10 Ponies For Sale or Lease That Will Not Be Random Measured
Due to US Equestrian enforcing random measurement, buying and leasing that pony hunter just lost a lot of market confidence. However, ponies over the age of 15 will not be randomly measured. Here are...
PONY FINALS 2016: Stefanie Mazer Knows
See more from Stefanie Mazer in the 2016 Pony Issue HERE!
BY SISSY WICKES
Stefanie Mazer’s Forget Me Not Farm is every pony-crazy child’s dream. The driveway is lined with small paddocks and clean, white fencing....
Lilly Ward, Daughter of McLain Ward, Completes Her First Pony Finals
BY TYLER BUI
Lilly Ward has had quite the year so far. In just six months, the seven-year-old went from showing in the Short Stirrup division to competing in the Small Ponies at the 2022...
Pony Finals Candids
Photos by Adam Hill of Decaseconds.com
Hannah Loeffelbein and Saddle Sold Separately.
Maddie Schaefer, Mimi Gochman, and Morgan Ward chat between classes.
Emily Elek.
Kylin and Smantha Meyer sporting their Plaid Horse golf cart!
The ramp into the Walnut...
Ask Patricia & Dottie: How Do You Prepare for Pony Finals?
By Patricia Griffith and Dottie Barnwell Areson
Professionals Patricia Griffith and Dottie Barnwell Areson have worked at Heritage Farm for a combined 35 years. Ahead of the 2022 USEF Pony Finals, they share some insight...
The Indomitable Bailey Doloff
Reprint of The August 2016 Pony Issue. Find the full TPH Magazine Issue at https://issuu.com/theplaidhorsemag/docs/tph0816
BY TPH STAFF
Bailey Doloff is a rider on a roll. With his Wishlea Star Dasher, the seventeen year old Doloff...
Vermont Ruby Fox Wins Betsy Fishback Memorial Trophy
By Betsy Kelley
Congratulations to Vermont Ruby Fox (Hidden Creek's Rain Fox X Champlain Shortcakes, Rowfantina Gold Sovereign) owned by Dr. Piper Klemm, on winning the Betsy Fishback Award for Best Turned Out Pony of all of USEF...
Magic in Malvern: The Farm
Reprint of July/August 2014 Pony Issue. Read the full magazine at https://issuu.com/theplaidhorsemag/docs/the_plaid_horse_70814_96_pgs
BY PIPER KLEMM
During the Devon Horse Show this year, I had the privilege of staying with the Bernhard family at The Farm in...
American Bred: Dream Big, a Pony That Lives Up to Her Name
BY TORI SHEEHAN
Holly Jarrett’s love for her daughter’s pony, Andi, knows no bounds.
“Andi is the best pony ever,” says Holly of the 8-year-old mare. “There’s nothing bad that I can say about her, she’s...
Little Horse, Big Heart
By Chloe Kuhlmann
You’ve heard of a dog learning to sit and lie down but what about a horse? Shay is an 8-year-old 35” tall miniature horse who can perform an abundance of tricks like...
Sunrise, Sunset: Pivotal Years with a Life Changing Pony
BY BIANCA JONES
I knew when I first saw him, that I wanted him. Sonny was a 14.2 hand sorrel quarter horse pony. We were told he was 10 when we bought him, but one...
Teaching Young Riders Empathy and Responsibility
Francesca Mulligan from Stoney Fields shares how she fosters empathetic, hard-working riders.
How do you teach kids to handle disappointment or mistakes?
We normalize them. It’s important to stress to young riders the value and probability...
First Timer: Annings Legend Wins Best Young Pony at Devon 2022
By Tatum Mitchell
Morgan Shortt and Annings Legend, Anning Mill Farms’ 2020 colt, took home the win for Best Young Pony at The 2022 Devon Horse Show with Charlie Brown as handler.
Shortt describes the Best...
Six Under 6: 2022 USEF Pony Finals
By Tatum Mitchell
The beginning of many an equestrian’s story starts with a pony. Ponies provide timeless learning experiences, no matter their age. Oftentimes it’s young riders who pilot these petite equine athletes, and sometimes...
Rounds Over Ribbons: With Her Best Show Season Behind Her, Mimi Maddock Heads to...
By Catie StaszakPHOTOS: Anne Gittins
Mimi Maddock was 10 years old when she sat down for her first meeting with Andre Dignelli and Patricia Griffith at Heritage Farm.
Dignelli, an 11-time champion of the USEF Show...
The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Pony Rescued From New Holland Auction
By Tatum Mitchell
A trip to the New Holland auction and $500 dollars later, Maria Bogdanova-Peifer brought home the pony of a lifetime, Cupcake.
Bogdanova-Peifer, who also goes by Maria “BP,” has her own farm in...
What to Pack in Your Pony Finals Survival Bag
By Tatum Mitchell
Pony Finals is an experience many young riders dream of—a wonderland of ponies, ribbons, and hopefully more smiles than tears. Preparing for any horse show can be a daunting task, and...
Bob Crandall and Traci Brooks Named Official Clinicians of Annual Pony Modeling Clinic at...
By Tatum Mitchell
Bob Crandall and Traci Brooks will run the annual Pony Modeling Clinic by USHJA at USEF Pony Finals in Lexington, KY, 2022.
In addition to fences and flat classes, one major part of...
Reconnecting After a Decade With the Pony That Brought My Confidence Back
BY LAURA OWENS
My junior year of high school didn’t go as planned, to say the least. In January 2007, I was walking to school in San Francisco and slipped on black ice. The fall...
It Happens! Rylan VanCourt, Addison Slye, McKayla Brombach
We all make mistakes. But horse people, as a group, aren’t always the best at handling them. So TPH reached out to some top riders to share their own show ring bloopers to prove,...
2022 USHJA Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals Recipients Announced
Edited Press Release
Lexington, Ky.—June 14, 2022—The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to announce Peyton Parks, Tegan Price and Elizabeth Serafini as the 2022 recipients of the USHJA Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals. Through...
Airlie Corder is a Junior Rider on the Rise—and Caring for Her Animals Comes...
By Tyler Bui
Airlie Corder is leading by example. The 12-year-old rider has dedicated herself to every aspect of the sport, in and out of the saddle. Airlie took her first lesson at age six...
