Pony Adventure – 1 Time Experience – Safari – 1:00pm
The Briar Patch Farm 6044 Oldfield Rd, Saanich
Week of Events
Sunday, June 1, 2025
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Featured June 1, 2025 -Featured Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride – Sundays
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Featured June 1, 2025 -Featured Meet the Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Sundays
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Featured June 1, 2025 -Featured Pony Adventure – 1 Time Experience – Safari – 1:00pm
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Featured June 1, 2025 -Featured Pony Fit
Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride – Sundays
Our Meet The Ponies program runs year round and is a great way to introduce ponies to children as young as 3 years old. Children learn that ponies involve a lot more than just riding!
Meet the Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Sundays
Do you have a unicorn obsessed kiddo? Our Meet a Unicorn program is a great way to introduce children to the responsibilities of ponies and experience their first ride in the most magical way! Program Details: Sample Itinerary For Meet a Unicorn First 10 minutes – Barn tour, fit helmet Next 15 minutes – Learn to groomContinue reading "Meet the Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Sundays"
Pony Adventure – 1 Time Experience – Safari – 1:00pm
An important part to keeping the forest safe and healthy is researching and documenting it. Our Ponies and Pipsqueaks Research Team is in charge of taking an inventory of the jungle to see how many animals live there. Watch out for lions!
Pony Fit
Are you an animal lover that is looking to get more steps in? Great news! Our ponies are people lovers that also need to get their steps in!
Monday, June 2, 2025
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Featured June 2, 2025 -Featured Pony Therapy
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Featured June 2, 2025 -Featured Meet a Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Mondays
Pony Therapy
Pony therapy has been shown to help lower stress levels, promote serotonin production, cut anxiety, and reduce high blood pressure. Research has shown that simply petting an animal lowers the stress hormone cortisol , while the social interaction between people and the ponies actually increases levels of the feel-good hormone oxytocin (the same hormone that bonds mothers to babies).Continue reading "Pony Therapy"
Meet a Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Mondays
Do you have a unicorn obsessed kiddo? Our Meet a Unicorn program is a great way to introduce children to the responsibilities of ponies and experience their first ride in the most magical way! Program Details: Sample Itinerary For Meet a Unicorn First 10 minutes – Barn tour, fit helmet Next 15 minutes – Learn to groomContinue reading "Meet a Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Mondays"
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
No events on this day.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
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Featured June 4, 2025 -Featured Pony Therapy
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Featured June 4, 2025 -Featured Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride – Wednesdays
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Featured June 4, 2025 -Featured Meet a Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Wednesdays
Pony Therapy
Pony therapy has been shown to help lower stress levels, promote serotonin production, cut anxiety, and reduce high blood pressure. Research has shown that simply petting an animal lowers the stress hormone cortisol , while the social interaction between people and the ponies actually increases levels of the feel-good hormone oxytocin (the same hormone that bonds mothers to babies).Continue reading "Pony Therapy"
Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride – Wednesdays
Program Details: Sample Itinerary For Meet The Ponies First 10 minutes – Barn tour, fit helmet Next 15 minutes – Learn to groom pony, names and uses for different brushes Next 10 minutes – Pony ride (4 rounds/child) Last 5 minutes – Feed treats
Meet a Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Wednesdays
Do you have a unicorn obsessed kiddo?
Our Meet a Unicorn program is a great way to introduce children to the responsibilities of ponies and experience their first ride in the most magical way!
Thursday, June 5, 2025
No events on this day.
Friday, June 6, 2025
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Featured June 6, 2025 -Featured Pony Therapy
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Featured June 6, 2025 -Featured Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride – Fridays
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Featured June 6, 2025 -Featured Meet the Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Fridays
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Featured June 6, 2025 -Featured Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride
Pony Therapy
Pony therapy has been shown to help lower stress levels, promote serotonin production, cut anxiety, and reduce high blood pressure. Research has shown that simply petting an animal lowers the stress hormone cortisol , while the social interaction between people and the ponies actually increases levels of the feel-good hormone oxytocin (the same hormone that bonds mothers to babies).Continue reading "Pony Therapy"
Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride – Fridays
Our Meet The Ponies program runs year round and is a great way to introduce ponies to children as young as 3 years old. Children learn that ponies involve a lot more than just riding!
Meet the Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Fridays
Do you have a unicorn obsessed kiddo? Our Meet a Unicorn program is a great way to introduce children to the responsibilities of ponies and experience their first ride in the most magical way! Program Details: Sample Itinerary For Meet a Unicorn First 10 minutes – Barn tour, fit helmet Next 15 minutes – Learn to groomContinue reading "Meet the Unicorn – Groom & Ride – Fridays"
Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride
Our Meet The Ponies program runs year round and is a great way to introduce ponies to children as young as 3 years old. Children learn that ponies involve a lot more than just riding!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
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Featured June 7, 2025 -Featured Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride
Meet the Ponies – Groom & Ride
Our Meet The Ponies program runs year round and is a great way to introduce ponies to children as young as 3 years old. Children learn that ponies involve a lot more than just riding!
