Slippers? From Hay string!

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Another use for the hay string – and the latest project? Continue reading →

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Do ponies remember?

“Herd Bound” is a term for a reason.  BUT I’ve seen it go much further w/i pairs – both between horses and horse/owner. Continue reading →

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History: Horse Show Manners

Rude showmen/women – HOW NOT TO RUN YOUR ORGANIZATION

This is a LONG one, better grab your drink and sit down for a bit!! Continue reading →

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Stallions & “Green + Green=Black&Blue”

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. Continue reading →

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After foaling?

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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”? Continue reading →

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Imprinting Foals

Madira and Sierra with Frosty and Magic - February 2000

Madira and Sierra with Frosty and Magic – February 2000

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

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Driving ponies – Farm work?

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

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Bay & Silver, Silver & Bay!

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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. Continue reading →

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We are FAMOUS!!

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

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. Continue reading →

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