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 PonyBox News Trending When asking your horse to kiss, always be aware that horses are big animals, and to have a horse’s head anywhere near your face can be dangerous. Always be ready to back away in case he moves his head too suddenly. And, ...
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In January My 4-H Horse Club went to Monroe, Ga for our STATE OF GEORGIA 4-H HORSE QUIZ BOWL. If you join a 4-H club near you it's lots of fun, but I think it is only in The United States. You can compete in Horse Quiz Bowl, Horse Judging, and Hippo Logy Team. It was my first yea ...
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During my years in high school we had a program through my schools agriculture department called FFA, which was once known as Future Farmers of America. Although that name isn't used anymore because it let to the false belief that FFA was just for farmers. During my senior year I ...
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Those of you who event, or know somebody who events, will surely agree with me when I say that the sport defies all logic. It’s like trying to take a convertible around a 4X4 track, or going skydiving using a plastic packet as a parachute. It is completely nonsensical, no matter ...
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One of the main questions in vaulting is why don't we wear helmets? The answer is that all of the experts, world wide, confer that not only do helmets not improve safety; they can actually increase the risk of injury.
The reason helmets are not considered to improve safety is ...
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Anybody who has done showing must know that you can’t be completely sane to choose to wake up at 4AM, and work for a good three hours getting your horse to look its best for a few boring minutes, just so that somebody else can judge it. There is absolutely no chance that it is wo ...
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29th Dec 2011 |
Shows and Events |
PonyBox
2012 is only a few days away and Ponybox.com has put together five videos to help you get ready for the 2012 horse show season. Are you ready to work harder and longer to perform better than last year? Let us know how you are preparing to make 2012 a better year for you and your ...
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16th Nov 2011 |
Shows and Events |
mosquito
One of the benefits of being in a syndicate is the farm visits that the organizers arrange for their members. Out here in the Pacific Northwest, we don’t have many of the massive breeding farms that you find in Kentucky, but do have some hidden gems. One of these is Ben Root’s Oa ...
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7th Nov 2011 |
Shows and Events |
mosquito
I was sure it was going to be her day. After all, she’d run close to winning most of her previous races, and the horses that beat her were now out of maiden races (races for horses that have never won a race). That left us with just the fillies she’d beaten before, so today had t ...
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As I walked down to Cherry's stable carrying the water bucket, I thought about how lucky I was to have this beautiful chestnut as mine. I stood there for a second, daydreaming about Cherry, forgetting how heaving the water was. I could have been standing there all day, but I was ...
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Have you had that feeling of pure helplessness? If you have you know that it's very unsettling. Well last weekend I had a horse show on a horse I had only ridden a few times. His name is Stink.
At the show I was scared because he isn't my horse and his owner who is my riding c ...
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I closed my legs around her sides, waiting for the beautiful feeling of harmony I’d felt over the two previous jumps.
At the last minute, Finola seemed to lose heart, and she slammed on brakes. She skidded into the base of the jump – hocks nearly touching the ground – and ende ...
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31st Jul 2011 |
Shows and Events |
mosquito
You may remember a previous article by me, ‘Owning a racehorse may be closer than you think’, about venturing into racehorse syndicates. I shared with you pictures of Redseasalt, the filly we had bought a share in, and promised I’d let you know how it went. here’s the first updat ...
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I recently attended the United States Pony Club Festival in Lexington, Kentucky. The festival combines all three regional championships and also has an educational portion with mounted and unmounted clinics. I participated in five mounted clinics. I did two dressage clinics, one ...
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4th Jul 2011 |
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FreeRein
Many people who love horses have these wonderful things called model horses. They come in all different shapes, breeds, and brands. If you don’t have the time to own a real horse, the miniature world of model horse showing is for you!
The types of model horse showing include ...
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22nd Jun 2011 |
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Valkyrie
He may just be history's biggest comeback kid – ever. Mark (“Toddy”) Todd recently became the oldest person to ever win the prestigious Badminton Horse Trials at the ripe old age of 55, beating previous record-holder Andrew Hoy by eight years.
Winner of two consecutive individ ...
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Tally was the first horse I had ever ridden. Yeah, I have ridden those little ponies at the zoo, but who hasn't, and it wasn't like she was the first horse I had ever seen, since my grandparents race Standardbreds.
There was something about that summer that I will never forge ...
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The show day started at 5AM when I got up and started getting ready for the show. At about 6AM I went out to the barn and packed up all my tack. My horse, Queenie, Had been braided the night before and I left a neck cover and a blanket on that night.
Once the trucks arrived, w ...
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30th May 2011 |
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Madeirey
James came up to me and said “OK, I want you to keep your eyes up, sit up, and put your leg on all the way to the jumps. If she doesn’t listen to your leg the first time go right to your stick and give her a tap. If she doesn’t listen to that give her a smack and growl at her.” I ...
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I stabilized my lower leg to get my hands looser and softer and keep my balance in my seat, then rode Moony up and down the hills again. He was certainly more forward and eager uphill now that I was riding properly, but still hesitating on the downhill.
So I set my weight back ...
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On 26 February 2011, there was an open day at one of the nicest show venues in the Province, and also one of the few that is never available to rent for public use – it is used for shows only, as is the rule. Thus, it was a great opportunity to go here and jump the cross country ...
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This weekend I had a horse show with my newest show horse, Dee. A little information on her, Dee is a 6 year old solid chestnut paint mare owned and trained by my trainer, who I lease from. She is trained in barrels, poles, western/english pleasure, hunt seat, some jumping, horse ...
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After these fantastic results, we faced our first hint of a problem. I felt a strange choppiness in Finola’s stride, and suddenly placing her became difficult. The stride I saw didn’t seem quite as good as before, but Finola still made a plan and kept jumping, though perhaps not ...
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8th May 2011 |
Shows and Events |
PonyBox
Poppy Seed has climbed the charts recently to the worlds top show horse by Ponystats. Ponystats.com is the only world ranking of horses that charts professional and non-professional show horses together. On May 8th, Poppy Seed climbed to the Ponystats number 1 ranking. ...
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Have you ever taken a moment at a show, to pause before entering the warm up? Do you ever look into that deadly hornets’ nest of an arena and think, 'Holy doughnuts, I’m going to get crushed in there!' If you haven’t – good for you – but those of us with any sense of self preserv ...
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It was the day after the cross country, and though the weather had improved slightly, the sky was still smothered with clouds – which looked about fit to burst with rain.
As usual, we arrived at the show grounds early to feed the horses. Both Bronze and Finola looked perfectly ...
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In a pathetic lapse of concentration that I am still kicking myself for, I went ahead and ‘showjumped’ the fence – getting my weight off his back and leaning forwards, rather than keeping my seat in the saddle and leaning way back on landing like I should have, seeing as the drop ...
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They announced my name and number as second, and I trotted into the arena. I could feel Pepper's nerves through the saddle. I turned her to the first jump. About 5 strides away, she stopped and moved away. We did this a few more times, until the judge told me to ride to the other ...
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This was our first day competing, and our third day at the championships. Finola, of course, was still not starting to compete, since she came only for the jumping. As such, this was Bronze’s moment, and all attention was focused on him.
On this day, Bronze would perform for t ...
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On December 12, 2010 I had my first horse show. I woke up at 5:00am, got dressed, and put sweats and a jacket on top of my show clothes. After I was ready I went out to the Show Unit, where my trainer would meet me with the other riders at the farm and their horses. ...
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Winning the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse. The Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. One might think that this is easy to do, but it is not.
A horse h ...
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