Ponoka (2017) is by Smart Peppy Date (1995) and out of Cee Me Shake  (1995), who is the full sister to Shaking Flo. Shaking Flo was shown by Sandy Bonelli in NCHA and was 1998 Horse of the Year. Ponoka's full sister (2011), Peppy Little Date, is an NCHA money earner. Ponoka was bred by Vic Almond, AB, Canada.