My daughter said that we should name our horses Hoover, Eureka, and Dyson. Then if we ever got a pony, she could name it Dust Buster. Dusty for short.
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Congratulations! She is so cute! Welcome to the adults owning ponies club. We don’t have t shirts (but maybe we should get some!)
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Just think of all the fun that awaits: you can join the Pony Owning Adult Support Group on Facebook! Shop at Just For Ponies!
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What a sweet face! I think she looks like a Daisy.
Can’t wait for more pics!
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She looks like a Birdie (Blackbird) to me!
Congratulations!
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Awww she’s so cute!!! I love having a pony and saying that “I have a pony!!” My pony was called Pony; I changed his name to Merlyn (Welsh for pony) and because he looks mystical. But of course me and everyone else still call him Pony. You could pick a name similar to pony, like Posey, or Poppy, just because if he’s the only pony, he’ll be called the pony no matter what.
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Oh yes, Birdie is a great name for her!
But then you could use this!
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You guys all had great name suggestions. @LCDR, the vacuum names killed me!
I loved the name Tess too, but DH had a bad association with it, so I settled on Triss, after one of my favorite characters in the Witcher TV series, Triss Merigold.
@JBCool, that was the first clip I thought of when DH said half-pint!
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This! Maybe a Pansy or Petunia. Iris or Lily for something more formal. Or just Flower.
Or: desserts. Tiramisu. Tira for short. Parfait. Mousse. Cinnamon. Dewberry (fits her coloring when ripe).
Does Lemony Snicket work?
I’m thinking Carbon Footprint may not be what you’re looking for, in spite of her coloring.
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Yes!
She is darling!
I was going to suggest; poppy, daisy, tulip, I am stuck on flowers for some reason. Triss is a great name.
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How is the pony coming along in her training? I know it has only been about 2 weeks but enough time to get an idea of how she will be to work with…
I’ve been taking it pretty easy on her while she’s been in quarantine, just introducing some groundwork and lunging, but so far she’s been really easy to work with. She doesn’t have a lot of confidence, and I suspect a lot of whatever training she has involved being cowboyed around a roundpen, but she’s super smart and willing. I get the feeling sometimes that she’s waiting for me to have some big, dramatic reaction and isn’t totally sure what to do when that doesn’t happen.
She loves to be groomed! She will happily stand for hours while you brush her and comb her mane and tail, and she’ll turn and shift to show where she wants to be brushed next.
I’m sure once she puts some more weight on and gets more confident we’ll have some sass to deal with, but so far I’m thrilled with her.
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Oh that’s great! I’m sure her base personality is sweet and enjoys being handled. Sass may come out when she’s just fresh and feeling good - personally I’m okay with that sort of sass!
We await pics if you want to share! Progress pics are always fun.
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I want more pictures.
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As much as I hate my dorky smile, I think this picture says it all about my thoughts on this pony. This picture was about a week and a half ago, she’s a little ribby in it but she’s started filling out now.
She’s coming home on Wednesday so I’ll finally have a good place to work her in, but I’m ready to throw a saddle on her, especially now that she’s putting on some weight. I measured her for a blanket yesterday and was very surprised to see her measure into a 75, so I don’t think she’s quite as tiny as she seems in comparison to my retiring TB (who is every bit of 17.2).
I know they aren’t super accurate, but I plan to do a DNA test on her, just out of curiosity. I’m also curious what color she’ll be when she sheds out. She was black when I first saw her, now she looks dark bay.
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Oh, she looks so good! I agree I think she will be dark bay, sort of a dark chocolate color with periods where she looks black. She looks the type that will always be “useful” to someone if she has the right buttons and manners (re)installed. Look forward to seeing her progress!
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Wednesday was the big move and Triss was stellar! She loaded like a champ, we got to the barn, loaded her up, and we were back on the road in 10 minutes (we weren’t in a hurry, but it was nice to have to go so quick in a 450 mile trip). When we got to my barn she walked right off without a second glance, marched right into her stall, and settled in.
I had planned to work her a bit in the round pen yesterday but snow pushed me to the indoor where she saw mirrors for, what I assume, was the first time. She learned to stand quietly by the mounting block and as I was leaning over her back to see how she’d react to weight, I almost slid right on. I’ve never gotten on a starter bareback in a halter before (although I have friends who start all their colts like that), but if I hadn’t been alone and helmet-less I probably would have.
Today I got her in the roundpen and got her saddled. Supposedly Triss had been started at some point, and I think that’s probably correct. She definitely understood the roundpen better than lunging but she’s got some glaring holes in her education. Saddling was fine, but she was really jumpy about the girth until I got it attached on both sides, then she was totally unconcerned about it being tightened. Bridling on the other hand was a total no-go, it’s still early though, we’ll get there.
Just to note, I would normally not leave a halter on to work in the round pen, but we’re still working on the “you can’t catch me” game. Also, I don’t love how this saddle fits, but I didn’t want to put my good saddle on until I knew how she’d react.
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Ooh I like her.
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