Susan DiFelice Design

05/03/2025

I just wrapped up a fun series of custom icons for The Pony Island — a whimsical, horse-filled world for kids who love all things equestrian! From colorful Pony Path mascots to interactive site icons, each one was designed to spark curiosity and joy.

Check them out live at theponyisland.com — and let me know which pony path is your favorite!

04/27/2025

I got a little excited to be able to make carousel horses for my daughter's Mary Poppins play! 🎠☂️🐧

04/24/2025

I’m so excited to introduce my latest project — ThePonyIsland.com 🐴✨ An imaginative and educational website for horse-loving kids (and their grownups!), filled with interactive games, creative printables, a horse book database, and courses (coming soon)!

While Allpony.com focused on riding skills and was later adopted by the US Pony Club, The Pony Island takes a wider approach — with paths for homeschoolers, readers, riders, and kids who simply love horses, whether or not they ride. 🐎📚🎨

It’s a place where every kind of horse-crazy kid will learn, explore, and create — from drawing ponies to understanding how they communicate. Come find your Pony Path! 💕

04/17/2025

Excited to have another collab with Eliza Sydnor Dressage appear in The Chronicle Of The Horse!

Truly balancing your horse requires understanding both longitudinal balance (front-to-back) and lateral balance (side-to-side). This delicate balancing act becomes particularly critical when navigating turns and circles.

04/09/2025

🎨 It's a Blur
This painting is inspired by an illustration I created, and a feeling I know all too well—when I rode hunters, every course felt like a complete blur. I tried to capture that fleeting moment mid-jump, with a rush of blue to carry the movement.
This piece is off to its new home soon, and I’m so excited for it to be enjoyed in its next chapter! 💙🐴✨

04/06/2025

✨Currently working on an illustration of the riding aids for a leg yield, created for the US Pony Club and Allpony! It's fascinating how subtle and nuanced these aids are—translating that into a visual is definitely a challenge, but such a rewarding one. Loving the process of bringing these movements to life through illustration! 🐴🎨

04/02/2025

🎨🐴 Exciting news for fellow horse lovers! I’ve added two new colorways to my popular Horse Face Markings pattern on Spoonflower! Now you have even more options to bring these adorable illustrated equestrian designs to life on fabric, wallpaper, and more. 🏇✨

Check them out here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/susandifelice?shop_selection=tag&sub_action=shop&tag=markings

Which colorway is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! 👇🎨

03/31/2025

🐴✨ Exciting to see two of my website designs featured on the US Pony Club homepage! 🎉 I had the pleasure of creating Allpony.com and Achieve.PonyClub.org—both designed to inspire and educate young equestrians.

As an equestrian artist and designer, I love blending my passion for horses with creative projects like these! Check out more of my work at SusanDiFelice.com. 🖌️🐎

03/17/2025

This is the second in a series of articles blogger Eliza Sydnor Romm is writing about four areas of major concern for horse professionals identified in her survey of 1,500-plus people in the industry: long-term financial planning, business management, making boarding profitable, and managing employe...

03/17/2025

So much fun!!

Many thanks to Susan DiFelice Design for hosting me and a lovely group of dressage riders in Raleigh, North Carolina.

I gave a talk about how to effectively apply goal setting theory to dressage to help riders experience more progress, set themselves up for success, and unlock their potential

We discussed what "good" goals are and types of goals to avoid. I presented a dressage goals framework of 10 elements, which are necessary for progress.

Participants reviewed a dressage goal brainstorming worksheet and we discussed creative ways to measure, track, and celebrate progress.

Let me know if you are interested in having me come out to talk with your group. I believe with more intention, reflection, and planning, we can all become better riders while avoiding some of the frustration that unfortunately can set in as we pursue our great passion, the wonderful art of dressage.

03/17/2025

We had so much fun learning about goal setting in dressage with the inspiring Sally Dale O'Dwyer of Dressage Amateurs Rise! Thanks to all the ladies that came out to enjoy the beautiful evening full of fun and learning! Check her out at: https://dressagegoals.com

03/13/2025

The The United States Pony Clubs Inc., (USPC) Official Page officially launched Allpony today! 🎉🎉🎉

https://blog.ponyclub.org