What is pony game?
You like when it comes to team building. Are you up for being a kid for a few moments? Do you love the idea of having fun and playing like crazy when it comes to playing like a kid? You'll love the pony game.
Where does the pony game come from?
Having appeared in England in the 1950s, the Pony game was still called the mounted games. When it arrived in France in 1990, the mounted games changed its name and became the pony game. You will therefore understand that we are talking about the same sports.
However, mounted games are practiced internationally during major competitions, unlike pony games. The very first French Championship for pony games was organized in Chateaubriand in 1993.
What is pony game?
The pony game is a discipline that is composed of 33 games recognized by the FFE. These games will aim to learn equestrian techniques in a fun way. Likewise, the game consists of completing a course as quickly as possible without having to make any handling errors.
In addition, fair play is an institution of the pony game. Finally, even if the pony game can be played in teams, there must never be contact between the players.
How does the pony game work in competition?
There are several aspects to analyze when playing pony game. The first aspect is that of the field. The playing field is generally composed of several parts. There is a central zone with corridors for each team. On one side and the other of this first zone, there is a relay zone as well as a waiting zone.
As for the pony games, there are 33 of them as mentioned earlier. These 33 games are divided into three categories of difficulty. Here, the categories are called clues. Depending on the level of the team, players can compete in certain clues.
Each team has a club colour. So among the game lists there are for example the game Slalom, Ball and cone, Flag flyers, Cardboard, the rope, the two flags (Two flags), the two cups (Mug shuffle), Pony express, on foot on horseback (Ride and run), the five cups (Hug a mug), Basketball (Hilo), the Marches (Agility aces), the two bottles, Teksab, the tyre (Hula hoop), the little president, the sword game (Sword lancers), the Balloons (Bang a balloon). There are also games like Socks (Socks & buckets), the Bank (Bank race), Pyramids (Association race), Mr. Clean (Litter lifters), the 3 cups (Mug race), the Tower of Windsor (Windsor castle), Toolbox, Bottle Exchange, the bottles (Bottle shuttle), the joust (Jousting), the four flags (Four flags race)
Balls and cones international or Ball and cone), the president's game (Founders race), Tool box scramble, Hoopla. To play one of these pony games, you need to have the right equipment. The Sellerie Française provides some very good ones .
As for the running of the events, the start is given when all the horses are ready behind the starting line. Once in place, the referee lowers a flag to give the start. Then, the relay is given only when the 4 feet of the preceding horse are in the relay zone.