Ponies Under 20 Are Torture Devices for Kids
April 22nd, 2008 | by citizen.K | Print & Hang in the Barn
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I remember fondly my pony as a child, Rikki, a 5 year old Section A Welsh (small) bay pony gelding. Rikki bit me, kicked me, bucked me off, dumped me, and drug me around, but boy did I love that pony!
Rikki also jumped around and got his lead changes (if I happened to spur him just right). He nuzzled me, took me on trail rides, went swimming with me, tolerated my hours and hours of riding, hours of grooming, and played dress-up (new tack, blankets, coolers).
Ponies are evil. Ponies are friends. Ponies are evil friends.
Despite our fun, Rikki-the-Pony was really good at stepping on my foot, knowing exactly when to poop (when I picked out his back feet), scraping me off the outside arena wall under saddle, and of course, biting my finger and NOT the carrot.
I will never forget that pony; I loved him as much as I could have loved anything. Yes, he tortured me, yes he hurt me, but he was my best friend and I learned so much from him……and every kid should have that little torture device that teaches us so much.
But make no mistake; ponies under 20 years old are torture devices for little kids.
Tags: equestrian, equine, horse, memories, ponies, pony, rikki
2 Responses to “Ponies Under 20 Are Torture Devices for Kids”
By Jackie on May 24, 2008 | Reply
POnies rulee
By Diandra on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
Had to laugh at that! My first horse was a Arab/Welsh pony. He was my best friend, he lived to be 32 years old and I had him until the day he died.
That pony taught me so much about owning and caring for and respecting a horse. He was much smarter than I, as a young child, and he would correct ME when I did something wrong. He did not bite or kick, but he knew how to set me right when I was goofing off. Owning Smokey instilled in me a lifelong love of horses and taught me what it is to be a horsewoman.