Rules for Ponies

1. Ponies come in variety of sorts and WPG doesn't seek to make them all alike. At the same we recognize ponies have certain common nominators that should be considered by those who want to recognized as pony:

- bridle

- tail

- hooves

Hooves mean hooves on feet and hooves on hands. A Pony has four hooves (every child knows that from Ponyriding in circus).

Alternatively a Ponygirl can wear an armbinder exept of hooves at her hands.

- suitable animation overrider (AO)

2. Being pony is generally considered a submissive role. While the depth and meaning of this can vary a great deal, ponies should show respect to dominant persons by addressing them Miss and Sir respectfully.

3. Trainer is not synonym for owner. WPG can offer training for pony and pony may find a trainer who trains pony exclusively.

This is however not a normal and pony should rather aim to get trained by different trainers. This spreads the training burden more evenly and gives pony more versatile training.

4. Pony should not talk. This is particularly the case when wearing bit, but even without pony should aim to express thoughts and feelings through movement, pony sounds and sensations.

This can be hard at first but practice helps.

It should be noted that WPG is very tolerant of ponypathy, that is to say thinking out loud like "* Pony CuteFilly wonders if her bridle is properly adjusted."

We accept this to advocate warm and social family feeling in our stable but it should be used with good taste for social context, not to cheat bit whenever and wherever - Pony should not talk.

5. IMs can be useful but pony should respect them as tool. Walking up to trainer and starting IM with "hello Mistress i want to become pony and get owned" is not going to be received well.

Likewise active chatter without particular importance can be disturbing to training - yours or another. Consider that trainer has to concentrate on local to be there for ponies.

6. Stalls with ponies picture and names in front are reserved for ponies in pictures. The stalls can be reserved for Stable Ponies and they are free.

Stalls without picture are free to use by both visiting ponies and WPG pony members who are not Stable Ponies. To become Stable Pony, we simply expect to be at farm, be part of the life here as pony.

The stall bookings are handled by Swenyia or Theresa.

7. Ponies, Stable Pony or not, is free to refuse trainer - both WPG and non-WPG trainers. Scarce as trainers are, pony should not refuse training too lightly and pony should never be disrespectful.

Ponies are proud, noble - and gentle and respectful creatures.

8. Stable Ponies should discuss becoming owned with a Stable Mistress or Trainer before submitting to new owner. Stable Mistresses can't dictate who owns or not pony, but as we seek to protect ponies, we like to know of new owners and advice ponies.

9. Trainer or owner in control of pony is responsible for pony but pony alone is responsible for own actions. Owned ponies should always remember to represent their owner.