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| 252.1 | Go for a drive?! | CHAPLN::ROMBERG | Kathy Romberg DTN 276-8189 | Wed Sep 24 1986 09:51 | 4 |
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For the exercise, you could always teach them how to drive.
(Maybe they already know!)
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| 252.2 | cut down their grass time | WHOARU::NAJJAR | | Wed Sep 24 1986 10:26 | 10 |
| Are the ponies getting grain? They don't need it if they are.
If it is possible to turn them out in the grass paddock for
only half a day, and put them in a dirt paddock for the rest
of the day, that will cut down on the amount of grass they
consume. In addition, just give them hay in the morning
and at night (about 2 flakes/pony). If they know how to lunge
you can lunge them for about 20 min a day (10 min ea direction).
Driving is a good idea if you have the time and equipment.
Do you know of any experienced kids in the neighborhood that
you could trust to groom and exercise them for you?
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| 252.3 | Pony Power | PARSEC::SCRAGGS | | Wed Sep 24 1986 10:26 | 8 |
| Maybe a little longeing would help, I have a 7 1/2 hand pony, who
is too small to be ridden, so he gets longed (sp) a few times a
week. He loves it, he thinks he's one of the big horses, he starts
bucking and playing. As for feeding, ponies are pretty easy keepers,
I give mine 1 can of pellets a day, and probably only because he's
so cute! He's also a blimp! He maintains fine on hay and grass.
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| 252.4 | PORKY PONIES | MKFSA::STEVENS | | Wed Sep 24 1986 11:54 | 7 |
| THANKS FOR ALL THE SUGGESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT FOR
DRIVING BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS THAT ARE
AROUND ON WEEKENDS FOR SOME EXERCISING. WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN
YOU SAY, LONGEING? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S EASY TO DO?
THANKS,
DAVE
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| 252.5 | summary on longing | WHOARU::NAJJAR | | Wed Sep 24 1986 15:13 | 16 |
| longing equipment consists of:
a longe line (looks like a very long lead line)
a longe whip (about 4 1/2' long with same length thong)
all tack shops carry them (not very expensive)
the idea: you stand in the center of a 20 meter circle, and
the longe line is attached to the ring of the halter. The
pony walks, trots or canters on the circle around you. You
use the whip (crack it) to encourage the pony forward, you never
hit them with it. The line from the pony's halter to your hand
and the whip in your other hand pointing toward the pony's
rear end should form a V. The pony goes from halt to walk to
trot & canter (and back down) from voice commands. There
are many magazine articles or books on the subject, and most
likely the ponies already know how. You might ask the person
you got them from if the ponies know how to longe.
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| 252.6 | DOG AND PONY SHOW | MKFSA::STEVENS | | Thu Sep 25 1986 09:42 | 12 |
| THANKS FOR THE INFO ON LONGING. I MAY GIVE THAT A TRY. IT'S
FUNNY THOUGH WHEN I GOT HOME YESTERDAY I SAW THAT THE PONIES
ARE GETTING SOME EXERCISE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH NATURE HAS TAKEN
IT'S COURSE AND OUR DOG IS MAKING SURE THE PONIES DON'T JUST
HANG OUT AND EAT. THE DOG CHASES THE PONIES AROUND AND THEN WHEN
THE PONIES FINALLY FIGURE OUT, HEY I'M BIGGER THAN THAT DOG, THEY
TURN AROUND AND CHASE THE DOG. THE DOG DOESN'T BITE SO I'M NOT
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. ACTUALLY THE PONIES ARE THE ONES THAT WILL
BITE IF THEY EVER CATCH THE DOG. I'LL HAVE TO SEE IF THIS DOG AND
PONY SHOW HELPS THOSE BIG BELLIES TRIM DOWN.
SEE YA,
DAVE
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