“OHJA” Rated

Classes from walk/trot to 3′0!

Prize list and entry form to be posted.

• 12’ x 12’ permanent stalls, call at least one week ahead, bedding provided
• Stalls $60, pre-entry $15/class, $18/class day of show
• Three permanent restroom facilities available
• Schooling/office fee $25/horse without a stall
• Indoor arean 90’ x 200’ sand footing
• Outdoor arena 125’ x 250’ sand footing
• Lunging and schooling in indoor arena and 60’ round pen
• Schooling Friday 12-sunset, Sat. & Sun. sunrise – 8:45 a.m.
• Ribbons 1^st thru 6^th place, Champion and Reserve
• Concessions available Saturday and Sunday
• Main parking is gravel, Trailer parking on gravel and on grass field

For more information, please call Chris Hughes at (614)395-3310 

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Molly the pony is an inspiring story of a equine amputee now dedicated to therapy for children and adults.

Here she is, Molly, the beautiful speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Katrina hit southern Louisiana, USA. She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled. While there, she was attacked by a pit bull terrier, and almost died. Her gnawed right front leg became infected and her Vet went to LSU for help. But LSU was overwhelmed, and this pony was a welfare case. You know how that goes. After surgeon Rustin Moore met Molly, he changed his mind. He saw how the pony was careful to lie down on different sides so she didn’t seem to get sores, and how she allowed people to handle her. She protected her injured leg. She was a smart pony with a serious survival ethic. Moore agreed to remove her leg below the knee and a temporary artificial limb was built. Molly walked out of the clinic and her story really begins there. “This was the right horse and the right owner”, Moore insists. Molly happened to be a one-in-a-million patient. She’s tough as nails, but sweet, and she is willing to cope with pain. She made it obvious that she understood she was in trouble. The other important factor, according to Moore, is that having a truly committed and compliant owner who is dedicated to providing the daily care required over the lifetime of the horse. Molly’s story turns into a parable for life in post-Katrina. The little pony gained weight, her mane felt a regular comb. A human prosthesis designer built her leg. The prosthetic has given Molly a whole new life, Allison Barca DVM, Molly’s regular vet, reports. “And she asks for it, she will put her little limb out, and come to you and let you know that she wants you to put it on.” “Sometimes she wants you to take it off too.” And sometimes, Molly gets away from Barca. “It can be pretty bad when you can’t catch a three-legged horse,” she laughs. Most of all, Molly has a new job. Kay the rescue farm owner, started taking Molly to shelters, hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitaion centers, anywhere she thought people needed hope. Wherever Molly went, she showed people her pluck. She inspired people and she had a good time doing it! “It’s obvious to me that Molly had a bigger role to play in life”, Moore said. “She survived the hurricane, she survived a horrible injury and now she is giving hope to others. Barca concluded, “She’s not back to normal, but she could be a symbol for New Orleans itself.”

Molly the Pony Website