Am I Crazy?

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I'm starting to think I'm crazy but considering buying an 18mnth colt. Obviously would just be a companion for the next 2 years with the odd showing (his sire is a show horse) but would like him then to be loaned out (to stay at yard) to a competent rider to have fun with. What is the liklihood of finding someone to do this? He's a wicked pony! Obviously I wouldn't be able to sit on him so thinking maybe I should go for a 14.2hher instead but he's sooooooooooooo cute and so cheap as they're desperate to get rid!
 
Why would you want to loan him out once you can ride him? :confused:
Also you would need to think about him needing to be backed/broken... I dont think it would be as simple as you seem to be making out :confused:

Don't mean this to sound harsh, just not too sure what you mean...
 
I'd only loan a youngster if it was either something I couldn't dream of buying & I'd get a few good years of competing a horse I couldn't otherwise afford. Or if it was a longterm loan, which I wouldn't enter into if it had to stay at the current yard. And from what you've said I'm guessing its small, which means you are limited to small competent adults or teens/ kids. I certainly wouldn't loan a pony for my daughter & put in a load of work only for her to grow out of it. I'd rather buy cheap myself & get a return when I sold. Not saying it would be impossible, but for me there's no way I'd take on the running costs of a horse just for the pleasure of schooling it for free & increasing the value for the owner.
 
Well obviously I'd be too big to break a 13 hh pony and wouldn't be able to ride him regularly.
Looking for a companion but when he's older he can have a bit of fun with the right rider. Basically I need you guys to bring me back down to earth!
This is what I'm asking, how feasible is it to find someone?
My friend bought a pony for her sister (unbroken) and found girls on her yard to ride him as her sister became completely uninterested.
Just want to know if people are willing to ride him?
I'd be able to do everything but sit on him as I'd feel too cruel on him as I'm 11stone. Hence why I'm thinking my original plan of 14hh+ would be more sensible as I could ride him myself.
Plus I don't have people on my yard to ride him as we're all competition riders, but one friend may be small enough.
 
littlelegs said:
I'd only loan a youngster if it was either something I couldn't dream of buying & I'd get a few good years of competing a horse I couldn't otherwise afford. Or if it was a longterm loan, which I wouldn't enter into if it had to stay at the current yard. And from what you've said I'm guessing its small, which means you are limited to small competent adults or teens/ kids. I certainly wouldn't loan a pony for my daughter & put in a load of work only for her to grow out of it. I'd rather buy cheap myself & get a return when I sold. Not saying it would be impossible, but for me there's no way I'd take on the running costs of a horse just for the pleasure of schooling it for free & increasing the value for the owner.
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Yes, this is my point, but I wouldn't be able to sell him on, and if the right loaner was found he could potentially go off yard if I didn't need him to be a companion anymore.
I have only stumbled across him.
 
*Spider* said:
Well obviously I'd be too big to break a 13 hh pony and wouldn't be able to ride him regularly.
I'd be able to do everything but sit on him as I'd feel too cruel on him as I'm 11stone. Hence why I'm thinking my original plan of 14hh+ would be more sensible as I could ride him myself.
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This was missing from the OP ;)

Pan
 
PandorasJar said:
This was missing from the OP ;)

Pan
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Sorry! Just spoken to a friend and she broke in her 13hh and she's 12 stone but I don't think that's fair?!

Here's an old picture of me when I was breaking in my youngster:
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He's just over 16hh here but now is 16.2hh :)
 
If its only going to make 13h then the market is either limited to kids/teens who'll soon outgrow him or small adults, as well as being competent enough to ride him & willing to loan a youngster. You could probably find plenty of pony mad teens to ride him for free, but small competent kids generally have tons of offers of ponies to ride for free & a less experienced child wouldn't be suitable. So not impossible, but I wouldn't bank on it either.
 
*Spider* said:
Sorry! Just spoken to a friend and she broke in her 13hh and she's 12 stone but I don't think that's fair?!

Here's an old picture of me when I was breaking in my youngster:
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He's just over 16hh here but now is 16.2hh :)
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Personally I'd say no.

This post also changes the initial post... yes I do think you could loan out more easily as a kid/teen pony. But only once backed and a bit of experience etc. For a more competant younger rider as long as it was a long term loan til out grown or reasonable then would be more worth considering.

Pan
 
Please excuse me if I am wrong.....;)

But I think we have all been here at some point - see a small cute cheap pony and want to buy it on impulse because it's cheap and cute and a pony ;)
Am I right? Lol

I would say DON'T DO IT! :D

You will regret it as soon as it sets foot on the yard.

It will cost you loads in time and care and castration etcwell before it's 4, abs then the chances of finding someone competent to take on a pony which doesn't belong to them, staying at the owners yard, and break it etc and do all the work......are slim to nil.

I think you are in a dream world. But dont feel bad, I'm sure we've all inhabited this world at some time or another - I know I have ;) but honestly, sleep on it and you will like as not realise that it would have been a huge mistake.

Has that brought you sufficiently back down??;) ;)

:D
 
patterdale said:
Please excuse me if I am wrong.....;)

But I think we have all been here at some point - see a small cute cheap pony and want to buy it on impulse because it's cheap and cute and a pony ;)
Am I right? Lol

I would say DON'T DO IT! :D

You will regret it as soon as it sets foot on the yard.

It will cost you loads in time and care and castration etcwell before it's 4, abs then the chances of finding someone competent to take on a pony which doesn't belong to them, staying at the owners yard, and break it etc and do all the work......are slim to nil.

I think you are in a dream world. But dont feel bad, I'm sure we've all inhabited this world at some time or another - I know I have ;) but honestly, sleep on it and you will like as not realise that it would have been a huge mistake.

Has that brought you sufficiently back down??;) ;)

:D
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Hahaha, yes a fluffy pony baby!

I've been thinking about it for a few days though, still umming and ahhing. All my friends are egging me on to get him but I'm trying to be sensible.

He's a gorgeous little thing! But genuinely too small, I'll look for something bigger x
 
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