Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the good times roll, is the theme for the United States Pony Clubs 2012 Annual Meeting to be held in historic New Orleans January 25-29. Pony Club is both excited and proud to offer new opportunities for attendees visiting the Deep South Region. This year’s meeting will introduce the new Equine Education Symposium along with an extended schedule to involve as many equine enthusiasts as possible. Pony Club is inviting horse people of all ages and disciplines to the two-day Equine Educational Symposium Event with 30-plus workshops and seminars each day. Please visit www.annualmeeting.ponyclub.org for more topics as they are confirmed.

Currently Scheduled Topics include:

. Equine Endocrinology and Cushing’s Disease

. GI Tract Ulcers

. Equine Nutrition

. Equestrian Sports Psychology with Daniel Stewart

. Five Aspects of Jumping

. Introducing your Horse to Eventing

. Types of Basic Balanced Position

. 3-2-1 Contact: Understanding the Whys of Bit Choice

. Self-Carriage: You and Your Horse in Harmony on Flat and Over Fences

. Introducing Your Horse to Polo

This year will include day registration opportunities for local enthusiasts to enjoy the Equine Educational Symposium Program. Day registrants can participate in the educational workshop schedule, information about Pony Club, shopping at the equine trade fair and Pony Club bookstore, and a distinctive name tag, all at a very reasonable cost of $65/day for adults and $50/day for youth. To sign up for a day of fun please visit https://www.regonline.com/register/checkin.aspx?MethodId=0 or to join the entire weekend please sign up at http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=984230 and “let the good times roll!”

About Pony Club- The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC) was founded in 1954 as a nonprofit national youth organization to teach riding and horsemanship through a formal educational program. Many of the nation’s top equestrians, including many of our Olympic team members and many business professionals, government leaders and career military officers, have roots in Pony Club. Youth members range in age from as young as 4 through age 25, and include adult members of the Horsemasters Program. There are approximately 10,000 members in 600 clubs and riding centers in 43 regions throughout the country www.ponyclub.org.