Here on a small farm nestled in the woods and forests of Douglas, Massachusetts reside some very special ponies. Crackers, Cider and Rusty are Penzance's permanent Personal Ponies who bring joy and laughter to every face that encounters them. Crackers and Cider are both "Ambassadors" for Personal Ponies Ltd. while Rusty is permanently retired here at Penzance. It is their job to help teach other small ponies who come onto Penzance how to properly behave for the children and adults who visit. But, of course, their MAIN jobs are to give unconditional love and pony slobbers to each and everyone who comes to visit. They do their jobs well! One can't help but laugh to see the antics of these wee, fuzzy, rolly-polly ponies as they run and play in their paddock with their mate, Amahl ... the resident Sicilian Donkey. Amahl mostly thinks they're tiny imps who go out of their way to aggravate and annoy him but then what 40+ year old donkey really approves of youngsters shenanigans?
Rusty, Cider, Crackers (and Amahl, of course) are just the right size for a young child in a wheelchair or an other challenged youngster. Eyeball to eyeball, pony and child see right into each others' souls and hearts. Just what IS PPL Ltd? Please click the link below to find out. WHAT is PERSONAL PONIES LTD? (video) Or go to our National Personal
Ponies LTD. site here. Would you like a PONY for YOUR CHILD? VOLUNTEER! DONATE! Or make purchases at these fine stores: EDC Usborne Books is the leading publisher of award-winning educational children's books, with over 1,300 titles for ages birth through adult, including horse stories, phonics readers, history books, science books, puzzle books, and more. Says Teresa Larios, Independent Usborne Consultant and owner of Ponies Tales Books, “We believe in magic - the magic that happens between a tiny pony and a child with disabilities.†So Ms. Larios will donate 20% of all Usborne Books sales purchased online here to Personal Ponies of Massachusetts! Country Supply,
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Gwenyth Santagate, Steward/Owner of PENZANCE, is the PPL National Advisory Director of Equine Behavior. Below are just a few photos of some of the teachings that ponies go through here at the "Academy". The pony shown, Rusty, is just 2 years old and an alert student!
If you have questions or concerns regarding the training or behavior of your PPL Pony, please do not hesitate to contact Gwen at gwen.santagate@gmail.com. You may also reach her by phone at (239) 573-9687 or (774) 280-4227.