Pony Club grants: nine tips on how to secure funding

Does your Pony Club branch need new equipment — or facilities — but you don’t have the cash? A grant might be the answer…

9 tips on how to secure funding

• Do your research. Read up online and secure help from a fundraiser or someone used to filling in forms
• Ask successful applicants for advice
• Expect to make mistakes
• Obtain letters of support
• Ask professional funding bodies for advice
• Go for the maximum amount you think you will need
• Stress the training provided by the Pony Club and how the new equipment will develop riders’ talents
• Make sure your project fits the guidelines
• Persevere!For the full article on Pony Club grants, see the current issue of Horse & Hound (1 September, 2011)