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Obligatory pony posting
Nov. 24th, 2025 11:14 amSunday was pony day this week. Caught ponies (Switch came over, Snap had to be gotten by Trys.), Grooming and snackies, Switch is getting very good at picking her feet up. We did a bit of ground work to ensure brains were functional, then we went riding. For, obviously, small "driveway" sized rides.
Riding is now "we get on in random places" -- this time it was from the small hill beside the driveway -- to build confidence and awareness that people hop on ponies anywhere at any time, not just carefully from a bucket "mounting block" in that one special spot.
Still in halters, we skipped bridles, we expanded the riding asks.
Riding was now... back and forth from tack shed to wide spot in driveway (x2) plus down to the big orange gate (x1) plus some big circles plus standing still plus TROTTING on demand up to the tack shed (x2) but walking back down (because it's slightly downhill and they have shit balance, so walking downhill is better). Ponies were troopers and did a great job. Go ponies.
We were time-limited so did not do a walkies up over the hill. Perhaps over the holiday weekend.
Riding is now "we get on in random places" -- this time it was from the small hill beside the driveway -- to build confidence and awareness that people hop on ponies anywhere at any time, not just carefully from a bucket "mounting block" in that one special spot.
Still in halters, we skipped bridles, we expanded the riding asks.
Riding was now... back and forth from tack shed to wide spot in driveway (x2) plus down to the big orange gate (x1) plus some big circles plus standing still plus TROTTING on demand up to the tack shed (x2) but walking back down (because it's slightly downhill and they have shit balance, so walking downhill is better). Ponies were troopers and did a great job. Go ponies.
We were time-limited so did not do a walkies up over the hill. Perhaps over the holiday weekend.
