Griffith Park Pony Rides has been operating for 74 years. Their contract with Los Angeles Parks and Recreation has not been renewed, so the attraction is closing on Dec. 21, 2022. Screengrab from NBC4 ...

Vivian Tognazzini smiles as she rides a pony at Waller Park in the Santa Maria Valley. Pony rides have been provided at the park since the late 1960s, hosting generations of youngsters. Credit: Janene ...

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Parents and their children waited in lines to make one more memory at Griffith Park as its iconic pony ride is now at the end of its trail. "Oh my gosh, that is terrible," said father Jose Miranda who ...

“Have a great ride!” shouted an enthusiastic Jeremy Hollis to his son, 4-year-old Bennett, who clung to a slightly bigger pony than usual at the Griffith Park Pony Rides Wednesday morning, Dec. 21.

In a move that will make kids cry, Griffith Park’s historic, 74 year-old pony ride attraction is being shuttered as the city declined to renew its contract, Steve Weeks, who runs the rides, announced ...

It’s been a long time coming for Linda Aldrich, operator of the pony rides-for-kids attraction that was a longtime fixture at Howarth Park in Santa Rosa up until 2020. Early on that year, the COVID-19 ...