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The Open Door
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 PonyBox News Trending On 17 February 2011, I began preparing Moony for his eventing debut. After his Third Place in his first jumping show of the year, I decided it was time for him to start eventing and see if he couldn’t achieve similar res ...
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On September 19th, 2010 I was in a car accident. My Chevy S10 truck fishtailed and lost traction on the road. It went off the road flipping on its side hitting a tree. The impact with the tree caused my side of the truck to pin me between my seat and the steering wheel.
I was ...
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17th Apr 2010 |
Horse Stories |
Megan01
I remember the first day I rode at my barn, Misty Meadows LLC. I loved it! My first day was full of different colored horses, new smiling faces, and animals all over. The only horse that stuck out to me was a beautiful Paint named Hillbilly Ben. There were so many horses though, ...
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Life isn't easy. No one ever said it would be, it never was, never will be. We all go through struggles, some worse then others. We all have a story to tell of of a lost loved one, our own story is always the worst. Sometimes we want to go back in time and change everything. We n ...
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Lucy decides to join Ponybox. She already figured everything out and is now on the forums meeting all the other players and joining in on their discussions. Two weeks go by and she still views herself as a new player.
She really wants to become popular because she sees all ...
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My ponybox barn on Morgan, Wanderin Boy Memorial, is dedicated to Wanderin Boy. I dedicated my barn to him because his life and career is a story about overcoming adversity and never giving up. I’m sure many people struggle with adversity and think about giving up, but imagine ...
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My horses always come before any of my friends and sometimes even before my family. Some people might agree, others might think its madness. Here are a few reasons why my horse are always going to come before my friends. ...
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Narrow was born on a family owned ranch. He was trained to be ridden and sold when he was two to a jumping academy. He was trained to jump and was an amazing jumper, who won many ribbons, prizes and hearts. One day in a show when Narrow was five he missed the last jump falling co ...
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Have you ever had a sock go missing? Have you come across that little, lonely, lost sock in your drawer, and never been able to find its partner? Well, I don’t doubt that you have – since this has been a problem faced by all sock-wearers since the beginning of Sockstory. It is a ...
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In this article, I will providing definitions for what our commands mean to the young horses we’re trying to train. This article is for entertainment purposes only.
What you say: "Bad horse."
What he hears: "Excellent work today, my valiant steed! You’ve carried out all my in ...
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23rd Jul 2011 |
Ponybox News |
PonyBox
Recently, Ponybox published a member submitted story concerning citizen reporting of abused circus horses. This story received a lot of member comments and concerns and has generated a lot of heated topics concerning the treatment of animals in performing roles, such as circuses. ...
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Anybody who has done showing must know that you can’t be completely sane to choose to wake up at 4AM, and work for a good three hours getting your horse to look its best for a few boring minutes, just so that somebody else can judge it. There is absolutely no chance that it is wo ...
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Equine fever is as easy to catch as your common cold, if not easier. It can easily be spread by your first reading of an issue of Heartland, watching a horse race on TV, or even sighting a horse galloping across a pasture through your car window. Once you've caught the bug, it st ...
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Purchasing something as great as a horse can prove as a very exciting experience for anybody. Whether you are going to board it or plan to keep it at home, everything about the lifestyle of owning a horse will take you on roller coaster of joy, pain, love, sorrow, despair, and ev ...
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Have you ever taken a moment at a show, to pause before entering the warm up? Do you ever look into that deadly hornets’ nest of an arena and think, 'Holy doughnuts, I’m going to get crushed in there!' If you haven’t – good for you – but those of us with any sense of self preserv ...
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January 2009, I woke up from my sleep, stretched and walked into the bathroom. I was about to turn 16 years old, stepped on the scales, and my heart sank. 96 kilograms, and at that time, I was 5'7" -- obese. Yep, medically obese.
Honestly I was a pretty dreamy 16 year old. I ...
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Although after reading my two previous articles regarding the correct and safest pathways to take when enduring the situation of purchasing a horse, there is yet another topic we must discuss. Many people just blindly purchase a horse without taking the best precautions that will ...
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'Hush, Dream!' I whispered as I finished brushing down Dream, my beautiful silver mare. Checking the gear was all on, I stepped out of the stables and onto the track.
I was blown away by the noise - people cheering and waving their bets. Somewhere amongst it all a commentator ...
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No matter how experienced you are, an unexpected bolt, rear, buck, refusal, etc could cause you to become unseated. Horses are unpredictable, and 'bombproof' horses can live up to be unpredictable. Helmets aren't expensive. You can find many for under $50, while paying for a hosp ...
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13th Apr 2012 |
General |
Emmurr
I think a majority of you can relate when I mention worrying about riding a nervous horse through traffic. Most of you know that feeling of “Oh no, there’s a car coming! I hope my horse doesn’t freak out!” and then you tense up, your horse feels it and then he gets worried and re ...
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I hope all your brains are overflowing with this new knowledge, and that your enlightenment has brought you not only amusement, but motivation to improve your own language usage. Nobody can be perfect, of course. In fact, I daresay I made multiple errors in this article alone. Bu ...
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Recently I’ve seen a lot of members who have formed a lynch mob and are going around sneering at and jeering other members who have barbed wire fencing. This is immature and heavy-handed behaviour. I myself was a victim of one of these members and did not appreciate their holier- ...
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Carrot ownership laws.
1. If it belongs to your rider, it is yours.
2. If your rider wants to give it to another horse, it is yours.
3. If it is in a bucket, it is yours.
4. If you like buckets, that is yours, too.
5. If there is another horse's head in the bucket - that is ...
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I've been on Ponybox for a while and have noticed that there is a lot of different personalities on the forums, social walls, comments and other social outlets on Ponybox. They run in packs and stand a lone. Here are my top 10! ...
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Those of you who event, or know somebody who events, will surely agree with me when I say that the sport defies all logic. It’s like trying to take a convertible around a 4X4 track, or going skydiving using a plastic packet as a parachute. It is completely nonsensical, no matter ...
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13th May 2012 |
Care and Grooming |
mosquito
Understanding your horse’s anatomy is important. It will help you understand how your horse moves, and how to train him effectively and prevent injuries. It will help you protect your horse from disease and illness, and keep him feeling his best. If you are shopping for a horse, ...
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29th Jan 2011 |
Ponybox News |
PonyBox
I find it absolutely appalling that you feel it is perfectly fine to allow dangerous and fundamentally wrong training practices to be posted by your members. I'm a regular visitor to your equestrian news section, but after viewing the cart accident article posted earlier this wee ...
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Paris had a tough time riding recently. This is a pretty good example of what not to do when riding. I just don't understand why the air rescue was flown in. I doubt we will be seeing her riding again soon, maybe she should stick to her day job. By the way - not wearing a helmet ...
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14th Aug 2011 |
Ponybox News |
PonyBox
Late August Ponybox will be releasing a large upgrade to the site. This initial upgrade will not include the legacy servers, but it will have a huge impact on regular Ponybox.com site. The upgrade will be released in two phases, with Phase 1 set for release around August 21st and ...
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4th Feb 2012 |
Horse Fiction |
Moose
In the past year, Jenifer, the rancher’s only daughter, and Luke, the stable hand on her father’s ranch have grown closer to each other but farther and farther from the strict rules of Jenifer’s father. After leaving the ranch on their own and almost loosing their lives to the Gl ...
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1. You make your best friend jump on your back and you see how fast you can run the clover-leaf pattern. You usually try and beat your horses personal best, and if you do, you have some serious work to do.
2. You set up chairs in your house and run the pattern. This usually en ...
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