Hi,
I am new to showing ASPC ponies so i will have a lot of questions . I currently have a Michigan bred pony that I like very much , she has a great disposition and last year i clipped her without being tied : ) she is very calm which is great for me . I will be getting another this week ...actually helping a friend out as he has too many and I have the space for more ... she is also a Michigan , but a modern. Her action is more upward then the other . When I show her can I braid the ribbon in her forelock and mane ? if so does it matter how many colore and what color I use ?
also ...this mare has had a rough start in life ...I am pretty sure that is over for her as I will probably let her stay forever . She is skittish , not trusting , and came to us very very thin. She has gained a lot of weight but still needs more with some muscle build up. I would like to enhance her trot , but without use of mechanical aids ... i have a large hill in the pasture that she will have to wait till spring to climb. Other then that hill , is there anything else I can do to encourage that fantastic trot that is somewhere in there waiting to get out ? ground poles ? how many and how far ? lunging over ground poles ? all of this will wait till spring as we are knee deep in snow. Would love some suggestions . Id like to "wow" them at the show in spring.
I am new to showing ASPC ponies so i will have a lot of questions . I currently have a Michigan bred pony that I like very much , she has a great disposition and last year i clipped her without being tied : ) she is very calm which is great for me . I will be getting another this week ...actually helping a friend out as he has too many and I have the space for more ... she is also a Michigan , but a modern. Her action is more upward then the other . When I show her can I braid the ribbon in her forelock and mane ? if so does it matter how many colore and what color I use ?
also ...this mare has had a rough start in life ...I am pretty sure that is over for her as I will probably let her stay forever . She is skittish , not trusting , and came to us very very thin. She has gained a lot of weight but still needs more with some muscle build up. I would like to enhance her trot , but without use of mechanical aids ... i have a large hill in the pasture that she will have to wait till spring to climb. Other then that hill , is there anything else I can do to encourage that fantastic trot that is somewhere in there waiting to get out ? ground poles ? how many and how far ? lunging over ground poles ? all of this will wait till spring as we are knee deep in snow. Would love some suggestions . Id like to "wow" them at the show in spring.