Pony

Ask-the-expert questions have poured in like the spring rain, and you know what they say about April’s showers bringing May flowers … Can you take this tightly-packed little bud of a question, below, and tend to it with your skill and knowledge, saturating it with enough sunshine-y goodwill to make it burst forth into a colorful, brightly blooming answer?  May’s question of the month comes from PONY member “wonderer,” who writes:   Hi Pony! [...]

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Dear Stella, I love horse and ponies very much, but I can’t figure out if it is true that a pony is a baby horse. Some people say they are and some people say they aren’t. I’m so confused. Are ponies really baby horses? Love, Rebecca Dear Rebecca, I’m happy to set the record straight [...]

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Dear Stella, Please, please help me solve my problem. See, I’m the only person in my stable who wears a safety vest and a helmet even for grooming. Everyone thinks I’m stupid. Please, Stella, and other members, give me some advice! Lyra Dear Lyra, When you work around horses and ride them it is essential [...]

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Dear Stella I was reading a horse magazine and this girl said her horse had Moon Blindness. Do you know what that is and what it does to your horse? From, Katelyn Dear Katelyn, Moon Blindness is blindness once thought to be caused by the changing moon cycles. We now know that it’s more likely [...]

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Dear Stella, How old is a stallion when he can no longer breed? Thanks, Adriane Dear Adriane, Hmmm… there’s no set age. After 13 there is commonly some degeneration on their ability to breed. But that said, a healthy 25-year-old stallion could still produce a healthy foal. It becomes harder with age, but not necessarily [...]

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Dear Stella, Sometimes in the books the horses neigh, and sometimes they nicker. And then there are other noises. How can I tell the difference? From, Clare Dear Clare, Horses have all sorts of sounds that mean all sorts of different things: A neigh is the most common noise associated with a horse, although it’s [...]

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Dear Stella, Does clover give a horse founder or does it make a horse slobber? Love, Caitlyn Dear Caitlyn, Horses love to eat different kinds of clover as it’s another kind of roughage (greens or fiber) they can eat. Some horses are more sensitive or allergic to clover, and as a result will drool more than [...]

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