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Pony Coat Colors
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 by Pintos and when the chance arrived to purchase our first stallion who was homozygous for Tobiano, I jumped right in (after doing quite a bit of studying on his conformation and disposition). Also near and dear to me is the Silver coloring – which is a popular color in the Shetlands.
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Shows – riding Shetlands western
The Hoffman girls of LP Painted Ponys started showing in 1998. Sierra and Madira showed western while Skye usually showed english (hunt seat). Continue reading
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Tagged 4-h shows, children, Children ride, good for what, horse shows, LP Painted Ponys, open shows, Ponies, right size, shetlands, western riding
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Western riding – Shetlands?
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Tagged children, Children ride, good for what, LP Painted Ponys, new found friends, Ponies, riding at home, riding lessons, right size, Sharing ponies, shetlands, trail rides
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A beautiful Trim Day
Another “Cat” day! Started a bit “wonky” – it’s beautiful but breezy Continue reading
Shetland Ponies – can you ride them?
“Little people” can! As in children. It’s a great way for them to learn about and enjoy equines (horses) in a size that matches their own.
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What do you do with PONIES?
Well, you LOVE them!! Continue reading
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Tagged children, friends, good for what, new found friends, Ponies, Sharing ponies, shetlands, Y ponies
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“Y” Ponies?
“Y” indeed?
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Tagged advanced age, care for, children, drive, fertilizer, good for what, groom, in golden age, LP Painted Ponys, News, Ponies, right size, share, smile, too small, Y ponies
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Braiding – More Collar Examples
I have done several other collars. Some designs were done out of necessity, some were just a bit different.
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Tagged braided collars, braided haystring, Braiding, collars, pony identification, recycled haystring
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Braided Collars – examples
So here are a sampling of some of the collars that have been made and are in use at LP Painted Ponys.
Small square bale, short strings make a nice, neat 4 strand braid. Usually braid them with a loop at one end but sometimes it’s braided directly from a knot to the end and knotted again.
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