Recent content by Jurachloe

Ps. Will definitely check out Forgandenny too, the pony club ODE sounds good. Hopefully I'll find some more unaffiliated ODEs before I try a BE next year x

Thank you for your replies :) That's good to know that Drumclog will be back next year, that can be my aim! I walked the BE80 at Dalkeith with a friend a couple of years ago and remember thinking it was huge lol! So might need to work up to that one. Thanks again :)

Hello! I'm hoping to start BE80 next year and just wondered if anyone could advice a good one to start with in central Scotland? I wanted to do Drumclog but obv that doesn't do a BE event anymore, so looking for something else to aim for that isn't too scary! And also not a million miles away...

Oh I'm not new to riding! Been riding my whole life, I just meant I've never owned a pony before as we've only had horses. Got two of my own, ones on loan at the moment. I event - low level BE80 and unaffiliated ODEs :) Good point about the teenage phase, I hadn't considered that. I suppose if...

Ps. My friend has had the pony since he was 6 months and professionally backed at her yard. Everything is perfect apart from his age. If anyone else told me they were getting a rising 4yo pony for a 4yo child I would think they were insane. I need a virtual slap!

She's been riding all her life, and most recently she's been riding 2 Shetlands off lead rein. She couldn't school the pony though, obviously still learning herself. I haven't had a pony before so no idea how to school a pony I'm not able to ride! Suppose I would need an older more experienced...

Hello! I've just joined H&H tonight after years of reading the forums! So as my own horse is currently on loan while my kids are young, I am looking at getting a pony for my girls after Christmas. I've decided to get one on loan initially (as my 4yr olds interest in horses comes & goes)...