To Clip or Not To Clip...
That is the question, when spring finally arrives. Every year, I go back and forth on clipping. Usually, I do a trace clip and clean the...
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Mindy Schroder
- May 10, 2022
Short Training Sessions
At least once a week I have a phone call or an email telling me that they have a yearling or a two year old pony and they would like to...
Mindy Schroder
- Apr 4, 2022
How To Pony A Pony From Your Cart
One of my most asked questions is "How do you pony Oliver when you drive Zorro?" I also have people call and want some piece of equipment...
Mindy Schroder
- Mar 28, 2022
What should I do when my pony is afraid of something on our drives?
I see this question come up all the time on Facebook. And of course, the answers vary. But one that I see the most is, "Push your pony...
Mindy Schroder
- Feb 20, 2022
Patience In Our Society
It seems that the word patience is considered a "bad" word in our current society. The question I am asked the most often, on a daily...
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 17, 2022
Walking Behind the Cart When Training - Please don't do it.
This post is going to be a hard hitting, plain spoken post. If that kind of thing offends you, I suggest not reading this one! In the...
Mindy Schroder
- Nov 13, 2021
What has Oliver been up to?
I am constantly asked what people can do with their babies. Often people are reaching out to me to purchase a harness for their young...
Mindy Schroder
- Jul 21, 2021
The Munch-N-Done
It seems like at least once a week I have someone ask about using a check rein to help keep their pony from grazing as they drive it....
Mindy Schroder
- Jul 13, 2021
Emergency Travel!
Our family had some hard news. On the 15th of June we found out my step dad had brain cancer. Then on the 16th he had a grand mal seizure...
Mindy Schroder
- Apr 19, 2021
Thresholds
I see lots of questions about ponies and minis that are anxious when driving. This often looks like rushing around, trotting everywhere,...
Mindy Schroder
- Apr 8, 2021
What can I do with my baby?
I see this question all the time: "I just got this baby pony/2 year old pony/3 year old pony and I'm not sure when I can start it's...
Mindy Schroder
- Mar 23, 2021
Help! My baby pony is biting!!
Seems appropriate to write a blog about biting right after writing about Zorro's dental issues. lol! Lately, I have been seeing so many...
Mindy Schroder
- Feb 27, 2021
Follow Up on the Opposition Reflex Blog
Two days ago I shared a blog about Oliver's desire to NOT go where I was going, which can also be called opposition reflex. Because I...
Mindy Schroder
- Feb 25, 2021
Opposition Reflex and Oliver
What is opposition reflex? It is when the horse or pony's instincts kick in and they push against pressure. Horses are a prey animal and...
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 30, 2021
Why does my pony try to turn and face when I'm ground driving?
Here is another one of my tries at choosing a good title for a blog post. LOL! Not sure if this is a good one, but it's definitely long!...
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 19, 2021
The LAST Follow up to How to Make Your Pony Crazy
This will the last post about this little venture Gracie and I have been on. I'm sharing this because I have had a break through in...
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 17, 2021
Follow up to How to Make Your Pony Crazy
I don't typically write blog posts back-to-back, but this is the day after the last post and I feel it's important to tell you how today...
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 16, 2021
How to Make Your Pony Crazy
Picture this: You walk calmly into your pony's area to clean up some manure and said pony immediately starts racing around the pen....
Mindy Schroder
- Oct 16, 2020
Playing with a Weanling
As I start to feel better I find myself feeling playful when I am out doing my chores...
Mindy Schroder
- Sep 21, 2020
Taking things personally.
One of the main differences between Sky and Zorro (and now Oliver) is that EVERYTHING happens TO Sky.
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