Posts Tagged ‘Pony’
Like a Little Boy on a Pony: Photo Gallery
May 20, 2018
Savanna Simmons
We spent the morning of siblings day brushing, loving on, and riding our fantastic, patient Sparky pony. Now, we didn’t wake up and say, “Hey! It’s siblings day, let’s do something fun!” We just knew it was warm weather and a lovely morning to be together, and what better adventure than saddling up the pony […]
Activities for Young Riders: Part 2
October 28, 2017
Savanna Simmons
I wrote a blog about Activities for Young Riders: Part 1 that gives my kids some goals while riding and to keep them focused. Our four-year-old really enjoys riding and begs to ride all the time, but I think he gets a little bored if we don’t give him something to do. I don’t blame […]
Teaching Children About Trust Building and Timing
October 26, 2017
Tiffany Schwenke
Working with and training our equine partners takes a lot of time, dedication, knowledge, skill, and good timing. It is never too soon to start teaching our children about trust building and timing. Knowing when to reward a horse for doing as asked is a very sensitive process. You can easily push too far, ask […]
Activities for Young Riders: Part 1
October 15, 2017
Savanna Simmons
The weather here in Wyoming this fall has been beautiful . . . but windy. The constant blowing makes it a little less fun for young riders to want to be aboard a horse. Luckily, we have a small barn that has a large round-pen set up for our kids to ride in on blustery […]
Groom Your Horse To Be a Kid’s Horse: Part 2
November 24, 2016
Savanna Simmons
Some horses are just meant to be kid’s horses. Some, obviously, are not. Other horses could qualify as a youth horse with a little work. I think nicely broke horses can often, not always, be set up and prepared for a youth rider. This same thought is often the reason ponies get a bad rap; […]
Groom Your Horse To Be a Kid’s Horse: Part 1
November 3, 2016
Savanna Simmons
Some horses are just meant to be kid’s horses. Some, obviously, are not. Other horses could qualify as a youth horse with a little work. I think nicely broke horses can often, not always, be set up and prepared for a youth rider. This same thought is often the reason ponies get a bad rap; […]
Why My Kids Have a Pony, When Hubby Said ‘No’
August 30, 2016
Savanna Simmons
Ever since my our first son was born almost three years ago, my husband has dug in his heels in the matter of owning a pony. He has really simple reasons why, they’re often naughty and, depending on size, hard for a big person to get on and correct, and, more importantly, when being ponied […]
Pony Trainers in Training
February 11, 2016
By Ellie Dalton
The pony trainers from Shoshone never really intended to be pony trainers at all. They were actually quite grumbled about the fact that they would be housing their cousin’s miniature ponies while he spent some time living in Texas. Ralph had bought these ponies for his little girls. They had done what all little girl […]