LISA’S PONIES
May 3, 2009
NO BETTER WAY TO START THE MONTH OF MAY
Than by learning something new.
WILD ROSE AND BUTTERCUPS
Camille walked up the street and through the woods to Lisa’s house, past the flowering wild rose and the pony pasture.
TOM TOM
Out in the yard, Lisa’s tom turkey worked very hard to impress.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Lisa showed Camille how to hitch Spec to the cart while her daughter Grace tacked up her pony. It is very important to get a cart in the correct size for the pony, which is where the phrase, “putting the cart before the horse” comes from. Look over Lisa’s right shoulder and you will see Grace cantering her pony in the pasture.
GRACE
Not only was Grace a graceful and talented rider, she has a great deal of social graces. When
I arrived, she introduced herself and gave me some ripe mulberries.
A LEVEL SEAT
Back to the horse and the cart dimensions, as you can see the seat on the cart is level. If the pony were taller, the seat would tip back. A smaller pony will have the seat tipping forward. Equally important is the length of the shafts. There is so much to learn!
MORE HORSE STORIES:
[Judy’s World – 2015, North Carolina]
[Riding with Paula – 2015, North Carolina]
[Camille’s 59th Birthday – June 2013, Ghana]
[Green Ranch – February 2013, Ghana]
[The Green Ranch – July 2012, Ghana]
[Riding – 2012, North Carolina]
[Riding – 2011, North Carolina]
[Riding Lessons at Heads Up – 2009, North Carolina]
[Lisa’s Ponies – 2009, North Carolina]
[Heads Up – 2009 North Carolina]
[Our Last Days at Quiet Meadow Farms – 2008, North Carolina]
[Trail Riding at Heads Up – 2008, North Carolina]
[Heads Up Pony Gallery – 2008, North Carolina]
[The Family Farm – 2006, Colorado]
[Tenorio’s First Birthday Party – 2006, Colorado]
[Cheryl’s Ponies – 2006, Colorado]
[Sharyl’s Horses, Spring Cleaning – 2006, Colorado]
[A Visit with Jesse – 2005, Colorado]
[Camille’s Birthday Ride – 2004, Big Island, Hawai’i]
[Pi’iholo Ranch Wrangler – 2003, Maui, Hawai’i]
[All the Pretty Hawaiian Horses, 1999–2004, Hawai’i]
[Camp Smith Stables, – 1999, O’ahu, Hawai’i]
[Horsing Around on Guam – 1999]
[Horsing Around in China – 1998]
[Mountain Equestrian Trails – 1997, Belize]
[Jesse the Wonder Horse – 1980s and ’90s, Colorado & Virginia]