Kung Fu Pony?---by the Spooky Pony

[spookypony]

What's a Kung Fu Pony? Only I got called one today.

It's been pretty nasty here: there are giant ponds everywhere again, and yesterday I was really, really cold. I had been minding my own business eating hay, and being pretty clever by hiding from the wind behind the hay, but then the Carrot Lady came, and when the wind hit me, I got so cold! I just started shivering.

So we went in the place with the narrow door that has a groovy floor in the door (I don't like that door), and went in one of the stalls, where there was some dry hay, and the Carrot Lady wrapped me all up in a red soft thing and in my blue-and-purple blanket thing. For once, I didn't mind, because I was just so cold!

But I didn't get to stay there long: when I was warm again, we went for a walk in the woods, with a new pony. The new pony is pretty young, and doesn't know anything, so I had to show him how to walk through puddles!

It was only his 7th time being sat on, so I think he did pretty well to follow me through all those puddles.

Then, we went home, and I got wrapped up again, in the blue-and-purple blanket thing. I had to wear it all night and today too. Thankfully, I'm rid of it now, though!

Tonight, the Carrot Lady took me over to the square place with a roof on, where we made shapes with other horses. The Pole Lady was there, too. We had to make a shape where you walk around a corner bent one way, and then you walk sort of towards the middle, but before you get there, you have to bend the other way and walk towards the side again, and then you have to bend the first way again and go around the next corner. It was all very bendy, and I got praised lots!

Then we had to trot around the same way, except we were supposed to start cantering in the last corner. I kept getting that bit wrong, because I was still bent the other way (I'm 147 cm long; it takes a while to unbend and bend around the right way!), so I had to canter really really fast so I didn't fall over.

Then we had to go do the same thing, the other way round. Why do they never believe we've got the idea if we do things right one way round??

This way round, I thought I knew what she wanted, so I started trotting really really quick with my head up really high because I was so excited, except then when she wanted me to canter, all of a sudden I wasn't really sorted out! I know how to sort out my legs though, when things get confused like that: I just have to kick out really high and far sideways with my right hind leg, and then all my legs go where they should. So I did that, and ran really really fast, just because it was fun! And for once, the Carrot Lady didn't yank my mouth!

But when we stopped, the Carrot Lady and the Pole Lady started calling me a Kung Fu Pony. The Pole Lady said that once, I nearly took out her table when she was sitting watching us do our circles one evening. I don't think so! I do know where my leg ends and her table starts!

So, what is a Kung Fu Pony, and is it a good thing?

We had a nice walk back home though, and lots of scratches and carrots.

Carrots,
the Spooky Pony

 

[JenHunt]

i think a kung fu pony must be a good thing spooky, sounds like your shapes were far too bendy for me, I don't do bending. Mother tells me off for going like a 'bananananaa' or something (no idea what that is tho) but it must be bendy cos she makes me walk straight when she says it. Don't like that either as I like to be able to see what she's up to when she's riding me.

I think that you might be able to use the flicky leg technique to help you change canter lead when you're doing that bendy canter shape, or thats what tom says. He also says that when you go to those places that have lots of white rectangles in the grass and cars parked near them, that when you go into the middle of the rectangle you should buck and squeal as the people in the car really like it. Makes aunty Ro really cross when Tom does it, but that might be because he's not very good at it.

carrots! Ron

 

[spookypony]

Dear Ron,

banananananas are those yellow curvy things that you can eat. I think they're a bit too squishy, but the Field Boss likes them (he swiped mine when the Carrot Lady tried to give me one once). I get called a Banana Pony too, and I'm not sure if it's because of the bendy things I have to do, or because of the yellow blanket thing I often have to wear when we go for a trot in the woods. Either is possible, it seems to me.

I know what rectangles with cars you're talking about, but I didn't know you were supposed to buck and squeal in the middle of them. Are you sure about that? I know the Carrot Lady gets a bit upset if I run really, really fast in them. But I did not kick the table (sometimes, there's a table instead of a car).

Carrots,
the Spooky Pony