am i too big to jump my po?

[Ellz]

am i too big to jump my pony?hes only 4 and just begining to jump being tought by someone else though...my mum thinks i am too big to jump him and i shouldn't be allowd,hes a 14.2 welsh section d and i weigh 13 and a half stone really i do this time...lol.what do you think?

 

[jesterfaerie]

Welsh's are weight carriers so I don't think you will be too big for him.

 

[kerilli]

as long as you don't sock him in the chops, i think he'll cope fine. i wouldn't do lots and lots of jumping with him as he's only 4, but that's got nothing to do with the size of the rider, it's to do with his immaturity.

 

[jesterfaerie]

Also if you were a very light rider (in style not weight) then he would cope easier than a heavy rider if you get me? But either way you aren't too heavy for him. He will soon tell you if he coudln't cope.

 

[*hic*]

I'm with kerilli on this!

Don't go mad and over do it because he's a baby! You want him to love doing it and so if you always leave him wanting more he'll always look forward to it.


Here we go again with pics, 13.3 Section D, 14 stone up, do bear in mind that I can't get another rider for him - he's dangerous and bolts if he gets panicked - and that on his day he loves to go out and compete, he's an old boy and will spend the rest of his days with us in retirement if anything goes wrong. I wouldn't do this to a 4 yo!

In the bottom photo he's on his way to second place in a 2'9 class. He was a bit grumpy because he wanted to catch the horse in front - and I didn't want to over take!

*pictures kerilli splurting coffee into keyboard at size of rider*

 

[TheresaW]

Section D's are weight carriers. I am not much lighter than you, and there are two that I ride regularly. One is a stocky type, and the other is finer, but both cope fine with my weight.

 

[Lill]

Is this the 4yo GP Welsh Cob?

ETS It appears i read posts in the wrong order..... the above doesn't apply anymore!