Ponies at our cottage
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
Rockingham, Australia
June 9, 2025 4:16am CST
We stayed in a cabin on Saturday night. The lady had turned on the air-conditioning for us which was nice of her. The bed had an electric blanket too so we were warm and cosy.
There were alpacas in the paddock straight out from our door and these two cute little miniature Shetlands in another paddock. When I went over to take their photo, they nickered gently to me. I miss having ponies.
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@DaddyEvil (174336)
• United States
9 Jun 25
Aww... The sorrel pony has hair just like mine! 
We had Shetlands when I was growing up. 
We had Shetlands when I was growing up. 2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (174336)
• United States
9 Jun 25
@JudyEv Back when I was a kid, dad and my oldest brother kept buying and selling horses and ponies... Two of the ponies lived with us all their lives. They were a lot of fun.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil My Dad bred horses for stock work so there were always a lot of horses around the place.
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@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Jun 25
They are cute. Glad you had a wonderful cabin
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@LindaOHio (222324)
• United States
9 Jun 25
Cute Shetlands. I love alpacas too.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun
@LindaOHio I could have very easily taken these home.
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@LindaOHio (222324)
• United States
10 Jun 25
@JudyEv There used to be an alpaca farm not too far from us. I picked out a nice chocolate colored one. I was going to steal him and take him home.....not really.
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@MarieCoyle (59156)
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9 Jun 25
It sounds like a great place to stay, and oh, those sweet ponies are just adorable.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun
@MarieCoyle All the animals there looked very contented. It was a lovely sunshiny day too,
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@MarieCoyle (59156)
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11 Jun
@JudyEv
Animals make for smiles, and these obviously appeared to be healthy and treated well, which is always nice to know.
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@FourWalls (86628)
• United States
9 Jun 25
Aww, aren't they sweet? "Take our picture, please!"
You sound like me: turn on the A/C and pile on the blankets. 
Nobody understands it until they reach middle age!
Nobody understands it until they reach middle age!1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun 25
They are so cute. One of my stepdaughter Mara's jobs is to give pony rides to kids at a stable. There is one pony madly in love with her and when she puts up photos on Facebook that pone is nuzzling up to her cheek, So adorable,
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@Deepizzaguy (122105)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jun 25
The miniature Shetlands look nice in this post.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
10 Jun 25
Ponies are cute. Good morning from my side.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
10 Jun
@JudyEv Wow your day is sorted then!
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@Ineeddentures (34167)
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9 Jun 25
I think they are full size Shetlands
The one on the left is a bit too big to be a miniature Shetland
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun
@Ineeddentures I'm not keen on miniature horses which are much finer and look much more delicate. I like the chunky, solid Sheltands.
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@Ineeddentures (34167)
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10 Jun
@JudyEv
We bred them.
A lot of people call them.miniature because they are so small
But there is indeed a miniature variety
It would depend on the height to the shoulder I think whether a miniature is or is not
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jun 25
They have their winter coats now as are quite shaggy.
