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Pony Care: A complete guide to buying and caring for your first pony

Pony Care: A complete guide to buying and caring for your first pony

by Alison Pocklington (Author), Alison Pocklington (Author)

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Synopsis

Aimed at the first-time pony owner, this book provides sound and practical advice on all aspects of finding, buying and caring for a pony. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Pony Care: A Complete Guide to Buying and Caring for Your First Pony is an essential step-by-step guide for the non-horsey parent. Topics include:

  • Points to consider before buying, how to find and try the right pony and when to buy
  • Where to keep the pony, transport
  • Daily routine, feeding, health and exercise
  • Shoeing, tack and equipment, clipping and turnout
  • Selling the pony.

Written in an accessible and light-hearted style, readers will benefit from Alison's wealth of experience and gain a true insight into what is involved in owning a pony.

$18.00

Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: paperback
 Publisher: Kenilworth Press Ltd
Published:
ISBN 10: 1910016306
ISBN 13: 9781910016305

Media Reviews
Very accurately aimed at the growing army of non-horsey parents who finally cave in to the `please can I have a pony' pleas. This book is easy to read, its information clear and easy to understand and is illustrated with delightful colour photographs throughout. The chapters on when is the right time to buy and how to find the right pony are extremely useful, especially for parents who come from a non-horsey background. Often parents give into the pleas for a pony without knowing the reality of ownership, the sheer, constant hard work and seemingly bottomless financial demand. This book does not gloss over this and make pony ownership sound a completely wonderful experience, instead it gives a warts and all account of the joys and pitfalls of pony ownership. -- Louise Broderick * Horse and Pony Ireland *
This book gives children new to ponies or people who perhaps are not so familiar with the equestrian world an insight into what it is really like to be involved with horses as a full-time commitment...This book is a must-have for all horse involved parents who are seeking advice; people who are considering it; people who are wondering what comes with owning a pony or children who are pony mad. -- Lolita Lolita * Teen Equine *
The book is very cleverly laid out with the starting process of stepping into the equestrian world giving clear instructions and images. It is very honest and gives great sound advice in every aspect of what to look for when searching and buying a pony, to the realities and costs involved in the everyday care. Every page has wonderful informative images and checklists to know what to buy or giving helpful tips. If you are thinking of buying a pony or your first horse, then buy this first before the pony purchase. It will save time, mistakes and actually save you money in the long run. As every horse and pony owners know, any saved pennies are a bonus in the cost of their care. -- Samantha Hobden * Haynet *
Author Bio
Alison Pocklington has ridden and owned ponies from the age of eight. Her career with horses began in 1987 at the Yorkshire Riding Centre, where she gained her BHS Instructor Stable Manager's Certificate. Alison went on to groom internationally and was awarded the Horse and Hound Groom of the Year award in 2000. Following on from this success, her first book The Essential Guide to Professional Horse Care and Grooming was published in 2004.
Having successfully evented and ridden in point-to-points, Alison is now an instructor at the Yorkshire Riding School and trains a wide range of clients for eventing, show jumping, dressage and hunting. She is married to Olympic and international rider Christopher Bartle and has two children. Alison enjoys going hunting with her nine-year-old daughter and cares for her ponies when she is at school.