🐴 A small horse 💸 To pay 🏇 A racehorse 📄 A cheat sheet 🥃 A small glass 🧑‍🌾 To lead a horse

to pony

1 8.4

To lead another horse while you ride

verb
/ˈpoʊni/

Jargon

: acompañar a

Next, we ponied him... ...and I used to get up early and pony him around our little track.

Examples

To prepare the thoroughbred for the race, he was assigned to pony it to the starting gate.
Next, we ponied him... ...and I used to get up early and pony him around our little track.

The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
But if I didn't have a home with a home charger, I would probably pony up for the extra range.
He was often used to pony a contender onto the track for the post parade, and though he preferred to run, he performed his duties with dignity.

Fiction book (1995)
Two years ago, Discovery ponied up and we had a much bigger party downstairs here at the Hyatt and what Marriott at the Marriott, Sorry.
The trainer taught me how to pony the young horse safely onto the trail.
As part of the training, she would pony the foal alongside her experienced mare.

Idioms

shanks' pony

Archaic

9.5

To walk somewhere instead of using a car or bus

Phrasal Verbs

to pony up

Informal

21 8.2

Pay money, often reluctantly, when others expect it

Compounds

one-trick pony

Offensive

4 6.0

A person or thing with only one skill

polo pony

2 5.2

A small, quick horse trained for polo

Pony Express

2 7.0

A fast mail service in the United States using riders on horses

Shetland pony

2 3.4

A very small, sturdy horse with thick shaggy fur from the Shetland Islands

pony keg

1 7.5

A small barrel of beer used to serve a few people

cow pony

1 7.5

A small, agile horse ridden to move cattle on a ranch

pony cart

1 3.7

A small vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by a pony with seats for two people

cotton pony

7.2

A small gentle pony that children can ride at fairs or parties

Indian pony

6.1

A small strong horse used for riding by Native American people on the plains

pony-trekking

6.1

An activity of riding small horses across the countryside for fun

shank's pony

Archaic

9.9

A joking way to say you will walk somewhere instead of taking a car

Welsh pony

4.5

A small, strong pony from Wales that is gentle and smart

Surface Forms

pony infinitive

ponied past

ponied past participle

ponying present participle

ponies third person singular

Etymology

The verb pony comes from the noun — to pony a horse is to lead another horse while you ride, like walking a small horse beside you so it follows along.