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some of you may remember me posting about the pony dying from grass sickness down my yard.
well i was looking for an alternate pony and had several nice cobs for the child to see.

first of - the child is really quite a big girl (15 stone age 14)
and is really not more than a novice.
her mum is a lovely lady but also quite novicy.
HOWEVER- they think they are knowlegable.

child runs over to me today and shows me a pic of her "new" horse. says its fantastic and they have put a deposit down already. i enquire about the horse.

15.2hh arab x gelding just turned 5.
its totally skinny and has not been ridden for 3 months so is also unfit.

ok so i tried to point out that not all but most arabs have a little spark in them and it probably will not be so quiet when it is fit and fed up ( they seem to pump horses full of food)

other people have told them it wasnt the most sensible thing to do but they will not listen.
anyone else agree that this is an accident waiting to happen?

what more can i do?

i feel like i should just walk away and let them get on with it but it wont be the horses fault when things go wrong and they WILL blame him
 
.........sounds like it will have plenty of ballast to keep its feet on the ground!!
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Oh dear! She probably won't listen if she's that interested in the horse. Maybe try having a quiet word with her mum and suggest reasons why it's usuitable for her and the problems they will probably have in the future!
 
Sounds like the nightmare woman I've been trying to help find a horse.... 6 1/2 stone, about 5 foot tall and scared of anything that might go faster than a slow walk. She has already bought an irish horse straight off the boat that is about 16 hands & she is sh1te scared of it so is paying me to ride it. She turned down the lovely, sensible PBA I found for her & today is going to look at a 'showjumper' with leg problems that has been retired from SJ at the age of 10... Knowing the man that is selling it (he sold her the irish horse too) he is probably asking 5k more than the horse will ever be worth & she will be buying herself another horse to be scared off & I'll probably have to ride the bl00dy thing. Nightmare!
 
Poor horse. I know what you mean about people though, we have new neighbours in the field next to our horses, they have a lovely spotty filly and a gorgeous coloured chap, both only around 13hh, I saw them out riding them the other day and I was shocked and asked how old they were.....she replied the spot was 18 months old and the coloured was 2yrs!!!! I really dont know what to say or do.....they dont look the type of people to fall out with if you want your horses to stay safe if you know what I mean. Apparently they have been riding them for months now, and these are tall girls.
 
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Poor horse. I know what you mean about people though, we have new neighbours in the field next to our horses, they have a lovely spotty filly and a gorgeous coloured chap, both only around 13hh, I saw them out riding them the other day and I was shocked and asked how old they were.....she replied the spot was 18 months old and the coloured was 2yrs!!!! I really dont know what to say or do.....they dont look the type of people to fall out with if you want your horses to stay safe if you know what I mean. Apparently they have been riding them for months now, and these are tall girls.

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That is dreadful!! I would be tempted to riase the issue with your local RSPCA/ILPH people as in my mind that is a serious welfare issue. Before anyone starts shouting, yes I know the RSPCA/ILPH are already stretched at the mo but we can't let people abuse other horses because of Amersham. Having said that, some racing yards start flat horses when they are younger than 18 months
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Urgh, ive seen this happen time and time again. TBH i dont think there IS much you can do. If you know the parent well enough and get on with her, the only thing could be that you speak to her and tell her exactly wha you've just said here...

...but to be honest, when ive seen this happen in the past, people just dont listen and end up learning it for themselves.

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I'm quite a solid person, though not as big as this kid, and i wouldn't much fancy a horse that size. I find Arabs particularly worrying because they look so fine. I would be really, really wary of a finely-built horse, because I have this awful vision of me getting on and the poor thing's legs slowly splaying out as it buckles to the ground, like something out of a cartoon.

If its temperament you're worried about rather than size, will the girl be having regular lessons on this horse? Does she have an instructor that she might listen to or take advice from?

Unfortuantely if they are of the opinion that they know everything and won't take advice, then there is absolutely nothing you can do except grit your teeth and wait for the accident, and hope that neither child nor horse will be hurt in it. At least if she weighs 15 stone she ought to bounce quite well when she comes off...
 
well you have tried and they wudn't listen, so i wud sit back and let them learn from their own mistakes, keep out of it now or they will turn the blame on you later !! don't get anymore involved i say.Some peeps just won't listen i'm afriad so leave it at that i reckon now.
 
dont think there is much y
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ou can do as everyone else has said they wont take any notice.There seems to be someone like that on most yards who knows everything!
 
well for starters she will look stupid, 'big' girl on fine horse, its sometimes best to match by build also, but def in this case....i'm not 'fatist' as i struggle with my own weight abit, but she will look rediculus.
 
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