Arizahn
Well-Known Member
The Camel (delightful though he is) simply doesn't fit the breed standard for a Connemara Pony. He's too big, and we aren't talking half an inch over height. He will be three this June, and currently standing at 16hh. Nor is he done growing; the string test last February indicated 16.3hh, but I neglected to allow for the distance from coronet band to ground level, and his legs have grown again since then anyhow! His current growth spurt has him resembling a cut and paste of half a dozen different horses, but that will level out again; it always does.
So I own a giant genetic quirk, but I love him, so that doesn't matter to me (aside from not being able to see over him!). And he's gelded, which means he can't pass on his giant genes. Personally, I'd quite like the option to have his passport adapted in some official/legal way to state that he isn't regarded as being a Connemara Pony - people ask what he is and then look at me as though I'm mad when I say full Connemara! I've started adding the caveat of "allegedly, but there might be some mountain in there too".
Am I alone, or does anyone else own a giant Native Pony (pictures welcome)? Can they be shrunk back to normal proportions? On a more serious note, should I be worried - is this likely to impact on the Camel's long term health?
So I own a giant genetic quirk, but I love him, so that doesn't matter to me (aside from not being able to see over him!). And he's gelded, which means he can't pass on his giant genes. Personally, I'd quite like the option to have his passport adapted in some official/legal way to state that he isn't regarded as being a Connemara Pony - people ask what he is and then look at me as though I'm mad when I say full Connemara! I've started adding the caveat of "allegedly, but there might be some mountain in there too".
Am I alone, or does anyone else own a giant Native Pony (pictures welcome)? Can they be shrunk back to normal proportions? On a more serious note, should I be worried - is this likely to impact on the Camel's long term health?