Membership
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
New youth members are always welcome at Te Atatū Pony Club!
Our Pony Club year runs from 1st October to the 30th September, with the coaching season involving Thursday evening (6-8pm) group rallies taking place during the daylight saving months (Oct – March).
As a city fringe Pony Club, our members usually graze their horses on site. For this reason, most prospective members want to confirm that they can graze their horse on the grounds prior to joining as a member. We can usually accommodate around 16-18 horses in herds over the pony club season, however may need to reduce numbers over winter.
Getting Started
Review the Handbook: Have a read of the Te Atatū Pony Club Members Handbook to learn about pony clubs in general and the specific expectations and ways of working that relate to Te Atatū Pony Club members.
Visit: Come along for a visit, talk to other members and see for yourself how our pony club works and whether it will suit you, your family and your horse. Please contact us at join.tapc@gmail.com to arrange a visit.
Apply for grazing: Read through our Grazing Agreement (links below) to learn the terms, conditions and commitment involved in grazing a horse at Te Atatū Pony Club. Because managing grazing requires cooperation and collaboration between members, it is important everyone is on the same page about how it’s done and what’s involved. To proceed with your grazing application, fill out / sign both the Agreement and the Application Forms (word and PDF versions offered) and email them to join.tapc@gmail.com
2024 – 2025 TAPC Grazing Agreement (MS Word version)
2024 – 2025 TAPC Grazing Agreement (PDF version)
2024 – 2025 TAPC Grazing Application Form (MS Word version)
2024 – 2025 TAPC Grazing Application Form (PDF version)
The Te Atatū Pony Club Committee will review your application to confirm if we have capacity and if we can provide a herd that will suit your horse or pony.
Although we are predominantly a youth organisation, from time to time, if capacity allows, Te Atatū Pony Club may offer limited grazing spaces to Adult Members aged over 25 who may or may not also be the parent of a youth member.
Enrol as a member: As part of New Zealand Pony Clubs Association (NZPCA), Te Atatū Pony Club enrols all our members using the NZPCA’s membership database, Nominate. When you’ve had your grazing application approved and we’ve discussed your horse’s arrival date, we will send you an “on-boarding” email that covers the practicalities of arriving on the grounds, accessing the clubrooms, setting up grazing payments and how to join on Nominate.
We offer the following categories of membership:
- riding member under 18 (must be accompanied by an adult member)
- riding member 18 – 25
- adult member (parent or guardian) accompanying a riding member under 18 – every member under 18 requires an accompanying adult member
- adult member volunteer (no association with a riding member under 18)
All our adult members who are parents or guardians and have a horse grazing on the grounds, are part of the Te Atatū Pony Club Committee and all members contribute to running the club and grounds maintenance.
Pony Club Membership Costs
| 2022/2023 Annual membership costs – these cover the cost of coaches for the under 25s and the levies we pay to our District, Area and National bodies. | Fee |
| Riding member (under 25 years old) | $375 p.a. |
| Adult Member (non-riding. Needs to be 1 adult member per family with children under 18) | $35 p.a. |
| Adult Member with Grazing (coaching not provided) | $70 p.a. |
| All committee members must be paid adult members. | |
| Monthly costs | Fee |
| Member’s grazing fees | $125 p.m. |
| One-off costs | Fee |
| Clubroom key bond (refundable on return on key and trophies) | $50 |
| Clubroom key (not refundable) | $15 |
| District badge (worn by under 25s on rally night) | $15 |
| Te Atatu Pony Club shirt – short or long-sleeved (worn by under 25s on rally night) | $65 |
