Bombproof pony needed to gain back confidence

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This is a long shot but is there anyone willing to let my daughter, who was a very promising rider, who is 10 have a regular ride to bring her totally shattered confidence back after a nasty fall from a 'bombproof' pony she was trialling? Also, to to help me regain some of my nerves after watching darling daughter hit the ground with some considerable force through no fault of her own? I live in Portsmouth, Hants, so surrounding areas / ideally A3 corridor.
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oh, you're too far away
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and my horsey is probably a bit big... but good luck with your search.

i hope you find the perfect pony. x
 
Hope you find one, my daughter is same age and her best friend C at the riding school had a not very nice fall and totally lost her nerve, she's taken several months to get back to where she was, and even then is wary of jumping too big.
I'd suggest try to go smaller than you're perhaps looking to buy, C got established back on 11-11.2 sort of size, including having a lesson on my daughters pony whilst my daughter was away on a school trip, which made the transition back to the 12.2-13.2 sort of size or bigger that they're mostly riding at the school a lot easier.
I'd also try asking the local PC - might be a retired /outgrown small PC pony they know of.
 
Hope you find one, and agree as a Mum it's nerve shattering - sometimes I wish I hadn't gone down the horsey route with my kids, especially with 2 boys, football would have been far cheaper and safer!! I have had to go through something similar. We have a lovely lead rein pony who is not such a lovely first ridden. My son broke his arm very badly (week in hospital, wires, operations, physio) when he was nearly 6 after falling off when the pony spun with him (I feel such a bad mother!!). I left it to our YO/instructor (who I've known for 30 years) to help him regain his confidence and I couldn't watch most of his lessons. The pony can still be a **** but my son can now sort him out. But in the Autumn I'll be looking for two ponies - one for my younger one to come of the lead rein on, and a totally bombproof bigger one for my older son. I just can't go through it all again. We'll still keep the other one though, he'll make a great lawnmower!
 
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