Today I am talking about a valuable skill for trail riders: Ponying Horses. This basically means, leading a horse while riding another. It is a skillset which comes in handy while training young horses, leading a packhorse, riding with a young child or a beginner or bringing home the horse of an injured rider. In short, every trail rider should know how to pony a horse and every horse should get used to being ponied or having another horse being ponied alongside him. Beside it is a fun way of going out on trail with not one but two horses and it really increases your horsemanship.
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A Basic Trail Skill – Ponying Horses
One of my favourite training methods for my young & inexperienced horses to get them used to a lot of different trail riding situations.
The term ponying horses must not be confused with the term pony horse from the racecourse, this denotes the horse leading the racehorse.
In trail terminology, a pony horse is the horse which is being led by the rider.
Your Host today:
Ute Tonia (India)
Don’t forget to check out the resources section in this article!
Highlights
- Why to pony horses
- Equipment
- How to start
- Ponying young horses
- Safety Issues
Thank you for tuning in and happy trails!
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Resources
- Article about Ponying a Horse
- Resources for Equestrian Adventuresses
- EQA Online Shop
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