New Orleans Pony Rides

17/10/2023

Participate with us in the Norco or Folsom parades!

09/10/2023

Come to Destrehan, crafts and pony rides, and MORE

Destrehan Plantation's Annual Fall Festival opens from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday, November 11th, and Sunday, November 12th, 2023 located at 13034 River Road in Destrehan, Louisiana. Admission for a full day is $9.00 per adult and teen, $5.00 per child 6 to 12 years of age, and free for childre...

30/07/2023

The slower you go the faster you will learn. ✍️Ray Hunt

28/07/2023

Sun Gazing

28/07/2023

It is true that they seem to have a problem for every solution. If you are one of them - reflect, unlearn and reprogram yourself. Try it. You won't regret. ~ Gloria* Allure x Alchemy

//📷picturesource Mike Lux Chocron//

07/02/2023

A bit of Mardi Gras and Horses

Equine Trail Sports event at Reposo Farm And Feeds Llc from Saturday, February 18 to Sunday, February 19

30/12/2022

Help my friend get her dog back. Info below

03/11/2022

Daycamp Tues Nov 8
Email Kaye [email protected]

03/11/2022

DAY camp offered for Tues Nov 8. Starts at 9am. Ages 5-12. See below.

07/08/2022

Another thought provoking look at what we expect of our 4 legged friends

Horses are amazingly tolerant, giving creatures.

It unfortunately means they’re often exploited due to the ambitions of the human. After their basic needs are met, you must be very thoughtful in the training of your horse.

Your first duty is to preserve the purity of the paces. What does this mean? Walk has 4 beats, trot has 2, canter has 3, gallop has 4. ALWAYS. If not, something is wrong biomechanically, and your horse is at risk of injury. BTW impure paces can usually be detected in a photograph, even though it is only a “moment in time”, AND this applies to all disciplines.

Strapping a horse’s mouth shut with a crank/flash (or other) noseband very often contributes. The fact is, a horse cannot maintain full range of motion with his hind legs if he can’t move his tongue and jaw. FACT.

For jumping, if the horse bolts off - away from, towards, or after a jump, putting on a bigger bit and a martingale will not fix it. If a horse hesitates or stops, pulling out the whip will NEVER make him more confident.

These are just a few hints that your horse is asking for HELP. Go back. Consolidate the basics. Another wonderful thing about horses is they're retrainable. If you ignore the hints, eventually the horse will either break down, or will SHOUT to get your attention, and you will get hurt.

After all, horses are dangerous. We tell everyone that. But actually they are not. We wouldn’t be able to ride them if they were truly dangerous. You know what’s dangerous? People are.

Ponder this excerpt from Franz Mairinger’s book “Horses are made to be Horses”:

I recall an incident in Sydney when we had a lame horse with a very bad tendon, and the rider wanted to start the horse the next day. We asked Roy Stewart, the veterinary surgeon, and he said, ‘Yes, that’s the trouble. People always think that horses are made for man, but that’s not true. Horses are made to be horses’. I thought about that a lot, and decided that if I should write a book I would call it Horses are made to be Horses.

(Franz Mairinger was the first coach of an Australian Olympic Equestrian Team, his excellent book is out of print, but can occasionally be found second hand - buy it if you see it)

(Picture credit Thinking Art )

07/08/2022

This is so Kaye Trueman Harris

02/06/2022

Summer dates 2022
Email [email protected] for questions or to enroll. Please note ALL single days and weekly themes will have appropriate lessons/activity for whatever level your child is at, including complete beginners. ALL single days and weeks include daily riding and horsemanship lessons in the morning and time on the theme in the afternoon as well as games, crafts and water play (depends on weather!) Summer HOURS are 8:30-2:30 to beat the heat! Before/aftercare by arrangement.

M-F June 6-10 SOLD OUT WAIT LIST Cowgirl/Cowboy Camp, l
M-F June 13-17 SOLD OUT WAIT LIST Trail Week

M-F June 20-24 Circus Week ONE SPOT LEFT – kids will decide on a costume and circus “act”. This is one of our more famous and popular weeks! YES, complete beginners too! Google youtube for Pony Tales Circus Week!

M-W June 27-29 NOTE – 3 day “week” – Horse Facts is our theme for this 3 day week.
W- F July 6-8 NOTE – 3 day “week” – Farm Animals – fun with our Goats and Chickens plus ponies!
M-F July 11-15 Wedding Week – another “famous” theme. A full Wedding for 2 of our ponies or horses. The kids plan, and are part of the wedding party and parents are invited to the Wedding on that Friday. To come this week you must either be a lesson student or previous camper.
M-F July 18-22 Costume week SOLD OUT WAIT LIST

M-F July 25-29 Games and patterns week – exploring games played on horse (or pony) back! Learning patterns, and making their own made up one. They can choose which ones they want to learn as well. Also will have an emphasis on people games too!

M-F Aug 1-5 Veterinarian Week TWO SPOTS LEFT – Learn about different first aid for the horses, taking their vital signs (and what those are and why) Learning to give a “shot” to an orange (WELL supervised!) Learning signs of sickness. Scanning them for their microchips. Possible vet visit will depend on her availability.
M-F Aug 8-12 and Aug 15-19 KINDER CAMP EMPHASIS Single days due to many schools starting up again. Can be bought singly or as multiples. There will be an emphasis on fun with learning and will accept preschoolers of 4 ½ and up waiting to start Kindergarten these weeks as well. Lots of water play!

29/04/2022

Summer dates 2022 (8:30am-2:30pm) Please note ALL single days and weekly themes will have appropriate lessons/activity for whatever level your child is at, including complete beginners. ALL single days and weeks include daily riding and horsemanship lessons in the morning and time on the theme in the afternoon as well as games, crafts and water play (depends on weather!) Summer HOURS are 8:30-2:30 to beat the heat! Before/aftercare by arrangement. email [email protected] to register
M-F May 23-27 sold by single days or multiples, general horse and pony learning- Theme – What is your horse (or pony) SAYING to you ? (body language, horse sounds, energy)
Tues May 31, W-F June 1-3 sold by single days or multiples, general horse and pony learning – Theme Breeds of Horses and Ponies, Colors and Markings
M-F June 6-10 Cowgirl/Cowboy Camp, exploring the Western world, roping, rodeo, pictures in Western gear on your pony or horse this week.
M-F June 13-17 Trail Week - exploring what it is to “trail ride” with a mini trail ride at end of week. This week will include “obstacles” that might be found on the trail or in a “Trail Competition”
M-F June 20-24 Circus Week – kids will decide on a costume and circus “act”. This is one of our more famous and popular weeks! YES, complete beginners too! Google youtube for Pony Tales Circus Week!
M-W June 27-29 NOTE – 3 day “week” – Horse Facts is our theme for this 3 day week.
W- F July 6-8 NOTE – 3 day “week” – Farm Animals – fun with our Goats and Chickens plus ponies!
M-F July 11-15 Wedding Week – another “famous” theme. A full Wedding for 2 of our ponies or horses. The kids plan, and are part of the wedding party and parents are invited to the Wedding on that Friday. To come this week you must either be a lesson student or previous camper.
M-F July 18-22 Costume week – kids put together a “costume” with their choice of a pony or horse. The kids LOVED this week last year. You do NOT have to buy a costume – we encourage creativity with what you have at home. We will show them last years, as well as videos of horses with costumes and make suggestions but it’s up to the kids! Pictures of course in their costumes with the horses and ponies!
M-F July 25-29 Games and patterns week – exploring games played on horse (or pony) back! Learning patterns, and making their own made up one. They can choose which ones they want to learn as well. Also will have an emphasis on people games too!
M-F Aug 1-5 Veterinarian Week – Learn about different first aid for the horses, taking their vital signs (and what those are and why) Learning to give a “shot” to an orange (WELL supervised!) Learning signs of sickness. Scanning them for their microchips. Possible vet visit will depend on her availability.
M-F Aug 8-12 and Aug 15-16 KINDER CAMP EMPHASIS Single days due to many schools starting up again. Can be bought singly or as multiples. There will be an emphasis on fun with learning and will accept preschoolers of 4 ½ and up waiting to start Kindergarten these weeks as well. Lots of water play!