While many equestrians are fortunate to be able to own, ride, and show amazing horses, the love and appreciation for our first ponies is something that we will never forget.
The purpose of the Registry of the Remarkables is to create a place to celebrate our first ponies. Our goal is to honor first ponies and memorialize them before their stories are lost. Every pony deserves to have his or her story told.
Some of these entries will be turned into podcast episodes, or “Ponysodes.” Stay tuned!
Please share the story of your first pony with us. Contact Regina at regina@horseindustrypodcast.com
Everyone deserves a special pony like “Shorty”
I got my first pony when I was 2. My first pony’s name was Shorty, named after…
Fatima – A Great Friend
In the spring of 1967, Linda (Streeter), aka Mom, took her stout red tobiano pony, Flicka, to…
Palin, The Diva
Palin is the daughter of Shetland Pony royalty. Her mom and dad were well-known pony stars. Maybe…
Gold, The Inexpensive Miniature Horse
DreamHorse.com was a wonderful place to look at and dream about owing a special equine. One day…
Our Ray of “Sunshine”
I wish I could tell every little boy and girl about our pony “Sunshine” and how happy…
The Sweetest Kind of “Marmalade”
I will now tell you about my pony “Marmalade” that came all the way from St. Paul,…
My Dear “Ranger”
My pony, “Shadyside Ranger” arrived July 29th. It was a rainy day but mamma hitched her driving…
My Darling “Tip”
[From 1907 to 1918, the Webb Publishing Company hired children to sell subscriptions to The Farmer’s Wife…
Gar, The Best Mini Horse
When I think about all of the horses, ponies, and minis that I’ve purchased, Gar was the…
“Major” The key to my childhood independence
Major was a laminitic pinto pony that my mom got for me from a family friend. He…
Poncho – My very first barnyard Shetland.
He was a sorrel and white tobiano with hair of similar texture and appearance of a wire-haired…
Sluggo – The Swedish Jumper Pony!
Coming from a big Swedish family with six daughters, we couldn’t afford to own ponies or horses….
Buttercup Came Home on September 15, 1977
She was my first pony. Buttercup was blond and beautiful and confident… everything that I was not….
Laser, The Loveliest A-hole Pony I Ever Known!
To put it simply, Laser was kind of an asshole. He had a nasty buck, he knew…