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We have tried 3. First one was an absolute star but we thought it would be too big and it was. Second a complete poppet but too small at 12 hands. 3rd was just the right height and build and behaved perfectly but on talking to the owners we didn't think she had done enough showjumping classes in her life to take a small child round a small course with fillers, which is what we need , but she was so lovely and did nothing wrong at all, maybe we expect too much.
We have found a superstar which is up for lease and just hope it is the right one, looks and sounds lovely and I am certain it will be but my grand daughter needs to be good enough to ride it as it is a very special pony. Trying him early next week, fingers tightly crossed
 
Good luck and I hope its the one.
We are still looking for a 12-12.2hh total plod to enable my daughter to gain back her confidence after being bolted with - its a nightmare looking at possible ponies and the subsequent disappointment when they aren't right.
 
I remember when i was younger and looking for a 13.2-14.2 confidence giver, not a plod but safe and sane. I tried 16 ponies then found the perfect one. My step mother probably hated me by the end of it, we must have spent so much on fuel! And the poor owners of the previous 15.. woops. It pays to try a few though!

Remember she will improve if the pony is right, and esp if it is a confidence pony. So even if her riding isn't quite up to it at the moment, after a month or two she might well be perfect for it, and they may be quite the combination. Good luck on this pony, just make sure she isn't over faced, may knock her a step back or two instead. Good luck!
 
You are so right her lead rein pony was lovely and she rides him off lead rein really well. She was doing courses of clear round jumps and we started to move the fillers in, he did about 8 jumps perfectly but then really spooked whipped round and she fell off and it has knocked her confidence. She is back jumping a nice little course but she can't make him do fillers that he is frightened of and need a sane pony that will not bat an eyelid at them. Keeping her lead rein pony as she has just had a brother who we hope might ride and a friend wants to pay for his keep and use him for her children. Even good old ponies are more expensive than horses but what price is confidence worth....a fortune
 
These ponies are like hen's teeth and we bought one in Ireland a couple of months ago. Younger son is now jumping 90cms+ at home and wants to go higher (but won't be allowed to trade on the pony's generosity and run before he can walk) and competitively at shows at 75cms. The pony has yet to have a fault with him and is saintly but he is a snaffle mouthed JA so knows his job. We're very lucky to have found him, and as OP says, what price safety and fun.
 
Agree with measles post. I have that pony but 14.2, safe enough for tinies but her larger size means she can progress with the kid. Although a nice comp pony in her younger days, the fact she can nanny anyone & is an ultra safe confidence giver always meant I was frequently offered double what she was worth in terms of her ability to win/compete. And when daughter outgrows her 11.1 she will move straight on to 14.2 as I don't have the budget for smaller equivalent. She's been offered the ride on a 12.2 in 2yrs so she'll be able to compete/show in size classes, but will also need a safe schoolmistress to progress, that can also do the fun kid stuff at home. For kids ponies, safety & confidence is priced so much higher than top notch champion comp ponies.
 
I know what you mean, i have just bought that exact pony but he is 13.2. He cost me the price of one my show jumpers but he is worth his weight ten times over. Yes we have had a fair few falls (due to her lack of riding ability not the pony) but he is so good she just gets back on and carries on. He goes according to his rider, he is nice and safe and steady with daughter, but when a competent rider gets on him he will happily jump a good 1m10cm course and win, he is very quick. We have taken him to two shows he has won at both and to top it off he looks the part, a very handsome connemara gelding. He came with just a headcollar so was a very expensive purchase, but she can stand and groom him on her own, tack him up and at a show he really knows his job. Will jump fillers and water trays. He won a lot down South and he is only 12 so plenty of years left in him yet. If you don't get any joy i can give you details of where he came from. I bought him unseen over the phone from a very good dealer who said he can sell ponies like him 100 times over. Daughter has gone from not being able to ride to trotting over fences on her own with fillers underneath in the space of 5 weeks!
 
My son has made similar meteoric progress with our 12.2hh so OP hold out for the right pony but you might have to dig deep!

We have the same pony in 11.2hh, an adored saintly former hoys m&m first ridden and we are going to have to think about selling him soon. Finding the right home will be heartbreaking but our new pony being so good will help soften the blow.
 
i have a friend that sells ponys ... if devon isnt to far well worth a call to her, another hho member has bought off her and has a cracker of a pony, not sure if im allowed to post a link, (shes a friend) but feel free to pm me if you want the website details.
 
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