'Tinker Ponys' (Irlands coole Schecken) - Christiane Slawik

Title: Tinker Pony's (Irelands coole Schecken)
Author: Christiane Slawik
Language: German
Version: paperback
78 pages

Tinker ponies have become very popular in recent years, probably because of their eye-catching coat drawing. Irish Tinker are the horses of the traveling people in Ireland. They do not even claim to be their own horse breed. Therefore, there are no breeding books. In Ireland you can find them abundantly and they are traded cheap and not always treated well. The piebald ponies are good-natured and sensitive in character, but can be very stubborn even if they are treated badly. Tinker ponies have become very popular in recent years, probably because of their eye-catching coat drawing. Tinker ponies are the ideal leisure horses: good-natured, relaxed, and smart in character. These are the best conditions for beginners recreational and therapeutic horses. This book provides a solid overview of the origins of Tinker ponies and, above all, advice on how to treat and keep these horses in order to preserve their sympathetic characteristics. The reader gets lots of advice on buying a Tinker and is also informed about the detrimental properties of the Tinker. Expressive photos by Christiane Slawik show how dynamically Tinker can move and what a fascination they exude.