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    shoes

    [Thanks guys. He seems okay, I'll keep an eye on him. jiterbug quote name=muffntuf' date='May 10 2008, 07:57 AM' post='1016372] It's personal preference. But if you are driving him up and down on a lot of pavement, I might look into it. If the hooves are white you could wear through them...
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    shoes

    I have a small pony (40") I've been riding him on pavement lately and my neighbor said that I need to get shoes on him because it will make his hooves crack. Is this true? Can I even find shoes this small? BTW, I've been using a cart, I'm not actually riding him. Also, yesterday I was cleaning...
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    driving harness

    Our pony was going so fast and my daughter got him used to cutting through the carport into the yard, unfortunately he doesn't fit with a cart attached to him!!! He came within 1 foot of making the cart hit my 2007 corolla! He stopped just in time. Oh my heart was about to leap out of my chest...
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    driving harness

    [Well, after about 2 hours we finally got Thunder pony all hooked up. He was so good for us. We adjusted this, shortened that, go a few feet and see why something else was falling off.....but we finally got it figured out. We had so much fun. My pony seemed to really enjoy himself. He really...
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    driving harness

    [Thank you! Being new to all of this I didn't realize the harness we got with the pony was missing several pieces! This picture explains alot. My new one has all these loops and stuff on it, my other one did not. thanks again, jiterbug quote name=JourneysEnd' date='Apr 28 2008, 09:49 PM'...
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    driving harness

    Does anyone know of any websites that have VERY clear instructions and lots of pictures on how to hook a pony up to a driving harness and cart. We just got our new harness today and it has a lot of pieces our old one didn't have. We couldn't get our old one hooked up right either. When going...
  7. J

    Now what???

    [My neighbor told me exactly what you just said. I am so proud of my daughter, she sat at this one spot where he didn't want to go for 20 minutes or so before he finally obeyed. She did have to swat him a couple of times but after about an hour of working with him on some of his trouble behavior...
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    Now what???

    Oh, I'm not going to give up on him, we love him too much. How though do you reprimand him? When he does something wrong I yell "NO THUNDER PONY" but when I kids do it he just stubborns up. My daugher doesn't get intimidated, she just get impatient and stops pushing him. We'll get it all figured...
  9. J

    Now what???

    There is a guy out the road that was really impressed with how well behaved our pony WAS. He's been around horses for years, I'll ask him to help out. I had a pony when I was a child and I don't remember having all of these problems. I just got on him and rode. Must have been an exception...
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    Now what???

    He is a gelding and yes his behaviour came on gradually. I can tell he wants to be boss. He is worse with the kids than he is with me. I had him about a month before he got this way. Like I said, it's usually when the kids are riding him. He just will not do anything HE doesn't want to do. I...
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    Now what???

    I need some serious help from you guys. I bought the best mini in the world a couple of months ago. This horse was great! Now he has the worst attitude ever! He is not a mini because he is 40 inches tall so I guess he is a pony. When we first brought him home he did whatever the kids wanted, he...
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    shoes

    Thanks everyone, I didn't know mini's didn't need shoes! jiterbug
  13. J

    shoes

    If I put shoes on my mini will he get as good traction going up steep hills as he does now? He loves climbing the mountain behind my house! jiterbug
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    saddle question

    I'm new to horse ownership so please bare with me. When I put our saddle on our horse/pony everything goes well until I have to tie that know in the strap on the side. You know, the one that goes into that huge ring. Can someone please explain to me how this know should look. The saddle stays on...
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    My new horse/pony

    How do you correct him? I took some little baby carrots out to treat the goats and him and he bit my poor little goat so hard he picked him off the ground! I've watched him do this to the other two also. They are terrified of him. What should I do short of separating him. I'm sure he's...
  16. J

    I love my new horse....pony....

    I'm trying to figure that one out! I have video! jiterbug
  17. J

    I love my new horse....pony....

    Well, we finally brought him home today!!! He is the best horse I could ever want. He was just great with the kids. my neighbor kids even came over and they rode him. My daughter rode him bare back and brushed him. He is just wonderful. He loves his stall and the fenced in area that I was so...
  18. J

    When's the best time to stock up on hay?

    Here is southern WV we are paying 10.50/bale. I don't know how much it weighs but it is just a regular bale and is alfalpha. jiterbug
  19. J

    I'm so excited!

    Wow! I guess he's not a mini is he!!!! Oh well, we love him. My daughter keeps saying "how many more wake ups till we get thunder"? jiterbug
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    I'm so excited!

    I'll post pictures after I bring him home. I can't wait! jiterbug
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