Pony Parties by Greenwood Stables

08/13/2024

Nick and friends will be doing pony rides Saturday 8/17 from 1pm-4pm at Hanover Vegetable Farm’s Watermelon Festival 🦄

07/04/2024

"Oh, you're just a trail rider." Riders, particularly those in the arena disciplines, do not appreciate the qualities of a good trail horse. Any horse that can take a rider on a good long trail ride has to be versatile. The horse has to get along with other horses. It has to be open to new sounds, smells, footings, visual impressions and more without spooking. A trail horse has to listen to the rider in a crowd where other horses that might act up, take off, or otherwise threaten the peace and safety of the ride.

I have a lot of respect for anyone who can take a young horse and make it a good trail horse. The bottom line is these trainers have to build a high degree of trust with the rider in the horse. A good trail horse can handle mud, deep water, ice, rocky terrain, slopes, railroad tracks, pavement, traffic, ditches, logs, bridges, ticklish hedgerows, other animals from goats to cattle, or a bear to a rattlesnake, all without panicking.

I came up on a rattlesnake on a trail ride. It was coiled and threatening. At first, I thought the rattle noise was crickets. My horse, a well trained and valuable polo horse, quietly stopped and carefully backed up without a hitch. I had a horse that could be ridden over a bridge with a see-through metal grate floor or roadway. We both could see the river 30 feet below as the horse's metal shoes made their way across the metal grate footing.

While trail riding with a group on a full moon night we mixed in with a large grazing herd of deer as if we were invisible due to the horse's scent covering our human scent. On a January trail ride after a long snowstorm, my horse enthusiastically made a pathway through a five foot high snow drift. While crossing a hedgerow my horse's legs got tangled in unseen barbed wire. He stood perfectly still while I dismounted and unraveled the tangle. All these are traits of a good trail horse.

If you think a trained trail horse is "just a trail horse", you are mistaken. Trail horses are among the best mounts because of their versatility, temperament and problem solving abilities. An authentic trail horse can go anywhere in any season, at any time of day, in any weather. Please think for a minute and compare these trail horses to the specialized discipline horses of today. I'll take a trail horse every time.

07/01/2024

The animals 🐴🏇🏻🐔🐑🐓

06/15/2024

Pony rides 🏇🏻🐴 Saturday, 6/15 from 12-3 @ Hanover Vegetable Farm Wing Fest

05/31/2024

Coming soon!!! Beer burrow and pony services for parties, corporate events and wedding receptions! 🐴🍾🍻

05/29/2024

💙 Friends - WE NEED YOU! We are honored to have been part of the nominations for:

👏 The Best Garden Center/Nursery
👏 The Best Farmer's Market
👏 The Best Festival
👏 The Best Place to Spend the Day as a Family

in the 2024 Richmond Times Dispatch “Best of the best” contest, and we need your nomination to continue!! 🌟🌟

💙 the nomination round continues through May 31! You can vote multiple times by choosing already registered!! 😉Let’s get out there and vote, vote, vote! ✅

💙Follow the link 👉 and choose Hanover Vegetable Farm found under home and garden, entertainment, and shopping! 🍅🌺🌳

Thank you for your support! https://richmond.com/exclusive/readerschoice/ballot-2024/

05/23/2024

We have fresh picked produce, seafood, local meats, and much more here at The Market along with full service garden center. We also carry landscaping products such as mulch, topsoil and gravel. Don't forget to check out one of our fun festivals!

05/13/2024

Ben the Belgian made his “pony” ride debut at the Strawberry and Wine Festival. Needless to say he was a huge hit with kids and adults🐴

05/11/2024

Fun day @ Strawberry and Wine Festival

05/01/2024

Pony rides Saturday May 4th, 2pm-5pm during the Taco Derby Festival @ Hanover Vegetable Farm

04/22/2024

Edgar says he’s ready for those May and June birthday’s🐴🐓🐑🎁🎂

04/08/2024

Now taking party reservations for May🔆🐴🎂

03/27/2024

We will doing pony rides @ Hanover Vegetable Farm May 4th 2pm-5pm🐴🌮

02/18/2024

02/18/2024

Now taking reservations for April birthday parties 🐴🧁🎂🍰. Time slots are normally 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm, Saturday/Sunday. Reservations must be made atleast 2 weeks out. To assure a specific date, one month in advance .

01/14/2024

Yep, it’s winter.. but never too early to start thinking about a pony birthday party!! Dates available April thru September.

10/18/2023

More weekend pics🎃🐴😊 still 2 more weekends in October to get your pony ride! Saturday and Sundays 12-3 @ Hanover Vegetable Farm.

10/16/2023

Another fun weekend on the farm! 🐴🎃🪿🦆🐐🐂

10/10/2023

Pony rides every weekend in October @ Hanover Vegetable Farm

10/05/2023

Pony rides every weekend thru October @ Hanover Vegetable Farm. Hours 12pm-3pm

07/10/2023

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07/10/2023

06/24/2023

Another fun festival

06/17/2023

Fun day with the ponies🐎🐴🎠

06/17/2023

Pony rides today @ Hanover Vegetable Farm

06/14/2023

We will be doing pony rides on Saturday during Wing Fest @ Hanover Vegetable Farm from 12pm-4pm. Ask about our pony birthday parties!
We also do lessons and leasing at the farm.

06/11/2023

Introduction to Horse’s Day on the Farm
Wednesday, July 12 9am-1pm
🐴 meet our horses and ponies
🐴 learn horse safety for child and horse
🐴 learn to groom and tack up
🐴 craft activity
🐴 everyone gets to ride!

8 kids max. Ages 6-14. Will add another day if needed.
$75 per child due at registration.
Message for other info and requirements to attend.

05/29/2023

We will be doing pony rides!!!🐎🐴🎠

05/14/2023

Happy Mother.s Day!!
Today is last day in get in on the birthday party raffle, ($525 value) We will be at Hanover Vegetable Farm 12-4. You can buy tickets in person or by messaging us.

04/20/2023

We are having a raffle to win a pony party, $525 value.🎠🎂 Tickets available starting May 1st and winner drawn May 14 @ 3:30pm after pony rides @ the Strawberry and Wine Festival at Hanover Vegetable Farm.
Tickets $10 each