Empire Pony Pals program registration open

  • Leelanau County resident Gretchen Knoblock, pictured here on her own personal horse, helped organize the new group “Empire Pony Pals” with Michele Morris of Empire Hills Farm. The program is open for registration and will feature miniature horses and teach youth about horsemanship in a non-riding capacity. Courtesy photo
    Leelanau County resident Gretchen Knoblock, pictured here on her own personal horse, helped organize the new group “Empire Pony Pals” with Michele Morris of Empire Hills Farm. The program is open for registration and will feature miniature horses and teach youth about horsemanship in a non-riding capacity. Courtesy photo
  • Empire Pony Pal’s welcomed home their first two mini horses, Napolean (at left) and Alex (at right), in April. Both mini’s are rescues from Abraham Ranch in Clarkston, and will head up the herd of minis for future programs that will teach youth about horsemanship in a non-riding capacity. Photo courtesy of Gretchen Knoblock
    Empire Pony Pal’s welcomed home their first two mini horses, Napolean (at left) and Alex (at right), in April. Both mini’s are rescues from Abraham Ranch in Clarkston, and will head up the herd of minis for future programs that will teach youth about horsemanship in a non-riding capacity. Photo courtesy of Gretchen Knoblock
A new venture hoping to give youth a chance at learning more about horses is now open for registration.Empire Pony Pals, organized by Leelanau County residents Gretchen Knoblock and Michele Morris of Empire Hills Farm, said they just rescued their first two mini’s, Napoleon and Alex, in April from a downstate sanctuary called Abraham Ranch. Alex and Napoleon will head up the herd of minis for…

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