chincoteague pony centre

这个中心是一个漂亮的礼品商店,但是基本也就是个礼品商店了。我进去的时候想的是这里能涉及小马的历史,他们也确实提供了骑小马和骑马课程。这里的外面有三匹小马,有两匹是辛可提岛的迷雾的后代。这里比我想象的更加商业化,但是这里的员工不错。

这是小镇上我们能进去的最好的礼品店之一。这有关马的纪念品和详细信息比其他地方都要多。在店门前还有小马。如果你想购物,就应该来这。

我家孩子们坐过几次马背,也在嘉年华骑过小马,但这次是他第一次参加骑马课程。我觉得,他们真的过的很愉快,也在此期间学到了许多东西。我家孩子有高功能孤独症(我并没有告诉教练——因为我认为除非他有困难,不然没必要这么做),我觉得教练做的很好,很耐心的教他(他当时10岁),还帮他控制马匹。我8岁的女儿更加开朗,非常喜欢学习如何控制马匹,一直让马儿在室内跑道上迂回行进。很值得花时间来玩儿!马匹们看上去都很健康、俊美,很高兴可以看到著名的钦科蒂格马奔跑跳跃。

“养马中心”(The Pony Centre)是个很不错的观马的地方。还可以近距离私人接触哦。在岛上寻找马儿是不容易的,在这里则比较方便找到。在中心前面有个圈起来的空地,里面有15只马。去空地上面拍照和参观都是允许的。可以看到他们嬉戏,吃东西,来回走或者闲逛的场景。真是很可爱。饲养中心还有商店,里面可以买到关于马的纪念品。如果你也爱马或者喜欢看马骑马的话,这里肯定适合你。

我们是晚上去的-除了马术展其他没有什么可看的。在去旅行之前,我们读了小说、看了电影,很开心。这个舞台收集了很多米斯蒂(Misty)的大事件,我们浏览了一下。表演由许多小女孩骑着小马作为开场秀,这些小女孩是啦啦队的成员。他们准备了海滩短剧、小马音乐椅和一个赛马场地。他们让观众和几个志愿者参与。这场表演持续了60到90分钟,有机会看见驯服小马在舞台上表演。两位成人和3个孩子一共35美元。去早点可以得到好位子。我们十岁的儿子觉得很无聊但是五岁和八岁的女儿觉得很有意思。

We stopped by the Chincoteague Pony Center in the morning. The main building is mostly a gift shop, however, you can also purchase pony rides or riding lessons. On the dreary, rainy day we spent here, the outdoor pony rides seemed like a bad idea. However, the riding lessons - a 30 minute lesson with an instructor, inside, for about $30 more, was a bargain! And, our niece loved it!The instructor was very good with her. She walked alongside the pony for the first lap around the ring, but then gave our niece instruction on how to control the pony and get him to do what she wanted. The half an hour went by very quickly and our niece enjoyed the riding lesson immensely!

Always love stopping in to see what the Pony Centre has. Great place to buy a gift for birthday, a just because, or for yourself. The staff are friendly and ready to help you with your purchases. You might even catch a glimpse of one of the owners. They also have a pony riding center in the back where you can ride the ponies

took the family here for the pony rides. They loved it. Ponies well taken care of and excellent with small children. the staff were so good with the children

Nice gift shor. Did not stay for the horse show. They have pony rides for the kids. The horses looked a little worn out.

If we had little ones with us that could have ridden the ponies, we might have found this more interesting. As it was, we saw a few ponies out front in pens that really needed to be cleaned. Going on a boat ride to the see the ponies was a much better experience.

What a disappointment. Now I'll admit that they didn't have the pony events going on so we didn't get to see the pony rides but the place itself is just an oversized tacky gift shop. The ponies are in small pens in the front of the building out in the blazing sun - they didn't look very happy to be there either.

The pony centre is pretty neat. There are ponies out front to interact with. Inside the shop is filled with EVERYTHING horses! You can sign your children up for a 30 minute riding lesson that is super fun. The rate was $40.00 and well worth it! The ponies are very well trained and our instructor was fabulous! They also have a kids pony show on certain nights throughout the week. Great way to interact with the ponies and who doesn't love to horseback ride!

My little one was a bit disappointed that there were not lessons on the weekend but was able to pet and bond with Sony and Tony. The young ladies guiding the pony ride were excellent with the children! Would like to go back for camps/lessons for sure!

Late August (before Labor Day) or early Sept. is a great time to visit Chincoteague Island, Va. and neighboring Assateague, Md. (where the southern third of that narrow island is a Virginia-managed national wildlife refuge that is home to the Chincoteague pony herd owned by the volunteer firemen--just to thoroughly confuse you). Once area schools go back into session, us later-starters can enjoy less crowded beaches, restaurants, and sites.During our recent Sunday to Tuesday visit we stopped by the Pony Centre, home to several descendants of the real pony that was purchased by Marguerite Henry and inspired her fictionalized books and a 1961 movie about "Misty." My 9-year-old daughter has read several of them (as I did four decades ago) so we were fans ahead of time. My 11 and 17-year-old sons stayed in the shade-covered van to sip their sodas and take naps! We went informed by the mixed reviews from this website. (The Centre's own website wasn't helpful, with no prices given or current information--the "nightly" show that we hoped to see was only offered Saturday, as they had stopped their summer schedule. The clerk admitted they needed to change the sign on the arena door. My guess is the performers had returned to college.) First reaction: the street signage, large barn/museum/store and corrals on the grounds are bright and well-kept. They do indeed have tamed or bred shaggy-mane island ponies. We counted at least 11 that can be viewed in corrals without paying for any program, plus the grave of one beloved Misty offspring. Even my older boys were watching them, since the wild ponies on the refuge the day before were barely visible in groves of distant trees.Several teen staffers in appropriate Western riding attire waited in the shade to guide young riders. It was after lunchtime with warm sunshine--no takers at the moment. Later we saw two families pay for girls (ages about 4-7) to take three slow laps of the corral, hemmed in on both sides of the pony by watchful helpers. That would have been so dull to my 4th grader.Inside we were told the last "full lesson" (30 minutes) of the day was just ending. I didn't wish to pay the $40 anyway. When we saw that the grand finale after circles of the indoor arena was the pony with rider put one foot on a short barrel, to the mild applause of the parents, I again thought this place veers too young for my girl. I suppose the photos, cowboy hat and all, and the large ribbon given by her friendly teen female instructor on her way out will bring smiles for a time. So the lesson could be educational and exciting to a beginner about 8 or under.As you enter the barn you encounter several rooms of gift items--not much of the typical cheap touristy beach stuff, but horse-related toys & collectibles (stuffed, and the nicer Breyer resin models) and country décor like plaques, candles, framed local photography. I immediately felt sorry that they had no other customers, as this shop is not well-advertised and off the beaten path of Main or Maddox roads where more retail junk is offered.We paid the fee ($5 each, I think) to wander through the museum artifacts, spread around the edges of the barn arena. This is where you have to be a fan of Misty--the walls and each glass case had vintage (dusty) displays of early edition Henry books, models and photos of the horse and her offspring, some details of the owners and island notables, memorabilia from the movie filmed locally, trophies and praise for the drill team that still competes in area parades and events. I found the mementos and small framed write-ups interesting enough, and my daughter loyally stuck by me as we read and looked. But another mom with two younger kids walked in later, skimmed right past the cases, and looked ready to leave within 8 minutes. So it seems the pony ride crowd is too young to appreciate the narrow-focused, cerebral museum.The barn also had a few stalls (empty during our visit) and plaques relating the Misty lineage. Two teen workers wandered in and out of the tack room, politely quiet and not interacting with us--suppose we should have come up with some questions as it was a slow day. Other displays included wagons, farm-related antiques, mannequins in period clothing, and an educational corner with pony facts and hands-on things like a coloring table and mounted saddle for photo-ops. This all held our attention for about 30 minutes.The clerk turned on an approx. 25-minute documentary for the 2 of us in a dark room that could have held 20 people. We learned quite a bit about the island industries, conservation, tough spells with floods and fires, and the famous pony penning days and carnival. But as others have said here, the footage and interviews are quite dated (the clothing & hair could produce giggles from today's teens). Some of the watermen were hard to understand, and I wasn't sure if that was due to their accents or bad sound quality of the old film! In summary-- if you were fascinated by horses in YOUR youth, or your daughter or son is now, or enjoy Henry's classic stories in particular, or want to learn more about the charming island's past, this place is definitely worth a stop if you are already visiting Chincoteague. It is as if time stopped at this spot maybe two or three decades ago. Suppose that has a lot to do with needing income to feed the ponies, AND then consider any upgrades or advertising. I wish them the best and hope enough visitors and locals support them to keep the doors open. Pony-penning hype lasts just a couple July days each summer; this place gives you a calmer presentation of it year-round.

This is the best place on the island to get up close and personal with ponies.We dropped our kids off for a morning pony camp. All three had a great time (boys and girls, alike). The counselor, Megan, was adored by all, as we're the ponies. The grown-ups spent some time perusing the gift shop without kids (smart, right?). As a horse-crazy adult, this gift shop was a favorite of my trip (my hubby spent the time watching the Misty video, so he survived). I also appreciated the fact that the gift shop had great games, books, coloring books, etc we could buy to enjoy on our trip, as well as quality souviners. We returned the following evening for the pony show--well worth the money for the kids to see their four-legged friends from camp performing in the show ring. We arrived early enough for the kids to visit with the ponies, and there was time to visit after the show as well,so it was a great evening out with the kids. Pony rides and lessons are also available for kids for a fee.Staff is knowledgeable of the area and very friendly. Not to be missed if you want to experience Chincoteague ponies.