Hi I'm Katani,

Welcome to my page.

A little about me. I was born and raised in India, a daughter of missionary parents. I came to the US after I graduated from H. S.  I now live in Southeast Kansas. 

I don't have any pets but growing up we had quite an assortment, including, at various times, dogs; cats; rabbits; guinea pigs; fawns (however, a fawn never made it to adulthood) ; goats; a lamb; and last but definitely not least, our beloved parrot.  That bird kept us in stitches we were often joking and laughing so he learned how to 'laugh', and had a few phrases he could say but, we were chagrined when he picked up 'shut up'!  We had left him with someone for a year, when we came to the USA on furlough. They also had a parrot, and when they got noisy in exasperation they'd said, "Shut Up".  Anyway, when Mom got onto us, the bird would say, 'shut up, shut up' then laugh! Of course that got us laughing and the more we laughed the more he laughed!    He was also such a flirt whistling at us girls when we walked by his cage!   

I've never known much about or had much contact with horses other than an occasional commercial type ride, until my friend got me involved in this game.  I used to say, "horses are my favorite animal they are so pretty but, I'm scared of them. They are so BIG!"    Quite a paradox.  I learned so much about horses on this game, through the former quizzes, (I was very upset when they discontinued them! Fortunately I managed to finish them right before they left the game) that I'm not as afraid of them now.   

I started this game 'raising' Newfoundland Ponies.  Therefore, I decided to see what I could find out about them, here is some of their history.

About the Pony

The Newfoundland pony is the only North American pony from the Highland and Moor families.  They have many good characteristics - strength, stamina, courage, intelligence, obedience, willingness, and common sense. They are hard workers and easy keepers. 

Various breeds of ponies arrived in Newfoundland, Canada with the island’s early settlers from the British Isles.  These ponies were hardy and, already adapted to harsh climates. Over time, the hardiest of these pony immigrants interbred and evolved into one pony type, the Newfoundland Pony.

In the past, until their jobs were replaced by technology, they were used to plow gardens; haul fishing nets; kelp and wood; gather hay; and provide transportation about the island. With their jobs replaced the pony population plummeted. To protect this special pony, they were given the designation of Heritage Animal. Their current population totals were less than 400. An ongoing effort of concerned people from across Canada has stabilized the population. However, they are still considered to be a critically endangered species.

Today, they are used for riding; driving and light draft work. They make excellent mounts for children and adults, and are very good under saddle and in harness.

I, Katani, have become quite fond of the Newfoundland Ponies!  While I will never actually own one, on howrse, they were my first ponies. Therefore, by putting their information here, in a small way, I am contributing to the ponies, by bringing awareness to their plight.  :)   

Have fun howrsing around!   

Katani