tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441233421581755455.post6530431873752505217..comments2023-05-28T04:40:53.754-05:00Comments on S.A.G.A.: Day 6 - another adventureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441233421581755455.post-14525125723570402312008-06-08T12:10:00.000-05:002008-06-08T12:10:00.000-05:00Well that's two votes for ponies against my one fo...Well that's two votes for ponies against my one for horses.... :)Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739029410584701609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441233421581755455.post-51744589816632396532008-06-03T09:30:00.000-05:002008-06-03T09:30:00.000-05:00The trick with ponies and horses (and those look l...The trick with ponies and horses (and those look like ponies to me), is not to let them know they're larger than you are. ;> I got that advice when I was 13 or so, and walking ponies at a 4th of July base fair (the pony-owner 'saw us coming,' 'us' being horse-crazy kids who'd walk ponies in circles for free).<BR/><BR/>The ones you're walking look rather like Dartmoors, although a bit larger than the ones at the Ponyfarm where my daughters were grooms for one summer.<BR/>http://www.ponyfarm.de/<BR/><BR/><BR/>Halflingers are 'large ponies' but they're tawny.<BR/><BR/>The ponies may be more stubborn than horses (yours wandering off to look for snacks), but at least they aren't as high strung and hysterical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441233421581755455.post-37715223278138150782008-05-31T11:07:00.000-05:002008-05-31T11:07:00.000-05:00Tee hee... I knew one of you "horse" people would ...Tee hee... I knew one of you "horse" people would set me straight. Well then it may have been a pony but it was not a size pony that a totally know nothing horsemen should have been given to handle all alone with no instruction and no supervision. At least my kids will never ask for a horse in the futureReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739029410584701609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441233421581755455.post-90255258356062642642008-05-31T10:13:00.000-05:002008-05-31T10:13:00.000-05:00Look like ponies to me. :^) Ponies are under 14....Look like ponies to me. :^) Ponies are under 14.2 hands (or 58 inches) at the shoulder. They are also stockier and heavier boned than horses. <BR/><BR/>What a beautiful area for a ride! Looks like great fun. Sorry your pony was uncooperative.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342494603944690593noreply@blogger.com