Chelsea Pony Club was established in Eskdale Road in 1967 and is part of the 10,000 strong New Zealand Pony Club Association (NZPCA).  We are a branch of the Waitamata District Pony Club who have over 600 members.


Chelsea Pony Club members participate in internal club life such as rallies, dressage selection days and ribbon days as well as outside events. Chelsea members can compete individually as well as in Interclub Teams. We have a close-knit family dynamic, where we strive to put ourselves out there and do the best to our ability.  Often we surprise ourselves as to how much we do achieve.

Each season we aim to have a fun season where we can learn, improve and  enjoy

Our goal is to have a fun and successful riding season full of horses, learning, improving and good times. Our pony club experience is not just about riding, it's also about the very positive life skills we develop through our passion for horses and our dedication to a very tough sport.

We have two types of membership:

Riders Without Horses (RWH) - The RWH programme is a theory- based programme that educates children who do not have horses about the day-to-day care of horses

Riders With Horses (Grazing Members and Floating-In Members)

Riders with horses particpiate in rallies on Saturday mornings and one Wednesday evening a month.


Many parents of our riders had no prior experience with horses but have a horse-mad child. All you need is the willingness to learn and there is plenty of support around the club. If your child is 16 years and under, for safety reasons you will need to be on on-site when they are riding so your time is required. By the end of your first season we guarantee you will be on your child's pony and partaking in the Adult's Egg & Spoon Race at the Christmas breakup event.

The minimum age is mainly dependent on the experience of the parent. If you are new to equestrian matters then a good age for your child to join pony club is about 10 years old.  Individual coaching can be arranged as well as leasing ponies for a season or two.  The maximum age for a Riding Member is 25 years however this does not stop anyone at any age from becoming a Non-Riding Adult Member and enjoying the fellowship that Chelsea Pony Club has to offer.