Recent content by Cara_E

Oh this is awful. My heart breaks for you. I have no words of wisdom, unfortunately, just lots of sorrow.

I'm also in my mid-40s and just now learning to ride. I hope and pray that someone our age can improve and learn new tricks. Maybe just practice and see what happens? Good luck to you! (And here's to us mid-40s trying new things!)

It is unlikely I will *ever* jump a three foot hedge! : ) My instructor was just making the point that he does have some spark - just not crazy jumping spark.

Thank you for saying that. The possibility that she was receiving a financial kickback on the purchase of the pony was something that crossed my mind.

I'm leaning that way now. I have absolutely no doubt that I'll love him ferociously within a few months, and my instructor has said he can do pretty much everything except jump a three foot hedge. And he did recently win a dressage competition, so it's not like he's useless. Looks like the...

No. My instructor said it was up to me but she wouldn't bother.

Yes! Why didn't I think of that?! Also, I'll start dating serial killers and maybe contract Ebola just to see if I can get rid of it!

Yeah, don't. It's a dealer who has been mentioned here a few times as a shady type. I'm perfectly sure that this person will be just fine. (Also I *paid for the usage of the school and the usage of the pony while doing my lessons*.) I promise, the seller hasn't lost a penny due to me...

No, he was at the riding school and we were waiting to move him to the RI's yard until he got the all-clear. And yeah, someone else wanted lessons on him.

Well, in my defense, I did pay the owner for the lessons (it's a riding school pony - she charged me what she normally charges, and I paid my instructor what she normally charges as well.) But it does sound like the cob is the way to go - or at least a safe, steady, calm ride is the way to go...

I'm so confused. Some may remember that I bought my first pony last month and she died five days later. I'm now on the hunt for another pony. My instructor found a cute cob for me, which I felt really good about - even though he's not at all what I wanted to get. I wanted a Highland mare...

Pretty much. I had one but she died after five days to a terrible wound on her hock. I bought this current one a week or so later.

I bought a 22 year old and would do it again in a heartbeat. She was amazing. I only had her five days before she had to be PTS because of an injury but she was the sweetest, sanest pony in the world. Do it, you won't regret it.

Someone on a group I'm in just asked if there was such a thing as donkey stallions and Shetland stallions.

Thank you so much for your replies. You've all confirmed what I was thinking. Gracias!