tinycharlie
Well-Known Member
Hi all and happy new year to you all xx
My daughter is 11 and her pony is 4, she is a nervous rider and she's had a few falls off him which has knocked her confidence.
He's good for his age in many ways but he has a lot of learning to do, he's a bit spooky but nothing major, he gets excited hacking in company
(we've had a girl riding him out in company for us)
We've recently moved yards and he's now with 3 other ponies whereas he was alone before.
Now on hacks he goes so far absolutely fine and then starts calling to his friends and getting a bit agitated, I don't blame him but this makes my daughter get agitated and scared so she gets off. I've tried to get her to stay calm and ignore him/ push him on.
I'm hoping to get them a weekly lesson so they can bond/learn together. Do you think this would help?
Also I'd like them to join pony club but I'm not sure if they're ready.
I don't want to sell him but would loan to more experienced people. Getting an older pony who has been there done that is very appealing although probably will be hard to find!
What would you do? Persevere with current pony and see how they go or accept that they're not a good match and find something else that would be?
It's hard when I know my daughter wants to progress with her riding but shes getting scared and ends up in tears but at the same time she would be heartbroken if he went
Any advice appreciated
My daughter is 11 and her pony is 4, she is a nervous rider and she's had a few falls off him which has knocked her confidence.
He's good for his age in many ways but he has a lot of learning to do, he's a bit spooky but nothing major, he gets excited hacking in company
(we've had a girl riding him out in company for us)
We've recently moved yards and he's now with 3 other ponies whereas he was alone before.
Now on hacks he goes so far absolutely fine and then starts calling to his friends and getting a bit agitated, I don't blame him but this makes my daughter get agitated and scared so she gets off. I've tried to get her to stay calm and ignore him/ push him on.
I'm hoping to get them a weekly lesson so they can bond/learn together. Do you think this would help?
Also I'd like them to join pony club but I'm not sure if they're ready.
I don't want to sell him but would loan to more experienced people. Getting an older pony who has been there done that is very appealing although probably will be hard to find!
What would you do? Persevere with current pony and see how they go or accept that they're not a good match and find something else that would be?
It's hard when I know my daughter wants to progress with her riding but shes getting scared and ends up in tears but at the same time she would be heartbroken if he went
Any advice appreciated