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The Standard Pony The transformation of Standardbred Ponies from unbroken to quiet Pony Club mounts

02/01/2023

And we are away. Jax is a legend. This is what we did New Years eve at 7.30pm. Rode at Woodhill forest. We even rode at 11.45pm up the track to watch the fire works off the Sky Tower.

What a dude.

19/12/2022

Finally got off the farm with Jax.

Not going to say it was the smoothest ride, Jax is all good in traffic but grates and letterboxes and sheep appearing from nowhere gave his cause to pause and head to the middle of the road 🙄 no big spooks just let's go waaaay around that and keep an eye on it 😅

Well Jax has had me fairly puzzled these last couple of weeks. On his own a complete slug didn't want to go as you saw. ...
27/10/2022

Well Jax has had me fairly puzzled these last couple of weeks.
On his own a complete slug didn't want to go as you saw.
Decided to ride him in company and that was a total disaster.
Have lunged him, long lined him and he has been so anxious. Chomping the bit like he's possessed.
In the paddock hooning around like an idiot.
So I have him next to a couple of little friends.
The first day he was flinging himself around as he does.
I've tried toxin binders, haying him out, special feed and nothing changed.
Day 3 of his little friends being there, snarking at him over the fence and he seemed a little calmer.
So this time I long lined him In a halter. No chomping but a lot of snorting.
Curious he was so well behaved.
He stood quietly for me to get on.
He did start out a slug but we did figure of 8s in the paddock without incident.
So I'm claiming today as a win.
I rode him in a hackamore and it went well. Not sure if that's the difference but I'll take the win and see what tomorrow holds.

16/10/2022

OK so not the same horse as yesterday 🙄 a total tit.
We made it half way around that paddock before he lost the plot. Having a full on tantrum.

I stayed on persevered made it 3/4 of the way and he lost it again.

I decided to lunge him and he was leaping around so much I tried to film it.

Sooo spring is in the air I guess. Tomorrow is another day.

15/10/2022

How crack up is this.

I was quite cocky when I started this ride. Thinking oh look at me go, reading my horses thoughts, connecting being patient etc. We did great on the way out but on the way back .... we hit a snag.

Usually horses are keen to go back but not Jax.

I don't know how long we sat there but I ended up calling for help 🤣🤣.

So my 10 year old gets in behind waves a stick and clicks Jax on and a way we go. Embarrassing much.

Anyway check out my antics as I try to encourage that lump of fluff to go back to his paddock 😄

09/10/2022

Still a long way to go. 😄 we can now stand stoll for mounting with a bit of bribery and stand still in general. Finding a saddle to fit is seemingly impossible even though he is only 15.3hh he's like a 5ft3 in covers and xxw in a saddle. 😳

Making a perfect circle 😄 second ride on Jax went fabulous 👌
07/10/2022

Making a perfect circle 😄 second ride on Jax went fabulous 👌

05/10/2022

There is some junk.in that trunk 😆 first ride back on Jax (pump up the volume) done and dusted, we have a bit to do but I'm sure it will come along OK. Will post some riding videos once we are a bit more organized
Had a few tack malfunctions on Tuesday 🙄

And he is back Pump the volume looking as stunning as ever. Haven't had a chance to ride him, have worked on getting him...
01/10/2022

And he is back Pump the volume looking as stunning as ever. Haven't had a chance to ride him, have worked on getting him on and off the float.

He loves having a bath so that's a good start.

Not so good at standing still for photographs 😄.

Anyway I'm in recovery from surgery but once I'm healed up then he will be in bootcamp. Ill try to get him ready perhaps for a couple of shows and then we will see where things take us 😊

29/03/2022

First ride on Thomas McBride after 9 months off babysitting colts.
He was cool as a cucumber. We did all the gates and took the lead when his TB girlfriend got a bit stuck.
Best yet we got to see Star with his little family. Hasn't the foal grown. A yearling now and bigger than his mumma 😍

It's been a long time since we've posted but Alessandra & Armani haven't really skipped a beat in their jumping, here t...
05/02/2022

It's been a long time since we've posted but Alessandra & Armani haven't really skipped a beat in their jumping, here they are casually popping over a xc training line at PC & of course a wee play in the water jump 💞

04/02/2022

It's been awhile since we did aby work with young green SBs. Here is Giselle on Blue who had a tough time after ending up in the wrong hands.
He now has a new owner and hopefully we can help out. He is a very cute boy who loves the sprinkler 😊

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