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Competition to be held in September at the Benalla Equestrian Reserve in Victoria

Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) will continue its partnership with Pony Club Australia as the named sponsors of their National Championships, which will be held this September at the Benalla Equestrian Reserve in Victoria.

The event, which attracts the best young riders from right across the country, presents TIC with a prime opportunity to promote careers in the Thoroughbred industry and source potential trainees and future employees for the industry.

TIC chief executive Lindy Maurice said that directly reaching the grassroots is an imperative step towards building a strong domestic workforce for the future.

"The results from the Explorer Program have been quite astonishing,” she said. “We are sitting on a great reservoir of talent in Australia and TIC is taking up the reins to reach them and give them an opportunity to succeed.

"By sponsoring events like the Pony Club National Championships, we can plant the seed in young people’s minds that there is a career with horses in our industry waiting for them.”

CEO of Pony Club Australia, Dr Catherine Ainsworth, said she was thrilled with the ongoing support of TIC as naming rights sponsor of its biggest event of the year.

“Our connection with TIC has been borne out in many ways over the past three years. 

“We have seen many Pony Club members go through the TIC cadetship program. It is fantastic for our members to be able to turn their love of horses, and all of the horsemanship knowledge that they have gained during their years with us, into a career,” said Dr Ainsworth.

This year’s championships will run from September 26 until October 2.