Over 10 years after I bought a pony to teach my future children how to ride, he is finally teaching my first child. To be fair to him, I bought him as a yearling, and he was in no way ready to be ridden by children. He needed years to grow up, go through training, put on his big pony pan[...]
The least exciting thing to happen over the weekend is that I injured my back somehow. It was almost magical how it happened, I went to sleep feeling fine, and then I woke up a cripple, for no apparent reason. Now I'm hobbling around like an old lady, having to use the furniture, husband and pets[...]
On Tuesday I bid a tearful goodbye to Pony Man, as I dropped him off at his trainer's barn. This time, I was the one sobbing, as Pony was way more interested in the farm dogs and the strange little furry creatures that pushed up to his legs. I don't have any cats, so this could have been the first[...]
Deep in the overgrown pasture, the feral pony lived a quiet life. He was small enough to live unnoticed by the humans, and nearly unnoticed by the other horses. He learned stealth. He was able to sneak up to the horse's hay, and munch away for several minutes before the horses would take notice. Eve[...]
Earlier, I introduced my pony, and my training method. Now after several months, I've decided its time to continue training the pony. For your pony to be considered trained, it has to be able to pose for photo shoots. After all, that is the main thing ponies are used for. Take your pony and a good[...]
I don't actually have any children. But owning horses is how I imagine toddlers would be. I was out there, prepping the horses for a cold night, while contemplating this.. 1. They rarely show gratitude. Movies have been lying to you. Horses don't really yell, and call out, or really make many noise[...]
This was originally going to be a video, but I don't feel like I'm talented enough on camera to inflict that on the world. Maybe as the pony's training progresses, I will try again. Since this was all from video, I have tons of screen captures! This will be exciting to share! How to Train Your Pon[...]
