Pony Kids Program  - "Pony Kids" is the catch all phrase for our junior program.  We have a full program to bring kids from first time riders to accomplished equestrians.

Horses teach children respect, responsibility, time management, accountability and to be a gracious competitor and partner with their horse or pony.  Older kids share responsibility for helping younger kids who in turn have jobs they do.  At Tahoe Meadows we combine lessons with games and lots of "horse" down time.  Horses are a big financial commitment for a family and we help children develop the skills they will use all their lives to communicate with sponsors, employers and peers. At Tahoe Meadows our philosophy is parents are a child's first sponsor and horses are viewed as an "special" privilege that comes with things a child does for the family in return.  

Some of our regular Activities.

Camp -  Most of our kids start with Pony Camp.  Once they have been through  camp kids are invited to participate in our schooling shows, horse camp outs and other activities.  Camp covers the basics of horse safety and riding.  

Lessons and Training - Everyone is in a training and lesson program.  Our goal is to continually improve our skills. 

4th of July Parade, Truckee - We march in the 4th of July parade every year and need LOTS of parental help and water bottles!  We take the good ponies and switch around riders.  Decorating the ponies (and ourselves) in red, white and blue is tradition.

Horse Camping - We try to go to Heskins Horse Park in Nevada City at least once or twice a season.  There are lawns, green grass fields, cross country and water jumps that are sized just right for beginners and ponies.   We sleep over,  the kids do all the stable care and it is great fun.     

Schooling Shows at Tahoe Meadows - Practice Shows are great fun.  We award ribbons and do the shows just like the real thing.

SNHSA shows - Sierra Nevada Horse Show Association is our local Hunter Jumper Show Circuit.  There are 7-9 shows a season in Reno and surrounding areas including one at Tahoe Meadows.  Our Pony Kids show at these and several of our top riders compete for the overall year end high point awards.  This is great competition, affordable and fun.

"A" Shows -  Certain of our riders  head out to the big week long Hunter Jumper shows on a regular schedule to compete for regional and national Medals or Medal qualifiers.     These shows are expensive and while many riders do the circuit, it is fine if  riders pick and choose what they will attend based on goals and budget.

Jump Cross - We do this for fun as part of our lessons or at special potluck events.  We jump around an outside Derby Course and try to achieve the optimum time...not too fast or too slow.  If you knock a pole down you need to add a jump so it makes you think!  

Eventing - We have a group of riders who participate in 8 to 10 3 Day Eventing  Competitions a year  (Dressage, Cross Country and Stadium Jumping) all over California, Idaho, Wyoming and Oregon.