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Spring is promotion time
Spring is promotion time
Any member who would like to use our booth and brochures for horse expos this year needs to get their request into the home office. We will also supply vests or shirts to the organizer to wear at the event and keep for future promotions. Plan early so supplies are available for your event.
Meanwhile we would like to offer a special thanks to the South Florida crew who did such a wonderful job of promoting our organization at the National Horse Show. We had over 40 people and 25 small equines that delighted the crowds and represented our breeds for the four consecutive years at the National Hose Show. Thanks to Tony and Nancy Lopes and their daughters Adrienne and Kristin, with Little Julia, John and Pat Coffey and their daughters Jessica and Becky, Linda Kern, with friends/grooms, Sandy Saglime and Haley Carmean, Nancy and Jerry Jolicoeur and Colleen Queen and her daughter Mikaela. Also Nancy Jolicoeur's parents Albie and Louis Schmidt, Lorraine Corcoran with granddaughter Mia Corcoran, daughter Candance Thornton with baby Waylon Thornton and friend Justin Spikes, Bob and Carol Parkman with friends Felicity Oakes-Simpson, and Victor, Tammy, Olivia, Sophia and Juan Flores, our local 4 -H children attending with Nancy Lopes were: Tom Dalton and Smita Chand and daughter Deanna, Regina, Danielle, Serena, and Brandy Wright, Mike and Trish Delamorte, Karen McGhee, Konnor McGhee, Kassidy McGhee, Kyle McGhee, Kerensa Muller and daughters, Klendy and Kayden along with our own Zona Schneider Johnny Robb! It takes a village.
We have a great group being organized by Bob and Cathy Franks for the Equine Affair in Ohio in April. So be sure and reserve materials for your areas events and help us spread the word about out wonderful small equines.
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The
Classic American Shetland Ponies ancestry dates back to the Shetland Islands,
where ponies roamed the hills and moors of Shetland as early as the 8th and 9th
centuries. Shetlands were brought to this country in the 1800's and first registered
in the United States in 1888 by the American Shetland Pony Club. The Shetland
Pony, having been in the United States for more than 100 years, has been selectively
bred for refinement... resulting in a sturdy but elegant pony. 
These
ponies are hardy and take the same health care as their larger cousins, the horse,
only the feed and stabling is in proportionately smaller amounts. Owning a Classic
Shetland does not require expensive equipment; your equipment can range from the
barest essentials such as simple grooming tools, a halter, bridle and saddle to
the equipment necessary for a hitch of work ponies or the elegance of antique
carriages. The choice is yours to make. There is a place here for everyone.
A
pony makes a great, trustworthy childhood companion who will share many adventures
expanding your child's imagination. Classic American Shetland Ponies have been
used successfully in therapeutic programs for the physically and mentally challenged.
Pony Hitches have livened up many a parade and are used regularly in a working
environment.
