Meadowbank Pony Club

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Meadowbank Pony Club is a friendly, inner city pony club. Together dedicated parents and children voluntarily run this non-profit working city farm.

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Welcome to Meadowbank Pony Club we are friendly, inner city pony club located in Meadowbank, Auckland. Together parents and children voluntarily run this non-profit working city farm. We welcome enquiries from potential new members or horse owners interested in grazing.

Meadowbank members graze their ponies on around 40 hectares leased from local authorities. While the heart of the club is the little A-frame clubhouse at the intersection of St Johns and St Heliers Bay Roads, the land sprawls outwards in both directions, including across the road where pony paddocks gradually recede into the distance.

In addition to 18 paddocks, 24 yards and two stables, which are reserved for injured horses, the club has two dressage arenas, a show-jumping arena and a cross-country course consisting of 25 jumps. Though some members ride purely for the love of it, others compete in local and national competitions.
As with most enterprises staffed by volunteers, fundraising – in the form of sponsorships and events – is essential to keep Meadowbank operational. It holds competitions such as ribbon days and one-day events as well as open days with pony rides and sausage sizzles – and pony-themed birthday parties.

Thanks to Meadowbank and its sister club, St Heliers Bay, visible on the slopes just across the gully, the dream of horse ownership has become a reality for dozens of city children.

Thank you to all our generous sponsors:
Takanini Feeds
Matrix Security
Saddlery Warehouse
Animal Stuff
Bockmann New Zealand
We really appreciate your support.