Pony News, Views
and Attitudes Vol. 1 Number 38 April 7-13, 2008
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Palomino to go, in the snow --- Photo courtesy of |
Pony of a
Different Color Readers Prefer Gray or White
Steeds Readers are excited about Club
Pony Pals' planned online riding and they're voting for what color of pony
they want. When reader votes were counted, gray or white ponies won. "This
week we asked what color of pony readers want," riding instructor Jane
Crandal said. "I like a good bay, like my thoroughbred JB. Readers
like white or gray ponies, though." Crandal
laughed, "Each Pony Pal voted for their pony's color. But Pam and
Lightning were left in the dust on this survey. They may be the fastest Pony
Pal team but our not too many of readers like Lightning's chestnut
color."
"Did you know that most gray or white horses are born dark? Often
the only sign they will be gray is a few white hairs on their nose,"
Crandal remarked. "Over time, their color changes and they get more and
more white hairs. By five years old, they have turned white."
This week's contest was a real
pony race. |
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Wiggins
Weekly Survey
What
kind of riding do you want to do with your online pony? á
Take riding lessons á
Trail ride around the
Wiggins area á
Learn to Jump á
Dressage á
Barrel
Racing/Gymkhana events Vote at http://www.clubponypals.com. _________________________________________________________ LAST
WEEK'S RESULTS What
color should your pony be? 507
Black 517 White/Gray 512
Bay (brown body, black mane & tail) 492
Chestnut 514
Paint 500
Palomino |
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LEARN TO SPEAK
PONY YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q.
How do you teach an animal to jump?
A.
Learning to go over a jump smoothly and gracefully for any pony (or
dog) is partly a matter of breeding, plus training. Almost any animal can
learn to jump with patience and time. Starting to train for
jumping is the same for ponies and puppies! Put a stick or pole on the
ground. Position the pony or puppy on one side, you on the other. Then call
the puppy or pull gently on the pony's lead rope. No hurry – let them sniff the pole and take their
time, then when they cross over it praise them a lot. Repeat until they want to cross the
barrier to come to you because they know they will be praised. Then you can start raising
the pole. Just an inch or two first. Have them cross over the barrier and
praise them again. A lot. Repeat.
For ponies, you will change
to "longing" on a rope in a circle over jumps at this point, so
they can learn to go higher and higher. For puppies and dogs, switch to a
broomstick that you can hold in one hand. Start again with your hand on the
stick while it's on the ground, and then raise it slightly each time, so
eventually the dog has to work to jump over it. In general, this is how you teach any new trick to
an animal. They love to learn. Your praise for the slightest try will
encourage them to try harder. For ponies,
it is best to learn to jump mounted with a trainer so you can put your body
in the best position to help your pony go over a jump and to avoid falling
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Pony
Pals Letters hi,
my name is Kayla
This is a
photo of me on Sparkle and my friend Billie. For
lessons, we go on a one-hour trail ride. Before we go back to the stables, we
go to a big grass area and go around in a circle doing trots and cantering.
Sometimes we go over little jumps, but not usually.
your sincerely Dear
Pony Pal Kayla It is spring here, things
are just starting to turn green. What season is it where you are? Editor Pony Pals Letters Continued on page 3 |
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Pony
Pal Letters Continued from Page 2 Dear
Lulu Dear Charity Thanks for writing! Snow White is doing great, I got to ride her
a couple times this week. If you were here in Wiggins I hear Mr. Olson has a
bunch of ponies in that he is looking for kids to take care of and ride. We
stopped by Olson's Horse Farm this week and they are so cute!!! Friends, Lulu ____________________________________ Hi
Pam. I'm isabelle. I'm training a
dog to jump. i was wondering
if you are training a dog? i
know you have the meeting. but
please talk to the pony pals. email
me soon. isabelle. Dear Isabelle Training a dog? What fun!! We worked all week on our
presentation for the Town Council, so I sent your question over to the lady
who writes "Learn to Speak Pony". Look for an answer there. Pony Pals, Pam ____________________________________ <'\__~
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I was wondering what the Wiggins
Weekly was about? I tried to bring up one of the past Wiggins Weekly but it
wouldn't come up. DeP Wiggins
Weekly issues on our website are PDF files that your computer must
download. If you have a dial-up
type of internet connection this may take a long time. It works OK at my
office but we have a pretty fast broadband connection. From November of 2007
onwards, the Weekly was also emailed out as a newsletter. If there is a
particular issue you want to see, let me know and IÕll forward it to
you.
Editor ____________________________________ Dear Pony Pals, This week was
really busy. Lulu dropped off all our papers and drawings on Monday to Mr.
Shapiro at Wiggins City Hall. Mr. Shapiro told
Lulu that we would be able to talk for three minutes to the Council at their
meeting. During that speech we would need to say what we want. He said it
would help if we had a poster to show a picture of what we want to the
audience, too. At school on
Tuesday Pam, Lulu and I had a Pony Pal meeting to figure out who would do
what for the meeting. Pam
said she would write a speech about the Mt. Morris ski resort. She promised
to do it by Wednesday afternoon, so we could get together and practice. Lulu
and I decided we would make a big poster for the meeting, so everyone in the
audience could see the drawing I made.
Lulu promised to do the lettering if I drew the pictures. Anna's
Pony Pal Letter is continued on page 4 |
Pony Pals Thought for
the Day - -
Lonesome creates
diseases that friendship cures.
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Pony
Pal Letters Continued from Page 3 I promised to bring a big
sheet of poster board, construction paper and some markers. I have lots left
over from art supplies I got for Christmas. On Wednesday Pam rode
over to my place. Lightning was very good on trail. Lulu and I helped her put
Lightning in with Acorn and Snow White. Then we all started working. First, Pam read us her
speech while we listened carefully. We liked what Pam wrote. She said everything
about Mrs. Lydia Simpson Eastman, the machines on Mt. Morris, her family's
land, her daughters being ski instructors and how nobody remembers the Mt.
Morris ski resort any more unless they are old. She even told the story about their big dog!
Mr. Shapiro told Lulu
at the end of three minutes a timer would go off and whoever was talking
would have to stop. When people
don't stop, the Town Council gets mad! So Pam started
to take out parts of her speech while Lulu and I drew up the poster. Pam took out the parts about the dog
and about Mrs. Eastman's daughters being ski instructors. ;-( Then Pam re-copied her speech onto new paper with shorter
explanations of everything else. While Pam did
all that, I drew a bigger picture of what the monument would look like and
where it will be. |
Lulu helped me write the words on it. |
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Mt. Morris Ski Resort
Commemorative Monument Cost $3000 |
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On Saturday night Mrs. Sanders took Lulu and I to the meeting. Pam and
her mom were there too. We all
wore good clothes. Pam had typed
her speech out with a computer on cards. In the back of the room were sheets of paper with
the meeting's agenda. Mr. Shapiro told us "hello" and helped Pam
fill out a card asking to speak.
Then there was a "Call to Order" when the Council Chairman
pounded a little wood hammer on the desk so everyone would stop talking. Then there was the Pledge of
Allegiance, just like in school.
Then the Council Chairman said it was time for public comments and
called up Miss Pam Crandal! We
all stood up. Lulu and I held our poster so everyone could see it while Pam
read her speech. Pam was really
good. She finished just as the timer ran out. The Council thanked us for our presentation. The
Chairman asked Mr. Shapiro to put it on the Agenda as new business for the
next meeting. Everyone applauded
as we sat down. We all
went to the Diner to tell my mom about it. Mrs. Sanders said that getting it onto the agenda means
that the council may give some money. We all had brownies and milk to
celebrate! Pony Pals,
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