PONY TAILS
A Letter from Alice
Hello readers!
With April showers bring May flowers... and another awesome issue of the Pony Tails Kids Club Digital Magazine! I am so excited to be bringing you more fun-packed stories, activities, and tidbits in this month’s edition. I hope that this issue, along with the promise of warmer weather and fun outdoors, brings a big smile to your face.
Keep learning and having fun kids
And don’t forget to pat your pony!
Signed,
Alice the Pony
Horse/Pony Breed of the Month:
APPALOOSA
What breed do you want to see featured in our next issue? Reach out to Alice at ponytails.alice@hcbc.ca and let her know!
This American breed is characterized by its beautiful leopard-spotted coat, which is the result of a special gene mutation in their DNA. But hang on... what does that mean? Genes are responsible for our physical traits (for example, you may have your mother’s brown eyes because you share the same genes). A mutation is an alteration, or change in a gene, resulting in a different outcome. And your DNA? That’s the combination of genes that makes you, you! Long story short... we can thank genetics, or the science of genes, for the beautiful colouring that we see on the Appaloosa horse.
Interactive Story Feature:
Written by YOU!
Alice says “enough about me ” ... for this month’s story feature, she has decided to give the readers a chance to create their own Pony Tale! You are given a basic template to get you started... but where you go on your writing adventure is completely up to you! You can submit your story to ponytails.alice@hcbc.ca for the chance to be featured in next month’s issue!
Grab a pen or pencil and check out the next page to get started.
Once upon a time, there was a -coloured pony named . The pony lived with all of their friends on a sprawling farm, in a beautiful town called . and the farm were both owned by ; the pony ’ s favourite person in the whole wide world. Every morning, would get up early before school just to feed the pony their favourite treat in the world Although loved all kinds of food, there was nothing better to them than a heaping handful of . Even when was running late, they always found time to give a quick snack and a pet before rushing off to class.
After the pony watched get on the school bus and drive off into the distance, they would get up to all sorts of mischief with their pals during the day. The horses started by and around the field, neighing at each other as they kicked up dust. Then, when they got bored of that, they would go down to the . hang out in the , or play a game of . In between all the activities they would break for lunch, and share laughs in between bites of
At 3:30pm, would return home from school - just in time for their riding lesson! and their owner had been competing for years together in the discipline(s). The pony loved any time spent under saddle, but their absolute favourite part of each lesson was Why was it their favourite? Because,
of course!
After each ride, the pony and their rider liked to cool out by . At this point it was usually about 5pm, and golden hour was upon them. This was their favorite time to relax together, and when they would often catch up and tell each other about
After dinner had been fed and night chores had been completed, would say goodnight to before heading off to . “Sleep well my precious pony ” would say, giving the pony a final pat before tucking them in for the night. After that, would go to sleep and have the sweetest dreams, knowing that another day of fun and adventure would be awaiting them when they woke up.
Activity of the Month:
Make Your Own Paper Horse
Are you ready to get crafty? Print off this page, then grab some scissors and gluethat’s all you need to make your own pony pal! If you want to add your own style, grab some crayons or washable markers and colour in your horse before cutting it out
(Fold on this dotted line here so that your horse can stand up!)
HORSEY FACTS OF THE MONTH STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOU
Horses are truly unique - and this is especially true when it comes to their digestive system! Their special anatomy is the cause of these three interesting features.
1
Horses can’t normally breathe through their mouths - only their nose.
2. Horses can’t vomit when they have a stomach ache.
3. An adult horse’s teeth never stop growing!
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