buddylove
Well-Known Member
It is so frustrating looking for a small pony!! All I keep seeing are ponies that are "perfect" on the lead but a second pony off the lead. Surely if these ponies had been backed properly there would be little issue with them coming off the lead?
My section a has been backed by my kids riding instructor so she has completely bomb proofed him to small kids flapping about, getting on and off less than elegantly, and he is responsive to little people aids. He will be on the lead for a while until kids are a little bigger and then they will have lessons together so they can continue to improve and become partners.
I feel I owe it to the pony to give him the best start to his ridden career, but I honestly feel like I might be in the minority. Anything that is properly schooled off the lead is around £4k. I feel like I need to get another blank canvas and start from scratch - the joy of having twins 😓
My section a has been backed by my kids riding instructor so she has completely bomb proofed him to small kids flapping about, getting on and off less than elegantly, and he is responsive to little people aids. He will be on the lead for a while until kids are a little bigger and then they will have lessons together so they can continue to improve and become partners.
I feel I owe it to the pony to give him the best start to his ridden career, but I honestly feel like I might be in the minority. Anything that is properly schooled off the lead is around £4k. I feel like I need to get another blank canvas and start from scratch - the joy of having twins 😓