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I typically don't use anything on Zorro other than a piece of rope that has two loops, one on either side, for ground driving. This lays across his back and I thread the lines through them, just keep the lines from dropping down so he can step over them. The loops in the rope are not big enough...

Do keep in mind that Thryo-L directly effects the thyroid. It pays to do some research on it. It is not something you can start and then just stop and it has been known to stop natural thyroid function, meaning you have to keep the pony on it forever. When my vet wanted me to put Sky and Zorro...

I allow my ponies to eat on our walks sometimes. But they do understand the difference between me allowing them and them not making the choice by themselves... LOL! I have spent a lot of time teaching them when it's alright and when it's not. Here is a link to a video where I show how I go about...

Good luck Marsha! I hope you get some answers.

Something else to keep in mind, metabolic "type" ponies and horses often do not do well with alfalfa. This is well known in the metabolic community. I was listening to a podcast by the Humble Hoof yesterday where they addressed this. The reason is that alfalfa tends to digest differently than...

If you mean for yourself that is totally a personal choice for sure! If you mean for your ponies then it will depend on what kind of footing they live on and how sensitive their feet are as the terrain changes. My roads are hard packed with large sharp rocks so my ponies are more comfortable...

Zorro is 40" tall and weighs 338 pounds right now which is 38 pounds overweight. He weighed a nice 300 pounds last summer and was in beautiful shape. I think we see overweight ponies and minis so often they start to look normal. But what we should be doing is feeling them. If they have fat pads...

Yes and yes!! Log every little bit of a mile and it will add up. And ground driving totally works. Anything in which we are walking with them :) And I am so happy to see you here @Minidreamz0581 !!! And Coady too! Whoot whoot! It has been cold, snowy and rainy here the last few days and I...

I'll share what I feed since this is an older post and the original poster may not be here... I feed timothy hay pellet mixed with some alfalfa hay pellet to my growing yearling colt. Then I top that with Vermont Blend vitamin/mineral, Pea Protein Powder for the protein and amino acids and a...

4/21/21 - Walked Zorro and Oliver 3 miles. Oliver has had two days off so we backed off the miles slightly. When we got home I drove Zorro 3 miles on the driving track in the pasture! 4/22/21 - Walked Zorro and Oliver 4 miles, but we did the "easy" four miles... there is only one big long steep...

This is so funny! I never even thought about drawing a picture with the map! LOL! Such a good idea 🤗

It's totally up to you whether you round up or down. I think nice round numbers are easier to work with! I typically round down, so for instance if I walked 6.33 miles then I'll record 6 miles. I have considered keeping track of the exact distance and seeing how all those little things add over...

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We have lots of traffic but it's country road traffic, motorcycles, four wheelers, tractors, big trucks pulling all kinds of trailers, cars, regular trucks, cement trucks, tons of different delivery trucks. LOTS of things going on out here. And DOGS. Not too many loose ones but enough that they...

I'll start with my miles for this month: 4/2/21 - 2 miles 4/3/21 - 4 miles 4/5/21 - 1 mile 4/6/21 - 1 mile 4/7/21 - 4 miles 4/8/21 - 5 miles 4/9/21 - 2 miles 4/11/21 - 5 miles 4/12/21 - 3 miles 4/13/21 - 5 miles 4/14/21 - 4 miles 4/16/21 - 5 miles 4/17/21 - 6 miles

Hi All! Here is where we can put our walking and hiking miles. If you don't know how to track those you can get the app Strava on your phone. This is a very accurate way to track walking miles. (I also use it for driving, set to the bike setting, and it's accurate that way too!) This app will...

Yay! I love that you are taking the babies out @maewest4u !! Oliver was weaned a little early at 4 months old and has been going with Zorro and I on most walks since he came to live with us. He gets breaks here and there because he is still a baby and Zorro and I are laying down the miles, but...

It works best when one is well trained. Zorro is voice command trained and knows exactly what is expected of him. So I can spend some time helping the baby, Oliver learn his duties out on the trail. Not that Zorro won't try to eat if I give him a chance but he will stop with a word from me. This...

Awesome! They make wonderful walking buddies. Some days I have my hands full with both my ponies and my dog. LOL!

I love tracking my time and miles driving but haven't been driving much at all this year. Mostly I've been walking and hiking with my two boys. We have really put the miles down, having walked 92 miles since January. This month we have really started to walk so we can all get legged up for some...