I haven't been blogging in about two or three months due to school and stable work and making an effort in the horse commitment! I may start the blogging up again! Yay!
When I last posted, a had about a 1000 readers! And when I checked five minutes ago I had over 2605 VIEWERS! Thanks everyone so much for reading even when I completely stopped posting. It means so much! I saw that my most-read post is the General Knowledge Quiz, so I decided I might do another one at the end of this post. It's Christmas! What are you getting?
Things that have happened since I stopped posting:
The buying of our new, flashy horsebox for Lily's shows
My highest jump on complete nutter TJ, who gave me a whopping 1m 35!
My stallion getting bound (Constipated. It was when we went away for the weekend and my cousins were taking care of the horses: BIG MISTAKE!)
My instructor asking me if I could take over the ride on TJ.
And... well... yeah, that's it, I guess.
Now it's time for Christmasy books! There is one I really love and it's by my favourite author, the one and only Stacy Gregg. She has written my favourite series in the entire world, The Pony Club Secrets. I'll telll you about them another day! She is writing the Pony Club Rivals, which I will also tell you about another day. But this is her Christmas special for The Pony Club Secrets books, starring Issie Brown. This special for Christmas is called Issie and The Christmas pony.
Issie and The Christmas pony is a heart-warming, lovely story that is just amazing all year round, not to mind Christmas!
An extra-special Christmas story about Issie and her friends at pony club. With gymkhanas to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save - these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies. Issie had always wanted her very own pony, and perhaps this Christmas her wish would come true... In this gorgeous Christmas special, Issie tells the story of how she first met Mystic - and how a little magic helped Issie and her perfect pony to stay together forever. A sparkling, festive prequel to the popular Pony Club Secrets series.
This is Stacy Gregg with her horse Luka (Top)
and this is also her with Ash (bottom).
To learn more about Stacy Gregg, her books and her horses, visit:
www.stacygregg.co.uk
Now to wrap up this festive special, I will be doing a General Horsey Knowledge quiz with 10 questions. Don't cheat! That's even worse than getting the answer wrong!
1. Which one is the colour 'Bay'?
a.
b.
c.2. How many Centimeters in a 13.2 hand horse?
a. 138
b. 132
c. 168
3. Where does the Arab horse originate from?
a. Arabia
b. Arabiana
c. Indiana
4. What is a farrier?
a. It's another name for jockeys. Jockeys race horses.
b. He's the person that comes to shoe a horse
c. a farrier has nothing to do with horses at all. You should know that!
5. What is a 'Bomb Bucklery'?
a. A bomb bucklery is a vicious buck gone wrong. The horse ends up on top of it's rider.
b. A bomb bucklery? Bomb Bucklery is a horse that won the Kentucky Derby ten times over!
c. Has nothing to do with horses/isn't real when talking about them. You should really know that!
6. Where is the Spanish Riding School?
a. Andalusia, Spain
b. Vienna, Austria
c. Kentucky, USA
7. What is a white horse called when talking about horses?
a. Lipizzaner (It's a breed)
b. Grey (You don't call horses white!)
c. White... right?
8. True or False: Both the walk and the gallop are both a four-beated gait.
a. True
b. False
9. Which one of the following is the best to describe a palomino?
a. Golden coat with white/blonde mane and tail.
b. Dark brown with white/blonde mane
c. Reddish-Brown coat with white/blonde mane
10. What is an appaloosa?
1. It's a horse colour
2. It's a type of bridle
3. Not sure
BQ: What horse would you prefer/suit you?
a. Chestnut gelding 16hh. Amazing all-rounder. Not a novice ride. 3 yrs old.
b. Palomino mare. 14hh. Super star jumper. 6 yrs old. Suit novice ride.
c. Blue roan mare. 15.2. Needs more training in jumping and dressage. Suit advanced. 3yrs old
d. Dapple grey stallion. 17hh. Advanced ride only. Is superstar all-rounder. 3 yrs old
e. Bay mare. 13.2hh. Suit any rider. Lovely all rounder, very quiet. 10 yrs old.
f. Any of the above
Answers:
1. C
2.A
3.A
4.B
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.A
9.A
10. A
BQ: Your choice :)
Results:
0-3 right
Honestly? No offence, but you don't know a whole bunch about ponies. Start reading my blog, every post. There's some valued info in each. You need it!
4-6 right
You know the basics. But your not exactly perfect either. You need to keep reading. You'll be a star!
7-10 right
Pony star ! Well done, you proved you know a fair bit. But when it comes to horses, we can always learn more, right? I'm still learning more as well. Keep reading!
So what is your perfect horse? Email me at inluvwithponies@gmail.com. I want to know!
Christmas Competition! Your dream horse. I want to know!
Email your entries to me at inluvwithponies@gmail.com and make sure to include all these or I can't include you!:
Name
Colour
Height
Temperament
Strong point
Breed
Gender: (Gelding/mare/Stallion)
And hurry!
Come on guys! I need ye to start commenting! I want to hear want YOU think!
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