emma001
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What are the signs that you are outgrowing/outgrown your pony ?
How can you tell if you are too big for a horse?
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colour me in
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when you can use your feet for extra breaks 
i read somewhere years ago about where your feet ended up in comparison to the bellies. \but to be honest i think it depends on weight and riding style and how comfortably you feel and how comfortable the pony is carrying you
i read somewhere years ago about where your feet ended up in comparison to the bellies. \but to be honest i think it depends on weight and riding style and how comfortably you feel and how comfortable the pony is carrying you
FfionWinnie
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It's your weight more than anything. My feet are well past her belly but she can carry me with ease
I do think a good but heavier rider can ride a smaller pony than a lighter unsympathetic rider who is less competent as well.
Plus what you are doing with the pony too.
I do think a good but heavier rider can ride a smaller pony than a lighter unsympathetic rider who is less competent as well.
Plus what you are doing with the pony too.
ChwaraeTeg
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It very much depends on the type of pony you have.
You may never grow out of a type such as a Welsh Cob or a Highland Pony .
Teg
You may never grow out of a type such as a Welsh Cob or a Highland Pony .
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ChwaraeTeg
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and if it is weight you are worried about, sit tall in the saddle. You will make your ponys job easier.
I was taught this many, many years ago, and coincidentally, I had this in my mailbox earlier this week :
Why sit tall in the saddle? Why keep your chin up?
For every inch that the head moves forward in posture, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds!
Teg
I was taught this many, many years ago, and coincidentally, I had this in my mailbox earlier this week :
Why sit tall in the saddle? Why keep your chin up?
For every inch that the head moves forward in posture, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds!
Teg
Nanolol
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Thanks for posting this as I've been wondering this myself! I'm 15.2 hh and have a 12.3 hh pony. The weight thing is very reassuring for me - I'm about 109 lb.
and have a 12.3 hh pony. The weight thing is very reassuring for me - I'm about 109 lb.wes
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Now come on....this diagram shows the different in "weight" that your back and neck will need to support, because its further forward.
Whether you hold your head up or bend in half, your the same mass, just the centre of gravity has changed!
So apart from the CoG moving slightly forward because of the forward head posture...it wont change the weight that the pony/horse has to carry.
Mlini
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Have you got any pictures?? They would help
As others have said, its more about how comfortable you and the pony are. Obviously if you weigh a lot it wouldn't be fair on the pony.
I'm 5ft6 and I used to ride a 13.2hh and just ride with shorter stirrups so we didn't get our legs tangled My own is 16.3hh and perfect size for me.
As others have said, its more about how comfortable you and the pony are. Obviously if you weigh a lot it wouldn't be fair on the pony.
I'm 5ft6 and I used to ride a 13.2hh and just ride with shorter stirrups so we didn't get our legs tangled
My own is 16.3hh and perfect size for me. emma001
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This is me and him
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thatsmygirl
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Your fine don't worry just enjoy him
Fimbacob
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You are not too big at all! You make a great pair! Very smart!
In reply to Wes, I agree that the actual weight of the rider does not change but the horse's ability to carry your weight changes depending on the riders position. A rider who can sit in an upright, balanced position supporting their own weight in the stirrups will enable the horse to move more freely than a rider who bounces around like a sack of spuds! Anyone who has ever given a child a piggy back will know that a child who sits up and holds on gently is much easier to carry than a child who is heavy and leans too far forward or too far back.
In reply to Wes, I agree that the actual weight of the rider does not change but the horse's ability to carry your weight changes depending on the riders position. A rider who can sit in an upright, balanced position supporting their own weight in the stirrups will enable the horse to move more freely than a rider who bounces around like a sack of spuds! Anyone who has ever given a child a piggy back will know that a child who sits up and holds on gently is much easier to carry than a child who is heavy and leans too far forward or too far back.
Trinity Fox
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You are not too big you look fine together.