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Glad you like ‘em, hop on, lets go for a ride.
Their purpose is unbounded fun. Unlimited pleasure. Laughter. Joy. Whimsical silliness. Community. Transportation that is clean, green and enjoyable.
Just like non-motorized horses, our ponies require a steady hand and a good deal of awareness to ride safely. Adults can ride solo and kids can enjoy a ride if an adult is controlling the pony.
Each pony is an individual with a different personality (and different electric wheelchair type, and battery life, etc) — but roughly the top speed of a pony is up to 5 miles per hour and 10-15 miles on a full charge.
All ponies are made by hand at the stable using re-purposed electric wheelchairs and new wood, foam, material, hair and taxidermy supplies. It takes approximately 4 weeks of full time work to make a pony and costs approximately $2,000 in parts.
Each horse is named by members of the Mission Pony stable. See each horse’s name at the Meet the Ponies page.
We call them Equestronic.
All the horses are available for your renting pleasure. Check out the Adventures and Kids pages for more details and to book your event.
Custom-made ponies are also available just contact the Stable Master for details.
We’re working on being able to offer that in the near future.
Not yet, but we will — do you know of a good corral for rent? Much obliged.
How Did These Crazy Shenanigans Get Started?
In July 2011, a medical social worker wanted to build a horse to ride in her neighborhood’s annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race. What started as garage tinkering became the first Mission Pony. By June 2012 four ponies made their debut at Sunday Streets in the Mission to an enthusiastic public. Fall of 2012, Mission Pony LLC opened its stable doors to the joy of urban riders.
In The News
“Mission Pony Rides into Town” ~ Potrero View
“Mission Pony’s Quest to Bring Horses Back to the Mission” ~ Uptown Almanac
“Liberating Streets: Of bubbles, hobby horses, and tumbling towers” ~ A World of Words
“Urban Cowgirl” ~ SF Gate
“Sunday Streets in the Mission” ~ Scribble Live
giddy up!
