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Beautiful Tack Rooms
Check out some of the gorgeous tack room photos in the our Pinterest feed. Do you have a photo of an amazing tack room? Tag it on social media with #theponyisland so we can see! https://www.pinterest.com/susandifelicedesign/beautiful-tack-rooms/
Build a Horse Barn Craft: A Fun and Easy Project for Kids
Learn how to build your own horse barn out of a box. This is a fun craft project that kids can create with items around the house. They are a great size for playing with Breyer horses or plush ponies.
How We Manage to Keep Flies OUT of the Barn
It’s that time of year. The flies are back. Lately a few people have remarked on the fact that we don’t have many flies. This is not luck. We work hard at it! Here’s how we manage to keep those nasty buggers away.
The Horse’s Tail Can Tell You a Lot
When one of my students’ horse first arrived in training, he was very green and weak. He would carry his tail pinched to his hindquarters, as if a push pin held it there.
A Recipe for Soundness…
Ok, not really, there’s no such thing. But here’s my best attempt. I have some students shopping for young horses, and I’ve sold some super nice horses recently, and everyone is trying to figure out the best crystal ball that will tell them if their future horse will stay sound in the long term. Spoiler alert – no one (not even the fanciest vet) can tell you that. Horses are horses, and they do incredibly dumb things to hurt themselves all the time. But here’s what I advise my students:
Rudy Loves His Massage Therapist
Rudy the horse from the popular book series shares his thoughts on the benefits of equine massage.
Rudy the Horse Visits the Vet
Rudy the horse explains his visit with his doctor, Erin. Rudy says “She is a horse vet. It’s not personal, but I am wary of her because it seems her purpose is to frighten me.”
Harry Boldt – The Dressage Horse Book Review
Master the Art of Dressage with Olympic Insight 🏅🐴The Dressage Horse by Harry Boldt is more than just a book—it’s a complete training companion for serious riders who want to understand what it takes to succeed in dressage at the highest levels....
Rudy the Rudster Book Series
My almost eight year old daughter and I have both enjoyed reading the Rudy series together. We are both impressed with how Diane tells the story from her horse’s perspective while keeping the reader engaged. The books educate kids and adults about houses and horsemanship along the way. The Rudy Book Series and Allpony have similar goals in this regard and I was thrilled when Diane asked me to create a custom Rudy plush horse for her book tour!