Category Archives: Articles

Stallions & “Green + Green=Black&Blue”

Posted on April 15, 2016 by lppaintedponys

I’ve not always agreed that a stallion doesn’t make a good first horse. In some cases, I’ve seen it work and turned out AWESOME in not one breed, but several.

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After foaling?

Posted on April 15, 2016 by lppaintedponys

I’ve often been asked the ? of “How soon after foaling can we ride, drive, work or show our mare”? and “How soon can we show the foals”?

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Imprinting Foals

Posted on April 15, 2016 by lppaintedponys

I have, in the past, actually foaled out some of our mares –

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Driving ponies – Farm work?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by lppaintedponys

Yes, we do “farm work” with ours. Can they plow or disk in a heavy, wet clay soil field all day? Probably not.

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Bay & Silver, Silver & Bay!

Posted on April 1, 2016 by lppaintedponys

I’m already “tired” of bays. I’m “over bayed” at the moment and will be as long as we use Wizard (all foals guaranteed to be bay pintos or chestnut pinto w/ bay gene – homozygous for both bay and tobiano.

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We are FAMOUS!!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by lppaintedponys

Wow – Imagine my surprise when I was tooling (& drooling) thru one of my favored Driving Supplies website and I found pictures of my ponies, my harness and parts of our “rig-up” on equipment.

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Pony History: Bit

Posted on March 24, 2016 by lppaintedponys

We purchased “Bit” (Little Jim’s Bit of Silver) in 2009. We purchased her to add her bloodlines to our breeding program and to utilize in our riding and driving program.

Posted in Articles, Driving, History, Ponies, Riding, Working Ponies | Tagged 1991 shetland mare, Bit, Driving, lesson pony, Little Jim's Bit of Silver, LP Painted Ponys, riding pony, shetland pair, shetlands, silver dapple | Leave a comment

Pony Coat Colors

Posted on March 20, 2016 by lppaintedponys

There are many colors in the pony world. Some are exclusive to specific breeds. For our purpose, we will concentrate on the colors allowed within purebred American Shetland Ponies and crosses that our program have utilized. I’ve long been fascinated … Continue reading →