Dressage, Eventing and Showjumping. She has been a member of Adult Riding Clubs as well as Show jumping Clubs for over a decade in QLD and NSW with experience in committee and management/running of events.