I went from 16.3 IDX to 14.2 fiesty section D X, never looked back, was only last year, decided to have some pony fun and its great and less stressful!!
Ponies are forgiving and fun and just "easier" IMHO!!!
I am long legged 5ft8 but where ponio is sooo wide it accommodates my long legs!!
ponies are fantastic!!! i am short and find horses too much to hold together, so i rehomed the TB that was dumped - sorry - loaned....(long story) and got myself a small 14hh coblet, i much prefer them this size, for a start i can get on from the ground if needs be!!
Yes i think they are fab, had my mare since i was 11, i am now 27! she is chunky and 14.2hh, so on the cusp, but its a great height, i loved riding the other ponies we had too years ago, big horses can be lovely but they are not for me tbh