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We work in Collaboration with many amazing people to bring knowledge and experience to help others. Our highs and our lows in equestrian life ❤️
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Follow our journey as we evlove and develop to help people understand horses better. 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 children 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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01/11/2026

Mars is ready to go 🤣 he's had quite the day. He managed a dozen pony rides with complete beginners of all ages.

Not seasoned enough to go on his own but with Kevin in front he was as good as any of the ponies.

Standing still to be mounted and walking around in a busy environment with lots and lots of people.

Such a good day for him.

31/10/2026

So proud of Mars today. He took everything at Claudelands in his stride and was a champ.

He started off looky, stiff and chewing on his bit which shows his signs of worry but within 15min he was relaxed
, head down, ears soft and not chewing.

So great to see.

Tomorrow he will do a few pony rides. We hope to see you down there, it was a great day out.

30/10/2026

Waikato A & P show Claudelands

29/10/2026

Belated

I took Mars down to collect falcon as they have the Waikato A & P this weekend and I need all the ponies in one place.

Falcon has had a lot of social interaction with other ponies plus he was a Stallion for awhile so he understands horse behaviour and respects the mares.

Mars on the other hand has had limited socialization and you can tell. The ride down was full of both Abby and Sugar trying to kick him and bite him. He paid little attention to the social cues as you can see.

Falcon on the other hand picked up immediately that Sugar didn't want him up next to her and stayed to the back.

People accuse mares of mareish behaviour but do we know why? Its not just hormones. They have the weight of the world on their shoulders. They are responsible for the well being of the herd. If there is danger ahead the last thing they need is a herd member putting them at risk.

Mars doesn't understand what being in a herd means. While we perceive their life to be easy, no danger, they are prey animals and do not relax that instinct just because they are domesticated.

So what they are trying to say to Mars is, you are being rude and putting us at risk.

Really important for your young stock to understand herd dynamics and be put in herd situations. They won't always all get along but understand the role of a mare especially 2 much much older and wiser ones is important for their development.

27/10/2026

Sooo good having Swift home 🥰 started off as he use to do but with All Giselle has learned over the last 9 months they have a way better approach.

Calm and straight. This makes my heart sing.

If he can make a come back then everyone better watch out because there is no one faster than Swift that I have ever seen jump.

Don't want to count my chickens before they hatch but how cool would it be for Giselle to take her $50 pony all the way to the top.

26/10/2026

Mars had quite the labour weekend. A trip out to Kerepehi with the Timor xs for grooming and training 👌 a day of play time and general tomfoolery and then Monday a trip to Pony club where there was so much going on.

Honestly for a young pony he took it all in his stride. I'm so excited for his future 😍 he's such a cool pony.

Will do a little Thursday thoughts on his adventures at PC but Queenie has produced to marvelous boys. Marvel was one of the easiest unhandled ponies we ever had, not unlike Swift and Mars has that sane brave attitude as he did.

Brilliant

25/10/2026

Swift is home 🥰 after months away rehabbing its time to see where he is at.

We took mars out for an adventure to pick him up along with the Timor ponies Taupiri and Falcon.

Long day doing pony makes overs on Libby, Monet and Dakota and backing the younger ones and doing some work with the others.

Great day for all

23/10/2026

No thoughts on a Thursday this week, so many thoughts but not enough time to get them all down.

But here we have Mars who came out of our pony Queenie, who came from Taihape along with her 2 year old c**t we named Marvel.

Mars is 4 in a couple of weeks. He was sold on to a friend who got him broken In recently but he needed more work and experience so he has come back here to see what we can do.

It's been a hot minute since Giselle has worked a small pony but in less than a week she has him moving better, going straight, picking up his hooves and tracking better.

And yes she is still to this day wearing Pjs and slippers to do it 🙄.

She might be over the 20% rule of thumb for anyone screaming she's too big. Clearly though she has him moving better despite that. She is sitting tall soft and balanced and he has no trouble.

20/10/2026

A few photos from Sunday pony rides at

The sun shone, 🌞, the day ran smoothly, the ponies were awesome and we even got to watch a few things.

Great day. Thanks to everyone that came to see us and meet the crew.

We will be at it again at the Waikato A & P shows, so we will you there 😀

20/10/2026

Very tired when I recorded this. I had a huge week, many late nights and early mornings however don't let that undermine the sentiment.

To the lady who lent us the tape to put up to keep our ponies in at bless you 🙏 ❤️

Everyone helping each other out is just awesome 👌.

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