Maitland Pony Club

Zone 25 NSW

Riding Attire

Our rally day riding attire is:
  • Any coloured jodhpurs or stockmans trousers
  • Bottle green collared polo shirt.
  • Bottle green sloppy joe / V neck woolen jumper
  • Smooth soled riding boots with elastic sides. Associates can also wear long boots or lace up short boots covered by gaiters.
  • Chapettes are allowed at practice days only!

Our competition riding attire is: 
  • Cream jodhpurs or stockmans trousers. Note: jodhpurs must be worn in all showjumping competitions!
  • White long sleeved collared shirt. See photo page for the correct sort.  
  • Green and yellow striped tie
  • Bottle green V neck woolen jumper
  • Smooth soled riding boots with elastic sides. Associates are allowed long boots or lace up short boots covered by gaiters (of the same colour)
  • Chappettes are not allowed

Body protectors are allowed in all PC events

Stirrups

For a correct fit you must be able to:
  • Put one finger (10mm) between either side of the ball of the riders foot and  the stirrup iron
  • Turn the riders foot around so that it is sideways in the stirrup without it getting stuck

Toe stoppers and clogs are allowed, and the same restrictions as above apply.

All wooden stirrups must have the base covered in a leather wrap help the riders boot to grip.

All smooth flat steel stirrups must either be wrapped in leather or have traction lines ground into them so that they are no longer smooth.

Note: Round stirrups (i.e. O rings from western saddles) are not allowed.

Saddles + Other Gear

Helmets
MUST be the ASNZ3838 australian standard helmet. They can be any colour, but white is normally worn. The black and blue velvet covered helmets are allowed as long as they are the 3838 model. Sun visors, and the "O ring" sun covers are also allowed.

***Be warned that writing the childs name in texta on the back of the helmet or adding any stickers will void the manufacturers warranty!!

Saddles
English, stock and fender saddles are allowed. 

Bridles + Bits
No hackamores or 1 eared bridles. Most other bridles and bits are accepted including running gags, pelhams, bit and bradoon, spanish snaffles, mullen mouths etc.
All bits that have chain attachments must have a chain on. Chain covers are NOT  required anymore but may be worn.

Spurs
Dummy spurs are allowed, but the longer dressage spurs are only permitted in PC dressage competitions
Rollers are now also allowed in some competition areas. They must be no bigger in diameter than a 20 cent piece and no smaller than a $2 coin. They can be no thinner than ~20 cent piece

Leg Protection
All boots and bandages are allowed, but bandages must be stitched on the outer layer (except neoprene protech bandages). Electricians tape is not permitted.

Saddle Blankets
On competition days the MPC saddle blanket must be worn. It is white with green binding and the MPC logo is on the near side of the horse behind the saddle. On rally days any colour or type of saddle blanket is permitted. 


No head checks are allowed, but martingales are allowed.