Haha this weekend i decided my 9yr old (nearly 10) stepdaughter after 3yrs of lessons and for the past year being at the yard every weekend mucking out, seems to be an endless sponge for horsey knowledge on top of her confidence soaring in that she is now confident in walk trot and canter in the school and hacking plus she has started jumping and loves it has earned the right to start looking for a pony on full loan. She is a very tall 9yr old so we need something 13.2+ as don't want her to grow out of her new friend to soon and ideally a native breed so I can hack it out a couple of times during the week (I am 9 stone) it's perfectly timed as a stable at my yard has come free which is a once in a blue moon appearance but obviously don't want to rush into anything so I am hoping its a case of the fates coming together and ifi keep on asking and searching the ideal one will appear haha. That is definitely wishful thinking!