Recent content by callisto

We have had the pony for a year, it is absolutely not that I can't be arsed with her. I am not looking for an excuse to have her pts and I have spent huge amounts to try and get her right. My daughter is not a bad rider, but she has lost confidence on this pony. I have had back,teeth, saddle...

No, no full vet assessment. And it's not something I'm going to do tbh. And I am wary of people who want a project, and people selling a project. Generally speaking on the one hand it means no money and no idea, and on the other it means trouble. Thank you though to everyone for your thoughts...

Possibly. She's not particularly mareish but she is very sensitive. Tbh, I've been trying to work her out for a year and I've had enough. I just want a pony my daughter can ride and have fun with. But I need to find our current pony a home soon or I will take the decision that it's better to...

I honestly don't think that flapping a tarp or bit of rope around her quarters is going to do her any good. I know some really good pc instructors as well as other experienced horse people. She has been on schooling livery for two weeks with an extremely well respected and gentle trainer which...

No, no bs record. And re:. sweating up - she isn't a hot pony. I can school for 30mins and she won't even be warm. But then another day she is freaking out as soon as we get into the school.

Pony doesn't have trust issues with me as we have a good relationship, but my less confident daughter can't give the pony the confidence they both need when jumping etc. Ulcers may be a possibility, but the behaviour issues are not consistent. We can have two or three weeks of fab jumping...

I've tried magnesium with no effect. She is on a bit of thunderbrook chaff and a handful of linseed atm. She was bought to jump, my daughter was unaffiliated SJ with the pony before up to 90cm and doing really well. Unfortunately it's just not happened with this one. They have done lots of...

I don't think sales livery would work. She is very comfortable and happy with her routine, she doesn't like change. Even the clocks changing has unsettled her :(

Thank you Flicker. I have tried to sell, on preloved, horsequest, right horse right home and horsemart. She was up for a month as a quirky small adult/confident teenagers pony and I didn't get a single person to see her. In all about 20 enquiries. Maybe I was too honest in the adverts. She is a...

I would love to sell her to a confident adult. Unfortunately, not many confident adults want a pony. And I don't want to 'kill' her fgs

Just under a year ago I bought a 14.1 Welsh X pony mare from a dealer as a safe and sane pc/competition prospect. A year later, my now 12yo daughter has lost her confidence and despite lots and lots of lessons, schooling, rallies etc etc we are still pretty much at square one with the pony. She...

Oooh, good thinking 😃

Can they be bought off the shelf or do i need to make one?

Thank you everyone (bar Exploding 'I've got a huge chip on my shoulder' Chestnuts) for your suggestions. I shall try a kimblewick and see how we go.

Goodness, are you always such a bitch or has it been a bad day at the office?