New horse and pony and new to the forum!

Hi! My 2 year old daughter has been taking lessons for several months and last month I bought her a little pony. He has been great with her.

I also have an 8 year old son with autism (though he is verbal), he showed no interest in the horses until last week he said he was ready for his own horse. Our trainer found him a nice big TB gelding and he became ours yesterday.

I am pretty new at horse ownership and have found this forum to be a great resource. It has already helped make the white pony white again. :slight_smile:

Welcome to the Coth forums ~ glad you’re here !

  • Welcome to the Coth forums !

Glad you’re here ! :smiley:

Welcome and congratulations! What lucky kids you have to have their own ponies/horses at such a young age! The COTH forums are a wealth of information at all hours of the day, so it is a great resource for any questions you may have.

One rule you must learn is that you cannot come here and say “I have a new pony!” and not share pictures. Shame on you! :winkgrin:

Congrats and welcome.
Assuming you are familiar with the fascinating work of Temple Grandin…

Welcome.

Pictures always help put a (horse) face to a poster’s name.:wink:

How wonderful for you and your children! There are so many knowledgeable horse people on here and I learn something new every day. Welcome!

Thank you all for the warm welcome. How wrong of me not to post pics! First post and already on the naughty list.

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa456/lsufiregal/Mobile%20Uploads/20140601_112300.jpg

More pics after I get these kids to bed.

Oh, wow, what a beautiful pony that is, brag worthy indeed.

The rider is so very cute too, thank you for the picture.

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140603_112238_zps3nhog4lc.jpg

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140603_104235_zpspskolumc.jpg

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140605_084728_zps2m9tvcqa.jpg

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140601_124819_zps6khwwayy.jpg

ADORABLE! Is it wrong of me to be jealous of little kids? :wink:

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http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140603_112238_zps3nhog4lc.jpg[/QUOTE]

Precious and frame worthy!
When are mom and dad getting their horses? :slight_smile:

Thank you all. My husband has no interest in having his own horse and I have a bad back that I can’t risk hurting again since I am a firefighter and need to be able to work. I am happy just to groom them and watch though.

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ADORABLE! Is it wrong of me to be jealous of little kids? ;)[/QUOTE]

You are too big for pony, so hands off.

Lovely, lovely.

Thank you for showing us your horses.

how did you get that cute pony so white

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how did you get that cute pony so white[/QUOTE]

He was awful stained when we finally got to bring him home. I used Goop on his mane, tail, and legs as recommended on this forum and just good old elbow grease on the rest of him. His tail was the worst from being gelded recently.
Here is a before and after of the tail:
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/20140530_143800-kdcollage_zpsejclflca.jpg

Thanks, I will give tat stuff a go.

New pics!

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Horsing%20around/fad10e0f-2e88-4ec1-8495-a2487a2eaa64_zps8c428d71.jpg

Wheeler checking on his boy while my 2 year old rides him. My son wasn’t feeling well.
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Horsing%20around/20140605_145022_zps7qz7gdwy.jpg

Pretty rare I get a smile from my son but the horses bring it out in him.
Don’t worry we lengthened the stirrups. LOL
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Horsing%20around/20140605_143646_zpsnwoqgb7j.jpg

New halter! :slight_smile:
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Horsing%20around/20140608_180639_zpsnj83avgc.jpg

And he didn’t seem to care I was taking his picture, he just wanted to cuddle.
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Horsing%20around/20140608_180201_zpskxywzjyu.jpg

And one of the little pony, Trouble, and his pretty blue eyes.
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p513/kylesreef/Horsing%20around/IMG_20140608_183232_zps5g5ddnco.jpg

Welcome to COTH! Darling pics!