- To start, click once on your tack room's door to open it. Click on the lead rope and halter there to drag it over to put it on your pony's head. Then click once on the red curry.
- Your mouse pointer is now your grooming tool. That is how all tools work, as your mouse pointer.
- Rub the round groomer all over your pony. Click on the tack caddy to put the curry away. Next, click once on the "dandy brush." Brush your pony all over.
- Next, clean out your pony's hooves with the hoof pick. Then you need to clean the right side of your pony.
- Click on the lower left "Groom Other Side" arrow. Your pony will show its other side.
- Use your tack caddy's tools just the same way you did to groom your pony's first side. Then click on the "Groom Other Side" arrow symbol to turn your pony around again.
- You must completely groom both sides of your pony before you can get your saddle pad, saddle and bridle, drag them to your pony and get ready to ride.
- You can also groom Daisy and Splash, Mrs. Crandal’s lesson ponies to earn Wiggins bucks. But you cannot put tack on them or ride them. They are resting between Mrs. Crandal's students.
- Having trouble grooming your pony?
If you cannot groom or tack up their pony there are several possible reasons. Start by watching the video above. Make sure on your computer the view is not be set at something other than 100%. Make sure and groom both sides of the pony completely and all four feet. Your pony must be tied to put the saddle on.
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How to ride your pony -- watch Video
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First, click on your pony's saddle blanket to make your mouse pointer become the blanket. Move it to your pony's back and click there to set it down. Next, click on your saddle on the tack room door's saddle rack. Your pointer will become the saddle.
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Move it to your pony's back and click on the saddle blanket to place it there. Next, move your mouse pointer to your bridle where it hangs on your tack room door. Click on it to make it your mouse pointer. Move your bridle to your pony's head. Click there to fasten it.
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Your bridle goes over your halter. The Pony Pals always ride with a halter under their bridle, in case they need to tie their pony somewhere if they stop and dismount.
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Click on your pony’s lead rope to untie it. Hang the rope in your tackroom. Now your pony is groomed, saddled, bridled and ready to go out on trail.
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Click on the "exit" button. Your pony will appear in the barn aisle. Click on the door at the end of the barn.
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Outside the barn, click on your pony to mount up. Right away you will see some choices. Choose the trail sign for the direction you want to go.
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To control your pony while you ride on trail, you can use either an on-screen mouse control "yellow star" or your keyboard arrows and space bar.
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To ride your pony forward, you can use either your keyboard's up arrow or you can mouse click on the top triangle of your on-screen's "star."
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To make your pony go faster, quickly press more times on either your keyboard’s up arrow or click on your screen star's up triangle. While moving, you can turn your pony with your keyboard’s side arrows or with your screen star's up-pointing triangles.
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While stopped, sidepass your pony with your keyboard's side arrows or your screen star's side-pointing triangles.
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To stop your pony and back it up, use your keyboard's down arrow or your screen star’s down-pointed triangle. To back your pony up and turn at the same time, hold down both your keyboard’s down arrow and side arrow at the same time or use your screen star's down triangles that also point to the side.
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To ask your pony to jump over something, use your space bar or click on the center jumping pony symbol in your on-screen star.
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- How to feed your pony
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Go to Crandal's barn aisle way. That is where you land when you have clicked "Play Now." There is a green vending machine labeled "Snacks." If you click on the vending machine, a closer, front view of it will appear.
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There are eight choices for pony or person treats to buy. When you click on a treat, you can buy it. To pay for a treat, Wiggins Bucks will be taken from your account.
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When you click on a treat in the snacks machine, you will hear it bounce its way through the vending before it goes to your inventory.
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In downtown Wiggins there are also stores that sell pony and human food. Our gift catalog also has pony and human food. You can reach our gift catalog from your My Page link.
How to get a board bill and ride on Wiggins estate trail
You agree to pay a board bill when you buy or transfer a pony at the Olson farm. You also need to have that bill paid to enter some trails and the Wiggins estate. Read about
getting more ponies to find out how to ride there.
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