The PONY Collab

The PONY Collab follow the progress of our horses and ponies and the people that love them. we are committed to providing confidence and experience to people and horses.
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Originally called Oakshott equestrian because we were on Oakshott road we have decided to rename the page The PONY Collab. this us because we are a collaboration of talents, ideas and inspirations. it's not one person it's many and we are always learning and developing our skills. We started off doing lessons but quickly found we had a unique service to offer people with ponies. There are no child

ren that ride and train like Giselle does . She has ridden close to 200 horses and ponies broken in, started, restarted or retrained dozens of ponies for people and the results speak for themselves. Check out some our latest projects. They are trained by children because ultimately they are going to be ridden by children and what better way to get them started than by the very size of rider that they will end up with. Ponies quickly work out who is on their backs and what's expected and there is nothing better than to get your new pony child proof. Giselle will start on them and then we have Quaid and Arya to help check their progress and see who they are suitable for. We also sell on behalf, we can get you pony fit Feel free to contact us any time either on 021474739 or send us an email

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20/01/2025

Here they are both Misty and Delta. Both will be officially up for sale this week.

I will pop up a video but here we go. Took Delta out on the farm today I was excited to have a ride on her but it lasted...
20/01/2025

I will pop up a video but here we go. Took Delta out on the farm today I was excited to have a ride on her but it lasted all of 5min because Kevin was completely out of sorts.

So Arya swapped and she took Delta. She really is a very steady trust worthy horse.

We also got Misty back to sell on behalf. Her owners had a change of circumstances and they are very very sad to have to part with her 😢. She hasn't been ridden in 2 months but you wouldn't know it. Giselle hopped on ba****ck rode out on the farm did gates went into paddocks by herself and cantered around and Misty was foot perfect.

If you are looking for the ultimate 13hh pony then Misty is it. Get in touch as whoever gets her is going to have a lot of fun on this versatile girl.

19/01/2025

Autumn is the best. Fantastic day at Port Waikato 😀

15/01/2025

We have 3 horses coming up for sale.

You may remember Delta who we got in just before Christmas, now she ended up with an abscess so we have nursed her through that and we are out the other side.

Today she took one of our friends who is only 11 and been on a horse 3 times before this. 3 of the girls took off at one point and Delta didn't bat an eye.

She is a big solid unit of a horse but totally reliable. Over the weekend we hope to get her to do some flat work and then if that's looking good then she will be available

We also have Autumn and one other coming Sunday.

If you are looking for a beautiful safe big solid girl who can do it all then Delta is the one. She is absolutely fabulous 👌

13/01/2025

And here is the finished product. We have done a beautiful job breaking Autumn in. She can do off lead as well, all the buttons are there except canter but you never know we might get that uploaded too.

She is really really calm and unflappable. Perfect kids pony.

We are busy busy at the moment with 2 to finish off with the breaking in. Autumn is almost done, Amaro is getting his tu...
09/01/2025

We are busy busy at the moment with 2 to finish off with the breaking in. Autumn is almost done, Amaro is getting his turns and stop and go.

We have 3 young ones which are slowly going through all the things you need to do with young ponies so when it comes to starting them when they are old enough it's a breeze. Ruffy and Genie and learning to lead and Pekoe has had all the gear on and we will start leading him off the other horses soon.

Then we have the 2 mummas Nevada and Maemae who are going to start the break in process.

So much on but it's all going very well ☺️

We are finally at the stage where we have some time and the ponies are more settled to start the break in process. Autu...
07/01/2025

We are finally at the stage where we have some time and the ponies are more settled to start the break in process.

Autumn had her first canter under saddle-woohoo
Ruffy and Genie are beginning lead training- yay
Maemae and Nevada got the saddle blankets on.

Maemae was pretty good, she's a bit defensive but being a bit more tolerant of new things she quickly let me put the saddle blanket on and off multiple times.

Nevada wasn't so relaxed about it. I do believe once she gets use to the process she will be the easier one of the 2. She needs to trust you and what your doing so it's going to be slow but I'd say ultimately she will do more.

At any rate things are progressing with the little ones.

06/01/2025

Autumn is just the best. We set up a mini obstacle course and as you can see she wasn't phased by a single thing.

This pony is awesome. She will be available soon so if you want a pony for your little kids she could be the one.

As you know we are huge fans of small ponies for kids. We have had dozens of minis through over the years all going to great homes where they could teach their riders the love of ponies.

So many people over look minis because of their size and yet those who have had minis for their kids to start off on understand the beauty of kids being able to do it all themselves safely.

Too many times people over horse their kids, too big, too young, too forward, too green etc...

But when the pony is small many of those things don't matter because its fun.

Autumn is a prime example of what we see in minis. Bold, confident, willing and cute as a button.

On the weekend we had someone come lead her through the course who had never led a pony ever in his life and she was fantastic. That's pretty impressive

30/12/2024

It's been a busy day. We got Pekoe all geared up, as suspected he could careless.

We have been working on getting Amaro ready to start under saddle. He has been backed previously however he needed some ground work and just learning to relax before we attempted anything like getting on. He seemed to hold a lot of worry in him so putting him under pressure isn't what we want.

I think all our prep paid off because he was a super star. Still had no idea about any aids at all but getting on and leading wasn't a drama. Great start

Super proud of Autumn today 💙 she's got the beginning of trot. Definitely more woah than go. She's just about there. Goo...
29/12/2024

Super proud of Autumn today 💙 she's got the beginning of trot. Definitely more woah than go. She's just about there. Good brakes, no silliness or worry just cruised along like a lead rein pony should.

Got to get the neighbours kids down for a test run because they are complete beginners. Very exciting to see Autumn come along so well. When She came she couldn't even be still at the tie up, she would kick about when picking her hooves and now she's a pro.

She's going to make a fabulous kids pony 😍

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas from all our little family to all of you who follow and support us.

Thank you so much for being on this horsey journey with us.

Wishing you a wonderful day with all the trimmings 🎄🎅❤️🤠

24/12/2024

Got to love when your horses are so happy to see you they come running.

3 handsome horses 🥰

24/12/2024

Currently we are teaching the foals to get their hooves trimmed. So far we have managed to get it done without having to catch Genie although she does like a good game of hide and seek 🤣.

Here she is blending into Nevadas tail.

Their foal coats are dropping out. Genie is going darker and Ruffy looks like he will be liver chestnut like Maemae.

Kevin out did himself giving ponies rides to about 30 or so kids and then (because this guy doesn't run out of puff) the...
14/12/2024

Kevin out did himself giving ponies rides to about 30 or so kids and then (because this guy doesn't run out of puff) the kids made some jumps at the end of the day and Kevin was only happy to oblige 🧡

14/12/2024

What a day ponies did so well today. Arwen and Junior who we borrowed last year from Aohanga Timor Pony Stud did the lions share of the pony rides followed closely by Abby and Kevin then Jimmy and Swift. Jimmy was definitely a favourite letting lots of kids pat him.

Super impressed with Arwen though. The kids had tried their best to get her fit for the day but pretty hard when you have out grown her.

Still she put in an amazing performance and so she has earned a little holiday.

Here is Abby with Tigger. That's just how amazing our ponies are. Even Swift 🥰.

Huge thanks to our helpers, we couldn't have done it with out you 🎅

Autumn is slowly coming along. Lead rein is going ok but today we worked on lunging. She did really well, getting the go...
13/12/2024

Autumn is slowly coming along. Lead rein is going ok but today we worked on lunging.

She did really well, getting the go button and the stop button.

Hoping to get her all finished off after Christmas so watch this space

13/12/2024

Tomorrow we will be at the Claudelands Christmas Market 🎄 😀 Swift will be there too 🥰.

Don't worry he won't be doing this but he will be available for pony rides.

See you there 👍

12/12/2024

We introduced Zadel to the herd this week and this is how exciting it is 😂 did anyone hear crickets.

You have to love these boys. Totally chilled.

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on the farm
on the farm

Here they are both Misty and Delta. Both will be officially up for sale this week.

Ponies at Port Waikato

Autumn at the port
Autumn at the port

Autumn is the best. Fantastic day at Port Waikato 😀

Delta and Envy
Delta and Envy

We have 3 horses coming up for sale. You may remember Delta who we got in just before Christmas, now she ended up with an abscess so we have nursed her through that and we are out the other side. Today she took one of our friends who is only 11 and been on a horse 3 times before this. 3 of the girls took off at one point and Delta didn't bat an eye. She is a big solid unit of a horse but totally reliable. Over the weekend we hope to get her to do some flat work and then if that's looking good then she will be available We also have Autumn and one other coming Sunday. If you are looking for a beautiful safe big solid girl who can do it all then Delta is the one. She is absolutely fabulous 👌

Autumns first ride out of school
Autumns first ride out of school

And here is the finished product. We have done a beautiful job breaking Autumn in. She can do off lead as well, all the buttons are there except canter but you never know we might get that uploaded too. She is really really calm and unflappable. Perfect kids pony.

Autumn obstacles
Autumn obstacles

Autumn is just the best. We set up a mini obstacle course and as you can see she wasn't phased by a single thing. This pony is awesome. She will be available soon so if you want a pony for your little kids she could be the one. As you know we are huge fans of small ponies for kids. We have had dozens of minis through over the years all going to great homes where they could teach their riders the love of ponies. So many people over look minis because of their size and yet those who have had minis for their kids to start off on understand the beauty of kids being able to do it all themselves safely. Too many times people over horse their kids, too big, too young, too forward, too green etc... But when the pony is small many of those things don't matter because its fun. Autumn is a prime example of what we see in minis. Bold, confident, willing and cute as a button. On the weekend we had someone come lead her through the course who had never led a pony ever in his life and she was fantastic. That's pretty impressive

Amaro first ride
Amaro first ride

It's been a busy day. We got Pekoe all geared up, as suspected he could careless. We have been working on getting Amaro ready to start under saddle. He has been backed previously however he needed some ground work and just learning to relax before we attempted anything like getting on. He seemed to hold a lot of worry in him so putting him under pressure isn't what we want. I think all our prep paid off because he was a super star. Still had no idea about any aids at all but getting on and leading wasn't a drama. Great start

Christmas Carrorts
Christmas Carrorts

Merry Christmas from all our little family to all of you who follow and support us. Thank you so much for being on this horsey journey with us. Wishing you a wonderful day with all the trimmings 🎄🎅❤️🤠

the boys
the boys

Got to love when your horses are so happy to see you they come running. 3 handsome horses 🥰

new hair do
new hair do

Currently we are teaching the foals to get their hooves trimmed. So far we have managed to get it done without having to catch Genie although she does like a good game of hide and seek 🤣. Here she is blending into Nevadas tail. Their foal coats are dropping out. Genie is going darker and Ruffy looks like he will be liver chestnut like Maemae.

Tigger takes a ride
Tigger takes a ride

What a day ponies did so well today. Arwen and Junior who we borrowed last year from Aohanga Timor Pony Stud did the lions share of the pony rides followed closely by Abby and Kevin then Jimmy and Swift. Jimmy was definitely a favourite letting lots of kids pat him. Super impressed with Arwen though. The kids had tried their best to get her fit for the day but pretty hard when you have out grown her. Still she put in an amazing performance and so she has earned a little holiday. Here is Abby with Tigger. That's just how amazing our ponies are. Even Swift 🥰. Huge thanks to our helpers, we couldn't have done it with out you 🎅

Swifts so versatile
Swifts so versatile

Tomorrow we will be at the Claudelands Christmas Market 🎄 😀 Swift will be there too 🥰. Don't worry he won't be doing this but he will be available for pony rides. See you there 👍

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