A "Boarding School" and foster home for PPLtd. UK Shetlands

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

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.
Then please, take a moment to give a bit of your own heart if you can ... if you are able to do so, click on the donation link at Personal Ponies Ltd. making a note that you found out about us through the PENZANCE website and the ponies here. Or, if you'd like to find out more about how to volunteer in the program right here in Massachusetts, contact PENZANCE. Simple email gwen.santagate@gmail.com or call 239-573-9687. You may also contact our National Director, Denise Chasin. You can find the information by clicking below:

WHAT is PERSONAL PONIES LTD? (video)

Or go to our National Personal Ponies LTD. site here.

"PERSONAL PONIES has only one mission. We provide U.K. Shetland Ponies to children with disabilities to help change children's lives."
                  

Would you  like a PONY for YOUR CHILD?
If you are in the area of Lee County, FLorida and you have a specially challenged child whom you feel would benefit from the love and kisses of a PPLtd. pony please contact Gwen @ gwen.santagate@gmail.com or call 239-573-9687. Gwen will be able to direct you, if needed, to the appropriate contacts to initialize your journey into PPL Magic.

VOLUNTEER!
If you would like to VOLUNTEER to work with the PPL ponies at PENZANCE please contact Gwen @ gwen.santagate@gmail.com or 239-573-9687.

DONATE!
If you would like to make a donation to help support the PPL ponies at PENZANCE please CLICK BELOW. Your donation will be noted directly towards PPL. Because Personal Ponies is an all-volunteer organization, 100% of your contributions go directly to supporting ponies and kids – so every dollar makes a difference in a child’s life. Also, because Personal Ponies is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, your contributions are tax deductible. You can make a secure donation through PayPal by clicking this donate button:


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, the equine industry’s super-value equine products supplier, will donate up to 5% of your order to Personal Ponies of Massachusetts through its Country Care program. Simply enter our Care Code, PPL-MA, when you complete your order, and Country Supply will take care of the rest!

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.