It’s the perfect time for our Shetland Pony Photography Day. The sun is out, the wildflowers are in bloom and the ponies are nearly ready.
Beautiful Shetland Pony Photography Day
The ponies have been shampooed and the children are arriving for our Pony Share Members Photography Day in the gorgeous wildflower meadows at The Ranch.
Which ponies like the photos the most?
Snowdrop is looking really sparkly white for his photo shoot, Gordon is all glossy, and Honeybee is getting ready too, but Sundance is not so keen to pose amongst the white moon daisies.
Getting the perfect pony photo is not easy
The ponies love to graze and browse in the wildflower meadows and it takes time to capture the perfect Shetland pony photo.
Frame that pony!
Take a look at the fun photo frame in the buttercup meadow and find out which pony is the best at posing for his photo.
Let’s find out how to prepare a Shetland pony for a photo shoot in this weeks’ video from Shetland Pony Club.
When is the best time for a pony photo shoot?
When the weather improves, the Shetland ponies have their summer coats and the wildflower meadows are in bloom, it’s the perfect time for a Shetland pony photo shoot. Getting the perfect photo takes time and care, and the ponies need to look their best in the pictures.
How to prepare a Shetland pony for a photo shoot
The secret is to shampoo the ponies to make them look gorgeous. We have special pony friendly shampoo and warm water for the ponies to enjoy their beauty spa.
Honeybee has had his legs washed, Sundance has a beautiful shampooed tail and Crème Brulee has had his mane washed. The ponies that need the most preparation are the white ponies (known as grey because of their skin colour), Snowdrop and Tintin.
What is the secret to a perfectly prepared pony?
Getting a Shetland pony to look show shiny and his very best is not as easy as you might think. Find out what happens to Batman?
Stop yawning ponies! It’s time for riding. You need to wake up because there are just a few days to go before we open The Ranch again, how exciting!
Springtime relaxing
The ponies are enjoying the spring weather, and are lazing in the meadows at Shetland Pony Club. They are grazing, yawning and rolling. It’s been a lovely long relaxing break with plenty of grass and hay to eat and lots of friends to play with.
Stop yawning ponies! It’s time for riding
Dinky is yawning and Batman, Crème Brulee and Honeybee have been rolling for fun. But the Ranch will be opening soon and so the ponies need to get ready to meet the children for a summer of pony riding fun.
Welcome back
The team have all been trained in the new procedures and the ponies are practicing coming in again for breakfasts and grooming. We can’t wait for the children to come back for a busy summer of pony riding fun.
As lockdown eases, join us as two Shetland ponies return for riding at The Ranch.
Two Shetland ponies return for riding
Crème Brulee and Honeybee have spent this lockdown at the farmhouse. They made lots of friends with bigger horses there.
Getting ready for riding
The Ranch will be opening soon and so the ponies need to get back to join the rest of the Shetlands and prepare to meet the children for a summer of pony riding fun.
A woodland journey
The Shetland ponies take a long walk through the woods to reach the Ranch – join them on their journey in this week’s video.
What happens when they get back to Shetland Pony Club?
Stop ponies! don’t open your Christmas presents yet – you need to wait till Christmas day to open them.
Let’s join Rosemary as her Shetland pony helpers are preparing the Christmas presents and see what happens.
Which pony wants to open the presents?
Honeybee and Creme Brulee are helping Rosemary pack up the Christmas presents for all the Shetlands. Oh no! the ponies want to peek inside the Christmas presents before Christmas Day. Which pony is the most inquisitive?
Will they spoil the surprise and unwrap their Xmas gifts early?
We are closed for the winter. We plan to reopen on Saturday 6 March 2021and have a lovely selection of gift vouchers for 2021 and some great gifts that you can buy this Christmas.
Christmas Gift Ideas
Gift Vouchers valid for 2021 are available to buy as e-vouchers and hard copy here. £40 – £125 plus post and packing.
The School Trot– adorable hardback bedtime storybook about Billy Boon, our very first Shetland pony and Camilla, his faithful friend who really did ride to school on a Shetland pony. £8.99 plus post and packing.
Adopt a pony– Robin Hood, rescued pony at Shetland Pony Club. Receive a beautiful pony gift pack, access to Robin Hood’s own website, email updates and a voucher to visit him. £40 plus post and packing.
