Pony Kids

Horses come in many shapes and sizes.  They also come in many different colors. Many people just think of a horse as brown, white, or black.  That is not the case!  There are many colors of horses that most people have never heard of!  For example, most people have heard of a palomino, but have you ever heard of a Chocolate Palomino?  Horses come in a rainbow of colors, here are a few of the main ones! Continue Reading »

Three Day Eventing is one of the most crazy sports that you can do with your pony.  It is said to be the most demanding horse sport out there, the ultimate test of horse and rider!  That is because there are three different types of riding, all in one sport!  These are Dressage, Cross Country, and Stadium Jumping.  Depending on where you live, Eventing could also be called Combined Training, but it will still have those three parts. It is called 3 Day Eventing because you do one thing each day, making it last three days!  Some places will combine the Dressage and the Stadium to one day, making it two days, but traditionally it’s three. Continue Reading »

Three Day Eventing is one of the most crazy sports that you can do with your pony.  It is said to be the most demanding horse sport out there, the ultimate test of horse and rider!  That is because there are three different types of riding, all in one sport!  These are Dressage, Cross Country, and Stadium Jumping.  Depending on where you live, Eventing could also be called Combined Training, but it will still have those three parts. It is called 3 Day Eventing because you do one thing each day, making it last three days!  Some places will combine the Dressage and the Stadium to one day, making it two days, but traditionally it’s three. Continue Reading »

Three Day Eventing is one of the most crazy sports that you can do with your pony.  It is said to be the most demanding horse sport out there, the ultimate test of horse and rider!  That is because there are three different types of riding, all in one sport!  These are Dressage, Cross Country, and Stadium Jumping.  Depending on where you live, Eventing could also be called Combined Training, but it will still have those three parts. It is called 3 Day Eventing because you do one thing each day, making it last three days!  Some places will combine the Dressage and the Stadium to one day, making it two days, but traditionally it’s three. Continue Reading »

Here is another great site, more geared for adults but you may find something valuable in it!

theridinginstructor.net

also visit
Equine Now

Hey Everyone!  Today I found I great horse blog.  This may be a bit more for the older crowd, but I thought I would tell you all about it anyway.  She has some great stuff up! Here is part of a post that I thought was amusing.

How many horses does it take to change a light bulb?

Shetland: Give it to me, I’ll kill it and we won’t have to worry about it anymore.

Friesian: I would, but I can’t see where I’m going behind all this mane.

Morgan:   Me! Me! Pleeease let me!  I wanna do it! I’m gonna do it! I know how, really I do! Just watch!  I’ll rewire the barn after, too.

Haflinger: The thing I ate was a lightbulb?
for more go to Angela Dorsey

This video is a great example of high level cross country riding. Cross country is part of Eventing, which you can read more about in the Pony Knowledge category, in the article Eventing.

This is a great video because this girl has fantastic position over the fences!

Many kids are lucky enough to own their own pony, but many are not! There are many, many of you who love ponies, but, for some reason don’t have your own. It may seem as though all you can do is watch as others have all the fun, but that is not true! There are many people who ride, and even show without ever owning a horse or pony. Continue Reading »

Now that you know how to groom your pony for the everyday, you must learn how to make him extra clean for a show, or any special occasion! You may just want an extra clean pony for once! Whatever the reason, here is how you make your pony shine! Continue Reading »