Pony Power in NNY

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  • August 30, 2012 at 4:09 pm #44015
    KC33
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    Greetings!
    So happy to have found this site and group! I have 2 10-11HH native Shetland/Welsh ponies that I rescued a few years ago as babies from a neglect situation. I hadn’t had any horses for about 10 years (life) but had a small holding of 2.5 acres that we desired to homestead on. My original thought was to train my girls to be pleasure driving ponies, which I have done for the most part, although the younger one (who is deaf) is still green. This was all well and good until I and they got really bored!

    I discovered that these tough little ponies were VERY strong and have a fantastic work ethic, so I started to wonder if we could put them to work. Driving around in circles and even on the roads and trails had become a bit pointless, shall we say. So I bought a little singletree and began dragging fence posts etc around the farm. This went so well that my husband and I built a skid sled or stoneboat out of old telemark skis and discarded lumber, which also is working really well.

    I’m looking forward to learning more, particularly about putting my girls together as a pair. I have lots of single horse driving experience, but exactly no pairs experience. I would like to get a pony sized forecart with a dump cart behind it to haul manure, compost, hay, and firewood. I am finding this site a wealth of knowledge with friendly folks! Also looking forward to some NY and New England contacts so I can take a workshop or two.

    Here’s my 4 year old mare Sasha with her new singletree. My harness is for pleasure driving but has a well padded curved breastcollar. Will be getting a regular collar and hames eventually.

    August 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm #74786
    carl ny
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    where in northern N.Y.??? I live just out side Lowville,N.Y.

    August 30, 2012 at 8:22 pm #74785
    Jean
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    She is adorable. Can you make it to the DAPNet Annual Gathering in September. It is in Brownington VT. You can meet many of the regulars to this forum there. Go to our draftanimalpower.org web page to find out about the event.

    We are also hosting a winter logging workshop in Athol Ma in December. If you want more information about that let me know.

    Jean

    August 30, 2012 at 9:11 pm #74788
    KC33
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    Carl….Vermontville. Near Saranac Lake.
    Jean….I would like to try to make it to some events. My husband is a forester but a reluctant horseman so Iwould like to show him how well they combine!

    August 30, 2012 at 11:56 pm #74787
    carl ny
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    Yup,Vermontville,I went through there this spring on the way to New Hampshire with my son.Have you ever heard of Belly’s Mountain View Inn up that way? My nephew own’s it. Maybe some day I’ll have to go for a little bike ride and come visit…

    carl ny

    August 31, 2012 at 1:11 pm #74789
    KC33
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    Carl ny,
    OOOOHHHH Belly’s!! Yes, been there. My daughter did 4H camp up in Owl’s View. Good food at Belly’s! Absolutely come visit. Love having horse people to chat with!
    KC

    November 22, 2015 at 12:19 pm #86459
    Geoff saltwater cowboy
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    Hi there it is sure fun to play with the smaller ponies.I think they are over looked.this is a team we got from a cattle rancherwhere they ran wild and untouched they were 4 and 5 mare and stud.Did in mention wild lol

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