do your children have ponies?

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how old where they when they got one? what do they do with them?

been getting the my kids are spoilt because they have a pony from people again.
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doesnt help that in the winter they dont ride much as we dont have a school,but over ther summer we are getting a indoor & out door so next winter they will be getting lessons etc.
 
Well I dont have kids,
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but I suppose I am one.

Got Trix when I was 9. With my oldest sister being 13.
Think it was, personally, a very good age to be given the responsibility of a pony.
 
I was 7 when i first sat on a pony, had formal lessons at 9, got my pony at 11 and stopped owing my own/riding when i was 18. Started riding again at 20 having lessons.
 
Errm i dont have kids but im not a kid. Unless you count 19 nearly 20 as a kid
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But i got my first pony when i was 16. But before that i was working on a riding school for 2 years to prove i was dedicated.
 
I have 4 children. The boys (first 3) rode a shetland(miniture) that I still have who is 26years old now. They were not very interested or very keen but rode anyway, and when they were 6 - 10 years went to a riding school to learn properly, but still werent that interested. My last child a girl (at last) rode the same miniture shetland pony, just sitting on now and then. At 19mths she now rides couple times a week on the lead rein, we have just got her a new shetland (standard) . She loves riding and doesnt want to get off. Hopefully she will be horsey, just have to wait and see.... Here is a photo of them at the weekend at the hunt meet
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Think you'll find the people passing on those stupid comments are jealous hun! Wouldn't let it worry you.
If it weren't for the fact that SWUO needed a home desperately my kids wouldn't have a pony, and just because they do does not mean there are spoilt!

Sounds much like sour grapes to me...smile at them and ignore them, it's a sure fire way to p!ss them off
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I've been sorley tempted to get one ever since my boys were born but they are now having riding lessons at the local stables and have been told that once they can walk,trot and canter off the lead rein, then they can have their own pony.

Figure that will give me more of an idea if they'll stick to it, they are 8&9 now and have just come off the lead rein in walk. You should see the grins on their faces!
 
Replies to "your kids are spoilt because they have a pony" from me to other parents.

"the pony costs me less to run per month than your Sky subscription and it's purchase price was considerably less than that enormous tv you just had to have and which your kids are lolling in front of when they could be outside getting some fresh air and exercise, learning new skills and making friends"
 
Jubbily - what cute shetties!!!
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Well if they think your kids are spoilt god knows what they'd say about my daugther then
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We still have her first pony (12.2 - now 24) got her when Jess was 3. We also have a coloured which she shows and does pc with, a 13.1 jumping pony who she has now outgrown but plays pc games etc on. (he is looking for a new loan home if anyone knows of anyone?) and she also has a 14hand dun who does BSJA, dressage etc. we also have my small horse who she sometimes rides!!!!

Saying that she is very dedicated and shares all the mucking out and will even see to all of them in the evenings if I've been at work all day. bless!
 
I have no kids, but my mum gets a lot of the 'your kids are spoilt' and we've often been called stuck up rich kids for having ponies, which couldnt be further from the truth! How can you be stuck up when you spend your life covered in poo? And owning horses is poverty haha!

I got a pony on loan when I was 6 or 7, after a few years of riding lessons. Had various loan ponies until I bought maddy at 14. my sister is nearly 8years younger than me so she has been riding since she was tiny, and she took over maddy when I outgrew her.

I think it's quite good for kids to have a pony, I think it really teaches them about responsibilities and its a good way of keeping them occupied and getting fresh air and exercise. All the other kids in our area seem to hang around on street corners playing with drink, drugs and getting pregnant
 
I have no kids yet as am only 20! but my parents got me my first horse when i was 13, who i still have now, i did get another one who i did BD and some pony club with as Honey was lame after being diagnosed with navicular.
We did at one point have 3 horses and a pony between me, mum and my sister.
We get accused of being rich all the time, especially as we went to boarding school!
But we have not had a holiday since i was 11 and even then that was caravaning in scotland!
 
I was 7 when I got pony mad, had lessons when I could afford them(one every two months or so) up until I was 11 and we could afford one lesson every week. And we've just got a pony to share, I'm 15. He's a 13hh Highland, and will be my littlest sister (9) once I've schooled him a bit. I'm horsehunting at this very moment of time!

If I had children though, I would DEFINATELY not wait until they're 15 to get a pony. Probably 9 or 10, once they're proven equine addicts :P
 
ahh, other people, again, who have no idea.

My youngest is 2, my eldest 6, and they have a pony between them.
Lots of people think they're spoilt. Made worse by the fact that i do all the hard work.

But the simpel fact stands that they both like ponies, we can afford to keep one, and IMO it gets them out in the fresh air. Some parents throw money at their kids for the lastest toys etc, and kids sit in front of games consoles all day. Mine don't have the latest toys. they have a pony, which is a living breathing creature. they will learn lots from him, including all about sciences, mathematics, social skills, etc etc. they are exercising and having fun whilst learning all sorts, and IMO that is worth every penny.
 
My younger sisters (9 and 11) both have ponies, Kiri a shetland was bought for them before they were born! The 9 year old still has her for the moment, my other sister had her own pony (so not sharing) bought for her when she was 10.
Many moons ago (I'm 32!!) I had a donkey bought for me when I was 3 but we couldn't afford to keep her so had to sell her when I was 7.
We used to get the 'ooh you must be posh/rich/snobs' because the kids had ponies but my mum has moved to Somerset recently, and is now in area where kids with ponies is the norm.
They are both members of the local pony club and do small shows, the eldest is quite keen on jumping at the moment.
 
My daughter got her first pony when she was about 2 months old! Although, to be honest, we actually got the pony as a companion for my horse than for daughter to ride. She used enjoy riding it on the lead rein and fussing over it in the stable. However, it wasn't suitable once she came off the lead rein, so then she went to a local riding school for lessons, until we bought another pony for her at age 9.

She is definitely not spoilt - she doesn't have a playstation, or her own TV or DVD player like so many children have and she has to work for her pocket money. She also does most of the daily care of her pony herself. Having a pony teaches her so much about responsibility and patience, plus means she spends plenty of time outside, rather than stuck in front of the TV!
 
I love that chestnut, it is so cute!

this is Tinker, my first loan pony, who was also my sisters first (my sister in the pic)

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My boys had ponies at 4yo. My teenager is now 6' tall and shares with me.

I wouldnt have swapped the fun and experience that they had at pony club for anything, made such great friends too.. Wish my parents had done it for me when I was young!!
 
My daughter has 3 ponies (though 2 are now retired - one due to age the other to ill health) I bought her first pony when I was pregnant and it was a foal!!
She competed on lead rein and now, at 13, showjumps and does WHPs.
I know what you mean about jealousy though - I think some of it stems from adults getting the hump about kids who can ride better than them - on my yard anyway!
Was following in the family tradition as I had a horsey mum and had ponies as far back as I can remember.
 
No they don't, but only because at the moment they aren't interested enough and they can ride my old horse if they wish. My eldest daughter is showing alot more interest now and happily gets stuck in with all the jobs, so maybe in the future???????
 
My little girl has had a pony since a year old (simply because it gave me an excuse to buy ponies!!), she is very take or leave it as its always been there but I would not say she is spoilt whatsoever. She works hard when at the yard (is 7 now) and if she doesnt ride she is happy for other kids to use the pony, which is fine by me if she is happy to share.

I dont think it makes kids spoilt at all, it help me out of trouble when I was younger!!! (well almost!). Ignore these people, they have not a clue!!

My fave pic!!
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Her pony munchkin on loan from friends who moved abroad!
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Angel pony behaving impeccably first time on the common with her mates galloping off in the other direction!!
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Yes all our children have had ponies. The oldest daughter had her first one at about age 7, the boys were 6 and youngest daughter was given her's at age 1....she still has this pony and daughter will be 11 this year.
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None of my children were seen as special because they had ponies - every child we knew also had a pony.
 
I was allowed to get my first pony when I could look after it by myself - aged thirteen. I read a lot of books and asked a lot of people a lot of questions
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