If your horse is friskier in the winter and it's
possible he will buck, put him in the school and let him run around and buck so much that
he won't want to buck with you on board!
Eleanor Nevill
If you are in a rush to groom your pony
put the body brush in one hand and the dandy brush in the other hand and start to groom.
Dereck Wainwright
Don't bother getting a rug for a native pony because
natives have thick coats and are used to living out.
Lyndsey Gardner
When you ride instead of hitting your pony with the
crop, hit the side of your riding boot so you don't have to hurt him or hit him. It makes
a sound so your pony goes on , and it really works!
Bryony Halliday
An easy way to do a four looped serpentine on a
horse is to go in four straight lines and curve at the corners it saves time getting the
horse back on the track and it gets the horse listening to you.
Teach your horse or pony to say "Please"
(picking up his hooves by himself). It makes life much easier when picking out his
hooves!
Miss Mason (?)
If you use main and tail conditioner regularly on the day of a show
it can be hard to plait as the main or tail is slippery .So instead of using the spray,
the week before the event don't use it, just brush thoroughly and the tail will be kept
tangle free and easy to platt but it will not be slippery or greasy . Once you have
plaited you could spray some on to add shine .
Alice Chivers
If, when you pick out your pony's hooves, he fidgets, why not
every time he picks up a hoof you give him a treat and then he'll want to pick up his
hooves all day long.
