Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Buy the pony subject to vetting. Your daughter already knows it and loves it and that is most important. if she wants to advance to something bigger in a couple of years she will have gained the experience and the pony will soon find a new home if that's what she and you want.
My first pony at 14 was a 13.1 3 year old with no real schooling who used to spin round and gallop back to the yard when I first had him so not ideal on paper but we had great times together until I sold him when I was 21.
Just read about her scaring your daughter in the field. Ponies can sometimes be little gits when ridden in the field they graze but angels elsewhere. If she is happy hacking slowly in the woods don't push her to do more. She will when she is ready. Taking the pony for long slow rides will be good for both of them both mentally and physically.
My first pony at 14 was a 13.1 3 year old with no real schooling who used to spin round and gallop back to the yard when I first had him so not ideal on paper but we had great times together until I sold him when I was 21.
Just read about her scaring your daughter in the field. Ponies can sometimes be little gits when ridden in the field they graze but angels elsewhere. If she is happy hacking slowly in the woods don't push her to do more. She will when she is ready. Taking the pony for long slow rides will be good for both of them both mentally and physically.
Last edited:
. We’ve owned the pony for over a week now. Uncompetitive is an understatement. All my daughter wants to do is groom, hug and hack in the woods (slowly). There’s no arena at the yard. daughter tried her out in the field and I think got frightened of how fast the pony is. She wouldn’t even contemplate a trot on a hack. I feel I’ve been conned into buying her a ridiculously expensive toy and at the same time regret not doing this sooner. instead of a snappy, rude and uncontrollable monster who turned me into a nervous wreck over the last year, I now have a polite, focused, happy child (ttt). All her mental health issues seem to have retreated. The pony needs to be awarded a diploma in psychotherapy, as I find I also look forward to hugging that big bum after a hard day at work. I guess I’m looking for reassurance we are not going to hurt the pony by treating her as a family therapist and not getting her to do any work?
