am I too heavy to ride an 11hh shetland x welsh cob?

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I have a shetland x welsh cob (he's like a proper coloured cob shrunk in the wash, very feathery!) who was used at a riding school, and I bought him when they were closing and desperately searching for homes for their horses. I've had him a year now, he has been to a couple of in hand shows but other than that has just been a field companion to my semi-retired mare. I'm hoping to break him to drive maybe next year but am wondering whether I can ride him to fitten him up a bit and get him out and about? I'm just under 8st, 5ft 4? Would it be unfair to ride him? I could maybe put an ad up for someone to ride him? What do you all think?
 
You are my weight and height and imo that is fine!
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He will easily be able to carry you!
 
I would have thought you wouldn't be too heavy. A had a 12.2 Section B that I rode as a teenager until I got ridiculously tall for him(I'm 5'7") - was about 9 1/2 stone when I stopped riding him (I'll never see that weight again
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, but now have a 16.2 middle-heavyweight hunter type so it doesn't matter
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Is that you? You look very slim so would say you would be fine on him!

Kinda thought you were joking when you told me you had a shetland x cob!!
 
You will be fine!! I would ride stirrupless if it was me, for the simple reason that it might be a tad more comfortable !!
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Good luck, take a few pictures please
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Not at all too heavy - I used to have one very similar, and rode him down to the local shop, and back with groceries when my car broke down. I'd be about 8 stone then.
 
Can't stop wondering about the logistics of a Shetland crossing with a Welsh cob...which was sire and which was dam?
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Guess I'm just bored at work on a Friday!

Would love to see a pic of you on him, he looks very sweet.
 
justaj1ffy - the dam was a shetland and the sire was a naughty coloured cob stallion escaping from a field at the riding school!!
Ok then, I'm going to get him a saddle and give it a go at least if he tries to buck me off I don't have far to fall!!! I'll let you all know!!
 
I ride my 11.1hh and I'm 5'4 and weigh 48kg (which is like 7.5 stone?) and last year even rode a Shetland (that was very on the miniature side!) and the pony had less problems than I did! I think he'll be fine!
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Though I do agree with xGinnyx - if you can ride stirrupless it might be easier for you, I find that riding with stirrups usually feels odd on smaller ponies... xD
 
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