KING COUNTRY AREA PONY CLUB (KCAPC)

The Area is annually responsible for organising selection for Dressage, Eventing, Jumping (HOY), Zone 2 Games Final, as well as Island / National Games Championships (new) and the Inter Pacific rally. The area is also responsible for entering, training and supporting the teams to attend those Championships/Finals.

Areas host the National Championships and King Country Area has twice hosted the North Island Team Mounted Games Championships at the Waimarino A&P showgrounds and hosts the Zone 2 Games Final on rotation every 3 yrs.

2023 – 2024 Officers

President             Joanna Jordan     06 3854177          [email protected]

Sec / Treas.          Nicky Williams     06 3854031          [email protected]

Each Club is represented on the Area committee by delegates (1 vote).

Some Area Highlights

1964         Jill Martin and John Auburn – A certificate (Waimarino PC)

1967         Ann Tod Inter Pacific team NZ tour (Waimarino PC)

1972/74   Alister Robertson riding Spider NZPCA A1 (senior HT champion) (T&DPC)

1977         Patrick Schofield – Inter Pacific team NZ tour (T&DPC)

1979-95    Judy Wakeling – NZPCA secretary (T&DPC)

1980         Sharron Taylor (Plowman) A certificate (T&DPC)

1987         NZPCA Conference hosted at Ohakune

1988         Tania Taylor (Count Donegal) NZPCA HT A1 Dressage Champion (Waimarino PC)

1989         Tania Taylor – Inter Pacific team (NZ tour) (Waimarino PC)

1991         Ann Roke, manager Inter Pacific team, Australia (Waimarino PC)

1993-96   Ann Roke – NZPCA President (Waimarino PC)

1994         Chanelle Davey, A certificate (T&DPC)

1994         Kerry Stratford, H certificate (T&DPC)

1996         Golden Games (celebrating 50 yrs. of PC in NZ) at Waiouru catering for 500 people & 400 ponies.

1997         Sally Williams - Inter Pacific team to tour Hong Kong, China (Waimarino PC)

1997         KCAPC HT Team, winners of the NZPCA Horse Management Award – HT Champs Auckland

1999         Hone Brausch, (Howards Way), Junior NZPCA Dressage Champion (Waimarino PC)

1999         Kelly Godfrey, A Certificate (Waimarino PC)

2001         Nicky Williams – manager Inter Pacific team, New Zealand (Waimarino PC)

2003/05   Nicky Williams – manager – Games teams, Australia (Waimarino PC)

2005         Holly Pearce – Games team member to Australia (Waimarino PC)                               

2005-10    Nicky Williams – NZPCA President (Waimarino PC)

2006         Evelyn Cooper – H level ECTP (Waimarino PC)

2007         Murray Riches - Inter Pacific team to tour USA, and NZPCA Young Achiever (T&DPC)

2009         Ann Roke – NZPCA Volunteer Award (Waimarino PC)

2010         Evelyn Cooper – NZPCA Volunteer Award (Waimarino PC)

2011         Ngaire Homersham – NZPCA Volunteer Award (T&DPC)

2012         Adrienne Maru - NZPCA Volunteer Award (Waimarino PC)

2013         Sharron Plowman – NZPCA Volunteer Award (T&DPC)

2013         Ann Roke – awarded Life Membership of NZPCA (Waimarino PC)

2015         Nicky Williams - NZPCA Volunteer Award (Waimarino PC)

2016         Nicky Williams - awarded Life Membership of NZPCA (Waimarino PC)

2019         Nash Jordan – Inter Pacific Team, Hong Kong (Waimarino PC)

2019         Robyn Hodder – NZPCA Volunteer & Long Service Award (Waimarino PC)

2020         Nash Jordan – Young Achiever Award (Waimarino PC)