Cranbourne Pony Club

05/07/2026

11/06/2026

Cranbourne Pony Club Show

- all classes held on sand arenas
- fun for all riders, from leadline to experienced
- great judges
- calm, quiet environment
- great for young or inexperienced horses
- lots of ribbons up for grabs!

Enter via event secretary

https://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/21991

07/06/2026

CPC Winter Woolies
Sunday June 21st
PC, Open and Fun Rings
Entries via Event Secretary
https://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/21991

14/05/2026

Best of luck to our talented riders competing at the State Horse Trials in Colac this weekend! 🏇

⭐️ Kate Smith riding Bossage ⭐️
⭐️ Lotti Sinclair riding Better in Black ⭐️

What an incredible achievement to qualify and compete at this level. Your hard work, commitment and the strong partnerships you have built with your horses have all led to this exciting moment. 💚💛

We are so proud of the dedication you have shown both in and out of the saddle. Ride with confidence, trust your training and enjoy every moment of the experience.

The whole Cranbourne Pony Club community is cheering you on and wishing you the very best for a fantastic weekend! 📣🐴✨

06/05/2026

Bucking. Rearing. Bolting. Repeated spooking.

These are often labelled as “naughty” or “hyper” behaviours.
But in many cases, they’re something else entirely.

They’re conflict behaviour.

Conflict behaviour occurs when a horse is struggling to cope with what’s being asked. It can be linked to confusion, discomfort, pain, fear, or a combination of pressures the horse doesn’t understand how to respond to.

It’s not disobedience. It’s a response. And importantly, it’s both a welfare issue and a safety issue.

There can be a tendency to encourage riders to “push through” or “ride it out”. But when a horse reaches the point of bucking, rearing or bolting, they are already over threshold.

At that point, continuing to ride often escalates the situation rather than resolving it. Instead, the focus should shift to de-escalation:
• Pause the session
• Remove pressure
• If needed, dismount
• Take time to understand what triggered the response

From there, the question becomes not “how do we stop the behaviour?” but: “what is the horse trying to tell us?”

Addressing the underlying cause, whether that’s training clarity, physical discomfort, or environmental stress, is what leads to safer outcomes for both horse and rider.

🟢 This is reflected in the Pony Club Australia Horse Welfare Policy (Domain 5: Mental Experiences), which states that hyperreactive or conflict behaviours - including bucking, rearing, bolting or repeated spooking - should never be ridden through, and that riders should be supported to de-escalate the situation before continuing.

25/04/2026

Photos are up from our Combined Training Day!

Thank you so much to Champion Photographics for capturing these beautiful moments for all our competitors. 🦄📸

24/03/2026

https://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/21738

Don’t forget to get your entries in for Cranbourne Pony Club Combined Training day coming up next month.

• all rings will be ran on sand arenas
• full canteen on the day
• grades 4, 5 and 6 PC and open classes
• ready to ride activity for little riders (under 10 years old)
• lots of fun to have and prizes to win!

11/03/2026

Welfare Wednesday - at CPC horse (and rider) welfare is always our priority.

23/02/2026

👑 Lovely Lily and Murraygold Kaptivation 👑

What an incredible day yesterday for Lily and Asher producing 2 outstanding tests at State Dressage Championships.

Lily and Asher ended up coming 11th out of 31 of the best riders in Victoria. 🤩
Their incredible scores also helped lead their team to become State Reserve Champions. 🥈

We couldn’t be prouder of them!

✨Well Done Lily and Asher ✨