Help please with ponies height!?

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I've got a 14.2Hh pony that i've had since i was 14 but i'm now 19 and confused about what classes and shows i can compete in? When i was a junior i competed her in pony classes, but now i'm a senior can we compete in horse classes? I always thought that I would be able to when i bought her but know i feel guilty about competing her in horses after we have won numerous points trophies in ponies. Can anybody help me please? She's the perfect size for me and therefore i don't see any reason in having a big horse. :D
 
Yes, you can compete with your pony in horse classes :D
I've had 14.2hh's myself in the past, competed against horses in everything at local and riding club comps. One was an M&M type, so I showed him in unreg M&M classes too.
Neither of mine had any problems with horse distances in SJ classes, and I jumped my M&M type up to open level. My first mare was a bit of a cow, as in, you never knew from one day to the next whether she would jump or not. She had the ability...but also a very dirty stop when she wasn't in the mood.
My M&M type won or was placed every time out, no matter what we competed in...everything from showing, dressage, dressage to music, XC, SJ and even a mini club level one day horse driving trials.
Go for it....and ENJOY your pony :D
 
Agree with LWO! I'm a 30-something adult with a 14.1 and emailed the BSJA with a similar question as was getting misleading info from the yard "know-it-alls" ;-). Here's the response I got...

"Thank you for your email regarding pony/adult combination. An adult can compete a pony in a senior class as ponies can be registered as a horse so that they can compete in senior competitions."

This was in 2008 but nothing has changed afaik. Enjoy!!
 
RoughcutDiamond said:
Agree with LWO! I'm a 30-something adult with a 14.1 and emailed the BSJA with a similar question as was getting misleading info from the yard "know-it-alls" ;-). Here's the response I got...

"Thank you for your email regarding pony/adult combination. An adult can compete a pony in a senior class as ponies can be registered as a horse so that they can compete in senior competitions."

This was in 2008 but nothing has changed afaik. Enjoy!!
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I'm pretty sure that ponies from 14hh can compete in senior BSJA classes. I think there is a time limit where the pony can be downgraded from a "horse" to jump in seniors, back to a "pony" for junior classes.
When I was a SJ groom years ago, there was a family who the Mum competed on a pony in seniors for...I think it was a year.....then the pony was re registered as a pony for her son to compete in juniors. I can't remember the pony's name, but it was Lloyd Jamieson who rode him in juniors after his mum did *a year ?* in seniors.

British Riding Clubs don't have a lower height limit for ponies competing against horses, apart from a couple of the championships where I'm pretty sure it's 14.1hh.
British Dressage, I know a 14.1hh New Forest who has just upgraded to Medium level, but I don't know if they have a lower height limit on ponies competing against horses.

Most unafilliated comps go by the same rules as the afilliated equivalent.
I'm also an adult who will be competing on a pony in the future. She's only 3yo just now, but will make 14hh/14.1hh (Reg New Forest). :D
 
I'm so pleased with these comments. I compete her at the moment at shows with showjumping height classes so it's not spilt in horses or ponies but it really limits me. Yeah i've always thought BSJA was for horses once your a senior but i'm so pleased i've found this out tonight! Ponies are sooo much more fun than horses! :D
 
Hey , old topic I know but yeah we competed a 14.2 in horses for a season and then registered it as a pony for the follwoing year. I think the rule is if it is registered as a horse it can only compete in horse classes and vice versa , therefore you cant compete in ponies and seniors on the same horse.

The limiting factor is the distances , you need a pony that can eat up the distances , 1 stride doubles with spreads in and out on a 12ft stride takes a special pony but can be done.

I remember a Scottish another 14.2 pony called "Another Penny" done a season in horses when the rider progressed into seniors and achieved some success in the young riders classes.

Of course one of the greatest show jumping horse's was a pony....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroller_(horse)
 
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