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Pony Tales LLC

New Smyrna Beach, FL

$150-$500

Pony Party

Travels up to 60 miles

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Overview

Mobile pony rides and petting farm available for birthday parties, festivals, churches, schools, special events. Our gentle hand led ponies, horses, and petting farm animals are always a hit. We arrive early to set up and stay late to tear down. We do all the clean up from the animals, and provide sanitizer to all guests. Fully insured, servicing all of central Florida- Let us help you create your own Tale to Tell today!

Reviews

47 reviews

Tammy J.

May 28, 2025

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Delightful

Thanks to Donna, Cheyenne, and Nutter Butter for a sweet pony party for my 3 year old granddaughter. They were super patient with our reluctant girls. The set up is nice and thoughtful, bringing portable fans and misters on a hot afternoon. They arrived on time and were great with communication for a smooth event. Great job!

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Amanda C.

July 28, 2024

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Birthday party

We had a great experience with the animals and staff! Highly recommend for personal party or event.

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Pony Tales LLC

Thank you for taking time to leave a review! We had so much fun at your Toy Story party- lil Woody was adorable!

Megan B.

September 17, 2023

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Amazing very special

My daughter's 3rd birthday was so special thanks to pony tales my daughter had an absolute blast thank you guys so much!!!

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Anelisa V.

June 16, 2023

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Definitely Book Them!

Our students and parents loved the petting zoo that Pony Tales brought to our school! The staff was friendly and polite. They provided brushes and water buckets for the students to brush the animals with water to cool off. They had a hand sanitizer station to sanitize at the end and fun music to enjoy while spending time with their animals. We are definitely going to be using them again for future events!

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Desirae P.

March 13, 2023

Sickly/scared to death bunnies

I went to the strawberry festival in palm coast this past weekend and I walked into this companies petting zoo they have set up to find something I definitely did not expect. There was a very young girl supervising the kids with the animals that did not really seem to know/care what was going on. The children were absolutely TORMENTING the bunnies. (I know kids will be kids and may not know any better these kids were probably only around 4 years old) however the girl in charge was not saying anything. These kids were chasing the bunnies in full speed and when I walked around the corner where the chickens were at I saw a little black lop eared bunny cowered down in the corner absolutely petrified. I kneeled down to just pet the top of its head to see if I could calm it down a little and noticed the eyes on this bun. The eyes were all goopy and I actually could not see actual eyeballs on the bunny. I do not think this bunny could even see, and I asked the girl in charge if the bunny was blind to which she responded “ No he’s fine. He has some disease but idk what it’s called.” Um okay!?? And you’re just letting these kids chase these buns around… this black bunny was so scared and breathing so heavy I felt so bad for this baby. They should not have any business bringing this baby to ANY events let alone one where they know kids will be trying to touch and play and chase the animals around. I am extremely disappointed and I feel so bad for that bunnies and the others as well. And the lack of care when I expressed my concern was very alarming. How many other events do they bring these babies to while they are sick/ not well or they could possibly have a disease that is contagious to the other bunnies?? That bun needs medical treatment, not a day at a petting zoo where the kids are chasing them around at full speed. I’m not convinced the bunny even had eyeballs and the girl had the nerve to tell me it wasn’t blind and that the bunny was fine.. I would appreciate if someone from this company would reach out to me to let me know the real story behind this bunny because I have been sick to my stomach thinking about this poor baby since Saturday.

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Booking information

Price range: $150-$500

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 500 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - general

What to expect

Gentle, hand led ponies. Friendly, well-socialized farm animals. Professional, fun-loving staff. Excellent reviews, always on time. We go the extra mile to make your event memorable!

About

I have over 40 years of extensive experience handling horses and various other farm animals. I come from a family of animal lovers and spent my childhood in the barn and show ring.

A Volusia County resident since 1983, I spend all of my free time on the farm with family, children, and animals. Most of my animals are rescues, and the funds from my events support the care/maintenance and rehabilitation of them.

"My entire life has been centered around entertaining children and caring for animals. Pony Tales is not just a business for me. It's a way to make my dream come true by doing what I love. I look forward to sharing this passion with others."

-Donna Thompson, Owner

Services offered

Pony Party Petting Zoo

Upcoming booked events

July 2026

25

Saturday

28

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

2:00pm - 3:30pm

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Deltona, FL

13

Saturday

18

Saturday

Children’s Birthday Party

2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Mims, FL

12

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Port Orange, FL

11

Saturday

03

Sunday

Children’s Birthday Party

4:30pm - 6:00pm

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Port Orange, FL

Sunday

Children's Birthday Party

1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Longwood, FL

September 2019

07

Saturday

12

Saturday

Children's Birthday Party

2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Titusville, FL

October 2018

28

Birthday (Child)

1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Apopka, FL

07

Sunday

15

Saturday

Birthday (Child)

12:00pm - 12:45pm

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New Smyrna Beach, FL

June 2016

25

Saturday

Birthday (Child)

3:00pm - 5:00pm

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Apopka, FL

Sunday

Birthday (Child)

12:00pm - 1:00pm

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Oviedo, FL

09

Sunday

27

Saturday

Birthday (Child)

11:00am - 3:00pm

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Apopka, FL

20

Saturday

Birthday (Child)

1:00pm - 4:00pm

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Winter Haven, FL

15

Monday

School Assembly

9:00am - 6:00pm

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Daytona Beach, FL

06

Saturday

Birthday (Child)

2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Montverde, FL

Setup requirements

Enough space to walk ponies (at least 50ft)

Parking space for truck/trailer (the size of a school bus)

Grass or dirt area for animal activity (no pavement for safety reasons)

Petting farm needs approximately 12x20 feet flat area not paved. Shade is preferred but we do have canopies

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