The pony workshop is the name of my studio at Varnæsvej 610 in Aabenraa. The studio is set up in our old horse stable. The name came about when I went and thought about whether the place should have a name? My company's name is Midtgaard Maleri, but I think that the studio had so much soul from the start that it could well bear its own name. Then it struck me... it's basically a place where you work, i.e. a workshop. It's filled with my love for horses and ponies. It is full of paintings and sculptures of horses - and the 6 ponies also look inside from time to time... This is where the name "Pony Workshop" came from. A small risk with the name is that people think I only paint horses - I don´t, but there is no doubt that my heart beats for these little creatures. In the Pony Workshop, it is possible to come to choose the perfect painting for your home. I have about 50-70 finished works. It ranges from abstract paintings, portraits, vintage cars, animal motifs and horses. You can also order a painting to your liking.

I am also passionate about passing on my knowledge about the horse's welfare, communication with the horses, how we can get them to do the things we want - e.g. trix, and how we can increase our time together with the horses. All this by understanding the horses better.

I really want to make up for the fact that I think our association with horses is very much characterized by the fact that we must "get something out of" being together. That is not how we see our community with, for example, dogs. We see them as friends - and we KNOW that it gives us something to be with the dog. I also see the ponies that way. I am absolutely sure that being with horses and ponies gives us so much more than we are aware of. And even if we don't get a ride out of it.

It is in the stable that we can completely relax. This is where we can forget time and place. Sitting with a pony who calmly eats his hay is decidedly relaxing and can lower a high stress level. Here the horses don't care who we are out in the pulsating world.

Here they come to us if we are present and present. They quickly notice if we have good intentions, and they can choose to be with us as part of the herd.

Many also feel that the ponies are a safe place to ease one's heart.

I am inspired by Horsemanship, the teaching of the horse's behavior, and regularly participates in classes with Camilla Stormond.