Hart’s Island Pony Ranch

Hart’s Island Pony Ranch We are a small Midwest farm that is focused on Raising, Breeding, and Training Chincoteague Ponies

05/18/2025

Phantom loves his pasture time!

Last Wednesday at 12:30 AM we welcomed Lady’s first foal, a filly! 🩷 Lady has embraced motherhood and she absolutely ado...
05/13/2025

Last Wednesday at 12:30 AM we welcomed Lady’s first foal, a filly! 🩷 Lady has embraced motherhood and she absolutely adores her little girl!

Just before the storm on Monday afternoon we welcomed Phantom and Kenzie’s perfect little Filly to the herd!! 🥳🎉 She is ...
05/01/2025

Just before the storm on Monday afternoon we welcomed Phantom and Kenzie’s perfect little Filly to the herd!! 🥳🎉 She is already a social butterfly and loves to run laps around momma in the pasture!

04/29/2025

On Sunday afternoon Kenzie started waxing up and had milk dripping when I got home Sunday night. Typically this means a mare will foal within 24-48 hours. I didn’t sleep much Sunday night as I was up checking checking on her often. No baby overnight, so Kenzie and I worked on cleaning the foaling stall and getting her some more water that afternoon. As you can see she was very helpful! 😂

Sunday, April 27 - Final day at the Expo!! Sue has done an amazing job, I couldn’t be more proud of how well she handled...
04/29/2025

Sunday, April 27 - Final day at the Expo!! Sue has done an amazing job, I couldn’t be more proud of how well she handled everything. From having her sit all Winter to pulling her from the pasture and taking her to a venue like this, she was a rockstar! 🌟 She handled the crowds, flags, flappy tents and all sorts of other things without batting an eye. Her only real struggles were during the breed demos and getting a bit pushy because she wanted to go back to everyone else but fortunately she got better each time and finished the last two days strong.

Towards the end of the day we were informed that we won the stall decorating contest, so that was a fun surprise! 🎉

Overall, it has been a wonderful weekend but after 12 breed demos and 3 big days, we are both all peopled out and ready to come home! A huge thank m you to my friend Hannah who hung out Saturday and Sunday as well as helped me pack up!

My mom and sister have been watching the herd at home for me and it looks like Kenzie is waxing. We should have our first foal very soon! 🎉

Day #2 of the MN Horse Expo (Saturday, April 26th) we finally got a chance to have some open “arena time” or in this ca...
04/29/2025

Day #2 of the MN Horse Expo (Saturday, April 26th) we finally got a chance to have some open “arena time” or in this case race track time in the evening! One of our daily breed demos is at the finish line of Canterbury Park, (MN’s race track). It’s been fun to show where so many horses have crossed the finish line to victory! 🏇🏻🏆 Sue did much better in her breed demos today, she has started to figure out what I want her to do and is settling in.

Day #1 of the Minnesota Horse Expo is done! 🎉 Sue and I had four breed demos today, she did well for not having an oppo...
04/26/2025

Day #1 of the Minnesota Horse Expo is done! 🎉 Sue and I had four breed demos today, she did well for not having an opportunity to practice in any of the places we did the demos! She seems to be enjoying the crowds and the atmosphere. We had lots of opportunities to share the Chincoteague Pony breed with others! 🐴

We made it to the Minnesota Horse Expo!! 🎉 As you can see Sue is a disappointed that she isn’t tall enough to use her wi...
04/25/2025

We made it to the Minnesota Horse Expo!! 🎉 As you can see Sue is a disappointed that she isn’t tall enough to use her window! 😂 We just have a little more setup to do, a bath for Sue in the morning and then we are good to go! 🐴

Sue and I will be representing the Chincoteague pony breed at the Minnesota Horse Expo this weekend! Be sure to stop by ...
04/23/2025

Sue and I will be representing the Chincoteague pony breed at the Minnesota Horse Expo this weekend! Be sure to stop by our stall and say hi! 😊

Here is a link with more info about the Expo!
https://mnhorseexpo.org/index.html

Last week all of the ponies got their hooves trimmed and this week I have been cleaning up bridle paths, brushing manes/...
04/22/2025

Last week all of the ponies got their hooves trimmed and this week I have been cleaning up bridle paths, brushing manes/tails, and doing some barn cleaning in preparation for the upcoming foals. So far Lady has bagged up the most with Kenzie close behind her and Dream catching up. Pixie hasn’t started bagging up yet so it’s likely that she will go long again.

An update on our 4 pregnant mares! Pixie, the palomino pinto, is 30 days shy of her “safe date.” Im expecting she will h...
03/25/2025

An update on our 4 pregnant mares!

Pixie, the palomino pinto, is 30 days shy of her “safe date.” Im expecting she will have her foal the sometime within the first couple of weeks of May. When she had Mac in 2023 she was just a few days off of carrying him for a full year, so she could wait until mid-late May before she gets around to having it.

Kenzie, the chestnut splash, is a bit of a wildcard as far as breeding dates go. She was bred last Spring but I don’t have exact cover dates as we didn’t bring her and Phantom home until September. I’m guessing she will foal sometime mid-late April but she could wait until May. I would be surprised if she carries until June with how big she is getting.

Lady, the solid bay, was bred the week after Pixie so she will likely foal the 2nd or 3rd week of May. Her belly has grown a lot in the past month and will be even bigger by the end of April!

Dream, the buckskin pinto, will likely be the last one to foal as she was bred the week after lady but she could surprise me! She will should foal sometime around the third week of May.

Everyday we get a little closer to meeting our 2025 foals! 🎉🐴🐴🐴🐴

Phantom was out zooming around the pasture today! He is such a pretty guy and a real sweetheart! ❤️
03/05/2025

Phantom was out zooming around the pasture today! He is such a pretty guy and a real sweetheart! ❤️

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We are a small farm located near Rochester Minnesota. We purchased our first Chincoteague ponies in the winter of 2009 and currently own six wonderful ponies. We do a very small amount of breeding and some showing, as well as training our personal stock. Our main goal is to promote the breed and enjoy them. For more information about our ponies please take a look at our website at www.ponyranch.webs.com