Littlewills
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what sort of height and weight would a full up 14.2hh be suitable for?
what sort of height and weight would a full up 14.2hh be suitable for?
Beyond belief. A few years ago eve the good colt foals (and a few of the poorer fillies) were selling for 10 guineas (£10.50) a head.A much undervalued breed IMO.
My Sunbeam was a slipper line pony! The day I took her for her first set of shoes the farrier looked casually up from his present job and said "Slipper line then!" I asked him how he knew and he said "The ears", lovely little turned in Arab type ears.Some lines are sharper than others and if you want a racing pony you'll need a double dose of 'Slipper' because that's where the crazy speed is in the breed.
I once stewarded at affiliated show where the NF and Connies were in together, I knew the pony the judge really liked was a NF, and it went through to win the Championship. In giving out the rosettes the judge asked its breeding, she didn't know the prefix, but of course she couldn't let on she didn't know what it was.My pretty grey NF stallion was constantly assumed to be a Connemara in the classes when the 2 breeds were in together. When I politely corrected the judges that he was a NF he would be demoted, when I didn't he did very well.
Judges always assume our Connie is a NF because he's bay.I once stewarded at affiliated show where the NF and Connies were in together, I knew the pony the judge really liked was a NF, and it went through to win the Championship. In giving out the rosettes the judge asked its breeding, she didn't know the prefix, but of course she couldn't let on she didn't know what it was.
NF turn their hooves to anything. They can match & beat horses at dressage, compete at grassroots at Badminton, SJ at HOYS, etc.......
I looked at a a few on my recent pony search. two of them were not the size promised and neither had a passport that matched its description - it put me off if I'm honest, I felt like better quality breeding had been allocated to inferior ponies.
Only one matched its description, lovely honest seller but alas the pony needed more handling than I was experienced to do.
I had a forester who was almost 15hh. He was pure bred by a little stallion of not much more than 13,2. His dam was a forest bred mare, who though fully registered was rumoured to have had a doubtful ancestry. TBH he wasn't really show potential, but as an adult on a 'pony' I found there was very little I could do with him in the show ring. Couldn't do workers as I was too old, couldn't do M & Ms cos he was registered as a partbred as he was 'over height'. I know a lot of people are keen to find themselves an 'over height forester' as they make fabulous competition ponies, but I am concerned that eventually this trend will at some time in the future put pressure on the breed society to adjust the permitted height upwards. IMO that would be a terrible shame.