During the 2022 PONY International Board of Directors meeting, a decision was reached to change the date for determining player eligibility from August 31 to April 30. The rule change will take effect immediately. This decision was reached after careful consideration of input from leagues, parents, coaches and other sources important in the decision-making process.



PONY Baseball™ League Age KeyCUTOFFAPRIL 30Year2026LEAGUELEGAL TO PLAY IN THE
JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECAGEFOLLOWING PROGRAMS
20032003200320032002200220022002200220022002200223Thorobred 23U™
20042004200420042003200320032003200320032003200322Thorobred 23U™
20052005200520052004200420042004200420042004200421Thorobred 23U™
20062006200620062005200520052005200520052005200520Thorobred 23U™
20072007200720072006200620062006200620062006200619Palomino 19U™ or up one program
20082008200820082007200720072007200720072007200718Palomino 19U™ or up one program
20092009200920092008200820082008200820082008200817Palomino 19U™ or up one program
20102010201020102009200920092009200920092009200916Colt 16U™ or up one program
20112011201120112010201020102010201020102010201015Colt 16U™ or up one program
20122012201220122011201120112011201120112011201114Pony 14U™ or up one program
20132013201320132012201220122012201220122012201213Pony 14U™ or up one program
20142014201420142013201320132013201320132013201312Bronco 12U™ or up one program
20152015201520152014201420142014201420142014201411Bronco 12U™ or up one program
20162016201620162015201520152015201520152015201510Mustang 10U™ or up one program
2017201720172017201620162016201620162016201620169Mustang 10U™ or up one program
2018201820182018201720172017201720172017201720178Pinto 8U™ or up one program
2019201920192019201820182018201820182018201820187Pinto 8U™ or up one program
2020202020202020201920192019201920192019201920196Shetland 6U™ or up one program
2021202120212021202020202020202020202020202020205Shetland 6U™ or up one program
2022202220222022202120212021202120212021202120214Foal 4U™ or up one program
2023202320232023202220222022202220222022202220223Foal 4U™ or up one program
Find the birth year and month of the player. Look at the cell in the second to the last column in that row for the player's League Age and last column in that row for the league age programs the player can legally participate in. Please note that it is the leagues choice if they use our normal two year graduated program or participate in our "And Under" program to allow a player to play up a league age. Also note that in Palomino 19U™ only 3 players of league age 19 are allowed.