The PONY Collab

The PONY Collab follow the progress of our horses and ponies and the people that love them. we are committed to providing confidence and experience to people and horses.
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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 child

ren 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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Tricksy is off to Huntly to do pony rides on Saturday and Pekoe has found a new home. He is such a dude, I actually thin...
18/12/2025

Tricksy is off to Huntly to do pony rides on Saturday and Pekoe has found a new home.

He is such a dude, I actually think he is one of the best youngsters we have ever had. First person to see him wants him and I don't blame them.

Down at PC for the first time, first time in a sand arena and he behaved better than a lot of ponies I see every week there.

He tried so hard, it was windy, it rained, he was handled by someone he didn't know but he did everything he was asked to do.

You couldn't have asked for an easier young pony if you tried.

I wish the girls had time to finish him off because I think we would have kept him but we are so busy right now and Pekoe needs more attention.

How cute is Ruffy, he is still waiting for his new home, hopefully it all works out, in the meantime he is getting all t...
18/12/2025

How cute is Ruffy, he is still waiting for his new home, hopefully it all works out, in the meantime he is getting all the love and cuddles at home 🥰

17/12/2025

Tricksy is coming along very well. We got the trot started and off lead is getting there.

She will be doing pony rides ar Huntly this weekend with her friends Jimmy, Junior, River and our very best girl Abby 🥰

Pekoe also did super well today and is clearly very good at getting on the float 🤣

Giselle competed yesterday at Whitford Showcross. Zadel has been struggling in new environments. At his own pony club ...
07/12/2025

Giselle competed yesterday at Whitford Showcross. Zadel has been struggling in new environments. At his own pony club hes been amazing but out and about he lacks confidence.

We had a not so great day at the waingaro gambler. The xc was fine but SJ wasn't great, he was way too distracted and the jumps were odd things he hadn't seen.

It was a moment to realise perhaps we were expecting too much, after all this is his first season jumping and he only started schooling in Jan and had 3 months off for an abscess. To have gone out and won at Adbery and got champion at Tuakau is impressive to say the least.

So Giselle was nervous it might not go to plan. Zadel was super sticky through the entire day however he went clear and although a lot slower than most only 7 people went clear in his class so he picked up 4th overall.

Giselle was soft with her hands as you can see. I was extremely proud of the way she rode a very green horse and got him through the whole thing with a ribbon.

This is a testament to her ridden abilities. If you saw the way other people were managing their green horses, whipping, kicking, yanking, falling off, you would understand that what Giselle gives to a green horse is nothing but confidence and kindness.

That's a win in itself.

07/12/2025

Last week we got a wonderful surprise 🥰. You may remember the beautiful Gypsy Cob Avechi that Giselle finished breaking in earlier this year and helped sell on behalf.

Well she was gifted one of his foals and here she is. Her name is liberty. She loves to jump 😍 which is lucky for her given Giselle likes to do the same and look at that easy canter. Its like she's floating.

We are extremely grateful and excited to have her here with us ❤️

Looks like both our babies have sold ☺️ we are certainly going to miss Genie and Ruffy. Still have Maemae and Pekoe avai...
04/12/2025

Looks like both our babies have sold ☺️ we are certainly going to miss Genie and Ruffy. Still have Maemae and Pekoe available and will be working with them over summer if they don't sell.

We also have Tricksy in for starting, she looks a little like LK. Its going to be a busy holiday period.

Photos from the markets. Nevada did a few rides once she got use to everything. We did over 200 rides all up. Swift, Ke...
29/11/2025

Photos from the markets.

Nevada did a few rides once she got use to everything. We did over 200 rides all up. Swift, Kevin, Abby were our main ponies and then junior, Jimmy and sharky came in to cover the small pony rides. The horses were amazing.

Ruffy took awhile to settle but he is just looking amazing at the moment. When he was born he really was stunning. Then he went through a real awkward stage and now hes lost most of his fluff he is back to stunning 😍. Could make a beautiful show pony with his looks and movements. Also could make a cheeky little friend 🧡.

If your thinking of a pony to grow up with your kids he might be perfect. 7 hours at the Christmas markets and he only really got upset when we took Nevada away. He didn't care about anything else going on at all. 😊

28/11/2025

The markets are amazing and all the ponies are doing so well 👏 even Miss Nevada ❤️

Looks like we are all go for the Waikato Christmas Market tomorrow at Claudelands. Exciting stuff, we hope to see you th...
28/11/2025

Looks like we are all go for the Waikato Christmas Market tomorrow at Claudelands. Exciting stuff, we hope to see you there 😊

Who knew Zadel would go from this to this. He has just turned 7. Only started jumping last summer and he's taken to it ...
19/11/2025

Who knew Zadel would go from this to this. He has just turned 7. Only started jumping last summer and he's taken to it like a duck to water.

Still super green but Giselle is doing a fab job of training him.

I never ever expected this. Ill post up some of his very early attempts at jumping when the kids were mucking around on him and you will see, there isn't much natural talent there at all 🤣

In fact in one clip I even say if he makes a SJumper ill eat my words.

That day might be fast approaching.

They are off to Brookby this weekend, no idea how it will go. At home or PC he's unstoppable but out and about still distracted and lacks confidence. Height isn't an issue. Fingers crossed for this little team.

19/11/2025

Maemae has reverse down to a fine art 😆

For the last 2 weeks Little knight has been off his rocker. We have had him 9 years and he has never been fully grass ef...
16/11/2025

For the last 2 weeks Little knight has been off his rocker. We have had him 9 years and he has never been fully grass effected. There have been times he has been a bit spooky but its just a day or 2 and then back to his happy self.

But for 2 weeks, we haven't even been able to catch him and that has never happened in the entire 9 years we have had him. Last week he took down a fence 😳.

Couldn't even hard feed him he was terrified of the bucket. It was that bad.

Couldn't safely move him because when Giselle walked towards him last week, she stumbled in the grass and he panicked and jumped a full wire barbedwire fence. He was uninjured but sadly Genie followed and got caught in the fence. She had minor injuries but it was very hard to separate them to treat her.

We repaired the fence, put him in the paddock with less grass by catching the babies and him following them through. Today he was almost back to normal. He did come straight up to me when he saw me. He let me pat him but he wasn't 100% relaxed.

It's a bit shocking to see a pony you have known so long, turn wild and out of control. He must feel awful inside to be so highly strung. I think we will bypass that paddock, the grass is different in places to the one he is in now.

Its a stark reminder that just because they have never been like that before doesn't mean they won't ever be. 9 years and multiple different properties he has been on and never anything like this. Even in this place he's been there for 6 months and fine.

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