Best of JN: Kent Farrington Giving Back to Pony Club

This is the chance of a lifetime!

World #1 Kent Farrington has always been loud and proud about his roots in the acclaimed United States Pony Club – an organization which has ushered tens of thousands of young men and women through a structured and educational ladder of horsemanship.

Now he’s giving back to the Pony Clubbers with a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: A contest for USPC members to spend a day at Kent’s farm in Wellington during the Winter Equestrian Festival, and VIP tickets to a Grand Prix under the evening lights!

The Grand Prize winner will receive free airfare, accommodation, and the VIP treatment at WEF for two people PLUS a chaperone if you’re under 18.

Attention all Pony Club members and alumni! Kent wants to treat you to a day at the National Horse Show and offer you a chance to win a trip to the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida! A former USPC member himself, Kent knows firsthand that Pony Club is #whereitallbegins. Here’s how to collect your tickets to the FEI World Cup at the National Horse Show and be entered for a chance to win the grand prize: 1) Post an Instagram of yourself demonstrating an aspect of horsemanship excellence: special nutritional care, attention to travel safety, detailed grooming, and unique tack are a few examples! Tell us a bit about your photo and get creative with your entry!  2) Tell us your club or center and mention your discipline 3) Follow @TeamKPF on Instagram  4) Tag #KPFtickets Upon entry, you will receive a private message with details on how to retrieve your free National Horse Show tickets! All participants will be entered to win a GRAND PRIZE trip for two (along with a chaperone for winners under 18) to the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival including airfare, accommodations, a private tour of Kent’s farm, and VIP tickets to a Saturday Night Lights grand prix. Contest ends October 27!

A post shared by Kent Farrington (@teamkpf) on Oct 10, 2017 at 7:19am PDT

Even better, just entering gets you something awesome! Everyone who enters the contest on Instagram will receive free tickets to the National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky October 31 – November 5.

So how do you enter? Here’s the deets:

1. Post an Instagram demonstrating an aspect of horsemanship excellence: special nutritional care, attention to travel safety, detailed grooming, etc.
2. Say something about your ‘gram, which Pony Club chapter you belong to, and what discipline(s) you participate in as part of your chapter.
3. Tag that post with #KPFtickets
4. Follow Kent Farrington on Instagram.
5. Make sure your post is set to “public”.

And that’s it! You’ll receive a DM with instructions on claiming your National Horse Show tickets and be entered to win the grand prize trip to Wellington!

The contest ends October 27, so get cracking on those entries, Pony Clubbers.

It’s so rewarding to see one of the best in the world remembering their roots and always finding ways to give back. Go Kent, and Go Jumping!