How To Lease A Pony
If you’ve ever considered buying a pony for the kids, but balked at the time it takes to look after a large animal … or the cost to get started ... or ongoing expense ...
Or love the idea of giving your kids an AMAZING experience?
Then Balloonaversal's Adopt-A-Pony program might be an awesome opportunity for you and your kids to experience what it's like to own a pony through leasing.
We have 16 perfect kids ponies, all beautifully experienced and quiet around children because of course, the’re all kids party ponies!
The Adopt A Pony pony leasing arrangement affords families a fun and exciting way to spend quality time together, strengthening family bonds while being outside with ponies. It’s the perfect opportunity to experience pony ownership without a large financial outlay or taking up 6 or 7 days a week.
Many children and adults find being around ponies calming and very therapeutic, in fact we have several families utilising their NDIS funding this way. Several of our mini ponies work as Animal Assisted Therapy ponies, read some more about this 🙂
The best thing about Adopt A Pony Pony Leasing is:
- 1No hunting high and low to purchase a genuinely quiet, safe and reliable children's pony (budget $4000 - $10,000)
- 2Don’t worry about finding a place to keep the pony (agistment), they will stay with us in Doreen.
- 3No need to purchase any of the necessary equipment (tack) needed to own a pony because we have it.
- 4You don’t even have the responsibility of veterinary care or day to day maintenance – feeding, rugging etc, we do that every day.
What's Also Available To You?
Beautiful trails are available so that you can lead the kids out, as well as gardens and a kids playground with a safe Springfree trampoline, Common Room with tea/coffee, fridge and microwave.
Access to the professional equestrian facilities – horse wash, indoor/outdoor tie up areas, dressage arena, round yard, show jumps and trail riding with cross country logs for jumping.
The Option to book Riding Lessons – From $50
Affordable? Sure Is
Our monthly adopt a pony pony lease fee is less than the cost of our usual agistment fees, so agistment and lease are rolled into one. No other fees to worry about except booking in a riding lessons if you choose.
Other Information
- The cost of kid’s riding lessons from a riding school is anywhere from $75 – $120 per lesson.
- A trail ride for an hour or so is probably the same if not more.
- Use your NDIS funding - ponies are wonderfully therapeutic.
And you don't get that same personal interaction with the pony like when you own or lease one - you really develop a bond with your animal.
Ponies Available for Adopt A Pony Pony Leasing (updated 12/9/24)
Charm
Height: 13 hands
Colour: Buckskin
Breed: Welsh Pony Section B x Australian Pony
Mare (female)
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 10+ with riding experience
Booked Up
Jack
Height: 12 hands
Colour: Bay
Breed: Welsh Mountain Pony
Sex: Gelding (desexed male)
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 7 – 11 good for beginners
Available
Dakota
Height: 13 hands
Colour: Chestnut
Breed: Pony
Sex: Mare (female)
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 10 +
Booked Up
Pip
Height: 11.1 hands
Colour: White
Breed: Welsh Mountain Pony
Sex: Mare (female)
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 6 – 11
Booked Up
Bonny
Height: 12h hands
Colour: Palomino
Breed: Welsh Pony Section B
Sex: Mare (female)
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 10 - 12
Available
Pally
Height: 9.2 hands
Colour: Pale Palomino
Breed: Shetland Pony x Miniature Pony
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 3 – 6
Booked Up
Blossom
Height: 9.3 hands
Colour: Bay
Breed: Shetland Pony
Sex: Mare
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 4 – 8
Booked Up
Megs
Height: 10.2 hands
Colour: Silver Taffy
Breed: Shetland Pony
Sex: Mare
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 6 – 9
BOOKED
Bailey (Little Bailey)
Height: 12.2 hands
Colour: Jet Black
Breed: Welsh B x Riding Pony
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 11+ with riding experience
Booked Up
Nikki
Height: 10.2 hands
Colour: Black
Breed: Shetland Pony
Sex: Mare
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 5 – 9
Booked Up
Napoleon
Height: 9 hands
Colour: Golden Palomino
Breed: Miniature Horse
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 3 – 5
AVAILABLE
Frosty
Height: 9.2 hands
Colour: Blue roan
Breed: Miniature Pony
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 3 – 7
AVAILABLE
Ollie
Height: 9 hands
Colour: Chestnut
Breed: Miniature Pony
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 3 – 5
Booked Up
Shiloh
Height: 12.1 hands
Colour: Skewbald
Breed: Cross bred
Sex: Mare
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 8 - 12 with some experience
Booked Up
Ruben
Height: 11 hands
Colour: Bay
Breed: Welsh Mountain
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 7 - 11 with some experience
Not Available Yet
Cedric
Height: 12.1 hands
Colour: Grey
Breed: Welsh Mountain
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: Kids 8 - 12 with some experience
Booked Up
Jax
Height: 15.3 hands
Colour: Black
Breed: Standardbred
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: 14+ confident rider
Booked Up
Jeremiah - Therapy Pony
Height: 83 cm
Colour: Dark Brown
Breed: Miniature Pony
Sex: Gelding
Not for riding: Suit Any Age
Available
Bella
Height: 13.2 hands
Colour: Buckskin
Breed: Welsh Section B x Riding Pony
Sex: Mare
Suitable Rider Age: Experienced Age 13-15 (quiet pony, still green)
Not Available Yet
Strawberry
Height: 11.2 hands
Colour: Strawberry Roan
Breed: Welsh Mountain Pony
Sex: Mare
Suitable Rider Age: 10 - 12
Not Available Yet
Bailey (Big Bailey)
Height: 15 hands
Colour: Buckskin
Breed: Australian Stockhorse
Sex: Gelding
Suitable Rider Age: 13-16, with experience
Not Available Yet
Meet the 'Saddle Club'
From Left to Right: Shiloh, Jack, Charm, Bonnie, Missy. The young riders are aged between 10 and 15. All but 2 learned to ride here and have gone to become confident little riders, not to mention enjoying new friendships.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. We will show you what to do.
No. Once we have shown you what you need to know, you will be expected to do this yourself, but we will certainly be available for questions and assistance if necessary.
Usually not, I only use ponies with very good temperaments suitable for kids parties.
You most definitely can choose not to continue with the program after the first 2 months, however your first 2 month’s fee that you paid up front is non refundable.
Nope sorry, we will not be selling our ponies, but we will be happy to assist you in finding a suitable pony for you to purchase if this is what you’d like to do. We do offer agistment for horses and ponies, you may wish to keep yours here providing we have availability.
You can voice your preferences and you may certainly end up with that pony, but I will ultimately be matching ponies to the right people.
Yes, if it fits and is safe to use.
Yes.
You will be required to pay the first 2 months up front which will be non-refundable. Two months will be just enough time to try this horsey thing out to determine if you’d like to continue or not.
Are You Ready To Find Out More?
Fill in the expression of interest form below. We'll send you what it costs and information on how we can get you started. We think you're going to be pleasantly surprised
