Just don't tie the ponied horse to the saddle on
the horse you are riding. I've seen people do that and its a bad accident
waiting to happen. I pony my youngster quite regularly and its not easy unless
you have 2 really broke, easy horses. I do not. I have 2 fiesty Arabs. I'm a mom
of twins so I'm sort of used to doing 2 things at once. ;-) Actually the best
advice I can give you is to practice several times in a controlled environment
like a riding ring with a helper on foot handy. Once they both get it all down,
it works out fine. Your baby horse needs to have basic training in the
pull-and-she-goes-forward-technique. ;-) Nothing worse than "dragging" the
ponied horse behind you.
Angie, your comments were hilarious!!
I've had most of those things happen--especially the rope under the tail
problem. How about I add one: The horse you are riding is trying very hard
to BITE and KICK the horse you are ponying. Thats always
fun....
----------Karla Watson/Oregon, which is covered
in SNOW
I have a seven month old Arab
filly that I?d like to teach to pony as I begin conditioning my mustang
in the coming months for our first LDs and competition. Since I?m
a newbie and never ponied before, I?d appreciate some advice. I?d like
to know the following: at what age should I wait before teaching her to
pony? What is the trail distance I should limit her to the first
year? I expect to do the initial training of both the filly and the
mustang in my round pen. What techniques should I use to assure that my
mustang doesn?t fear ponying the filly? What can I do to assure her
safety so he doesn?t kick back at her? Are there any written or video
references you might suggest on teaching horses to pony? What have I
forgotten to ask? Thanx for your help.
