Offchurch Bury hosts 2026 Pony Club Championships

Pony Club members from across the United Kingdom came to Offchurch Bury in Warwickshire to compete in the 2026 Pony Club Polocross Championships and were treated to two days of glorious sunshine and some excellent play on well prepared pitches, despite the lack of rain in recent months.

Members of all ages and abilities battled it out over the two days as they tried to win the national titles in Minis, Juniors and Seniors. There were lots of members attending their first ever Championships and 12 of the Pony Club’s 19 areas were represented.

There were a number of teams from the south west of the UK and it was the Minis team on the Area 16 that won the Novice Minis title, with a combined team from three Branches (the North Warwickshire, the Warwickshire and the Burghley) finishing second, with another mied team of the Romney Marsh, Walpole & District and Essex Hunt North in third and an Area 9 team in fourth. Wilfred Brown’s pony Buddy won The Galaxy Memorial Trophy for the best Minis Pony.

The Novice Junior grade saw its biggest entry for many years with eight sections competing. The Mixed team from Tanatside, Grove and the Essex and Suffolk Branches won a close fought final against Area 8 to claim victory, with Area 3 (who were one of a number of teams at their first Championships) claiming third place after a narrow win against South Shropshire and Devon in their final match.

The Open Juniors grade ended with a win for the combined South Shropshire and Essex and Suffolk as they beat teams made up of members from the Burghley, Blankney and Warwickshire and an Area 8 team.

Area 2 claimed a win in the Novice Seniors grade, overcoming a mixed team from North Down, Sinnington and Suffolk on goal difference, with an Area 16 team, who again were at their first Championships, in third place.

Area 10 lifted the Charles Mason Trophy for the Open Seniors competition with Area 8 close behind them in second spot on the podium,with Flint and Denbigh third and a combined South Shropshire and Hurworth team fourth.

Flint and Denbigh did lift the Malden Trophy which is awarded for the most successful Branch or Centre based on averaged results across all the grades, with South Devon Moorland close behind them.

Overall it was a brilliant two days of competition and fun and we are already looking forwards to doing it all again next year!

The 2026 Pony Club Polocrosse Championships Full Results

The Malden Trophy – Flint and Denbigh

The Galaxy Trophy for the Best Minis Pony – Buddy (Wilfred Brown)

Novice Minis

1^st) Area 16 – James Taylor Dalton (South Devon West), Imogen Rickard (South Devon Moorland), Isla Smith (South Devon Moorland)

2^nd) Warwickshire and Burghley – Edward Greatorex (North Warwickshire), Wilfred Brown (Warwickshire), Thomas Blackwell (Burghley)

 3^rd) Essex, Romney and Walpole – Alice Theckston (Essex Hunt North), Rosabella Howitt (Romney Marsh), Otillie King (Walpole & District)

4^th) Area 9 – Ava Styler (Worcestershire), Jess Smith (Malvern), Ella Smith (Worcestershire)

Novice Juniors

1^st) Tanatgrove and Suffolk – Lottie Jones (Tanatside), Georgina Cheetham (Grove Hunt), Katarina Westerling (Essex & Suffolk)

2^nd) Area 8 – Mia Freegard (Walpole & District, Daisy King (Walpole & District), Larry Revell (Waveney Harriers)

3^rd) Area 3 – Libby Garfitt (Sinnington), Zara Teasdale (Sinnington), Harriet Jenkins (Staintondale)  

4^th) South Shropshire & Devon – Harry Beedles (South Shropshire), Tallulah Buy (South Shropshire), Megan Faulkner (South Devon Moorland)  

5^th) South Devon Moorland – Oliver Rickard, Kara Vaughan, Eugenie Froy

6^th) Little Margate Equestrian – Lanta Grumett, Isla Comley, Eliza Robinson

7^th) South Devon West – Aiden Davies, Harry Taylor Dalton,

8^th) Area 15 – Emmie Webster, Augusta Daniel (, Violet Guerin (Polden Hills)

Open Juniors:

1^st) South Shropshire and Suffolk – Grace Hockly (South Shropshire), Charlotte Gee (South Shropshire), Sammy Westerling (Essex and Suffolk)

2^nd) Area 6-7 – Millie Taylor (Warwickshire Hunt), Ava Lambert (Burghley), Olivia Sharp (Blankney)

3^rd) Area 8 – Abigail Robbins (East Essex), Elli-May Baskerville (Waveney Harriers), Kaitlyn Allen (Walpole & District)

Novice Seniors

1^st) Area 2 – Nina Lowden King (North Northumberland), Tilly Threlfall (North Northumberland), Anna Ridley (Braes of Derwent South)

2^nd) North Down, Sinnington and Suffolk – Eloise Keers (North Down), Hatty Morrison (Sinnington), Toby Milner (Suffolk)

3^rd) Area 16 – Alesha Coaker (South Devon Moorland), Kensa Cameron (Little Margate Equestrian), Pebble-Rose Dunn (Little Margate Equestrian)

Open Seniors

1^st) Area 10 – Keegan Jacobs (Dinas Powys), Malkia Beadle (Llangeinor), Alfie Vollans (Llangeinor)

2^nd) Area 8 – Ollie Rowbotham (Essex & Suffolk), Kiki Flower (Essex Hunt North), Lola Flower (Essex Hunt North)

3^rd) Flint and Denbigh – Daisy Stone, Isabelle Stone, Katie Davies

4^th) South Shropshire and Hurworth  – Jess Clark (South Shropshire), Maggie Clark (South Shropshire) , Jess Alderson (Hurworth)