8.5 stone on a 41" shetland ?

[Bettyboo222]

I have been asked to excersise a friends shetland, I weigh about 8.5 stone and the pony is 41" with quite good bone, so am I to heavy ?

 

[Bettyboo222]

NO-one ?

 

[tallyho!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2q38l0Sl0



I think you would look hilarious!!! Whether or not it's right, I'll leave that down to your conscience... and common-sense.

 

[AFlapjack]

I'm just under 8 stone and ride a Shettie so I would say you should be fine, just keep an eye on him to begin with

Are you going to be schooling him or just exercising him like hacking?

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

Tally that you tube clip is brilliant!!

 

[Bettyboo222]

That youtube vid was great, I would be schooling and hacking as he needs to get fit

 

[Seahorse]

I used to be 8 1/2 stone and ride a 42'' shetland mare, she was brilliant! I only schooled her lightly and hacked her, it certainly looked funny when I went out with my boyfriend on his 16.2!!!

 

[ClobellsandBaubles]

There is a couple of videos about adults and shetlands on horsemart video section they are very informative
http://www.horsemart.co.uk/video/what_can_shetlands_do_/4323
theres quite a few

 

[Bettyboo222]

Thank you for that video

 

[tallyho!]

Tally that you tube clip is brilliant!!

Makes me laugh everytime! Glad you enjoyed it too...

The horsemart vid was very good. I liked Copper. Don't think I'll be getting on one anytime soon - they make great driving ponies and have fond memories of my nan and her pair. I Think they are better driven... personal opinion...

 

[AFlapjack]

That youtube vid was great, I would be schooling and hacking as he needs to get fit

I'm sure you'll be fine then, just keep the sessions short to begin with and we need lots of piccies

 

[JessandCharlie]

Have you seen the dressage shetland? I will try and find the vid

J&C

 

[tazzle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB-2P5dpxtc

there you ar e j&c

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I'm 9 1/2 stone and I ride my shetlands. All of them are big 41-42in ponies that are built like the proverbial brick houses! Ok I look a bit big on them but until I can find suitable smaller people that are capable of riding them then they are stuck with me They don't struggle with me in the slightest. You put a kid on Rains and he slugs it along, I get on him and he is positively bouncing!

My newly broken pony at her fist show:

http://www.equinationalimagestore.c...and/110611-saturday/ring-1/pages/ANZ 282.html

Evidently not struggling as she went to take off with me after the Sec C!

http://www.equinationalimagestore.c...and/110611-saturday/ring-1/pages/ANZ 334.html

 

[MileAMinute]

Ahhhh how good was that video? Totally distracted me from answering the actual question

 

[Bettyboo222]

Well, went for it and discoved that he knows how to leg yeild

I must not do dressage on the shetland pony, I must not do dressage on the shetland pony ...