How friendly is a Pony of the Americas (POA) with children?

POA ponies offer your child the opportunity to experience the POAC - a family focused organization that strives to provide children with a positive equestrian experience. These gentle equines help teach your child responsibility, accountability, confidence, respect, and more! read more

POAs are great with children. I have tons of pictures of me fiddling around with a few of them at my barn being stupid and they didn’t care. They are gentle, loving, good teachers, and usually quite steady. Their temperment can vary, however, and some have the classic pony personality. read more

Pony of the Americas, the breed, was first promoted under the abbreviation of POA, as a pony well-suited for children and young adolescents for all kinds of equestrian activities. Strict guidelines were formulated and followed. read more

The Pony of the Americas (POA) is a pony breed developed in the state of Iowa in the United States. The foundation stallion was an Arabian/Appaloosa/Shetland pony cross. A breed registry was founded in 1954, and within 15 years had registered 12,500 ponies. read more