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By Kathie Russo
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Louise Johns and Christine Pankow, two Wukefield Country Day School students who reside in Ruppuhunnuck County and are uffiliuted with Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club (ODHPC). have undergone a day of rigorous equestrian testing of their horse management knowledge and emerged with prestigious nutionol “H-B" ratings.
The testing on Aug. 16, which covers such areas as feeding, shoeing, and veterinary care was dune using rigurous criteria set by the United States Pony Club (USPC).
Pony Club members who attain the H-B rating must meet standards of competence that are recognized and respected throughout the horse world; they must navigate their way through a series of increasingly difficult levels of both horse munugement knowledge and riding ubility; and meet strict Standards of Proficiency.
Over the past several years, Johns and Pankow successfully progressed through the three D levels and the Cl and C2 levels. This summer, along with their fellow ODHPC member Skye Hebert of Culpeper, they chose to try for their HB ratings, and ail three made the grade.
The H-B rating is extremely challenging, and requires a substantially increased depth of knowledge and proficiency than earlier ratings. In order to achieve D1 through D-3 ratings, riders must show progressive development in horse care knowledge, tack and good safety habits, and demon
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