The Lakeville Pony Club

02/15/2026

There is a scammer out there pretending to offer LPC t shirts. Please do not click on the link. We are not selling tshirts on Facebook. Post has been reported.

10/30/2025

Pony Club Fun!

09/13/2025

Flower sale to benefit the Pony Club today at Riga Meadow in Millbrook!

09/07/2025

The course is beautiful. The footing is good. It is not raining!! The bake sale looks tasty and the food truck is cooking. Come ride with us today! Come and support the Club!

08/31/2025

One week to go!

The Lakeville Open horse show is scheduled for Sunday, September 7th. Be there!

This horse show has run continuously for the last 67 years, making this event the 68th time it is being held. The show is open to the public and admission is free; you can come for a quick
look or stay for the day, as we have a food truck and bake sale on the premises, as well as port-a-potties, always a useful feature.

The show is a real family event, always interesting, sometimes quite exciting (think chills and spills) and appropriate for all ages. The show is the principal fund-raising event for The Lakeville
Pony Club, and the members and their families work hard to make this event a highly enjoyable day out for all spectators as well as the show’s many competitors.

Here’s a quick primer on how the classes are judged. This will help you figure out which horse or rider should win the class, and you’ll see how close you get to the judge’s decision when the
results of the class of announced over the loudspeaker. There will be programs at the show that will help you know “who’s who” of the competitors.

1. Equitation classes are judging the rider only, whether it’s someone under 18 or an adult. Beginning riders, usually the youngest, will just walk and trot. As they become more
proficient, they also canter and finally jump – from very small fences to ones that are 2’3”.
2. Hunters are jumping horses that are judged on how smoothly they go over the fences.
3. Jumpers are judged on how well they can jump a fence without knocking down a rail. In some classes, they are additionally judged on how quickly they can jump all the jumps on the course, and an official timer has a stopwatch to make sure the time is accurate.
4. And finally, a few really fun classes, like the costume class, where both the horse and rider are wearing costumes. May the most creative one win!

The show starts at 8:00 AM and will run to approximately 5:00 P.M. The stable and its grounds are at Riga Meadow at Coole Park, 1031 Bangall Amenia Road, Millbrook, NY.

If you would like to see the list of classes that will be held during the day, or if you’re thinking of competing, go to www.rigameadow.com to see the entry form and class list.

Article written by: Sally Haver
Photos by Caitlin von Graf Photography

08/24/2025

We are getting ready! Only two more weeks until the Lakeville Open Horse Show!!

08/10/2025

Be sure to check out the article on the Lakeville Pony Club in this week’s Lakeville Journal!!! Who else would grace the cover but sweet Echo who has taught generations of Pony Clubbers the ropes??🦄

07/13/2025

Join us for an open house on August 12! Meet our members and Quincy, the pony club horse!

09/27/2024

Have you seen your pictures from the LVO yet? Congratulations to all the riders!

Happy Friday! All but the last handful of photos from the Lakeville Open are now posted to the gallery! DM if you need the link! 😁 Really amazed by how well everyone rode this year, they're beautiful pictures if I do say so myself!

09/08/2024

Come and ride with us on Sunday, Sept. 22! Great show for all ages and abilities. And don't miss our tack and gear sale, or, wait a minute, the BAKE SALE!!!! All proceeds for the benefit of the Lakeville Pony Club.

09/03/2024

Also looking for sponsors and advertisers for the program! This is always a fun event!