HEY ANY ADULTS COMPETE ON PONIES

[popp]

JUST INTRESTED TO KNOW IF ANY ON DOES? POST PIC WHAT DO U DO IS IT HARD COMPETING AGAINST HORSES? DOES ANYONE BE OR BD

 

[PaddyMonty]

Wife competes BD (medium) on her 14.1 welsh D.
Currently has around 235 BD points so cant be too much of a drawback

 

[popp]

cool

 

[_April_]

April's 14.2

There are pics of her in my signature. We only do unaffiliated things but she does quite well

 

[jenbleep]

i know you cant tell much from a signature, but she looks bigger than 14.2!

 

[wowser]

my daughters 16, and rides a 13.1 new forest, she only does small local show's.

she has beaten quiet a number of horses, anyone that tell's us we need a bigger horse will always get the same answer,

which is yep i know. it'll be fine!!

hoping to do the same with the other little pony when shes old enough

 

[MillionDollar]

My sister still rides/competes her 13.2 NF mare

Not affiliated but she competes in Hunter Trials, ODEs and hunts aswell-

 

[Christmas Crumpet]

I don't compete as a rule but I do take a pony hunting and she put's all the big horses to shame and will jump ANYTHING!! And because she's little she can do all the very trappy places. Much, much better than a horse!!

 

[MagicMelon]

I competed a 14.2hh up until I was 21. He won loads because he could turn so much quicker than the horses! He got himself quite a reputation! We qualified for lots of low-level senior stuff a few times like BRC Champs at Lincoln (in 3 classes), Trailblazers (3 classes), BHS Open XC Champs etc.

Since then Ive had another two 14.2hh projects who I competed at seniors for a bit.

 

[Sammii]

I'm 17 and I compete a 14.2hh skewbald pony in cob and coloured classes against horses & ponies and even though we've only taken part in a show a handful of times we've always been in the top 3 in front of the horses

 

[wizzi901]

if you go to sponsored riders bit of my site below, look for MW she is adult on pony, does everything!!

 

[Ciss]

Try this web site.
http://www.ponyriders.org.uk/pages/home.asp

As with most things equine in this country, there is already an organisation devoted specifically to it.

HTH

 

[icklemadame]

Yep, I'm 26 and my pony is 14hh - I compete her at open hunter trials and I hope to BE her next year

She also hunts and will out jump most of the 'hunters' with ease - there is nothing that stops her, plus she is so tough and surefooted that nothing much bothers her either!!

 

[Twinkle Twinkle]

My pony is 13.3 and we do a lot of showing. Next year we are going to try our hooves at jumping if l can beat my nerves. And l am 41 amd here is a picture.

 

[rara007]

I am 17, and compete 13.1-13.3's mainly in driving, and abit of BD. We have done OK. I dont think I have been marked down BD for being on a pony.

 

[_April_]

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i know you cant tell much from a signature, but she looks bigger than 14.2!

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hehe that's cos I'm short! Well 5'4!
Yep everyone always thinks she's bigger but she's just a little mini horse

 

[SpruceRI]

I've got a 14.3hh Welsh D, and compete in BRC D, SJ and XC. Also do BE Pre Novice and are fine round the jumping stuff. Dressage isn't so much our forte. It's taken me a bit of time to get the speed going round the XC as we used to get a few time faults.

She's also won just over £200 in Seniors BSJA.

Not that many years ago a lot of people used to look down their noses at us and a few arses even suggested that it was time I sold my pony and bought myself a proper horse!

Now it seems more acceptable that adults can and should ride ponies.

It's not stopped me doing anything I want. Go for it. Won't post a pic on here as it'll come out supersized, but she's the Chestnut in my sig.