Fell ponies

[Nudibranch]

Mine is a super teenager/adults pony but is too strong and wide for my 7 year old neice. She's only 13.2 but does ride bigger as others have said. Very chunky. Unlike many she is very long backed. She's a great driving pony, doesn't shy at anything and if she were bigger I'd ride her all the time. But I wouldn't say she's a good kids pony at all, purely due to her width and strength. She's not nasty with it but can take a hold and will try to race in company, although I put that down to her past rather than any innate breed thing. I took her hunting once and left before I was asked to leave!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Mine is a super teenager/adults pony but is too strong and wide for my 7 year old neice. She's only 13.2 but does ride bigger as others have said. Very chunky. Unlike many she is very long backed. She's a great driving pony, doesn't shy at anything and if she were bigger I'd ride her all the time. But I wouldn't say she's a good kids pony at all, purely due to her width and strength. She's not nasty with it but can take a hold and will try to race in company, although I put that down to her past rather than any innate breed thing. I took her hunting once and left before I was asked to leave!

I took my lad hunting once. It was a process I did not repeat

 

[sbloom]

I have known several that were great kids ponies, better if they're not too wide across the top OR across the widest part of the ribcage.