1900 - The Horse in Transition
The Pony Club
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. was organized in 1954, patterned after the British Pony Club, which began in 1928. By 2003, there were 640 local clubs in the United States with over 12,000 members. The purpose of the Pony Club is to teach riding and the care of horses and ponies to those under 21. Offering challenging competition in the disciplines of dressage, eventing, Mounted Games, polocrosse, show jumping and tetrathlon, Pony Club has helped prepare numerous Olympic riders, such as David and Karen O’Connor, Bruce Davidson, Melanie Smith Taylor and Linda Zang. Pony Club also sponsors local and regional camps to instruct members in riding and caring for their mounts.
The Pony Club
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. was organized in 1954, patterned after the British Pony Club, which began in 1928. By 2003, there were 640 local clubs in the United States with over 12,000 members. The purpose of the Pony Club is to teach riding and the care of horses and ponies to those under 21. Offering challenging competition in the disciplines of dressage, eventing, Mounted Games, polocrosse, show jumping and tetrathlon, Pony Club has helped prepare numerous Olympic riders, such as David and Karen O’Connor, Bruce Davidson, Melanie Smith Taylor and Linda Zang. Pony Club also sponsors local and regional camps to instruct members in riding and caring for their mounts.
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Legacy of the Horse
The First HorsesEarly Human ContactThe Domestication of the HorseEarly Attempts at RidingHarnessing the HorseThe Classical World, 700 BCEThe Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 ADMedieval Horse: 476 - c. 1450The Renaissance: c. 14th - c. 1650 CenturiesReturn to the New WorldOrigins of the Blooded HorseThe Thoroughbred Horse in AmericaThe Horse in America: 1776Settling the American WestThe Horse in 19th Century American Sport1900 - The Horse in Transition
The First HorsesEarly Human ContactThe Domestication of the HorseEarly Attempts at RidingHarnessing the HorseThe Classical World, 700 BCEThe Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 ADMedieval Horse: 476 - c. 1450The Renaissance: c. 14th - c. 1650 CenturiesReturn to the New WorldOrigins of the Blooded HorseThe Thoroughbred Horse in AmericaThe Horse in America: 1776Settling the American WestThe Horse in 19th Century American Sport1900 - The Horse in Transition
1900 - The Horse in Transition: OverviewHarness RacingThe National Show HorseThe Real Izzie and theTin LizzieThe American Express CompanyRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceThe Horse in World War I: 1914-1918Pit Ponies - Equine MinersMan O' WarWing Commander: The Great American Show HorseWorld War II: Cavalry's Final HourJay TrumpPerforming HorsesCircus HorsesThe Olympic HorseThe Pony Club1976 - Black Jack, Last U.S. Army Cavalry Horse
Horses of the World: The Legacy of the Horse 
