PonyTech SA

25/12/2021

Merry Christmas to all our customers and friends

15/12/2021

05/06/2021

Hi All. Our website is down. We're working on getting the problem resolved, but in the meantime please call or WhatsApp on 0825394000, or email [email protected] if you would like to order anything 🦄

13/05/2021

Find all your Natural Horsemanship tools here:
Rope halters
Working Ropes
Carrot sticks
Extendable pocket horsemanship flags
Bosals
Bitless Bridles
Tack tags
And more...

Do all your shopping online at www.ponytech.co.za

04/05/2021

Hi Everyone!
I've been super quiet the past few weeks while I've had eye surgery but I'm back in the land of the living now 🦄
Unfortunately I still can't ride for a few weeks (doctors orders) but I can do plenty of groundwork, and plan to spend the non-riding time sourcing new and better products.
Exciting times ahead!!

10/04/2021

ONLY ONE MORE DAY TO GO!!
EASTER SALE ENDS 10 APRIL 🐰

06/04/2021

Your own cameraman for online shows, offsite coaching or just to improve your riding.
RENT A PIVO FOR R400 PER DAY

02/04/2021

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE 🐰🐰

EASTER SALE!!!

SPECIAL PRICES UNTIL 10 APRIL
LIMITED STOCK!!

01/04/2021

Pivo is a Smart Interactive Pod for Your Smartphone Photography.

25/03/2021

20/03/2021

DON'T GET BACK ON IF YOU GET BUCKED OFF!

If you like this article, please like and share my post and my page. I hope you find this helpful!

Recognizing when things are about to go wrong is one of the key ingredients to staying safe with a horse.
Noticing when something is off is also key to producing well-adjusted trained, and experienced equine partners.
BUT most horse people don't know how to recognize those early warning signals.
DO YOU?
Most horse trainers don't emphasize this 'reading the horse'.
Below are 3 tips for those of you who want to know but don't know where to learn or worse are embarrassed to ask for help!
Look, in our sport, riders accept danger and often wear their injuries from horses like great big badges of honor.
If you're like them, you are hiding the damage that has happened to your confidence and pride and you continue to suffer in silence.
If you're finding yourself grooming more than riding, and suddenly enjoying groundwork more than a hack across the field, you're very likely among those silent sufferers.
To make it worse, you're often encouraged to 'get back on', even though inside you are terrified.
What most don't understand is that crawling back on a half-ton flight animal while you are in the state of traumatization, is the best way to destroy any shred of confidence that you have left.
Yet the horse industry the world over still idolizes this practice?
This makes me shiver with rage!
I'm here to tell you that it makes no sense to get back on immediately.
The trauma is solidly imprinted in both horse and rider's minds!
At this point, it is time to step back and make some serious assessments:
1- Is everyone OK? Include a mental stability check after a traumatic experience.
2- Is the horse OK?
3 - Don't blame the horse!
(People often blame the horse for being naughty and only later realize that the wreck was caused by an injury or has inflicted one.)
4 - Play detective instead and see what caused the wreck to begin with.
HORSES ARE NOT MENTALLY CAPABLE OF BEING NAUGHTY.
There is always a reason for a dangerous situation.
What caused the situation is almost always related to what the horse HAS NOT BEEN PREPARED TO COPE WITH.
Here is your 'detective' list:
1 - Check for soundness, ill-fitting, or ill-prepared tack.
2 - Where you, in all honesty, well-prepared? Fit, balanced, confident?
3 - Was the horse up to the demands and situation right before the wreck?
Then go and work on all 3!
*Get good fitting tack
*Invest in a chiropractic visit
*Get yourself fit with Pilates
*Work on your confidence
*Prepare the horse in small increments
*Find a trainer or instructor who understands your concerns
We need to change that part of the horse culture that idolizes riding horses acting out of self-preservation.
Too many people are suffering from anxiety as a result of these wrecks.
Jamie Lynn
By: Jamie Lynn
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