pony clubn.
/ˈpəʊnɪ klʌb/, U.S. /ˈpoʊni ˌkləb/ (The name of) an international youth organization for young people interested in ponies and riding; a branch of this club.The club was founded in the United Kingdom in 1929.
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pony club1929
1929 Horse 1 60 The Pony Club..has been inaugurated for the purpose of interesting young people in riding and sport.
1936 A. Thirkell August Folly ii. 50 Pony Clubs! No pony clubs when I was young. You got on and you fell off, and there you were.
1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop i. 12 ‘You're strong,’ he murmured. ‘Riding,’ she said, ‘I'm in the pony club.’
2000 P. Moore Full Montezuma (2001) xix. 328 I'm not a naturally gifted horseman, despite growing up on a small farm across the road from the local pony club.
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ˈpony clubber n. a member of a pony club.
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pony clubber1961
1961 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 17 Dec. (Family Weekly) 10 (title) Pony Clubbers.
1970 J. Campbell World of Ponies 127 (caption) Australian Pony Clubbers are always sure of good weather for their outdoor activities.
2004 Racing Post (Nexis) 26 Jan. 18 This is just the sort of thing to appeal not just to breathless pony clubbers but to those of us horse-lovers who are sadly lacking either a horse or a life.
ˈpony clubbing n. participation in pony club activities; the pony club movement.
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pony clubbing1970
1970 J. Campbell World of Ponies 125 It has been the ponies of all breeds, cross-breeds, shapes and sizes, that have made Pony Clubbing.
2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 Nov. (Sport section) 27 I like my stable staff to have a solid background, not necessarily in racing, but in eventing or pony clubbing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
pony clubv.
/ˈpəʊnɪ klʌb/, U.S. /ˈpoʊni ˌkləb/ transitive. To enter (a pony) in a pony club competition. Usually in passive.
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pony club1973
1973 Times 17 Sept. 30/5 Super dark bay gelding. Been pony clubbed and hunted. Good to catch.
1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 40/2 (advt.) Gelding... He jumps well, has hunted, and been Pony Clubbed etc.
1993 Equine Marketer July 12/1 10yr., chestnut gelding w/white, 15h. Has lots of mileage, evented, pony clubbed, lovely dressage.
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