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A publication of the Carriage Operators of North America
Winter 2015
Pony Parties!
CONA members augment carriage services.
Horses, check, stalls/pasture, check,
truck and trailer, hay and grain, web site
or Facebook page, knowledge of horses
and hitching, all check!
If we were just starting a carriage service, the above wouldn’t be a bad start.
Of course, most of us already have all
that now, and quite a bit more for our
horse drawn carriage services.
Let’s see. Add a saddle or two, (a pink
one if you can find it), some imagination for cute costumes and themes and
a handful of smaller versions (ponies)
of what we already own, hand sanitizer
(hand sanitizer??) and we’ve just expanded into the pony party business!
We’re practically already set up to add
a small (pun intended) side business to
augment our event carriage service. And
many carriage services have already
done so. Should the rest of us?
We interviewed carriage operators
that include pony rides and parties as
part of their equine entertainment business models and learned that they enjoy
entertaining their littlest clients as much
as their brides and grooms and tourists.
Several of the carriage operators
naturally have small carts the ponies can
pull, although they tell us parents tend to
request riding ponies. And of those that
do have carts, they are rarely driven but
rather led by a handler with children in
the cart. In fact, we were unable to find
any carriage operator that would turn
children loose with ponies, ridden or driven, even monitored in a small corral they
bring to set up at the party site or park,
or at their own facilities. The only exception was a company headquartered on a
ranch where the “pony party” consists of
an hour long lesson on grooming and riding. The operator said he was most comfortable with that and it seems to be quite
popular.
Other non carriage companies adver-
tise a live pony carousel where four or
so ponies walk in a circle connected to a
non motorized walker inside a round corral. That would naturally lower your labor
costs, provided you are capable of setting up such a device at the party site, or
already have it on your property and the
kids come to you for the party or rides.
Prices we found range from $150.00
to $250.00 for the first hour for the first
pony, generally transported to the client’s site if not far from the operator, and
$100.00 to $150.00 for each additional
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CONA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014
**terms expire 2015
OFFICERS
Linda Kramer
President
76 Carriage Co.
1648 N. Hancock • Philadelphia, PA 19122
[email protected]
(215) 923-8516
Elizabeth Hutchinson**
Vice President
Carriage Tours of Memphis
393 N. Main St. • Memphis, TN 38103
[email protected]
(901) 527-7542
Peggy Best**
Secretary
Newsletter Editor
Yellow Rose Carriages
1327 N. Capitol • Indianapolis, IN 46202
[email protected]
(317) 634-3400
Joe Fite
Treasurer
Germantown Carriage & Livery
5441 S. Union Rd. • Miamisburg, OH 45342
[email protected]
(937) 859-7925
BOARD MEMBERS
Amanda Araim**
Nottingham Shire & Carriage for Hire LLC
556 Tift St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30310
[email protected]
(404) 622-0526
Reuben Dourte**
Ruhl Insurance
51411 Creglow Rd. S • Marcellus, MI 49067
[email protected]
(269) 679-3636
Tommy Doyle
Palmetto Carriage
8 Guignard St. • Charleston, SC 29401
[email protected]
(843) 723-8145
Mary Lou Gwozdek**
Bright Star Carriages LLC
10041 S. Westminster Rd. • Guthrie, OK 73044
[email protected]
(405) 282-1502
Stephen Malone
Malone Carriages
36-06 Corporal Kennedy St. • Bayside, NY 11361
[email protected]
(917) 572-3204
Mike Miller**
The Hitching Company
25200 Elmira St. NE • Stacy, MN 55079
[email protected]
(612) 338-7777
Pony Parties! cont. from page 1
hour. Adding additional ponies varied
more widely from $75.00 to $200.00.
While the transportation is probably no
greater for two to four ponies, your labor is generally multiplied by the number of ponies.
Many times companies market costumes and decorating the horses as part
of a package, and can add hay bales as
part of a theme. It was funny to interview
for this article on one topic. We could not
find anyone willing to share their secrets
for successfully coloring the manes and
tails! So any of our suggestions would
be the same you can find on the Internet. We just have to wonder how to color
a mane pink or blue without getting it on
the horse’s neck? And how long it lasts?
And how bad does it look on Sunday if
we just had the same horse colored for a
gig on Friday?
And the adorable themes were worth
the time to investigate! Of course, princess parties for little girls are high at
demand which include white ponies
with their manes and tails colored pink
or other colors, festooned with ribbons
and decorated with a unicorn browband.
A pink saddle or at least pink and purple saddle pads, decorated halters and
leads or bridles add festivity. We noted
one company adding photography to the
package. They would bring a “princess”
and/or “knight” costume for children
ages three to six, then send them home
with a party favor of a photo in costume
with the pony.
Carriage operators with ponies as well
as horses to ride list weight limits for each
horse or pony offered for contract. Put-
Judy Kinney Paisley
White Horse Farm
130 Pheasant Hill Ln. • Landenberg, PA 19350
[email protected]
(610) 368-3822
Beth Podhajecki**
Loon Meadow Farm
P.O. Box 554 • Norfolk, CT 06058
[email protected]
(860) 542-6085
Joe Sipper
Lollypop Carriage Inc.
641 Fern Meadow Dr. • Universal City, TX 78148
[email protected]
(210) 945-0158
To submit articles or for more information
about the Carriage Courier, please
contact Peggy Best, Newsletter Editor at
[email protected] or call at
(317) 634-3400.
Nicole & Mike Pinto
ting each pony’s name and photo on the
page, along with its personality and some
prior costume and decoration shots was
particularly helpful.
Mike and Nicole Pinto operate a private carriage business in Georgia that
includes Pony Parties as well as Baraats. They told us they began using their
carriage horse for the Pony Parties, but
found that ponies are inexpensive to
keep and easier for young children. They
now use an 11 hand pony, one 14.2 hand
horse and have a 10 hand pony in training for their Pony Party business that
now nearly equals their carriage service
business and even had to add a truck
and trailer! Nicole says most parties use
one pony for an hour or two, but if there
are more than ten children, she’ll suggest
adding a second pony. She and Mike are
both Parelli followers so the ponies are
well trained and she will hitch to a small
cart when appropriate. She really likes
the expanded business since Pony Parties are just as frequent on Fridays and
Sundays as Saturdays when they are
busy with their wedding carriage. Spring
and fall are the busy seasons in southern
Georgia for Pony Parties, but because
clients can be more flexible than wedding
clients for timing, morning contracts are
easier to arrange before the heat of the
day sets in.
We think Nicole and Mike Pinto confirmed what we found in general from
other operators, that we can increase
our business with little extra investment
by expanding to keep our horses and
employees busy on days other than
Saturdays and have a lot of fun at the
same time!
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Big Apple Save NYC Carriages Agenda!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Board Meeting Courtyard Marriott La Guardia
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
Carriage Museum at Stony BrookTour Day
7:30 am Breakfast vouchers distributed for hotel restaurant
8:30 am Depart Hotel for Carriage Museum at Stony brook
9:30 am: Guided Tour of Carriage Museum
11:30 am- 12:30 pm: Luncheon at Museum
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Jerry Trapani, Farrier CAA instructor.
Jerry is a Farrier recently retired from the NYPD Mounted Unit and has a private practice. He was one of
the farriers for the 1993 World Pair Championships, and again was scheduled to be a Farrier for the ill-fated
2000 World Singles Championships at Gladstone, NJ. He has shod national and regional champions in many
disciplines, including “Sympatico”, the 1973 world indoor high jump record holder. In 1983 he wrote, and Rita
illustrated “Equine Hoof Care” (Arco), now out of print, but still used as reference material in shoeing schools.
Jerry will speak about safety, CAA driving certification and shoeing.
1:30 pm -2:30 pm: Stephen Stoltzfus Bird-in Hand, PA: Carriage Machine Shop “How to
Evaluate New and Used Carriages for Commercial Use
3:00 pm: Depart for return to Hotel
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
7:30 am: Breakfast vouchers distributed for hotel restaurant
8:30 am Opening remarks and welcome
9:00 am: Devon Katzev, President Straight Arrow Mane “N” Tail Products. New and existing
products available to turn out your horse in style
9:45 am: Trent Loos 6th generation farmer, humorist, storyteller and host of the popular
radio show Loos Tales with over 4 million listeners.
10:45 am: Randi Blumhagen Organizer of annual Canine and Coaches event between
Westminster Dog Show and NYC carriage Horses. How to use social media to increase
your visibility
11:30 am: Costa Constantadides, City Councilman 22nd district for Astoria NYC. Update on
the bill to Ban NYC carriages.
12:30 pm Luncheon served in adjacent meeting room
1:45 pm Blue Star Equiculture draft horse sanctuary: development of Draft Horse husbandry
program at University of Massachusetts, advancement in composting and the Ford Good
works program
2:30 pm: General Membership Meeting
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH
Clip Clop 2015
9:00 am Bus departs for Stable tours
9:30 am to ?? Guided tours of NYC carriage stables
12 noon - 4:00 pm: On your own to explore NYC and central park carriages.
1:30 pm -3:00 pm Pro carriage rally at 5th avenue carriage stand to support NYC carriages.
CONA signs of support will be distributed.
4:00 pm bus departs for hotel
Annual Banquet & Clip Clop Gala
7:00 pm: Hotel Ball room: Annual Banquet for CONA and CLIP CLOP 2015 Gala.
Meet & Greet fellow operators and supporters of the Carriage Industry.
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rural horses due to iron particulate
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NEW IDEAS IN STALL BEDDING
By Tommy Doyle
Palmetto Carriage, Charleston, SC
There are many differences between
a city operator and a special events operator, big or small. One thing we all have
in common, as does any horse owner,
is horse bedding. Some of us spread it,
some of us ignore it (I tried that and it
worked for a while, but it’s not a long term
solution), some of us try to sell it, and in
my case now, some of us pay someone
else to haul it to the landfill.
At my company, we have used traditional woodchips, and over the last
year we have started using pine pellets.
We see a lot of waste with the woodchips, with moderate absorption, and we
“stripped” these stalls every day. The pellets have excellent absorption with less
waste, but it’s initially more expensive
and can be time consuming - look out if
they turn over a water bucket! We strip
these stalls every 7-10 days, depending
on the animal.
I was approached this summer by the
South Carolina Agriculture Department
about a company that wanted to do a test
for new bedding. I was a little apprehensive at first. My philosophy is, “don’t fix it if
it isn’t broken.” When I learned that three
other stables in the state had agreed to
go along, I decided to join in as well.
To simply describe the product, it is
shredded coconut husk. It’s a by-product
from something done in India. They fill a
forty foot shipping container and send it
to wherever there is demand. It’s sent in
this container “loose” and it is supposed
to be bagged in forty pound bales once
it arrives at its destination. When I got it,
it was in bricks, compressed planks, and
trash bags. There was enough product
for me to do two stalls.
The manufacturer claimed there would
be no smell, no flies, and you shouldn’t
have to “strip” it for three months. They
also claimed that there was something in
the husk that neutralized the smell of ammonia.
The directions told me how to initially
spread it, and then when cleaning it, to
only take out manure and turn over and
spread the wet stuff.
I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised. Here is what I found one month
in:
Smell: They are right, there is no
smell. But, the lack of smell is of concern
for me. My customers like the smell of a
barn. You won’t get that with this product
since there is no smell.
Appearance: It’s not as visually appealing as fresh wood shavings. It’s a
light brown at the start and it gets darker
as it gets wet.
Flies: I have a fly suppression system
in my barn, so I don’t have accurate results, but other test facilities are saying
there are less flies.
Stripping: As far as their claim to only
stripping every three months, I am finding that to be a stretch. I am one month
in and the white horses are not quite as
clean as they should be when they are
stalled, however, it is dry. I am going to
try to stick it out as long as we can, but
I am anticipating another two weeks.
Again, I do want to stress that the stall is
dry and there is no smell.
Cost: The cost will be 50-75% more
per bag over the $4.35 I pay for regular
pellets now. I initially spread about three
inches with rubber mats, and this had
expanded to almost five inches due to
absorption. Since I am adding no more
product to the stall other than the initial
layering, I am taking out two-thirds less
product each day, and I am stripping the
stalls every six weeks, I also have less
man hours to maintain. Another positive is that my county landfill charges by
the ton, so if I can cut my waste by twothirds, there could be a substantial savings for me.
Supply: I have been dealing with the
Agriculture Department and the company
representative here. Everything seems
fine. I have ordered two tons of the product and it’s supposed to be on the way.
The product comes from India, so we will
see.
I am not committed to this product,
but I am interested. For now, my operation downtown will not use the product.
My clients board inside my barn and I
believe they like the smell of fresh pine
shavings. However, I have twelve stalls
at my farm at home that I hope to convert
over within the next four weeks.
Hopefully, I’ll have more information
for the next newsletter. If you want to
know more, their web site is http://www.
eliabonanni.it/en/prodotti.html.
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Minutes Synopsis of the Annual Meeting of the Membership
The Annual Meeting of the
Membership of the Carriage Operators
of North America was held on Saturday,
February 28, 2009, and President
Tommy Doyle presided.
It was announced that Basil Oickle
had been appointed to the board to fill a
position left vacant by Broderick
Christoff.
The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s
Reports were read and approved.
President Doyle announced that the
American Horse Council meeting held
last summer in Washington, DC,
focused primarily on the Unwanted
Horse. He said that while the AHC has
not taken a stand on horse slaughter,
the consensus at the meeting was that
most people were in favor of making
horse slaughter legal. The survey on
the issue sponsored by the AHC is
incomplete at this time.
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President Doyle will attend the annual meeting of the Animal Welfare
Council to be held the weekend after
this convention. He said the death of
2008 Kentucky Derby contestant Eight
Belles, horse slaughter and the
unwanted horse were the major horse
issues at the last meeting. He said
South Dakota and Illinois have companies wishing to resume horse slaughter.
He reminded members that the AWC
newsletter is on a link on the CONA
website, and new information may be
available next week after meeting in
San Antonio, TX.
President Doyle said he has made
three visits to New York City where
there was an ordinance introduced last
year to ban carriages in Central Park
and Manhattan. He has been watching
the various operations and attended a
hearing in January. While the meeting
$ 25,500.00
had a hostile crowd consisting of animal rights groups, the ban did not pass
committee, however a rate increase for
the carriage operators was approved.
Membership Chair Barb Miller
announced 180 paid members in 2008,
35 were new members. She said the
new policy of billing membership in
December and the introduction of the
use of PayPal were working well.
Web Master Steve Podhajecki said
the CONA website has over 4000 visitors per month.
Elections Chair Mike Miller conducted officer elections and reelected Vice
President was Linda Kramer and
reelected Secretary was Deena Kirby.
In Board of Director elections, the following members were elected to two
year terms: Peggy Best, Michelle
Howes, Kelly McDaniel, Elizabeth
Gladney, and Nevin Dourte
The Meeting was then adjourned.
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Mr. Cox - Nassau, Bahamas
Ted Draper
Habib Medawar
- Beirut, Lebanon
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Clint & Cindy Marzoff
Tom & Connie
Manitoba,
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John & Marylou Gwozdek
Fancy
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Brandie
Wilcox& Carriage
Horse
Pegasus Carriage Co. LA
for purchasing one of
Stagecoaches:
Impire
Polo Club
- Indio, CA
Cinderella
carriages
at the
Steve Varrelman - Peteros, WA
2009 Convention.
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