Tin Star Farm

04/18/2024

Once one of the most abundant pony breeds.
All equine numbers are in decline.
If you are looking for a horse or pony, please support responsible breeders of quality purebred animals that are properly registered. Everyone can make a difference to the future survival of rare breeds.

Wednesday 17th April 2024

04/10/2024

The Downhome Expo in NL will have some very special ponies attending again this year! If you are in St. John’s during the Expo, stop by to visit them ❤️

02/27/2024

A huge congratulations to the Hobbs family of Bunyan’s Cove NL on the birth of Shaggy! He is the first Newfoundland Pony foal of 2024 ❤️
Danielle Hobbs Chris Hobbs

02/24/2024

𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙖𝙮, 𝙁𝙚𝙗 27𝙩𝙝 🌎 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 😻
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱.
𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 coming 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 on World Spay day. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦.
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02/09/2024

Feeds ‘n Needs in Amherst NS! ❤️

A reminder to join us at Feeds'n Needs Amherst on Friday, February 9 between 4Pm - 7PM with your furry friend for Valentine's Pet Photos taken by photographer Jennifer Clarke! 💕

Photos are taken by a $20 donation and all proceeds go to the Double D 4H Club. You will receive a 8x10 copy of your photo.

No reservations or registration required. First come, first served.

Contact the store for further details: (902) 661-0717

Amherst, Nova Scotia

01/17/2024

Sharing for interested students!

It's the most wonderful time of the year; the 2023 Dr. Tim Ogilvie Atlantic Veterinary College's Vet Camp application portal is now open. To learn more about our AVC Vet Camp or to apply click here: https://www.upei.ca/communications/news/2023/01/applications-now-open-atlantic-veterinary-college-s-dr-tim-ogilvie-avc.

12/19/2023

*Photo for attention only*
I have a client searching for a full or part-bred Newfoundland Pony for a child to ride and learn on. Must be well trained, sane, and sound. Smaller in size would be ideal. Buyer can supply good references. This is a permanent home in NS. Mares or geldings only, no stallions please!
PM me if you think you have the unicorn they are looking for. TYIA

12/13/2023

Coming to Truro in the fall of 2024! Yeehaw!

Look out Calgary!
Grab your cowboy hats & buckles! 🤠 🐎

The Rath Eastlink Community Centre has announced that The Nova Scotia Stampede will kick off in Fall of 2024.

Attendees can expect a weekend filled with thrilling pro rodeo events such as saddle bronc, ba****ck riding, bull riding, gymkhana, and barrel racing while layered with live musical entertainment, delicious NS grown food, the 44th annual 4-H Nova Scotia Provincial Show and an array of fun activities for all ages.

The province of Nova Scotia will help out with $150,000 to help support this first annual Nova Scotia Stampede.

Check out the official press release in the comments below 👇

12/13/2023

Every pony wants a child for Christmas ❤️

'Not to be opened until Christmas'
Christmas greetings from Thelwell

12/13/2023

Sharing as a courtesy. Located in Bunyan’s Cove, NL. Please contact Danielle Hobbs for more information.

12/12/2023

The Newfoundland Pony Society annual general meeting took place on Sunday December 10th. Such a great lineup of speakers!

Where do we start? A quick re-cap of our AGM:

- a big thanks to Rainbow Riders - Therapeutic Riding Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. for allowing us to use their board room. What an exciting place to be with Hudson and Rex on site. Kelly Sandoval Thank you for all your support! ❤️ VOCM Downhome Magazine

- new life! 45-50 NL pony foals were born in 2023 in Canada and US which is wonderful news.

- MLA Craig Pardy attended and we know he will continue to speak on behalf of the endangered NL Pony with Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. This animal is most at risk in its homeland: it needs access to pasture land for grazing and by-laws that are supportive of owners in who keep them.

- Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism Newfoundland ponies belong in our tourism ads. Whales, puffins, icebergs and… yes, ponies. Let’s make 2024 the year that this terrible omission is corrected. Target NL

- Luke Reid, 10 year old, spoke about his love of the pony. He reminds us why we do this: the ponies need to be here for the next generation to enjoy. Samantha J-Reid keep up the great work!

- Korrine from Willow Creek Stables attended and inspired us with her NL pony rescue with 25 ponies in Perth, just outside .

- the Hobbs family and all those working to preserve the pony, thank you.

Look for our holiday news update later this week.

Sharing a picture and quote from Luke Reid. « I have loved horses since I was a baby. »

12/01/2023

Sharing as a courtesy. Please contact Terry Crocker at the number provided for details.
*SOLD!*

11/24/2023

Some good news today!

Equine Community Update - Please Share!

EHV-1 in Nova Scotia

"Charlie" would like to share some welcome news 😉!

As horse owners know, there were recently confirmed cases of EHV-1 in Nova Scotia (1 confirmed, 3 presumptive) which resulted in the loss of some horses and a barn closure in addition to some anxiety and stress.

As a result of many level-headed people in the NS horse community pulling together and making the good choice to stay home and post-pone some events there has been no further spread and no additional cases for at least 3 weeks.

This means the risk of further cases associated with this outbreak is considered low and we should all be thankful and feel comfortable resuming normal activities.

As a matter of good biosecurity and hygiene, newly introduced horses (especially those shipped from long distances) should be isolated for at least 2 weeks from existing horses on a property when bringing new horses in.

Also, maintaining up-to-date vaccination is a good tool to help prevent risk across the horse population.

If you have any questions about how best to prevent the spread of disease, it is always best to contact your equine veterinarian to have that conversation.

Dr. Trevor Lawson

11/24/2023

Great gifts for the pony lover on your list!
Contact Willow Creek Stables to order.