Volunteers

The Pony Club Association of South Australia acknowledges the contribution of all its volunteers.

Australian Sports Medal

In the year 2000, the following received the Australian Sports Medal for their contribution to Pony Club in South Australia.

Rosalie Vandissel
Jacob Vandissel
Iris Stephenson OAM (dec)
Graham Sobey
Les Micke
James Patterson (dec)
Jean Baily BEM (dec)
Anne Olsen
Diana Keach OAM
Patrick Keane
Roslyn Conway
Ella Nance
Margaret John
Susan Haese
Anne Possingham
Brian Conway
Greg Bailey
Brian Pridham (dec)
Malcolm Carter
Lawrence Burgess
Christine Bailey

Australian & Imperial Honours

Miss Jean Baily was awarded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire ("British Empire Medal") in 1981 for her services to Horse Riding.

Mrs Iris Stephenson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours "for service to youth and children with disabilities as an instructor in equestrian skills and to the Pony Club movement".

In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mrs Di Keach was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia "for service to equestrian sport as a coach and administrator, and to the community through animal welfare and bushfire organisations".

In 2013 Mr Grahan Parham received the medal of the order of Australia. Graham passed away in 2015.

Jim Toole Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award

The Patron of PCASA, Hon Caroline Schaeffer MLC, has donated a trophy and replica for an award to recognise a volunteer who has given "110%" to their Club, Zone and/or State. Mrs Schaeffer has asked that the award be named the Jim Toole Memorial Volunteer of the Yearaward in recognition of Jim Toole's enormous contribution to Pony Club at all levels in South Australia as well as to the wider equestrian community.

Zones are to receive resumes from Clubs for those members they believe should be considered. Zones are then to select one candidate and send a covering letter with that candidate's resume to the State Office by the end of August. No late entries will be considered and only One candidate from each Zone will be accepted.

Resumes and letters of support will be sent to Caroline Schaeffer's Office where she and her staff will make the selection. Announcement and presentation (if possible) of the award will be at the State Annual General Meeting.

Recipients of the award have been:

2005 - Mrs Angie Grant (Metropolitan Zone)
2006 - Mr Jim Cope (South East Zone)
2007 - Miss Anne Olsen (Eyre Pen. Zone)
2008 - Mrs Phyllis Joan Lucas (Sth East Zone)
2009 - Mr Graham Sobey (Central Zone) & Greg Bailey (metropolitan Zone)
2010 - Mr. James (Jim) Thompson (Metropolitan Zone)
2011 - Mrs Diana Birmingham
2012 - Mrs Elizabeth Moreton & Mrs Jenny Adams
2013 - Mrs Claire Olsen
2014 - Mrs Elizabeth Wigney & Mrs Tessa Fairweather
2015 - Karen Charles
2016 - not awarded
2017 - Mrs Ann Hollick
2018 - Mr Tim Moreton
2019 - Mrs Kylie Weltman
2020 - Mrs Sue Young
2021 - Richard Grimson

Life Members

Life Memberships can be awarded for long and outstanding service to the Pony Club Movement at various levels:

Club Life Membership is awarded at Club level.
Zone Life Membership is awarded by the Zone Sen. Committee for service at that level
Association Life Membership is awarded only by the Sen. Executive Council for outstanding service to the Pony Club Movement

The following have been awarded Life Membership of the Pony Club Association:

Miss Margaret Shepherd (now Mrs Oliver)
1978 - Miss Doris Crowley (dec)
1979 - Mrs Alwyn Dolling
1980 - Mr Robert Beattie (dec), Mrs Bobbie Beattie (dec), Mrs Roma McKinnon
1981 - Mrs Eileen Kennedy (dec)
1983 - Mr Bill Atkinson, Mr Don Nicholls (dec)
1988 - Miss Jean Baily BEM (dec)
1993 - Mr Greg Bailey ASM
1998 - Mrs Claire Olsen, Mr Brian Conway ASM
2001 - Mr Jacob van Dissel ASM
2004 - Mrs Alison Turnbull
2008 - Mrs Diana Keach OAM, ASM. Mr Graham Parham ASM(dec)
2010- Ms Ann Olsen ASM. Mrs Christine Bailey ASM
2013 - Mrs Phyllis Joan Lucas & Mrs Jacqui Arnold
2015 - Mrs Sue Young
2018 - Mrs Diana Birmingham

Award of Merit

The PCASA Award Of Merit is awarded only by the Executive Council for outstanding service to the Pony Club Movement. Recipients have been: